chapter one; first chapter
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
in the morning; during the morning
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in session; in progress; under way; open
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
warp; curvature; curve; arch
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
corridor; hallway; passageway
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to redeem (from sin); to save
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
maid; helper; help; assistance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to