Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 3

Vocabulary

エジプト

Ejiputo — Egypt, the ancient northeastern African country.

の

no — Possessive or attributive particle linking nouns.

神官

shinkan — Priest or religious official serving a shrine or temple.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

に

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

向かって

mukatte — Facing toward or directing oneself at something.

あなたがた

anatagata — You (plural), a polite second-person plural pronoun.

には

ni wa — Particle combination emphasizing location or topic contrast.

歴史

rekishi — History, the recorded past of human events.

古さ

furusa — Antiquity or oldness, the quality of being old.

も

mo — Particle meaning also, too, or even.

なく

naku — Negative conjunctive form of nai, meaning without or lacking.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary adjective meaning does not exist.

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunction meaning and or with.

言っ

it(te) — Said, past conjunctive form of the verb iu.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

そして

soshite — And then, a conjunction connecting sequential statements.

人類

jinrui — Humanity or humankind, the entire human species.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

ギリシャ

Girisha — Greece, the southern European country and ancient civilization.

文明

bunmei — Civilization, an advanced stage of human social development.

時代

jidai — Era or age, a distinct period in history.

より

yori — Comparative particle meaning more than or from.

数千

susen — Several thousand, an approximate large numerical quantity.

年前

nenmae — Years ago, referring to time in the past.

さかのぼら

sakanobora — To trace back or go back in time.

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb making someone do something.

だけ

dake — Only, just, a limiting particle restricting scope.

で

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

王国

ōkoku — Kingdom, a state or territory ruled by a monarch.

成立

seiritsu — Establishment or formation of an organization or state.

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore, even more, indicating additional extent.

まで

made — Until or up to, indicating a limit or extent.

その

sono — That, a demonstrative determiner referring to something nearby.

記録

kiroku — Record or documentation of events or data.

持つ

motsu — To have or hold, possessing something physically or abstractly.

莫大

bakudai — Enormous or vast, describing an immense scale or quantity.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

重要性

jūyōsei — Importance or significance, the quality of being crucial.

疑い

utagai — Doubt or suspicion about the truth of something.

十分

jūbun — Sufficient or enough, meeting the required amount fully.

認識

ninshiki — Recognition or awareness, consciously understanding a concept.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru, meaning to do, connecting clauses.

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking verbs or indicating manner.

い

i — Stem of iru, indicating ongoing state or action.

彼

kare — He or him, third-person masculine pronoun.

半ば

nakaba — Halfway or partially, describing an incomplete state.

文明化

bunmeika — Civilizing or becoming civilized, process of cultural development.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives or part of passive inflection.

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb stem form.

同胞

dōhō — Compatriots or fellow countrymen sharing the same homeland.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix added to pronouns or nouns for people.

ため

tame — For the sake of or in order to achieve something.

この

kono — This, a demonstrative determiner referring to something near.

過去

kako — The past, time that has already occurred before now.

計り知れ

hakari shire — Immeasurable or unfathomable, beyond what can be measured.

保存

hozon — Preservation or storage, keeping something safe over time.

しよう

shiyō — Volitional form of suru, meaning let's do or intend to do.

心

kokoro — Heart or mind, the center of emotion and thought.

砕い

kudai — To devote effort or exert oneself earnestly for something.

つい

tsui — Inadvertently, just, or recently; used with temporal expressions.

書物

shomotsu — A book or written document, a literary or textual work.

始める

hajimeru — To begin or start doing something for the first time.

あたって

atatte — Upon doing, at the time of undertaking an action.

よって

yotte — By means of or due to, indicating cause or agent.

全文

zenbun — The full text or complete wording of a document.

掲載

keisai — Publication or inclusion of content in a printed medium.

する

suru — To do, the most common Japanese action verb.

良い

yoi — Good, favorable, or suitable in quality or condition.

方法

hōhō — Method or way, a procedure used to accomplish something.

私たち

watashitachi — We or us, first-person plural inclusive pronoun.

知ら

shira — Stem of shiru, to know or be aware of something.

それ

sore — That, a demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

以下

ika — Below or the following, indicating what comes next.

通り

tōri — As per or in accordance with, following a manner.

ある

aru — To exist or be, used for inanimate subjects.

では

de wa — Well then or in that case, transitional expression.

聞い

kiite — Please listen, imperative conjunctive form of kiku.

ください

kudasai — Please do, a polite request auxiliary expression.

これ

kore — This, a demonstrative pronoun for something close to speaker.

奇妙

kimyō — Strange or peculiar, describing something unusual or odd.

話

hanashi — Story or talk, a narrative or spoken account.

です

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

が

ga — Subject-marking particle or conjunction meaning but.

七

nana / shichi — The number seven.

賢人

kenjin — Wise man or sage, a person of great wisdom.

中

naka — Among or inside, indicating membership within a group.

最も

mottomo — Most, superlative adverb indicating the highest degree.

賢明

kenmei — Wise or prudent, showing sound judgment and intelligence.

あっ

at(te) — Conjunctive form of aru, meaning being or having existed.

述べ

nobe — To state or describe, expressing information in words.

よう

yō — Appears that or volitional ending meaning let's or seems.

確か

tashika — Certain or sure, indicating reliable or verified information.

真実

shinjitsu — Truth or reality, what is factually accurate and genuine.

私

watashi — I or me, first-person singular polite pronoun.

曾祖父

sōsofu — Great-grandfather, the grandfather of one's parent.

親戚

shinseki — Relative or family member connected by blood or marriage.

あり

ari — Conjunctive form of aru, meaning there is or being.

親友

shin'yū — Close friend or best friend, a deeply trusted companion.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary or comparative, indicating better or was.

こと

koto — Thing or fact, a nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

自身

jishin — Oneself or personally, emphasizing the subject's own action.

いくつか

ikutsuka — Several or some, an indefinite small number of things.

詩

shi — Poem or poetry, a literary composition with rhythmic language.

ます

masu — Polite present or future tense auxiliary verb ending.

祖父

sofu — Grandfather, the father of one's mother or father.

こう

kō — Like this, an adverb indicating manner in this way.

語り

katari — Narration or telling, the act of recounting a story.

伝え

tsutae — To convey or pass on information or tradition to others.

覚え

oboe — Memory or recollection, the act of remembering something.

おり

ori — Humble or conjunctive form of iru, indicating ongoing state.

語っ

katot(te) — Told or narrated, past conjunctive form of kataru.

くれ

kure — To give to me, or please do, informal request form.

すなわち

sunawachi — That is to say or namely, a clarifying conjunction.

古

inishie / ko — Ancient times or antiquity, the distant and old past.

人たち

hitotachi — People, a plural reference to a group of individuals.

偉大

idai — Great or magnificent, describing extraordinary achievement or scale.

驚く

odoroku — To be surprised or amazed by something unexpected.

べき

beki — Should or ought to, expressing obligation or expectation.

行為

kōi — Act or deed, a deliberate action performed by someone.

それら

sorera — Those, plural demonstrative pronoun referring to multiple things.

時

toki — Time or moment, a specific point or period of time.

流れ

nagare — Flow or current, the passage of time or water.

滅亡

metsubō — Ruin or downfall, the complete destruction of a civilization.

忘却

bōkyaku — Oblivion or forgetting, the state of being entirely forgotten.

彼方

kanata — Yonder or beyond, a far and distant unreachable place.

消え

kie — To vanish or disappear, ceasing to be visible or present.

しまっ

shimat(te) — Completely did, auxiliary indicating regrettable or final completion.

とりわけ

toriwake — Especially or above all, singling out the most notable item.

最大

saidai — Greatest or largest, the highest degree of size or importance.

もの

mono — Thing or matter, a nominalizer referring to objects or concepts.

一つ

hitotsu — One thing or one item, the number one for objects.

語る

kataru — To tell or narrate, recounting a story or information.

あなた

anata — You, second-person singular polite pronoun.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to a destination.

感謝

kansha — Gratitude or thanks, the feeling of being thankful.

証

akashi — Proof or testimony, evidence confirming a truth or fact.

として

to shite — As or in the capacity of, indicating a role.

相応しい

fusawashii — Suitable or fitting, appropriately matched to a situation.

なる

naru — To become, indicating a change of state or condition.

でしょう

deshō — Probably or it would be, a polite presumptive expression.

大変

taihen — Very or extremely; also means difficult or serious situation.

よろしい

yoroshii — Good or fine, a polite formal expression of approval.

古代

kodai — Ancient times, referring to early periods of human history.

名高い

nadakai — Famous or renowned, well known and highly regarded.

何

nani / nani ka — What or something, an interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

か

ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker appended to sentences.

単なる

tan naru — Mere or simple, indicating something is only what it appears.

伝説

densetsu — Legend or myth, a traditional story passed down through generations.

国家

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