A Room with a View — Page 3

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; that man; referring to a male person.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

おそらく

osoraku — Probably; most likely; expressing conjecture.

彼女たち

kanojotachi — They (female); those women; a group of her.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

社交界

shakōkai — High society; fashionable social circles; the elite world.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.

入る

hairu — To enter; to go into; to join a place.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to something.

知り合い

shiriai — Acquaintance; someone one knows casually.

なろう

narō — Let's become; volitional form of 'to become'.

と

to — Particle meaning 'with', 'and', or quotation marker.

して

shite — Doing; te-form of suru, connecting actions.

いた

ita — Was; past tense of 'to be/exist' (animate).

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

だろう

darō — Probably; expressing conjecture or supposition.

そこ

soko — There; that place; a location near the listener.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; a female person being referred to.

話しかけ

hanashikake — Addressing someone; starting to speak to someone.

て

te — Te-form particle connecting sequential or related actions.

き

ki — Came (toward speaker); directional auxiliary verb.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

とき

toki — When; at the time of; a moment or occasion.

茫然

bōzen — Dumbfounded; in a daze; stunned and absent-minded.

し

shi — Doing; conjunctive form linking clauses or reasons.

表情

hyōjō — Facial expression; look on one's face.

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

装い

yosooi — Pretense; disguise; also attire or appearance.

こう

kō — Like this; in this way; thus.

言っ

it(te) — Said; te-form of 言う, to say.

眺め

nagame — View; scenery; a panoramic sight to behold.

ああ

aa — Ah; oh; an exclamation of realization or feeling.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.

って

tte — Casual quotation or topic marker particle.

なんて

nante — How; what a; expressing surprise or admiration.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful; magnificent; splendid; truly impressive.

しょう

shō — Let's; volitional ending suggesting a shared action.

こちら

kochira — This way; this person; referring politely to oneself.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

息子

musuko — Son; one's male child.

老人

rōjin — Elderly person; old man; aged individual.

名前

namae — Name; one's given or full name.

いい

ii — Good; fine; nice; expressing approval or quality.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future tense.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle in Japanese.

持っ

mot(te) — Having; holding; te-form of 持つ, to hold.

い

i — Existing; being; continuative form of いる.

嬢

jō — Young lady; miss; polite suffix for a young woman.

言い

ii — Saying; stem form of 言う, to say or speak.

今

ima — Now; at this moment; the present time.

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening; one's lips for speaking.

開こう

akeyō — Let's open; volitional form of 開く, to open.

制し

seishi — Restraining; stopping; holding someone back.

たい

tai — Want to; desire to do something (auxiliary).

続け

tsuzuke — Continue; keep going; stem of 続ける.

あなたたち

anatatachi — You all; plural second-person pronoun.

私たち

watashitachi — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

部屋

heya — Room; a space within a building for living.

使っ

tsukatte — Using; te-form of 使う, to use something.

使え

tsukaе — Can use; imperative or potential form of 使う.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

いう

iu — To say; to call; to be referred to as.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer in Japanese.

交換

kōkan — Exchange; swap; trading one thing for another.

ましょう

mashō — Let's; polite volitional suggesting a shared action.

上流

jōryū — Upper class; upstream; high social standing.

階級

kaikyū — Social class; rank; stratum in society.

旅行者

ryokōsha — Traveler; tourist; a person who travels.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

これ

kore — This; this thing; referring to something nearby.

驚き

odoroki — Surprise; astonishment; a feeling of being startled.

新参者

shinzanmono — Newcomer; newcomer to a group or place.

同情

dōjō — Sympathy; compassion; feeling sorry for someone.

返答

hentō — Reply; response; an answer to a question.

できるだけ

dekiru dake — As much as possible; to the greatest extent.

小さく

chīsaku — Smallly; in a small way; adverb form of 小さい.

開き

hiraki — Opening; gap; stem of 開く, to open.

本当

hontō — Really; truly; indeed; expressing sincerity.

どうも

dōmo — Thank you; somehow; an expression of gratitude.

ありがとう

arigatō — Thank you; expression of gratitude and appreciation.

ござい

gozai — Polite stem of ございます, formal to be/exist.

でも

demo — But; however; even so; a contrasting conjunction.

それ

sore — That; that thing; referring to something near listener.

論外

rongai — Out of the question; beyond discussion; absolutely unacceptable.

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason; asking for an explanation.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of a sentence.

両

ryō — Both; two; a prefix meaning both sides.

こぶし

kobushi — Fist; a clenched hand ready to strike.

テーブル

tēburu — Table; a flat surface for dining or working.

置き

oki — Placing; putting down; stem of 置く.

ながら

nagara — While; simultaneously doing two actions at once.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason is; introducing an explanation.

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; absolutely; expressing strong emphasis.

だ

da — Casual copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.

から

kara — Because; from; a causal or starting-point particle.

あのう

anō — Um; well; a hesitation filler when speaking.

いただく

itadaku — To humbly receive; polite form of もらう.

気

ki — Spirit; feeling; mood; mental or emotional energy.

引け

hike — Feel inferior; hold back; imperative of 引ける.

言いかけ

iikake — Starting to say; beginning a sentence left unfinished.

いとこ

itoko — Cousin; a child of one's aunt or uncle.

再び

futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.

食い下がっ

kuisagatte — Persisting; pressing; refusing to back down stubbornly.

女性

josei — Woman; female; a female person generally.

見る

miru — To see; to look at; to watch something.

好き

suki — Likes; fond of; having affection for something.

男性

dansei — Man; male; a male person generally.

そう

sō — So; that's right; indicating agreement or acknowledgment.

あり

ari — Existing; being; stem of ある, to exist.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative ending; used in formal requests.

ん

n — Soft negation or explanatory sentence-ending particle.

そして

soshite — And then; and so; connecting sequential events.

やんちゃ

yancha — Mischievous; naughty; playfully unruly child behavior.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

子供

kodomo — Child; children; a young person or kid.

よう

yō — Like; as if; resembling; expressing similarity.

どんどん

dondon — Steadily; rapidly; one after another; progressively.

叩き

tataki — Hitting; knocking; stem of 叩く, to strike.

方

kata / hō — Person (polite); direction; way; side.

向い

mukai — Facing; toward; stem of 向く, to face.

説得

settoku — Persuasion; convincing someone to change their mind.

なさい

nasai — Please do; polite imperative command form.

その

sono — That; that particular; demonstrative adjective.

使う

tsukau — To use; to make use of something.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expressing moral obligation.

明らか

akiraka — Clear; obvious; evident; plainly apparent.

ほか

hoka — Other; else; besides; another option or thing.

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to tell someone something.

何

nani / nan — What; which thing; asking for identification.

話し

hanashi — Talk; speech; story; stem of 話す, to speak.

婦人たち

fujintachi — Ladies; women; a group of adult women.

見

mi — Looking; seeing; stem of 見る, to see.

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Was not; negative past auxiliary of ない.

声

koe — Voice; vocal sound; one's tone when speaking.

困惑

konwaku — Perplexity; bewilderment; being confused and troubled.

悲しみ

kanashimi — Sadness; grief; sorrow; a feeling of deep loss.

満ち

michi — Filled with; full of; stem of 満ちる.