Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 14

Vocabulary

時

toki / ji — Time; hour; moment in time.

頃

koro — Around; about; approximately that time.

に

ni — Particle indicating time, place, or direction.

霧

kiri — Fog; mist obscuring visibility.

が

ga — Subject-marking grammatical particle.

晴れ

hare — Clearing up; becoming clear, as weather.

私

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

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

は

wa — Topic-marking grammatical particle.

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all; of every kind possible.

方向

hōkō — Direction; orientation toward a point.

広がる

hirogaru — To spread out; to expand in area.

果て

hate — End; limit; furthest reaches of something.

思われる

omowareru — To seem; to be thought or perceived as.

広大

kōdai — Vast; immense; enormous in scale or area.

で

de — Particle indicating means, place, or condition.

不規則

fukisoku — Irregular; lacking regularity or pattern.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

氷

kōri — Ice; frozen water.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.

平原

heigen — Plain; flat, open expanse of land.

を

wo — Object-marking grammatical particle.

目

me — Eye; also used to mean witnessing something.

した

shita — Did; past tense form of する (to do).

仲間

nakama — Companion; fellow member of a group.

何人か

nanninka — Several people; some number of persons.

うめき声

umekigoe — Groan; moan expressing pain or distress.

上げ

age — Raising; letting out, as a sound or voice.

自身

jishin — Oneself; one's own self or person.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings or spirit.

も

mo — Also; too; particle adding emphasis or inclusion.

不安

fuan — Anxiety; unease; feeling of worry or insecurity.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; one's inner mental state.

緊張

kinchō — Tension; nervousness; state of being stressed.

始め

hajime — Beginning; start of an action or event.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

とき

toki — When; at the time that something occurs.

奇妙

kimyō — Strange; peculiar; unusual in a striking way.

光景

kōkei — Scene; sight; a view or spectacle witnessed.

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once; without warning.

注意

chūi — Attention; caution; notice directed at something.

引き

hiki — Drawing; pulling; attracting toward oneself.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun.

状況

jōkyō — Situation; circumstances; current state of affairs.

へ

e — Particle indicating direction or destination.

心配

shinpai — Worry; concern; anxiety about something.

別

betsu — Separate; different; another distinct thing.

ほう

hō — Direction; side; used in comparisons or orientation.

と

to — And; with; quotation or companionship particle.

向け

muke — Turning toward; directing attention or gaze.

そり

sori — Sled; sledge used for transport over snow.

固定

kotei — Fixed; secured; attached firmly in place.

され

sare — Passive auxiliary; being done to something.

犬

inu — Dog; domesticated canine animal.

引か

hika — Being pulled; drawn forward by a force.

低い

hikui — Low; short in height or elevation.

乗り物

norimono — Vehicle; conveyance used for transportation.

半

han — Half; one of two equal portions.

マイル

mairu — Mile; unit of distance about 1.6 km.

ほど

hodo — About; approximately; to the extent of.

離れ

hanare — Being separated; distant from a reference point.

ところ

tokoro — Place; spot; a certain location or point.

北

kita — North; the northward cardinal direction.

進ん

susun — Advancing; moving forward in a direction.

いく

iku — To go; to proceed onward in a direction.

見

mi — Seeing; looking at; observing something visually.

人間

ningen — Human being; a person of human form.

形

katachi — Shape; form; outward appearance of something.

して

shite — Doing; connective te-form of する (to do).

いる

iru — To be; to exist, used for animate beings.

明らか

akiraka — Clear; obvious; evidently apparent to observers.

巨大

kyodai — Gigantic; enormous; of very great size.

体躯

taiku — Physique; body build; physical frame of a being.

持つ

motsu — To have; to hold; to possess something.

存在

sonzai — Being; existence; an entity that exists.

座り

suwari — Sitting; being seated in a position.

操っ

ayatsut(te) — Controlling; manipulating; steering a vehicle or tool.

望遠鏡

bōenkyō — Telescope; optical instrument for viewing distant objects.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative modifier for nearby referent.

旅人

tabibito — Traveler; wanderer; person on a journey.

素早い

subayai — Quick; swift; moving with great speed.

前進

zenshin — Advance; forward movement toward a destination.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

遠く

tōku — Far away; in the distance; a remote place.

凹凸

ōtotsu — Unevenness; bumps and hollows; rough irregular surface.

中

naka — Inside; among; in the middle of something.

見え

mie — Being visible; appearing to the eye.

なく

naku — Without; not having; negative connective form.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into a new state.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as a point.

見守っ

mimamot(te) — Watching over; keeping a close observant eye.

この

kono — This; demonstrative modifier for something nearby.

出現

shutsugen — Appearance; sudden emergence of something into view.

純粋

junsui — Pure; genuine; unadulterated in quality or feeling.

驚嘆

kyōtan — Astonishment; wonder; feeling of deep amazement.

もたらし

motarashi — Bringing about; causing; producing a result.

いかなる

ikanaru — Whatever; any kind of; no matter what.

陸地

rikuchi — Land; dry ground as opposed to sea.

から

kara — From; because; particle of origin or cause.

何百

nanbyaku — Hundreds; several hundred in number.

思っ

omot(te) — Thinking; having a thought or opinion.

幻影

gen'ei — Phantom; illusion; a ghostly or unreal image.

実際

jissai — In reality; actually; in actual fact.

それ

sore — That; it; pronoun referring to something mentioned.

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negative adjective/auxiliary.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizing abstract ideas or events.

示し

shimeshi — Showing; indicating; demonstrating evidence of something.

よう

yō — Seeming; appearing to be; likeness or manner.

思われ

omoware — Seeming; being thought; passive form of 思う.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunction indicating contrast.

閉ざさ

tozasa — Being closed off; blocked; shut from access.

ため

tame — Because of; for the purpose of; due to.

細心

saishin — Meticulous; extremely careful; painstakingly attentive.

払っ

harат(te) — Paying; devoting careful attention to something.

観察

kansatsu — Observation; close watching and examination of something.

跡

ato — Track; trace; mark left by passage.

追う

ou — To follow; to pursue; to chase after something.

不可能

fukanō — Impossible; not able to be accomplished.

だっ

dat(ta) — Was; past tense copula form of だ.

出来事

dekigoto — Event; happening; an occurrence or incident.

約

yaku — Approximately; about; roughly a given amount.

時間

jikan — Time; hour; duration of a period.

後

go / ato — After; later; following in time or order.

海底

kaitei — Ocean floor; seabed; bottom of the sea.

波音

nami-oto — Sound of waves; noise of breaking water.

聞き

kiki — Hearing; listening to a sound or voice.

夜

yoru — Night; nighttime; the dark hours after sunset.

前

mae — Before; in front; earlier in time or space.

割れ

ware — Breaking apart; splitting; cracking open.

船

fune — Ship; boat; vessel for water travel.

解放

kaihō — Liberation; release; freeing from confinement.

漂う

tadayou — To drift; to float aimlessly on water.

大きな

ōkina — Large; big; of considerable size.

流氷塊

ryūhyōkai — Drifting mass of ice; large floating ice chunk.

暗闇

kurayami — Darkness; total absence of light; the dark.

遭遇

sōgū — Encounter; coming across something unexpectedly.

する

suru — To do; to perform; general-purpose action verb.

恐れ

osore — Fear; apprehension; dread of a potential danger.

朝

asa — Morning; the early hours after sunrise.

停船

teisen — Stopping a ship; bringing a vessel to halt.

利用

riyō — Use; utilization; making practical use of something.

数

kazu / sū — Number; count; a quantity of something.

休息

kyūsoku — Rest; repose; a period of relaxation and recovery.

取っ

tot(te) — Taking; obtaining; getting something for oneself.