A Study in Scarlet — Page 11

Vocabulary

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic

いつも

itsumo — Always, at all times, habitually

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object

吸う

suu — To inhale, smoke, or suck something

ん

n — Explanatory or softening sentence-ending particle

です

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

と

to — Quotation particle meaning 'that' or 'and'

答え

kotae — Answer, response, or reply to a question

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

結構

kekkou — Quite, rather; also meaning 'fine' or 'no thank you'

たいてい

taitei — Usually, generally, most of the time

薬品

yakuhin — Chemicals, drugs, or pharmaceutical substances

持ち歩い

mochiaru(i) — Carrying around, taking with one everywhere

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting actions or clauses

い

i — Continuative form of the verb 'iru' (to be/exist)

時々

tokidoki — Sometimes, occasionally, from time to time

実験

jikken — Experiment, test, or laboratory trial

する

suru — To do, to perform, to carry out an action

ご

go — Honorific prefix showing respect toward the listener

迷惑

meiwaku — Nuisance, trouble, inconvenience caused to others

か

ka — Question-marking sentence-ending particle

少し

sukoshi — A little, a small amount, slightly

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also,' 'too,' or 'even'

そう

sou — That way, so, like that; expression of agreement

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation

他

hoka — Other, another, else, different things

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object

どんな

donna — What kind of, what sort of, what type

欠点

ketten — Flaw, shortcoming, defect, weak point

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject

ある

aru — To exist, to be, to have (inanimate things)

気

ki — Spirit, mood, feeling, mind, atmosphere

滅入っ

meiri(tte) — Feeling depressed, gloomy, or dispirited

何日

nannichi — How many days, what day of the month

口

kuchi — Mouth; also refers to speech or words

きか

kika — Listen; or causative form implying making someone comply

ない

nai — Negation auxiliary meaning 'not,' 'do not exist'

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact, event (abstract noun)

あり

ari — Existence; stem of 'aru' (to be/exist)

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense

いう

iu — To say, to call, to be called

時

toki — Time, moment, occasion, when something occurs

不機嫌

fukigen — Bad mood, ill humor, sulky, displeased

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' 'are'

思わ

omowa — Think; negative stem form of 'omou' (to think)

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause

ください

kudasai — Please give me; polite request form

ほって

hotte — Leave alone; te-form of 'horu' or 'hotte oku'

おい

oi — Leave aside; stem of 'oku' in compound 'hotte oku'

くれれ

kurere — Conditional form of 'kureru' (to give/do for me)

ば

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

すぐ

sugu — Immediately, right away, soon, without delay

元

moto — Origin, base, former state, original condition

戻り

modori — Return, come back to a former state

から

kara — From, because, after; particle of cause or origin

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in polite speech

どう

dou — How, in what way, what about

一緒

issho — Together, at the same time, jointly

住み始める

sumihajimeru — To begin living together or start residing somewhere

前

mae — Before, in front of, prior to

お互い

otagai — Each other, one another, mutually

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns

悪い

warui — Bad, wrong, poor quality, unfavorable

ところ

tokoro — Place, spot, aspect, point about someone

知っ

shitte — Knowing; te-form of 'shiru' (to know)

方

hou / kata — Direction, way, person; comparative expression

いい

ii — Good, fine, okay, acceptable

この

kono — This (modifying a following noun)

尋問

jinmon — Interrogation, questioning, cross-examination

笑っ

warat(te) — Laughing; te-form of 'warau' (to laugh)

子犬

koinu — Puppy, small young dog

飼っ

katte — Keeping (a pet); te-form of 'kau' (to keep/raise)

言っ

itte — Saying; te-form of 'iu' (to say)

神経

shinkei — Nerves, nerve system, sensitivity, mental strain

参っ

mait(te) — Worn out, exhausted; te-form of 'まいる'

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate beings)

ので

node — Because, since; causal conjunction particle

騒動

soudou — Disturbance, commotion, uproar, trouble

御免

gomen — Sorry, excuse me, I beg your pardon

とんでもない

tondemonai — Absolutely not, outrageous, ridiculous, no way

時間

jikan — Time, hour, duration, period of time

起き出す

okidasu — To get up and start moving, rise from bed

し

shi — Conjunction listing reasons or parallel actions

非常

hijou — Extremely, very, emergency, extraordinary

怠け者

namakemono — Lazy person, idler, sluggard

元気

genki — Healthy, energetic, lively, in good spirits

な

na — Adjective-linking particle or sentence-ending emphasis

また

mata — Again, also, furthermore, once more

別

betsu — Separate, different, another, distinct

悪癖

akuheki — Bad habit, vice, problematic personal tendency

今

ima — Now, currently, at this moment

主な

omona — Main, principal, primary, major

もの

mono — Thing, object, matter (tangible or abstract)

こんな

konna — This kind of, like this, such as this

バイオリン

baiorin — Violin; a bowed string musical instrument

演奏

ensou — Musical performance, playing an instrument

部類

burui — Category, class, type, classification group

入れ

ire — Put in, include, insert; stem of 'ireru'

彼

kare — He, him; third-person male pronoun

不安

fuan — Anxiety, unease, worry, uncertainty

尋ね

tazune — Ask, inquire; stem of 'tazuneru'

演奏者

ensousha — Performer, musician, player of an instrument

次第

shidai — Depending on, as soon as, order, circumstances

上手

jouzu — Skilled, good at something, proficient

弾か

hika — Play (an instrument); negative/passive stem of 'hiku'

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

神々

kamigami — Gods, deities, divine beings (plural)

へ

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

贈り物

okurimono — Gift, present, something given to another

下手

heta — Unskilled, bad at something, clumsy

ああ

aa — Ah, oh; exclamation of realization or emotion

なら

nara — If, in that case, conditional conjunction

大丈夫

daijoubu — All right, okay, no problem, safe

陽気

youki — Cheerful, merry, lively, in good spirits

笑い

warai — Laughter, smile, laugh

ながら

nagara — While doing, simultaneously, although

叫ん

sakен(de) — Shouting; conjunctive form of 'sakebu' (to shout)

部屋

heya — Room, chamber, living space

入っ

hait(te) — Entering; te-form of 'hairu' (to enter)

いただけ

itadake — Can receive; potential form of honorific 'itadaku'

話

hanashi — Talk, story, conversation, discussion

まとまっ

matomat(te) — Settled, organized, coming together neatly

考え

kangae — Thought, idea, thinking, opinion

でしょ

desho — Probably, right; softer form of 'deshoo'

う

u — Volitional ending meaning 'let's' or 'shall'

いつ

itsu — When, what time, at what point

見

mi — See, look; stem of 'miru' (to see)

行け

ike — Go; imperative or potential form of 'iku'

明日

ashita / asu — Tomorrow, the next day

正午

shougo — Noon, midday, twelve o'clock

ここ

koko — Here, this place, this location

迎え

mukae — Welcoming, picking up, going to meet someone

来

ki — Come; stem of 'kuru' (to come)

行っ

itte — Going; te-form of 'iku' (to go)

全部

zenbu — Everything, all, the whole lot

決め

kime — Decide, determine; stem of 'kimeru'

ましょ

masho — Let's; volitional polite form of 'masu'

わかり

wakari — Understanding; stem of 'wakaru' (to understand)

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary; stem of 'mashita'

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly, just, precisely, right at that moment

握手

akushu — Handshake, shaking hands as a greeting