chapter one; first chapter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
school festival; campus festival
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
movie; film; motion picture
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
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 represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
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
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...