Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 5

Vocabulary

私たち

watashitachi — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

家

ie / uchi — House; home; family household.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of discussion.

この

kono — This; refers to something near the speaker.

郡

gun — County; district; administrative subdivision.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

最も

mottomo — Most; extremely; superlative degree adverb.

誇り

hokori — Pride; honor; sense of dignity or self-respect.

高く

takaku — Highly; tall; in an elevated manner (adverbial form).

古い

furui — Old; ancient; dating back a long time.

家柄

iegara — Family lineage; social standing of one's ancestry.

あり

ari — To exist; to be (classical/literary form of ある).

海

umi — Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

向こう

mukō — Beyond; over there; the other side.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.

いる

iru — To exist; to be present (animate beings).

人

hito / jin — Person; human being; people.

と

to — Particle meaning and; with; quotation marker.

立場

tachiba — Position; standpoint; one's social or situational stance.

を

wo — Direct object particle marking the object of a verb.

替える

kaeru — To replace; to exchange; to switch something out.

ため

tame — For the sake of; purpose; benefit or reason.

なら

nara — If; conditional particle expressing hypothetical situation.

持てる

moteru — To be able to hold or possess something.

もの

mono — Thing; object; matter; tangible or abstract item.

すべて

subete — Everything; all; the whole of something.

差し出さ

sashidasa — To offer; to hold out; to present something (stem form).

ない

nai — Negation auxiliary; not; does not exist.

という

to iu — Called; known as; the one who says/thinks.

者

mono — Person; one who does something; individual.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; hardly; nearly all or nearly none.

い

i — Shortened form of いる; to exist (colloquial).

でしょう

deshō — Probably; I suppose; softened assertion or conjecture.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun (polite).

愚かな

oroka na — Foolish; stupid; lacking good sense or judgment.

子供

kodomo — Child; children; young person.

みたい

mitai — Like; similar to; appears to resemble something.

な

na — Adjectival or sentence-final particle; emotional emphasis.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; abstract noun nominalizer.

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to tell someone something.

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or confirmation.

夫人

fujin — Madam; wife; respectful title for a married woman.

言っ

it(te) — Said; spoke (te-form or conjunctive stem of 言う).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

それ

sore — That; it; refers to something near the listener.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also marks contrast or emphasis.

ある

aru — To exist; to have; to be present (inanimate).

忘れ

wasure — Forget; to fail to remember (stem form of 忘れる).

ちょうだい

chōdai — Please give me; casual request for something.

ああ

ā — Oh; ah; exclamation of emotion or realization.

お母様

okāsama — Mother; very honorific form of address for one's mother.

ごめんなさい

gomennasai — I'm sorry; formal apology expression.

少女

shōjo — Girl; young female; a maiden or adolescent girl.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also means girlfriend in modern usage.

やわらかな

yawaraka na — Soft; gentle; tender in texture or manner.

頭

atama — Head; mind; the top part of the body.

ソファ

sofa — Sofa; couch; upholstered seating furniture.

横たえ

yokotae — To lay down; to recline; to place horizontally (stem).

母親

hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent.

肩

kata — Shoulder; upper part of the arm joint area.

押しつけ

oshitsuke — To press against; to push onto; to impose on.

だ

da — Copula; is; informal form of です.

思え

omoe — Think; feel; imperative or potential form of 思う.

わ

wa — Sentence-final particle expressing emotion or femininity.

生まれ

umare — Birth; to be born (stem form of 生まれる).

て

te — Te-form conjunctive particle connecting verb clauses.

から

kara — From; since; because; starting point particle.

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; the whole time.

ここ

koko — Here; this place; nearby location.

暮らし

kurashi — Living; daily life; livelihood or way of living.

き

ki — Stem/conjunctive form of くる (to come) or auxiliary.

お父様

otōsama — Father; very honorific form of address for one's father.

し

shi — Conjunction listing reasons; or stem form of する.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or informing the listener.

冷たい

tsumetai — Cold; emotionally distant; cold to the touch.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

何

nani / nan — What; which; interrogative pronoun for things.

関係

kankei — Relationship; connection; relevance between things.

いう

iu — To say; to be called; to mean.

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; at one time in the past.

地上

chijō — On earth; above ground; on the surface of land.

荒涼

kōryō — Desolate; bleak; barren and dreary landscape.

神

kami — God; deity; divine spirit or sacred being.

見捨て

misute — To abandon; to forsake; to leave behind without care.

られ

rare — Passive auxiliary suffix; indicates passive voice.

場所

basho — Place; location; spot; physical or abstract space.

思っ

omot(te) — Thought; was thinking (conjunctive stem of 思う).

今

ima — Now; currently; at the present time.

慣れ

nare — To get used to; to become accustomed to something.

しまっ

shimatt(e) — Ended up; completed (conjunctive of しまう, regret/completion).

確か

tashika — Certainly; sure; reliable; if I recall correctly.

けれど

keredo — But; however; although; concessive conjunction.

でも

demo — But; even so; however; contrastive conjunction.

昔

mukashi — Long ago; old times; the distant past.

本当

hontō — Truth; reality; truly; really; genuinely.

どんな

donna — What kind of; what sort; what type of thing.

ところ

tokoro — Place; point; situation; aspect of something.

だっ

datt(a) — Was; past tense of copula だ (informal past form).

か

ka — Question particle; or; uncertainty sentence marker.

わかっ

wakatt(e) — Understood; knew (conjunctive stem of わかる).

もらえ

morae — Can receive; potential form of もらう (to receive/have done).

さえ

sae — Even; if only; as long as; limiting particle.

すれ

sure — Do; conditional form of する (suru).

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if; when condition is met.

違う

chigau — To differ; to be wrong; to be different.

なんて

nante — Such a thing as; how; expressing surprise or disdain.

知り

shiri — Know; learn (stem form of 知る).

たく

taku — Want to (stem of たい desire auxiliary form).

言い

ii — Say; speak (stem/conjunctive form of 言う).

その

sono — That; refers to something near the listener.

明るい

akarui — Bright; cheerful; light and lively in atmosphere.

瞳

hitomi — Pupil of the eye; eyes expressing emotion.

一瞬

isshun — A moment; an instant; very brief period of time.

影

kage — Shadow; shade; dark silhouette or fleeting trace.

差し

sashi — To insert; to cast (light/shadow); to offer (stem form).

愚かで

oroka de — Being foolish; stupid (te-form of 愚かだ).

偏見

henken — Prejudice; bias; preconceived unfair opinion.

こんなに

konnani — This much; to this extent; so very much.

思いやり

omoiyari — Compassion; empathy; consideration for others' feelings.

娘

musume — Daughter; young woman; one's female child.

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to carry or possess something.

とっ

tott(e) — Take; get; for (te-form of とる or particle とって).

大きな

ōkina — Large; big; great in size or importance.

試練

shiren — Trial; ordeal; severe test or hardship endured.

つもり

tsumori — Intention; plan; expectation to do something.

じゃ

ja — Well then; informal contraction of では; transition word.

ほら

hora — Look; hey; see; exclamation drawing attention to something.

仲良く

nakayoku — Friendly; harmoniously; on good terms with others.

一緒

issho — Together; at the same time; jointly.

昔話

mukashibanashi — Old tale; folktale; story from long ago.

ひとつ

hitotsu — One; a single item; one piece of something.

聞か

kika — Listen; hear (negative or causative stem of 聞く).

せ

se — Causative auxiliary; let; make someone do something.

聞く

kiku — To listen; to hear; to ask someone a question.

大好き

daisuki — Love; like very much; strong fondness for something.

ん

n — Explanatory or softening sentence-final particle (の contraction).

額

hitai — Forehead; brow; the front of one's head.

しかめ

shikame — To frown; to wrinkle; scowl (stem of しかめる).

面

men / omote — Face; surface; mask; aspect of appearance.

消え

kie — Disappear; vanish (stem/te-form of 消える).

不機嫌

fuкigen — Bad mood; displeasure; sulky or irritable state.

そうな

sō na — Seeming; appearing to be; looks like (hearsay/appearance).

しわ

shiwa — Wrinkle; crease; fold in skin or fabric.

も

mo — Also; even; too; additive or inclusive particle.

顔

kao — Face; facial expression; one's countenance.

いっ

it(te) — Go; said (conjunctive stem of 行く or 言う colloquial).