Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 12

Vocabulary

ある夜

aru yo — one night; on a certain night

水夫

suifu — sailor; seaman; crew member on a ship

船

fune — ship; boat; vessel

座っ(て)

suwatte — sitting; being seated (te-form of suwaru)

風

kaze — wind; breeze

自由

jiyū — freedom; liberty; unrestricted

鳴り響い(た)

narihiita — resounded; echoed; rang out loudly

淡い

awai — faint; pale; light in color or intensity

月明かり

tsukiakari — moonlight; light from the moon

明るく

akaruku — brightly; luminously (adverbial form of akarui)

翳り

kageri — shadow; dimness; slight darkness or cloud

鯨

kujira — whale; large marine mammal

輝い(た)

kagayaita — shone; gleamed; glittered brilliantly

海

umi — sea; ocean

中

naka — inside; within; middle

もがい(た)

mogaita — struggled; writhed; thrashed about

一頭

ittō — one large animal (counter for large animals)

捕獲

hokaku — capture; catching; seizure of an animal

従事

jūji — engagement in; being occupied with work

ロープ

rōpu — rope; cord; line

総量

sōryō — total amount; entire quantity

合計

gōkei — total; sum; grand total

ヤード

yādo — yard; unit of length (approx. 0.9 meters)

すなわち

sunawachi — namely; that is to say; in other words

約

yaku — approximately; about; roughly

達し(た)

tasshita — reached; attained; arrived at a total

巨大

kyodai — enormous; gigantic; very large in size

尾

o — tail; rear appendage of an animal

空中

kūchū — in the air; mid-air; aerial

振り

furi — swing; waving motion; brandishing

鞭

muchi — whip; lash; a flexible striking implement

響き渡る

hibikiwataru — resound everywhere; echo far and wide

新た(な)

arata na — new; fresh; renewed

攻撃

kōgeki — attack; assault; offensive action

受ける

ukeru — to receive; to undergo; to be subjected to

苦痛

kutsū — pain; agony; suffering; distress

狂い

kurui — madness; going wild; loss of control

激怒

gekido — fury; rage; extreme anger

マッコウクジラ

makkō kujira — sperm whale; large toothed whale species

何度も

nando mo — many times; repeatedly; over and over

身

mi — body; one's self; one's own person

翻す

hirugaesu — to flip; to turn over; to reverse direction

頭

atama — head; top part of the body

持ち上げ(る)

mochiageru — to lift up; to raise; to heave upward

大きく

ōkiku — widely; greatly; in a large manner

開い(た)

hiraita — opened; spread wide; gaping open

顎

ago — jaw; chin; mandible

周囲

shūi — surroundings; perimeter; area around something

あらゆる

arayuru — all; every; any possible thing

噛みつく

kamitsuku — to bite at; to snap at; to attack with teeth

突進

tosshin — charge; rush; dash forward violently

猛烈

mōretsu — fierce; violent; intense; vehement

勢い

ikioi — force; momentum; vigor; impetus

前方

zenpō — forward; ahead; in front direction

押しやら(れる)

oshiyarareru — to be pushed aside; to be shoved forward

完全

kanzen — complete; perfect; total; thorough

破壊

hakai — destruction; demolition; breaking apart completely

興味深く

kyōmi fukaku — with great interest; in an interesting manner

商業的

shōgyō-teki — commercial; relating to trade or business

観点

kanten — viewpoint; perspective; point of view

重要

jūyō — important; significant; crucial

動物

dōbutsu — animal; creature; living being

習性

shūsei — habit; behavioral tendency; natural disposition

考察

kōsatsu — examination; investigation; careful consideration

無視

mushi — ignoring; disregarding; paying no attention

あるいは

aruiwa — or; alternatively; possibly; either way

近年

kinnen — recent years; in recent times; lately

生態

seitai — ecology; living habits; behavior in nature

観察

kansatsu — observation; watching carefully; scientific study

最も

mottomo — most; extremely; to the greatest degree

豊富

hōfu — abundant; plentiful; rich in quantity

好都合

kōtsugō — convenient; favorable; suitable circumstance

機会

kikai — opportunity; chance; occasion

数多く

kazuōku — numerous; in large numbers; many and varied

有能

yūnō — capable; talented; competent; skilled

観察者

kansatsusha — observer; one who watches and studies carefully

好奇心

kōkishin — curiosity; inquisitiveness; desire to know

呼び起こさ(れる)

yobiokosareru — to be aroused; to be stirred up; evoked

大いに

ōi ni — greatly; highly; very much; to a great extent

驚く

odoroku — to be surprised; to be astonished; to marvel

べき

beki — should; ought to; expressing obligation or expectation

歴史

rekishi — history; historical record; chronicle

年

nen — year; a specific calendar year