chapter one; first chapter
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
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
English holly (Ilex aquifolium)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
height (of body); stature
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 grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding