chapter one; first chapter
starvation; famine; hunger
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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
too much; excessively; too
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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 abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
imposing stance; daunting pose
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to step firmly; to harden by treading
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head