chapter one; first chapter
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
imperial court; royal court
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
while; during; while; although; all; both
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
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
name; given name; first name
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.
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying