A Room with a View — Page 6

Vocabulary

こんなに

konnani — To this extent; so much; like this

素敵な

suteki na — Wonderful, lovely, splendid, attractive

地域に

chiiki ni — In the area/region (locative particle attached)

赴任

funin — Taking up a new post or assignment

できて

dekite — Being able to; having been done (te-form)

私は

watashi wa — I (topic marker attached); as for me

幸運

kōun — Good luck, fortune, being fortunate

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is/am/are'

まあ

maa — Oh my; well; an expression of mild surprise

なんて

nante — How (exclamatory); what a; such a thing

嬉しい

ureshii — Happy, glad, delighted, pleased

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

でしょう

deshō — Probably; isn't it; polite conjecture form

私どもの

watakushidomo no — Our (humble, formal possessive first-person plural)

家の

ie no — Of the house; home's (possessive)

名前は

namae wa — As for the name; the name is (topic)

コーナー

Kōnā — Corner (loanword from English)

と

to — Particle meaning 'and'; quotation marker

申します

mōshimasu — Humble form of 'to say/be called'

氏は

shi wa — Mr./Ms. (formal title); as for Mr. Beebe

お辞儀を

ojigi o — A bow (polite gesture of greeting, object marker)

した

shita — Did; performed (past tense of する)

たいていは

taitei wa — Usually, mostly, generally speaking

母と

haha to — With (my) mother; mother and...

私が

watashi ga — I (subject marker); it is I who

おりまして

orimashite — Humble form of 'to be/exist' (te-form)

弟も

otōto mo — Younger brother also; my brother too

おりますが

orimasuga — Is present/exists but... (humble, concessive)

弟を

otōto o — Younger brother (object marker); regarding brother

教会へ

kyōkai e — To church; toward the church (directional)

連れ出す

tsuredasu — To take out; to bring along somewhere

ことは

koto wa — The matter/act of (nominalizer with topic marker)

あまり

amari — Not very; not much (with negative nuance)

つまり

tsumari — That is to say; in other words; namely

教会が

kyōkai ga — Church (subject marker); the church is...

少し

sukoshi — A little, slightly, a small amount

遠い

tōi — Far, distant, remote

もの

mono — Thing; because (explanatory/reason nuance)

ですから

desu kara — Because; therefore; that is why

ねえ

nee — Hey; you know; seeking agreement or attention

さんに

san ni — To Miss/Mr. (honorific with indirect object marker)

夕食を

yūshoku o — Dinner, evening meal (object marker attached)

召し上がって

meshiagatte — Honorific for eating or drinking (te-form)

いただき

itadaki — Receive humbly; have someone do (humble form)

なさい

nasai — Please do (polite imperative form)

ええ

ee — Yes; indeed (informal affirmative response)

いただいて

itadaite — Humbly receiving; having been given (te-form)

おります

orimasu — Humble form of いる meaning 'to be/exist'

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing information

ありがとう

arigatō — Thank you; expression of gratitude

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, quite

美味しゅう

oishū — Delicious (classical/polite adverbial form)

ございます

gozaimasu — Formal polite form of 'to be/exist'

彼は

kare wa — He, as for him (topic marker attached)

おそらく

osoraku — Probably, perhaps, most likely

自分の

jibun no — One's own (reflexive possessive pronoun)

説教を

sekkyō o — Sermon, lecture, preaching (object marker)

覚えて

oboete — Remembering, memorizing (te-form of 覚える)

いる

iru — To be, exist; continuing state auxiliary verb

であろう

de arō — Probably is; conjecture (literary/formal form)

嬢

jō — Young lady, Miss (honorific suffix for women)

よりも

yori mo — More than; even more so than (comparison)

演奏が

ensō ga — Musical performance (subject marker attached)

記憶に

kioku ni — In memory; in recollection (locative)

残って

nokotte — Remaining, staying behind (te-form of 残る)

話す

hanasu — To speak, to talk, to converse

方を

hō o — Direction; option; way (object marker attached)

好んだ

kononda — Preferred, liked, favored (past tense)

その

sono — That (demonstrative adjective modifying a noun)

娘に

musume ni — To the girl/daughter (indirect object marker)

よく

yoku — Well, often, thoroughly, frequently

知って

shitte — Knowing; being aware of (te-form of 知る)

いるか

iru ka — Do (you) know? (question form with いる)

尋ねた

tazuneta — Asked, inquired (past tense of 尋ねる)

ところ

tokoro — Place; point in time; when; upon doing

一度も

ichido mo — Not even once; never (with negative)

来た

kita — Came, arrived (past tense of 来る)

ことが

koto ga — The fact/act of (nominalizer with subject marker)

ない

nai — Not exist; negative form of ある

かなり

kanari — Considerably, fairly, quite, rather

詳しく

kuwashiku — In detail, thoroughly, with expertise (adverb)

教えられた

oshierareta — Was taught, was told (passive past form)

初めて

hajimete — For the first time; never before done

人に

hito ni — To a person; to someone (indirect object)

助言

jogen — Advice, counsel, suggestion to someone

する

suru — To do; to perform an action

のは

no wa — Nominalizer plus topic marker emphasizing the subject

楽しい

tanoshii — Fun, enjoyable, pleasant, amusing

もので

mono de — Because it is; being such a thing (reason)

あり

ari — Exists; is (classical/literary form of ある)

誰よりも

dare yori mo — More than anyone; before everyone else

先に

saki ni — First, ahead, before others (adverb)

機会を

kikai o — Opportunity, chance (object marker attached)

得た

eta — Obtained, gained, got (past tense of 得る)

周辺の

shūhen no — Surrounding, nearby, peripheral (possessive)

田園

den'en — Countryside, rural area, pastoral landscape

地帯を

chitai o — Zone, belt, area (object marker attached)

見逃さ

minogas(a) — Miss, overlook, fail to see (stem form)

よう

yō — Like; so as to; in order to (auxiliary)

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or purpose

彼の

kare no — His; belonging to him (possessive)

助言は

jogen wa — As for his advice (topic marker attached)

締めくくられた

shimekukurarета — Was concluded, wrapped up (passive past form)

最初に

saisho ni — First, at the beginning, initially

晴れた

hareta — Cleared up, sunny (past tense of 晴れる)

午後には

gogo ni wa — In the afternoon (topic/time marker attached)

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as (limit particle)

ドライブ

doraibu — Drive, a drive (loanword from English)

して

shite — Doing; and then (te-form of する)

を

o — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar

回る

mawaru — To go around, to tour, to make rounds

そんな

sonna — Such a; that kind of (demonstrative adjective)

コースが

kōsu ga — Course, route (subject marker attached)

よい

yoi — Good, fine, nice, favorable

いいえ

iie — No; a polite negative response

テーブルの

tēburu no — Of the table; table's (possessive)

上席

jōseki — Head of table; seat of honor, senior seat

から

kara — From; because; after (particle multiple uses)

声が

koe ga — Voice, sound (subject marker attached)

上がった

agatta — Rose, went up, was raised (past tense)

さん

san — Honorific title: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss

それは

sore wa — That is; as for that (topic marker)

違います

chigaimasu — That is wrong/incorrect; to differ

最初の

saisho no — First, initial, earliest (possessive adjective)

午後は

gogo wa — As for the afternoon (topic marker attached)

奥様方は

okusama-gata wa — As for the ladies (honorific plural topic)

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'to' or 'toward'

いらっしゃる

irassharu — Honorific form of to go, come, or be

べき

beki — Should, ought to (expressing obligation/expectation)

あの

ano — That over there (demonstrative adjective, distant)

方は

kata wa — As for that person (polite/honorific noun)

賢そう

kashikosō — Seems smart/wise (appearance/conjecture suffix)

ですわ

desu wa — Polite copula with feminine sentence-final particle

嬢は

jō wa — As for Miss... (honorific topic marker)

いとこに

itoko ni — To (her) cousin (indirect object marker)

囁いた

sasayaita — Whispered (past tense of 囁く)

私たち

watashitachi — We, us (first-person plural pronoun)

運が

un ga — Luck (subject marker); as for fortune

いいわ

ii wa — Good, lucky (feminine sentence-final particle)

そして

soshite — And then, and so, after that (conjunction)

実際

jissai — In reality, actually, in practice

情報の

jōhō no — Of information, data's (possessive modifier)

濁流が

dakuryū ga — Torrent, muddy current (subject marker attached)

彼女たちに

kanojotachi ni — To them, to the women (indirect object)

押し寄せた

oshiyoseta — Surged toward, flooded in (past tense)

人々は

hitobito wa — People, folk (topic marker; plural of 人)

何を

nani o — What (interrogative object marker)

見る

miru — To see, to look at, to watch

べきか

beki ka — Should (one)? (obligation plus question particle)

いつ

itsu — When; what time (interrogative adverb)

電気

denki — Electricity; electric (modifier for electric tram)

トラムを

toramu o — Tram, streetcar (loanword, object marker)

どう

dō — How; in what way (interrogative adverb)

止める

tomeru — To stop, halt, bring to a standstill

か

ka — Question marker particle (sentence-final)

物乞いを

monogoi o — Beggar, beggar person (object marker attached)

追い払う

oiharau — To drive away, to chase off, repel

羊皮紙の

yōhishi no — Of parchment; parchment (possessive modifier)

吸取紙に

suitorishi ni — For/on blotting paper (indirect object marker)

いくら

ikura — How much; what price (interrogative)

払う

harau — To pay (money); to brush away

この地が

konochi ga — This land/place (subject marker attached)

いかに

ikani — How, in what way (literary/formal adverb)

彼女たちの

kanojotachi no — Their, belonging to them (possessive)

心に

kokoro ni — In the heart/mind (locative particle)

根付いて

nezuite — Taking root, becoming established (te-form)

いくかを

iku ka o — Whether it will go/grow (nominalizer object)

教えて

oshiete — Teaching, telling (te-form of 教える)

くれた

kureta — Gave (to me/us); did for us (past tense)