chapter one; first chapter
professional killer; hit man
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
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
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.
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
counter for choices, options, etc.
to thrust before; to thrust at
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
like this; this sort; this way
heart; guts; nerve; central part
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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.)
don't you think?; indicates question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice