Harrigan — Page 4

Vocabulary

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunction meaning 'and/that'.

彼

kare — Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he/him'.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

言っ

it(te) — Conjunctive form of 言う; 'said/spoke'.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

偶然

gūzen — By chance; coincidentally; accidentally.

あなた

anata — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.

の

no — Possessive/linking particle meaning 'of/belonging to'.

船

fune — A watercraft; ship or boat.

に

ni — Direction/location particle meaning 'in/at/to'.

乗り込ん

norikон(de) — Boarded or got onto a vehicle or vessel.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or 'and'.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

見かけ

mikake — Caught sight of; happened to notice someone.

まし

mashi — Polite auxiliary verb stem (ました form).

もし

moshi — Conditional adverb meaning 'if/supposing that'.

人手

hitode — Extra hands; available manpower or labor.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.

一人

hitori — One person; alone; a single individual.

余分

yobun — Extra; surplus; more than necessary.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; required; essential need.

なら

nara — Conditional form meaning 'if that is the case'.

ここ

koko — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'here/this place'.

い

i — Stem of いる; to exist or be (animate).

させ

sase — Causative verb form meaning 'let/make someone do'.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses.

ください

kudasai — Please do (polite request form).

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I/me'.

身軽

migaru — Nimble; lightly equipped; unencumbered.

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.

身

mi — One's body, person, or social position.

先

saki — Ahead; forward; the future or destination.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward/to'.

進む

susumu — To advance; move forward; make progress.

ある

aru — To exist or be (inanimate things).

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is/am/are'.

薄暗い

usugurai — Dimly lit; gloomy; faintly dark.

中

naka — Inside; within; middle of something.

も

mo — Inclusive particle meaning 'also/too/even'.

人

hito / jin — Person; human being; individual.

目

me — Eye; gaze; point of view.

輝き

kagayaki — Brilliance; sparkle; gleaming light.

捉え

torae — Caught; grasped; seized something.

ブリッジ

burijji — Bridge; the navigation command area of a ship.

から

kara — From; out of; because of.

出て行け

dete ike — Get out! Leave this place now! (imperative)

雷

kaminari — Thunder; thunderbolt; lightning.

よう

yō — Like; as if; in the manner of.

怒鳴っ

donat(te) — Shouted; roared; yelled loudly at someone.

でも

demo — But; however; even so.

そして

soshite — And then; and so; furthermore.

一等

ittō — First class; first rank; top grade.

航海士

kōkaishi — Navigator; ship's officer responsible for navigation.

二等

nitō — Second class; second rank or grade.

方

kata / hō — Person (polite); direction; way; method.

向い

mukai — Turned toward; facing; opposite direction.

あの

ano — That (over there); that particular (demonstrative).

男

otoko — Man; male person.

放り出せ

hōridase — Throw out! Toss someone overboard! (imperative)

命じ

meiji — Ordered; commanded; gave an instruction.

待た

mata — Waited; base of 待つ in negative contexts.

なかっ

nakak(ta) — Negative past auxiliary; did not; was not.

階段

kaidan — Stairs; staircase; steps in a building.

下り

kudari / ori — Descending; going down stairs or a slope.

デッキ

dekki — Deck; the open floor area of a ship.

退き

noki / shizoki — Stepped aside; withdrew; moved out of the way.

手すり

tesuri — Handrail; railing along a staircase or deck.

ところ

tokoro — Place; spot; point in time or situation.

向かっ

mukat(te) — Headed toward; proceeded in a direction.

岸壁

gangeki / ganseki — Quay; wharf; stone wall along a waterfront.

間

ma / aida — Gap; interval; space between two things.

今や

ima ya — By now; at this very moment; already.

黒ずん

kurozun(de) — Darkened; turned blackish; became murky.

だ

da — Plain copula meaning 'is/am/are'.

水

mizu — Water; liquid; body of water.

広い

hiroi — Wide; broad; spacious.

隙間

sukima — Gap; crack; narrow space between objects.

広がっ

hirogat(te) — Spread out; expanded; widened.

飛び込む

tobikomu — To jump in; dive into; plunge into water.

準備

junbi — Preparation; readiness; getting ready.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; 'do/did'.

膝

hiza — Knee; lap area of a sitting person.

かけ

kake — Halfway through; about to; placed upon.

それ

sore — That (near listener); it; that thing.

向き直り

mukinaori — Turned around; faced in opposite direction.

腕

ude — Arm; skill; ability.

組ん

kun(de) — Folded or crossed (arms); interlocked.

見上げ

miage — Looked up at; gazed upward toward.

立っ

tat(te) — Standing; was standing upright.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings.

多く

ōku — Many; much; a large number of.

疑念

ginen — Doubt; suspicion; misgiving; uncertainty.

暗く

kuraku — Darkly; gloomily; in an obscure manner.

曇っ

kumot(te) — Clouded; became overcast; grew gloomy.

通りかかっ

tōrikakat(te) — Happened to pass by; walked past coincidentally.

船員

sen'in — Sailor; crew member of a ship.

肩

kata — Shoulder; upper part of the arm joint.

叩い

tataki — Tapped; patted; struck lightly.

船長

senchō — Ship's captain; commander of a vessel.

どんな

donna — What kind of; what sort of; how.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; individual of note.

か

ka — Question particle marking interrogative sentences.

その

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

答え

kotae — Answer; reply; response to a question.

次第

shidai — Depending on; as soon as; determined by.

残る

nokoru — To remain; stay behind; be left over.

岸

kishi — Shore; bank; coast; edge of water.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as.

泳い

oyoi(de) — Swam; moved through water by swimming.

戻る

modoru — To return; go back; come back.

決めよう

kimeyō — Let's decide; volitional form of 決める.

決め

kime — Decided; determined; settled a matter.

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while; for some time; briefly.

ただ

tada — Just; merely; simply; only.

間抜け

manuke — Fool; blockhead; someone acting stupidly.

見つめ

mitsume — Stared at; gazed fixedly upon someone.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; leisurely; at a relaxed pace.

にやり

niyari — With a grin; smirking; slyly smiling.

笑っ

warат(te) — Laughed; smiled; broke into laughter.

笑み

emi — Smile; grin; pleasant facial expression.

悪意

akui — Malice; ill will; bad intention.

しれ

shire — May be; might be (potential/uncertainty form).

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not/there is no'.

嘲り

azakeri — Mockery; derision; contemptuous ridicule.

過ぎ

sugi — Too much; exceeding; passing beyond a point.

別

betsu — Different; separate; another; distinct.

質問

shitsumon — Question; inquiry; something asked.

する

suru — To do; to perform; to carry out.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to.

行っ

it(te) — Went; moved to another place; left.

しまっ

shimat(te) — Ended up doing; completed (with regret).

ふん

fun — Hmph; snort of contempt or dismissal.

ぶつぶつ

butsubutsu — Muttering; grumbling; mumbling to oneself.

ぞ

zo — Assertive sentence-final particle for emphasis.

一時間

ichijikan — One hour; a period of sixty minutes.

身動き

miugoki — Movement of the body; stirring; budging.

せ

se — Causative stem or imperative of する/させる.

ず

zu — Negative verb ending meaning 'without doing'.

離さ

hanasa — Released; let go; separated from.

船尾

senbi — Stern; the rear end of a ship.

向こう

mukō — Over there; the other side; beyond.

どんどん

dondon — Rapidly; steadily; one after another.

薄れ

usure — Faded; grew faint; diminished gradually.

いっ

it(te) — Went; proceeded (colloquial form of 行って).