chapter one; first chapter
beforehand; in advance; previously
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
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.
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
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
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge