Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 3

Vocabulary

次

tsugi — Next; the following item or person in sequence.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.

自身

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

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

判断力

handanryoku — Judgment; ability to make sound decisions.

著しい

ichijirushii — Remarkable; conspicuously notable or extreme.

欠如

ketsujo — Lack; deficiency or absence of something.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; before one realizes, inadvertently.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

不満

fuman — Dissatisfaction; feeling of discontent or complaint.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

申し上げ

moushiage — Humbly say or express; polite form of saying.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating formality.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

や

ya — Particle listing items non-exhaustively; and/or.

他

hoka — Other; another or different person or thing.

何人か

nanninka — Several people; some number of persons.

懇願

kongan — Earnest entreaty; pleading or supplication.

と

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

誤っ

ayamatte — Erred; made a mistake or was incorrect.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

論理

ronri — Logic; reasoning or logical argument.

説き伏せ

tokifuse — Persuade; convince someone through argument.

られ

rare — Passive or potential verb auxiliary suffix.

自分

jibun — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the self.

意見

iken — Opinion; personal view or judgment on something.

大いに

ooini — Greatly; to a large degree or extent.

反し

hanshi — Go against; contrary to or opposing something.

旅行記

ryokoki — Travel journal; written account of a journey.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle or contrastive conjunction.

出版

shuppan — Publication; act of publishing a book or work.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix or light assertion particle.

れる

reru — Passive voice auxiliary verb suffix.

こと

koto — Thing; nominalizer for abstract facts or events.

許し

yurushi — Permission; forgiveness or allowance granted.

しまっ

shimatte — Completed unexpectedly; unfortunately ended up doing.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is, am, or are.

公益

koeki — Public benefit; welfare or good of the community.

いう

iu — Say; call or describe something as.

動機

douki — Motive; reason or driving force behind action.

主張

shuchou — Assertion; claim or insistence on a position.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of verb suru; also listing conjunction.

際

sai — Occasion; time or moment when something occurs.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

教訓

kyoukun — Lesson; moral instruction or teaching from experience.

模範

mohan — Model; exemplary standard or role model.

よっ

yotte — By means of; according to or based on.

改善

kaizen — Improvement; making something better than before.

する

suru — Do; perform an action (general verb).

まったく

mattaku — Completely; absolutely or entirely, often negative.

でき

deki — Can do; be able to; stem of dekiru.

ない

nai — Not; negation auxiliary in plain form.

動物

doubutsu — Animal; a living creature other than a human.

一種

isshu — One kind; a type or variety of something.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or reason.

ある

aru — Exist; there is (for inanimate things).

考える

kangaeru — Think; consider or contemplate something carefully.

よう

you — Seem; appear; expressing resemblance or intention.

いかに

ikani — How much; no matter how, to what degree.

何度

nando — How many times; number of times something recurs.

も

mo — Also; even; as many as (emphasis particle).

お願い

onegai — Request; please; polite form of asking.

か

ka — Question particle; or; uncertainty marker.

思い出し

omoidashi — Recalled; brought back to memory something.

ください

kudasai — Please do; polite request for an action.

そし

soshite — And then; furthermore (connective conjunction).

まさに

masani — Exactly; precisely or indeed as stated.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective for nearby referent.

とおり

toori — As; exactly in the manner described.

証明

shoumei — Proof; demonstration or verification of a fact.

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb stem.

少なく

sukunaku — At least; scarcely or in small amount.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby item.

小さ

chiisa — Small; little in size (adjectival stem).

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun.

島

shima — Island; land mass surrounded by water.

おい

oite — In; at; regarding a particular place or context.

あらゆる

arayuru — All; every possible kind of thing.

悪弊

akuhei — Evil practice; harmful custom or bad habit.

腐敗

fuhai — Corruption; moral decay or decomposition.

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect or total without exception.

終止符

shuushifu — Full stop; putting an end to something.

打た

uta — Strike; put (as in putting a period to something).

目

me — Eye; also used as suffix for ordinal numbers.

はず

hazu — Supposed to; expectation that something is true.

だ

da — Plain copula meaning is or are.

期待

kitai — Expectation; anticipation or hope for something.

理由

riyuu — Reason; cause or grounds for something.

あっ

atte — Having; existing (te-form of aru).

かかわら

kakawarazu — Despite; notwithstanding or regardless of.

ず

zu — Negative suffix meaning without doing.

六ヶ月

rokkagetsu — Six months; period of six calendar months.

以上

ijou — More than; at least or above a threshold.

警告

keikoku — Warning; caution or alert about a danger.

与え

atae — Give; provide or bestow something to someone.

後

nochi / ato — After; later or subsequent to a time.

本

hon — Book; a bound written or printed work.

意図

ito — Intention; purpose or aim behind an action.

どおり

doori — As planned; in accordance with something stated.

ひとつ

hitotsu — One; a single item or a certain thing.

効果

kouka — Effect; result or impact of an action.

生み出し

umidashi — Produce; create or give rise to something.

聞き及ん

kikioyonde — Have heard; come to learn through reports.

い

i — Stem of iru; to be or to exist (animate).

党派

touha — Political faction; party or partisan group.

派閥

habatsu — Clique; factional grouping within an organization.

消滅

shoumetsu — Disappearance; extinction or complete dissolution.

とき

toki — Time; moment or occasion when something happens.

裁判官

saibankan — Judge; official who presides over legal proceedings.

博識

hakushiki — Erudite; having broad and deep knowledge.

公正

kousei — Just; fair and impartial in judgment.

なっ

natte — Became; te-form of naru indicating change of state.

弁護人

bengonin — Defense counsel; lawyer representing a defendant.

誠実

seijitsu — Sincere; honest and faithful in conduct.

謙虚

kenkyo — Humble; modest and unassuming in attitude.

なり

nari — Become; plain connective form of naru.

常識

joushiki — Common sense; general knowledge expected socially.

いくらか

ikuraka — Some; a certain amount or degree of something.

身

mi — Body; oneself or one's person and experience.

つけ

tsuke — Attach; acquire or develop a habit or skill.

法律書

houritsusho — Law book; written text on legal matters.

山

yama — Mountain; large pile or great quantity of something.

燃やす

moyasu — Burn; set fire to something intentionally.

炎

honoo — Flame; visible fire or burning blaze.

包ま

tsutsumare — Wrapped; enveloped or surrounded by something.

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone.

お知らせ

oshirase — Notification; polite announcement or informing.

おり

ori — Be; exist (humble/formal form of iru).

若い

wakai — Young; being of an early age or youthful.

貴族

kizoku — Nobleman; member of the aristocracy or nobility.

教育

kyouiku — Education; process of teaching and learning.

改め

aratame — Reform; revise or correct something formally.

医師

ishi — Physician; licensed medical doctor.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

追放

tsuihou — Banishment; expulsion or exile from a place.

女性

josei — Woman; female person or the female gender.

美徳

bitoku — Virtue; moral excellence or admirable quality.

名誉

meiyo — Honor; prestige or high social esteem.

分別

funbetsu — Discretion; good sense and prudent judgment.

あふれる

afureru — Overflow; be filled to excess with something.

高位

koui — High rank; elevated position or status.

大臣

daijin — Minister; senior government official or cabinet member.

宮廷

kyuutei — Royal court; official residence and court of royalty.

謁見

ekken — Audience; formal meeting with a superior or royalty.

場

ba — Place; scene or setting where something occurs.

徹底的

tetteiteki — Thorough; complete and exhaustive in approach.

刷新

sasshin — Reform; thorough renewal or overhaul of something.

清め

kiyome — Purify; cleanse or purify ritually or morally.

機知

kichi — Wit; quick intelligence or clever ingenuity.

功績

kouseki — Achievement; meritorious deed or contribution.

学識

gakushiki — Scholarship; deep academic knowledge and learning.

報わ

mukuware — Rewarded; compensated or repaid for effort.

散文

sanbun — Prose; ordinary written language not in verse.

韻文

inbun — Verse; writing composed in metrical or rhyming form.

恥

haji — Shame; sense of disgrace or embarrassment.

なる

naru — Become; come to be a certain state.

者

mono — Person; one who does something (suffix).

すべ

sube — All; every (archaic/literary form of subete).

自ら

mizukara — By oneself; personally or on one's own initiative.

綿

wata — Cotton; soft fibrous plant material.

だけ

dake — Only; just; limited to a specific amount.

食べ

tabe — Eat; consume food (stem of taberu).

インク

inku — Ink; liquid used for writing or printing.

渇き

kawaki — Thirst; strong desire for liquid or something.

癒す

iyasu — Heal; soothe or relieve pain or longing.

断罪

danzai — Condemnation; passing judgment or convicting a crime.