chapter one; first chapter
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
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; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
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-colored; honey-coloured
ray (of light); beam; light
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
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rattan work; canework; wickerwork
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); feline; 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 come about
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
back (of a chair); backrest
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
at; in; at; when; by; with; so