chapter one; first chapter
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
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
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
henry (unit of inductance)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
though; notwithstanding; although
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement