Heart of Darkness — Page 13

Vocabulary

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

ため

tame — For the sake of; in order to do something.

なら

nara — If; conditional particle expressing a premise.

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something.

で

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

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle in Japanese.

し

shi — And; conjunction listing reasons or actions.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending used in formal Japanese speech.

本当

hontou — Truth; reality; truly; really; genuinely.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, location, or purpose.

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle identifying the sentence subject.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful; splendid; magnificent; excellent; outstanding.

考え

kangae — Idea; thought; opinion; way of thinking.

です

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

行政

gyousei — Administration; government; public administration and management.

非常

hijou — Extraordinary; very; extremely; emergency situation.

高い

takai — High; tall; expensive; elevated in rank or price.

地位

chii — Status; rank; position; social standing in society.

ある

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

人物

jinbutsu — Person; figure; character; individual of notable standing.

妻

tsuma — Wife; one's own spouse (female partner).

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

知っ

shit(te) — Know; be acquainted with (te-form of shiru).

て

te — Te-form conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases sequentially.

い

i — Stem of iru; to be, exist (animate beings).

大きな

ookina — Big; large; great; significant in size or scale.

影響力

eikyouryoku — Influence; power to affect others or situations.

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to possess something.

男性

dansei — Male; man; adult male person.

など

nado — Et cetera; such as; and so on; among others.

と

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

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to tell; to express verbally.

た

ta — Past tense verb ending indicating completed action.

もし

moshi — If; in case; used to introduce hypothetical conditions.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; also marks contrast or emphasis.

望む

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

川

kawa — River; stream; body of flowing fresh water.

蒸気船

joukisen — Steamship; steam-powered boat used for water transport.

船長

senchou — Ship captain; commander of a vessel.

任命

ninmei — Appointment; designation to an official position or role.

もらう

morau — To receive; to get something from someone else.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also used to mean girlfriend.

どこ

doko — Where; what place; interrogative of location.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as; to the extent of.

奔走

honsou — Running about busily; working hard on someone's behalf.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose verb for performing actions.

覚悟

kakugo — Readiness; preparedness; resolution to face a consequence.

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; certainly; without any doubt.

得

u / toku — To obtain; to get; to gain; to acquire something.

そして

soshite — And then; and; moreover; connecting sequential events.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; used to intensify adjectives.

早く

hayaku — Quickly; early; fast; adverb form of hayai.

手

te — Hand; also used metaphorically for means or method.

入り

iri — Entering; included in; joining; entry into something.

会社

kaisha — Company; corporation; business organization or firm.

自分

jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; reflexive personal pronoun.

たち

tachi — Pluralizing suffix for people or animate beings.

一人

hitori — One person; alone; by oneself; single individual.

現地人

genchijin — Local person; native inhabitant of a particular region.

小競り合い

kozeriai — Skirmish; minor quarrel; small-scale conflict or scuffle.

殺さ

korosa — Passive/causative stem of korosu; to kill someone.

れ

re — Passive voice suffix attached to verb stems.

いう

iu — To say; to be called; to be referred to as.

知らせ

shirase — Notice; news; report; information conveyed to someone.

受け取っ

uketot(te) — To receive; to accept; to get (te-form of uketoru).

よう

you — It seems; like; appears; volitional or conjecture marker.

これ

kore — This; refers to something close to the speaker.

チャンス

chansu — Chance; opportunity; a favorable moment or occasion.

あり

ari — There is; exists; stem form of aru verb.

行き

iki — Going; bound for; stem of iku (to go).

たい

tai — Want to do; expresses desire to perform an action.

気持ち

kimochi — Feeling; emotion; mood; sense; inner sensation.

強く

tsuyoku — Strongly; powerfully; intensely; adverb form of tsuyoi.

なり

nari — Becoming; changing into; stem of naru (to become).

か月

kagetsu — Month(s); counter used for duration of months.

経っ

tat(te) — To pass (time); to elapse; te-form of tatsu.

から

kara — From; after; because; starting point in time or place.

遺体

itai — Corpse; dead body; remains of a deceased person.

残骸

zangai — Wreckage; remains; debris left after destruction.

回収

kaishuu — Recovery; collection; retrieval of objects or materials.

しよう

shiyou — Let's do; volitional form of suru, expressing intention.

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion; when something occurs.

初めて

hajimete — For the first time; never done before this moment.

もと

moto — Origin; under; based on; former; source.

口論

kouron — Quarrel; argument; verbal dispute between people.

何羽

nanwa — How many birds; counter query for birds.

か

ka — Question particle; or; some (indefinite marker).

雌鶏

mendori — Hen; female chicken; adult female domestic fowl.

めぐる

meguru — To go around; to revolve around; concerning something.

誤解

gokai — Misunderstanding; misconception; false interpretation of something.

起き

oki — To wake up; to occur; stem form of okiru.

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning is, are (informal).

聞か

kika — To hear; to listen; negative/passive stem of kiku.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives; or filler exclamation particle.

そう

sou — So; that way; I see; it seems like that.

二羽

niwa — Two birds; counter for two birds.

黒い

kuroi — Black; dark-colored; describing a dark hue.

その

sono — That (near listener); demonstrative adjective modifying nouns.

男

otoko — Man; male; a male person or fellow.

名前

namae — Name; one's given or family name.

デンマーク

Denmaaku — Denmark; Scandinavian country in northern Europe.

人

hito / jin — Person; human being; individual; also nationality suffix.

取引

torihiki — Transaction; trade; deal; business exchange between parties.

おい

oi — Hey; oi; informal exclamation to get attention.

何らか

nanraka — Some kind of; some sort of; a certain unspecified form.

形

katachi / kei — Shape; form; figure; manner or way of something.

不当

futou — Unjust; unfair; improper; unreasonable treatment or action.

な

na — Adjectival copula connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

扱い

atsukai — Treatment; handling; dealing with someone or something.

受け

uke — To receive; acceptance; stem of ukeru.

思い込み

omoikomi — Assumption; firm belief; misconception; fixated conviction.

上陸

jouriku — Landing; going ashore; disembarkation from a vessel.

村

mura — Village; small rural community or settlement.

長

chou / naga — Chief; leader; head; long; elder of a group.

棒

bou — Stick; rod; pole; a long rigid object.

殴り

naguri — Striking; hitting; beating; stem of naguru (to punch).

始め

hajime — Beginning; start; to begin; commencement of an action.

ああ

aa — Ah; oh; alas; exclamation of realization or surprise.

この

kono — This (near speaker); demonstrative adjective for nearby nouns.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for abstract concepts.

聞い

kii(te) — To hear; to listen; te-form stem of kiku.

同時

douji — Simultaneous; at the same time; concurrent occurrence.

二本足

nihonashi — Two-legged; bipedal; walking on two feet.

歩い

arui(te) — Walking; te-form of aruku (to walk on foot).

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does something; individual; being.

中

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

最も

mottomo — Most; the most; superlative adverb in Japanese.

穏やか

odayaka — Calm; gentle; mild; peaceful; quiet in manner.

物静か

monoshizuka — Quiet; reserved; calm and unassuming in personality.

人間

ningen — Human being; person; humanity; human nature.

だっ

dat(ta) — Past plain copula (part of だった, was/were).

言わ

iwa — To say; negative/passive stem of iu (to say).

少し

sukoshi — A little; a bit; slightly; small amount of something.

驚き

odoroki — Surprise; astonishment; amazement; feeling of being startled.

ん

n — Negative particle (ない contraction); or nasal sound particle.

確か

tashika — Certain; sure; reliable; probably; if I recall correctly.

でしょう

deshou — Probably; I suppose; right? Polite conjecture expression.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; contrastive conjunction in Japanese.

彼

kare — He; him; also used to mean boyfriend in Japanese.

すで

sude(ni) — Already; by now; stem of sudeni (already, by then).

二年

ninen — Two years; a period of two years duration.

ほど

hodo — About; approximately; to the extent of; as much as.

そこ

soko — There; that place; location near the listener.

崇高

suukou — Sublime; lofty; noble; exalted in character or purpose.

使命

shimei — Mission; calling; duty; important task or responsibility.

従事

juuji — Engagement; being engaged in work or an occupation.

おそらく

osoraku — Probably; perhaps; most likely; expressing uncertainty.

自尊心

jisonshin — Self-respect; pride; sense of one's own dignity.

主張

shuchou — Claim; assertion; insistence; advocating one's own position.

必要

hitsuyou — Necessary; needed; required; essential for a purpose.

ついに

tsuini — Finally; at last; in the end; after a long time.

感じ

kanji — Feeling; sense; impression; how something feels or seems.