chapter one; first chapter
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
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
street stall; stand; booth
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to kick over; to kick down
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
bright sunshine; broad daylight
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to rain incessantly; to downpour
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
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.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
people; men and women; each person; everybody
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag