Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 4

Vocabulary

前者

zensha — The former (of two previously mentioned things).

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

中

naka — Inside, middle, or among something.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or context.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also' or 'even'.

一頭

ittō — One large animal (counter for large animals).

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese sentences.

最も

mottomo — Most; the highest degree of a quality.

怪物

kaibutsu — Monster, beast, or supernatural creature.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-ish', or '-al'.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

大き

ōki — Stem form of 'big' or 'large'.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives into nouns (e.g., size).

あっ

a(t) — Conjunctive form of 'aru' (to be/exist).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

これ

kore — This (thing near the speaker).

口

kuchi — Mouth or opening of something.

を

o — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

大きく

ōkiku — Adverbial form: largely, widely, greatly.

開け

ake — To open (conjunctive/imperative form of akeru).

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

我々

wareware — We; us (formal, plural first person).

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.

向かっ

muka(t) — Conjunctive form of 'mukau' (to face/head toward).

四方

shihō — All four directions; all sides; everywhere.

波

nami — Wave (of water); ripple.

立て

tate — To raise up, cause to stand (conjunctive form).

その

sono — That (attributive demonstrative adjective).

前方

zenpō — Forward direction; the front; ahead.

海

umi — Sea, ocean.

泡立て

awadате — To foam up, froth, or cause to bubble.

真

shin — Truth; true; genuine.

歴史

rekishi — History; historical account or record.

彼

kare — He; him (third-person masculine pronoun).

また

mata — Also, again, moreover, furthermore.

歯

ha — Tooth or teeth.

ため

tame — For the sake of; because of; purpose.

非常

hijō — Extraordinary; very; extremely; emergency.

価値

kachi — Value, worth, merit.

高い

takai — High, tall, expensive, valuable.

骨

hone — Bone; skeleton; frame.

持つ

motsu — To hold, carry, or possess something.

セイウチ

seiuchi — Walrus (large marine mammal with tusks).

捕らえる

toraeru — To capture, catch, or seize something.

目的

mokuteki — Purpose, goal, objective, aim.

この

kono — This (attributive demonstrative, near speaker).

国

kuni — Country, nation, land.

訪れ

otozure — To visit; a visit; arrival (of season/person).

いくつ

ikutsu — How many; several; a few.

か

ka — Question particle or 'some-' prefix indicating uncertainty.

王

ō — King, ruler, monarch.

もと

moto — Base, origin; presence of a person.

へ

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

持参

jisan — To bring something along; to carry with one.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru (to do); listing particle.

最良

sairyō — The best; optimal; finest quality.

クジラ

kujira — Whale (large marine mammal).

自身

jishin — Oneself; itself; personally.

捕らえ

torae — Conjunctive form of toraeru (to catch/capture).

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

もの

mono — Thing, object, person; nominalizer.

ヤード

yādo — Yard (unit of length, about 0.91 meters).

あれ

are — That (over there); conditional form of aru.

ば

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

五十

gojū — Fifty (the number 50).

二日間

futsukakan — A period of two days.

仕留め

shitome — To bring down, kill (prey); conjunctive form.

六人

rokunin — Six people (counter for people).

うち

uchi — Among, within, inside a group or time.

一人

hitori — One person; alone.

ある

aru — To be, exist (for inanimate/abstract things).

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with.

語っ

kata(t) — Conjunctive form of kataru (to tell/narrate).

大王

daiō — Great king; used as royal honorific title.

よっ

yo(t) — Conjunctive form of yoru (by means of/due to).

口述

kōjutsu — Oral dictation; verbal statement or narration.

筆記

hikki — Writing down; taking notes; transcription.

れ

re — Passive/potential verb suffix form.

もしくは

moshikuwa — Or; either … or (formal alternative conjunction).

口頭

kōtō — Oral; spoken (as opposed to written).

よる

yoru — To be based on; by means of; due to.

物語

monogatari — Story, tale, narrative, legend.

西暦

seireki — Western calendar; Anno Domini (AD) dating system.

年

nen — Year (counter or standalone noun).

そして

soshite — And then; and; furthermore (conjunctive).

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Terrible, dreadful, frightening, horrifying.

深み

fukami — Depth; deep place; profundity.

入り込む

irikоmu — To go deep into; to penetrate; to sneak in.

他

hoka — Other, another, elsewhere, the rest.

あらゆる

arayuru — All, every, any possible kind of thing.

獣

kemono — Beast, wild animal, creature.

船

fune — Ship, boat, vessel.

それら

sorera — Those things; those (plural demonstrative pronoun).

たちまち

tachimachi — Instantly, at once, in no time at all.

飲み込ま

nomikoma — Passive/conjunctive of nomikomu (to swallow whole).

消え

kie — To vanish, disappear (conjunctive form of kieru).

しまう

shimau — To finish; indicates an action done completely/regrettably.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but/however (conjunction).

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely, that much.

大いなる

ōinaru — Great, mighty, grand (archaic/literary adjective).

安心

anshin — Relief, peace of mind, reassurance.

持っ

mo(t) — Conjunctive form of motsu (to have/hold).

退き

shizoki — To retreat, withdraw, step back (conjunctive form).

そこ

soko — There; that place (near listener or context).

眠る

nemuru — To sleep, to slumber.

弁護

bengo — Defense, advocacy, vindication (legal or rhetorical).

逃げよ

nigeyo — Flee! Run away! (imperative of nigeru).

忍耐

nintai — Patience, endurance, perseverance.

生涯

shōgai — Lifetime, one's whole life, life span.

おい

oi — Hey! (casual exclamation to get attention); nephew.

高貴

kōki — Noble, exalted, distinguished in rank or character.

なる

naru — To become; to be (literary/classical attributive form).

預言者

yogensha — Prophet; one who foretells divine messages.

描写

byōsha — Description, depiction, portrayal of something.

なけれ

nakere — Negative conditional: if there is not; unless.

悪魔

akuma — Devil, demon, evil spirit, satan.

連れ

tsure — To take along, accompany (conjunctive form of tsureru).

いか

ika — Squid; or negative imperative (don't go).

よい

yoi — Good, fine, acceptable, alright.

肝臓

kanzō — Liver (organ of the body).

荷車

niguruma — Cart, wagon for carrying loads or cargo.

二台

nidai — Two units (counter for vehicles/machines).

分

bun — Portion, share, amount, minute (context-dependent).

年代記

nendaiki — Chronicle, annals, historical year-by-year record.

煮えたぎる

nietagiru — To boil furiously, seethe, bubble violently.

鍋

nabe — Pot, pan, cooking vessel; hot pot dish.

よう

yō — Like, as if; manner; seems (auxiliary/noun).

沸き立た

wakitata — Causative stem: to make boil/surge/seethe.

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb suffix (to make/let do).

偉大

idai — Great, magnificent, grand, distinguished.

卿

kyō — Lord, Sir (honorific title for nobility).

詩篇

shihen — Psalms (biblical book of poems and hymns).

訳

yaku — Translation; reason; meaning; to translate.

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; perhaps; alternatively; either … or.

シャチ

shachi — Orca, killer whale (Orcinus orca).

巨体

kyotai — Huge body, enormous physique or frame.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; just now; inadvertently.

確か

tashika — Certain, sure, reliable, if I recall correctly.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter (nominalizer or noun).

何

nani — What; something; anything.

伝わっ

tsutawa(t) — Conjunctive form of tsutawaru (to be transmitted/conveyed).

い

i — Stem/conjunctive of iru (to exist, to be [animate]).

ない

nai — Negation: not, does not exist, there is not.

太り

futori — Fatness; growing fat (noun/conjunctive of futoru).

から

kara — From; because; after (particle indicating reason/source).

信じ

shinji — Conjunctive form of shinjiru (to believe/trust).

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; about; as … as.

量

ryō — Amount, quantity, volume of something.

油

abura — Oil, fat, grease.

採れる

toreru — Can be obtained/harvested; to be extracted.