chapter one; first chapter
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
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 break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
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.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
scene; spectacle; sight; view
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
several people; a few people
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally