chapter one; first chapter
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable