Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 7

Vocabulary

彼ら

karera — They; referring to a group of people

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject

クジラ

kujira — Whale; large marine mammal

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

見つけ

mitsuke — To find; to discover something

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending

か

ka — Question particle; also used to express uncertainty

どうか

douka — Whether or not; please (in requests)

確かめる

tashikameru — To confirm; to verify; to make sure

ため

tame — For the purpose of; for the sake of

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose

しばしば

shibashiba — Often; frequently; repeatedly

マスト

masuto — Mast; tall pole on a ship

登る

noboru — To climb; to ascend a structure or mountain

最初

saisho — First; the beginning; the earliest

発見

hakken — Discovery; finding something for the first time

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru; and; also

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

者

mono — Person; one who does something

報酬

houshu — Reward; compensation; payment for service

と

to — Particle meaning and; with; quotation marker

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses

金貨

kinka — Gold coin; currency made of gold

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; but; however

与え

atae — To give; to grant; to bestow

から

kara — Because; from; since; starting point

だ

da — Copula; informal form of desu meaning is/are

諸島

shoto — Islands; archipelago; group of islands

の

no — Possessive particle linking nouns

近く

chikaku — Near; nearby; in the vicinity of

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

捕獲

hokaku — Capture; catching an animal or person

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives or softening statements

れ

re — Passive verb ending; part of rareru

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; just; recently; inadvertently

聞い

kiki — To hear; to listen; conjunctive form

その

sono — That; the aforementioned; demonstrative adjective

腹

hara — Belly; stomach; abdomen

中

naka — Inside; within; the middle of something

以上

ijo — More than; at least; above a quantity

ニシン

nishin — Herring; small silvery edible fish

入っ

haitte — To enter; to be contained inside something

い

i — To be; to exist (for living things)

いう

iu — To say; to be called; to be said

我々

wareware — We; us; our group (formal)

一人

hitori — One person; alone; by oneself

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; in the past

全身

zenshin — Whole body; entire body from head to toe

白い

shiroi — White; pale in color

捕まえ

tsukamaete — To catch; to capture; to grab hold of

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

話し

hanashi — To talk; to speak; story or conversation

くれ

kure — Please give me; do for me (request form)

航海記

kokaiki — Voyage journal; record of a sea journey

西暦

seireki — Western calendar; Anno Domini (AD) year system

年

nen — Year; counter for years

文集

bunshuu — Anthology; collected writings or essays

この

kono — This; the following; near demonstrative adjective

海岸

kaigan — Coast; seashore; beach area

いくつ

ikutsu — How many; several; a number of things

打ち上げ

uchiage — Washed ashore; launched; stranded on beach

られ

rare — Passive or potential verb ending suffix

うち

uchi — Among; within; inside; one's home

一頭

itto — One large animal; counter for large animals

体長

taichō — Body length; the length of an animal

フィート

fiito — Feet; imperial unit of length measurement

ヒゲクジラ

higekujira — Baleen whale; whale with filter-feeding plates

種類

shurui — Type; kind; category; species classification

ところ

tokoro — Place; point; situation; according to (reports)

よれ

yore — According to; based on (yoru conjunctive form)

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when

大量

tairyō — Large quantity; great amount of something

油

abura — Oil; fat; grease

ほか

hoka — Other; besides; in addition to something

ポンド

pondo — Pound; unit of weight or British currency

産出

sanshutsu — Production; output; yield of resources

顎

ago — Jaw; chin; lower or upper jaw bone

骨

hone — Bone; skeleton; framework

庭

niwa — Garden; yard; outdoor space at a home

門

mon — Gate; entrance; gateway to a building

立っ

tatte — To stand; to be standing upright

いる

iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)

著

cho — Written by; authored by; a publication credit

および

oyobi — And; as well as; along with (formal)

マッコウクジラ

makkō kujira — Sperm whale; large toothed whale species

仕留め

shitome — To kill; to bring down; to finish off prey

殺せる

koroseru — Able to kill; potential form of to kill

試し

tameshi — Trial; test; attempt at doing something

みる

miru — To try doing; to see; to look at

こと

koto — Thing; fact; act; nominalizer for verbs

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; for the reason that

種

shu — Species; kind; type; variety

人間

ningen — Human being; person; humanity

殺さ

korosa — To kill; passive or negative conjunctive base

という

to iu — Called; known as; the one that says

話

hanashi — Story; talk; account; rumor

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negation ending

それほど

sorehodo — That much; to that extent; so very

獰猛

dōmō — Ferocious; fierce; savage in nature

素早い

subayai — Quick; swift; agile; fast-moving

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone

哲学

tetsugaku — Philosophy; the study of fundamental questions

論集

ronshū — Collected essays; anthology of philosophical papers

海

umi — Sea; ocean; large body of salt water

神

kami — God; deity; divine spirit

声

koe — Voice; sound produced by a living being

従う

shitagau — To obey; to follow; to comply with

入門書

nyūmonsho — Introductory book; beginner's guide or primer

また

mata — Also; again; moreover; in addition

大型

ōgata — Large size; large-scale; big type or model

非常

hijo — Extremely; very; emergency; unusual situation

多く

ooku — Many; much; a large number of things

目撃

mokugeki — Witnessing; seeing firsthand; eyewitness sighting

いわば

iwaba — So to speak; as it were; in other words

百

hyaku — One hundred; the number 100

対

tai — Versus; against; ratio; pair

一

ichi — One; the number 1; first

割合

wariai — Ratio; proportion; percentage; rate

北方

hoppō — Northern direction; the north region

より

yori — Than; from; more than (comparative particle)

も

mo — Also; too; even; as many as

これら

korera — These; referring to nearby multiple items

南方

nampō — Southern direction; the south region

方

hō — Direction; side; way; alternative option

はるかに

haruka ni — Far more; by far; considerably greater

多い

ooi — Many; numerous; a lot; plentiful

船長

senchō — Ship captain; commander of a vessel

世界

sekai — World; the entire earth; global scope