A Room with a View — Page 11

Vocabulary

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

皆さん

minasan — Polite word meaning everyone or all of you.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

きっと

kitto — Surely, certainly, definitely; expresses strong expectation.

賛成

sansei — Agreement, approval; to agree with something or someone.

して

shite — Te-form of suru; doing, and then (connective form).

くださる

kudasaru — Honorific verb meaning to give or do for someone respectfully.

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunctive particle meaning and/that.

思います

omoimasu — Polite form of think; I think or believe something.

わ

wa — Sentence-final particle expressing soft assertion, often feminine.

あそこ

asoko — Over there; refers to a place distant from both speakers.

流行

ryūkō — Fashion, trend, popularity; something currently in vogue.

世界

sekai — World, realm; the entire world or a specific sphere.

です

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

もの

mono — Thing; also sentence-final particle giving explanatory nuance.

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

に

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

慣れ

nare — Accustomed, used to; stem of verb nareru (to get used to).

親しん

shitashinde (shitashimu) — To become familiar or intimate with someone or something.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or reason.

い

i — Stem of iru; to exist (for animate things), being.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future tense.

から

kara — Because, since, from; indicates reason or starting point.

あちら

achira — Over there; polite form referring to that direction or person.

皆

minna — Everyone, all; referring to a whole group of people.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.

すっかり

sukkari — Completely, entirely, thoroughly; fully changed or forgotten.

時代遅れ

jidaiokure — Old-fashioned, outdated, behind the times.

な

na — Adjectival copula ending for na-adjectives; also prohibition particle.

ん

n — Explanatory or emphatic sentence-ending contraction of no.

ええ

ee — Yes; informal affirmative response, softer than hai.

沈ん

shizunde (shizumu) — To sink, submerge; also used for a heavy or depressed tone.

だ

da — Plain-form copula meaning is, are; informal version of desu.

声

koe — Voice, sound produced by a person or animal.

言っ

itte (iu) — Te-form of say; said, speaking (connective or past usage).

た

ta — Past tense verb ending indicating completed action.

空気

kūki — Air, atmosphere; also mood or social atmosphere of a place.

中

naka — Inside, within, middle; indicates interior or among something.

非難

hinan — Blame, criticism, censure; accusing or finding fault with someone.

もや

moya — Haze, mist, fog; light misty atmosphere.

ただよっ

tadayotte (tadayou) — To drift, float; to hang in the air like mist or scent.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses sequentially.

その

sono — That (near listener); demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject.

自身

jishin — Oneself, itself; emphatic reflexive form stressing the person.

向け

muke (mukeru) — Directed at, aimed at; to turn or direct toward something.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.

か

ka — Question particle; turns a statement into a question.

氏

shi — Mr., Ms.; formal honorific suffix for a person's name.

それとも

soretomo — Or, or else; used to present an alternative in a question.

狭い

semai — Narrow, small, confined; describing limited space or mindset.

彼女

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

判断

handan — Judgment, decision, assessment; evaluating a situation or person.

でき

deki (dekiru) — Can do, be able to; stem of potential verb dekiru.

なかっ

nakatta (nai) — Past negative auxiliary; was not, did not (plain past negative).

出所

shussho — Source, origin; where something comes from or originates.

を

wo/o — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object of a verb.

突き止めよう

tsukitomeyou — Let's pin down or ascertain; volitional form of tsukitomeru.

し

shi — Conjunctive form listing reasons; also stem of suru.

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually, habitually; at all times or regularly.

よう

yō — Volitional form ending; let's do, or seems like, resembles.

しくじっ

shikujitte (shikujiru) — To fail, blunder, mess up; make a mistake or misstep.

しまっ

shimatte (shimau) — Completed action with regret; ended up doing (te-shimau form).

嬢

jō — Miss, young lady; honorific suffix for an unmarried woman.

誰か

dareka — Someone, somebody; refers to an unspecified person.

いる

iru — To exist, to be; used for animate beings being present.

など

nado — Et cetera, such as; indicates examples or dismissive listing.

という

to iu — Called, known as; quotation structure meaning the fact that.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

熱心

nesshin — Enthusiasm, eagerness, zeal; being earnest or passionate about something.

否定

hitei — Denial, negation; refusing or rejecting a claim or statement.

きたら

kitara — Conditional/topic form; when it comes to, speaking of (someone).

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun, somewhat formal or intimate.

とって

totte (toru) — For (someone); te-form of toru used in ni totte (for/to someone).

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, quite; intensifying adverb modifying adjectives.

気

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

滅入る

meiru — To feel depressed, gloomy, dispirited; spirits sinking.

連れ

tsure — Companion, company; someone brought along or accompanying.

思わ

omowa (omou) — Think, consider; negative or passive stem form of omou.

れ

re — Passive/potential auxiliary verb suffix attached to verb stems.

ない

nai — Not, negative; plain negative ending for verbs and adjectives.

心配

shinpai — Worry, anxiety, concern; feeling troubled about something.

付け加え

tsukekuwae (tsukekuwaeru) — To add, append; to say something additionally or supplement.

そして

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

少女

shōjo — Girl, young girl; a young female person.

再び

futatabi — Again, once more; a second time, anew.

思っ

omotte (omou) — Te-form of think; thinking, thought (connective or past).

わがまま

wagamama — Selfish, self-centered; acting according to one's own desires.

だっ

datta (da) — Plain past copula; was, were (informal past tense of da).

不親切

fushinsetsu — Unkind, inconsiderate, unfriendly; lacking kindness or care.

違いない

chigainai — Must be, no doubt; expressing strong certainty or conviction.

もっと

motto — More, even more; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.

つけ

tsuke (tsukeru) — To attach, apply, turn on; stem of tsukeru.

なけれ

nakereba (nakereba naranai) — Must, have to; conditional negative form in obligation expressions.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if, when a condition is met.

とっ

totte (toru) — Te-form of toru; taking, for (used in ni totte).

貧しい

mazushii — Poor, impoverished; lacking money or material resources.

本当

hontō — True, real, genuine; really, truly (also used as adverb).

つらい

tsurai — Painful, hard, distressing; emotionally or physically difficult.

幸い

saiwai — Fortunately, luckily; a blessing or good fortune.

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while, for some time; a short or indefinite period.

間

aida / ma — Interval, space between; a period of time or gap.

穏やか

odayaka — Calm, gentle, peaceful; tranquil in manner or weather.

笑顔

egao — Smiling face, smile; a cheerful or happy expression.

浮かべ

ukabe (ukaberu) — To float, show (an expression); to display a smile or look.

小柄

kogara — Small build, petite; describing a person of small stature.

老婦人

rōfujin — Elderly lady, old woman; a polite term for an older woman.

ひとり

hitori — One person, alone; a single individual by themselves.

近づい

chikazuite (chikazuku) — To approach, come near; moving closer to someone or something.

き

ki (kuru) — Stem of kuru (to come); coming (in compound or te-form).

座っ

suwatte (suwaru) — Te-form of sit; sitting down, seated (connective usage).

席

seki — Seat, place; a designated spot to sit at an event.

座ら

suwara (suwaru) — Negative or passive stem of suwaru; to sit (stem form).

せ

se (seru/saseru) — Causative auxiliary suffix; makes someone do something.

もらえ

morae (morau) — To receive; potential/request form of morau (to have done for one).

尋ね

tazune (tazuneru) — To ask, inquire; posing a question to someone.

許可

kyoka — Permission, approval; official or personal authorization to do something.

下りる

oriru — To get off, descend, come down; leaving a vehicle or high place.

イタリア

Itaria — Italy; the country in southern Europe.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally, just; doing something inadvertently or recently.

そこ

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

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.

来る

kuru — To come; motion verb indicating movement toward the speaker.

思い切っ

omoikitte (omoikiru) — To make up one's mind boldly; act decisively without hesitation.

決断

ketsudan — Decision, resolution; making a firm and decisive choice.

嬉しい

ureshii — Happy, glad, pleased; feeling joy or delight about something.

成功

seikō — Success, achievement; accomplishing a goal or desired outcome.

姉妹

shimai — Sisters; two or more female siblings.

健康

kenkō — Health, good health; physical and mental well-being.

回復

kaifuku — Recovery, restoration; regaining health or a former state.

夜

yoru — Night, evening; the dark period after sunset.

寝室

shinshitsu — Bedroom; room used primarily for sleeping.

窓

mado — Window; an opening in a wall fitted with glass.

閉める

shimeru — To close, shut; to close a door, window, or container.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary, needed, essential; something required or indispensable.

ある

aru — To exist, to have; existence verb for inanimate objects.

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day after sunrise.

水差し

mizusashi — Pitcher, water jug; container used for pouring water.

完全

kanzen — Complete, perfect, total; without any deficiency or omission.

空

kara — Empty; lacking contents (also sora meaning sky in other contexts).

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese.

おしゃべり

oshaberi — Chatter, chatting, gossip; talking casually or at length.

始め

hajime (hajimeru) — To begin, start; initiating an action or process.

話題

wadai — Topic, subject of conversation; what people are talking about.

うまく

umaku — Skillfully, well, successfully; doing something with good results.

扱い

atsukai — Handling, treatment, management; how something or someone is dealt with.

それら

sorera — Those things; plural demonstrative pronoun referring to multiple items.

おそらく

osoraku — Probably, perhaps, most likely; expressing probability or supposition.

部屋

heya — Room; an enclosed space within a building.

反対側

hantaigawa — Opposite side, other side; the side directly across from something.

激しく

hageshiku — Fiercely, intensely, violently; adverb form of hageshii (fierce).

繰り広げ

kurihirogete (kurihirogeru) — To unfold, develop, carry out; staging something on a broad scale.

派

ha — Faction, school of thought, group; a sect or political party.

高尚

kōshō — Lofty, refined, elevated; describing intellectual or noble topics.

議論

giron — Argument, debate, discussion; exchanging opinions on a topic.

より

yori — Than, from; comparative particle indicating degree or origin.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or emphatic particle.

注目

chūmoku — Attention, notice; drawing or paying attention to something.

値する

ataisuru — To be worth, deserve; meriting attention or a certain value.

かも

kamo — Might, perhaps; abbreviation of kamoshirenai expressing possibility.

しれ

shire (shirenai) — Might not know; part of kamoshirenai expressing uncertainty.