Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 11

Vocabulary

三十

sanjuu — The number thirty.

人分

hitobun — Worth or portion for one person.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle.

力

chikara — Strength, power, or ability.

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

持つ

motsu — To have, hold, or possess something.

と

to — With; and; quotation particle.

水泳

suiei — Swimming as a sport or activity.

競争

kyousou — Competition, race, or contest between parties.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

怪物

kaibutsu — Monster, creature, or fearsome beast.

に

ni — Directional, locative, or target particle.

対抗

taikou — To oppose, resist, or compete against.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru; and/furthermore.

て

te — Connective particle linking sequential actions.

ガール

gaaru — Girl; borrowed English word in Japanese.

助け

tasuke — Help, aid, or rescue of someone.

向かう

mukau — To head toward, face, or proceed.

その

sono — That; demonstrative modifier for nearby nouns.

母

haha — Mother; one's own female parent.

打ち

uchi — Striking, hitting; prefix for combat actions.

負かす

makasu — To defeat, beat, or overcome an opponent.

その後

sonogo — After that; subsequently; thereafter.

人

hito / jin — Person, people, or human being.

王

ou — King, ruler, or monarch of a realm.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something.

晩年

bannen — One's later years; old age period.

火

hi — Fire, flame, or burning blaze.

吹く

fuku — To blow; to breathe out forcefully.

竜

ryuu — Dragon; large mythical fire-breathing creature.

退治

taiji — Extermination, subjugation, or slaying of enemy.

しよう

shiyou — Let's do; volitional form of suru.

討ち死に

uchijini — Dying in battle; death while fighting.

盛大

seidai — Grand, magnificent, or large-scale in nature.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

名誉

meiyo — Honor, glory, or distinguished reputation.

もっ

mo(tte) — With; holding; carrying (te-form of motsu).

埋葬

maisou — Burial; interment of a deceased person.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix; passive auxiliary element.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

記念

kinen — Commemoration, memorial, or remembrance of event.

塚

tsuka — Burial mound, tumulus, or earthen tomb.

など

nado — Etcetera; and so on; among others.

有名

yuumei — Famous, well-known, or renowned.

おける

okeru — In, at, regarding (formal locative expression).

対戦

taisen — Match, battle, or contest against opponent.

相手

aite — Opponent, partner, or the other party.

族

zoku — Tribe, clan, family group, or race.

支配

shihai — Rule, control, or domination over others.

れ

re — Passive/potential verb ending; stem of reru.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese.

民族

minzoku — Ethnic group, people, or nationality.

かつて

katsute — Once, formerly, in the past.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

所有

shoyuu — Ownership, possession, or having property.

い

i — Existence verb stem; continuative form of iru.

首飾り

kubikazari — Necklace; decorative jewelry worn around neck.

および

oyobi — And also; as well as (formal conjunction).

その他

sonota — Others; the rest; other things or people.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people and animate beings.

祖先

sosen — Ancestors, forebears, or progenitors of lineage.

討ち

uchi — Striking down; killing in battle context.

取ら

tora — Take; seize (stem form of toru).

戦士

senshi — Warrior, soldier, or fighter in battle.

子孫

shison — Descendants, offspring, or posterity of ancestor.

臣民

shinmin — Subjects, people under a ruler's governance.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause.

あり

ari — Existence; formal conjunctive form of aru.

それゆえ

soreyue — Therefore, for that reason, consequently.

しばしば

shibashiba — Often, frequently, repeatedly over time.

呼ば

yoba — Call, name (stem of yobu in passive).

呼び名

yobina — Name used to call someone; appellation.

勝利

shouri — Victory, triumph, or winning in contest.

鎧

yoroi — Armor; protective battle suit or coat.

輝ける

kagayakeru — Shining, gleaming, or radiant with brilliance.

東

higashi — East; the eastern direction or region.

西

nishi — West; the western direction or region.

北

kita — North; the northern direction or region.

南

minami — South; the southern direction or region.

ある

aru — To exist, be, or have (inanimate).

嘲る

azakeru — To mock, ridicule, or scoff at someone.

父

chichi — Father; one's own male parent.

この

kono — This; demonstrative modifier for nearby nouns.

詩

shi — Poem, poetry, or verse composition.

英雄

eiyuu — Hero, champion, or great courageous person.

広く

hiroku — Widely, broadly, or extensively known.

知ら

shira — Know (stem of shiru in passive form).

娘

musume — Daughter; a female child of parent.

結婚

kekkon — Marriage; wedding; being married to someone.

殺し

koroshi — Killing; act of taking someone's life.

後

nochi / ato — After, later, subsequent to an event.

国

kuni — Country, nation, or homeland region.

逃れる

nogareru — To escape, flee, or evade something.

以前

izen — Before, previously, formerly in past time.

姉妹

shimai — Sisters; female siblings in a family.

おそらく

osoraku — Probably, perhaps, most likely in estimation.

スウェーデン

Suweeden — Sweden; Scandinavian country in northern Europe.

妻

tsuma — Wife; one's own female spouse.

鷲

washi — Eagle; large bird of prey soaring.

岬

misaki — Cape, promontory, or headland jutting into sea.

最後

saigo — Last, final, or the very end.

戦い

tatakai — Battle, fight, or armed conflict.

行わ

okonawa — Carry out, perform (passive stem of okonau).

場所

basho — Place, location, or spot of activity.

息子

musuko — Son; one's own male child.

兄弟

kyoudai — Brothers; male siblings in a family.

関する

kansuru — To relate to, concern, or be about.

記述

kijutsu — Description, account, or written explanation.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

曖昧

aimai — Ambiguous, vague, or unclear in meaning.

様々

samazama — Various, diverse, or many different kinds.

解釈

kaishaku — Interpretation, explanation, or reading of meaning.

いる

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