Great Expectations — Page 5

Vocabulary

食いもん

kuimon — Informal word for food or something to eat.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

何か

nanika — Something; anything; used in questions or statements.

知っ

shit(te) — Stem form of 知る; to know something.

てる

teru — Contracted form of ている; ongoing state or action.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.

はい

hai — Yes; affirmative response in Japanese.

だんな様

dannasama — Respectful term for master, husband, or sir.

質問

shitsumon — A question; an inquiry posed to someone.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

たびに

tabi ni — Every time; each occasion something happens.

彼

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

私

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

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

もう少し

mou sukoshi — A little more; slightly further in degree.

傾け

katamuke — To tilt, lean, or incline something sideways.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses or actions.

より

yori — More than; compared to; indicating comparison.

大きな

ookina — Large; big; great in size or degree.

無力感

muryokukan — Feeling of helplessness; sense of powerlessness.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.

恐怖感

kyoufukan — Feeling of fear; sense of terror or dread.

与えよう

ataeyou — Volitional form of 与える; intend to give or instill.

し

shi — Conjunctive particle listing reasons or actions.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

やすり

yasuri — A file or rasp; abrasive tool for smoothing.

持っ

mot(te) — Stem of 持つ; to hold or carry something.

こい

koi — Imperative of くる; come here, command form.

また

mata — Again; also; once more in addition.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle in Japanese.

両方

ryouhou — Both; the two sides or parties together.

俺

ore — I; me; masculine informal first-person pronoun.

ところ

tokoro — Place; location; also indicates a point in time.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.

くん

kun — Nominalizing particle; also honorific suffix for males.

だ

da — Informal copula; plain form of です, meaning is.

さもなくば

samonakuba — Otherwise; or else; if not, then consequences follow.

お前

omae — You; informal or rough second-person pronoun.

心臓

shinzou — Heart; the organ that pumps blood in body.

肝臓

kanzou — Liver; internal organ responsible for detoxification.

えぐり出す

eguridasu — To gouge out; forcibly extract something from inside.

ぞ

zo — Emphatic sentence-ending particle expressing strong assertion.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly; severely; to an extreme degree.

怯え

obiwe — Fear; being frightened or intimidated by something.

目

me — Eye; also used in expressions about vision or dizziness.

回る

mawaru — To spin; to go around; eyes spinning from dizziness.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; so much that; degree marker.

だっ

dat(ta) — Past form of だ; was; informal past copula.

ので

node — Because; since; causal conjunction explaining reason.

両手

ryoute — Both hands; using both hands together.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.

しがみつき

shigamitsuki — Clinging tightly to something or someone desperately.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction in Japanese.

言っ

it(te) — Said; past stem of 言う, to say something.

どうか

douka — Please; I beg you; used in earnest requests.

まっすぐ

massugu — Straight; directly; upright without bending or turning.

立た

tata — Stem form of 立つ; to stand upright.

せ

se — Causative ending; make or let someone do something.

いただけ

itadake — Humble potential form; could you please do this.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending used in formal Japanese speech.

そう

sou — So; that way; indicating agreement or resemblance.

すれ

sure — Conditional stem of する; if one does so.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when something occurs.

気分

kibun — Feeling; mood; one's physical or emotional state.

悪く

waruku — Badly; poorly; adverbial form of 悪い, bad.

なら

nara — Conditional form; if that is the case.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist or occur.

かも

kamo — Maybe; perhaps; expressing uncertainty or possibility.

しれ

shire — Part of かもしれない; expressing possibility or uncertainty.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or part of polite negative ending.

もっと

motto — More; even more; to a greater degree.

ちゃんと

chanto — Properly; correctly; in an appropriate manner.

聞ける

kikeru — Potential form of 聞く; able to listen or hear.

激しく

hageshiku — Violently; intensely; fiercely in action or degree.

揺さぶり

yusaburi — Shaking; act of shaking someone or something forcefully.

教会

kyoukai — Church; a Christian place of worship or assembly.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.

風見鶏

kazamidori — Weather vane shaped like a rooster; also means opportunist.

飛び越える

tobikoeeru — To jump over; to leap across an obstacle.

よう

you — Appears to; like; expressing appearance or likeness.

見え

mie — Visible; can be seen; stem of 見える.

それ

sore — That; it; mid-distance demonstrative pronoun.

から

kara — From; after; because; indicating origin or reason.

腕

ude — Arm; also refers to skill or ability.

つかみ

tsukami — Grabbing; grasping firmly with the hand.

石

ishi — Stone; rock; a hard mineral object.

上

ue — Top; above; upper surface of something.

まま

mama — As is; remaining in the same state or condition.

こんな

konna — This kind of; such a thing as this.

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Terrible; frightening; causing horror or dread.

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; speech; an expression or phrase.

続け

tsuzuke — Continue; keep doing; stem of 続ける.

明日

ashita — Tomorrow; the day following today.

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day.

早く

hayaku — Early; quickly; adverbial form of 早い or 速い.

全部

zenbu — All; everything; the entire amount or whole.

あそこ

asoko — Over there; that place far from both speakers.

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new; used for objects or places.

砲台

houdai — Gun battery; artillery platform or fortified cannon position.

まで

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

やり遂げ

yaritoge — Accomplish; see through to the end; complete a task.

な

na — Prohibitive particle; don't do; also sentence-final softener.

人間

ningen — Human being; person; mankind in general.

見

mi — Stem of 見る; to see or look at something.

こと

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

あるいは

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

いかなる

ikanaru — Any; whatever; of any kind whatsoever (formal).

について

ni tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a particular topic.

一言

hitokoto — A word; a single brief remark or comment.

言わ

iwa — Negative stem of 言う; basis for saying not.

ず

zu — Negative conjunctive form; without doing; not doing.

素振り

soburi — Pretense; show; acting as if something were true.

見せ

mise — Show; display; stem of 見せる, to show.

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative; if one does not do it.

生か

ikika — Keep alive; stem of 生かす; to let live.

おい

oi — Hey; used to call someone's attention roughly.

やる

yaru — To do; to give; informal verb for doing things.

もし

moshi — If; supposing that; hypothetical conditional opener.

失敗

shippai — Failure; mistake; an unsuccessful attempt at something.

たり

tari — Lists actions or states as examples among others.

どんな

donna — What kind of; any sort of; whatever type.

些細

sasai — Trivial; minor; insignificant in importance or size.

背い

somuii — Stem of 背く; to disobey or betray someone.

えぐり出し

eguridashi — Gouging out; forcibly removing something from inside.

焼い

yaii — Stem of 焼く; to burn, grill, or roast.

食っ

kutte — Informal stem of 食う; to eat something roughly.