chapter one; first chapter
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
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 hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
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.)
living; lifestyle; living room
alone; by oneself; on one's own
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to feel; to sense; to experience
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
speaking voice; talking voice
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
article; thing; object; property; real estate