chapter one; first chapter
head of the student council; president of the student council
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
name; given name; first name
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
while; during; while; although; all; both
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
very young; little; childish; immature
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)