Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 1

Vocabulary

土地

tochi — Land, plot of ground, territory.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore, even more, in addition.

手放さ

tebanasa — To let go of, release, give up (something).

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative form; must, have to (negative base).

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when.'

なら

nara — Conditional particle meaning 'if that is the case.'

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates negation or absence.

地主

jinushi — Landowner, landlord who owns land or property.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

背

se — Back, height of a person's stature.

が

ga — Subject marker particle highlighting grammatical subject.

高く

takaku — Tall, high; adverbial form of 高い.

がっしり

gasshari — Solidly built, sturdy, stocky in physique.

と

to — Particle or conjunction meaning 'and,' 'with,' 'that.'

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; also lists reasons.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

体格

taikaku — Physique, build, bodily frame of a person.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle; linking nouns.

男

otoko — Man, male person.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause.

落ち窪ん

ochikubon — Sunken, hollow, deeply set (as in eyes).

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'to be.'

目

me — Eye, eyes of a person.

荒々しく

araarashiku — Roughly, wildly, in a fierce or rugged manner.

突き出

tsukide — Protruding, sticking out, jutting forward.

眉

mayu — Eyebrow, eyebrows of a person.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

い

i — Continuative form of いる; ongoing state or action.

髪

kami — Hair, especially hair on the head.

白髪まじり

shiragamajiri — Hair mixed with gray or white strands.

グレー

gurē — Gray color (loanword from English).

非常に

hijō ni — Extremely, very, to a great degree.

濃く

koku — Thickly, densely; adverbial form of 濃い.

ふさふさ

fusafusa — Bushy, fluffy, thick and abundant (of hair).

おり

ori — Conjunctive form of おる; being, existing (humble/continuous).

もじゃもじゃ

mojamoja — Shaggy, unkempt, tangled mass of hair.

顎鬚

ago hige — Beard on the chin, chin beard.

長く

nagaku — Long, at length; adverbial form of 長い.

垂れ下がっ

taresagat(te) — Hanging down, drooping, dangling loosely.

口髭

kuchi hige — Mustache, hair grown above the upper lip.

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive particle meaning 'as well.'

たくわえ

takuwae — To grow, cultivate (a beard); to store up.

彼

kare — He, him; third-person male pronoun.

より

yori — Comparative particle meaning 'more than,' 'from.'

騒々しく

sawagawashiku — Noisily, boisterously, in a loud manner.

北

kita — North; northern direction.

応接間

ōsetsuma — Reception room, parlor, drawing room for guests.

入っ

hait(te) — To enter, go into (a room or place).

き

ki — Conjunctive/auxiliary; came and (directional aspect).

犬

inu — Dog, domestic canine.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals.

喜ん

yokon(de) — Happily, gladly; pleased, delighted.

鳴き声

nakigoe — Cry, bark, or sound made by an animal.

上げ

age — To raise, lift up; to emit (a sound).

飛びかかっ

tobikakat(te) — To leap at, jump on, spring toward someone.

下がれ

sagare — Get back! Stand down! (imperative of 下がる).

言っ

it(te) — To say, utter; conjunctive form of 言う.

ああ

ā — Ah, oh; interjection expressing realization or emotion.

この

kono — This (modifier); referring to something nearby.

子

ko — Child, young one; used affectionately for animals.

お前

omae — You; informal or rough second-person pronoun.

同じ

onaji — Same, identical, equal in nature or kind.

くらい

kurai — About, approximately; to the extent of.

魅力的

miryokuteki — Attractive, charming, appealing, captivating.

な

na — Adjectival ending for na-adjectives; or soft assertion.

小さな

chiisana — Small, little, tiny (attributive form).

お嬢さん

ojōsan — Young lady, daughter; polite term for a girl.

本当

hontō — Really, truly, in fact; truth, reality.

なんと

nanto — How, what a; exclamatory expression of surprise.

美しく

utsukushiku — Beautifully; adverbial form of 美しい.

育っ

sodат(te) — To grow up, be raised, develop (of a being).

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate beings); auxiliary verb.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter (nominalizer for verbs/adjectives).

か

ka — Question particle; also expresses wonder or doubt.

私

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

育て

sodate — To raise, bring up, nurture (children or animals).

ん

n — Explanatory or softening sentence-final particle.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' 'are.'

二匹

nihiki — Two animals; counter for small animals.

とも

tomo — Both, all (of them); inclusive reference to a group.

誇り

hokori — Pride, honor; a sense of pride in something.

思っ

omot(te) — To think, feel, consider; conjunctive form.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending; marks formal present/future tense.

以前

izen — Before, previously, formerly, in the past.

生き

iki — To live, be alive; stem form of 生きる.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary; can do or is done.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary (with た); polite past form.

今

ima — Now, the present moment, currently.

見

mi — To look, see, observe; stem form of 見る.

ください

kudasai — Please (do); polite request form.

毛並み

kenami — Coat, fur quality, texture of an animal's fur.

漆黒

shikkoku — Jet black, pitch black, deepest shade of black.

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, quite; intensifying adverb.

滑らか

nameraka — Smooth, sleek, glossy in texture or movement.

ドア

doa — Door (loanword from English).

閉め

shime — To close, shut (a door or window).

くださ

kudasa — Please give or do (base of ください request form).

ませ

mase — Polite imperative ending; please do (formal).

妻

tsuma — Wife, one's own spouse (female).

おっと

otto — Oops, whoops; interjection of mild surprise.

忘れ

wasure — To forget, fail to remember something.

部屋

heya — Room, chamber inside a building.

横切り

yokogiri — To cross, traverse (a room or space).

静か

shizuka — Quiet, calm, peaceful, silent.

しよ

shiyo — Volitional form of する; let's do, intend to do.

う

u — Volitional ending; let's or shall (intention/suggestion).

努め

tsutome — To endeavor, make an effort, strive to do.

ながら

nagara — While doing, simultaneously performing two actions.

片足

kataashi — One leg, one foot; a single leg or foot.

それから

sorekara — After that, then, and also.

傍ら

katawara — Beside, alongside, at the side of someone.

腰

koshi — Waist, hip, lower back area of the body.

下ろし

oroshi — To lower, set down; to sit down (oneself).

具合

guai — Condition, state, how one feels physically.

よく

yoku — Well, often, good; adverbial form of いい/よい.

なり

nari — To become, to get (into a state); conjunctive form.

心配

shinpai — Worry, concern, anxiety about something.

そう

sō — So, that way; seeming, appearing (as in そうだ).

彼女

kanojo — She, her; third-person female pronoun.

呼ば

yoba — To call, summon; passive/conditional base of 呼ぶ.

ほしい

hoshii — Want (someone) to do; desire, wish for.

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own; reflexive pronoun.

名前

namae — Name, given name or full name of a person.

アイルランド

Airurando — Ireland; the island nation in Northwestern Europe.

風

fū / kaze — Style, manner (風); or wind (kaze) depending on context.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix or sentence-final softening particle.

れる

reru — Passive/potential auxiliary verb ending.

嫌い

kirai — Dislike, hate; to find unpleasant or disagreeable.

抑えきれ

osaekiré — Unable to suppress or hold back (an emotion).

愉快

yukai — Pleasant, delightful, cheerful, amusing feeling.

あふれ

afure — To overflow, brim over, be filled to excess.

でも

demo — But, however; or 'even' (as in even so).

あなた

anata — You; polite second-person pronoun.

好む

konomu — To prefer, like, be fond of something.

好ま

konoma — Negative/passive base of 好む; prefer or be preferred.

ざる

zaru — Classical negative auxiliary; not doing (literary form).

かかわら

kakawara — Regardless of, despite; base of にかかわらず.

ず

zu — Classical negative verb ending meaning 'without doing.'

半分

hambun — Half, fifty percent, one-half portion.

人

hito / jin — Person, human being, people.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or informing listener.

でしょ

desho — Right? Probably; informal form of でしょう.

おや

oya — Oh my, well; interjection of mild surprise.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful, splendid, magnificent, excellent.

日

hi / nichi — Day, sun; a particular day or date.

なっ

nat(te) — To become; conjunctive form of なる.

ついに

tsui ni — Finally, at last, ultimately, in the end.

夏

natsu — Summer, the warm season of the year.

らしい

rashii — Seems like, typical of; inferential/resemblance suffix.

天気

tenki — Weather, atmospheric conditions outside.

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or softening.

ドライブ

doraibu — A drive; going for a ride in a car.

行く

iku — To go, to move toward a destination.

いかが

ikaga — How about, how is it; polite way to suggest.

いや

iya — No, nope; expression of refusal or reluctance.

言い

ii — To say; stem form of 言う used in compounds.

たかっ

takat(ta) — Wanted to do (past of たい); past desiderative form.