library; book collection; paperback book
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
Suzuki Daisuke (1978.10.27-)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
chapter one; first chapter
March; third month of the lunar calendar
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
height of; middle of; full bloom
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that day; the very same day
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
after school (at the end of the day)
gathering clouds; group of clouds
educational institution; school; academy; campus
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
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 tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
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.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience