Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 1

Vocabulary

なんでも

nandemo — Anything; everything; whatever it may be.

調べよ

shirabayo — Imperative form of 'to investigate' or 'look up'.

あらゆる

arayuru — All; every possible kind of thing.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; event.

について

ni tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic.

蝋

rō — Wax; material used for candles or molding.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause.

花

hana — Flower; blossom; something beautiful.

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

模型

mokei — Model; replica; miniature representation of something.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

作り

tsukuri — Making; crafting; construction of something.

たい

tai — Auxiliary expressing desire or wish to do.

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion when something occurs.

礼儀

reigi — Etiquette; manners; proper social conduct.

作法

sahō — Manner; etiquette; rules of polite behavior.

学び

manabi — Learning; study; the act of acquiring knowledge.

朝食

chōshoku — Breakfast; the first meal of the day.

や

ya — Particle listing examples among multiple items.

夕食

yūshoku — Dinner; the evening meal of the day.

添える

soeru — To add to; accompany; append as a complement.

一品

ichihon / ippin — One dish; a single item or course.

用意

yōi — Preparation; readiness; getting something ready.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; also lists reasons.

大人数

ōninzū — Large number of people; big group gathering.

少人数

shōninzū — Small number of people; small group size.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle in Japanese grammar.

ため

tame — For the sake of; benefit; purpose of something.

会

kai — Meeting; gathering; association; party or event.

計画

keikaku — Plan; project; scheme; organized arrangement of actions.

頭痛

zutsū — Headache; pain occurring in the head area.

治し

naoshi — Curing; healing; fixing a health problem.

遺言

yuigon — Will; testament; final wishes left before death.

作成

sakusei — Creation; drawing up a document or plan.

結婚

kekkon — Marriage; the union of two people legally.

身内

miuchi — One's own family; close relatives; inner circle.

葬り

hoburi / muburi — Burial; funeral rite; act of interring the dead.

何

nani / nан — What; something unspecified; any matter or thing.

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; either one of two options.

楽しみ

tanoshimi — Enjoyment; pleasure; something to look forward to.

と

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

思わ

omowa — Stem of 'to think'; base before passive/negative forms.

れる

reru — Auxiliary indicating passive voice or spontaneous action.

でも

demo — Even; but; however; or anything similar.

その

sono — That; the aforementioned; referring to something nearby.

望み

nozomi — Wish; hope; desire; something earnestly wanted.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; also indicates contrast.

家庭

katei — Home; household; family life and environment.

生活

seikatsu — Daily life; living; one's everyday existence.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; essential; something that is required.

事項

jikō — Item; matter; point; particular affair or concern.

関わる

kakawaru — To relate to; be involved with; concern something.

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; something tangible or abstract.

あれば

areba — Conditional 'if there is'; assuming something exists.

ぜひ

zehi — By all means; please; certainly; definitely do it.

お

o — Honorific prefix showing respect or politeness.

調べ

shirabe — Investigation; inquiry; looking something up carefully.

いただければ

itadakereba — If you would kindly do (humble conditional expression).

幸い

saiwai — Fortunate; grateful; it would be a blessing.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.

編者

hensha — Editor; compiler; person who edits a publication.

方

kata / hō — Person (polite); direction; way; method of doing.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

巻末

kanmatsu — End of a volume; back matter of a book.

索引

sakuin — Index; alphabetical or topical list in a book.

ご

go — Honorific prefix showing respect in polite speech.

参照

sanshō — Reference; consultation; please refer to something.

ください

kudasai — Please give; please do (polite request form).

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' as in editions.

版

han — Edition; version; printing of a publication.

改訂

kaitei — Revision; updated edition; corrected new version.

累計

ruikei — Cumulative total; running total of figures.

発行

hakkō — Publication; issuance; releasing a printed work.

部数

busū — Number of copies; print run of a publication.

部

bu — Copy; unit counting printed books or documents.

ロンドン

Rondon — London; capital city of England and the UK.

年

nen — Year; counter for years in Japanese.

関連

kanren — Related; connected; associated with a topic.

書籍

shoseki — Books; written publications; literary works in print.

日常

nichijō — Everyday; daily; ordinary routine life matters.

辞典

jiten — Dictionary; encyclopedia; reference book of words.

有益

yūeki — Useful; beneficial; profitable; of practical value.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

知識

chishiki — Knowledge; information; understanding of a subject.

医学

igaku — Medicine; medical science; the study of health.

外科

geka — Surgery; surgical medicine; operative medical treatment.

理由

riyū — Reason; cause; grounds for a decision or action.

キリスト教

Kirisutokyō — Christianity; the religion based on Jesus Christ.

諸

sho — Various; many; multiple (prefix for plural groups).

宗派

shūha — Religious denomination; sect; branch of a religion.

自然

shizen — Nature; the natural world; something occurring naturally.

地理

chiri — Geography; the study of Earth's lands and features.

学

gaku — Study; learning; academic discipline or field.

地質

chishitsu — Geology; the study of Earth's physical structure.

一般

ippan — General; common; ordinary; applicable to all cases.

科学

kagaku — Science; systematic study of the natural world.

博物

hakubutsu — Natural history; broad study of nature and objects.

歴史

rekishi — History; the study of past events and eras.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-ic', '-al', or 'pertaining to'.

史

shi — History; historical account; chronicle of events.

園芸

engei — Gardening; horticulture; cultivation of plants.

家

ka / ie — House; home; specialist; expert in a field.

農家

nōka — Farming household; farmer; agricultural family.

主婦

shufu — Housewife; homemaker; woman managing a household.

家政

kasei — Home economics; household management and administration.

聖書

seisho — The Bible; holy scripture of the Christian faith.

聖

sei — Holy; sacred; divine; saintly or blessed.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to result in.

節約

setsuyaku — Saving; economizing; frugal use of resources.

術

jutsu — Art; technique; skill; method or craft.

または

mata wa — Or; alternatively; one or the other option.

残り物

nokorimono — Leftovers; remaining food; things left over.

料理

ryōri — Cooking; cuisine; a prepared dish or meal.

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; among other things.

発見

hakken — Discovery; finding something previously unknown.

旅

tabi — Journey; travel; trip to another place.

対話

taiwa — Dialogue; conversation; exchange between two parties.

実用

jitsuyō — Practical use; utility; applied rather than theoretical.

案内

annai — Guide; information; directing someone to a place.

投書

tōsho — Letter to the editor; written submission to publication.

者

sha / mono — Person; individual associated with a particular role.

へ

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

通知

tsūchi — Notice; notification; official informing of something.

隅

sumi — Corner; nook; edge of a room or space.

戸棚

todana — Cupboard; cabinet; storage shelf with doors.

宝庫

hōko — Treasure house; storehouse of valuable things.

一

ichi / hito — One; the number 1; first in a sequence.

いかにして

ikanishite — How; by what means; in what manner.

千

sen — Thousand; the number 1,000.

ポンド

pondo — Pound; British unit of currency or weight.

なった

natta — Became; past tense of なる (to become).

か

ka — Question-marking particle at end of a sentence.