Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 14

Vocabulary

ラム酒

ramu-shu — Rum; an alcoholic spirit distilled from sugarcane.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

関して

kanshite — Regarding; concerning a particular topic or subject.

言えば

ieba — Speaking of; if one were to say or mention.

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

は

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

おばさん

obasan — Aunt; middle-aged woman; informal female address.

の

no — Possessive or attributive particle linking nouns.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings or spirit.

かなった

kanatta — Fulfilled; satisfied; met a wish or standard.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; a notable individual or figure.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or 'is.'

あった

atta — Was; existed; past tense of 'aru.'

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; introducing an explanation.

決して

kesshite — Never; by no means; used with negative expressions.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

手

te — Hand; arm; skill; means of doing something.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

触れ

fure — Touch; come into contact with something.

なかった

nakatta — Did not; past negative form of 'aru' or verbs.

から

kara — Because; from; particle indicating reason or origin.

だ

da — Is; plain-form copula asserting a fact or state.

もっとも

mottomo — However; although; that said; a qualifying conjunction.

やせこけた

yasekoketa — Gaunt; extremely thin; emaciated in appearance.

ある

aru — A certain; there is/are; to exist.

執事

shitsuji — Butler; steward; head household servant.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also marks contrast or emphasis.

安息日

ansokubi — Sabbath; a day of religious rest and worship.

破った

yabutta — Broke; violated; tore; past tense of 'yaburu.'

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional 'if/when.'

して

shite — Doing; as; by means of; conjunctive verb form.

叱った

shikatta — Scolded; rebuked; reprimanded someone for wrongdoing.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs.

一度

ichido — Once; one time; on one occasion.

キツネ

kitsune — Fox; a cunning wild animal in Japanese culture.

撃った

utta — Shot; fired at; past tense of 'utsu' (shoot).

本

hon — Book; main; counter for long cylindrical objects.

話

hanashi — Story; talk; topic; a narrative or conversation.

戻ろう

modorō — Let's return; volitional form of 'modoru' (return).

生涯

shōgai — Lifetime; one's whole life from birth to death.

通じて

tsūjite — Throughout; through; by means of; via.

その

sono — That; the (attributive demonstrative modifying a noun).

内容

naiyō — Content; substance; the details of something.

習得する

shūtoku suru — To acquire; to master a skill or knowledge.

という

to iu — Called; known as; the act of saying or naming.

記念碑的な

kinenhi-teki na — Monumental; landmark; of historic or exceptional significance.

作業

sagyō — Work; task; operation; a specific piece of work.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; delight; happiness; a feeling of pleasure.

振り返った

furikaetta — Looked back; reflected upon; glanced behind oneself.

中

naka — Inside; among; in the middle of something.

荒削りな

arazukuri na — Rough-hewn; unpolished; crude in manner or finish.

ヤンキー

Yankī — Yankee; an American, especially from the northern states.

将軍

shōgun — General; military commander; also Japan's feudal ruler.

なった

natta — Became; came to be; past tense of 'naru.'

都市

toshi — City; metropolis; a large urban area.

や

ya — And; listing particle implying an incomplete list.

村

mura — Village; a small rural settlement community.

要塞

yōsai — Fortress; stronghold; a heavily fortified military structure.

ついて

tsuite — About; concerning; following; regarding a subject.

記述

kijutsu — Description; account; a written record of something.

住民

jūmin — Resident; inhabitant; a person living in a place.

描く

egaku — To draw; to depict; to portray or describe.

同じくらい

onaji kurai — About the same; equally; approximately as much as.

正確な

seikaku na — Accurate; precise; correct and without error.

像

zō — Image; statue; likeness; a mental or physical picture.

形成した

keisei shita — Formed; shaped; constructed; brought into being.

ひととおり

hitotōri — Briefly; in general; going through the basics once.

読み

yomi — Reading; the act of reading written text.

書き

kaki — Writing; the act of writing characters or text.

足し算

tashizan — Addition; the arithmetic operation of adding numbers.

掛け算

kakezan — Multiplication; the arithmetic operation of multiplying numbers.

割り算

warizan — Division; the arithmetic operation of dividing numbers.

学んで

manande — Having learned; studying; gerundive form of 'manabu.'

いた

ita — Was doing; past progressive auxiliary form of 'iru.'

何人か

nanninka — Several people; some number of individuals.

裸足

hadashi — Barefoot; without shoes or socks on one's feet.

仲間たち

nakamatachi — Companions; friends; a group of associates or comrades.

誇り高き

hokori takaki — Proud; haughty; having a strong sense of pride.

イギリス

Igirisu — Britain; the United Kingdom or England specifically.

知って

shitte — Knowing; having learned; gerundive form of 'shiru.'

また

mata — Also; again; furthermore; in addition to that.

戦い

tatakai — Battle; fight; conflict; armed or competitive struggle.

多く

ōku — Many; much; a large number or quantity of.

店

mise — Shop; store; an establishment selling goods or services.

聞いた

kiita — Heard; listened; asked; past tense of 'kiku.'

大尉

taii — Captain; a military officer rank above lieutenant.

による

ni yoru — By; due to; based on; according to a source.

戦役

sen'eki — Campaign; military expedition; a series of battles.

色彩

shikisai — Color; hue; coloring; vivid quality or character.

帯びて

obite — Tinged with; carrying; bearing a particular quality.

パリ

Pari — Paris; the capital city of France.

どのような

dono yōna — What kind of; what sort of; of what nature.

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; form; the way something looks.

か

ka — Question particle; or; whether; marking a query.

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; either; expressing another possibility.

ベルリン

Berurin — Berlin; the capital city of Germany.

峠

tōge — Mountain pass; a route over a ridge or summit.

山小屋

yamagoya — Mountain hut; a small shelter in the mountains.

どう

dō — How; in what way; what about something.

冬

fuyu — Winter; the coldest season of the year.

よって

yotte — By; therefore; because of; due to a cause.

想像

sōzō — Imagination; a mental image formed in one's mind.

された

sareta — Was done; passive past form of 'suru.'

しても

shite mo — Even if; even though; regardless of doing something.

いささかも

isasaka mo — Not at all; not in the least; not even slightly.

悩ませ

nayamase — Troubled; bothered; caused distress or worry to someone.

刻み込まれた

kizamikomareta — Engraved; carved deeply; firmly imprinted in memory.

少なくとも

sukunaku tomo — At least; at the very minimum number or degree.

かなりの

kanari no — Considerable; quite a; a fairly large amount or degree.

期間

kikan — Period; duration; a span of time.

人々

hitobito — People; folks; various individuals in a group.

自ら

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

命令

meirei — Order; command; an authoritative instruction to obey.

従わせた

shitagawaseta — Made obey; compelled to follow orders or rules.

事実

jijitsu — Fact; truth; an actual occurrence or reality.

強者

kyōsha — The strong; powerful person; one who dominates others.

前

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

憲法

kenpō — Constitution; the fundamental law of a nation.

も

mo — Also; too; even; additive or inclusive particle.

崩れ去る

kuzuresaru — To crumble away; to collapse completely and disappear.

について

ni tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a particular topic.

哲学的

tetsugakuteki — Philosophical; relating to deep thought or philosophy.

考えた

kangaeta — Thought about; considered; past tense of 'kangaeru.'

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; it means that; logical conclusion.

ない

nai — Not; there is not; negative form of existence.

目

me — Eye; sight; perspective; a point of view.

現実

genjitsu — Reality; actuality; the real state of affairs.

状況

jōkyō — Situation; circumstances; the current state of affairs.

現し

arashi — Manifesting; revealing; making something visible or apparent.

町

machi — Town; city district; a smaller urban settlement.

仕組み

shikumi — Structure; mechanism; how something is organized or works.

隙間

sukima — Gap; crack; a small space between objects.

あり

ari — There is/are; existing; conjunctive form of 'aru.'

見つける

mitsukeru — To find; to discover; to locate something searched for.

十分な

jūbun na — Sufficient; enough; adequate in amount or degree.

賢さ

kashikosa — Cleverness; wisdom; the quality of being intelligent.

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to possess something physically or abstractly.

者

mono — Person; one who; a person defined by an attribute.

とって

totte — For; from the perspective of; taking; regarding someone.

権力

kenryoku — Power; authority; political or social influence.

へ

e — To; toward; directional particle indicating movement.

至る

itaru — To reach; to arrive at; to lead to a destination.

道

michi — Road; path; way; a route or course to follow.

浮かんだ

ukanda — Came to mind; floated up; an idea suddenly appeared.