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Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; that person (third person masculine pronoun).

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of sentence.

聖母

seibo — Holy Mother; the Virgin Mary.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle meaning 'of'.

前

mae — In front of; before; ahead.

に

ni — Direction, location, or time particle meaning 'at/in/to'.

ひざまずく

hizamazuku — To kneel down on one's knees.

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; personally; by one's own hand.

像

zō — Statue; image; figure; effigy.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

彫刻

chōkoku — Sculpture; carving; engraving.

させ

sase — Causative form; to make or let someone do something.

王

ō — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom.

彫像

chōzō — Carved statue; sculpted figure.

列

retsu — Row; line; column; series of things.

その

sono — That; those (demonstrative modifier for noun).

ため

tame — For the sake of; because of; purpose.

生じ

shōji — To arise; occur; come into being.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

二つ

futatsu — Two things; a pair of objects.

空白

kūhaku — Blank space; vacancy; empty gap.

意

i — Intention; meaning; mind; will.

介する

kaisuru — To mediate; to go through; to intervene.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer.

なく

naku — Without; lacking; negative connective form.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle.

そこ

soko — There; that place.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward/to'.

運ば

hakoba — To carry; transport; convey (conjunctive base).

せ

se — Causative auxiliary; letting or making someone do.

この

kono — This (demonstrative modifier for nearby noun).

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of persons.

聖人

seijin — Saint; holy person; canonized individual.

フランス

Furansu — France; the country in Western Europe.

として

toshite — As; in the capacity of; in the role of.

天

ten — Heaven; sky; the celestial realm.

において

ni oite — In; at; regarding (formal locative expression).

大いなる

ōinaru — Great; immense; of enormous magnitude.

恩寵

onchō — Grace; divine favor; benevolence from above.

受け

uke — To receive; accept; undergo (conjunctive form).

て

te — Te-form conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

いる

iru — To exist; to be (for animate subjects).

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but; however.

信じ

shinji — To believe; to have faith in.

い

i — Conjunctive or stem form of 'iru' (to be).

者

mono — Person; one who does something; individual.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people and animate beings.

で

de — At; by means of; copula conjunctive form.

あっ

a' — Conjunctive form of 'aru' (to be/exist).

礼拝堂

reihaidō — Chapel; place of worship; oratory.

建て

tate — To build; to construct; to erect.

られ

rare — Passive auxiliary indicating action done upon subject.

わずか

wazuka — Only; merely; a small amount or number.

六年

rokunen — Six years; a period of six years.

真新しい

mannatarashii — Brand new; completely fresh and unused.

もの

mono — Thing; object; matter; nominalizer.

繊細

sensai — Delicate; fine; subtle; intricate in detail.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

建築

kenchiku — Architecture; building; construction.

見事

migoto — Splendid; magnificent; admirably done.

精巧

seikō — Elaborate; intricate; finely crafted workmanship.

深い

fukai — Deep; profound; intense.

装飾彫り

sōshoku bori — Decorative carving; ornamental sculptural engraving.

という

to iu — Called; known as; that is to say.

魅力的

miryokuteki — Attractive; charming; fascinating.

趣

omomuki — Elegance; tasteful charm; refined atmosphere.

満ち

michi — Full of; filled with; brimming over.

おり

ori — Formal form of 'iru'; being; existing.

それ

sore — That; it (pronoun for nearby or mentioned thing).

われわれ

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

もと

moto — Origin; basis; formerly; under the influence of.

ゴシック

Goshikku — Gothic; referring to the medieval Gothic style.

時代

jidai — Era; period; age; epoch in history.

終わり

owari — End; conclusion; close of a period.

示す

shimesu — To show; indicate; demonstrate; point to.

あり

ari — Formal form of 'aru'; to be; to exist.

ルネサンス

Runesansu — Renaissance; European cultural revival period.

夢幻的

mugen-teki — Dreamlike; fantastical; illusory and ethereal.

空想

kūsō — Fantasy; daydream; idle imagination.

中

naka — Inside; middle; among; within.

十六世紀

jūroku seiki — The sixteenth century (1500s).

半ば

nakaba — Middle; halfway; approximately midway through.

ごろ

goro — Around; approximately (for time or period).

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as.

受け継が

uketsuga — To inherit; succeed to; carry on tradition.

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

いく

iku — To go; to proceed; to continue forward.

正面入口

shōmen iriguchi — Main entrance; front entry of a building.

上

ue — Above; on top of; upper part.

小さな

chīsana — Small; little; tiny (prenominal adjective form).

バラ窓

bara mado — Rose window; circular decorative stained-glass window.

とりわけ

toriwake — Especially; above all; particularly outstanding.

軽やか

karoyaka — Light; airy; nimble; gracefully light.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjective into noun.

優雅

yūga — Elegant; graceful; refined and beautiful.

傑作

kessaku — Masterpiece; outstanding work of great excellence.

まるで

marude — Just like; as if; exactly resembling.

レース

rēsu — Lace; delicate ornamental openwork fabric.

星

hoshi — Star; celestial body visible in night sky.

よう

yō — Like; as if; resembling (simile expression).

だ

da — Copula; informal 'to be'; assertion marker.

言い

ii — To say; to speak; to express verbally.

たく

taku — Want to do (desiderative auxiliary form).

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to result in.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; approximately; degree.

大広間

ōhiroma — Great hall; large ceremonial room in a building.

中央

chūō — Center; central part; the middle area.

大扉

ōtobira — Great door; large main gate or double door.

正面

shōmen — Front; facade; directly facing forward.

壁

kabe — Wall; partition wall of a building.

沿っ

so' — Along; following the line of something.

金

kin — Gold; golden color; the metal gold.

錦織り

nishiki ori — Brocade; richly woven fabric with gold threads.

飾ら

kazara — To decorate; adorn; embellish (conjunctive base).

演壇

endan — Podium; lectern; raised platform for speaking.

設け

môke — To set up; to establish; to install.

間

ma — Space; interval; room; time between things.

廊下

rōka — Corridor; hallway; passage inside a building.

ある

aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate objects/places).

窓

mado — Window; opening in wall admitting light.

通じ

tsūji — To connect through; to communicate via; to lead to.

特別

tokubetsu — Special; particular; exceptional; out of the ordinary.

入口

iriguchi — Entrance; entry; doorway into a place.

上演

jōen — Performance; staging of a play or show.

招か

maneka — To invite; to summon; to beckon (base form).

使節

shisetsu — Envoy; diplomatic mission; ambassador's delegation.

や

ya — And; listing particle for non-exhaustive enumeration.

その他

sonota — Others; the rest; et cetera; and so on.

高貴

kōki — Noble; aristocratic; of high rank and dignity.

人々

hitobito — People; various persons; folks.

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; habitually; all the time.

大理石

dairiseki — Marble; hard polished decorative stone.

テーブル

tēburu — Table; flat-surfaced piece of furniture.

れる

reru — Passive auxiliary suffix indicating action upon subject.

なっ

na' — Became; turned into (conjunctive past of 'naru').