chapter one; first chapter
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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.
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
memories; recollections; reminiscence
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach