Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 8

Vocabulary

私

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

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

そう

sou — Means 'so' or 'that way'; indicates agreement or affirmation.

した

shita — Past tense of 'suru'; means 'did' or 'done'.

最初

saisho — Means 'first' or 'at the beginning'; initial moment.

彼

kare — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns together.

意図

ito — Means 'intention' or 'purpose'; what someone plans.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.

何

nani — Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'; asks about things.

で

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

ある

aru — Verb meaning 'to be' or 'to exist' for inanimate things.

か

ka — Sentence-ending particle forming a question or expressing uncertainty.

気づい

kidzu-i (kizuita) — Past form of 'kizuku'; means 'noticed' or 'realized'.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses or indicating sequence.

い

i — Stem of 'iru'; indicates ongoing state or continuous action.

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Negative past auxiliary; means 'was not' or 'did not'.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending indicating completed action.

本

hon — Means 'book'; a bound printed literary or informational work.

を

wo/o — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object of a verb.

持ち上げ

mochiage — Means 'lifted up'; to raise something off a surface.

バランス

baransu — Loanword from English 'balance'; means equilibrium or stability.

取り

tori — Stem of 'toru'; means 'taking' or 'grabbing' something.

投げつけよう

nagetsukeyou — Volitional form meaning 'intending to hurl' something forcefully.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quoting; various uses.

する

suru — Verb meaning 'to do'; most common action verb in Japanese.

姿勢

shisei — Means 'posture' or 'stance'; body position or attitude.

とる

toru — Means 'to take' or 'to assume'; adopt a posture or position.

見

mi — Stem of 'miru'; means 'seeing' or 'looking' at something.

とき

toki — Means 'time' or 'when'; indicates a specific moment or occasion.

本能

honnou — Means 'instinct'; innate natural impulse or drive.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-tic' or '-al'; forms adjectival expressions.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or indirect object.

叫び声

sakebigoe — Means 'scream' or 'shout'; a loud cry of emotion.

上げ

age — Stem of 'ageru'; means 'raising up' or 'letting out' sound.

ながら

nagara — Conjunctive particle meaning 'while doing' two simultaneous actions.

脇

waki — Means 'side' or 'flank'; the area beside the body.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to' a destination.

飛びのい

tobinoi — Stem of 'tobinoku'; means 'leaped aside' to dodge something.

しかし

shikashi — Conjunctive meaning 'however' or 'but'; introduces a contrast.

それ

sore — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'; refers to nearby object.

間に合わ

maniawa — Stem of 'maniau'; means 'in time' or 'making it in time'.

投げ

nage — Stem of 'nageru'; means 'throwing' an object with force.

られ

rare — Passive auxiliary indicating an action was done to subject.

当たり

atari — Means 'hit' or 'struck'; the object made contact.

倒れ

taore — Stem of 'taoreru'; means 'fell down' or 'collapsed'.

ドア

doa — Loanword from English 'door'; an entrance or exit panel.

頭

atama — Means 'head'; the uppermost body part containing the brain.

ぶつけ

butsuke — Stem of 'butsukeru'; means 'slammed' or 'knocked' something hard.

切り傷

kirikizu — Means 'cut' or 'laceration'; a wound caused by sharp impact.

負っ

ott(a) — Past of 'ou'; means 'sustained' an injury or wound.

から

kara — Particle meaning 'from' or 'because'; indicates cause or origin.

血

chi — Means 'blood'; the red fluid flowing through the body.

出

de — Stem of 'deru'; means 'coming out' or 'flowing out'.

痛み

itami — Means 'pain'; physical or emotional suffering or discomfort.

鋭かっ

surudokatt(a) — Past of 'surudoi'; means 'was sharp' or 'was acute'.

恐怖

kyoufu — Means 'fear' or 'terror'; an intense feeling of dread.

頂点

chouten — Means 'peak' or 'apex'; the highest point of something.

過ぎ

sugi — Stem of 'sugiru'; means 'passing' beyond a point or limit.

別

betsu — Means 'different' or 'separate'; another distinct thing.

感情

kanjou — Means 'emotion' or 'feeling'; an internal emotional state.

続い

tsuzui — Stem of 'tsuzuku'; means 'followed' or 'continued' after something.

意地悪

ijiwaru — Means 'mean' or 'spiteful'; deliberately unkind or nasty behavior.

残酷

zankoku — Means 'cruel' or 'brutal'; causing severe pain without mercy.

な

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

子

ko — Means 'child' or 'kid'; a young person or offspring.

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or adding emphasis.

言っ

itt(a) — Past of 'iu'; means 'said' or 'told' someone something.

あなた

anata — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'; polite form of address.

殺人者

satsujinsha — Means 'murderer' or 'killer'; one who commits homicide.

みたい

mitai — Means 'like' or 'seems like'; expresses resemblance or conjecture.

奴隷

dorei — Means 'slave'; a person owned and controlled by another.

使い

tsukai — Means 'user' or 'handler'; one who makes use of others.

ローマ

Rooma — Refers to 'Rome'; the ancient Italian city and empire.

皇帝

koutei — Means 'emperor'; the supreme ruler of an empire.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting information or adding emphasis.

史

shi — Means 'history'; a record of past events or chronicles.

読ん

yon(da) — Past stem of 'yomu'; means 'read' a book or text.

や

ya — Particle listing examples; means 'and' or 'among others'.

など

nado — Means 'et cetera' or 'and so on'; lists items non-exhaustively.

について

ni tsuite — Means 'about' or 'regarding'; indicates a topic of discussion.

意見

iken — Means 'opinion' or 'view'; one's personal perspective on something.

持っ

mott(a) — Past of 'motsu'; means 'held' or 'had' something in possession.

また

mata — Means 'also' or 'again'; introduces an additional point.

こんな

konna — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this kind of' or 'such'.

ふう

fuu — Means 'way' or 'manner'; describes a style or fashion.

声

koe — Means 'voice'; the sound produced by a person speaking.

出し

dashi — Stem of 'dasu'; means 'put out' or 'let out' something.

言おう

iiou — Volitional form of 'iu'; means 'let's say' or 'I will say'.

思っ

omott(a) — Past of 'omou'; means 'thought' or 'felt' something internally.

こと

koto — Means 'thing' or 'fact'; nominalizes verbs or refers to matters.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also' or 'too'; adds to previous information.

比較

hikaku — Means 'comparison'; examining similarities and differences between things.

心

kokoro — Means 'heart' or 'mind'; the seat of emotion and thought.

中

naka — Means 'inside' or 'within'; the interior of something.

ひそか

hisoka — Means 'secretly' or 'privately'; done without others knowing.

行っ

itt(a) — Past of 'iku'; means 'went' to a place or performed something.

だっ

datt(a) — Past copula; means 'was' or 'it was' in plain speech.

なんだ

nanda — Informal copula contraction; means 'it is' with strong assertion.

叫ん

sakebn(da) — Stem of 'sakebu'; means 'shouted' or 'cried out' loudly.

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is' or 'am'; asserts a state.

あいつ

aitsu — Informal pronoun meaning 'that guy'; refers to someone disparagingly.

僕

boku — First-person pronoun 'I'; used by males informally.

そんな

sonna — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that kind of' or 'such a'.

聞い

kii (kiita) — Past stem of 'kiku'; means 'asked' or 'heard' something.

ママ

mama — Loanword meaning 'mama' or 'mom'; informal word for mother.

言いつけ

iitsuke — Means 'telling on' or 'reporting'; tattling about someone's misdeed.

やる

yaru — Informal verb meaning 'to do' or 'to give'; casual action.

でも

demo — Means 'but' or 'however'; introduces a contrasting statement.

まず

mazu — Means 'first of all' or 'to begin with'; introduces priority.

無我夢中

mugamuchuu — Means 'in a frenzy' or 'acting without thinking'; total absorption.

突進

tosshin — Means 'charge' or 'rush'; moving forward with great force.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form listing reasons or actions sequentially.

き

ki — Stem of 'kuru'; means 'came' or indicates approach of action.

髪

kami — Means 'hair'; the strands growing on a person's head.

肩

kata — Means 'shoulder'; the joint connecting arm to the torso.

つかむ

tsukamu — Means 'to grab' or 'to seize'; hold tightly with hand.

感じ

kanji — Means 'feeling' or 'sensation'; a perceived physical or emotional state.

必死

hisshi — Means 'desperate' or 'frantic'; struggling with all one's might.

相手

aite — Means 'opponent' or 'partner'; the other person in an interaction.

組み合っ

kumiat(ta) — Past of 'kumiau'; means 'grappled' or 'struggled together' physically.

本当

hontou — Means 'truly' or 'real'; expressing something genuinely true.

暴君

boukun — Means 'tyrant'; a cruel, oppressive, and domineering ruler.

一

ichi / hito — Means 'one'; the first and smallest positive integer numeral.

二

ni / futa — Means 'two'; the second positive integer numeral.

滴

shizuku / teki — Means 'drop'; a small globule of liquid falling or dripping.

首筋

kubissuji — Means 'nape of the neck'; the back or side of the neck.

伝い

tsutai — Means 'along' or 'trickling down'; moving along a surface.

落ちる

ochiru — Means 'to fall' or 'to drop'; descend due to gravity.

かなり

kanari — Means 'quite' or 'considerably'; to a notable or significant degree.

刺す

sasu — Means 'to pierce' or 'to sting'; sharp penetrating pain or action.

よう

you — Means 'like' or 'as if'; expresses resemblance or manner.

苦痛

kutsuu — Means 'agony' or 'suffering'; intense physical or mental pain.

覚え

oboe — Stem of 'oboeru'; means 'felt' or 'sensed' an experience.

これ

kore — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'; refers to nearby object.

ら

ra — Plural suffix indicating multiple items or people loosely grouped.

感覚

kankaku — Means 'sensation' or 'sense'; perception through physical senses.

しばらく

shibaraku — Means 'for a while' or 'briefly'; a short period of time.

間

aida / ma — Means 'interval' or 'between'; a span of time or space.

より

yori — Comparative particle meaning 'more than' or 'compared to'.

勝り

masari — Stem of 'masaru'; means 'surpassed' or 'dominated' over something.

半

han — Means 'half'; one of two equal portions of something.

狂乱

kyouran — Means 'frenzy' or 'madness'; a state of wild mental agitation.

なっ

natt(a) — Past of 'naru'; means 'became' or 'turned into' something.

立ち向かっ

tachimukat(ta) — Past of 'tachimukau'; means 'stood up against' or 'confronted'.

自分

jibun — Means 'oneself' or 'myself'; reflexive pronoun referring to self.

手

te — Means 'hand'; the body part at the end of the arm.

よく

yoku — Means 'well' or 'clearly'; adverb indicating good degree or manner.

わから

wakara — Negative stem of 'wakaru'; means 'do not understand' or 'unclear'.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not'; negates verbs or adjectives.

ネズミ

nezumi — Means 'rat' or 'mouse'; a small rodent used as an insult.

呼び

yobi — Stem of 'yobu'; means 'called' or 'addressed' someone by name.

大声

ooogoe — Means 'loud voice'; speaking or shouting at high volume.

わめき

wameki — Stem of 'wameku'; means 'yelling' or 'screaming' loudly in anger.

立て

tate — Imperative/stem of 'tateru'; means 'raising' or 'making' a continuous sound.