Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 2

Vocabulary

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

もと

moto — Under the supervision or guidance of someone.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or context.

艦長

kanchō — Ship captain; commander of a vessel.

指揮

shiki — Command, direction, or leadership of a group.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

号

gō — Suffix for naming ships, trains, or issues.

外科医

gekai — Surgeon; a doctor who performs operations.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

務め

tsutome — To serve in a role or fulfill a duty.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.

下

shita / moto — Under; beneath; subordinate position.

三年半

sannen han — Three and a half years duration.

過ごし

sugoshi — Spent time; passed a period of time.

や

ya — And; particle listing items non-exhaustively.

その他

sonota — And others; et cetera; other things besides.

地域

chiiki — Region, area, or district of a place.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to.

一度

ichido — Once; one time.

か

ka — Or; question particle indicating alternatives or inquiry.

二度

nido — Twice; two times.

航海

kōkai — Voyage or navigation across the sea.

した

shita — Did; past tense form of suru.

帰国

kikoku — Returning to one's home country.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting elements.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting sentence subject.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.

腰を落ち着ける

koshi wo ochitsukeru — To settle down and establish oneself somewhere.

腰

koshi — Waist; hips; also used idiomatically for settling.

落ち着ける

ochitsukeru — To calm down; to settle oneself in a place.

こと

koto — Thing; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

決意

ketsui — Determination; firm resolve to do something.

師匠

shishō — Master, teacher, or mentor in a craft.

氏

shi — Honorific suffix meaning Mr. or Ms.

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive particle adding elements.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby.

勧め

susume — Recommendation; advice to do something.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

くれ

kure — Gave (to me); receiving form of kureru.

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

紹介

shōkai — Introduction; presenting one person to another.

何人か

nanninka — Several people; some number of persons.

患者

kanja — Patient; person receiving medical treatment.

得る

eru — To obtain, gain, or acquire something.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also means but.

でき

deki — Can do; be able to; possibility form.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

小さな

chiisana — Small, little; adjective describing size.

家

ie / ya — House, home, or building for dwelling.

一部

ichibu — Part of something; a portion or section.

借り

kari — Renting or borrowing something temporarily.

身を固める

mi wo katameru — To settle down, especially by getting married.

身

mi — Body; oneself; one's personal circumstances.

固める

katameru — To solidify, settle, or establish firmly.

よう

yō — In order to; manner; resemblance auxiliary.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form.

街

machi / gai — Town, street, or city district.

靴下

kutsushita — Socks; footwear worn under shoes.

商

shō — Merchant, trader, or commerce-related suffix.

次女

jijo — Second daughter of a family.

嬢

jō — Miss; young woman; honorific for daughters.

結婚

kekkon — Marriage; the act of getting married.

し

shi — And; conjunctive form of suru connecting clauses.

持参金

jisankin — Dowry; money a bride brings to marriage.

して

shite — Doing; conjunctive te-form of suru.

四百

yonhyaku — Four hundred; the number 400.

ポンド

Pondo — Pound; British unit of currency.

受け取っ

uketot(te) — Received; accepted something given or sent.

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast.

良き

yoki — Good; archaic or literary form of yoi.

から

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

二年後

ninen go — Two years later; after a two-year period.

亡くなり

nakunari — Passed away; died (polite expression for death).

友人

yūjin — Friend; a person one is friendly with.

少なかっ

sukunakatta — Was few; there were not many of something.

仕事

shigoto — Work, job, or occupation.

うまく

umaku — Well, skillfully; going smoothly or successfully.

いか

ika — Going well (negative context: not going well).

なく

naku — Without; negative conjunctive form of nai.

なり

nari — Became; past conjunctive form of naru.

始め

hajime — Beginning; start of something.

という

to iu — Called; known as; that is to say.

同業者

dōgyōsha — Colleague in the same trade or profession.

多く

ōku — Many; a large number or amount.

行う

okonau — To carry out, perform, or conduct an action.

な

na — Prohibitive particle or adjectival ending form.

悪しき

ashiki — Evil, bad; archaic literary adjective for bad.

慣行

kankō — Custom, practice, or established convention.

良心

ryōshin — Conscience; one's inner moral sense.

許さ

yurusa — Permitted; allowed (here used in negative sense).

なかっ

nakatta — Did not; past negative auxiliary form.

ある

aru — To exist, be; existence verb for inanimate things.

そこ

soko — There; that place; referring to a nearby location.

妻

tsuma — Wife; one's own spouse (female).

知人

chijin — Acquaintance; a person one knows casually.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people and animate beings.

相談

sōdan — Consultation; discussing a problem with someone.

末

sue — End; after; conclusion of a process.

再び

futatabi — Again, once more; a second time.

海

umi — Sea, ocean; large body of salt water.

出る

deru — To go out, leave, or set out.

二隻

ni seki — Two ships; counter for vessels.

船

fune — Ship, boat; a watercraft for travel.

相次い

aitsui(de) — One after another; in succession.

乗り込み

norikomi — Boarding; getting aboard a ship or vehicle.

六年間

rokunenkan — A period of six years.

わたっ

watatte — Over; spanning a period of time.

および

oyobi — And; as well as; formal conjunction linking items.

数度

sūdo — Several times; a number of occasions.

行い

okonai — Conduct, deeds; carrying out actions.

よっ

yotte — By means of; through; owing to.

財産

zaisan — Assets, property, or personal wealth.

いくらか

ikuraka — Somewhat; some amount; a little.

増やす

fuyasu — To increase, multiply, or add to something.

余暇

yoka — Leisure time; free time away from work.

時間

jikan — Time; hours; a period of duration.

常に

tsuneni — Always, constantly, at all times.

十分

jūbun — Sufficient, enough; adequately.

数

kazu / sū — Number, count; a quantity of things.

書物

shomotsu — Books; written works and publications.

手元

temoto — At hand; within one's reach or possession.

置い

oite — Placed, put; having set something somewhere.

古今

kokon — Past and present; all ages and eras.

優れ

sugure — Excellent, outstanding; superior in quality.

著作

chosaku — Written work; literary or scholarly publication.

読む

yomu — To read text or books.

費やし

tsuyashi — Spent (time or money); devoted resources to something.

上陸

jōriku — Landing ashore; coming onto land from sea.

いる

iru — To be, exist; used for animate beings.

とき

toki — Time, moment; when something occurs.

人々

hitobito — People; various persons in general.

風習

fūshū — Custom, tradition; cultural habits of a community.

気質

kishitsu — Temperament, disposition; characteristic nature of people.

観察

kansatsu — Observation; carefully watching and noting things.

言語

gengo — Language; a system of human communication.

習得

shūtoku — Acquisition, mastery; learning a skill thoroughly.

努め

tsutome — Endeavored, strived; made efforts toward a goal.

おい

oi — Hey (interjection); also archaic for 'in' context.

記憶力

kiokuryoku — Memory power; capacity to retain information.

強さ

tsuyosa — Strength, power; the quality of being strong.

非常

hijō — Extraordinary, very; used to intensify adjectives.

容易

yōi — Easy, simple; not requiring much effort.