chapter one; first chapter
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 recall; to remember; to recollect
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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.)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
first shrine visit of the New Year
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
chief; main; principal; major