Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 13

Vocabulary

一度

ichido — Once; one time

か

ka — Question particle; or

二度

nido — Twice; two times

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

激しい

hageshii — Intense, violent, fierce, severe

暴風

boufuu — Violent storm, gale, tempest

や

ya — And (among others); listing particle

浸水

shinsui — Flooding, inundation of water

発生

hassei — Occurrence, outbreak, generation of event

は

wa — Topic marker particle

経験

keiken — Experience, personal knowledge gained through practice

豊富

houfu — Abundant, rich, plentiful in quantity

な

na — Adjectival linking particle (na-adjective form)

航海

koukai — Voyage, sea navigation, sailing journey

者

sha / mono — Person, one who does something

が

ga — Subject marker particle

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly, nearly, hardly any

記録

kiroku — Record, documentation, written account

に

ni — Direction, location, time particle

留め

todome — To keep, retain, record, note down

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not exist

よう

you — Appearance, manner, seems like, in order to

出来事

dekigoto — Event, happening, occurrence, incident

で

de — At, by means of, location/means particle

あり

ari — To be, exist (conjunctive form of ある)

中

naka / chuu — Inside, middle, among, during

それ

sore — That, it (pronoun referring to something nearby)

以上

ijou — More than, above, beyond, no more

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact (nominalizer)

起こら

okora — To happen, occur (stem/negative base)

なけれ

nakere — Must, negative conditional form of ない

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if/when

私

watashi — I, me (first-person singular pronoun)

十分

juubun — Sufficient, enough, fully, adequately

満足

manzoku — Satisfaction, contentment, being pleased

する

suru — To do, to perform an action

でしょう

deshou — Probably, I suppose, right? (conjecture)

さようなら

sayounara — Goodbye, farewell (formal parting expression)

親愛

shin'ai — Dear, beloved, cherished (affectionate address)

なる

naru — To become, to be (verb of change)

自身

jishin — Oneself, personally, itself (reflexive pronoun)

ため

tame — For the sake of, in order to

も

mo — Also, too, even (additive particle)

あなた

anata — You (second-person singular pronoun)

無謀

mubou — Reckless, rash, foolhardy, imprudent action

危険

kiken — Danger, risk, hazard, peril

立ち向かう

tachimukau — To confront, face, stand up against

し

shi — And, moreover (conjunctive/listing particle)

と

to — And, with, quotation particle

どうか

douka — Please, somehow, I beg you

ご安心

go-anshin — Please be at ease, reassurance (honorific)

ください

kudasai — Please (polite request form)

冷静

reisei — Calm, composed, cool-headed, composed manner

粘り強く

nebarizuyoku — Persistently, tenaciously, with perseverance

思慮

shiryo — Prudence, deliberation, careful consideration

深く

fukaku — Deeply, profoundly (adverbial form)

ある

aru — To be, to exist (inanimate)

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless (conjunction)

成功

seikou — Success, achievement of a goal

必ず

kanarazu — Certainly, without fail, always

努力

doryoku — Effort, hard work, endeavor, exertion

報いる

むくいる / mukuiru — To reward, repay, recompense effort

なぜ

naze — Why, for what reason

そう

sou — So, that way, like that

なら

nara — If, in that case (conditional)

これ

kore — This (pronoun for nearby object)

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as

道

michi — Road, path, way, route

なき

naki — Without, lacking (literary negative attributive)

海

umi — Sea, ocean, large body of water

上

ue / jou — Above, on top, upper surface

確か

tashika — Certain, sure, definite, reliable

航路

kouro — Sea route, shipping lane, course

を

wo / o — Direct object marker particle

切り開き

kirihiraki — To blaze, clear a new path

ながら

nagara — While doing, even though (simultaneous action)

歩ん

ayun — To walk, proceed along (stem form)

き

ki — Came (past auxiliary, literary form)

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb form

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker

星々

hoshiboshi — The stars, many stars (plural form)

その

sono — That (demonstrative adjective)

もの

mono — Thing, object, person (noun nominalizer)

勝利

shouri — Victory, triumph, winning

証人

shounin — Witness, one who testifies

なっ

natte — Became (te-form of なる)

て

te — Conjunctive te-form particle

い

i — Being (progressive auxiliary stem)

ます

masu — Polite verb ending marker

荒々しく

araarashiku — Wildly, roughly, ferociously (adverbial form)

従順

juujun — Obedient, docile, submissive, compliant

この

kono — This (demonstrative adjective)

大海原

oounabara — Vast ocean, open sea, wide expanse

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore, even more, additionally

進み

susumi — Advancing, proceeding forward (stem form)

続け

tsuzuke — To continue, keep doing (stem form)

いけ

ike — Go! (imperative); can go (potential)

決意

ketsui — Resolution, determination, firm decision

心

kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit, feelings

固い

katai — Firm, hard, solid, steadfast

意志

ishi — Will, willpower, volition, intention

持つ

motsu — To hold, have, possess, carry

人間

ningen — Human being, person, mankind

何

nani / nan — What, anything (interrogative pronoun)

止める

tomeru — To stop, halt, prevent from continuing

できる

dekiru — To be able to, can do

高ぶる

takaburu — To be excited, elated, emotionally stirred

思わず

omowazu — Involuntarily, unintentionally, before one realizes

あふれ出

afurede — To overflow, spill out, brim over

しまい

shimai — End up doing (regrettable completion form)

もう

mou — Already, no longer, anymore

終わり

owari — End, conclusion, finish, close

なり

nari — Become, or (literary copula/conjunction)

ませ

mase — Polite imperative/request auxiliary ending

ん

n — Negation or explanatory sentence-final particle

神

kami — God, deity, divine spirit

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle for emphasis/assertion

愛する

aisuru — To love, cherish deeply

妹

imouto — Younger sister

祝福

shukufuku — Blessing, benediction, divine favor

たまえ

tamae — Please grant (archaic/literary imperative form)

手紙

tegami — Letter, written correspondence

第四通

daiyon tsuu — Fourth letter (ordinal counter for letters)

夫人

fujin — Madam, Mrs., a married woman

へ

e / he — Direction particle meaning toward, to

年

nen — Year (counter/suffix for years)

8月

hachigatsu — August, the eighth month

5日

itsuka — Fifth day of the month

非常

hijou — Extraordinary, extreme, very unusual

奇妙

kimyou — Strange, peculiar, odd, mysterious

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people/groups

起こっ

okotte — Happened, occurred (te-form of 起こる)

せ

se — Causative auxiliary stem (させる/せる)

ず

zu — Without doing (negative conjunctive form)

られ

rare — Passive/potential auxiliary verb form

もっとも

mottomo — Most, extremely; however, although (conjunction)

手

te — Hand; means, handle

届く

todoku — To reach, arrive, be delivered

前

mae — Before, in front, prior

顔

kao — Face, facial expression

合わせる

awaseru — To meet, combine, match together

可能性

kanousei — Possibility, likelihood, potential

高い

takai — High, tall, expensive, elevated

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is/am/are

先週

senshuu — Last week, the previous week

月曜日

getsuyoubi — Monday, the second day of week

7月

shichigatsu — July, the seventh month

31日

sanjuu ichi nichi — 31st day of the month

ほぼ

hobo — Almost, nearly, approximately, roughly

氷

koori — Ice, frozen water

取り囲まれ

torikakomare — Surrounded, encircled, enclosed by

船

fune — Ship, boat, vessel

あらゆる

arayuru — Every, all, any kind of

方向

houkou — Direction, orientation, way

から

kara — From, because of, since (particle)

閉ざさ

tozasa — To close off, shut, block (passive base)

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix

浮かぶ

ukabu — To float, come to mind, surface

水面

suimen — Water surface, surface of water

残っ

nokotte — Remained, was left (te-form of 残る)

ほど

hodo — About, approximately, to the extent

でし

deshi — Polite past copula base form

状況

joukyou — Situation, circumstances, current condition

やや

yaya — Slightly, somewhat, a little

特に

toku ni — Especially, particularly, in particular

濃い

koi — Thick, dense, dark, deep (color/fog)

霧

kiri — Fog, mist, haze

四方

shihou — All four directions, all sides, everywhere

覆わ

oowa — To cover, envelop (base form)

そこ

soko — There, that place (demonstrative pronoun)

大気

taiki — Atmosphere, air, the air around us

天候

tenkou — Weather, atmospheric conditions

何らか

nanraka — Some kind of, some sort of

変化

henka — Change, transformation, variation

訪れる

otozureru — To visit, arrive, come (of seasons/change)

願い

negai — Wish, hope, desire, request

停止

teishi — Stop, halt, suspension of movement

さ

sa — Sentence-final particle expressing light assertion