Heart of Darkness — Page 14

Vocabulary

そのため

sono tame — Therefore; for that reason; as a result

彼

kare — He; him; that man

は

wa — Topic marker particle

老い

oi — Aging; old age; to grow old

黒人

kokujin — Black person; person of African descent

容赦

yōsha — Mercy; pardon; showing leniency or forgiveness

なく

naku — Without; lacking; negating a preceding noun

打ち

uchi — Striking; hitting; beating

すえ

sue — Thrashing; beating down; striking hard

その

sono — That; those (near the listener)

間

aida / ma — Between; during; interval of time or space

多く

ōku — Many; much; a large number of

村人

murabito — Villager; inhabitant of a village

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or groups

呆然

bōzen — Dumbfounded; stunned; in blank amazement

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously; although

見守っ

mimamot(te) — Watching over; keeping a close eye on

ある

aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate things)

男

otoko — Man; male person

酋長

shūchō — Tribal chief; leader of a clan or tribe

息子

musuko — Son; one's own male child

聞い

kii(te) — Hearing; asking; listening (te-form of 聞く)

老人

rōjin — Elderly person; old man or woman

叫び声

sakebigoe — Shout; scream; cry of alarm

絶望

zetsubō — Despair; hopelessness; utter loss of hope

白人

hakujin — White person; person of European descent

向かっ

mukat(te) — Facing; heading toward; turning to

槍

yari — Spear; lance; thrusting weapon

恐る恐る

koworu koworu — Fearfully; timidly; with great trepidation

突き

tsuki — Thrust; stab; jabbing motion

入れ

ire — Putting in; inserting; thrusting inside

そして

soshite — And then; and so; after that

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; needless to say

両

ryō — Both; two; pair of something

肩甲骨

kenkōkotsu — Shoulder blade; scapula bone in the back

いとも

itomo — Very easily; extremely; remarkably so

たやすく

tayasuku — Easily; without difficulty; effortlessly

刺さっ

sasat(te) — Pierced; stuck into; stabbed through

それから

sorekara — After that; and then; subsequently

全員

zen'in — All members; everyone; the entire group

森

mori — Forest; woods; grove of trees

中

naka / chū — Inside; middle; among; within

逃げ込ん

nigekon(de) — Fled into; escaped inside; took refuge in

あらゆる

arayuru — All kinds of; every possible; any and all

災難

sainan — Disaster; misfortune; calamity; trouble

降りかかっ

furикakat(te) — Befalling; coming down upon; afflicting someone

くる

kuru — To come; to arrive; auxiliary of direction

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizing element

覚悟

kakugo — Preparedness; resolve; bracing oneself mentally

一方

ippō — On the other hand; meanwhile; one side

指揮

shiki — Command; direction; conducting operations

蒸気船

jōkisen — Steamboat; steam-powered vessel

機関士

kikanshi — Engineer; ship's engineer; engine operator

操縦

sōjū — Piloting; operating; maneuvering a vehicle

引き継い

hikitsui(de) — Taking over; succeeding; inheriting duties

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; awful; severe; cruel

混乱

konran — Confusion; disorder; chaos; turmoil

出航

shukkō — Departure by ship; setting sail; embarking

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe

その後

sonogo — After that; thereafter; subsequently

私

watashi — I; me; first-person pronoun

出向い

dekumai / demukai — Going out to meet; heading toward a place

後任

kōnin — Successor; replacement; next person in position

就く

tsuku — To take up (a post); to assume a position

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as

遺体

itai — Corpse; remains; dead body

気にかける

ki ni kakeru — To care about; to worry over; to mind

者

mono / sha — Person; one who; individual

誰

dare — Who; anyone; somebody (interrogative pronoun)

ない

nai — Not; nonexistent; negation of existence

よう

yō — It seems; appears; looks like (hearsay/conjecture)

そのまま

sono mama — As is; unchanged; just like that

放っ

hōt(te) — Leaving alone; abandoning; letting be

おく

oku — To leave in a state; to do in advance

でき

deki — Can do; to be able; possibility

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless

ついに

tsui ni — Finally; at last; in the end

前任者

zenninsha — Predecessor; former holder of a position

対面

taimen — Meeting face to face; confronting in person

する

suru — To do; to perform; to make happen

機会

kikai — Opportunity; chance; occasion

訪れ

otozure — Visit; arrival; coming of a moment or season

時

toki — Time; moment; occasion; when

肋骨

rokkotsu — Rib; rib bone of the chest

から

kara — From; since; because; starting point particle

生え

hae — Growing; sprouting; emerging from ground

草

kusa — Grass; weed; herb; low plant

骨

hone — Bone; skeletal remains; framework

隠し

kakushi — Hiding; concealing; covering from view

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; to finish; completion auxiliary

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; about; approximately

高く

takaku — Highly; tall; at great height; loudly

伸び

nobi — Growing; stretching; extending upward

すべて

subete — Everything; all; entirely; the whole

そこ

soko — There; that place; that spot

超自然的

chōshizenteki — Supernatural; beyond natural explanation or phenomenon

存在

sonzai — Existence; being; entity; presence

倒れ

taore — Falling down; collapsing; toppling over

後

ato / go — After; later; behind; subsequent to

触れ

fure — Touching; making contact; coming into contact

村

mura — Village; rural settlement; small community

廃墟

haikyo — Ruins; abandoned place; desolate remains

化し

kashite / kashi — Turning into; transforming; becoming (化す/化する)

小屋

koya — Hut; small shed; shack; tiny dwelling

黒く

kuroku — Darkly; blackly; in a dark manner

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening; entrance; gap

開け

ake — Opening; gaping open; making an opening

朽ち果て

kuchiha​te — Completely rotted; decayed utterly; crumbled away

倒壊

tōkai — Collapse; crumbling; structural destruction

囲い

kakoi — Fence; enclosure; barrier surrounding an area

どれ

dore — Which one; whichever; any of them

傾い

katamui(te) — Tilted; leaning; inclined to one side

確か

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

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; form; visible shape

消し

keshi — Erasing; extinguishing; making disappear

狂乱

kyōran — Frenzy; madness; wild panic; derangement

恐怖

kyōfu — Terror; fear; horror; dread

女

onna — Woman; female person

子供

kodomo — Child; children; young person

皆

mina / minna — Everyone; all; everybody together

藪

yabu — Thicket; bush; dense undergrowth; shrubs

散り散り

chirijiri — Scattered; dispersed in all directions; fled apart

彼ら

karera — They; them; those people (third-person plural)

二度

nido — Twice; two times; a second time

戻ら

modora — Returning; going back; coming back (negative base)

鶏

niwatori — Chicken; domestic fowl; hen or rooster

どう

dō — How; in what way; what happened to

なっ

nat(te) — Became; turned into; te-form of なる

分から

wakara — Not knowing; unclear; uncertain (negative base)

いずれ

izure — Whichever; eventually; either way; in any case

せよ

seyo — Even so; be that as it may; imperative form

進歩

shinpo — Progress; advancement; improvement; development

大義

taigi — Great cause; noble mission; righteous purpose

手

te — Hand; means; method; way of doing

だろう

darō — Probably; I suppose; conjecture/probability form

この

kono — This (near the speaker)

栄光

eikō — Glory; honor; splendor; magnificent fame

一件

ikken — One matter; an affair; this incident or case

おかげ

okage — Thanks to; owing to; credit for a result

まだ

mada — Still; yet; not yet; as of now

本格的

honkakuteki — Full-fledged; genuine; serious; in earnest

希望

kibō — Hope; wish; desire; aspiration

抱く

idaku / daku — To hold; to embrace; to harbor (feelings)

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to

任命

ninmei — Appointment; designation to an official post

得る

eru / uru — To get; to obtain; to gain; to acquire