Leviathan — Page 1

Vocabulary

物

mono — Thing, object, or physical matter

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

静止

seishi — Stillness, being stationary, at rest

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru (to do)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

いる

iru — To exist, to be (for animate things)

とき

toki — Time, moment, when something occurs

他

hoka — Other, another, something else

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

何

nani — What, something, anything

か

ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker

それ

sore — That, referring to something previously mentioned

を

wo — Direct object marker particle

動かさ

ugokasa — To move something, causative stem form

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not, is not

限り

kagiri — As long as, unless, limit or boundary

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese

永遠

eien — Eternity, forever, everlasting

に

ni — Directional or locative particle; at, to, in

続ける

tsuzukeru — To continue doing something indefinitely

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunctive and

いう

iu — To say, to be called, to state

誰

dare — Who, anyone, someone

も

mo — Also, even, nobody (with negative)

疑わ

utagawa — To doubt, stem form of疑う

真理

shinri — Truth, universal principle or fact

で

de — Copula particle; at, by, with means

ある

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

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nonetheless

運動

undou — Motion, movement, physical exercise

止め

tome — To stop, halt, stem form of止める

理由

riyuu — Reason, cause, rationale

同じ

onaji — Same, identical, equal

かかわら

kakawara — Regardless of, notwithstanding (stem)

ず

zu — Negative suffix meaning without doing

すなわち

sunawachi — That is, namely, in other words

いかなる

ikanaru — Any, whatever, no matter what kind

もの

mono — Thing, person, entity (nominalizer)

自ら

mizukara — Oneself, by oneself, personally

変化

henka — Change, transformation, variation

さ

sa — Causative or nominalizing suffix form

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb; to make/let do

こと

koto — Thing, fact, nominalizer for verb phrases

でき

To be able to, can do (stem)

なかなか

nakanaka — Quite, considerably; not easily (with negative)

容易

youi — Easy, simple, without difficulty

同意

doui — Agreement, consent, approval

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary suffix form

なぜなら

nazenara — Because, the reason is that

人間

ningen — Human being, humanity, person

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely, no more than

なく

naku — Without, not being (conjunctive negative)

あらゆる

arayuru — All, every, any possible kind

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own self

自身

jishin — Oneself, itself, personally

基準

kijun — Standard, criterion, benchmark

測る

hakaru — To measure, gauge, assess

から

kara — From, because, after (particle)

あり

ari — To be, to exist (stem of ある)

後

nochi / ato — After, later, behind in time

苦痛

kutsuu — Pain, suffering, anguish

倦怠感

kentaikan — Feeling of fatigue, weariness, lethargy

覚える

oboeru — To feel, to remember, to perceive

気づく

kizuku — To notice, to become aware of

ため

tame — For the sake of, because, purpose

飽き

aki — Boredom, weariness, getting tired of

進ん

susunn — To advance, to proceed (conjunctive stem)

休息

kyuusoku — Rest, repose, a break from activity

求める

motomeru — To seek, to desire, to request

考える

kangaeru — To think, to consider, to reflect on

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings

内

uchi / nai — Inside, within, among

感じる

kanjiru — To feel, to sense, to experience

その

sono — That, the (demonstrative adjective)

へ

e — Directional particle; toward, to

欲求

yokkyuu — Desire, craving, urge or want

何らか

naniraka — Some kind of, some sort of

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly, nearly all

考慮

kouryo — Consideration, deliberation, taking into account

まま

mama — As is, remaining in a state unchanged

この

kono — This (demonstrative adjective near speaker)

学派

gakuha — School of thought, academic sect

重い

omoi — Heavy, weighty, serious

物体

buttai — Physical object, body, material thing

そして

soshite — And then, and also, furthermore

本性

honsei — True nature, inherent character, essence

最も

mottomo — Most, extremely, above all others

ふさわしい

fusawashii — Suitable, fitting, appropriate for

場所

basho — Place, location, spot, position

おい

oi — At, in (old/literary form of に おいて)

保存

hozon — Preservation, conservation, saving

する

suru — To do, to perform, to make happen

下方

kahou — Downward direction, lower region

落下

rakka — Falling down, dropping, descent

言う

iu — To say, to speak, to state

善

zen — Good, virtue, goodness, moral right

知識

chishiki — Knowledge, information, learning

持つ

motsu — To have, to hold, to possess

以上

ijou — More than, above, that is all

無生物

musebutsu — Inanimate object, non-living thing

不合理

fugouri — Irrational, unreasonable, illogical

帰属

kizoku — Attribution, belonging, affiliation to group

せ

se — Causative stem; to make or let do

ながら

nagara — While doing, although, at the same time