Heart of Darkness — Page 10

Vocabulary

私

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

自身

jishin — Oneself; referring to one's own self.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.

起き

oki — To happen, occur, or wake up.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, or matter (abstract noun).

で

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

あなた

anata — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.

方

kata — Polite word for person or people; direction.

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

あまり

amari — Not very much; too much; excessively.

煩わ

wazurawa — To trouble, bother, or burden someone.

せ

se — Causative verb suffix meaning 'make someone do'.

たく

taku — Desiderative form suffix meaning 'want to do'.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the subject.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not' or 'do not'.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle or conjunction meaning 'but'.

と

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

彼

kare — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.

語り

katari — Narration; the act of telling or speaking.

始め

hajime — Beginning; to start doing something.

この

kono — Demonstrative meaning 'this' (near the speaker).

言葉

kotoba — Word, language, or expression used in speech.

聴衆

chōshū — Audience; group of listeners at a gathering.

最も

mottomo — Most; superlative adverb indicating highest degree.

聞き

kiki — To listen or hear; act of listening.

たい

tai — Suffix expressing desire or wanting to do.

思っ

omot(te) — To think or feel; past/conjunctive form.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses or actions.

いる

iru — To exist (animate); continuous aspect marker.

しばしば

shibashiba — Often; frequently; repeatedly occurring.

無頓着

mutonchaku — Indifferent, unconcerned, or careless about something.

ある

aru — To exist (inanimate); to have; to be.

よう

yō — Appearing like; seeming to be a certain way.

見える

mieru — To be visible; to appear; to seem.

多く

ōku — Many; a large number or quantity of things.

話し手

hanashite — Speaker; the person who is speaking.

共通

kyōtsū — Common; shared among multiple people or things.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

弱点

jakuten — Weak point; flaw or vulnerability in someone.

現れ

araware — To appear; to manifest; to become visible.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunction indicating contrast.

それ

sore — That; a pronoun referring to something mentioned.

与え

atae — To give; to provide or grant something to someone.

影響

eikyō — Influence; effect or impact on something.

理解

rikai — Understanding; comprehension of a concept or situation.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; because of; in order to.

どの

dono — Which; interrogative determiner asking about selection.

し

shi — Conjunctive form or listing particle 'and also'.

そこ

soko — There; that place; a mid-distance location.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.

行っ

it(te) — Went; conjunctive past form of 'to go'.

か

ka — Question particle or expressing doubt or choice.

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something.

見

mi — To see, look at, or observe something.

あの

ano — That (over there); distal demonstrative determiner.

哀れ

aware — Pitiful; pathetic; evoking pity or sorrow.

な

na — Adjectival suffix linking na-adjectives to nouns.

男

otoko — Man; male person.

初めて

hajimete — For the first time; first-ever occurrence.

出会っ

deat(te) — To encounter; to meet someone for first time.

場所

basho — Place; location; a specific spot or venue.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as a point.

川

kawa — River; a flowing body of fresh water.

遡っ

sakanobot(te) — To go upstream; to trace back along river.

知っ

shit(te) — To know; past/conjunctive form of 'shiru'.

おく

oku — To do in advance; to leave something as is.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; required; something that must be done.

あり

ari — Existence verb 'aru' in conjunctive/polite form.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future tense.

航行

kōkō — Navigation; sailing or traveling by sea or air.

遠い

tōi — Far; distant; located a great distance away.

地点

chiten — Point; specific location or spot on a map.

経験

keiken — Experience; personal encounter or practical knowledge.

頂点

chōten — Summit; peak; the highest point of something.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.

まし

mashi — Better; preferable compared to another option.

どう

dō — How; in what way; interrogative adverb.

いう

iu — To say; to call; to be described as.

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; circumstance explaining something.

周囲

shūi — Surroundings; the area or environment around something.

すべて

subete — Everything; all; the entirety of something.

もの

mono — Thing; object; a tangible or abstract entity.

そして

soshite — And then; and also; conjunctive linking statements.

思考

shikō — Thought; thinking; the process of mental reasoning.

中

naka — Inside; middle; among; within something.

種

shū / tane — Kind; type; sort; a variety or category.

光

hikari — Light; illumination; a beam or ray of light.

投げかけ

nagekake — To cast or throw light or words at something.

思わ

omowa — To think; negative/passive base form of 'omou'.

れ

re — Passive or potential verb suffix in Japanese.

また

mata — Again; also; furthermore; additionally.

十分

jūbun — Sufficient; enough; adequately satisfying a requirement.

陰鬱

in'utsu — Gloomy; depressing; dark and melancholic in atmosphere.

あっ

a(tt)e — Exclamation of surprise; or conjunctive of 'aru'.

どんな

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

意味

imi — Meaning; significance; what something signifies.

並外れ

namihazure — Extraordinary; exceptional; far beyond the ordinary.

なかっ

nacat(ta) — Was not; negative past auxiliary form.

はっきり

hakkiri — Clearly; distinctly; without ambiguity or vagueness.

いや

iya — No; unpleasant; expression of refusal or correction.

やはり

yahari — As expected; after all; still; just as thought.

覚え

oboe — To remember; to memorize; memory or recollection.

その

sono — That; demonstrative determiner for nearby referent.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when a certain event occurs.

インド

Indo — India; the South Asian country.

洋

yō — Ocean; sea; vast body of salt water.

太平洋

Taiheiyō — The Pacific Ocean; world's largest ocean body.

中国

Chūgoku — China; East Asian nation; also a region in Japan.

海

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

いっ

it(te) — Went; said; conjunctive past of 'iku' or 'iu'.

航海

kōkai — Voyage; sea voyage; ocean navigation by ship.

本格的

honkakuteki — Full-scale; genuine; authentic and serious in nature.

東洋

Tōyō — The East; the Orient; Eastern countries collectively.

体験

taiken — Personal experience; firsthand encounter with something.

六

roku — Six; the number six.

年

nen — Year; counter for years of time.

ほど

hodo — About; approximately; to the extent of something.

経

he / kyō — To pass (time); to elapse; sutra in Buddhism.

ロンドン

Rondon — London; capital city of the United Kingdom.

帰っ

kaet(te) — Returned; went back home; conjunctive past form.

き

ki — Came; old literary past auxiliary; conjunctive form.

ばかり

bakari — Just; only; having just done something recently.

まる

maru — Completely; wholly; a circle; to become round.

文明化

bunmeika — Civilization; becoming civilized or westernized.

天命

tenmei — Divine mission; heavenly mandate or destiny.

授かっ

sazukat(te) — Received (a gift or mission) from a higher power.

ぶらぶら

burabura — Wandering aimlessly; loitering; hanging loosely.

過ごし

sugoshi — Spending time; passing time in a certain way.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

仕事

shigoto — Work; job; occupation or professional activity.

邪魔

jama — Obstacle; nuisance; disturbing or getting in way.

家

ie / uchi — House; home; one's place of residence.

押しかけ

oshikake — To push one's way in; to show up uninvited.

しばらく

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

間

aida / ma — Between; interval; period of time or space.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; intensifier adverb.

良かっ

yokat(ta) — Was good; it was fine; past form of 'yoi'.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount; slightly.

経つ

tatsu — To pass (time); time elapses or goes by.

休息

kyūsoku — Rest; repose; a break from activity or work.

飽き飽き

akiaki — Fed up; thoroughly tired or bored of something.

船

fune — Ship; boat; vessel for water transportation.

探し

sagashi — Searching; looking for something or someone.

地上

chijō — On land; on the ground; terrestrial surface.

骨

hone — Bone; effort; hard work; backbone.

折れる

oreru — To break; to be laborious; to require great effort.

だ

da — Informal copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; emotion; what one thinks.

どれ

dore — Which one; interrogative pronoun for selection.

見向き

mimuki — To take notice; to look in one's direction.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative suffix used in formal speech.

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-final particle.

遊び

asobi — Play; leisure; amusement; recreational activity.

飽き

aki — Becoming bored; growing tired of something.

しまい

shimai — Ending up; finishing; completing (often regrettably).

さて

sate — Well then; now; transitional interjection.

子供

kodomo — Child; children; a young person.

頃

koro — Around that time; approximate period or age.

地図

chizu — Map; a visual representation of an area.

夢中

muchū — Absorbed in; crazy about; engrossed in something.

なっ

nat(te) — Became; conjunctive past form of 'naru'.