Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 5

Vocabulary

同書

dousho — The same book or work previously mentioned.

生

sei / shou / i(kiru) — Life; living; birth; being alive.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with' connecting nouns.

死

shi — Death; dying; end of life.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

歴史

rekishi — History; the record of past events.

地上

chijou — On the ground; on earth; terrestrial.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

最も

mottomo — Most; extremely; the greatest degree possible.

優れた

sugureta — Excellent; outstanding; superior to others.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

内なる

uchinaru — Inner; internal; existing within oneself.

打ち傷

uchikizu — Bruise; wound caused by a blow.

に

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

勝る

masaru — To surpass; to be superior to something.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not exist or occur.

王

ou — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom.

まさしく

masashiku — Exactly; precisely; certainly without doubt.

クジラ

kujira — Whale; large marine mammal of order Cetacea.

よう

you — Like; resembling; appearing similar to something.

だ

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

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

を

wo / o — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

癒す

iyasu — To heal; to cure; to soothe pain.

医術

ijutsu — Medical art; the skill of healing medicine.

いかなる

ikanaru — Whatever; any kind of; no matter what.

技

waza — Skill; technique; art; a practiced ability.

も

mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle in Japanese.

彼

kare — He; him; that male person referred to.

役

yaku — Role; use; service; a function or purpose.

立た

tata — Stem form of 'tatsu'; to stand or be useful.

ず

zu — Classical negative auxiliary; not doing something.

ただ

tada — Only; merely; just; nothing but this.

傷

kizu — Wound; injury; cut; damage to the body.

負わせ

owase — Causative form; to cause someone to bear a wound.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker in Japanese.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does something; a being.

もと

moto — Origin; source; the place one came from.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward somewhere.

再び

futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.

戻る

modoru — To return; to go back to original place.

ほか

hoka — Other; besides; no choice but this.

なかった

nakatta — Past negative; there was not; did not exist.

その

sono — That; the; referring to a nearby mentioned thing.

卑しき

iyashiki — Base; lowly; ignoble; of wretched character.

矢

ya — Arrow; a projectile shot from a bow.

胸

mune — Chest; breast; the front of the torso.

打ち

uchi — Strike; hit; blow against something forcefully.

絶える

taeru — To cease; to die out; to stop completely.

こと

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

なき

naki — Without; lacking; classical form of 'nai'.

苦痛

kutsuu — Pain; suffering; anguish; physical or mental agony.

生み出し

umidashi — To produce; to give birth to; to create.

傷つい

kizutsui — Stem of 'kizutsuku'; to be hurt or wounded.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; but; however contrasting clauses.

大海

taikai — Great sea; vast ocean; the open waters.

抜け

nuke — To pass through; to slip out; to escape.

て

te — Connective particle linking sequential or related actions.

岸

kishi — Shore; bank; coast; edge of water.

飛ぶ

tobu — To fly; to leap; to soar through air.

妖精

yousei — Fairy; sprite; magical supernatural small being.

女王

jooou / joou — Queen; female monarch or ruler of realm.

ごとく

gotoku — Like; similar to; in the manner of.

巨大

kyodai — Gigantic; enormous; of very great size.

して

Te-form of 'suru'; doing; and then continuing.

広大

koudai — Vast; expansive; wide and large in extent.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.

体

karada / tai — Body; physical form; the whole physical self.

動き

ugoki — Movement; motion; stirring; the act of moving.

穏やか

odayaka — Calm; gentle; peaceful; tranquil in nature.

凪

nagi — Calm weather; lull; stillness of sea wind.

中

naka / chuu — Inside; middle; among; the interior of something.

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; emphasizing an extreme case.

海

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

沸き立つ

wakitatsu — To boil up; to surge; to bubble vigorously.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as a point.

揺り動かす

yuriugokasu — To shake; to rock; to move by swaying.

できる

dekiru — To be able to; can; to become possible.

序文

jobun — Preface; introduction; foreword to a written work.

何

nani / nan — What; which; an interrogative pronoun in Japanese.

ある

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

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of interrogative sentences.

人々

hitobito — People; persons; various individuals in a group.

疑念

ginen — Doubt; suspicion; a feeling of uncertainty.

抱く

idaku / daku — To hold; to embrace; to harbor a feeling.

無理

muri — Unreasonable; impossible; forced; no wonder it happens.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; for the following reason.

博学

hakugaku — Erudite; highly learned; possessing wide scholarly knowledge.

なる

naru — To become; classical attributive 'being' or 'of'.

三十年

sanjuunen — Thirty years; a period of three decades.

研究書

kenkyuusho — Research book; scholarly study or academic publication.

率直

sotchoku — Frank; straightforward; candid; honest without reservation.

知ら

shira — Stem of 'shiru'; to know; be aware of.

述べ

nobe — To state; to mention; to express in words.

いる

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

から

kara — From; because; since; starting point or reason.

および

oyobi — And; as well as; in addition to.

ついて

tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a particular topic.

近代

kindai — Modern era; recent historical period of civilization.

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to carry; to possess.

重い

omoi — Heavy; weighty; serious; burdensome in nature.

尾

o / shippo — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.

破滅

hametsu — Ruin; destruction; catastrophic downfall or annihilation.

脅かす

obiyakasu / odosu — To threaten; to intimidate; to menace someone.

脇腹

wakibara — Flank; side of the body; the ribcage area.

突き刺さっ

tsukisassat(ta) — Pierced; stabbed into; stuck sharply through something.

槍

yari — Spear; lance; a long pointed thrusting weapon.

身

mi — Body; oneself; one's person or physical being.

纏い

matoi — To wear; to be clad in; to wrap around.

背

se / せ — Back; spine; the rear of the body.

矛

hoko — Halberd; ancient spear-like weapon; pike or lance.

林

hayashi — Grove; small forest; a cluster of trees.

現れる

arawareru — To appear; to emerge; to become visible suddenly.

サマー

samaa — Summer; the warm season; also a proper name.

諸島

shotou — Islands; archipelago; a group of multiple islands.

戦い

tatakai — Battle; fight; conflict; armed struggle between forces.

技術

gijutsu — Technology; technique; skill; applied technical knowledge.

よって

yotte — By means of; due to; therefore; by way of.

創り出さ

tsukuridasa — To create; to produce; to bring something into existence.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.

または

mata wa — Or; alternatively; either one of two options.

国家

kokka — Nation; state; a sovereign political territory.

ラテン語

ratengo — Latin language; the classical language of Rome.

呼ば

yoba — To be called; stem of 'yobu' to call.

偉大

idai — Great; grand; magnificent; of remarkable importance.

あり

ari — Classical form of 'aru'; to exist; there is.

人工

jinkou — Artificial; man-made; created by human effort.

人間

ningen — Human being; person; mankind; the human species.

過ぎ

sugi — Too much; passing; exceeding a certain limit.

冒頭

boutou — Opening; beginning; the very start of text.

文

bun / fumi — Sentence; text; writing; a unit of language.

愚か

oroka — Foolish; stupid; unwise; lacking good judgment.

まるで

marude — Just like; as if; completely resembling something else.

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening; an entrance or aperture.

イワシ

iwashi — Sardine; a small common ocean fish species.

噛ま

kama — To chew; to bite; stem of 'kamu'.

丸呑み

marunomi — Swallowing whole; gulping down without chewing.

しまっ

shimatt(a) — Completed regrettably; auxiliary indicating completion often negatively.

天路

tenro — Heavenly path; the road to heaven; pilgrimage route.

歴程

rekitei — Journey; course traveled; a pilgrim's progress through life.

かの

kano — That; the aforementioned; a literary demonstrative pronoun.

怪獣

kaijuu — Monster; strange beast; a large terrifying creature.

神

kami / shin — God; deity; divine being; a sacred spirit.

全て

subete — All; everything; every single thing entirely.

御業

miwaza / gyogyou — Divine work; God's deed; sacred act or creation.

大洋

taiyou — Ocean; the great sea; a vast body of water.

泳ぐ

oyogu — To swim; to move through water by swimming.

として

toshite — As; in the capacity of; functioning as something.

創り

tsukuri — Creating; making; the act of crafting something.

し

shi — Conjunctive or past form of 'suru'; did; having done.

失楽園

shitsurakuen — Paradise Lost; losing paradise; Milton's famous epic poem.