Harrigan — Page 5

Vocabulary

そんな

sonna — Such, that kind of (demonstrative adjective).

小細工

kozaiku — Petty trick, cheap scheme, cunning maneuver.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.

通じない

tsūjinai — Does not work, cannot get through, ineffective.

ぞ

zo — Sentence-final particle adding emphasis or warning.

さっさと

sassato — Quickly, without delay, hurry up and do.

行け

ike — Go! Imperative form of the verb 行く.

動け

ugoke — Move! Imperative form of the verb 動く.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly, leisurely, taking one's time.

と

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

一人一人

hitori hitori — Each person one by one, individually.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.

顔

kao — Face, facial expression of a person.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

見回し

mimawashi — Looking around, scanning, surveying surroundings.

た

ta — Past tense grammatical suffix for verbs.

三人

sannin — Three people, a group of three persons.

警官

keikan — Police officer, law enforcement officer.

互い

tagai — Each other, mutually, one another.

守り合う

mamoriау — To protect each other mutually, guard together.

かの

kano — That (literary demonstrative), as if, like.

よう

yō — Like, as if, seeming, manner or appearance.

に

ni — Directional or locative particle meaning 'in', 'to'.

身

mi — Body, one's self, one's person.

寄せ合っ

yoseatt(e) — Pressing close together, huddling against each other.

お願い

onegai — Please, a request, an earnest plea.

ねえ

nee — Hey, listen, seeking agreement or attention.

少女

shōjo — Young girl, a girl in her youth.

ささやき声

sasayakigoe — Whispering voice, hushed murmuring sound.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying grammatical subject.

促し

unagashi — Urging, prompting, encouraging someone to act.

窓枠

madowaku — Window frame, the frame surrounding a window.

置か

oka — Placed, put (passive/conjunctive form of 置く).

れ

re — Passive or potential verb suffix form.

手

te — Hand, hands of a person.

指

yubi — Finger, fingers of the hand.

関節

kansetsu — Joint, knuckle, body joint connection point.

白く

shiroku — White, becoming white (adverbial form of 白い).

なる

naru — To become, to turn into something.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that, as much as.

固く

kataku — Firmly, tightly, hard (adverbial form of 固い).

握り締め

nigirishime — Gripping tightly, clenching firmly in hand.

られ

rare — Passive verb suffix indicating action done to subject.

て

te — Conjunctive verb particle connecting sequential actions.

い

i — Shortened form of いる, ongoing state verb.

彼

kare — He, him, that man (third-person pronoun).

コテージ

kotēji — Cottage, a small rural or vacation dwelling.

間

aida / ma — Between, space between two things or places.

空き地

akichi — Vacant lot, empty plot of open land.

向こう

mukō — The other side, over there, beyond.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward, in the direction of.

向かっ

mukatt(e) — Heading toward, facing, moving in direction of.

うなずい

unazui — Nodded, gave a nod of acknowledgment.

仕事

shigoto — Work, job, occupation, employment.

探し

sagashi — Searching for, looking for something.

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate beings).

なら

nara — If, in that case, conditional particle.

言っ

itt(e) — Said, told (conjunctive form of 言う).

あそこ

asoko — Over there, that place far from speaker.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if, when condition met.

いくら

ikura — How much, no matter how much.

でも

demo — Even, or even, no matter what.

見つかり

mitsukari — To be found, discovered, come across.

そう

sō — So, like that, seems like, probably.

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is', 'are' (plain form).

白人

hakujin — White person, Caucasian, person of white ethnicity.

男

otoko — Man, male person.

取り囲む

torikakomu — To surround, encircle, close in around someone.

黒人

kokujin — Black person, person of Black ethnicity.

兵士

heishi — Soldier, military serviceperson, armed forces member.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

集団

shūdan — Group, crowd, collective body of people.

から

kara — From, because of, starting point particle.

鋭く

surudoku — Sharply, keenly (adverbial form of 鋭い).

素早い

subayai — Quick, swift, agile, fast-moving.

怒声

dosei — Angry shout, furious yelling, wrathful voice.

湧き起こっ

wakiokott(e) — Welling up, erupting, rising up suddenly.

争い

arasoi — Fight, dispute, conflict, quarrel between parties.

原因

gen'in — Cause, reason, origin of an event.

誰

dare — Who, which person (interrogative pronoun).

も

mo — Also, even, neither (with negatives) particle.

わから

wakara — Not understanding (negative stem of わかる).

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Was not, did not (past negative auxiliary).

罵倒

batō — Verbal abuse, hurling insults, denouncing harshly.

殴打

ōda — Striking, hitting, punching, physical beating.

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as.

何

nani / nan — What, which thing (interrogative pronoun).

きっかけ

kikkake — Trigger, opportunity, starting point, cause.

なり

nari — Becoming, or could become (connective form).

得

e / u — To be able to, can, potential suffix.

あいつ

aitsu — That guy, that person (informal, slightly rough).

見ろ

miro — Look! Watch! Imperative of 見る.

男らしく

otokorashiku — Manly, masculinely (adverbial form of 男らしい).

見える

mieru — To appear, to look like, to be visible.

な

na — Sentence-final particle expressing mild exclamation or reflection.

物悲しげ

monoganaishige — Appearing melancholy, looking forlorn and sorrowful.

付け加え

tsukekuae — Adding, appending additional words or remarks.

だが

daga — But, however, nevertheless (conjunction).

見かけ

mikake — Appearance, outward looks, how something looks.

当て

ate — Relying on, aiming at, targeting something.

ない

nai — Not, there is not (negation).

騒動

sōdō — Commotion, disturbance, uproar, turmoil.

中心

chūshin — Center, core, focal point of something.

確か

tashika — Certainly, surely, no doubt about it.

だっ

datt(a) — Was, were (past form of copula だ).

より

yori — Than, more than, comparative particle.

背

se — Back, stature, height of a person.

高く

takaku — Tallly, highly (adverbial form of 高い).

肩幅

katahaba — Shoulder width, breadth of one's shoulders.

広く

hiroku — Widely, broadly (adverbial form of 広い).

同様

dōyō — Similarly, in the same way, likewise.

その

sono — That, the (demonstrative adjective near listener).

体格

taikaku — Physique, body build, physical frame.

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely, limited to.

で

de — By, with, at, particle of means or location.

説明

setsumei — Explanation, description, clarification of something.

つか

tsuka — To reach, grasp; here implying 'account for'.

力強さ

chikarazuyosa — Powerfulness, strength, robust forceful quality.

もの

mono — Thing, something, nominalizer for feelings or explanations.

漂っ

tadayott(e) — Drifting, wafting, emanating (atmosphere or aura).

距離

kyori — Distance, gap, space between two points.

叫び

sakebi — Shout, scream, cry out loudly.

騒ぐ

sawagu — To make noise, clamor, create a commotion.

群衆

gunshū — Crowd, mob, large gathering of people.

向き合う

mukiau — To face each other, confront one another.

笑み

emi — Smile, a gentle or slight smile.

想像

sōzō — Imagination, imagining, mental image of something.

でき

deki — Can do, able to (potential stem of できる).

割って入れ

watte ire — Break into, intervene, force one's way between.

軍曹

gunsō — Sergeant, military non-commissioned officer rank.

仲間

nakama — Companion, comrade, fellow member of group.

命じ

meiji — Ordered, commanded, instructed someone to act.

怒り狂う

okurikuruu — To be furiously enraged, raging mad.

輪

wa — Circle, ring, loop, encircling group.

方

hō — Direction, side, way, manner.

言い終わる

iioawaru — To finish saying, complete one's statement.

か

ka — Question particle or 'whether' conjunction.

終わら

owara — Not finishing (negative stem of 終わる).

ぬ

nu — Classical negative suffix meaning 'not'.

うち

uchi — Within, while, before something ends.

一人

hitori — One person, alone, a single individual.

悪態

akutai — Abusive language, insults, cursing at someone.

つく

tsuku — To utter, attach; here to hurl abuse.

声

koe — Voice, sound produced by a person.

聞こえ

kikoе — Audible, heard, can be heard.

高い

takai — High, tall, loud, expensive.

拳

kobushi — Fist, clenched hand used for punching.

めがけ

megake — Aiming at, targeting, heading straight toward.

飛び出し

tobidashi — Jumping out, bursting forward, dashing out.

中

naka — Inside, middle, among, within.

よろめき

yoromeki — Staggering, stumbling, tottering unsteadily.

倒し

taoshi — Knocking down, toppling, causing to fall.