Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 9

Vocabulary

著

cho — Authored by; written by a person.

と

to — And; connects two nouns or clauses together.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

アイスランド

Aisurando — Iceland; Nordic island nation in the North Atlantic.

航海

kōkai — Voyage; sea journey or navigation by ship.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

関する

kan suru — To relate to; to concern a topic.

書簡

shokan — Letter; formal written correspondence or epistle.

より

yori — From; indicates source, origin, or comparison.

人

hito / jin — Person; human being or people of a place.

よって

yotte — By; by means of; indicates agent or cause.

発見

hakken — Discovery; finding something previously unknown.

された

sareta — Was done; passive past tense auxiliary verb.

マッコウクジラ

makkō kujira — Sperm whale; large toothed whale of deep oceans.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating sentence subject.

活発

kappatsu — Active; lively; energetic in movement or behavior.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or conjunction.

獰猛

dōmō — Ferocious; fierce and savage in temperament.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun.

動物

dōbutsu — Animal; living creature other than a plant.

あり

ari — Is; exists; archaic or literary form of ある.

漁師

ryōshi — Fisherman; person who catches fish professionally.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

多大

tadai — Great; enormous in amount or degree.

技巧

gikō — Skill; technical artistry or craftsmanship.

大胆

daitan — Bold; daring; courageous in action or thought.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives into abstract nouns.

を

o — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

要求

yōkyū — Demand; requirement; requesting something firmly.

する

suru — To do; general action verb in Japanese.

フランス

Furansu — France; country in Western Europe.

公使

kōshi — Minister; diplomatic envoy below ambassador rank.

へ

e — To; directional particle indicating movement toward.

捕鯨

hogei — Whaling; the hunting and processing of whales.

陳情書

chinjōsho — Petition; written appeal to an authority.

どうか

dōka — Please; a plea or earnest request to someone.

お

o — Honorific prefix showing politeness or respect.

答え

kotae — Answer; response to a question or request.

ください

kudasai — Please give or do; polite request expression.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

世界

sekai — World; the earth or a particular realm.

において

ni oite — In; at; within a particular place or context.

いったい

ittai — On earth; what on earth; emphatic question word.

何

nani / nan — What; interrogative word asking for identification.

が

ga — Subject marker particle indicating grammatical subject.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for a nearby thing.

匹敵

hitteki — Match; rival; be equal to something in level.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting clauses together.

ましょう

mashō — Let's; volitional polite ending suggesting action.

か

ka — Question particle placed at sentence end.

議会

gikai — Parliament; legislative assembly of elected representatives.

における

ni okeru — In; at; within, used attributively in formal writing.

業

gyō / waza — Trade; occupation; deed or skilled work.

言及

genkyū — Reference; mention; bringing up a topic.

スペイン

Supein — Spain; country in southwestern Europe.

ヨーロッパ

Yōroppa — Europe; continent west of Asia and north of Africa.

岸辺

kishibe — Shoreline; edge or bank of water body.

座礁

zasho — Running aground; a ship becoming stranded on shallows.

した

shita — Did; plain past tense form of suru.

巨大

kyodai — Enormous; gigantic in size or scale.

クジラ

kujira — Whale; large marine mammal of the ocean.

どこか

dokoka — Somewhere; an unspecified or unknown location.

にて

nite — At; in; formal or literary location particle.

国王

kokuō — King; male monarch of a nation or kingdom.

通常

tsūjō — Usually; normally; under ordinary circumstances.

収入

shūnyū — Income; revenue received from work or sources.

十

jū — Ten; the number 10.

番目

banme — Ordinal suffix meaning -th in a sequence.

部門

bumon — Department; division or category of an organization.

海賊

kaizoku — Pirate; person who robs or plunders at sea.

や

ya — And; particle listing items non-exhaustively.

強盗

gōtō — Robber; armed criminal who steals by force.

から

kara — From; because; particle indicating origin or reason.

海

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

守り

mamori — Protection; guarding or defending something or someone.

保護

hogo — Protection; safeguarding from harm or danger.

こと

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

対価

taika — Consideration; payment or compensation for a service.

基づく

motozuku — To be based on; to be grounded in something.

され

sare — Is done; passive verb stem of suru.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

おり

ori — Is; exists; humble or literary form of いる.

王室

ōshitsu — Royal family; the monarchy and its members.

魚類

gyorui — Fish; classification of aquatic vertebrate animals.

すなわち

sunawachi — Namely; that is to say; in other words.

チョウザメ

chōzame — Sturgeon; large freshwater fish prized for caviar.

対する

taisuru — To face; to be directed at; regarding something.

権利

kenri — Right; legal or moral entitlement to something.

ある

aru — To exist; there is; to have something.

そして

soshite — And then; moreover; connecting sentences or clauses.

これら

korera — These; plural demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

岸

kishi — Shore; bank; edge of sea, river, or lake.

打ち

uchi — Striking; hitting; verb stem of 打つ.

上げ

age — Raising; lifting up; verb stem of 上げる.

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

沿岸

engan — Coast; coastline; area along the shore.

付近

fukin — Vicinity; nearby area surrounding a location.

捕獲

hokaku — Capture; catching an animal or person.

場合

baai — Case; situation; circumstance under which something occurs.

財産

zaisan — Property; assets; wealth owned by someone.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something.

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon; eventually in time.

乗組員

norikumiin — Crew member; person working aboard a ship.

死

shi — Death; the end of life.

競技

kyōgi — Competition; contest; athletic or sporting event.

向かう

mukau — To head toward; to face in a direction.

狂い

kurui — Madness; going wild; losing control emotionally.

なく

naku — Without; lacking; negative conjunctive form.

頭上

zujō — Overhead; above one's head; directly above.

返し

kaeshi — Return; turning back; repeated action suffix.

ついた

tsuita — Attached; arrived; past tense of つく.

鉄鋼

tekkō — Steel; iron and steel as a material.

掲げ

kakage — Raising; hoisting; displaying something high up.

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all possible kinds of things.

動き

ugoki — Movement; motion; an act of moving.

目

me — Eye; vision; also used in compound expressions.

配る

kubaru — To distribute; to pay attention; to watch carefully.

難破

nanpa — Shipwreck; destruction of a vessel at sea.

屋根

yane — Roof; the top covering of a building.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive topic particle.

丸天井

marutenjō — Dome; a rounded ceiling or architectural vault.

尖塔

sentō — Spire; a pointed tower on a building.

輝き

kagayaki — Brilliance; glow; radiant shining light.

ロケット

roketto — Rocket; a projectile or spacecraft propelled by thrust.

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; by oneself; personally and directly.

駆け

kake — Running; rushing; verb stem of 駆ける.

天

ten — Sky; heaven; the celestial realm above.

まわり

mawari — Around; surrounding area; revolution around a center.

一瞬

isshun — An instant; a moment; extremely brief duration.

火

hi — Fire; flame; burning combustion.

吊るし

tsurushi — Hanging; suspending from above; verb stem of 吊るす.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

かくして

kakushite — Thus; in this way; and so it happened.

水

mizu — Water; fresh liquid essential for life.

比べる

kuraberu — To compare; to evaluate two things side by side.

ならば

naraba — If; supposing; conditional conjunctive expression.

大洋

taiyō — Ocean; a vast expanse of salt water.

高み

takami — Height; elevated place; a high vantage point.

役立ち

yakudachi — Usefulness; being helpful or serviceable.

空中

kūchū — Midair; in the air; aerial space.

噴き

fuki — Spouting; gushing; blowing out forcefully.

手

te — Hand; also used to mean means or method.

負えぬ

oennu — Cannot handle; unmanageable; beyond one's control.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; delight; happiness or gladness felt.

表す

arawasu — To express; to show; to represent outwardly.

女王

joō — Queen; female monarch of a nation.

ロンドン

Rondon — London; capital city of the United Kingdom.

訪問

hōmon — Visit; going to see a person or place.

ついて

tsuite — About; concerning; following or regarding a topic.

一撃

ichigeki — One blow; a single strike or hit.

ごと

goto — Each; every; per unit or occurrence.

ない

nai — Not; negative adjective or verb ending.

十五

jūgo — Fifteen; the number 15.

ガロン

garon — Gallon; unit of liquid volume measurement.

血液

ketsueki — Blood; the fluid circulating through the body.

莫大

bakudai — Enormous; vast in quantity or magnitude.

速度

sokudo — Speed; velocity; rate of motion or flow.

心臓

shinzō — Heart; the organ that pumps blood through the body.

送り

okuri — Sending; dispatching; verb stem of 送る.

出さ

dasa — Putting out; sending forth; stem of 出す.

れる

reru — Passive auxiliary verb suffix indicating passive voice.

解剖

kaibō — Dissection; anatomical examination of a body.

記録

kiroku — Record; documentation of information or events.

小型

kogata — Small-sized; compact in form or scale.

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; nominalizing expression.