chapter one; first chapter
war; battle; match; game; competition
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to pass (of time); to elapse
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
chain mail (armor, armour)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
soldier; combatant; warrior
such ... as; or some such
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)