chapter one; first chapter
in history; ever; historical
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
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
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
existence; possession; having; limited company
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
look!; there!; here!; that is
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
grasp; catch; understanding
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
summer vacation; summer holiday
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
uninhabited island; desert island
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then