Great Expectations — Page 7

Vocabulary

カエル

kaeru — Frog; a small amphibian animal.

だったら

dattara — If it were; conditional form expressing hypothetical situation.

よかった

yokatta — It was good; expression of relief or wish.

それか

soreka — Or that; alternatively, used to present another option.

ウナギ

unagi — Freshwater eel; commonly eaten in Japanese cuisine.

同時に

dōji ni — At the same time; simultaneously occurring.

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

震える

furueru — To tremble; to shake from cold or fear.

自身

jishin — Oneself; one's own self, used for emphasis.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

体

karada — Body; the physical form of a person.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

両腕

ryōude — Both arms; using the two arms together.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action.

抱きしめ

dakishime — Embrace tightly; to hold someone close firmly.

まるで

marude — Just like; as if, used before a simile.

自分

jibun — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying grammatical subject.

バラバラ

barabara — Falling apart; scattered into separate pieces.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.

ならない

naranai — Must not; does not become, negative of naru.

よう

yō — In order to; so that, expressing purpose or manner.

と

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

自分自身

jibun jishin — One's very own self; emphatic reflexive expression.

かき抱く

kakidaku — To clutch tightly; to hold desperately in arms.

して

shite — Te-form of suru; doing, connecting sequential actions.

低い

hikui — Low; short in height or elevation.

教会

kyōkai — Church; a Christian place of worship.

塀

hei — Wall; a fence or enclosing wall around property.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.

足

ashi — Foot; leg, the lower limb used for walking.

引きずり

hikizuri — Dragging; pulling something along the ground heavily.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction particle.

歩いて

aruite — Walking; te-form of aruku indicating movement on foot.

いった

itta — Went; past tense of iku meaning to go.

間

ma / aida — Space between; gap, interval, or period of time.

そして

soshite — And then; conjunction connecting sequential events.

緑

midori — Green; the color of plants and nature.

塚

tsuka — Mound; a small earthen burial or memorial mound.

縁取る

fuchidoru — To border; to outline or frame with an edge.

縫う

nuu — To sew; to weave through or stitch together.

歩き去る

arukisaru — To walk away; to depart on foot from somewhere.

見て

mite — Looking; te-form of miru meaning to watch or see.

いる

iru — To be; indicates ongoing action or existence.

幼い

osanai — Young; childlike, immature in age or appearance.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

目

me — Eye; the organ used for seeing.

死者

shisha — The dead; deceased persons, those who have died.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living beings.

手

te — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.

かわして

kawashite — Dodging; evading or deflecting something skillfully.

見えた

mieta — Was visible; past tense of mieru, to appear.

墓

haka — Grave; a tomb or burial site for the dead.

中

naka — Inside; the interior or middle of something.

から

kara — From; indicating origin, cause, or starting point.

そっと

sotto — Gently; quietly and softly without disturbance.

伸ばし

nobashi — Stretching out; extending something like an arm.

足首

ashikubi — Ankle; the joint connecting foot and leg.

つかんで

tsukande — Grabbing; gripping firmly with the hand.

引き込も

hikikomo — To pull in; draw someone into an enclosed space.

う

u — Volitional suffix expressing intention or probability.

思えた

omoeta — Seemed; it felt or appeared a certain way.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of desu meaning is or are.

まで

made — Until; up to a limit in time or space.

たどり着く

tadoritsuku — To finally reach; to arrive after a difficult journey.

しびれ

shibiره — Numbness; tingling paralysis in a limb.

て

te — Te-form conjunction connecting sequential or causal clauses.

固まって

katamatte — Hardened; frozen stiff, becoming rigid or immobile.

しまった

shimatta — Ended up; completed action with regret or finality.

人

hito — Person; a human being or individual.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

乗り越え

norikoE — Climbing over; overcoming an obstacle or barrier.

それから

sorekara — After that; then, indicating the next event.

振り返って

furikaette — Looking back; turning around to look behind.

探した

sagashita — Searched; looked for something in the past.

振り返る

furikaeru — To look back; to turn around and glance behind.

顔

kao — Face; the front of a person's head.

家

ie / uchi — House; a home or residential building.

方

hō — Direction; side or way toward something.

向け

muke — Turning toward; directing or facing a direction.

できる

dekiru — To be able; to be capable of doing something.

限り

kagiri — As much as possible; to the limit of ability.

速めた

hayameta — Quickened; sped up pace or movement deliberately.

しかし

shikashi — However; but, indicating contrast or contradiction.

やがて

yagate — Eventually; before long, after a short while.

肩越し

katagoshi — Over the shoulder; glancing back across one's shoulder.

再び

futatabi — Again; once more, repeating a previous action.

川

kawa — River; a natural flowing body of water.

向かって

mukatte — Heading toward; facing in a certain direction.

おり

ori — Descending; going down, or being present humbly.

相変わらず

aikawarazu — As usual; same as always, unchanged as before.

痛む

itamu — To ache; to feel pain in the body.

沼地

numachi — Marshland; a swampy or boggy area of land.

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there; in various scattered places.

置かれた

okareta — Were placed; positioned or set down in a location.

大きな

ōkina — Large; big in size or scale.

石

ishi — Stone; a rock or hard mineral object.

踏み分けて

fumiwakete — Stepping through; treading carefully separating obstacles.

進んで

susunde — Advancing; moving forward willingly or progressively.

いた

ita — Was doing; past progressive form of iru.

それら

sorera — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun for multiple things.

雨

ame — Rain; water falling from clouds in the sky.

激しい

hageshii — Intense; violent, fierce, or extremely strong.

とき

toki — Time; moment or occasion when something happens.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting multiple items loosely.

潮

shio — Tide; the rise and fall of sea water.

満ちた

michita — Was full; filled to capacity, especially with water.

渡る

wataru — To cross; to go across water or a road.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to do something.

足場

ashiba — Foothold; a stepping place or scaffold for footing.

として

toshite — As; in the capacity or role of something.

もの

mono — Thing; an object or something that exists.

だった

datta — Was; plain past tense copula of desu.

立ち止まって

tachidomatte — Stopping; coming to a halt while moving.

後ろ姿

ushirosugata — Retreating figure; the view of someone's back as they leave.

見送る

miokuru — To see off; to watch someone leave from behind.

ただ

tada — Merely; only, nothing more than that.

一本

ippon — One long object; counter for sticks, lines, roads.

長い

nagai — Long; extended in length or duration.

黒い

kuroi — Black; dark in color.

水平線

suiheisen — Horizon; the line where sea meets the sky.

すぎ

sugi — Too much; exceeding a limit or going past something.

なかった

nakatta — Was not; plain negative past tense form.

も

mo — Also; too, indicating inclusion or addition.

また

mata — Again; also, additionally or once more.

別

betsu — Separate; different, another distinct thing.

ず

zu — Without doing; negative conjunctive suffix in classical Japanese.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; about, approximately, as much as.

広く

hiroku — Widely; broadly, in an expansive manner.

黒く

kuroku — Blackly; in a dark manner, adverbial form of kuroi.

空

sora — Sky; the expanse above the earth.

長く

nagaku — Lengthily; for a long time or distance.

険しい

kewashii — Steep; rugged, harsh, or treacherous in terrain.

赤い

akai — Red; the color of blood or fire.

線

sen — Line; a thin mark or stripe.

濃い

koi — Dark; dense, thick, or deep in color.

入り混じった

irimajitta — Mixed together; intermingled or blended in confusion.

一列

ichiretsu — A single row; one line of arranged objects or people.