chapter one; first chapter
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
control column; yoke; joystick
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 clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
protection against wind; windbreak; crystal (glass or plastic cover over a watch face)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
scene; spectacle; sight; view
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
existence; being; presence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
that; the matter in question