chapter one; first chapter
starvation; famine; hunger
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
too (much); overly; excessively
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; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to step firmly (on); 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
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
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
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head