Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 1

Vocabulary

エピローグ

epirōgu — Epilogue; closing section of a literary work.

原典

genten — Original text or source document.

転写者

tenshasha — Transcriber; person who copies or transcribes text.

注：

chū: — Note: used to introduce a supplementary remark.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective indicating nearby thing.

テキスト

tekisuto — Text; written content or document.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

現在

genzai — Currently; the present time or moment.

廃止

haishi — Abolition; discontinuation of something previously active.

された

sareta — Was done; passive past tense auxiliary form.

工科

kōka — Engineering; relating to technical or engineering studies.

大学

daigaku — University; institution of higher education.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle indicating relation or belonging.

プロジェクト

purojekuto — Project; planned undertaking or organized effort.

もの

mono — Thing; object or something with tangible or abstract quality.

と

to — And; conjunction particle connecting nouns or clauses.

アーカイブ

ākaibu — Archive; collection of stored historical or digital records.

という

to iu — Called; used to name or describe something.

二つ

futatsu — Two; the number two (native Japanese counting).

電子

denshi — Electronic; relating to electrons or digital technology.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object of verb.

組み合わせ

kumiawase — Combination; merging or joining multiple things together.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are' in Japanese.

バージョン

bājon — Version; a particular form or edition of something.

校正

kōsei — Proofreading; checking and correcting errors in text.

者

sha — Person; suffix indicating a person with a role.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

版

han — Edition; a published version of a book or text.

保存

hozon — Preservation; saving or maintaining something for future use.

して

shite — Te-form of suru; connecting verb meaning 'doing and…'

くださった

kudasatta — Gave (honorific); respectfully received something from someone.

図書館

toshokan — Library; public place housing books and resources.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.

感謝

kansha — Gratitude; feeling or expression of thankfulness.

意

i — Intention or feeling; often used in formal expressions.

表し

arawashi — To express or show a feeling or thought.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending used in formal Japanese speech.

出来上がった

dekiagatta — Completed; something finished or fully produced.

パブリック

paburikku — Public; open and accessible to everyone.

ドメイン

domein — Domain; as in public domain, free from copyright.

印刷

insatsu — Printing; the process of reproducing text or images.

照合

shōgō — Collation; checking or comparing texts for accuracy.

され

sare — Passive verb form meaning 'was done to something.'

ました

mashita — Polite past tense ending for Japanese verbs.

語源

gogen — Etymology; the origin and history of a word.

ある

aru — To exist; there is (for inanimate objects or concepts).

文法

bunpō — Grammar; the rules governing a language's structure.

学校

gakkō — School; educational institution for students.

故

ko / yue — Late (deceased); or reason/cause in formal writing.

結核

kekkaku — Tuberculosis; a serious infectious lung disease.

患者

kanja — Patient; a person receiving medical treatment.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.

助教師

jokyōshi — Assistant teacher; someone who helps the main teacher.

による

ni yoru — By means of; due to; according to someone.

提供

teikyō — Provision; offering or supplying something to someone.

青白い

aojiroi — Pale; having a sickly bluish-white complexion.

上着

uwagi — Jacket or coat; outer garment worn on upper body.

も

mo — Also; too; particle adding to or emphasizing items.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings or spirit.

体

karada — Body; the physical form of a person.

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the human body.

擦り切れ

surikire — Worn out; frayed from repeated use or friction.

て

te — Te-form particle connecting sequential or related verb actions.

いた

ita — Was doing; past progressive auxiliary form of iru.

今

ima — Now; the current moment or present time.

でも

demo — Even now; still; used for contrast or emphasis.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight on a face.

浮かぶ

ukabu — To float up; to come to mind or emerge.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun in Japanese.

いつも

itsumo — Always; at all times or habitually.

奇妙

kimyō — Strange; peculiar or unusual in an odd way.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

ハンカチ

hankachi — Handkerchief; small cloth for wiping hands or face.

古い

furui — Old; aged or not new (for objects or things).

辞書

jisho — Dictionary; reference book listing words and definitions.

や

ya — And (among other things); non-exhaustive list particle.

文法書

bunpōsho — Grammar book; textbook explaining grammatical rules.

埃

hokori — Dust; fine particles of dirt accumulating on surfaces.

払って

haratte — Brushing off; te-form of harau meaning to brush away.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective for something nearby or mentioned.

世界中

sekaijū — Throughout the world; known everywhere globally.

知られた

shikareta — Well-known; recognized or acknowledged by many people.

国々

kuniguni — Countries; multiple nations around the world.

派手

hade — Flashy; showy or gaudy in appearance or style.

旗々

hatabata — Flags; multiple flags (plural repetition for emphasis).

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

おどけた

odoketa — Playful; joking or clowning in a lighthearted manner.

よう

yō — Seems like; expresses resemblance or manner of action.

飾られて

kazararete — Decorated; passive form of kazaru, to adorn or decorate.

払う

harau — To pay; or to brush/sweep something away.

こと

koto — Thing; nominalizer turning verbs into noun concepts.

好んだ

kononda — Liked; past tense of konobu, to prefer or favor.

それ

sore — That; pronoun referring to something previously mentioned.

どこか

dokoka — Somewhere; some unspecified place or aspect.

穏やか

odayaka — Calm; gentle or serene in manner or appearance.

自身

jishin — Oneself; one's own self, used for emphasis.

死す

shisu — To die; archaic or literary verb form for dying.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expresses obligation or inevitability.

運命

unmei — Fate; destiny or one's unavoidable life outcome.

思い起こさ

omoiokosa — Recall; to bring something back to one's memory.

せた

seta — Causative past tense; made someone do something.

だ

da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'are' in Japanese.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.

他者

tasha — Others; other people distinct from oneself.

教え

oshie — Teaching; instruction or lesson imparted to someone.

導こう

michibikou — Let us guide; volitional form of michibiku, to lead.

し

shi — And; conjunctive particle listing reasons or actions.

我々

wareware — We; us; formal or literary first-person plural pronoun.

言葉

kotoba — Word; language; expression used in communication.

クジラ

kujira — Whale; a large marine mammal.

いかなる

ikanaru — Whatever; of any kind (formal or literary usage).

名

na — Name; designation given to a person or thing.

呼ばれる

yobareru — To be called; passive form of yobu, to call.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of interrogative sentences.

教えよう

oshieyou — Let me teach; volitional form indicating intention to teach.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunctive particle.

無知

muchi — Ignorance; lack of knowledge or awareness.

ゆえ

yue — Because; therefore; due to (formal or literary).

文字

moji — Letter; character; written symbol of a language.

省いて

habuite — Omitting; leaving out a character or element.

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; completion with unintended nuance.

ならば

naraba — If that is the case; conditional conjunctive expression.

こそ

koso — Indeed; emphatic particle stressing the preceding word.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; nearly; the majority of something.

単独

tandoku — Alone; independently; by itself without others.

語

go — Word; language; suffix denoting a language or word.

意味

imi — Meaning; the sense or significance of a word.

成す

nasu — To form; to constitute or accomplish something.

真実

shinjitsu — Truth; what is real or factually accurate.

ならざる

narazaru — Not being; literary negative form of naru (to be).

伝えて

tsutaete — Conveying; te-form of tsutaeru, to transmit or tell.

いる

iru — To exist; to be (for animate subjects); ongoing state.

スウェーデン語

Suwēden-go — Swedish language; the language spoken in Sweden.

および

oyobi — And; as well as (formal written conjunction).

デンマーク語

Denmāku-go — Danish language; the language spoken in Denmark.

動物

dōbutsu — Animal; a living creature that is not a plant.

丸み

marumi — Roundness; a curved or rounded quality or shape.

転がり

korogari — Rolling; the action of rotating or tumbling along.

由来

yurai — Origin; derivation or source of something's history.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese.

アーチ状

āchi-jō — Arch-shaped; having the form of a curved arch.

または

mata wa — Or; alternatively; used between two equivalent options.

から

kara — From; starting point or source in space or time.

辞典

jiten — Dictionary; reference work defining words and terms.

より

yori — From; than; source marker used in formal contexts.

直接

chokusetsu — Directly; without intermediary steps or persons.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-like' or '-related'; adjectival suffix.

オランダ語

Oranda-go — Dutch language; the language spoken in the Netherlands.

ドイツ語

Doitsu-go — German language; the language spoken in Germany.

すなわち

sunawachi — That is to say; namely; in other words (formal).

転がる

korogaru — To roll; to tumble or rotate along a surface.

のたうつ

notautsu — To writhe; to wriggle or squirm in agony.

来て

kite — Coming; te-form of kuru, to come or arrive.

ヘブライ語

Heburai-go — Hebrew language; Semitic language of ancient Israel.

ギリシャ語

Girisha-go — Greek language; language of ancient and modern Greece.

ラテン語

Raten-go — Latin language; classical language of ancient Rome.

アイスランド語

Aisurando-go — Icelandic language; Norse language spoken in Iceland.

英語

eigo — English language; the language originating from England.