chapter one; first chapter
homecoming; return to one's home
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; similar; (just) like; equal
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
even though; despite; when
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
sunlight; rays of the Sun
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.
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to rain incessantly; to downpour
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")