Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 5

Vocabulary

また

mata — Again; also; furthermore

あなた

anata — You (second person pronoun)

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

印刷

insatsu — Printing; the act of printing something

業者

gyōsha — Trader; business operator; contractor

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; unusual degree

に

ni — Direction, location, or manner particle

不注意

fuchūi — Carelessness; inattention; negligence

で

de — Particle indicating means, place, or cause

あっ

a(tte) — Conjunctive form of 'aru' (to be/exist)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

ため

tame — Because of; for the sake of; due to

私

watashi — I; me (first person pronoun)

数々

kazukazu — Many; numerous; various instances

航海

kōkai — Voyage; sea navigation; sailing journey

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

帰還

kikan — Return; coming back from a journey

時期

jiki — Time; period; season; timing

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar

混同

kondō — Confusion; mixing up; conflation of things

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru' (to do)

日付

hizuke — Date; the date written on something

誤り

ayamari — Error; mistake; inaccuracy

正確

seikaku — Accurate; precise; exact; correct

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives

年

nen — Year; annual period of time

も

mo — Also; even; too (inclusive particle)

月

tsuki / gatsu — Month; moon

記し

shirushi — To note down; record; mark in writing

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

い

i — Stem of 'iru' indicating ongoing state

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not; is not

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer

気づき

kizuki — Noticing; becoming aware of something

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb component

そし

soshi(te) — And then; moreover; furthermore

本

hon — Book; volume; publication

出版

shuppan — Publication; publishing a book or work

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix or passive auxiliary component

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb component

以来

irai — Since; ever since a certain time

原稿

genkō — Manuscript; draft; original written document

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar

すべ

sube(te) — All; everything; entirely

失わ

ushinawa — To lose; be deprived of something

しまっ

shimatte — Auxiliary indicating regrettable completion of action

聞い

kiite — Hearing; listening; asking about something

おり

ori — Humble form of 'iru'; to be/exist

手元

temoto — At hand; in one's possession; nearby

写し

utsushi — Copy; duplicate; transcript of a document

残っ

nokotte — Remaining; left over; surviving

ませ

mase — Polite negative auxiliary verb component

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-final particle

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless

ながら

nagara — While; although; despite doing simultaneously

いくつ

ikutsu — How many; several; a few items

か

ka — Question particle or 'some' (indefinite)

訂正

teisei — Correction; rectification of an error

お送り

okuri — Sending (polite); to dispatch something

もし

moshi — If; in case; supposing that

第二版

dainihan — Second edition of a book or publication

出る

deru — To come out; be published; appear

あれ

are — That (thing over there); conditional form

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if/when'

挿入

sōnyū — Insertion; adding something into a text

いただい

itadaite — Humble receiving; having someone do a favor

構い

kamawanai — To mind; care about; it doesn't matter

いえ

ie — No; rather; on the contrary

それら

sorera — Those things; those items (plural)

責任

sekinin — Responsibility; duty; accountability

持て

mote — Can hold; be able to possess something

その

sono — That (attributive); the aforementioned

件

ken — Matter; case; affair; issue

つい

tsuite — Regarding; about; concerning a matter

賢明

kenmei — Wise; sensible; prudent judgment

公正

kōsei — Fair; just; impartial; equitable

読者

dokusha — Reader; person who reads a publication

皆様

minasama — Everyone; all of you (polite address)

ご自由

gojiyū — Freely; at one's own discretion (polite)

調整

chōsei — Adjustment; regulation; fine-tuning something

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

まま

mama — As is; unchanged state; leaving as-is

お任せ

omakase — Leaving to someone; entrusting a decision

ます

masu — Polite present/future tense auxiliary verb

我々

wareware — We; us (formal first person plural)

海

umi — Sea; ocean; large body of water

野蛮人

yabanjin — Barbarian; uncivilized person; savage

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

中

naka — Inside; among; within a group

言葉遣い

kotobazukai — Word usage; manner of speaking; language use

多く

ōku — Many; much; a large number

点

ten — Point; aspect; respect; dot

適切

tekisetsu — Appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting

なく

naku — Without; not having; lacking something

今

ima — Now; currently; at this moment

使わ

tsukawa — To use; utilize; employ something

批判

hihan — Criticism; critique; critical evaluation

する

suru — To do; to perform an action

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does something

いる

iru — To exist; to be (animate beings)

それ

sore — That; it (referring to something nearby)

仕方

shikata — Way; method; means; it can't be helped

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'to be'

最初

saisho — First; beginning; at the start

頃

koro — Around; about; approximate time period

まだ

mada — Still; yet; not yet

若く

wakaku — Young; youthfully; being of young age

最も

mottomo — Most; extremely; to the greatest degree

年老い

toshioi — Aged; elderly; grown old in years

船乗り

funanori — Sailor; seaman; person who works on ships

教え

oshie — Teaching; instruction; lesson received

受け

uke — To receive; accept; undergo something

彼ら

karera — They; them (third person plural)

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal in nature

よう

yō — Like; as if; seeming; in the manner of

話す

hanasu — To speak; talk; converse with someone

学び

manabi — Learning; study; acquiring knowledge

その後

sonogo — After that; subsequently; thereafter

陸

riku — Land; shore; dry ground (vs. sea)

同様

dōyō — Same; similar; likewise; in the same way

新しい

atarashii — New; fresh; novel; recently made

好む

konomu — To prefer; like; be fond of something

傾向

keikō — Tendency; trend; inclination toward something

ある

aru — To exist; to have (inanimate things)

わかり

wakari — Understanding; comprehension; becoming clear

毎年

maitoshi / mainen — Every year; annually; each year

言葉

kotoba — Word; language; expression; speech

変える

kaeru — To change; alter; transform something

故国

kokoku — Homeland; native country; fatherland

帰る

kaeru — To return home; go back to one's place

たび

tabi — Each time; whenever; every occasion

古い

furui — Old; aged; antiquated; not new

方言

hōgen — Dialect; regional variety of language

すっかり

sukkari — Completely; entirely; thoroughly changed

変わっ

kawatte — Having changed; transformed; become different

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; nearly; mostly; hardly any

理解

rikai — Understanding; comprehension; grasp of meaning

でき

deki — Can do; able to; being possible

なかっ

nakatte — Was not; did not exist (past negative)

覚え

oboe — Memory; remembering; learning by heart

好奇心

kōkishin — Curiosity; inquisitiveness; desire to know

から

kara — From; because; since; starting point

離れ

hanare — Separating; leaving; moving away from

家

ie / uchi — House; home; family dwelling

訪ね

tazune — To visit; call on; pay a visit

くる

kuru — To come; to arrive; auxiliary of approach

場合

baai — Case; situation; occasion; circumstance

どちら

dochira — Which one; either side; where (polite)

互い

tagai — Mutual; each other; reciprocal relationship

できる

dekiru — To be able to; can; be possible

形

katachi — Shape; form; appearance; manner

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; personally

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; thinking; opinion

伝える

tsutaeru — To convey; communicate; transmit information