chapter one; first chapter
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
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 by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
many; much; plenty; hardly
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack