Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 9

Vocabulary

助け

tasuke — Help; aid; rescue from danger or difficulty

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; soon after

そこ

soko — There; that place nearby

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time

いた

ita — Was present; existed (past tense of いる)

と

to — And; with; particle connecting nouns or quoting

夫人

fujin — Madam; Mrs.; a married woman of status

を

wo — Direct object marker particle in Japanese grammar

呼び

yobi — Calling; summoning someone by name or voice

走っ

hashit(te) — Running; moving quickly on foot (conjunctive form)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

い

i — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing or resultant state

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

階上

kaijō — Upstairs; the upper floor of a building

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to a place

行っ

it(te) — Going; moving to another place (conjunctive form)

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese

だ

da — Copula indicating assertion or statement of fact

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also means but/however

今や

imaya — By now; at this very moment; already

現場

genba — The scene; the actual site of an event

現れ

araware — Appearing; showing up; coming into view

女中

jochū — Maidservant; female domestic servant in a household

連れ

tsure — Companion; accompanying someone; bringing along

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living things

引き離さ

hikihanas(a) — Pulling apart; separating people by force

れ

re — Passive verb suffix indicating receiving an action

こんな

konna — This kind of; such a; like this

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; an utterance or expression

聞い

kii(te) — Hearing; listening to something said

まあまあ

māmā — Now now; calm down; an expression of pacification

坊ちゃま

bocchan — Young master; polite term for a boy of status

飛びかかる

tobikakaru — To leap at; to pounce on someone aggressively

なんて

nante — Such a thing as; how could one; expressing surprise

なんという

nanto iu — What a; how; expressing strong emotional exclamation

乱暴者

ranbōmono — Ruffian; violent person; a rough brute

これほど

korehodo — To this extent; this much; so greatly

激情

gekijō — Violent emotion; intense passion; fierce feeling

かられ

karare — Being seized by; driven by an emotion (passive)

子

ko — Child; young person; also used as a suffix

見

mi — Seeing; looking at; observing (stem form)

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verb phrases

あっ

at(te) — There was; existing (past conjunctive of ある)

それから

sorekara — After that; then; and then subsequently

付け加え

tsukekuwae — Adding; appending additional words or information

この

kono — This; referring to something close to the speaker

赤い

akai — Red; having the color red

部屋

heya — Room; an enclosed space within a building

閉じ込め

tojikome — Locking in; confining someone inside a space

おき

oki — Leaving in a state; doing something for later

なさい

nasai — Please do; polite imperative command form

すぐさま

sugusama — Immediately; at once; without any delay

四本

yonhon — Four long objects; four (counter for sticks/limbs)

手

te — Hand; arm; a body part used for grasping

上

ue — Above; on top; upper position

置か

oka — Being placed; put somewhere (passive stem form)

運ば

hakoba — Being carried; transported somewhere (passive stem)