chapter one; first chapter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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 interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
main street; avenue; boulevard
north wind; northerly wind
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
(made of) stone; stone-built
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to dye; to colour; to color
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to breathe out; to exhale
while; during; while; although; all; both
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted