Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 6

Vocabulary

今

ima — Now; the present moment

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or context

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also' or 'even'

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar

村

mura — Village; small rural settlement

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

大通り

ōdōri — Main street; broad avenue through a town

大きな

ōkina — Large; big (prenominal adjective form)

カエデ

kaede — Maple tree; deciduous tree known for autumn leaves

木

ki — Tree; wood; a plant with a trunk

下

shita — Below; under; the lower part of something

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time

彼女

kanojo — She; her; a girlfriend

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese sentences

呼び起こす

yobiokоsu — To evoke; to call up a memory or feeling

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; also marks contrast

できる

dekiru — To be able to; to be possible to do

清純

seijun — Pure; innocent; unspoiled in character or appearance

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; the form of a person

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb ending in Japanese grammar

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese

顔

kao — Face; facial expression of a person

輝か

kagayaka — Shining; radiant (stem of verb kagayaku)

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb; to make someone do

灰色

haiiro — Gray; ash-colored; dull grey tone

瞳

hitomi — Pupil of the eye; eyes expressively referred to

そして

soshite — And then; and also; connecting sequential events

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun (polite)

雲

kumo — Cloud; mass of water vapor in the sky

上

ue — Above; up; the upper part of something

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker

舞い上がる

maiagaru — To soar up; to rise and fly into the air

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'is' or 'to be'

キツネ

kitsune — Fox; a cunning wild animal in Japanese folklore

ガチョウ

gachō — Goose; a large waterfowl bird

話

hanashi — Story; talk; a spoken or written narrative

どう

dō — How; in what way; what about something

なっ

nat(te) — Became; turned into (contracted te-form of naru)

言っ

it(te) — Said; spoke (contracted te-form of iu)

バス

basu — Bus; a large public road vehicle (loanword)

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun

その

sono — That (near the listener); a demonstrative determiner

能力

nōryoku — Ability; capacity; skill or talent someone possesses

ゆえ

yue — Because of; due to; therefore (literary/formal)

特別

tokubetsu — Special; exceptional; different from the ordinary

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; notable individual or figure

し

shi — Conjunctive verb ending; 'and' listing reasons

て

te — Te-form conjunction connecting sequential actions

一目

ichimoku — A glance; one look; giving recognition to someone

置か

oka — Placed; regarded (stem of oku, used idiomatically)

い

i — Existence verb stem; being (for animate subjects)

よく

yoku — Well; often; carefully; thoroughly adverb form

聞け

kike — Listen! Hear this! (imperative of kiku)

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing information

この

kono — This (near the speaker); demonstrative determiner

町

machi — Town; district; an urban area smaller than a city

人間

ningen — Human being; person; humankind in general

思っ

omot(te) — Thought; believed (contracted te-form of omou)

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings)

より

yori — Than; more than; comparative particle in Japanese

ずっと

zutto — Far more; much; continuously over time or degree

賢い

kashikoi — Clever; wise; intelligent; smart in thinking

ん

n — Explanatory/softening sentence-final particle (spoken)

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody together

注目

chūmoku — Attention; notice; paying close attention to something

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary for adjectives and verbs

あまり

amari — Not very; not much; not particularly (with negative)

話さ

hanasa — Does not speak (negative stem form of hanasu)

どもる

domoru — To stutter; to stammer when speaking

から

kara — Because; from; particle indicating cause or origin

たいして

taishite — Not particularly; not especially (with negative verb)

教育

kyōiku — Education; schooling; the process of being taught

受け

uke — Received; underwent (stem form of ukeru)

ちゃ

cha — Contraction of 'te wa'; informal conditional usage

いつか

itsuka — Someday; one day; at some future time

世間

seken — Society; the world; public opinion and community

騒がせ

sawagase — To cause a stir; to make society buzz (causative)

みせる

miseru — To show; to demonstrate; to prove by doing

保証

hoshō — Guarantee; assurance; promise of a certain outcome

おれ

ore — I; me; rough masculine first-person pronoun

怖く

kowaku — Scary; frightening (adverbial form of kowai)

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or softening

叫ん

sakebn(de) — Shouted; cried out (contracted form of sakebu)

輝き

kagayaki — Radiance; brilliance; a shining or glowing light

始め

hajime — Beginning; start; to begin doing something

大統領

daitōryō — President; head of state of a republic

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to come to be

でも

demo — Even; or something like; but; however

でしょう

deshō — Probably; right?; polite conjecture or confirmation

いい

ii — Good; fine; nice; acceptable or satisfactory

笑え

warae — Laugh! Go ahead and laugh (imperative of warau)

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'

話し

hanashi — Talk; conversation; speech (noun or verb stem)

ある

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

かい

kai — Question particle; informal version of 'ka'

生まれて

umarete — Having been born; since birth (te-form of umareru)

かた

kata — Since; from the time of (formal temporal expression)

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; hardly; nearly all or nearly none

二言

futakoto — Two words; a brief utterance of just two words

わ

wa — Sentence-final particle with soft assertive nuance

答え

kotae — Answer; response; reply to a question or request

それ

sore — That; it; refers to something near the listener

本当

hontō — True; real; genuine; the actual truth of something

だっ

dat(ta) — Was; were (contracted past form of da copula)

小さな

chīsana — Small; little; tiny (prenominal adjective form)

白い

shiroi — White; pure white in color

牧師館

bokushikan — Parsonage; vicarage; a pastor's residence or home

屋

ya — Shop; dealer; suffix for a type of store or person

家

ie / ya — House; home; a building where people live

ほんの

honna — Just; merely; only a small amount of something

二百

nihyaku — Two hundred; the number 200

離れ

hanare — Separated; away; at a distance from something

病気

byōki — Illness; sickness; a disease or medical condition

病人

byōnin — Sick person; patient; someone suffering from illness

見舞う

mimau — To visit a sick person; to check on someone ill

習慣

shūkan — Habit; custom; a regular practice or routine

ほのめかし

honomekashi — Hint; suggestion; an indirect implication or insinuation

言葉

kotoba — Word; language; expression used in communication

これまで

koremade — Until now; up to this point in time

さまざま

samazama — Various; diverse; a variety of different things

見

mi — See; look (stem form of miru verb)

き

ki — Come; came (stem of kuru, in compound expressions)

はっきり

hakkiri — Clearly; distinctly; in an obvious or plain way

言う

iu — To say; to tell; to speak or express verbally

なかなか

nakanaka — Quite; rather; not easily (with negative: not readily)

お目

ome — Eyes (honorific prefix お + 目); polite reference

よう

yō — Seems; looks like; expresses appearance or resemblance

力

chikara — Power; strength; force; ability or capacity

気づい

kizui — Noticed; realized (contracted te-form of kizuku)

思わず

omowazu — Involuntarily; without thinking; instinctively or reflexively

大工

daiku — Carpenter; craftsman who builds using wood

声

koe — Voice; sound produced by a person speaking or singing

込め

kome — Put into; filled with (stem of komeru, embed/pour)

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending

誠実

seijitsu — Sincere; honest; faithful in character or attitude

響き

hibiki — Resonance; ring; the sound or echo of something

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings of a person

動かさ

ugokasa — Move; stir (negative/causative stem of ugokasu)