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Vocabulary

ある

aru — To exist; also used as indefinite article 'a certain'

夕方

yūgata — Evening; the time around dusk

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also means girlfriend

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

タバコ

tabako — Tobacco; cigarettes

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

入っ

hait(te) — Entered; contained inside something

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate things)

引き出し

hikidashi — Drawer; a sliding storage compartment

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

中

naka — Inside; interior; among

孤独

kodoku — Loneliness; solitude; isolation

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns

空間

kūkan — Space; a physical or conceptual area

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time

迷い込み

mayoikomi — Wandered into; strayed into a place

その

sono — That; referring to a previously mentioned thing

影響

eikyō — Influence; effect; impact on something

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause

もう少し

mō sukoshi — A little more; almost; nearly

死ぬ

shinu — To die; to pass away

ところ

tokoro — Place; moment; about to do something

だっ

dat(ta) — Past tense copula; was; were

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

また

mata — Again; also; furthermore

雪山

yukiyama — Snowy mountain; snow-covered peak

と

to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker

間違え

machigae — Mistook; confused one thing for another

かも

kamo — Maybe; perhaps; possibility marker

しれ

shire — Part of かもしれない meaning might or may

ない

nai — Negation; does not exist; not

泡立て

awadatte — Whipped; beaten into foam or froth

卵

tamago — Egg; eggs used in cooking

を

wo — Direct object marker particle

盛っ

mot(te) — Heaped up; piled onto a dish

立派

rippa — Splendid; magnificent; impressive; fine

サラダ

sarada — Salad; a dish of mixed vegetables

皿

sara — Plate; dish; a flat serving vessel

溺れ

obore — Drowning; being submerged and overwhelmed

そう

sō — Looks like; seems; in that way

なっ

nat(te) — Became; turned into; came to be

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well

あっ

at(te) — There was; existed; happened

発見

hakken — Discovery; finding something new or unknown

する

suru — To do; to perform an action

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to

情熱

jōnetsu — Passion; enthusiasm; fervent feeling

持ち

mochi — Holding; possessing; having something

心身

shinshin — Mind and body; mental and physical condition

とも

tomo — Both; together; along with

並外れ

namihazure — Extraordinary; far exceeding the ordinary standard

活発

kappatsu — Lively; active; energetic; vigorous

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into nouns

持っ

mot(te) — Held; possessed; had something

い

i — Continuative form of iru; being; existing

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something nearby

でも

demo — But; even so; however; nevertheless

周囲

shūi — Surroundings; people around; circumference

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does something

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people and animals

させる

saseru — To make someone do; causative verb form

何

nani / nani — What; something; anything

見つけ

mitsuke — Found; discovered; located something

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Did not; was not; negative past form

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason is; for the reason that

彼ら

karera — They; them; a group of people

言っ

it(te) — Said; spoke; told; uttered words

あの

ano — That (over there); referring to known thing

子

ko — Child; kid; young person

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; very much so

小さく

chiisaku — Smallly; in a small manner or size

繊細

sensai — Delicate; sensitive; fine; fragile in nature

だ

da — Copula meaning is or are; plain form

から

kara — Because; from; since; starting point

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; alike in nature

年頃

toshigoro — Around the same age; marriageable age

子供

kodomo — Child; children; young ones

遊ぶ

asobu — To play; to enjoy leisure activities

できず

dekizu — Unable to do; without being able to

走り回る

hashirimawaru — To run around; to dash about actively

許さ

yurusa — Permitted; forgiven; allowed to do

れず

rezu — Negative passive; not being allowed or done

目的

mokuteki — Purpose; goal; objective; aim

なく

naku — Without; lacking; not having something

仕事

shigoto — Work; job; occupation; task

勉強

benkyō — Study; learning; academic work

手段

shudan — Means; method; way to achieve something

仲間

nakama — Companion; friend; fellow member of group

同情

dōjō — Sympathy; compassion; pity for someone

かわいそう

kawaisō — Pitiful; poor thing; deserving of sympathy

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size

守ろう

mamorō — Let's protect; volitional form of protect

し

shi — And; conjunction listing reasons or actions

事故

jiko — Accident; incident; mishap

より

yori — Than; more than; compared to something

むしろ

mushiro — Rather; instead; on the contrary

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Frightening; terrible; dreadful; horrifying

無気力

mukiryoku — Listlessness; lethargy; lack of energy or motivation

状態

jōtai — State; condition; situation; status

陥る

におちいる / ochiiru — To fall into; to sink into a bad state

危険

kiken — Danger; risk; hazardous condition

さらさ

sarasa — Exposed to; subjected to risk or element

れ

re — Passive verb suffix; being subjected to action

二月

nigatsu — February; the second month of the year

終わり

owari — End; conclusion; the final part

頃

koro — Around; about; approximately that time

日

hi / nichi — Day; sun; a particular day

暖炉

danro — Fireplace; hearth; indoor heating fire

棚

tana — Shelf; rack; a flat storage surface

上

ue — Above; on top of; upper position

置か

oka — Placed; set down; put somewhere

母親

hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent

外出

gaishutsu — Going out; leaving the house

おり

ori — Being; existing; humble form of iru

娘

musume — Daughter; a female child of a parent

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all kinds of; every possible

動き

ugoki — Movement; motion; activity; action

見守る

mimamoru — To watch over; to keep a protective eye

手間

tema — Trouble; effort; time and labor required

避け

sake — Avoided; kept away from; evaded

たかっ

takat(ta) — Wanted to; past form of たい desire ending

父親

chichioya — Father; one's male parent

針

hari — Needle; pin; pointed thin object

刺さっ

sasat(te) — Stuck; pierced; jabbed into something

針山

hariyama — Pincushion; a cushion for holding needles

座ら

suwara — Seated; made to sit down

せ

se — Causative ending; made someone do something

辞書

jisho — Dictionary; reference book for words

一種

isshu — A kind of; a type of; a sort of

防壁

bōheki — Defensive wall; barrier; protective partition

前

mae — In front of; before; the front side

置き

oki — Placed; put; set in position

麦芽糖

bakugaitō — Maltose; malt sugar; a sweet syrupy candy

棒

bō — Stick; rod; bar; a long rigid object

渡し

watashi — Handed over; passed to someone

気

ki — Mind; spirit; feeling; attention; energy

紛らわ

magirawa — Distracted; diverted; made to forget worry

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary; to make or let do

よう

yō — So that; in order to; it seems like

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; all the time

注意

chūi — Attention; caution; warning; care

与え

atae — Given; provided; offered to someone

後

ato / go — After; later; behind; remainder

ひとり

hitori — Alone; one person; by oneself

夢想

musō — Daydream; fantasy; idle reverie

残し

nokoshi — Left behind; left remaining; kept

行っ

it(te) — Went; went away; departed