chapter one; first chapter
cherry blossom (colour, color)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
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 place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
running through; traversal
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
spring break; spring vacation
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to run through; to run past
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice