chapter one; first chapter
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
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
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
small hill; low hill; hillock
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
now; the present time; just now; another; more
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
participation; joining; entry; adherence
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person