chapter one; first chapter
Zinder (Niger); Zindel; Zindell
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
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
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...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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.
surroundings; environs; circumference
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
recommendation; endorsement
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
older brother; elder brother
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to push aside; to brush aside
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family