Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 1

Vocabulary

本書

honsho — This book; the present volume being discussed.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle connecting nouns.

目的

mokuteki — Purpose; goal; aim of an action or work.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

いくつか

ikutsuka — Several; a few; some number of things.

明確

meikaku — Clear; definite; explicit and unambiguous in meaning.

かつ

katsu — And; moreover; simultaneously combining two conditions.

新規

shinki — New; novel; freshly proposed or established matter.

命題

meidai — Proposition; thesis; statement put forward for argument.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

論証

ronshō — Demonstration; proof; logical argument supporting a claim.

しよう

shiyō — Volitional form of 'suru'; let's do; intend to do.

と

to — Quotation or purpose particle; used with verbs of intent.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose verb for performing actions.

試み

kokoromi — Attempt; trial; an effort made to accomplish something.

で

de — Copula or particle indicating means, place, or state.

ある

aru — To be; to exist; plain-form copula for nouns.

それら

sorera — Those; plural pronoun referring to previously mentioned things.

以下

ika — The following; below; as listed hereafter.

通り

toori — As; in accordance with; following the stated manner.

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; at some time in the past.

大西洋

Taiseiyō — The Atlantic Ocean; large ocean between Americas and Europe.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, time, or target.

地中海

Chichūkai — The Mediterranean Sea; sea between Europe and Africa.

入り口

iriguchi — Entrance; entry point; opening leading into a place.

対面

taimen — Facing; opposite; directly across from something else.

大きな

ōkina — Large; big; of considerable size or extent.

島

shima — Island; landmass entirely surrounded by water.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

存在

sonzai — Existence; presence; the state of existing somewhere.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; connects clauses or actions.

て

te — Conjunctive te-form particle connecting sequential actions.

い

i — Stem of 'iru'; indicates ongoing state or action.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action or state.

こと

koto — Fact; matter; nominalizer turning verb clauses to nouns.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

大陸

tairiku — Continent; large landmass forming a major division of land.

残存

zanzon — Remaining; surviving; still existing after destruction or time.

物

mono — Thing; object; remnant; tangible or abstract entity.

あり

ari — Exists; is; conjunctive form of 'aru' linking clauses.

古代

kodai — Ancient times; antiquity; very old historical period.

世界

sekai — World; the earth and all its inhabitants and civilizations.

知ら

shira — Stem of 'shiru'; to know; be aware of.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary indicating something is done to subject.

よる

yoru — According to; based on; by means of someone.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for something close to speaker.

記述

kijutsu — Description; written account; documented explanation of something.

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy; extended in time or physical distance.

間

aida / ma — Period; interval; a span of time between points.

信じ

shinji — Stem of 'shinjiru'; to believe; have faith in.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary attached to verb stem.

よう

yō — Like; resembling; volitional auxiliary suggesting something seems.

寓話

gūwa — Fable; allegory; fictional story conveying a moral lesson.

なく

naku — Without; not; conjunctive negative form of 'nai'.

真実

shinjitsu — Truth; reality; factual and honest account of events.

歴史

rekishi — History; the recorded past events of human civilization.

人類

jinrui — Humankind; humanity; all human beings collectively.

初めて

hajimete — For the first time; initially; at the very beginning.

野蛮

yaban — Savage; barbaric; uncivilized and primitive state of existence.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

状態

jōtai — State; condition; the situation or status of something.

から

kara — From; starting point particle indicating origin or cause.

文明

bunmei — Civilization; advanced human society with culture and organization.

へ

e — Direction particle indicating movement toward a destination.

発展

hatten — Development; growth; advancement to a higher level.

地域

chiiki — Region; area; a specific geographical zone or district.

年月

toshitsuki — Years and months; a long passage of time.

かけ

kake — Over; spanning; spending time or effort on something.

人口

jinkō — Population; the total number of people in an area.

多い

ōi — Many; numerous; large in number or quantity.

強大

kyōdai — Powerful and large; mighty; describing a strong nation.

国家

kokka — Nation; state; an organized political community or country.

なり

nari — Became; conjunctive past form of 'naru' linking clauses.

民

tami — People; citizens; the populace of a nation or region.

溢れ

afure — Overflow; spill over; people spreading beyond boundaries.

出る

deru — To go out; to emerge; to leave a place.

湾岸

wangan — Gulf coast; shoreline bordering a bay or gulf.

川

kawa — River; a natural flowing waterway through land.

南アメリカ

Minami Amerika — South America; southern continent of the western hemisphere.

太平洋

Taiheiyō — The Pacific Ocean; world's largest ocean body.

岸

kishi — Shore; coast; bank of a river, lake, or sea.

ヨーロッパ

Yōroppa — Europe; continent located west of Asia.

および

oyobi — And; as well as; formal conjunction connecting two items.

アフリカ

Afurika — Africa; second-largest continent south of the Mediterranean.

西海岸

nishi kaigan — West coast; the western shoreline of a landmass.

海

umi — Sea; ocean; a large body of salt water.

黒海

Kokkai — Black Sea; inland sea between Europe and western Asia.

沿岸

engan — Coast; coastline; area along the shore of water.

形成

keisei — Formation; creation; the act of forming or establishing.

さ

sa — Passive auxiliary suffix attached to suru-verb stems.

こそ

koso — Emphatic particle stressing the preceding word as key.

真

shin / ma — True; real; genuine; the authentic version of something.

洪水

kōzui — Flood; deluge; an overflow of water covering land.

以前

izen — Before; prior to; earlier than a specified time.

園

en — Garden; park; an enclosed cultivated natural space.

野

no — Field; plain; open natural area; wild countryside.

そして

soshite — And then; and also; connecting two related statements.

諸

sho — Various; all; many different kinds of something.

民族

minzoku — Ethnic group; people; a group sharing cultural heritage.

伝承

denshō — Legend; tradition; cultural knowledge passed down through generations.

おける

okeru — In; at; pertaining to; formal locative verb phrase.

あっ

a(tte) — Conjunctive form of 'aru'; existing; being somewhere.

これら

korera — These; plural demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

初期

shoki — Early period; initial stage; the beginning phase of something.

わたっ

wata(tte) — Spanning; extending over; crossing through a period of time.

平和

heiwa — Peace; harmony; a state free from conflict or war.

幸福

kōfuku — Happiness; bliss; a state of joy and well-being.

中

naka — In; inside; within; the interior of something.

暮らし

kurashi — Living; daily life; the way one lives day to day.

偉大

idai — Great; magnificent; extraordinarily impressive or significant.

土地

tochi — Land; territory; a piece of ground or earth.

つい

tsui — Concerning; about; in connection with something mentioned.

普遍

fuhen — Universal; all-encompassing; applicable to everything everywhere.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-ic' or '-al'; forming adjectives from nouns.

記憶

kioku — Memory; recollection; stored mental impression of past events.

表し

arawashi — Expressing; representing; showing or making something known.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; indicates ongoing action or state.

ギリシャ

Girisha — Greece; ancient and modern country in southeastern Europe.

人

jin / hito — Person; people; individual human being or nationality suffix.

教徒

kyōto — Believer; adherent; follower of a particular religion.

神々

kamigami — Gods; deities; multiple divine beings in mythology.

や

ya — And; listing particle for non-exhaustive enumeration of items.

女神

megami — Goddess; a female divine being in mythology.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people or beings.

単に

tan ni — Simply; merely; only; nothing more than what is stated.

王

ō — King; monarch; a male ruler of a kingdom.

女王

joō — Queen; female monarch; a woman who rules a kingdom.

英雄

eiyū — Hero; heroic figure; person of great courage and achievement.

神話

shinwa — Myth; mythology; traditional stories about gods and heroes.

帰せ

kise — Attributed; ascribed; assigned causally to a source.

られる

rareru — Passive auxiliary; indicates action done to the subject.

行為

kōi — Act; action; deed performed by a person or entity.

実際

jissai — Actually; in reality; referring to real historical events.

出来事

dekigoto — Event; occurrence; something that happened in reality.

混乱

konran — Confusion; disorder; a state of chaotic misunderstanding.

過ぎ

sugi — Merely; nothing but; 'suginai' means no more than.

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary indicating absence or negation.