Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 2

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.

小屋

koya — Small hut, shed, or cabin.

に

ni — Directional or locative particle indicating target or location.

向かっ

mukatte (mukau) — To head toward or face a direction.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

素早く

subayaku — Quickly and nimbly, with swift movement.

よちよち

yochiyochi — Toddling or waddling, unsteady walking manner.

と

to — Particle indicating manner or quotation.

歩い

aruite (aruku) — To walk, moving on foot.

い

i (iru) — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing state or action.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

古い

furui — Old, aged, not new or recent.

屋敷

yashiki — Large estate, mansion, or manor house.

の

no — Possessive or noun-modifying particle.

玄関

genkan — Entrance hall or front door of a building.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place.

続く

tsuzuku — To continue, extend, or lead toward something.

広い

hiroi — Wide, spacious, or broad in extent.

車道

shadō — Driveway or carriageway for vehicles.

真ん中

mannaka — The very center or middle of something.

立っ

tatte (tatsu) — To stand upright, be standing.

旧体制

kyūtaisei — Old regime or former established system of governance.

時代

jidai — Era, period, or age in history.

典型的

tenkeiteki — Typical, representative, or characteristic of a type.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

アイルランド

Airurando — Ireland, the island nation in northwestern Europe.

邸宅

teitaku — Grand residence, mansion, or stately home.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

あっ

atte (aru) — To exist or be (used for inanimate things).

その

sono — That (demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing).

大きな

ōkina — Large, big, great in size.

四角い

shikakui — Square-shaped or rectangular in appearance.

建物

tatemono — Building or structure of any kind.

広々

hirohiro — Spaciously, vast and open in feeling.

し

shi — Conjunctive form listing or connecting multiple predicates.

無数

musū — Countless, innumerable, too many to count.

階段

kaidan — Staircase or steps leading between floors.

嵐

arashi — Storm, tempest, violent weather.

夜

yoru — Night, the dark hours after sunset.

風

kaze — Wind, moving air or breeze.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

叫び声

sakebigoe — Scream, shout, or cry of alarm.

を

wo/o — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

上げる

ageru — To raise up or emit a sound.

長い

nagai — Long in length or duration.

廊下

rōka — Hallway or corridor inside a building.

あり

ari (aru) — There is/are, existing (conjunctive form).

北端

hokutan — Northern end or northernmost point of something.

城壁

jōheki — Castle wall or fortification wall.

ある

aru — To exist or be located (inanimate objects).

塔

tō — Tower or tall vertical structure.

そびえ

sobie (sobieru) — To tower or loom high above surroundings.

この

kono — This (demonstrative adjective for nearby things).

廃墟

haikyo — Ruins, an abandoned and decayed structure.

化し

kashite (kasuru) — To transform into or become something.

おり

ori (oru) — Humble or literary form of 'to be/exist.'

ずっと

zutto — For a long time, continuously, all along.

以前

izen — Before, previously, earlier in time.

から

kara — From, since; indicates starting point in time or place.

コウモリ

kōmori — Bat, the nocturnal flying mammal.

フクロウ

fukurō — Owl, nocturnal bird known for hooting.

そし

soshi (soshite) — And then, moreover; conjunctive linking word.

犬

inu — Dog, common domestic animal.

さえ

sae — Even (emphatic particle highlighting extreme case).

恐れる

osoreru — To fear or be afraid of something.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of, as much as.

大きく

ōkiku — Greatly, largely; adverbial form of big.

凶暴

kyōbō — Ferocious, savage, brutally violent in nature.

ネズミ

nezumi — Mouse or rat, small rodent animal.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals.

独占的

dokusenteki — Monopolistic, exclusively occupying without sharing.

住処

sumika — Dwelling place, home, or habitat.

明け渡さ

akewatasa (akewatasu) — To hand over or vacate a place.

れ

re (reru) — Passive voice auxiliary verb suffix.

なる

naru — To become, to turn into something.

近所

kinjo — Neighborhood or nearby area around one's home.

人々

hitobito — People, folks; plural form of person.

や

ya — And (listing particle connecting nouns loosely).

幽霊

yūrei — Ghost or spirit of a deceased person.

よう

yō — Like, as if; resembling something else.

物音

monooto — Strange sound or noise from something.

聞こえる

kikoeru — To be audible, to be heard naturally.

口

kuchi — Mouth; also means voice or word collectively.

そろえ

soroete (soroeru) — To align or unify; speaking in unison.

言い

ii (iu) — To say or tell something.

最も

mottomo — Most, the greatest degree of something.

近い

chikai — Near, close in distance or relationship.

寝室

shinshitsu — Bedroom, room used for sleeping.

持つ

motsu — To hold, have, or possess something.

窓

mado — Window of a building or vehicle.

外

soto — Outside, exterior, outdoors.

嘆き

nageki — Lamentation, grief, or sorrowful moaning.

悲しむ

kanashimu — To grieve, feel deep sadness or sorrow.

声

koe — Voice or sound produced by a being.

二度

nido — Twice, two times.

聞い

kiite (kiku) — To hear or listen to something.

いう

iu — To say, to be called something.

誉れ

homare — Honor, glory, or high distinction.

大いに

ōini — Greatly, very much, to a great extent.

喜ん

yokon (yorokobu) — To rejoice, be delighted or pleased.

十七歳

jūnanasai — Seventeen years old in age.

細身

hosomi — Slim build, slender figure or physique.

背

se — Back or height of a person's body.

高く

takaku — Highly, tall; adverbial form of tall.

たいへん

taihen — Very, extremely; a great deal.

優雅

yūga — Elegant, graceful, refined in manner.

少女

shōjo — Girl, young female person.

顔

kao — Face, facial appearance of a person.

正反対

seihantai — Exact opposite, completely contrary in nature.

真

ma — True, genuine; prefix intensifying a quality.

やや

yaya — Somewhat, slightly, a little bit.

野性的

yaseiteki — Wild, untamed, having a feral quality.

美し

utsukushi (utsukushii) — Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing.

さ

sa — Noun-forming suffix converting adjectives to nouns.

体現

taigen — Embodiment, personification of an abstract quality.

南西部

nanseibu — Southwestern region or area.

多く

ōku — Many, a large number or amount.

女性

josei — Woman, female person.

ケルト系

Keruto-kei — Of Celtic origin or descent.

だけ

dake — Only, just, limited to that extent.

なく

naku (nai) — Not, without; negative conjunctive form.

スペイン系

Supein-kei — Of Spanish origin or descent.

血

chi — Blood; also refers to lineage or ancestry.

痕跡

konseki — Trace, mark, or remnant left behind.

見

mi (miru) — To see or observe something visually.

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending.

豊か

yutaka — Rich, abundant, full and plentiful.

柔らかく

yawarakaku — Softly, gently; adverbial form of soft.

濃い

koi — Dark, deep, thick in color or density.

黒髪

kurokami — Black hair, dark-colored hair.

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive particle adding another item.

スペイン人

Supeinjin — Spanish person, someone from Spain.

先祖

senzo — Ancestor, forefather, one's forebears.

受け継い

uketsuite (uketsugu) — To inherit or succeed something from ancestors.

だ

da — Copula, plain form of 'is/are/am.'

もの

mono — Thing, object; nominalizer for abstract concepts.

違い

chigai — Difference, discrepancy; certainly without doubt.

なかっ

nakatte (nakatta) — Was not, did not exist (past negative).