table of contents; contents
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
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
chapter one; first chapter
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
flower market during Obon; fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
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.)
letter; missive; note; mail
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
setting off (on a trip); departure
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence