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
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
considerably; fairly; quite
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
from ... to; between ... and; or
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
landowner; landlord; landlady
such ... as; or some such
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
the place for; the time for; the level of