Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 2

Vocabulary

しかし

shikashi — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.

彼

kare — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

着手

chakushu — Beginning or starting work on something.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of verb 'suru' (to do).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

遅かった

osokatta — Past tense of 'osoi', meaning 'was late/slow'.

ため

tame — Because of; for the sake of; due to.

作品

sakuhin — A creative work, such as a literary piece.

完成

kansei — Completion or finishing of a work or project.

する

suru — Basic verb meaning 'to do' or 'to perform'.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to something.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location.

生涯

shōgai — One's lifetime or entire life span.

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

終え

oe — Conjunctive form of 'oeru', meaning 'to finish'.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

しまっ

shimatt(e) — Verb indicating regrettable completion of an action.

それゆえ

soreyue — Therefore; for that reason; consequently.

読者

dokusha — A reader; person who reads a text.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

書かれ

kakare — Passive form of 'kaku', meaning 'was written'.

部分

bubun — A part, section, or portion of something.

読め

yome — Potential or imperative form of 'yomu' (to read).

ば

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

読む

yomu — To read a text, book, or document.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; the more… the more.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy, delight, or happiness felt by someone.

感じる

kanjiru — To feel or sense an emotion or sensation.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.

同時に

dōji ni — At the same time; simultaneously.

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

未完

mikan — Unfinished; incomplete work or project.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or state.

ある

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

こと

koto — Nominalizer meaning 'the fact that' or 'thing'.

へ

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

惜しみ

oshimi — Regret or reluctance over something lost or unfinished.

も

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

一層

issō — Even more; all the more; to a greater degree.

深く

fukaku — Deeply; to a profound or great extent.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something.

エジプト

Ejiputo — Egypt; the North African country along the Nile.

訪れ

otozure — To visit; to pay a visit to a place.

疑い

utagai — Doubt, suspicion, or uncertainty about something.

余地

yochi — Room or space left for doubt or possibility.

ない

nai — Negation; there is not; does not exist.

アテネ

Atene — Athens, the capital city of ancient Greece.

離れ

hanare — To leave, separate from, or move away from.

十年間

jūnenkan — A period of ten years; a decade.

原因

gen'in — Cause or reason behind an event or situation.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; before one knows it; just recently.

詳しく

kuwashiku — In detail; thoroughly; with careful explanation.

説明

setsumei — Explanation or description of a topic or event.

いる

iru — To exist; to be (for animate beings).

よれ

yore — According to; based on (used in 〜によれば).

次

tsugi — Next; the following one in sequence.

地

chi — Land, ground, or a particular place or region.

住ん

sund(e) — Conjunctive form of 'sumu', meaning 'to live/reside'.

い

i — Shortened form of 'iru', indicating ongoing state.

いう

iu — To say; to be called; to refer to.

ナイル

Nairu — The Nile, the great river flowing through Egypt.

深い

fukai — Deep; profound; intense in degree or extent.

河口

kakō — The mouth or estuary of a river.

ほとり

hotori — Near, beside, or on the bank of water.

岸辺

kishibe — Shoreline, riverbank, or the edge of water.

そこ

soko — There; that place; referring to a mentioned location.

神官

shinkan — A priest or temple official in ancient religion.

うち

uchi — Among; within a group of people or things.

最も

mottomo — Most; to the greatest degree; extremely.

博識

hakushiki — Erudition; having extensive knowledge across many fields.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who possesses a certain quality or role.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

哲学

tetsugaku — Philosophy; the study of fundamental questions of existence.

や

ya — Particle listing multiple items non-exhaustively.

歴史

rekishi — History; the study of past events and civilizations.

問題

mondai — A problem, issue, or topic for discussion.

語り合っ

katariatt(e) — To converse together; to discuss with each other.

並外れ

namihazure — Extraordinary; far beyond the ordinary or average.

精神

seishin — Spirit, mind, or mental strength and willpower.

力

chikara — Power, strength, or ability in a person.

洞察力

dōsatsuryoku — Insight; the ability to perceive situations clearly.

持つ

motsu — To have, hold, or possess something.

人物

jinbutsu — A person; a notable individual or character.

あり

ari — Conjunctive form of 'aru', meaning 'being' or 'existing'.

現在

genzai — The present time; currently; now.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as a point.

伝え

tsutae — To convey, transmit, or pass down information.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

法律

hōritsu — Law; a set of legal rules and regulations.

格言

kakugen — A proverb, maxim, or wise saying.

証明

shōmei — Proof or demonstration that something is true.

描写

byōsha — Description or depiction of a scene or subject.

韻文

inbun — Poetry; literary writing in verse form.

書き始め

kakihajime — Beginning to write; the start of writing something.

死

shi — Death; the end of life.

際

sai — At the time of; on the occasion of an event.

まま

mama — As it is; leaving something in its current state.

残し

nokoshi — To leave behind; to leave something unfinished.

説

setsu — A theory, opinion, or account of something.

決して

kesshite — Never; by no means (used with negation).

ありえ

arie — Could possibly be; potential form of 'aru'.

話

hanashi — A story, tale, or spoken account of events.

そして

soshite — And then; after that; furthermore.

この

kono — This; referring to something near the speaker.

写本

shahon — A manuscript or handwritten copy of a text.

後継者

kōkeisha — A successor; someone who carries on after another.

子孫

shison — Descendants; one's offspring or posterity.

手

te — Hand; by one's hand; through someone's possession.

渡っ

watatt(e) — To pass over; to be handed down to someone.

信じる

shinjiru — To believe; to have faith or trust in something.

さほど

sahodo — Not particularly; not so much (with negation).

想像力

sōzōryoku — Imagination; the ability to form mental images.

要する

yōsuru — To require; to need a certain thing or effort.

また

mata — Also; again; furthermore; in addition.

同じく

onajiku — Likewise; equally; in the same way.

学者

gakusha — A scholar or academic with specialized knowledge.

思想家

shisōka — A thinker or intellectual who develops philosophical ideas.

歴史家

rekishika — A historian who studies and writes about history.

古代

kodai — Ancient times; the distant historical past.

世界

sekai — The world; a broad realm or domain of existence.

おい

oi — In; within (used in 〜において, meaning 'in/at').

深遠

shin'en — Profound; deeply insightful or intellectually unfathomable.

知性

chisei — Intellect; rational intelligence and mental capacity.

持ち主

mochinushi — Owner or possessor of a quality or object.

一人

hitori — One person; alone; one of a group.

あっ

att(e) — Conjunctive form of 'aru', linking clauses together.