A Room with a View — Page 2

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

自分

jibun — Oneself; refers to the speaker or subject themselves.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.

身勝手

migatte — Selfish; acting only for one's own benefit.

だった

datta — Was; plain past tense copula.

と

to — Quotation particle; marks quoted thought or speech.

感じた

kanjita — Felt; past tense of to feel or sense.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.

を

o — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

甘やかして

amayakashite — Spoiling; indulging someone excessively with leniency.

いけない

ikenai — Must not; prohibition or moral impermissibility.

わ

wa — Feminine sentence-final particle adding soft emphasis.

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; used to affirm something obvious.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

も

mo — Also; too; inclusive particle adding another item.

眺め

nagame — View; a scenic sight looked at from a distance.

られる

rareru — Can; potential auxiliary verb expressing ability or possibility.

部屋

heya — Room; a private or living space inside a building.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.

しなく

shinaku — Not doing; negative conjunctive form of suru.

ちゃ

cha — Must; casual contraction of 'ては' expressing obligation.

そういう

sō iu — That kind of; such a; referring to something mentioned.

つもり

tsumori — Intention; plan; what one intends to do.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns or clauses.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or informing the listener.

表側

omotegawa — Front side; the outer or front-facing side.

最初

saisho — First; the very beginning or earliest point.

空いた

aita — Became available; opened up; became vacant.

使う

tsukau — To use; to make use of something.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expresses moral obligation or duty.

嬢

jō — Miss; young lady; honorific suffix for young women.

言った

itta — Said; past tense of to say or speak.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun.

旅費

ryohi — Travel expenses; costs incurred during a journey.

一部

ichibu — A part; a portion; one section of something.

母親

hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent.

負担

futan — Burden; bearing a cost or responsibility for something.

して

shite — Doing; conjunctive form of suru connecting actions.

い

i — Being; conjunctive stem of iru, existence verb.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

その

sono — That; demonstrative determiner referring to something near listener.

寛大

kandai — Generous; magnanimous; broad-minded and forgiving.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

行為

kōi — Act; action; a deed performed by someone.

折

ori — Occasion; opportunity; a particular moment or time.

触れ

fure — Touching on; mentioning; making contact with something.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions.

巧み

takumi — Skillful; clever; done with artful dexterity.

ほのめかす

honomekasu — To hint; to insinuate; to suggest something indirectly.

いいえ

iie — No; a polite negative reply or refusal.

だめ

dame — No good; not allowed; useless or unacceptable.

だ

da — Is; plain form copula asserting a state or identity.

譲ら

yuzura — Yield; give way; stem of verb meaning to concede.

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary indicating absence of action.

お母様

okāsama — Mother; very honorific term addressing someone's mother.

申し訳

mōshiwake — Excuse; justification; often used in apologies.

立たない

tatanai — Cannot stand; cannot justify; does not hold up.

もの

mono — Thing; softening sentence-final particle expressing reason.

絶対

zettai — Absolutely; never; used for strong assertion or prohibition.

許さ

yurusa — Forgive; permit; stem of verb meaning to allow.

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of individuals.

声

koe — Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing.

だんだん

dandan — Gradually; little by little; increasingly over time.

熱

netsu — Heat; fever; passionate excitement or intensity.

帯び

obi — Taking on; acquiring a quality; stem of obiru.

悲しい

kanashii — Sad; sorrowful; causing or feeling deep grief.

真実

shinjitsu — Truth; reality; the actual facts of a matter.

認める

mitomeru — To acknowledge; to recognize; to admit something.

ならば

naraba — If; provided that; conditional conjunction.

少々

shōshō — A little; slightly; a small amount.

苛立った

iradatta — Became irritated; grew impatient or frustrated.

なって

natte — Becoming; conjunctive form of naru in process.

いった

itta — Went; progressive direction indicating gradual change.

疲れて

tsukarete — Being tired; exhausted; conjunctive form of tsukareru.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.

あり

ari — Being; existing; conjunctive form of aru.

無私無欲

mushi muyoku — Selfless and desireless; completely unselfish in motivation.

装い

yosooi — Pretense; appearance; dressing up or feigning something.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

言い争って

iiarasotte — Arguing; quarreling; exchanging heated verbal disagreements.

近く

chikaku — Nearby; in the vicinity; close in proximity.

座って

suwatte — Sitting; being seated; conjunctive form of suwaru.

人々

hitobito — People; folks; plural form of person.

何人か

nanninka — Several people; some number of individuals.

顔

kao — Face; the front part of the head.

見合わせ

miawase — Exchanging glances; looking at each other simultaneously.

うち

uchi — Among; within; one of a group.

一人

hitori — One person; alone; a single individual.

海外

kaigai — Overseas; abroad; outside one's home country.

よく

yoku — Often; well; frequently or skillfully.

出会う

deau — To encounter; to meet by chance or coincidence.

よう

yō — Appears to be; seems like; resemblance or likeness.

品

hin — Refinement; grace; dignified and elegant quality.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; a notable individual or personality.

テーブル

tēburu — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.

越し

koshi — Across; over; looking or reaching past something.

身

mi — Body; one's physical self or person.

乗り出し

noridashi — Leaning forward; thrusting oneself ahead eagerly.

実際

jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice or fact.

口論

kōron — Quarrel; verbal dispute; heated argument between people.

割り込ん

warikonde — Cutting in; intervening; inserting oneself into a situation.

き

ki — Came; past stem of kuru indicating arrival.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

いい

ii — Good; fine; used approvingly or permissively.

持って

motte — Holding; carrying; conjunctive form of motsu.

ます

masu — Polite present tense auxiliary verb ending.

驚いた

odoroita — Was surprised; felt astonishment at something unexpected.

一般的

ippanteki — General; typical; commonly seen or widely accepted.

ペンション

penshon — Pension; small European-style guesthouse or inn.

話しかける

hanashikakeru — To speak to; to address; to initiate conversation with.

前

mae — Before; in front; prior in time or space.

一

ichi — One; the number one.

二日

futsuka — Two days; the second day of the month.

様子

yōsu — Appearance; situation; how things seem to be.

見る

miru — To see; to look; to observe something visually.

相手

aite — Partner; counterpart; the other person involved.

付き合える

tsukiaeru — Can get along with; able to associate with someone.

か

ka — Question particle indicating a yes/no inquiry.

どうか

dō ka — Whether or not; please; used for uncertainty or requests.

人

hito — Person; human being; individual.

去る

saru — To leave; to depart; to go away from a place.

まで

made — Until; up to; a limit in time or space.

分からない

wakaranai — Do not know; cannot understand; be unaware of something.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizing noun for abstract matters.

多かった

ōkatta — Was many; there were a lot; past tense of ōi.

侵入者

shinnyūsha — Intruder; trespasser; one who enters without permission.

無作法者

busahōmono — Rude person; ill-mannered individual; boor.

ある

aru — There is; to exist; used for inanimate things.

ちらり

chirari — A glance; a fleeting look; momentarily glimpsing something.

から

kara — From; because; indicating origin or reason.

分かって

wakatte — Understanding; knowing; conjunctive form of wakaru.

体格

taikaku — Physique; build; the physical structure of a body.

がっしり

gasshiri — Solidly built; stocky; strongly and firmly constructed.

した

shita — Did; past tense of suru; also describes quality.

老人

rōjin — Old man; elderly person; aged individual.

血色

kesshoku — Complexion; skin color indicating health condition.

よい

yoi — Good; fine; healthy-looking or favorable.

髭

hige — Beard; mustache; facial hair on a man.

大きな

ōkina — Large; big; used attributively before a noun.

目

me — Eye; the organ of vision.

何か

nanika — Something; some kind of; an unspecified thing.

子供

kodomo — Child; children; young person or offspring.

らしい

rashii — Seeming; typical of; apparently based on evidence.

あった

atta — There was; existed; past tense of aru.

それ

sore — That; it; mid-distance demonstrative pronoun.

老耄

rōmō — Senility; dotage; mental decline of an old person.

子供っぽ

kodomopp(o) — Childish; immature; resembling the behavior of a child.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into nouns.

なかった

nakatta — Was not; did not exist; plain past negative.

正確

seikaku — Accurate; precise; exactly correct without error.

何

nani — What; an interrogative pronoun for unknown things.

考えよ

kangaeyo — Think; volitional form urging or intending to think.

う

u — Volitional auxiliary expressing intention or suggestion.

しなかった

shinakatta — Did not do; plain past negative of suru.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; introduces an explanation.

視線

shisen — Gaze; line of sight; the direction one is looking.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; without delay.

服装

fukusō — Clothing; attire; the way a person is dressed.

へ

e — Toward; direction particle indicating movement destination.

移った

utsutta — Moved to; shifted; transferred to another place or topic.

好み

konomi — Preference; taste; what one personally likes or favors.

合わ

awa — Matching; fitting; stem of au meaning to suit.