chapter one; first chapter
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
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
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
place; situation; position; location
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
many; much; plenty; hardly
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
triangle; triangular shape
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
talented person; clever person
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)