Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 2

Vocabulary

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning I or me.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

あら探し

arasagashi — Fault-finding; looking for flaws or mistakes in others.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

する

suru — To do; general verb used widely in Japanese.

人

hito — Person; human being; individual.

や

ya — Particle listing examples, meaning and or or.

質問

shitsumon — Question; inquiry; act of asking something.

ばかり

bakari — Only; nothing but; indicates excess or exclusivity.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle indicating the grammatical subject.

好き

suki — Like; fond of; having a preference for something.

で

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

ありません

arimasen — Polite negative form of to be or to exist.

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or target of action.

子供

kodomo — Child; children; young person.

そのような

sono you na — Such; that kind of; of that nature.

態度

taido — Attitude; manner; behavior toward others.

年長者

nenchōsha — Elder; older person; one senior in age.

口答え

kuchigotae — Talking back; giving a cheeky reply to authority.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

本当に

hontō ni — Truly; really; genuinely; used for emphasis.

感心

kanshin — Admiration; being impressed; thinking well of something.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting clauses or reasons.

ません

masen — Polite negative verb ending, indicating non-action.

どこか

dokoka — Somewhere; some place; an unspecified location.

座り

suwari — Sitting; the act of taking a seat.

なさい

nasai — Polite imperative ending; do something as instructed.

そして

soshite — And then; and; connecting two sequential ideas.

穏やか

odayaka — Calm; gentle; peaceful; serene in manner.

話せる

hanaseru — Can speak; able to talk; potential form of speak.

よう

yō — So that; in order to; expresses purpose or manner.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to change state.

まで

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

黙って

damatte — Silently; staying quiet; without speaking.

い

i — Continuative form of iru, to be or stay.

客間

kyakuma — Guest room; parlor; room for receiving visitors.

隣接

rinsetsu — Adjacent; adjoining; being next to something.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses.

朝食室

chōshoku-shitsu — Breakfast room; dining room used in the morning.

あり

ari — Exists; there is; literary form of aru.

そこ

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

そっと

sotto — Quietly; gently; softly; without making noise.

入り込ん

hairikomu (stem: hairikon-) — Slipped into; crept inside; entered quietly and unobtrusively.

だ

da — Plain copula meaning is or was; assertion marker.

本棚

hondana — Bookshelf; bookcase; furniture for storing books.

あっ

a(tte) (contraction) — There was; existed; connective form of aru.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marking completed action.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; very soon after.

一冊

issatsu — One volume; one book; counter for books.

本

hon — Book; volume; written publication.

手

te — Hand; arm from wrist to fingertips.

取っ

tot(te) — Took; picked up; connective form of toru.

挿絵

sashie — Illustration; picture inserted within a book.

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; plenty; large quantity.

入っ

hait(te) — Contained; included; went into; connective of hairu.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for animate subjects.

もの

mono — Thing; object; item; can soften a statement.

選ぶ

erabu — To choose; to select; to pick from options.

気

ki — Spirit; mind; feeling; attention; care.

つけ

tsuke — Took care; paid attention; connective form of tsukeru.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

窓辺

madobe — Windowside; the area beside or near a window.

腰掛け

koshikake — Seat; perch; act of sitting on an edge.

よじ登り

yojinobori — Climbed up; clambered; scrambled to a higher place.

足

ashi — Foot; leg; lower limb of the body.

引き寄せ

hikiyose — Drew close; pulled toward oneself; connective of hikiyoseru.

胡坐

agura — Cross-legged sitting position; sitting with legs crossed.

かい

kai — Informal question particle; seeking confirmation or inquiry.

赤い

akai — Red; scarlet; having a red color.

カーテン

kāten — Curtain; drape; cloth covering a window.

ほぼ

hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately; mostly complete.

閉め切る

shimekiru — To shut completely; to close all the way.

と

to — And; with; when; quotation or conditional particle.

二重

nijū — Double; twofold; layered; consisting of two layers.

隠れ家

kakurega — Hideout; secret retreat; hidden shelter or refuge.

中

naka — Inside; within; the interior of something.

祀ら

matsura — Enshrined; consecrated; honored in a sacred manner.

れた

reta — Passive past auxiliary indicating something was done.

なっ

nat(te) — Became; turned into; connective form of naru.

深紅

shinku — Crimson; deep red; a rich dark shade of red.

襞

hida — Fold; pleat; crease in fabric or material.

右側

migigawa — Right side; the side on one's right.

視界

shikai — Field of vision; visual range; what one can see.

遮っ

saegit(te) — Blocked; obstructed; cut off from sight or passage.

左側

hidarigawa — Left side; the side on one's left.

透明

tōmei — Transparent; clear; see-through; allowing light through.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

ガラス窓

garasu mado — Glass window; a window made of glass panes.

陰鬱

in'utsu — Gloomy; dreary; melancholy; oppressively dark.

十一月

jūichigatsu — November; the eleventh month of the year.

日

hi — Day; sun; sunlight; a unit of time.

から

kara — From; because; since; indicates origin or reason.

守っ

mamot(te) — Protected; guarded; kept safe from something.

切り離し

kirihanashi — Separation; cutting off; disconnecting from something else.

なかっ

nakatta (stem) — Was not; did not exist; negative past stem form.

ページ

pēji — Page; a leaf or side of a book.

めくり

mekuri — Turning pages; flipping; leafing through a book.

時折

tokiori — Occasionally; from time to time; now and then.

その

sono — That; the; refers to something near the listener.

冬

fuyu — Winter; the coldest season of the year.

午後

gogo — Afternoon; the period from noon to evening.

様子

yōsu — Appearance; situation; state; how something looks.

じっくり

jikkuri — Carefully; thoroughly; taking time to observe something.

眺め

nagame — View; gazing; the act of looking at scenery.

遠く

tōku — Far away; in the distance; a remote location.

霧

kiri — Fog; mist; low-lying cloud obscuring visibility.

雲

kumo — Cloud; mass of water vapor in the sky.

青白い

aojiroi — Pale; pallid; having a bluish-white wan color.

虚無

kyomu — Nothingness; void; emptiness; nihilistic absence of meaning.

広がり

hirogari — Expanse; spread; a wide open stretch of space.

近く

chikaku — Nearby; close; in the vicinity of something.

濡れ

nure — Wetness; being soaked; connective form of nureru.

芝生

shibafu — Lawn; grass; a stretch of mowed green grass.

嵐

arashi — Storm; tempest; violent weather with wind and rain.

打た

uta (passive stem) — Beaten; struck; hit by something forcefully.

低木

teiboku — Shrub; low-growing woody plant; small bush.

景色

keshiki — Scenery; landscape; view of the natural environment.

絶え間ない

taema nai — Ceaseless; unending; without pause or interruption.

雨

ame — Rain; precipitation falling from clouds.

長く

nagaku — Long; lengthily; for an extended period of time.

悲痛

hitsū — Heartrending; sorrowful; deeply painful and grievous.

突風

toppū — Gust; sudden strong burst of wind.

前

mae — Before; in front; prior to a point in time.

激しく

hageshiku — Violently; intensely; fiercely; with great force.

吹き流さ

fukinagasa — Blown away; swept off; carried by strong wind.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb stem indicating action received.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to a place.

戻っ

modot(te) — Returned; went back; reverted to a previous state.

イギリス

Igirisu — Britain; the United Kingdom; England in common usage.

ある

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

本文

honbun — Main text; body text of a book or document.

つい

tsui — Inadvertently; unintentionally; before one realizes it.

概して

gaishite — Generally; on the whole; in most cases.

あまり

amari — Not very; not much; used with negatives for degree.

興味

kyōmi — Interest; curiosity; a feeling of wanting to know.

持っ

mot(te) — Held; had; carried; connective form of motsu.

でも

demo — But; however; even so; introduces a contrast.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive addition particle.

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; totally; used for strong emphasis.

読み飛ばす

yomitobasu — To skip over while reading; to skim past text.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

でき

deki — Can do; be able to; connective of dekiru.

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negative auxiliary adjective.

序文

jobun — Preface; foreword; introductory text of a book.

いくつか

ikutsuka — Several; some; a few; an unspecified small number.