Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 1

Vocabulary

著者

chosha — Author; the person who wrote a book

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

自身

jishin — Oneself; personally; one's own self

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

家族

kazoku — Family; one's household members

に

ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle

ついて

tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic

いくらか

ikuraka — Somewhat; a little; some amount

述べる

noberu — To state; to express; to describe verbally

旅

tabi — Journey; trip; travel

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something

の

no — Possessive or noun-linking particle

最初

saisho — First; beginning; the very start

動機

douki — Motive; reason; incentive for action

彼

kare — He; him; that person (male)

難破

nanpa — Shipwreck; destruction of a vessel at sea

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting clauses

命がけ

inochigake — Risking one's life; life-threatening effort

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action

泳ぎ

oyogi — Swimming; the act of swimming

国

kuni — Country; nation; land

岸

kishi — Shore; bank; coast of water

無事

buji — Safely; without incident; in good health

たどり着く

tadori tsuku — To finally reach; to arrive after great effort

囚人

shuujin — Prisoner; captive; person under detention

され

sare — Passive verb form; to be done to

奥

oku — Inner part; deep interior of a place

連行

renkou — To take away forcibly; to escort under arrest

される

sareru — Passive ending; to be subjected to action

父

chichi — Father; one's own dad

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size

を

wo — Direct object marker particle

持っ

mott(e) — To hold; to have; to possess

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

い

i — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing state or action

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

五人兄弟

gonin kyoudai — Five siblings; a family of five brothers

三番目

sanbanme — Third; the third in order

だっ

datt(a) — Past tense of copula; was; were

が

ga — Subject marker or conjunctive contrast particle

十四歳

juushi sai — Fourteen years old; age fourteen

とき

toki — Time; moment; when something occurred

送り出し

okuridashi — Sending off; dispatching someone to a place

そこ

soko — There; that place previously mentioned

三年間

sannenkan — For three years; a period of three years

在籍

zaiseki — Being enrolled; registered membership at institution

学業

gakugyou — Studies; academic work; schoolwork

専念

sennen — Devoting oneself; concentrating fully on something

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless

仕送り

shiosuri — Financial support sent from family; remittance

ごく

goku — Extremely; very; quite (intensifier)

わずか

wazuka — Only a little; meager; scant amount

あっ

att(e) — Conjunctive form of aru; there being

も

mo — Also; too; even; addition particle

かかわら

kakawara(zu) — Despite; regardless of; notwithstanding

ず

zu — Negative verb ending; without doing

養育費

youikuhi — Child-rearing costs; upbringing expenses

乏しい

toboshii — Scarce; meager; insufficient in quantity

財産

zaisan — Property; assets; wealth; fortune

重すぎ

omosugite — Too heavy; excessively burdensome

ため

tame — Because; for the sake of; reason

著名な

chomei na — Famous; renowned; well-known in a field

な

na — Adjectival noun linking particle

外科医

gekai — Surgeon; doctor who performs operations

氏

shi — Mr.; honorific suffix for a person's name

もと

moto — Under; with (someone's guidance); origin

徒弟

totei — Apprentice; a person learning a trade

入り

iri — Entering; joining; becoming a member

四年間

For four years; a period of four years

過ごし

sugoshi — Spending time; passing a period of time

時折

tokiori — Occasionally; sometimes; from time to time

少額

shougaku — Small amount of money; minor sum

金

kane — Money; gold; currency

送っ

okutt(e) — Sending; to send something to someone

くれ

kure — To give (to me); please do for me

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something mentioned

航海術

koukaisutsu — Navigation; the art of sailing ships

や

ya — And; listing particle among multiple items

しよう

shiyou — Volitional form; let's do; intending to do

する

suru — To do; to perform an action

者

mono — Person; one who does something

役立つ

yakudatsu — To be useful; to serve a purpose

数学

suugaku — Mathematics; the study of numbers

他

hoka — Other; another; different field or thing

分野

bunya — Field; area; domain of knowledge

学ぶ

manabu — To learn; to study; to acquire knowledge

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases

使っ

tsukatt(e) — Using; making use of something

いつか

itsuka — Someday; at some point in the future

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self

運命

unmei — Fate; destiny; one's predetermined future

だ

da — Copula; is; am; are (plain form)

常々

tsunezune — Always; habitually; at all times

信じ

shinji — Believing; to believe in something

ある

aru — To exist; there is; to be (inanimate)

離れ

hanare — Leaving; separating from; departing a place

ところ

tokoro — Place; situation; point in time

帰っ

kaett(e) — Returning home; going back to a place

叔父

oji — Uncle; one's parent's younger brother

および

oyobi — And; as well as; in addition to

その他

sonohoka — Others; the rest; et cetera

親戚

shinseki — Relatives; extended family members

助け

tasuke — Help; assistance; aid from others

借り

kari — Borrowing; obtaining a loan from someone

四十

yonjuu — Forty; the number 40

ポンド

pondo — Pound; British unit of currency

手に入れ

te ni ire — To obtain; to acquire; to get hold of

さらに

sarani — Furthermore; moreover; in addition

生活費

seikatsuhi — Living expenses; cost of daily living

年

nen — Year; a period of twelve months

三十

sanjuu — Thirty; the number 30

約束

yakusoku — Promise; agreement; commitment between people

取り付け

toritsuke — Securing; obtaining; arranging a commitment

二年

ninen — Two years; a two-year period

七か月

nana kagetsu — Seven months; a period of seven months

間

aida / kan — Period; interval; between a span of time

医学

igaku — Medicine; the study of medical science

学ん

manan(de) — Having learned; studied (conjunctive form)

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy in duration or distance

航海

koukai — Voyage; sea voyage; ocean navigation

だろう

darou — Probably; likely; conjecture or supposition

知っ

shitt(e) — Knowing; being aware of something

から

kara — From; because; after (conjunction or particle)

帰国

kikoku — Returning to one's home country

まもなく

mamonaku — Soon; before long; shortly after

恩師

onshi — Respected teacher; mentor one is grateful to

よっ

yott(e) — By means of; due to; through someone's agency

推薦

suisen — Recommendation; endorsement of a person

さ

sa — Passive or causative verb suffix element

れ

re — Passive verb ending morpheme