chapter one; first chapter
very young; little; childish; immature
negotiations; discussions; connection
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
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
relation; connection; relevance
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
legendary beast; magical beast
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 play a leading role; to play a central part
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
ago; since; before; previous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine