Crime and Punishment — Page 2

Vocabulary

ヶ月

kagetsu — Counter for months.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle.

投獄

tōgoku — Imprisonment; being put in jail.

後

go / ato — After; later; following an event.

彼

kare — He; him; referring to a male person.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

他

hoka / ta — Other; another; the rest.

人

hito / nin / jin — Person; people; counter for individuals.

と

to — And; with; connecting particle.

ともに

tomo ni — Together with; along with someone.

広場

hiroba — Public square; open plaza or space.

銃殺

jūsatsu — Execution by shooting; death by gunfire.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; because of.

連れ出された

tsuredасаreta — Was taken out; led away forcibly.

弟

otōto — Younger brother.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to.

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone.

中

naka / chū — Inside; within; in the middle of.

で

de — At; by; in; instrumental particle.

こう

kō — Like this; in this way; thus.

述べている

nobete iru — Is stating; is describing; expresses in writing.

彼ら

karera — They; them; a group of people.

私たち

watashitachi — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

頭上

zujō — Above one's head; overhead.

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; what is spoken or written.

を

wo / o — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

読み上げ

yomiage — Reading aloud; reciting something out loud.

死刑囚

shikei shū — Death row prisoner; condemned criminal awaiting execution.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

白い

shiroi — White; being of the color white.

シャツ

shatsu — Shirt; a garment worn on the upper body.

着せられた

kiserareta — Was made to wear; had clothing put on.

そして

soshite — And then; after that; furthermore.

ずつ

zutsu — Each; at a time; distributive suffix.

杭

kui — Stake; post; pole driven into the ground.

縛りつけられ

shibari tsuke rare — Was tied to; bound firmly to something.

処刑

shokei — Execution; carrying out a death sentence.

受けること

ukeru koto — Receiving; undergoing; experiencing something given.

なった

natta — Became; turned into; came to be.

列

retsu — Row; line; queue of people or things.

番目

banme — Ordinal suffix meaning nth in sequence.

あった

atta — Was; existed; there was something.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

残り

nokori — Remainder; what is left; remaining portion.

命

inochi — Life; one's living existence; lifespan.

あと

ato — Remaining; only left; after this point.

数分

sūfun — A few minutes; several minutes of time.

しか

shika — Only; nothing but; used with negation.

ない

nai — Not exist; there is none; negative form.

悟った

satotta — Realized; became aware; came to understand.

愛する

aisuru — To love; to feel deep affection for someone.

人々

hitobito — People; folks; various individuals collectively.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; deep emotional reflection.

隣

tonari — Next to; neighboring; directly adjacent position.

いた

ita — Was there; existed; past tense of iru.

何とか

nantoka — Somehow; managing with difficulty; barely succeeding.

口づけ

kuchizuke — Kiss; pressing lips against someone affectionately.

して

shite — Doing; and then; conjunctive form of suru.

別れ

wakare — Farewell; parting; separation from someone.

告げた

tsugeta — Told; announced; conveyed a message to someone.

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once; without warning.

兵士

heishi — Soldier; military personnel; armed service member.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

太鼓

taiko — Drum; a percussion instrument beaten with sticks.

打ち鳴らし

uchinарashi — Beating loudly; striking to produce sound.

縛

shibari — Binding; the act of tying or restraining.

解かれ

tokare — Was untied; released from bonds or restraint.

処刑台

shokeidai — Execution platform; scaffold where executions are carried out.

連れ戻された

tsuremoдосаreta — Was brought back; returned under escort.

陛下

heika — His/Her Majesty; formal address for a monarch.

助けてくださった

tasukete kudasatta — Saved us; graciously helped; formal expression of rescue.

知らされた

shirasareta — Was informed; was told; received notification of something.

刑

kei — Sentence; punishment; legal penalty imposed.

重労働

jūrōdō — Hard labor; penal servitude with forced physical work.

減刑

genkei — Commutation of sentence; reducing a criminal penalty.

された

sareta — Was done; passive past form of suru.

囚人

shūjin — Prisoner; inmate; person held in confinement.

一人

hitori — One person; alone; a single individual.

解かれる

tokareru — To be untied; released; freed from restraint.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; without delay.

発狂

hakkyō — Going mad; losing one's sanity completely.

し

shi — Conjunctive form; did and then; connecting actions.

二度と

nido to — Never again; not a second time; used with negation.

正気

shōki — Sanity; sound mind; being mentally healthy.

取り戻す

torimodosu — To regain; recover; get something back again.

なかった

nakatta — Was not; did not exist; negative past tense.

この

kono — This; referring to something nearby or mentioned.

体験

taiken — Personal experience; firsthand encounter with something.

激しい

hageshii — Intense; fierce; violent; extremely strong or severe.

苦しみ

kurushimi — Suffering; anguish; pain endured emotionally or physically.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner emotional self.

永続的

eizokteki — Permanent; lasting; enduring over a long time.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

刻印

kokuin — Imprint; stamp; mark deeply left on something.

残した

nokoshita — Left behind; kept; caused something to remain.

宗教的

shūkyōteki — Religious; pertaining to religion or spiritual belief.

気質

kishitsu — Temperament; disposition; innate character or nature.

最終的

saishūteki — Ultimately; in the end; final result or conclusion.

あらゆる

arayuru — All; every kind of; without exception.

諦念

teinen — Resignation; acceptance of fate; renunciation of desire.

もって

motte — With; by means of; using as a method.

受け入れ

ukéire — Acceptance; receiving; embracing something willingly.

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; personally; by one's own doing.

場合

baai — Case; situation; circumstance; occasion when something occurs.

において

ni oite — In; at; regarding; formal locative expression.

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something previously mentioned.

祝福

shukufuku — Blessing; divine favor; a wish of happiness.

みなす

minasu — To regard as; consider; treat something as.

よう

yō — So that; in order to; expressing purpose or manner.

導いた

michibiita — Led; guided; directed someone toward something.

その

sono — That; the; referring to a specific previously mentioned thing.

主題

shudai — Theme; subject; main topic of a work.

絶えず

taezu — Constantly; ceaselessly; without stopping or interruption.

著作

chosaku — Written works; literary or academic publications authored.

立ち返って

tachikаette — Returning to; coming back to revisit a topic.

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Terrifying; horrifying; causing great fear or dread.

苦悶

kumon — Agony; torment; intense mental or physical suffering.

描写

byōsha — Description; depiction; portrayal in writing or art.

そのような

sono yōna — Such; that kind of; of that sort.

拷問

gōmon — Torture; inflicting severe pain to extract information.

与える

ataeru — To give; to inflict; to bestow upon someone.

残酷

zankoku — Cruelty; brutality; mercilessly harsh or savage behavior.

訴えて

uttaete — Appealing against; protesting; arguing forcefully about something.

その後

sono go — After that; subsequently; following that event.

一般

ippan — General; ordinary; common; not specialized or particular.

犯罪者

hanzaisha — Criminal; a person who has committed a crime.

過ごした

sugoshita — Spent time; passed time in a certain place.

年間

nenkan — Period of years; span of a certain number of years.

徒刑

tokei — Penal servitude; imprisonment with compulsory hard labor.

続き

tsuzuki — Continuation; what follows; the next part.

そこ

soko — There; that place; a previously mentioned location.

書き始め

kakihajime — Began writing; started to put words on paper.

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore; additionally; even more; beyond that.

数年間

sūnenkan — Several years; a period of a few years.

懲罰

chōbatsu — Disciplinary punishment; penalty for misconduct or offense.

大隊

daitai — Battalion; a military unit of several hundred soldiers.

服役

fokueki — Serving a sentence; fulfilling military or prison duty.

続いた

tsuzuita — Continued; went on; persisted for a period of time.