Bleak House — Page 8

Vocabulary

契約

keiyaku — Contract or agreement between parties.

書記

shoki — Clerk or secretary who records documents.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or groups.

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

題材

daizai — Subject matter or theme of a work.

法律

hōritsu — Law; the system of legal rules.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-like' or '-related to'.

才知

saichi — Wit or intellectual cleverness and ingenuity.

磨く

migaku — To polish or sharpen a skill or object.

習慣

shūkan — Habit or custom practiced regularly.

持っ

mot(te) — To hold or possess something (te-form).

前

mae — Before; front; previous in time or space.

大法官

daihōkan — Lord Chancellor; highest legal official in England.

空

sora — Sky; the open atmosphere above.

から

kara — From; because; particle of origin or reason.

じゃがいも

jagaimo — Potato; a common starchy root vegetable.

降る

furu — To fall from the sky, as rain or snow.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when a particular event occurs.

その

sono — That (attributive); referring to nearby thing.

よう

yō — Manner; likeness; seems like something.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizing abstract concepts.

起こる

okoru — To happen or occur unexpectedly.

かも

kamo — Might; expresses uncertainty or possibility.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not or is not.

言っ

it(te) — Said; te-form of 'iu' (to say).

著名

chomei — Famous or distinguished; widely recognized person.

法廷

hōtei — Courtroom; place where legal trials are held.

弁護士

bengoshi — Lawyer or attorney who defends clients legally.

氏

shi — Mister or Ms.; respectful title for a person.

諫め

isameme — Admonishment; warning someone against wrong actions.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; on the other hand.

裁判

saiban — Trial or judicial judgment in court.

終わっ

owat(te) — Ended; te-form of 'owaru' (to end).

述べ

nobe — Stated or expressed verbally or in writing.

見事

migoto — Splendid; admirable; skillfully done.

さばい

sabai — Handled or managed skillfully (colloquial form).

この

kono — This (attributive); near the speaker.

冗談

jōdan — Joke or humorous remark made lightly.

書類袋

shoruibukuro — Document bag used to carry legal papers.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting subsequent ideas.

財布

saifu — Wallet or purse for carrying money.

特に

toku ni — Especially; particularly; more than other things.

喜ば

yorokoba — Pleased or delighted (verb stem form).

訴訟

soshō — Lawsuit; legal action taken in court.

不健全

fukenzen — Unhealthy or unwholesome; morally corrupting influence.

手

te — Hand; means or method of doing something.

伸ばし

nobashi — Stretching or extending toward something.

堕落

daraku — Moral corruption or degradation; falling into vice.

腐敗

fuhai — Corruption or decay; moral or physical rot.

人々

hitobito — People; various individuals in a group.

外

soto — Outside; exterior; beyond a boundary.

どれ

dore — Which one; how many (interrogative pronoun).

ほど

hodo — About; to the extent of; degree.

いる

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

という

to iu — Called; known as; that which is said.

非常

hijō — Extraordinary; very; extreme degree of something.

広範

kōhan — Wide-ranging or extensive in scope.

問い

toi — Question or inquiry posed for consideration.

ある

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

関する

kansuru — To concern or relate to a topic.

埃

hokori — Dust; fine particles of dirt or debris.

まみれ

mamire — Covered in; smeared with something unpleasant.

令状

reijō — Writ or warrant issued by a court.

串刺し

kushizashi — Skewered; pierced through as on a spike.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

上

ue — Above; top; upon a surface.

さまざま

samazama — Various; diverse; many different kinds.

形

katachi — Shape or form of a physical object.

いかめしく

ikameshiku — Imposingly; sternly; in a forbidding manner.

よじれ

yojire — Twisted or contorted out of normal shape.

書記長

shokichō — Chief clerk; head of a clerical office.

あの

ano — That (distant); used for known shared reference.

永遠

eien — Eternity; lasting forever without end.

表題

hyōdai — Title or heading of a document or work.

もと

moto — Under; based on; origin or foundation.

何万

nanman — Tens of thousands; very large unspecified number.

ページ

pēji — Page of a book or document.

衡平

kōhei — Equity; fairness in legal judgment.

法

hō — Law; legal principle or method.

裁判所

saibansho — Court of law where trials are conducted.

書き写し

kakiutoshi — Handwritten copy or transcription of text.

六

roku — The number six.

局

kyoku — Bureau or office; administrative department.

写字

shaji — Copying characters or text by hand.

至る

itaru — To reach or extend to a place or state.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as.

よっ

yot(te) — By means of; due to (te-form of yoru).

人

hito — Person; human being; individual.

本性

honshō — True nature or inherent character of someone.

良く

yoku — Well; in a good manner; often.

なっ

nat(te) — Became; te-form of 'naru' (to become).

者

mono — Person; one who does something.

一人

hitori — One person; alone; a single individual.

あらゆる

arayuru — All; every possible kind without exception.

種類

shurui — Type or category; kind of something.

偽り

itsuwari — Falsehood; deception; a lie.

口実

kōjitsu — Pretext or excuse used to justify actions.

詐欺

sagi — Fraud or swindle; deliberate deception for gain.

言い逃れ

iinogare — Excuse or evasion to avoid blame.

遅延

chien — Delay; postponement beyond expected time.

略奪

ryakudatsu — Plunder or pillage; taking by force.

迷惑

meiwaku — Nuisance or trouble caused to others.

行為

kōi — Act or conduct; deliberate human action.

中

naka — Inside; among; in the middle of.

決し

kesshi — Decisively; never (used in negative: kesshite).

善い

yoi — Good; virtuous; morally right.

結果

kekka — Result or outcome of an action or event.

もたらす

motarasu — To bring about or cause a result.

影響力

eikyōryoku — Power of influence over people or events.

その他

sonota — Others; the rest; et cetera.

方

kata — Person (polite); direction; way of doing.

多忙

tabō — Very busy; occupied with many tasks.

夕食

yūshoku — Dinner; evening meal.

予約

yoyaku — Reservation or appointment made in advance.

詰まっ

tsumat(te) — Packed full; stuffed; blocked up (te-form).

いつ

itsu — When; at what time (interrogative).

時代

jidai — Era or age; a period of history.

知れ

shire — Known; may be (used in 'shirenu' pattern).

ず

zu — Classical negative auxiliary; without doing.

主張

shuchō — Claim or assertion; insisting on a position.

続け

tsuzuke — Continue; keep doing (conjunctive form).

哀れ

aware — Pitiful; pathetic; evoking sympathy or sorrow.

遠ざけ

tōzake — Keep away; distance from something or someone.

事務所

jimusho — Office; workplace for administrative or legal work.

小僧

kozō — Young boy or apprentice; sometimes used dismissively.

さえ

sae — Even; emphasizing an extreme or unexpected case.

余分

yobun — Extra; surplus; more than necessary amount.

道徳

dōtoku — Morality or ethics; principles of right conduct.

ねじれ

nejire — Twisted or warped; distorted from normal.

ごまかし

gomakashi — Deception or trickery; misleading someone dishonestly.

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; by one's own hand or initiative.

取り込ん

torikkon — Taken in or absorbed (conjunctive form).

しまっ

shimat(te) — Ended up doing (regrettable completion, te-form).

管財人

kanzainin — Trustee or administrator managing another's property.

かなり

kanari — Considerably; fairly; quite a substantial amount.

金額

kingaku — Amount of money; a sum in currency.

入れ

ire — Put in; insert; place into something.

同時

dōji — Simultaneous; at the same time.

自分

jibun — Oneself; used reflexively for any person.

母親

hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent.

不信

fushin — Distrust or suspicion; lack of faith.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; not different from another.

人間

ningen — Human being; mankind; person in society.

軽蔑

keibetsu — Contempt or scorn for someone considered inferior.