Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 10

Vocabulary

クジラ

kujira — Whale, large marine mammal

の

no — Possessive or linking particle

大動脈

daidōmyaku — Aorta, the main artery from the heart

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese sentences

水道

suidō — Waterway, pipeline, or water supply system

主管

shukan — Main pipe or primary conduit for water

より

yori — Than; comparative particle indicating comparison

も

mo — Also, even; emphatic or additive particle

口径

kōkei — Caliber or diameter of a pipe or barrel

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar

大きく

ōkiku — Large, big; adverbial form of ōkii

その

sono — That, those; demonstrative adjective near listener

管

kuda — Pipe, tube, conduit for carrying fluid

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

通る

tōru — To pass through, go along a route

水

mizu — Water, liquid H2O in natural state

轟音

gōon — Roaring sound, thunderous rumbling noise

心臓

shinzō — Heart, the organ pumping blood through body

から

kara — From; particle indicating origin or starting point

噴き出す

fukidasu — To spout out, gush forth with force

血液

ketsueki — Blood, the fluid circulating in the body

勢い

ikioi — Force, momentum, vigor, impetus of movement

と

to — And; connecting particle linking nouns or clauses

速度

sokudo — Speed, velocity, rate of movement or flow

に

ni — At, in, to; multipurpose location or direction particle

及ば

oyoba — To reach, equal; negative form means does not match

ない

nai — Not, does not exist; negation auxiliary

神学

shingaku — Theology, study of religious doctrine and God

後足

atoashi — Hind legs, rear limbs of an animal

哺乳動物

honyū dōbutsu — Mammal, warm-blooded vertebrate nursing young with milk

で

de — At, by, with; particle indicating means or location

ある

aru — To be, to exist; copula for nouns

男爵

danshaku — Baron, a rank of European or Japanese nobility

南緯

nan'i — South latitude, degrees south of the equator

40度

yonjū do — Forty degrees, a measurement of latitude or angle

おいて

oite — At, in; indicating location or context of action

我々

wareware — We, us; first-person plural pronoun formal style

マッコウクジラ

makkō kujira — Sperm whale, large deep-diving toothed whale

目撃

mokugeki — Witnessing, eyewitness observation of an event

した

shita — Did; past tense form of suru (to do)

海

umi — Sea, ocean, large body of saltwater

それら

sorera — Those things, those; plural third-person demonstrative pronoun

覆われて

ōwarete — Being covered over, blanketed by something

いた

ita — Was, were; past progressive auxiliary of iru

5月

gogatsu — May, the fifth month of the year

1日

tsuitachi — The first day of the month

まで

made — Until, up to; particle indicating limit or endpoint

一頭

ittō — One large animal, counter for large animals

捕獲

hokaku — Capture, catching of an animal or prey

しなかった

shinakatta — Did not do; past negative form of suru

漁業

gyogyō — Fishing industry, commercial catching of fish

拡張

kakuchō — Expansion, extension, enlargement of something

目的

mokuteki — Purpose, goal, objective of an action or trip

航海

kōkai — Voyage, navigation, sailing across the sea

我が

waga — My, our; first-person possessive literary form

足元

ashimoto — At one's feet, underfoot, footing or foothold

自由

jiyū — Freedom, liberty, unrestricted movement or state

なる

naru — To become; also literary adjective suffix free or natural

元素

genso — Element, basic substance in chemistry or nature

中

naka — Inside, within, among, in the middle of

泳ぎ

oyogi — Swimming, the act of moving through water

もがき

mogaki — Struggling, writhing, thrashing about in effort

潜り

moguri — Diving, submerging beneath water surface

戯れ

tawamure — Playing, frolicking, sporting about in fun

追い

oi — Chasing, pursuing; stem form of ou (to chase)

戦い

tatakai — Battle, fight, combat or struggle

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction particle

あらゆる

arayuru — All, every kind of, every possible sort

色

iro — Color, hue, shade of appearance

形

katachi — Shape, form, figure of an object

種類

shurui — Kind, type, variety, category of things

魚

sakana — Fish, aquatic vertebrate animal

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals

言葉

kotoba — Words, language, speech, expression

描け

egake — Describe, depict; imperative form of egaku

ず

zu — Without, not; classical negative auxiliary verb

水夫

suifu — Sailor, seaman, mariner working on a ship

見た

mita — Saw, looked at; past tense of miru

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for verbs

恐ろしき

osoroshiki — Terrible, dreadful, fearsome; classical adjective form

波

nami — Wave, ripple on the surface of water

満ちる

michiru — To be full of, to fill up completely

無数

musū — Countless, innumerable, infinite in number

虫けら

mushikera — Lowly creature, bug, insignificant creature or vermin

至る

itaru — To reach, arrive at, extend to a point

巨大

kyodai — Enormous, gigantic, huge in size

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun

群れ

mure — Herd, flock, school, swarm of creatures

なして

nashite — Forming, making; te-form of nasu (to form)

まるで

marude — Just like, as if, completely resembling something

浮かぶ

ukabu — To float, to come to mind, to arise

島々

shimajima — Islands, plural of shima with reduplication

よう

yō — Like, as if; similarity or resemblance expression

集まり

atsumari — Gathering, assembly, a group coming together

神秘

shinpi — Mystery, mystical quality, something supernatural or unknown

本能

honnō — Instinct, innate natural drive or impulse

導か

michibi ka — Being led, guided; stem of michibiku (to guide)

れ

re — Passive auxiliary marker attached to verb stems

荒涼

kōryō — Desolate, bleak, barren and empty in appearance

跡

ato — Trace, track, mark left behind by something

なき

naki — Without, lacking; classical negative attributive form

海域

kaiiki — Sea area, maritime zone, particular ocean region

進む

susumu — To advance, proceed forward, make progress

四方

shihō — All four directions, every direction, all around

貪欲

donyoku — Greedy, voracious, intensely craving more

敵

teki — Enemy, foe, opponent, adversary

襲わ

osowa — Attack, assail; stem of osou (to attack)

サメ

same — Shark, large predatory fish of the ocean

怪物

kaibutsu — Monster, creature, strange frightening being

剣

ken — Sword, blade, sharp-edged weapon

鋸

nokogiri — Saw, serrated cutting tool with toothed blade

螺旋

rasen — Spiral, helix, coiling shape twisting around axis

角

tsuno — Horn, antler, pointed protrusion on an animal

鉤状

kagijō — Hook-shaped, curved like a hook or claw

牙

kiba — Fang, tusk, sharp pointed tooth of animal

前

mae — Front, before, in front of something

や

ya — And; particle listing items non-exhaustively

顎

ago — Jaw, chin, mandible of a face or animal

備えて

sonaete — Equipped with, prepared with, furnished with something

洪水

kōzui — Flood, inundation, overflow of water over land

以前

izen — Before, previously, formerly in earlier time

世界

sekai — World, the earth, all of humanity's domain

歌え

utae — Sing! imperative form of utau (to sing)

鰭

hire — Fin, flipper of a fish or marine creature

民

tami — People, folk, citizens, inhabitants of a place

王

ō — King, monarch, ruler of a kingdom

大西洋

Taiseiyō — Atlantic Ocean, large ocean between continents

これ

kore — This, this thing; near-speaker demonstrative pronoun

強き

tsuyoki — Strong, powerful; classical attributive adjective form

なし

nashi — None, without, there is nothing; classical negation

極海

kyokukai — Polar sea, ocean waters near the poles

のたうつ

notautsu — To writhe, twist about in agony or vigor

肥え

koe — Fat, well-nourished, fertile; stem of koeru

凱歌

gaika — Triumphal song, victory chant celebrating a win