chapter one; first chapter
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) 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; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
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; operation; moving picture
for work; in a manner related to work
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)
chance; opportunity; occasion
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
speaking voice; talking voice
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
article; thing; object; property; real estate