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Vocabulary

著

cho — authored by, written by

目次

mokuji — table of contents in a book

序文

jobun — preface or foreword of a book

一

ichi — the number one

に

ni — particle indicating location, time, or direction

て

te — particle connecting clauses or indicating means

二

ni — the number two

流行

ryūkō — trend, fashion, something currently popular

の

no — possessive or descriptive linking particle

世界

sekai — the world, a particular realm or domain

三

san — the number three

ある

aru — to exist, to be present (inanimate)

歩み

ayumi — steps, progress, way of walking forward

四

shi / yon — the number four

望遠鏡

bōenkyō — telescope, device for viewing distant objects

的

teki — suffix meaning -like, -ish, or -related

五

go — the number five

朝

asa — morning, the early part of the day

冒険

bōken — adventure, a daring or risky undertaking

六

roku — the number six

すっかり

sukkari — completely, entirely, thoroughly, all the way

我が家

wagaya — my home, one's own house or family

七

shichi / nana — the number seven

幽霊

yūrei — ghost, spirit of a deceased person

散歩道

sanpomichi — walking path, promenade, a road for strolling

八

hachi — the number eight

多く

ōku — many, much, a large number or amount

罪

tsumi — sin, crime, wrongdoing or guilt

を

wo / o — direct object marker particle

覆う

ōu — to cover, conceal, or spread over something

もの

mono — thing, object, or substantive concept

九

ku / kyū — the number nine

しるし

shirushi — sign, mark, symbol, token or indication

と

to — particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker

証

akashi / shō — proof, evidence, testimony or certification

十

jū — the number ten

法律

hōritsu — law, legal rules governing society

文書

bunsho — document, written record or official paper

十一

jūichi — the number eleven

我ら

warera — we, us (somewhat formal or literary usage)

親愛

shin'ai — dear, beloved, expressing affection or closeness

なる

naru — to become, to turn into something

兄弟

kyōdai — brothers, siblings, brethren

十二

jūni — the number twelve

見張り

mihari — watch, guard duty, keeping lookout

ながら

nagara — while doing, simultaneously performing two actions

十三

jūsan — the number thirteen

物語

monogatari — story, tale, narrative account

十四

jūshi / jūyon — the number fourteen

立ち居振る舞い

tachiifurumai — behavior, deportment, one's manner of conducting oneself

十五

jūgo — the number fifteen

十六

jūroku — the number sixteen

十七

jūshichi / jūnana — the number seventeen

十八

jūhachi — the number eighteen

夫人

fujin — madam, lady, a married woman of status

十九

jūku / jūkyū — the number nineteen

先

saki — ahead, forward, future or tip of something

へ

he / e — directional particle meaning toward or to

進む

susumu — to advance, move forward, make progress

二十

nijū — the number twenty

新しい

atarashii — new, fresh, recently made or acquired

下宿人

geshukunin — lodger, boarder, person renting a room

二十一

nijūichi — the number twenty-one

一家

ikka — a family, household, one's whole family

二十二

nijūni — the number twenty-two

氏

shi — Mr., a honorific title for a person

二十三

nijūsan — the number twenty-three

二十四

nijūshi / nijūyon — the number twenty-four

事件

jiken — case, incident, affair or legal matter

二十五

nijūgo — the number twenty-five

は

ha / wa — topic marker particle highlighting the subject

すべて

subete — all, everything, the whole of something

見る

miru — to see, look at, observe or witness

二十六

nijūroku — the number twenty-six

たち

tachi — plural suffix for people or animate beings

二十七

nijūshichi / nijūnana — the number twenty-seven

一人

hitori — one person, alone, by oneself

ならぬ

naranu — must not, not allowed, literary negative form

二十八

nijūhachi — the number twenty-eight

二十九

nijūku / nijūkyū — the number twenty-nine

若者

wakamono — young person, youth, a young individual

三十

sanjū — the number thirty

三十一

sanjūichi — the number thirty-one

看護人

kangonin — nurse, caregiver, person who tends the sick

患者

kanja — patient, a person receiving medical treatment

三十二

sanjūni — the number thirty-two

定められた

sadamerareta — predetermined, fixed, established or appointed in advance

時

toki — time, moment, occasion or period

三十三

sanjūsan — the number thirty-three

三十四

sanjūshi / sanjūyon — the number thirty-four

ねじ

neji — screw, a spiral fastener or twisting motion

一回転

ikkaiten — one full rotation, a single complete turn

三十五

sanjūgo — the number thirty-five

三十六

sanjūroku — the number thirty-six

三十七

sanjūshichi / sanjūnana — the number thirty-seven

三十八

sanjūhachi — the number thirty-eight

闘い

tatakai — battle, fight, struggle or contest

三十九

sanjūku / sanjūkyū — the number thirty-nine

弁護士

bengoshi — lawyer, attorney, legal representative in court

依頼人

irainin — client, person who commissions or requests services

四十

shijū / yonjū — the number forty

国家

kokka — nation, state, country as a political entity

家庭

katei — home, family, household environment

四十一

shijūichi / yonjūichi — the number forty-one

部屋

heya — room, a space within a building

四十二

shijūni / yonjūni — the number forty-two

事務室

jimusshitsu — office, a room used for administrative work

四十三

shijūsan / yonjūsan — the number forty-three

四十四

shijūshi / yonjūyon — the number forty-four

手紙

tegami — letter, a written message sent to someone

返事

henji — reply, response, an answer to communication

四十五

shijūgo / yonjūgo — the number forty-five

して

shite — te-form of suru, doing, and then doing

四十六

shijūroku / yonjūroku — the number forty-six

あの

ano — that (over there), refers to something distant

男

otoko — man, male person

止めろ

tomero — stop it!, imperative command to halt someone

四十七

shijūshichi / yonjūnana — the number forty-seven

四十八

shijūhachi / yonjūhachi — the number forty-eight

包囲

hōi — siege, encirclement, surrounding an enemy or place

縮小

shukushō — reduction, shrinkage, making something smaller

四十九

shijūku / yonjūkyū — the number forty-nine

誠実

seijitsu — sincere, faithful, honest and trustworthy

な

na — adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

友情

yūjō — friendship, bonds of affection between friends

五十

gojū — the number fifty

五十一

gojūichi — the number fifty-one

啓発

keihatsu — enlightenment, inspiration, awakening of knowledge

された

sareta — passive past form of suru, was done to

五十二

gojūni — the number fifty-two

頑固

ganko — stubborn, obstinate, persistently unyielding in attitude

五十三

gojūsan — the number fifty-three

痕跡

konseki — trace, vestige, marks left by something past

五十四

gojūshi / gojūyon — the number fifty-four

地雷

jirai — land mine, an explosive device buried underground

爆発

bakuhatsu — explosion, a sudden violent release of energy

さ

sa — casual sentence-ending particle or nominalization suffix

せる

seru — causative suffix, to make or let someone do

五十五

gojūgo — the number fifty-five

逃走

tōsō — flight, escape, running away from pursuit

五十六

gojūroku — the number fifty-six

追跡

tsuiseki — pursuit, chase, following someone or something

五十七

gojūshichi / gojūnana — the number fifty-seven

五十八

gojūhachi — the number fifty-eight

冬

fuyu — winter, the coldest season of the year

昼

hiru — daytime, noon, the middle part of day

夜

yoru — night, the dark period after sunset

五十九

gojūku / gojūkyū — the number fifty-nine

六十

rokujū — the number sixty

展望

tenbō — outlook, view, prospect or panoramic perspective

六十一

rokujūichi — the number sixty-one

発見

hakken — discovery, finding something previously unknown

六十二

rokujūni — the number sixty-two

もう一つ

mō hitotsu — one more, another one, yet another thing

六十三

rokujūsan — the number sixty-three

鋼鉄

kōtetsu — steel, a strong alloy of iron and carbon

鉄

tetsu — iron, a common metallic element or material

六十四

rokujūshi / rokujūyon — the number sixty-four

六十五

rokujūgo — the number sixty-five

始まり

hajimari — beginning, start, the origin of something

六十六

rokujūroku — the number sixty-six

六十七

rokujūshichi / rokujūnana — the number sixty-seven