chapter one; first chapter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
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.
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)