chapter one; first chapter
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
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
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
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 go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
chair; stool; post; office; position
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at