Heart of Darkness — Page 2

Vocabulary

長い

nagai — Long; describing extended length or duration.

別離

betsuri — Separation; parting from someone beloved.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

期間

kikan — Period; span of time.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

経て

hete — Having passed through; after experiencing a period.

も

mo — Also; even; inclusive particle.

互い

tagai — Mutual; each other; reciprocal relationship.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; inner feelings or spirit.

つなぎとめる

tsunagitomeru — To keep connected; to hold someone close.

だけ

dake — Only; just; limiting particle.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or scope.

なく

naku — Not; without; negating connective form.

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting subject.

お互い

otagai — Each other; mutual; used politely between people.

話

hanashi — Talk; story; conversation between people.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting events or ideas.

信念

shinnen — Belief; conviction; firmly held personal principle.

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; emphatic particle.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or target.

寛容

kan'you — Tolerant; lenient; broad-minded toward others.

させる

saseru — To make someone do; causative verb ending.

効果

kouka — Effect; result; impact of an action.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle highlighting the subject.

あった

atta — There was; existed; past tense of ある.

弁護士

bengoshi — Lawyer; attorney; licensed legal professional.

古参

kousan — Veteran; senior member; long-serving person.

仲間

nakama — Companion; fellow; member of a group.

中

naka — Among; inside; within a group or space.

最も

mottomo — Most; the greatest degree among all.

優れた

sugureta — Excellent; outstanding; superior in ability.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; individual; notable character or figure.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective preceding noun.

長年

naganen — Many years; long years of experience.

経歴

keireki — Career history; personal record of experience.

と

to — And; with; quotation or listing particle.

数多く

kazuooku — Numerous; many; a large number of things.

美徳

bitoku — Virtue; moral excellence; admirable personal quality.

ゆえ

yue — Because of; due to; therefore; literary reason.

甲板

kanpan — Ship deck; the flat upper surface of vessel.

唯一

yuiitsu — The only one; sole; unique among all.

クッション

kusshon — Cushion; soft padded seat or support.

持ち

mochi — Holding; possessing; carrying something in hand.

敷物

shikimono — Rug; mat; something spread on the floor.

上

ue — Above; on top of; upper surface.

横

yoko — Side; horizontal; lying sideways.

なって

natte — Becoming; having become; transitional state.

いた

ita — Was; were; past progressive or state.

会計士

kaikeishi — Accountant; professional who manages financial records.

すでに

sudeni — Already; by now; beforehand.

ドミノ

domino — Domino; rectangular tile used in domino games.

箱

hako — Box; container; rectangular storage item.

取り出し

toridashi — Taking out; removing from a container.

コマ

koma — Piece; tile; game token or component.

建築物

kenchikubutsu — Structure; building; constructed architectural object.

組み立てる

kumitate ru — To assemble; to build by putting pieces together.

よう

you — Like; as if; in the manner of.

弄んで

moteasonde — Playing with; toying with; idly handling something.

船尾

senbi — Stern; the rear part of a ship.

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly; just; precisely at that point.

真後ろ

maushiro — Directly behind; straight to the rear.

胡坐

agura — Cross-legged sitting position on the floor.

もたれて

motarete — Leaning against; resting one's body on something.

座って

suwatte — Sitting; seated; in a sitting position.

彼

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

頬

hoho — Cheek; the fleshy side of the face.

黄ばんだ

kibanda — Yellowed; having turned a sickly yellow color.

顔色

kaoiro — Complexion; facial color indicating health or mood.

し

shi — And; listing or connecting clause particle.

背筋

sesuji — Spine; back muscles; posture of the back.

まっすぐ

massugu — Straight; upright; directly without bending.

伸ばし

nobashi — Stretching out; extending; straightening something.

禁欲的

kin'yokuteki — Ascetic; self-denying; austere in lifestyle.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjective to noun.

風貌

fuubou — Appearance; bearing; overall look and manner.

両腕

ryoude — Both arms; the two arms together.

垂らして

tarashite — Hanging down; letting arms dangle loosely.

手のひら

tenohira — Palm; the inner flat surface of the hand.

外側

sotogawa — Outer side; exterior surface facing outward.

向けた

muketa — Turned toward; directed; facing a direction.

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; posture or form of a person.

まるで

marude — Just like; as if; resembling completely.

偶像

guuzou — Idol; icon; a revered or worshipped figure.

船長

senchou — Captain; commander of a ship.

錨

ikari — Anchor; heavy device holding a ship in place.

しっかり

shikkari — Firmly; securely; tightly held in place.

固定

kotei — Fixing; fastening; securing something in place.

されて

sarete — Being done; passive form of する.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; continuous state marker.

確認

kakunin — Confirmation; verification; checking something is correct.

へ

e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement.

歩いて

aruite — Walking; moving on foot toward somewhere.

きて

kite — Coming; having come; movement toward the speaker.

我々

wareware — We; us; formal first-person plural pronoun.

間

aida — Between; among; gap or interval between things.

腰

koshi — Waist; lower back; hips of the body.

下ろした

oroshita — Lowered; sat down; set something down.

私たち

watashitachi — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

けだるげ

kedaruge — Languidly; appearing listless or drowsy.

二

ni — Two; the number two.

三

san — Three; the number three.

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; an expression or phrase.

交わした

kawashita — Exchanged; traded words or glances with someone.

その後

sonogo — After that; subsequently; following that moment.

ヨット

yotto — Yacht; a sailing or motor pleasure boat.

船上

senjou — On board a ship; aboard the vessel.

静寂

seijaku — Silence; stillness; deep quiet atmosphere.

訪れた

otozureta — Visited; arrived; came upon a place or state.

何らか

naniraka — Some kind of; some sort of reason.

理由

riyuu — Reason; cause; explanation for something.

ゲーム

geemu — Game; a recreational activity or contest.

始め

hajime — Beginning; start; to begin something.

なかった

nakatta — Did not; was not; past negative of ない.

物思い

monoomoi — Contemplation; being lost in deep thought.

耽る

fukeru — To indulge; to be absorbed in thought.

気分

kibun — Mood; feeling; state of mind.

なり

nari — Became; resulting in a state.

ただ

tada — Just; merely; simply; nothing more.

穏やか

odayaka — Calm; gentle; peaceful and tranquil.

眺める

nagameru — To gaze; to look at quietly from distance.

こと

koto — Thing; act; nominalizing abstract actions or states.

以外

igai — Other than; except; besides something.

何

nani — What; anything; interrogative pronoun.

する

suru — To do; to perform; general action verb.

気

ki — Feeling; inclination; spirit; mood toward something.

その日

sonohi — That day; on that particular day.

静謐

seihitsu — Serenity; tranquil stillness; profound quiet atmosphere.

絶妙

zetsumyou — Exquisite; superb; remarkably perfect quality.

輝き

kagayaki — Brilliance; radiance; glowing light or splendor.

包まれて

tsutsumarete — Wrapped in; enveloped; surrounded by something.

終わろう

owarou — About to end; let us end; volitional of 終わる.

して

shite — Doing; connecting verb form of する.

水面

suimen — Water surface; the top layer of water.

一点

itten — One point; a single spot; one mark.

曇り

kumori — Cloudiness; overcast; slight murk or haze.

ない

nai — Not; without; negation of existence or state.

空

sora — Sky; the expanse above the earth.

清澄

seichou — Clear and pure; transparent; crystal-clear atmosphere.

光

hikari — Light; radiance; illumination from a source.

恵み

megumi — Blessing; grace; generous gift from nature.

深い

fukai — Deep; profound; intense in degree or feeling.

広大

koudai — Vast; expansive; immensely wide and broad.

さ

sa — Suffix turning adjective into abstract noun.

あり

ari — There is; existing; literary form of ある.

湿地

shicchi — Marshland; wetland; damp low-lying terrain.

漂う

tadayou — To drift; to float; to waft through air.

霞

kasumi — Haze; mist; soft atmospheric blur over landscape.

内陸

nairiku — Inland; interior land away from the coast.

樹木

jumoku — Trees; woody plants; forest vegetation collectively.

覆われた

oowareta — Covered; blanketed; hidden under a surface.

丘

oka — Hill; a gentle elevation of land.

から

kara — From; since; because; starting point particle.

吊るされた

tsurусаreta — Hung; suspended; dangling from above.

薄く

usuku — Thinly; faintly; in a light or sparse manner.

輝く

kagayaku — To shine; to gleam; to radiate brilliance.

布

nuno — Cloth; fabric; a piece of woven material.

低い

hikui — Low; short; not high in position or height.

岸辺

kishibe — Shoreline; bank; edge of water and land.

透き通る

sukitooru — To be transparent; to be clear and see-through.

包んで

tsutsunde — Wrapping; enveloping; covering something around.

西方

seihou — Westward; the western direction or region.

上流

jouryuu — Upstream; upriver; toward the source of river.

覆う

oou — To cover; to spread over; to blanket.

暗闇

kurayami — Darkness; pitch black; absence of light.

太陽

taiyou — Sun; the star at center of solar system.

接近

sekkin — Approach; drawing near; closing the distance.

怒って

okotte — Being angry; having become enraged or furious.

か

ka — Question particle; or; expressing uncertainty.

刻一刻

kokuikoku — Moment by moment; with each passing instant.

一層

issou — Even more; all the more; increasingly so.

陰鬱

in'utsu — Gloomy; somber; darkly oppressive in atmosphere.

いった

itta — Went; became; past tense of 行く or いく.