Crime and Punishment — Page 10

Vocabulary

もう

mou — Already; anymore; soon; an additional amount.

一

ichi / hito- — The number one; a single unit.

か月

kagetsu — Counter for months of time duration.

分

bun / fun / pun — Portion, share; also counter for minutes.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle connecting nouns.

利子

rishi — Interest on a loan or deposit.

を

wo / o — Direct object particle marking the grammatical object.

持って

motte — Te-form of motsu; holding, carrying, bringing something.

き

ki — Stem of kuru (to come); used in compound verb forms.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount or degree.

待って

matte — Te-form of matsu; waiting; please wait.

ください

kudasai — Please do; polite request form after te-form verb.

それ

sore — That (thing near the listener); that one.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

私

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

好き

suki — Liking; fond of; to like something or someone.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or purpose.

さ

sa — Causative verb suffix or sentence-final softening particle.

せ

se — Causative conjugation stem; let or make someone do.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases.

もらい

morai — Stem of morau; to receive a favor from someone.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle adding assertion or emphasis.

お客

okyaku — Guest, customer, visitor (polite form).

さん

san — Honorific suffix used after names or nouns.

待つ

matsu — To wait; to await someone or something.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of a sentence.

それとも

soretomo — Or; otherwise; used to present an alternative option.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; very soon.

質草

shichigusa — Pawned item; collateral pledged at a pawnshop.

売る

uru — To sell; to put something up for sale.

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or confirmation.

その

sono — That (near listener); that particular thing or person.

時計

tokei — Clock; watch; timepiece.

いくら

ikura — How much; what price; asking about quantity or cost.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action, means, or price.

引き取っ

hikitotte — Te-form of hikitoru; to take back, reclaim, take over.

くれ

kure — Plain imperative of kureru; give me; do for me.

こんな

konna — This kind of; such a (near the speaker).

つまらない

tsumaranai — Boring; trivial; worthless; of little interest or value.

もの

mono — Thing; object; item; also a nominalizing expression.

持っ

motte (mott-) — Conjunctive form of motsu; having, holding, carrying.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; hardly; nearly; most of something.

価値

kachi — Value; worth; merit of something.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also contrastive conjunction.

あり

ari — Stem of aru; to exist; there is (for inanimate things).

ませ

mase — Polite ending component; part of negative masu form.

ん

n — Negative ending (contracted nai); or explanatory particle.

この前

kono mae — Last time; previously; the other day.

指輪

yubiwa — Ring worn on a finger; finger ring.

二

ni / futa- — The number two.

差し上げ

sashiage — Humble form of ageru; to give (to a superior humbly).

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary; part of -mashita ending.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

宝石屋

hōsekiya — Jewelry store; jeweler's shop.

なら

nara — Conditional particle: if; in the case of.

半

han — Half; semi-; halfway.

新品

shinpin — Brand new item; unused goods.

買え

kae — Potential/imperative form of kau; can buy; buy!

四

shi / yon — The number four.

出し

dashi — Stem of dasu; to put out, produce, offer (a sum).

必ず

kanarazu — Without fail; certainly; definitely; always.

受け戻し

ukemōshi / ukemodo­shi — Redeeming a pawned item; reclaiming collateral.

来

ki / ku / ko- — Stem of kuru; to come; arrival.

父

chichi / otōsan — Father; one's own father (plain form).

形見

katami — Keepsake; memento left by a deceased person.

な

na — Sentence-final particle for assertion; or adjectival linker.

です

desu — Polite copula; is, am, are (polite form).

もうすぐ

mōsugu — Very soon; before long; in a little while.

お金

okane — Money; cash (polite form).

入る

hairu / iru — To enter; to come in; (money) to come in, be received.

前払い

maebarai — Advance payment; prepayment before goods or service.

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well (inclusive particle).

いただき

itadaki — Humble form of morau; to humbly receive something.

よろしけれ

yoroshikere — Conditional form of yoroshii; if it is acceptable/fine.

ば

ba — Conditional particle: if; when (hypothetical condition).

だ

da — Plain copula; is, am, are (casual/plain form).

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with; if (conditional).

若者

wakamono — Young person; youth; a young man or woman.

叫ん

sakeben (sakende) — Conjunctive form of sakebu; shouting, crying out loudly.

ご

go — Honorific prefix showing respect (also prefix for words).

勝手

katte — Self-will; doing as one pleases; selfish; convenience.

老婆

rōba — Old woman; elderly woman (can be slightly derogatory).

彼

kare — He; him; that man; boyfriend.

返し

kaeshi — Stem of kaesu; returning something; giving back.

受け取り

uketori — Receipt; acceptance; receiving something from someone.

あまり

amari — Too much; not very (with negative); excess.

怒り

ikari — Anger; rage; wrath; feeling furious.

立ち去ろ

tachisarō — Volitional form of tachisaru; about to leave, depart.

う

u — Volitional suffix expressing intention or conjecture.

し

shi — Conjunctive particle listing reasons; stem of suru.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; emotion; stem of omou (to think).

とどまっ

todomatte — Te-form of todomaru; to stop oneself; to stay, remain.

ほか

Other; elsewhere; another place or option.

行く

iku — To go; to move toward a destination.

ところ

tokoro — Place; spot; point in time; circumstance.

ない

nai — Negative adjective; not exist; there is no; lacking.

こと

koto — Thing (abstract); fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.

ここ

koko — Here; this place (near the speaker).

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place.

一つ

hitotsu — One (item); one thing; a single piece.

別

betsu — Separate; another; different; distinct.

目的

mokuteki — Purpose; goal; objective; aim.

あっ

a(t)te / atte — Te-form of aru; having; there being; existing.

思い出し

omoidashi — Stem of omoidasu; recalling, remembering something.

から

kara — From; because; after; indicating origin or reason.

渡せ

watase — Imperative form of watasu; hand over! give it here!

荒々しく

araarashiku — Roughly; violently; in a fierce or harsh manner.

言っ

itte — Te-form of iu; saying; having said something.

ポケット

poketto — Pocket; small pouch sewn into clothing.

中

naka / chū — Inside; within; middle; among.

鍵

kagi — Key; lock; clue.

探り

saguri — Stem of saguru; feeling around for; searching by touch.

カーテン

kāten — Curtain; drape covering a window or doorway.

向こう

mukō — Beyond; the other side; over there.

隣

tonari — Next door; adjacent; neighboring room or place.

部屋

heya — Room; a space inside a building.

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; form; one's visible shape.

消し

keshi — Stem of kesu; erasing, extinguishing, disappearing from sight.

真ん中

mannaka — The very center; the middle of something.

一人

hitori — One person; alone; by oneself.

残さ

nokosa — Passive/causative stem of nokosu; to be left behind.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix; to be done to.

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; consideration; stem of kangaeru.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

物珍しそう

monomezurashisō — Looking curiously; seeming fascinated by something unusual.

耳

mimi — Ear; the organ of hearing.

澄まし

sumashi — Stem of sumasu; pricking up ears; listening intently.

引き出し

hikidashi — Drawer (in furniture); pulling something out.

錠

jō — Lock; padlock; a locking mechanism.

開ける

akeru — To open; to unlock; to make an opening.

音

oto — Sound; noise; a sound that can be heard.

聞こえ

kikoye / kikoe — Stem of kikoeru; to be audible, can be heard.

上

ue / jō — Above; on top; upper; more than.

違いない

chigainai — No doubt; must be; certainly; without question.