Meditations — Page 6

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; that person (third person masculine pronoun).

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

作戦

sakusen — Military strategy, operation, or tactical plan.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.

完全

kanzen — Complete, perfect, total, without flaw.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.

成功

seikō — Success, achievement of a goal or plan.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

収め

osame — To achieve, obtain, or secure a result.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

が

ga — Subject marker particle or conjunctive 'but'.

近年

kinnen — In recent years, lately.

苦難

kunan — Hardship, suffering, adversity, difficult trials.

もともと

motomoto — Originally, from the start, by nature.

強健

kyōken — Robust, strong and healthy in constitution.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or state.

体質

taishitsu — Physical constitution, bodily nature or disposition.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.

とって

totte — For (someone); from the perspective of.

あまり

amari — Too much, excessively; not very (with negative).

も

mo — Also, too, even; additive particle.

過酷

kakoku — Severe, harsh, cruel, extremely demanding.

年

nen — Year; counter for years.

月

tsuki / gatsu — Month; the moon.

日

hi / nichi — Day; sun; counter for days.

死去

shikyo — Death, passing away (formal expression).

この

kono — This (adjective indicating nearby referent).

善良

zenryō — Good-natured, virtuous, morally upright person.

皇帝

kōtei — Emperor, supreme ruler of an empire.

家庭

katei — Home, family, household life.

内

nai / uchi — Inside, within, interior of something.

苦悩

kunō — Anguish, distress, deep mental suffering.

免れる

manukareru — To escape from, be spared, avoid trouble.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter (nominalizer).

と

to — And; with; quotation particle.

間

aida / ma — Between, among, during, interval of time.

数人

sūnin — Several people, a few persons.

子

ko — Child, offspring, son or daughter.

もうけ

mouke — To have (children); to earn, gain.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

おり

ori — Humble/formal form of 'iru' (to be).

彼ら

karera — They, them (third person plural pronoun).

深く

fukaku — Deeply, profoundly, intensely.

愛し

aishi — To love, cherish (conjunctive form).

無邪気

mujaki — Innocent, naive, guileless, childlike simplicity.

顔

kao — Face, facial features, expression.

今

ima — Now, currently, at the present time.

多く

ōku — Many, much, a large number of.

彫刻

chōkoku — Sculpture, carving, engraved artwork.

展示室

tenjishitsu — Exhibition room, display gallery in a museum.

目

me — Eye; sight; point of attention.

する

suru — To do, to perform an action.

でき

deki — Can do, be able to (potential form).

夢見る

yumemiru — To dream, to envision something longed for.

よう

yō — Seeming like, as if; manner or way.

父

chichi — Father, one's own dad.

面差し

omozashi — Facial features, look on one's face.

不思議

fushigi — Mysterious, strange, wonderful, puzzling phenomenon.

効果

kōka — Effect, result, effectiveness of something.

呼び起こし

yobiokoshi — To evoke, awaken, or call up a feeling.

いる

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

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless (conjunctive).

次々

tsugitsugi — One after another, in succession.

世

yo — The world, life, one's time or era.

去り

sari — To leave, depart; to pass away.

自ら

mizukara — Oneself, personally, by one's own hand.

最期

saigo — One's final moments, the moment of death.

迎え

mukae — To meet, welcome; to face (an end).

時

toki — Time, moment, occasion, when.

息子

musuko — Son, one's male child.

うち

uchi — Among, within, inside a group.

生き残っ

ikinokott(a) — Survived, remained alive after others died.

気弱

kiyowa — Timid, faint-hearted, lacking in courage.

無能

munō — Incompetent, incapable, lacking ability.

ただ

tada — Only, merely, just; free of charge.

一人

hitori — One person, alone, by oneself.

死後

shigo — After death, posthumously.

後継者

kōkeisha — Successor, heir, one who inherits a position.

軽率

keisotsu — Rash, reckless, careless in judgment.

愚か

oroka — Foolish, stupid, lacking wisdom or sense.

講和

kōwa — Peace treaty, reconciliation, making peace formally.

によって

ni yotte — By means of, due to, through (agent/cause).

幾多

ikuta — Many, numerous, a great number of.

戦役

sen'eki — Military campaign, war, armed conflict period.

成果

seika — Results, achievements, fruits of effort.

無

mu — Nothing, nullity, non-existence; to render void.

十二

jūni — Twelve (the number 12).

年間

nenkan — Period of years, span of time in years.

治世

chisei — Reign, rule, period of a ruler's governance.

凶暴

kyōbō — Ferocious, savage, violently brutal in character.

血

chi — Blood; bloodshed.

飢え

uwe — Hunger, starvation, craving for something.

暴君

bōkun — Tyrant, despot, cruel oppressive ruler.

ある

aru — To be, to exist (inanimate); there is.

証明

shōmei — Proof, demonstration, verification of a fact.

醜聞

shūbun — Scandal, disgraceful rumor, shameful public affair.

自身

jishin — Oneself, one's own self, personally.

名

na — Name, reputation, honor.

及ん

oyond(a) — Reached, extended to, affected (something).

彼女

kanojo — She, her; girlfriend.

不貞

futei — Infidelity, unfaithfulness, marital betrayal.

みならず

minarazu — Not only, not limited to (conjunction).

謀り

hakari — To plot, scheme, conspire against someone.

あの

ano — That (over there); well-known, referring to known thing.

致命的

chimeitekina — Fatal, lethal, critically damaging consequence.

反乱

hanran — Rebellion, revolt, uprising against authority.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating toward a destination.

煽り立て

aoritatete — To incite, inflame, stir up provocatively.

非難

hinan — Criticism, blame, censure, condemnation of actions.

これら

korera — These (plural demonstrative pronoun).

告発

kokuhatsu — Accusation, indictment, formal charge against someone.

確か

tashika — Certain, definite, reliable, sure evidence.

証拠

shōko — Evidence, proof, supporting material for a claim.

基づい

motodzui(te) — Based on, grounded in, founded upon.

ない

nai — Not, does not exist (negative auxiliary).

認め

mitome — To acknowledge, admit, recognize as true.

ば

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

なら

nara — If, in the case of; conditional form.

そして

soshite — And then, and also, furthermore.

いかなる

ikanaru — Any, whatever, of any kind whatsoever.

場合

baai — Case, situation, circumstance, occasion.

些か

ikubaku / somosomo / isasaka — A little, somewhat, slightly (formal expression).

疑念

ginen — Doubt, suspicion, misgiving, feeling of distrust.

抱い

idai(te) — To hold, harbor (a feeling or doubt).

軍人

gunjin — Military person, soldier, serviceman.

として

toshite — As, in the capacity of, in the role of.

有能

yūnō — Capable, talented, competent, skilled person.

既に

sudeni — Already, by now, previously established.

見て

mite — Seeing, having looked (conjunctive form of 'miru').

通り

tōri — As, in accordance with, just as stated.

行政官

gyōseikan — Administrator, government official, civil servant.

慎重

shinchō — Cautious, careful, prudent, circumspect in action.

かつ

katsu — And, moreover, at the same time (conjunction).

誠実

seijitsu — Sincere, honest, faithful, genuine in character.

哲学

tetsugaku — Philosophy, philosophical thought or doctrine.

教え

oshie — Teaching, doctrine, instruction, lesson imparted.

浸透

shintō — Penetration, permeation, spreading throughout.

かかわらず

kakawarazu — Regardless of, despite, in spite of.

先入観

sen'nyūkan — Preconception, prejudice, biased prior assumption.

基づく

motodzuku — To be based on, grounded in something.

計画

keikaku — Plan, project, scheme, organized intention.

世界

sekai — World, the earth, entire global sphere.

作り変えよう

tsukikaeyō — Let's remake or transform; volitional form of 'remake'.