Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 3

Vocabulary

しかし

shikashi — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.

涙

namida — Tears; drops of water from crying.

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

飲み干し

nomihoshi — To drink up completely; drain a glass.

心

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

奮い立たせて

furitatase te — To rouse or stir up one's spirit or courage.

へ

he — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.

駆け

kake — To run or dash; move rapidly toward something.

登れ

nobore — Imperative form of 'to climb'; climb up now.

先

saki — Ahead; before; previous or earlier in time.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, time, or direction.

逝った

itta — Passed away; died (honorific or poetic usage).

友人

yuujin — Friend; a person one has friendly relations with.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting two nouns.

天

ten — Heaven; the sky or celestial realm above.

長らく

nagaraku — For a long time; over an extended period.

甘やかされ

amayakasare — Being spoiled or pampered; indulged excessively.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses or actions.

き

ki — Auxiliary indicating an action continuing to now.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese grammar.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with'; also quotation marker.

追い出して

oidashite — To drive out; expel or chase someone away forcibly.

お前

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

来訪

raihou — Visit; arrival of a guest or visitor.

備え

sonae — Preparation; to be ready or equipped for something.

いる

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

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'is' or 'are'.

から

kara — Because; from; particle indicating reason or origin.

ここ

koko — Here; this place close to the speaker.

で

de — Particle indicating place of action or means.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.

砕け

kudake — To shatter or break into pieces; smash apart.

同士

doushi — Fellow; people sharing the same status or situation.

ぶつけ

butsuke — To strike against; clash or knock into something.

合う

au — To do mutually together; match or fit each other.

だけ

dake — Only; just; nothing more than this amount.

あちら

achira — Over there; that place far from both parties.

決して

kesshite — Never; not at all (used with negative verbs).

砕ける

kudakeru — To break apart; shatter into fragments or pieces.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not exist or happen.

グラス

gurasu — Glass; a drinking vessel made of glass.

なろう

narou — Let us become; volitional form of 'to become'.

抜粋

bassui — Excerpt; a selected passage taken from a text.

神

kami — God; a deity or divine supernatural being.

大きな

ookina — Large; big in size or scale.

鯨

kujira — Whale; a large marine mammal of the ocean.

創造

souzou — Creation; bringing something into existence from nothing.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives or softening statements.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb indicating something is done to subject.

通り過ぎ

toorisugui — To pass by; go past a place or point.

後

ato / nochi — After; behind; subsequent in time or place.

輝く

kagayaku — To shine; glitter or gleam with bright light.

残す

nokosu — To leave behind; allow something to remain.

深淵

shin'en — Abyss; a deep unfathomable chasm or void.

も

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

白く

shiroku — Whitely; in a white manner; becoming white.

泡立って

awadatte — Foaming; bubbling up with froth or foam.

か

ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker at sentence end.

よう

you — Seems like; resembles; appears to be (simile marker).

主

shu / nushi — Lord; master; the divine lord in religious context.

飲み込む

nomikomu — To swallow; gulp down entirely in one motion.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to do something.

魚

sakana / uo — Fish; an aquatic vertebrate animal with fins.

そこ

soko — There; that place near the listener.

船

fune — Ship; boat; a vessel used for water travel.

行き来

yukiki — Coming and going; traveling back and forth.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of a verb; also means 'and'.

あなた

anata — You; polite second-person singular pronoun.

造ら

tsukura — To create or make; stem form of 'tsukuru'.

戯れ

tawamure — Play; frolic; to sport or amuse oneself.

その

sono — That; the — demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.

日

hi / nichi — Day; the sun; a unit of time equal to 24 hours.

厳しく

kibishiku — Severely; strictly; in a harsh or rigorous manner.

大きく

ookiku — Largely; greatly; in a big or grand manner.

強い

tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; having great force or strength.

剣

ken / tsurugi — Sword; a bladed weapon used in combat.

もって

motte — With; by means of; using a tool or method.

逃げ去る

nigesaru — To flee away; escape by running far off.

蛇

hebi — Snake; a legless reptile; serpent.

罰し

basshi — To punish; inflict a penalty upon someone.

海

umi — Sea; ocean; a large body of salt water.

竜

ryuu — Dragon; a mythical serpentine creature of great power.

殺さ

korosa — To kill; take the life of; stem form of 'korosu'.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb in Japanese.

あろう

arou — Volitional or speculative form of 'aru'; probably is.

うえ

ue — Above; on top of; furthermore; in addition.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby noun.

怪物

kaibutsu — Monster; creature; a terrifying or grotesque being.

口

kuchi — Mouth; the opening used for eating and speaking.

混沌

konton — Chaos; disorder; a state of total confusion.

中

naka — Inside; middle; among; within a space or group.

入り込ん

hairikon — To enter into; get inside; sneak or creep in.

もの

mono — Thing; person; something or one that exists.

何

nani / nan — What; which thing; an interrogative pronoun.

あれ

are — That; that thing over there; or 'whatever it is'.

獣

kemono / juu — Beast; wild animal; a fierce creature.

石

ishi — Stone; rock; a solid mineral object.

汚らわしい

kegarawashii — Filthy; defiling; morally or physically disgusting.

喉

nodo — Throat; the passage inside the neck for swallowing.

たちまち

tachimachi — Instantly; in no time; all at once immediately.

落ちて

ochite — Falling down; dropping; descending to a lower place.

いき

iki — Going; living; progressive auxiliary stem form.

腹

hara — Belly; stomach; abdomen of a person or animal.

底なし

sokonashi — Bottomless; having no bottom or limit; endless.

滅び去る

horobisaru — To perish completely; be utterly destroyed and gone.

訳

yaku / wake — Translation; reason; translator's version of a text.

インド洋

Indo-you — Indian Ocean; large ocean south of the Indian subcontinent.

最も

mottomo — Most; the greatest degree; superlative adverb.

多く

ooku — Many; much; a large number or quantity.

また

mata — Also; again; moreover; additionally in discourse.

育む

hagukumu — To nurture; raise; foster the growth of something.

呼ばれる

yobareru — To be called; to be named or referred to as.

や

ya — And; or; particle listing multiple items loosely.

陸地

rikuchi — Land; dry ground as opposed to the sea.

四

shi / yon — Four; the number 4.

匹敵

hitteki — To rival; be equal to; match in scale or size.

する

suru — To do; to perform an action (general verb).

ほど

hodo — About; to the extent of; approximately this much.

長さ

nagasa — Length; the measurement of something from end to end.

占める

shimeru — To occupy; take up a portion of space or share.

出て

dete — Going out; coming out; leaving a place.

二日

futsuka — Two days; the second day of the month.

うち

uchi — Within; inside; among; during a period of time.

日の出

hinode — Sunrise; the time when the sun rises each morning.

頃

koro — Around; about (a time); approximately that period.

おびただしい

obitadashii — Enormous in number; an overwhelming or vast quantity.

数

kazu / suu — Number; count; a numerical quantity.

その他

sonota — Others; the rest; other things besides those mentioned.

現れ

aware — To appear; emerge; come into view or sight.