Middlemarch — Page 3

Vocabulary

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there; in various places

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause

一羽

ichiwa — One bird; counter for counting birds

の

no — Possessive or descriptive linking particle

白鳥

hakuchō — Swan; a large graceful white water bird

雛

hina — Chick; young or baby bird

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar

茶色い

chairoi — Brown in color; having a brown appearance

池

ike — Pond; a small body of still water

アヒル

ahiru — Domestic duck; a common farmyard waterfowl

子

ko — Child; young one; offspring

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

中

naka — Inside; among; in the middle of

居心地

igokochi — Comfort level; how comfortable one feels somewhere

悪く

waruku — Badly; in a bad or uncomfortable manner

育て

sodate — To raise; to bring up; nurture

られ

rare — Passive auxiliary verb suffix; being done to

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; by oneself; personally

と

to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal in nature or kind

よう

yō — Like; similar to; resembling something else

な

na — Adjectival linking particle; connecting noun modifiers

足

ashi — Foot; leg; limb used for movement

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to possess something

仲間

nakama — Companion; fellow; member of the same group

とも

tomo — Together with; also; both; companions

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose

生きる

ikiru — To live; to exist; to be alive

流れ

nagare — Flow; current; stream; the passage of events

ついに

tsui ni — Finally; at last; in the end

見出す

midasu — To find; to discover; to identify something

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary; does not exist

一人

hitori — One person; alone; by oneself

聖

sei — Saint; holy; sacred person or figure

生まれる

umareru — To be born; to come into existence

何

nani — What; something; anything; used in questions

も

mo — Also; too; even; not even (with negatives)

創設

sōsetsu — Founding; establishment of an organization or institution

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb

その

sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned

愛

ai — Love; affection; deep caring for others

満ち

machi — Full of; filled with; brimming over

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action

鼓動

kodō — Heartbeat; pulse; throbbing of the heart

届か

todoka — To reach; to arrive at; to get through

ぬ

nu — Classical negative auxiliary; not; does not

善

zen — Good; goodness; virtue; moral rightness

求める

motomeru — To seek; to desire; to look for

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the subject

長く

nagaku — For a long time; at length; extended duration

人々

hitobito — People; various people; the masses

認め

mitome — To acknowledge; to recognize; to accept

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or expectation

何らか

nanraka — Some kind of; some sort of; certain

行為

kōi — Act; action; deed; deliberate behavior

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or into

結実

ketsujitsu — Fruition; bearing fruit; achieving concrete results

なく

naku — Without; not having; lacking something

障害

shōgai — Obstacle; disability; hindrance; barrier to progress

消え

kie — To disappear; to vanish; to fade away

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

いく

iku — To go; to proceed; progressive movement away