Dracula — Page 12

Vocabulary

道

michi — Road, path, or way between places.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

険しかった

kewashikatta — Was steep, rugged, or harsh (past tense).

が

ga — Subject-marking particle or conjunctive 'but'.

それでも

soredemo — Even so, nevertheless, despite that.

私たち

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

熱

netsu — Heat, fever, or intense passion.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.

浮かされた

ukasareta — Was seized by fever or excitement.

よう

you — Like, as if; indicates resemblance or manner.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking adjective to noun.

速さ

hayasa — Speed, swiftness, rate of movement.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action.

飛ぶ

tobu — To fly, jump, or move rapidly.

進んで

susunde — Advancing, proceeding, moving forward willingly.

いる

iru — To exist (animate); auxiliary for ongoing action.

だった

datta — Was, were; plain past form of 'da'.

その

sono — That (near listener); demonstrative adjective.

時

toki — Time, moment, occasion.

急ぐ

isogu — To hurry, rush, hasten somewhere.

理由

riyuu — Reason, cause, justification for something.

理解

rikai — Understanding, comprehension of something.

できなかった

dekinakatta — Was unable to do; past negative of dekiru.

御者

gyosha — Coachman, driver of a horse-drawn carriage.

明らかに

akirakani — Clearly, obviously, evidently.

へ

e — Particle indicating direction toward a destination.

一刻

ikkoku — A moment, an instant of time.

も

mo — Also, even; emphatic or inclusive particle.

早く

hayaku — Quickly, early, as soon as possible.

到着

touchaku — Arrival at a destination.

しよう

shiyou — Let's do; volitional form expressing intention.

と

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

固く

kataku — Firmly, strongly, rigidly.

決意

ketsui — Determination, firm resolution to do something.

して

shite — Te-form of suru; connecting actions together.

いた

ita — Was doing; past progressive auxiliary form.

この

kono — This (near speaker); demonstrative adjective.

夏

natsu — Summer season.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful, magnificent, splendid, outstanding.

状態

joutai — Condition, state, situation of something.

なる

naru — To become, to turn into.

冬

fuyu — Winter season.

の

no — Possessive or noun-linking particle.

雪

yuki — Snow.

後

ato / nochi — After, afterwards, following a time or event.

まだ

mada — Still, not yet; indicating incomplete state.

整備

seibi — Maintenance, upkeep, preparation of roads or equipment.

されて

sarete — Being done; passive te-form of suru.

いない

inai — Not existing; negative of iru (ongoing action).

聞かされた

kikasareta — Was told, was made to hear something.

点

ten — Point, aspect, detail of a matter.

おいて

oite — In, at, regarding a particular point or place.

山脈

sanmyaku — Mountain range, chain of mountains.

一般的な

ippanteki na — General, common, typical, ordinary.

異なる

kotonaru — To differ, to be different from something.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because, the reason being; introduces explanation.

そこ

soko — There, that place.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

あまり

amari — Not very, not much (with negative); too much.

良い

yoi / ii — Good, fine, favorable.

保た

tamota — Maintain, keep (stem form of tamotsu).

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not exist or occur.

いう

iu — To say, to call, to be called.

古い

furui — Old, ancient, not new.

慣習

kanshuu — Custom, convention, established practice.

ある

aru — To exist (inanimate); there is/are.

から

kara — From, because; indicates cause or origin.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'is/are/am'.

昔

mukashi — Long ago, ancient times, the old days.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

修繕

shuuzen — Repair, mending, restoration of something broken.

しなかった

shinakatta — Did not do; past negative of suru.

トルコ人

Torukojin — Turkish person; a person from Turkey.

外国

gaikoku — Foreign country, overseas nation.

軍

gun — Military, army, armed forces.

引き入れる

hikiireru — To bring in, to invite in, to lure inside.

準備

junbi — Preparation, readiness for something.

思われ

omoware — Seems, is thought to be (passive form).

常に

tsuneni — Always, at all times, constantly.

一触即発

isshoku sokuhatsu — Explosive situation triggered by slightest touch.

あった

atta — There was/were; plain past form of aru.

戦争

sensou — War, armed conflict between nations.

早めて

hayamete — Hastening, speeding up an event or process.

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; indicates regrettable completion.

こと

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

恐れた

osoreta — Feared, was afraid of something (past tense).

緑

midori — Green color; greenery.

起伏

kifuku — Undulation, ups and downs of terrain.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

丘

oka — Hill, small elevated landform.

向こう

mukou — Beyond, over there, the other side.

もの

mono — Thing, object; also softens assertions.

高く

takaku — Highly, tall, at a great height.

そびえる

sobieru — To tower, to rise high imposingly.

険しい

kewashii — Steep, rugged, harsh terrain or expression.

斜面

shamen — Slope, incline of a hill or mountain.

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as.

雄大

yuudai — Grand, magnificent, majestic in scale.

森

mori — Forest, woods, grove of trees.

広がって

hirogatte — Spreading out, expanding across an area.

山々

yamayama — Mountains (plural); many mountains.

右

migi — Right side, right direction.

左

hidari — Left side, left direction.

そびえ立ち

sobietatchi — Standing tall, rising up imposingly.

午後

gogo — Afternoon, PM hours of the day.

太陽

taiyou — The sun, solar body.

降り注いで

furisosoide — Pouring down, showering upon from above.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing.

壮麗

sourei — Magnificent, splendid, grand and beautiful.

色彩

shikisai — Coloring, hues, richness of color.

余す

amosu — To leave over, to spare nothing.

ところ

tokoro — Place, point, situation, aspect.

なく

naku — Without, lacking; negative conjunctive form.

引き出して

hikidashite — Drawing out, bringing forth, extracting something.

峰

mine — Mountain peak, summit.

影

kage — Shadow, shade, silhouette.

深い

fukai — Deep, profound, intense.

青

ao — Blue or green color.

紫

murasaki — Purple, violet color.

草

kusa — Grass, weeds, plants.

岩

iwa — Rock, boulder, stone mass.

混じり合う

majiriau — To intermingle, blend together with each other.

茶色

chairo — Brown color.

そして

soshite — And then, and also; sequential connector.

鋸歯状

kyoshijou — Serrated, saw-toothed in shape.

尖った

toがった — Pointed, sharp, jagged.

岩峰

ganpou — Rocky peak, jagged rock summit.

果てしなく

hateshinaku — Endlessly, boundlessly, without limit.

連なり

tsuranari — Continuing in a line, stretching in succession.

やがて

yagate — Before long, eventually, in due course.

それら

sorera — Those things; plural distal demonstrative pronoun.

遠景

enkei — Distant view, background scenery, far landscape.

中

naka — Inside, middle, among.

消え

kie — Disappearing, fading away (stem of kieru).

いただく

itadaku — To receive humbly; to crown (a peak).

峰々

minemine — Many peaks, multiple mountain summits.

そびえて

sobiete — Towering, rising high (te-form of sobieru).

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there, in various places.

山

yama — Mountain, hill.

巨大

kyodai — Huge, gigantic, enormous in size.

裂け目

sakeme — Crack, fissure, cleft in rock or earth.

沈み

shizumi — Sinking, setting (as the sun).

始める

hajimeru — To begin, to start doing something.

つれて

tsurete — As, along with; indicating proportional change.

隙間

sukima — Gap, crevice, narrow space between things.

落ちる

ochiru — To fall, to drop down.

水

mizu — Water.

白い

shiroi — White colored.

輝き

kagayaki — Brilliance, sparkle, gleaming light.

時折

tokiori — Occasionally, from time to time, sometimes.

見えた

mieta — Was visible, could be seen (past tense).