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Vocabulary

と

to — And; with; quotation particle.

オンライン

onrain — Online; connected to the internet.

分散

bunsan — Distribution; dispersal; spreading out.

校正

kōsei — Proofreading; correcting text errors.

チーム

chīmu — Team; a group working together.

によって

ni yotte — By; through; depending on.

制作

seisaku — Production; creating a work or content.

され

sare — Passive verb form; was done/made.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb form.

た

ta — Past tense sentence-ending particle.

バージョン

bājon — Version; a particular form of something.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

による

ni yoru — By; based on; due to.

もの

mono — Thing; something; a work or object.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is/are/am'.

夫人

fujin — Madam; Mrs.; a married woman.

著

cho — Written by; authored by (literary credit).

ほか

hoka — Other; besides; in addition to.

挿絵

sashie — Illustration; picture inserted in a book.

付き

tsuki — With; attached; accompanied by.

序文

jobun — Preface; foreword; introductory text.

この

kono — This; referring to something nearby.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size.

物語

monogatari — Story; tale; narrative work.

嬢

jō — Miss; young woman; daughter.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle.

フランス語

Furansugo — French language; language spoken in France.

から

kara — From; because; since.

翻訳

hon'yaku — Translation; converting text between languages.

した

shita — Did; past tense of 'to do'.

子ども

kodomo — Child; children; young people.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal in quality.

くらい

kurai — About; approximately; to the extent of.

これ

kore — This; this thing (close to speaker).

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

楽しみ

tanoshimi — Enjoyment; pleasure; looking forward to something.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing.

思っ

omot(te) — Think; feel; believe (conjunctive form).

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

くれる

kureru — To give (for my benefit); to do for me.

なら

nara — If; in the case that; conditional form.

彼ら

karera — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

ため

tame — For; for the sake of; benefit of.

に

ni — Direction, purpose, or location particle.

書ける

kakeru — Can write; be able to write.

いかなる

ikanaru — Any; whatever; no matter what kind.

より

yori — Than; from; more than (comparative).

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well.

選ん

eran(de) — Chose; selected (conjunctive past form).

だ

da — Plain copula; is/am/are (casual form).

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer.

後悔

kōkai — Regret; remorse; feeling sorry afterward.

し

shi — And; conjunctive or listing verb form.

ない

nai — Not; negation suffix or adjective.

でしょ

desho — Probably; I think; expressing supposition.

う

u — Volitional or probability auxiliary ending.

小冊子

shōsasshi — Booklet; pamphlet; small printed publication.

で

de — At; by means of; location/method particle.

空想的

kūsōteki — Fantastical; imaginary; fanciful in nature.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle (na-adjective form).

性格

seikaku — Character; personality; nature or disposition.

かかわら

kakawara(zu) — Regardless of; in spite of; notwithstanding.

ず

zu — Negative verb ending (classical/literary form).

それ

sore — That; that thing (away from speaker).

実際

jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice.

ところ

tokoro — Place; point; situation; just (time aspect).

単に

tan ni — Simply; merely; only; just.

博物学

hakubutsugaku — Natural history; study of nature broadly.

教訓

kyōkun — Lesson; moral; instructive teaching.

過ぎ

sugi — Too much; excessively; passing beyond.

述べ

nobe — State; mention; describe (conjunctive form).

また

mata — Also; again; furthermore; additionally.

知り合い

shiriai — Acquaintance; someone one knows personally.

なる

naru — Become; turn into; come to be.

昆虫

konchū — Insect; bug; small arthropod creature.

習性

shūsei — Habit; habitual behavior; instinctive tendency.

や

ya — And; or; listing particle (non-exhaustive).

風習

fūshū — Custom; tradition; social habit or practice.

ついて

tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic.

語る

kataru — Tell; narrate; speak about something.

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely without exception.

真実

shinjitsu — Truth; reality; what is genuinely true.

性

sei / -sei — Nature; sex; suffix indicating quality/nature.

保証

hoshō — Guarantee; assurance; warranty of quality.

する

suru — Do; perform; make happen (basic verb).

い

i — Continuative form of 'iru' (to be/exist).

ます

masu — Polite verb ending (present/future tense).

気球

kikyū — Hot air balloon; gas balloon aircraft.

発明

hatsumei — Invention; discovery of a new device.

最初

saisho — First; beginning; the very start.

飛行

hikō — Flight; flying; aerial travel.

行っ

it(te) — Went; went and did (conjunctive form).

著名

chomei — Renowned; famous; well-known and notable.

娘

musume — Daughter; young woman; girl.

ある

aru — Exist; there is; have (inanimate things).

知れ

shire — Be known; perhaps; may be (potential).

ば

ba — If; conditional verb suffix.

若い

wakai — Young; youthful; of a young age.

読者

dokusha — Reader; person who reads publications.

そして

soshite — And then; and so; furthermore.

もしか

moshika — Perhaps; possibly; maybe (before shite/shitara).

年長

nenchō — Elder; older; senior in age.

とっ

tot(te) — For; take (conjunctive form of 'toru/totte').

興味深い

kyōmibuka-i — Interesting; fascinating; deeply intriguing.

フランス

Furansu — France; the country in Western Europe.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when; occasion.

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; unusual; extraordinary.

女性

josei — Woman; female; feminine gender.

お会い

oai — Meeting (polite); to meet someone respectfully.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; delight; happiness; pleasure.

持ち

mochi — Have; hold; carry (conjunctive form).

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend (third-person female).

へ

e — To; toward; directional particle.

愛情

aijō — Affection; love; tender feeling toward someone.

知っ

shit(te) — Know; be aware of (conjunctive form).

博物

hakubutsu — Natural history; broad study of natural things.

学者

gakusha — Scholar; academic; learned person.

アメリカ

Amerika — America; the United States of America.

歓迎

kangei — Welcome; warm reception; greeting warmly.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix; casual sentence filler.

れ

re — Passive or potential verb auxiliary suffix.

いる

iru — Be; exist; stay (for animate beings).

喜ぶ

yorokobu — Be glad; rejoice; feel pleased.

違いない

chigai nai — No doubt; certainly; must be so.

確信

kakushin — Conviction; certainty; firm belief.

それゆえ

soreyue — Therefore; for that reason; consequently.

驚く

odoroku — Be surprised; be astonished; be amazed.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; about; as much as.

紹介

shōkai — Introduction; presenting someone or something.

温かい

atatakai — Warm; kind; affectionate in feeling.

関心

kanshin — Interest; concern; attention toward something.

持っ

mot(te) — Have; hold; carry (conjunctive form).

迎え

mukae — Welcome; reception; going to meet someone.

もらう

morau — Receive; get someone to do something.

よう

yō — Like; seem; in order to; volitional.

勧める

susumeru — Recommend; encourage; advise to do something.

格別

kakubetsu — Especially; particularly; exceptional distinction.

感じ

kanji — Feeling; sense; impression; emotion.

年

nen — Year; suffix for counting or naming years.

月

tsuki / gatsu — Month; moon; suffix for month names.

父方

chichikata — Paternal side; father's side of family.

血筋

chiisuji — Lineage; bloodline; family descent.

おい

oi — Nephew; male relative's son.

よく

yoku — Well; often; frequently; thoroughly.

知ら

shira — Know (negative/conjunctive base form).

有名

yūmei — Famous; well-known; celebrated widely.

子孫

shison — Descendant; offspring; posterity of someone.

でし

deshi — Polite past copula (truncated 'deshita' form).