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Vocabulary

第一書

dai ichi sho — Book One; first major division of a text

生

sei / nama / i- — Life; raw; birth; living

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns

召還

shōkan — Recall; summoning someone back to a place

第一章

dai ichi shō — Chapter One; first chapter of a book

時代

jidai — Era; age; period of history

第二章

dai ni shō — Chapter Two; second chapter of a book

郵便

yūbin — Mail; postal service; correspondence delivery

馬車

basha — Horse-drawn carriage; coach pulled by horses

第三章

dai san shō — Chapter Three; third chapter of a book

夜

yoru — Night; nighttime; the hours of darkness

影

kage — Shadow; silhouette; shade cast by an object

第四章

dai shi shō — Chapter Four; fourth chapter of a book

準備

junbi — Preparation; readiness; making arrangements in advance

第五章

dai go shō — Chapter Five; fifth chapter of a book

居酒屋

izakaya — Japanese pub; informal bar serving food and drinks

第六章

dai roku shō — Chapter Six; sixth chapter of a book

靴

kutsu — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet

職人

shokunin — Craftsman; artisan; skilled tradesperson or worker

第二書

dai ni sho — Book Two; second major division of a text

黄金

ōgon / kogane — Gold; golden; precious yellow metal or color

糸

ito — Thread; string; yarn used for sewing or weaving

五年

go-nen — Five years; a duration of five years

後

ato / go — After; later; behind; subsequent in time

光景

kōkei — Scene; spectacle; view; a striking visual sight

失望

shitsubō — Disappointment; despair; loss of hope or expectation

祝辞

shukuji — Congratulatory speech; celebratory address or message

数百

sūhyaku — Several hundred; a few hundred in number

人

hito / jin / nin — Person; human being; individual person

人々

hitobito — People; various persons; folks; a group of people

第七章

dai nana shō — Chapter Seven; seventh chapter of a book

町

machi — Town; city district; neighborhood; urban area

第八章

dai hachi shō — Chapter Eight; eighth chapter of a book

田舎

inaka — Countryside; rural area; one's hometown or province

第九章

dai ku shō — Chapter Nine; ninth chapter of a book

首

kubi — Neck; head; also used for dismissal from a job

第十章

dai jū shō — Chapter Ten; tenth chapter of a book

二つ

futatsu — Two things; a pair; two items counted in Japanese

約束

yakusoku — Promise; appointment; agreement made between people

第十一章

dai jūichi shō — Chapter Eleven; eleventh chapter of a book

対

tai — Pair; versus; opposite; a set of two things

絵

e — Picture; painting; drawing; illustration or artwork

第十二章

dai jūni shō — Chapter Twelve; twelfth chapter of a book

繊細

sensai — Delicate; sensitive; fine; subtle in nature or feeling

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

男

otoko — Man; male person; adult male human being

第十三章

dai jūsan shō — Chapter Thirteen; thirteenth chapter of a book

無神経

mushinkei — Insensitive; tactless; lacking consideration for others

第十四章

dai jūshi shō — Chapter Fourteen; fourteenth chapter of a book

正直

shōjiki — Honest; straightforward; truthful in character or speech

商人

shōnin — Merchant; trader; person who buys and sells goods

第十五章

dai jūgo shō — Chapter Fifteen; fifteenth chapter of a book

編み物

amimono — Knitting; knitted work; craft of making yarn fabric

第十六章

dai jūroku shō — Chapter Sixteen; sixteenth chapter of a book

まだ

mada — Still; yet; not yet; continuing up to now

第十七章

dai jūnana shō — Chapter Seventeen; seventeenth chapter of a book

ある

aru — To exist; to be; to have (for inanimate things)

第十八章

dai jūhachi shō — Chapter Eighteen; eighteenth chapter of a book

九

ku / kyū — Nine; the number nine in Japanese counting

日間

nichikan — Number of days; a span or duration of days

第十九章

dai jūku shō — Chapter Nineteen; nineteenth chapter of a book

一つ

hitotsu — One thing; a single item counted in Japanese

意見

iken — Opinion; view; one's thoughts on a matter

第二十章

dai nijū shō — Chapter Twenty; twentieth chapter of a book

嘆願

tangan — Petition; earnest appeal; pleading or supplication

第二十一章

dai nijūichi shō — Chapter Twenty-One; twenty-first chapter of a book

響く

hibiku — To resound; to echo; to reverberate through a space

足音

ashioto — Footsteps; sound of feet walking or approaching

第二十二章

dai nijūni shō — Chapter Twenty-Two; twenty-second chapter of a book

海

umi — Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discussion

荒れる

areru — To rage; to roughen; to become stormy or wild

第二十三章

dai nijūsan shō — Chapter Twenty-Three; twenty-third chapter of a book

火

hi — Fire; flame; heat produced by burning

勃興

bokkō — Rise; sudden emergence; rapid ascent to power

第二十四章

dai nijūshi shō — Chapter Twenty-Four; twenty-fourth chapter of a book

磁石

jishaku — Magnet; lodestone; object that attracts iron or metal

岩

iwa — Rock; boulder; large hard mass of stone

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or purpose

引き寄せ

hikiyose — Drawing near; pulling toward; attracting closer to oneself

られて

rarete — Passive te-form suffix; being done to by something

第三書

dai san sho — Book Three; third major division of a text

嵐

arashi — Storm; tempest; violent weather with strong winds

軌跡

kiseki — Trajectory; trail; path or trace left behind

秘密

himitsu — Secret; confidential information hidden from others

裏

ura — Back; reverse side; hidden side of something

中

naka / chū — Inside; middle; center; among or within something

静けさ

shizukesa — Stillness; quietness; calm and peaceful atmosphere

勝利

shōri — Victory; triumph; winning a contest or battle

戸

to — Door; gate; traditional sliding or hinged door

を

o — Object marker particle indicating the direct object

叩く

tataku — To knock; to hit; to tap or strike a surface

音

oto / ne — Sound; noise; audio produced by vibration

カード

kādo — Card; playing card or identification card

手札

tefuda — Hand of cards; cards held by a player in a game

勝負

shōbu — Match; contest; deciding game or bout

あり

ari — Existence; there is; classical affirmative expression

実体

jittai — Substance; real nature; true form of something

黄昏

tasogare — Twilight; dusk; fading light at end of day

暗闇

kurayami — Darkness; pitch-black; complete absence of light

五十二

gojūni — Fifty-two; the number 52

終わり

owari — End; ending; conclusion; final part of something

永遠

eien — Eternity; forever; everlasting existence without end

消える

kieru — To disappear; to vanish; to fade out of sight