Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 3

Vocabulary

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional statement

言葉

kotoba — Word; language; expression

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

誤用

goyou — Misuse; incorrect usage of a word

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if'

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the subject

何百人

nanhyakunin — Hundreds of people; a large number

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also,' 'even,' or 'as many as'

紳士

shinshi — Gentleman; a man of refined manners

淑女

shukujo — Lady; a woman of refined manners

が

ga — Subject-marking particle

住ん

sun(de) — Live; reside (conjunctive form of 住む)

いる

iru — To exist; to be (for animate beings)

と

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

言い

ii — Say; speak (stem form of 言う)

たく

taku — Want to (desiderative auxiliary stem form)

なり

nari — Become; come to be (conjunctive form)

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present/future tense

彼ら

karera — They; them (third-person plural pronoun)

この

kono — This; refers to something near the speaker

作品

sakuhin — Work; piece of art, literature, or craft

計画

keikaku — Plan; project; scheme

を

wo — Object-marking particle

認め

mitome — Acknowledge; approve; recognize (stem form)

その

sono — That; refers to something near the listener

有益

yuueki — Useful; beneficial; profitable

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

情報

jouhou — Information; data; news

蓄積

chikuseki — Accumulation; stockpiling of knowledge or resources

何らか

nanraka — Some kind of; some sort of contribution

貢献

kouken — Contribution; service to a cause or effort

し

shi — Do (conjunctive/listing form of する)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

くださっ

kudasat(ta) — Gave (honorific past form of くださる)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

方々

katagata — People; persons (honorific plural form)

です

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

そこ

soko — There; that place (mid-distance location)

問いかけ

toikake — Question posed; inquiry directed at someone

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending

待ち

machi — Waiting; standing by (stem form of 待つ)

答える

kotaeru — To answer; to respond to a question

準備

junbi — Preparation; readiness; getting ready

でき

deki — Can do; be able to (stem of できる)

い

i — Exist; be (short form of いる)

各

kaku — Each; every; respective

ページ

peeji — Page; a single side of a printed sheet

中

naka — Inside; within; among

伝え

tsutae — Convey; communicate; pass on information

正確

seikaku — Accurate; precise; exact

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives (e.g., accuracy)

保証

hoshou — Guarantee; assurance; warranty

する

suru — To do; to perform an action

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to

誰か

dareka — Someone; anybody; an unspecified person

それ

sore — That; it (mid-distance demonstrative pronoun)

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly; just; precisely

住居

juukyo — Residence; dwelling; place of living

窓

mado — Window; an opening in a wall

書か

kaka — Write (conditional/passive stem of 書く)

紙

kami — Paper; a sheet for writing or printing

貼ら

hara — Paste; affix; stick (stem of 貼る)

とき

toki — When; at the time of; moment

必ず

kanarazu — Certainly; without fail; always

答え

kotae — Answer; response; reply

くれる

kureru — Give (to me/us); do a favor for speaker

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter (abstract noun)

経験

keiken — Experience; practical knowledge gained over time

豊富

houfu — Abundant; rich; plentiful

主婦

shufu — Housewife; homemaker managing a household

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'the Nth'

番

ban — Number; order; rank in a sequence

老

rou — Old; aged; elder (prefix/honorific)

博士

hakase / hakushi — Doctor; PhD; title for learned expert

大尉

taii — Captain (military rank in army/air force)

有名

yuumei — Famous; well-known; renowned

夫人

fujin — Mrs.; Madam; a married woman's title

嬢

jou — Miss; young lady; unmarried woman's title

氏

shi — Mr.; formal title suffix for a person's name

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; and so