chapter one; first chapter
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
entry into port; arriving in harbor
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
coming alongside (a boat, pier, etc.)
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
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 take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
one by one; one after another; successively
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)