Heart of Darkness — Page 11

Vocabulary

私

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

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic

南アメリカ

Minami Amerika — The continent of South America

や

ya — Particle listing examples, meaning 'and' or 'or'

アフリカ

Afurika — The continent of Africa

オーストラリア

Ōsutoraria — The country and continent of Australia

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object

何時間

nanjikan — How many hours; an unspecified number of hours

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also,' 'even,' or emphasizing quantity

眺め

nagame — Gazing at something; a view or prospect

探検

tanken — Exploration or expedition into unknown territory

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns

あらゆる

arayuru — Every possible; all kinds of something

栄光

eikō — Glory, honor, or splendor achieved through success

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose

我

ware — Formal or literary first-person pronoun meaning 'I'

忘れ

wasure — Forgetting; losing memory or awareness of something

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix indicating completed action

もの

mono — Thing; used to express recollection or habit

だっ

da(tta) — Copula in past tense meaning 'was' or 'were'

当時

tōji — At that time; back in those days

地球

chikyū — The Earth; our planet

上

ue — Above, on top of, or upon a surface

多く

ōku — Many; a large number or great amount

空白

kūhaku — Blank space; emptiness or void in something

地帯

chitai — Zone or belt; a defined geographical area

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject

あり

ari — Exists; there is or there are (verb form)

地図

chizu — A map showing geographical features or locations

で

de — Particle indicating place of action or means

特に

toku ni — Especially; particularly; more than anything else

魅力

miryoku — Charm, attraction, or appeal of something

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-like,' '-ish,' or '-al'

見える

mieru — To be visible; to appear or seem a certain way

場所

basho — A place, location, or spot

見つける

mitsukeru — To find or discover something previously unknown

と

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

もっとも

mottomo — However; that said; introducing a qualification

どこ

doko — Where; which place or location

そう

sō — That's right; so; indicating agreement or likeness

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'are' in plain speech

そこ

soko — There; that place previously mentioned or understood

指

yubi — A finger; also a toe

置い

oi(te) — Placing or putting something down somewhere

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions

大人

otona — An adult; a grown-up person

なっ

na(tte) — Becoming; transitioning into a new state (verb form)

たら

tara — Conditional suffix meaning 'if' or 'when' something happens

ここ

koko — Here; this place near the speaker

へ

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

行く

iku — To go; to move toward a destination

ぞ

zo — Emphatic sentence-final particle expressing assertion or resolve

言っ

i(tte) — Saying; expressing something in words (verb form)

北極

Hokkyoku — The North Pole or Arctic region

その

sono — That; a demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby

よう

yō — Like; resembling; in the manner of something

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns

ひとつ

hitotsu — One; a single item or instance

記憶

kioku — Memory; recollection of a past experience

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; also lists reasons or states

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings)

まあ

mā — Well; anyway; an expression softening a statement

まだ

mada — Still; not yet; continuing state up to now

行っ

i(tte/tta) — Having gone; going (verb form of 行く)

い

i(nai) — Negative auxiliary stem; being (present, animate existence)

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not' or 'does not exist'

今さら

imasara — At this late stage; now after all this time

行こ

iko(u) — Volitional form of 'to go'; let's go or I'll go

う

u — Volitional suffix expressing intention or suggestion

思わ

omowa(nai/zu) — Thinking; feeling; holding an opinion (verb stem)

消え

kie — Disappearing; fading away into nothingness

しまっ

shima(tta/tte) — Ending up; completing an action, often with regret

他

hoka — Other; another; elsewhere or different from this

半球

hankyū — Hemisphere; half of a sphere or the globe

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there; various places scattered around

散らばっ

chirabat(te) — Scattered; spread out or dispersed across an area

うち

uchi — Among; within a group or set of things

いくつ

ikutsu — How many; several; an unspecified small number

か

ka — Question particle; or particle expressing uncertainty

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns

ある

aru — To exist; to have (for inanimate objects)

そして

soshite — And then; and so; connecting sequential events

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; before one realizes; just recently

語る

kataru — To narrate or tell; to speak about something

まい

mai — Negative volitional suffix; intending not to do something

しかし

shikashi — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement

いわば

iwaba — So to speak; in other words; so-called

最も

mottomo — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective

大きく

ōkiku — Largely; greatly; in a big way (adverbial form)

満ち

michi — Filled with; full of something to the brim

あっ

a(tte) — Having; existing; being there (verb form of ある)

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; for a long time

憧れ

akogare — Longing; yearning; deep aspiration toward something admired

抱い

idai(te) — Holding; embracing a feeling or idea within oneself

確か

tashika — Certainly; if I recall correctly; probably true

頃

koro — Around that time; approximately when something occurred

もはや

mohaya — No longer; already; by now it is too late

なくなっ

nakunat(te) — Having disappeared; ceased to exist; run out

少年

shōnen — A boy; a young male person; boyhood

時代

jidai — Era, age, or period of time in history

から

kara — From; since; because; indicating origin or reason

この

kono — This; a demonstrative adjective for nearby things

方

kata / hō — Direction; side; also a polite word for person

川

kawa — A river or stream

湖

mizuumi — A lake; a large inland body of water

地名

chimei — Place name; the name given to a geographical location

埋め尽くさ

uzume tsukusa(re) — Completely filled up; covered over entirely with something

れ

re — Passive auxiliary suffix indicating something is done to subject

夢

yume — A dream; a vision or aspiration for the future

描く

egaku / kaku — To draw or paint; to envision or depict something

ため

tame — For the purpose of; for the sake of something

あの

ano — That (over there); referring to a shared memory

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; delight; a feeling of great happiness

謎

nazo — Mystery; puzzle; something unknown and intriguing

白い

shiroi — White; something of the color white

染み

shimi — A stain or blot; a mark on a surface

闇

yami — Darkness; the absence of light; gloom

とりわけ

toriwake — Especially; above all; particularly noteworthy among others

一本

ippon — One long thin object (counter for rivers, roads)

見る

miru — To see; to look at; to observe something

できる

dekiru — To be able to; to be capable of doing

巨大

kyodai — Gigantic; enormous; of overwhelming size

蛇

hebi — A snake; a serpent

とぐろ

toguro — A coil; the coiled posture of a snake

解い

toi(te) — Unraveling; releasing; undoing a coiled or tangled state

形

katachi — Shape; form; the outline or figure of something

とてつもなく

totetsumonaku — Enormously; incredibly; to an extraordinary degree

大きな

ōkina — Large; big; great in size or scale

頭

atama / kashira — Head; the upper part of a body or creature

海

umi — The sea; the ocean

胴

dō — Torso; the main body trunk of a creature

広大

kōdai — Vast; extensive; wide and expansive in scale

大地

daichi — The earth; vast land; the ground beneath us

はるか

haruka — Far away; distant in space or time

弧

ko — An arc; a curved line portion of a circle

描い

kai(te) / egai(te) — Drawing; tracing a shape or line (verb form)

横たわり

yokotawari — Lying across; stretching out horizontally over something

尾

o — A tail; the rear appendage of an animal

大陸

tairiku — A continent; one of Earth's major land masses

奥深く

okufukaku — Deep within; far into the interior of something