chapter one; first chapter
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to pause; to have a short intermission
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pass (of time); to elapse
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
educational institution; school; academy; campus
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
at once; immediately; right now
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
complete; whole; perfect; safe
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
in this way; thus; such; uh...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue