chapter one; first chapter
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
memories; recollections; reminiscence
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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in that way; thus; so; so?
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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 digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life