Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 1

Vocabulary

の

no — Possessive or attributive particle linking nouns.

叙事詩

jojishi — Epic poem, long narrative poetry about heroic deeds.

版

han — Edition or version of a published work.

テキスト

tekisuto — Text, the written content of a document.

より

yori — From, than; indicates source or comparison.

翻訳

hon'yaku — Translation, converting text from one language to another.

訳者

yakusha — Translator, person who translates written works.

博士

hakase / hakushi — Doctor; highest academic degree holder.

大学

daigaku — University, institution of higher education.

英語

eigo — English language, the language of England and America.

歴史学

rekishigaku — Historical studies, academic discipline studying history.

教授

kyōju — Professor, senior academic teaching at a university.

商会

shōkai — Trading company or commercial firm.

出版

shuppan — Publishing, producing and distributing printed works.

年

nen — Year, unit of time; counter for years.

以下

ika — The following; below a certain level or amount.

者

sha / mono — Person, one who performs a specific role.

により

ni yori — By means of; based on; due to.

合衆国

gasshūkoku — The United States of America.

議会

gikai — Congress or parliament, legislative assembly.

著作権

chosakuken — Copyright, legal right over creative works.

法

hō — Law, legal statute or rule.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or target.

基づき

motozuki — Based on, in accordance with a rule or standard.

登録

tōroku — Registration, officially recording something formally.

済み

zumi — Already completed; done; finished.

図書館

toshokan — Library, place where books are kept and borrowed.

にて

nite — At, in; formal particle indicating location or means.

献辞

kenji — Dedication, tribute written at the front of a book.

妻

tsuma — Wife, one's own spouse (female).

へ

e — To, toward; directional particle.

目次

mokuji — Table of contents, list of a book's chapters.

序文

jobun — Preface or foreword introducing a written work.

書誌

shoshi — Bibliography, list of sources or book information.

固有

koyū — Proper, unique; belonging exclusively to something.

名詞

meishi — Noun, a part of speech naming persons or things.

集

shū — Collection or anthology of items or works.

一般

ippan — General, common, ordinary; not specialized.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-ic', or '-ical'.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

ない

nai — Not; negative form of the verb 'to be/exist'.

語句

goku — Words and phrases; vocabulary expressions.

一覧

ichiran — List or overview; a summary at a glance.

生涯

shōgai — Lifetime, one's entire life from birth to death.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting nouns.

死

shi — Death, the end of life.

第一章

dai ichi shō — Chapter one, the first chapter of a book.

後継者

kōkeisha — Successor, one who follows and takes over a role.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living things.

第二章

dai ni shō — Chapter two, the second chapter of a book.

大

dai / ō — Large, great; prefix indicating grand scale.

広間

hiroma — Great hall, a large room used for gatherings.

殺戮

satsuriku — Slaughter, massacre; killing many people violently.

第三章

dai san shō — Chapter three, the third chapter of a book.

援助

enjo — Aid, assistance, support given to someone in need.

向かう

mukau — To head toward, to face in a direction.

第四章

dai yon shō — Chapter four, the fourth chapter of a book.

族

zoku — Tribe, clan, or ethnic group; family group.

到着

tōchaku — Arrival, reaching a destination.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese.

第五章

dai go shō — Chapter five, the fifth chapter of a book.

宮殿

kyūden — Palace, grand royal or noble residence.

自己

jiko — Self, oneself; refers to one's own identity.

紹介

shōkai — Introduction, presenting oneself or someone else.

第六章

dai roku shō — Chapter six, the sixth chapter of a book.

第七章

dai nana shō — Chapter seven, the seventh chapter of a book.

続き

tsuzuki — Continuation, what follows next in a sequence.

第八章

dai hachi shō — Chapter eight, the eighth chapter of a book.

を

wo / o — Direct object marker particle in Japanese.

嘲る

azakeru — To mock, ridicule, or make fun of someone.

第九章

dai kyū shō — Chapter nine, the ninth chapter of a book.

黙らせる

damaraseru — To silence someone; to make someone stop talking.

第十章

dai jū shō — Chapter ten, the tenth chapter of a book.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy, delight, happiness; feeling of great pleasure.

は

wa — Topic marker particle, indicating sentence's subject.

高まる

takamaru — To rise, to heighten, to increase in intensity.

ひとり

hitori — One person, alone; a single individual.

除いて

nozoite — Excluding, except for; leaving something out.

て

te — Connective particle linking clauses or actions.

皆

mina / minna — Everyone, all people; everybody together.

眠る

nemuru — To sleep, to fall asleep; to be at rest.

第十一章

dai jūichi shō — Chapter eleven, the eleventh chapter of a book.

第十二章

dai jūni shō — Chapter twelve, the twelfth chapter of a book.

打ち倒される

uchitaosareru — To be struck down, defeated, or overthrown forcefully.

第十三章

dai jūsan shō — Chapter thirteen, the thirteenth chapter of a book.

歓喜

kanki — Great joy, exultation, jubilation; intense happiness.

第十四章

dai jūyon shō — Chapter fourteen, the fourteenth chapter of a book.

感謝

kansha — Gratitude, thankfulness; expressing thanks to someone.

第十五章

dai jūgo shō — Chapter fifteen, the fifteenth chapter of a book.

救済

kyūsai — Salvation, relief, rescue from danger or suffering.

贈り物

okurimono — Gift, present given to someone as a token.

惜しみ

oshimi — Reluctance to give; sparing or begrudging something.

なく

naku — Without; negative connective form of nai.

与える

ataeru — To give, to provide, to grant something to someone.

第十六章

dai jūroku shō — Chapter sixteen, the sixteenth chapter of a book.

宴

utage — Banquet, feast; a celebratory gathering with food.

第十七章

dai jūnana shō — Chapter seventeen, the seventeenth chapter of a book.

吟遊

gin'yū — Wandering and reciting poetry; minstrel-style performance.

詩人

shijin — Poet, a person who writes or recites poetry.

による

ni yoru — By, according to; caused or performed by someone.

歌

uta — Song or poem; a piece of music or verse.

挿話

sōwa — Episode or digression within a larger narrative.

第十八章

dai jūhachi shō — Chapter eighteen, the eighteenth chapter of a book.

続く

tsuzuku — To continue, to go on; to follow in sequence.

さらなる

saranaru — Further, additional; even more beyond what existed.

名誉

meiyo — Honor, glory, prestige; high respect from others.

受ける

ukeru — To receive, to accept, to undergo something.

第十九章

dai jūkyū shō — Chapter nineteen, the nineteenth chapter of a book.

母

haha — Mother, one's female parent.

第二十章

dai nijū shō — Chapter twenty, the twentieth chapter of a book.

怪物

kaibutsu — Monster, creature; a frightening supernatural being.

説明

setsumei — Explanation, description; making something clear to others.

第二十一章

dai nijūichi shō — Chapter twenty-one, the twenty-first chapter.

探す

sagasu — To search for, to look for something or someone.

第二十二章

dai nijūni shō — Chapter twenty-two, the twenty-second chapter.

戦い

tatakai — Battle, fight, combat; a struggle between opponents.

第二十三章

dai nijūsan shō — Chapter twenty-three, the twenty-third chapter.