Harrigan — Page 9

Vocabulary

黒髪

kurokami — Black hair; dark-colored hair of a person.

の

no — Possessive or attributive particle connecting nouns.

男

otoko — Man; adult male person.

突き出す

tsukidasu — To thrust out; to push or stick something forward.

拳

kobushi — Fist; clenched hand used for striking.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

先端

sentan — Tip; pointed end or forefront of something.

と

to — Particle meaning 'as' or 'with'; quotation marker.

し

shi — Verb stem of suru; doing or making something.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

彼ら

karera — They; third-person plural pronoun for a group.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

飛ぶ

tobu — To fly; to leap or move swiftly through air.

よう

you — Like; resembling; expresses similarity or manner.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

作り

tsukuri — Making; creating or forming something deliberately.

熱い

atsui — Hot; having high temperature; intensely warm.

ナイフ

naifu — Knife; a bladed cutting instrument or weapon.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle indicating grammatical subject.

バター

bataa — Butter; a soft dairy product used in cooking.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or target.

沈み込む

shizumikomu — To sink deeply into; to plunge into a substance.

兵士

heishi — Soldier; a person who serves in an army.

群れ

mure — Group; a crowd or flock of people or animals.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or into.

切り裂い

kirisaki — Slashing; tearing or cutting through with force.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker in Japanese.

警察

keisatsu — Police; law enforcement organization maintaining public order.

次々

tsugitsugi — One after another; in rapid successive sequence.

人

hito — Person; human being; individual person.

捕らえ

torae — Capturing; seizing or arresting a person forcibly.

い

i — Stem of iru; indicates ongoing state or existence.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; because of; due to.

これ以上

kore ijou — Any more than this; beyond this point further.

行動

koudou — Action; behavior; taking steps or doing something.

望む

nozomu — To desire; to wish or hope for something.

者

mono — Person; one who does something; individual.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; nearly all; barely any remaining.

なかっ

nakatta — Past negative form of nai; did not exist or have.

一人

hitori — One person; a single individual alone.

か

ka — Question particle; or; expressing uncertainty or choice.

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of individuals together.

抵抗

teikou — Resistance; opposition; fighting back against force.

空

sora — Sky; the open air above the earth.

向け

muke — Aimed at; directed or pointed toward a target.

真っすぐ

massugu — Straight; directly ahead without deviation or bending.

れ

re — Passive verb ending; indicates action done to subject.

拳銃

kenjuu — Handgun; a small pistol held and fired one-handed.

一発

ippatsu — One shot; a single discharge of a firearm.

その

sono — That; demonstrative determiner referring to nearby thing.

考え

kangae — Thought; an idea or plan in one's mind.

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once without prior warning.

打っ

utte — Striking; hitting; putting an end to something.

群衆

gunshuu — Crowd; a large mass of people gathered together.

四方八方

shihоuppou — In all directions; every which way; scattered everywhere.

散り

chiri — Scattering; dispersing in multiple different directions.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle adding to list.

他

hoka — Others; the rest; other people or things.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people; indicates a group of persons.

交じっ

majitte — Mingling; mixing in among a group of people.

逃げ出そ

nigedaso — Attempting to flee; trying to run away from danger.

う

u — Volitional ending expressing intent or conjecture.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when something happens or occurred.

鉄

tetsu — Iron; a hard metallic element; made of iron.

手

te — Hand; the part of the arm below the wrist.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.

肩

kata — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to the torso.

掴み

tsukami — Grabbing; gripping tightly with the hand.

ぐい

gui — Forcefully; a forceful pulling or yanking motion.

引き止め

hikitome — Holding back; restraining someone from moving away.

それ

sore — That; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

だっ

datta — Past form of da; it was; indicates past state.

帽子

boushi — Hat; a head covering worn for protection or style.

取り出し

toridashi — Taking out; producing or pulling something from somewhere.

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the human body.

被っ

kabutte — Putting on; wearing a hat or covering on head.

柔らかい

yawarakai — Soft; gentle; not hard or rigid to touch.

倣っ

naratte — Following; imitating or modeling after someone's example.

興奮

koufun — Excitement; agitation; a state of emotional arousal.

振りかざし

furikazashi — Brandishing; raising and waving a weapon threateningly.

前

mae — Front; before; the space directly ahead of someone.

立ちはだかっ

tachihadadakatte — Blocking the way; standing firmly in someone's path.

警察官

keisatsukan — Police officer; a uniformed law enforcement official.

答える

kotaeru — To answer; to respond to a question or call.

代わり

kawari — Instead; in place of; a substitute for something.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.

追い払い

oiharai — Driving away; chasing someone off forcibly.

走る

hashiru — To run; to move quickly on foot.

追っ

otte — Chasing; pursuing someone who is fleeing or running.

駆け出し

kakedashi — Starting to run; dashing forward at speed.

端

hashi — Edge; end; the border or extremity of something.

甲高い

kandakai — High-pitched; shrill; having a sharp piercing tone.

声

koe — Voice; sound produced by a person's vocal cords.

叫ん

sakende — Shouting; yelling out loudly in urgency or alarm.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of desu meaning 'is' or 'are.'

あの

ano — That (over there); refers to something distant contextually.

大男

oiotoko — Big man; a large or giant-sized male person.

止まれ

tomare — Stop! Halt! Imperative command to cease movement immediately.

警官

keikan — Police officer; cop; a law enforcement officer.

規定

kitei — Regulation; prescribed rule or standard to follow.

頭上

zujou — Overhead; above the head; directly over one's head.

ながら

nagara — While; simultaneously doing two actions at the same time.

中

naka — Inside; middle; among; within a space or group.

駆け抜け

kakenuke — Running through; dashing past something at full speed.