Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 5

Vocabulary

カーテン

kāten — Curtain; a hanging cloth for windows or doors.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

引い

hii — Drew or pulled (conjugated form of 引く hiku).

て

te — Te-form particle connecting verbs in sequence.

おい

oi — Te-oku abbreviated; done in advance or preparation.

よかった

yokatta — Was good; expressing relief or satisfaction about something.

と

to — Quotation particle; also means 'and' or 'with'.

私

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.

思っ

omot(te) — Thought; conjugated form of 思う omou, to think.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

そし

soshi(te) — And then; a conjunction connecting sequential events.

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.

隠れ

kakure — Hiding; stem of 隠れる kakureru, to hide oneself.

場所

basho — Place; a location or spot where something occurs.

見つけ

mitsuke — Find; stem of 見つける mitsukeru, to discover something.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates something does not happen.

よう

yō — So that; expresses purpose or resemblance in grammar.

に

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

切に

setsu ni — Earnestly; sincerely wishing or hoping for something.

願っ

negat(te) — Wished; conjugated form of 願う negau, to wish.

も

mo — Also; particle meaning 'too' or 'even' in context.

自分

jibun — Oneself; a reflexive pronoun referring to the self.

で

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

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary attached to verb stems.

なかっ

nakkat(ta) — Did not; negative past form used with auxiliary た.

だろう

darō — Probably; expresses conjecture or probability about something.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight, also used figuratively.

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the human body.

回転

kaiten — Rotation; also used to describe mental sharpness or agility.

鋭く

surudoku — Sharply; adverbial form of 鋭い surudoi, sharp or keen.

しかし

shikashi — However; a conjunction expressing contrast or contradiction.

ちょうど

chōdo — Exactly; just at that moment or precisely that amount.

ドア

doa — Door; an entrance or barrier that opens and closes.

から

kara — From; particle indicating starting point or reason.

顔

kao — Face; the front part of a person's head.

覗かせ

nozokase — Peeked; causative of 覗く nozoku, to peek or look through.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away, without any delay or hesitation.

こう

kō — Like this; in this way or manner (demonstrative adverb).

言っ

it(te) — Said; conjugated form of 言う iu, to say or speak.

あの子

ano ko — That child; referring to a specific child from a distance.

窓辺

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

席

seki — Seat; a place to sit, such as a chair or spot.

いる

iru — To be; indicates existence or ongoing state for animate beings.

わよ

wa yo — Sentence-ending feminine emphasis; asserting something confidently.

確か

tashika — Certainly; used to express certainty or to recall something.

出

de — Go out; stem of 出る deru, to exit or leave.

いっ

it(te) — Gone; contracted form indicating departure or going away.

なぜ

naze — Why; an interrogative asking for a reason or cause.

なら

nara — If; conditional particle expressing a hypothetical situation.

あの

ano — That (over there); demonstrative referring to something distant.

引きずり

hikizuri — Dragging; pulling something forcefully along a surface.

出さ

dasa — Take out; passive/causative base of 出す dasu, to produce.

れる

reru — Passive suffix; indicates an action done to the subject.

こと

koto — Thing; nominalizer turning a verb phrase into a noun.

考える

kangaeru — To think; to consider or ponder a situation carefully.

震え

furue — Trembling; shaking due to fear, cold, or emotion.

来

ki — Come; stem of 来る kuru, to come or arrive.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of です, meaning 'is' or 'am'.

何

nani — What; an interrogative pronoun asking about something unknown.

用

yō — Business; purpose or errand someone has for another.

です

desu — Is/are; polite copula ending a declarative sentence.

か

ka — Question particle placed at the end of a sentence.

気まずい

kimazui — Awkward; feeling uncomfortable or uneasy in a situation.

遠慮

enryo — Reservation; holding back out of politeness or hesitation.

がち

gachi — Tendency to; suffix indicating a prone or frequent tendency.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle connecting a na-adjective to a noun.

様子

yōsu — Appearance; manner or state in which someone seems.

尋ね

tazune — Asked; stem of 尋ねる tazuneru, to ask or inquire.

御用

go-yō — Your business; polite expression for someone's errand or need.

坊ちゃま

botchama — Young master; respectful address for a boy of high status.

言え

ie — Say (imperative); command form of 言う iu.

という

to iu — Called; means 'which says' or 'known as' in context.

答え

kotae — Answer; a reply or response given to a question.

だっ

dat(ta) — Was; past form of the copula だ (plain past).

こっち

kocchi — Over here; informal demonstrative indicating the speaker's side.

へ

e — Direction particle indicating movement toward a destination.

来い

koi — Come! Imperative command form of 来る kuru.

肘掛け

hijikake — Armrest; the side support for resting one's arm.

椅子

isu — Chair; a seat with a back, typically for one person.

腰

koshi — Waist; the lower torso area, also used for sitting posture.

下ろし

oroshi — Lowered; stem of 下ろす orosu, to lower or set down.

身振り

miburi — Gesture; a body movement used to communicate meaning.

近づい

chikazui — Approached; conjugated form of 近づく chikazuku, to draw near.

前

mae — Front; the space or position directly ahead of something.

立つ

tatsu — To stand; to rise to an upright position.

示し

shimeshi — Showed; stem of 示す shimesu, to indicate or show.

十四歳

jūyon-sai — Fourteen years old; specifying a person's age as fourteen.

学校

gakkō — School; an educational institution for students to learn.

少年

shōnen — Boy; a young male person, typically in their youth.

より

yori — Than; comparative particle indicating a reference point.

四つ

yottsu — Four (things); the native Japanese counter for four items.

年上

toshiue — Older; being senior in age compared to someone else.

まだ

mada — Still; yet; something has not changed or is ongoing.

十歳

jussai — Ten years old; specifying someone's age as ten years.

年齢

nenrei — Age; a person's number of years since birth.

割

wari — Proportion; considering or relative to a given standard.

大柄

ōgara — Large build; describing a person with a big frame.

がっしり

gasshiri — Solidly built; describing a sturdy, well-built physique.

し

shi — Te-form-like conjunction listing multiple attributes or reasons.

おり

ori — Is (humble); formal/literary form of いる iru, to be.

くすん

kusun(da) — Dull; losing brightness or becoming dingy in color.

不健康

fukenkou — Unhealthy; lacking good health or looking sickly.

肌

hada — Skin; the outer surface or complexion of a person's body.

広い

hiroi — Wide/broad; having a large surface area or expanse.

太い

futoi — Thick/fat; describing something wide or of large diameter.

輪郭

rinkaku — Outline; the contour or silhouette of a person or object.

あり

ari — Having; literary/formal stem of ある aru, to have/exist.

手足

teashi — Limbs; arms and legs collectively referred to together.

重く

omoku — Heavily; adverbial form of 重い omoi, meaning heavy.

四肢

shishi — Four limbs; the arms and legs of a human or animal.

末端

mattan — Extremities; the outermost ends of the limbs or body.

大きかっ

ōkikat(ta) — Was large; past form of 大きい ōkii, meaning big or large.

いつも

itsumo — Always; at all times or on every occasion habitually.

食卓

shokutaku — Dining table; the table used for eating meals at home.

食べ

tabe — Eat; stem of 食べる taberu, to consume food.

過ぎる

sugiru — To overdo; doing something excessively beyond appropriate limits.

習慣

shūkan — Habit; a regular practice or custom done repeatedly.

そのせい

sono sei — Because of that; attributing a result to a prior cause.

消化不良

shōka furyō — Indigestion; poor digestion causing stomach discomfort.

なり

nari — Became; literary form of なる naru, to become something.

かすん

kasun(da) — Hazed; became hazy, blurred, or clouded in appearance.

濁り

nigori — Cloudiness; murkiness or lack of clarity in eyes or liquid.

頬

hoho / hō — Cheek; the fleshy side area of a person's face.

たるん

tarun(da) — Sagged; became loose or droopy, lacking firmness or tone.

い

i — Continuation form of いる iru; being in a state.

今頃

imagoro — About now; around this time, referring to the present moment.

はず

hazu — Should be; expressing expectation or logical assumption.

母親

hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent or a maternal figure.

体

karada — Body; the physical form of a living person or animal.

弱い

yowai — Weak; lacking strength, health, or physical robustness.

理由

riyū — Reason; the cause or explanation behind something happening.

一

ichi — One; the number one or the first in a sequence.

二

ni — Two; the number two or second in a sequence.

か月

ka-getsu — Months; a counter suffix used for counting months.

家

ie — House; a home or dwelling place where someone lives.

連れ

tsure — Accompanying; stem of 連れる tsureru, to bring someone along.

帰っ

kaet(te) — Returned; conjugated form of 帰る kaeru, to go back home.