chapter one; first chapter
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
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 send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on