Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 8

Vocabulary

クジラ

kujira — Whale; large marine mammal.

の

no — Possessive or attributive particle linking nouns.

息

iki — Breath; act of breathing.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

頻繁

hinpan — Frequent; occurring often or repeatedly.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or manner.

耐え

tae — To endure; bear or withstand something difficult.

がたい

gatai — Difficult to do; hard to bear (suffix).

悪臭

akushū — Bad smell; foul or offensive odor.

を

wo — Object-marking particle for direct objects.

伴い

tomonai — Accompanied by; together with something else.

脳

nō — Brain; the organ of the central nervous system.

障害

shōgai — Disorder; disability or impediment to function.

引き起こす

hikiokosu — To cause; bring about or trigger a condition.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; so much as to.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or context.

ある

aru — To be; exist (formal or literary copula).

著

cho — Written by; authorship credit for a work.

南

minami — South; southern direction or region.

アメリカ

Amerika — America; the continent or United States.

特に

toku ni — Especially; particularly or notably above others.

名高い

nadakai — Famous; renowned or well-known by many people.

五十

gojū — Fifty; the number 50.

人

hito / nin — Person; people or human being.

選ば

eraba — To be chosen; selected (stem form of 選ぶ).

れた

reta — Passive past tense auxiliary verb ending.

妖精

yōsei — Fairy; magical supernatural creature of folklore.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings.

我々

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

重要

jūyō — Important; significant or of great importance.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun.

任務

ninmu — Mission; duty or assigned task to perform.

守護

shugo — Protection; guarding or defending something precious.

託す

takusu — To entrust; leave something in another's care.

柵

saku — Fence; barrier or enclosure made of posts.

も

mo — Also; too, even (inclusive particle).

しばしば

shibashiba — Often; frequently or repeatedly over time.

破ら

yabura — To be broken; breached or violated (stem form).

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending.

こと

koto — Thing; fact or nominalized event or situation.

知っ

shit(te) — Knowing; to know (connective form of 知る).

て

te — Connective particle linking sequential actions.

いる

iru — To be; exist or ongoing state of being.

たとえ

tatoe — Even if; even though, supposing that.

詰め込ま

tsumeikoma — To be stuffed; packed tightly into something.

れ

re — Passive verb ending or connective form.

骨

hone — Bone; hard tissue forming the skeletal structure.

武装

busō — Armed; equipped with weapons or military gear.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives or softening statements.

い

i — Adjective ending or copula in informal speech.

髪

kami — Hair; hair of the human head.

略奪

ryakudatsu — Plunder; pillaging or seizing something by force.

陸上

rikujō — On land; terrestrial, as opposed to sea.

動物

dōbutsu — Animal; living creature of the animal kingdom.

大き

ōki — Large; big in size (stem of 大きい).

点

ten — Point; aspect or dot, matter to consider.

深海

shinkai — Deep sea; the deep ocean depths.

住む

sumu — To live; reside or dwell in a place.

と

to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker.

比較

hikaku — Comparison; act of comparing two or more things.

すれ

sure — Conditional form of する (to do).

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

なら

nara — Conditional meaning if it is the case.

ない

nai — Negation; not or does not exist.

取る

toru — To take; get or obtain something.

足ら

tara — Barely enough; paltry or insignificant (stem).

もの

mono — Thing; object or matter being referred to.

見える

mieru — To appear; be visible or seem a certain way.

が

ga — Subject particle or contrastive conjunction but.

わかる

wakaru — To understand; become clear or comprehensible.

だろ

daro — Probably; volitional or presumptive form of だ.

う

u — Volitional auxiliary indicating conjecture or intention.

疑い

utagai — Doubt; suspicion or uncertainty about something.

なく

naku — Without; negation in adverbial form.

創造

sōzō — Creation; act of creating or bringing into existence.

物

mono — Thing; creature or created being.

中

naka / chū — Among; inside or in the middle of.

最大

saidai — Largest; greatest in size or magnitude.

博物誌

hakubutsushi — Natural history; written record of natural world.

もし

moshi — If; hypothetical conditional opening a supposition.

小さな

chīsana — Small; little in size or scale.

魚

sakana / uo — Fish; aquatic vertebrate animal.

ため

tame — For; for the sake or purpose of.

寓話

gūwa — Fable; short moral story using animals.

書く

kaku — To write; compose or put words on paper.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

大きな

ōkina — Big; large in size or importance.

よう

yō — Like; in the manner of, or so that.

語ら

katara — To speak; tell or narrate (stem form).

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary making someone do something.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to.

言葉

kotoba — Word; language or expression used in speech.

午後

gogo — Afternoon; the time from noon to evening.

岩

iwa — Rock; large stone or rocky formation.

思わ

omowa — To think; believe or consider (stem form).

見かけ

mikake — Appearance; outward look or seeming impression.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

アジア

Ajia — Asia; the largest continent on Earth.

仕留め

shitome — To kill; hunt down and finish off prey.

岸

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

引っ張っ

hippat(te) — To pull; drag or tug toward oneself.

いく

iku — To go; proceed or move forward.

途中

tochū — On the way; midway through a journey.

死ん

shin(de) — To die; cease living (connective form).

だ

da — Copula; informal is or was in Japanese.

わかっ

wakat(te) — Understood; became clear (connective past form).

彼ら

karera — They; third-person plural masculine pronoun.

見ら

mira — To be seen; passive form of 見る (stem).

陰

kage — Shadow; shade or hidden side of something.

身

mi — Body; oneself or one's own person.

隠そ

kakuso — To hide; conceal oneself (volitional stem).

し

shi — And; connective form of する or listing.

だっ

dat(te) — Was; past connective form of copula だ.

航海記

kōkaiki — Voyage journal; written record of a sea voyage.

大型

ōgata — Large-scale; large-sized type or category.

攻撃

kōgeki — Attack; assault or aggressive strike against something.

しよ

shiyo — Let's do; volitional form of する.

する

suru — To do; perform or carry out an action.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does a particular thing.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; nearly or mostly the case.

その

sono — That; referring to something nearby in context.

一部

ichibu — Part; a portion or section of a whole.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly; severely or extremely in a negative sense.

恐れ

osore — Fear; dread or apprehension of danger.

おり

ori — Being; humble or neutral connective of いる.

海

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

出

de — Going out; departure (stem form of 出る).

とき

toki — Time; moment or occasion when something occurs.

名前

namae — Name; the word used to identify someone.

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening used for speaking or eating.

さえ

sae — Even; as much as, emphasizing an extreme case.

憚り

habakari — Hesitation; reluctance to do out of deference.

怖がら

kowagara — To be afraid; show fear (stem form).

せ

se — Causative stem making someone do something.

近づき

chikaduki — To approach; draw near to something or someone.

すぎる

sugiru — Too much; to exceed a reasonable degree.

防ぐ

fusegu — To prevent; block or guard against something.

船

fune — Ship; vessel used for traveling on water.

糞

fun / kuso — Dung; excrement or fecal matter.

石灰岩

sekkaigan — Limestone; sedimentary rock composed of calcium carbonate.

木材

mokuzai — Lumber; wood used as a building material.

その他

sonohoka — Others; the rest or other things besides.

同様

dōyō — Likewise; in the same way or manner.

性質

seishitsu — Nature; quality or characteristic of something.

持つ

motsu — To have; hold or possess something.

品々

shinashine — Various goods; assorted items or articles.

積ん

tsun(de) — To stack; load or pile up items.