chapter one; first chapter
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
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 tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
world history; international history
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
entire world; whole world; world stage
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...