chapter one; first chapter
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
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 stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
while; during; while; although; all; both
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to shake; to sway; to waver
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
scene; spectacle; sight; view
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)