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Vocabulary

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic

ある

aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate things)

一

ichi — The number one

分間

funkan — A span or duration of one minute

別

betsu — Different; separate; another kind

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

と

to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with'

似

ni — To resemble; to be similar to something

て

te — Conjunctive verb form connecting sequential actions

い

i — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing state or action

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates something does not exist

こと

koto — Nominalizer; turns verbs into abstract noun concepts

寒さ

samusa — The quality or feeling of coldness

熱

netsu — Heat; fever; high temperature

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time

近く

chikaku — Near; close to; in the vicinity of

光

hikari — Light; radiance; a beam of light

闇

yami — Darkness; the absence of light

甘さ

amasa — Sweetness; the quality of being sweet

苦さ

nigasa — Bitterness; the quality of being bitter

後

nochi / ato — After; later; subsequent time

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive at a place

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

学び

manabi — Learning; the act of studying something

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem form

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' or 'are'

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; also marks contrast

殻

kara — Shell; husk; outer casing of something

破っ

yabut(te) — To break; to tear open; to shatter

から

kara — From; since; because (particle)

今

ima — Now; the present moment

や

ya — Particle listing items; or exclamatory particle

二十二

nijūni — The number twenty-two

万

man — Ten thousand; unit of ten-thousand

千

sen — One thousand; the number 1,000

七百

nanahyaku — Seven hundred; the number 700

六十一

rokujūichi — The number sixty-one

分

fun / bun — Minute (time); portion; segment

二十四

nijūshi — The number twenty-four

秒

byō — Second (unit of time)

経ち

tachi — To pass; elapsed (said of time)

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun

たそがれ

tasogare — Twilight; dusk; the dimming of evening

中

naka / chū — Inside; middle; among; within

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; like that

淡く

awaku — Faintly; palely; in a light, subtle manner

見え

mie — To appear; to be visible; to seem

いる

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

この

kono — This (modifies a nearby noun)

太陽

taiyō — The sun; solar body

あの

ano — That (refers to something distant from both speakers)

頃

koro — Around that time; about that period

もっと

motto — More; even more; to a greater degree

強く

tsuyoku — Strongly; powerfully; with great force

輝き

kagayaki — Radiance; brilliance; bright shining light

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy (in time or distance)

生涯

shōgai — One's lifetime; entire life span

数え

kazoe — To count; to enumerate; to tally

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

秒数

byōsū — Number of seconds; a count in seconds

より

yori — Than; compared to (comparative particle)

も

mo — Also; too; even (inclusive particle)

多く

ōku — Many; much; in large quantity

光線

kōsen — Ray of light; beam; light ray

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all possible; all kinds of

所

tokoro — Place; location; spot; point

放っ

hanas(te) / hōt(te) — To emit; to release; to let go of

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal to another

よう

yō — Appearance; manner; like; as if

全身

zenshin — Entire body; whole body from head to toe

濡れ

nure — To get wet; to be soaked with liquid

哀れ

aware — Pitiful; pathetic; evoking sadness or pity

か弱い

kayowai — Frail; delicate; weak and vulnerable

生き物

ikimono — Living creature; a being that is alive

し

shi — Conjunction listing reasons; also verb stem form

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless (conjunctive)

それら

sorera — Those things; plural form of 'that'

輝かしい

kagayakashii — Glorious; brilliant; dazzling and splendid

いくつか

ikutsuka — Some; a few; several (indefinite quantity)

身

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

向ける

mukeru — To turn toward; to direct; to face something

翅

hane — Wings (especially of an insect)

すぐ

sugu — Soon; immediately; right away

なり

nari — Becoming; taking on a certain state

見て

mite — Looking; seeing (conjunctive form of 見る)

反射

hansha — Reflection; reflex; light bouncing off a surface

七つ

nanatsu — Seven (native Japanese counter for items)

異なる

kotonaru — To differ; to be different from something else

移ろう

utsurou — To shift; to change gradually; to transition

色

iro — Color; hue; shade

浮き彫り

ukibori — Relief carving; bringing something into prominence

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives; or filler particle

れ

re — Passive verb ending (part of される etc.)

彩ら

irodora — To color; to paint; to add vibrant color

見

mi — To see; looking (stem of 見る)

なさい

nasai — Imperative suffix; polite command to do something

そこ

soko — There; that place (mid-distance location)

一つ

hitotsu — One (native Japanese counting for objects)

出

de — To come out; to exit; to emerge

おいで

oide — Come here; an invitation or gentle command

すでに

sudeni — Already; by now; at this point

縮ん

chijon(de) — Shrunk; contracted; having become smaller

冷たく

tsumetaku — Coldly; in a cold manner (physically or emotionally)

なっ

nat(te) — Became; turned into (conjunctive of なる)

湿っ

shimет(te) — Became damp; moistened; got wet slightly

広げ

hiroge — To spread out; to open up; to expand

天

ten — Sky; heaven; the heavens above

恵み

megumi — Blessing; grace; divine gift or favor

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self

受け取る

uketoru — To receive; to accept; to take in something

なる

naru — To become; to turn into a new state

でしょ

desho — Probably; I suppose; seeking confirmation (casual)

う

u — Volitional auxiliary; expresses intention or probability

全

zen — All; entire; whole; complete

神経

shinkei — Nerve; nerves; nervous system

集中

shūchū — Concentration; focus; to concentrate on something

せ

se — Causative verb stem; making someone do something

好奇心

kōkishin — Curiosity; eager desire to know or learn

いっぱい

ippai — Full; a lot; overflowing with something

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions

周り

mawari — Surroundings; around; the area nearby

見回す

miwatasu — To look around; to survey one's surroundings

窓枠

madowaku — Window frame; the border surrounding a window

くる

kuru — To come; indicates action directed toward speaker

二匹

nihiki — Two small animals (counter for animals)

ハエ

hae — Housefly; a common flying insect

互い

tagai — Each other; mutually; one another

話し

hanashi — Talk; speech; conversation (noun or verb stem)

見える

mieru — To be visible; to appear; to seem

その

sono — That (modifies a noun near the listener)

うち

uchi — Among; within; one's own group or home

一匹

ippiki — One small animal (counter for small creatures)

背中

senaka — One's back; the rear surface of the body

くっつい

kuttsui(te) — Stuck to; clinging; attached closely to something

まま

mama — As is; remaining in the same state or condition

それ

sore — That; that thing (mid-distance demonstrative)

懸命

kenmei — Desperately; with all one's effort; earnestly

努力

doryoku — Effort; hard work; striving to achieve something

孤独

kodoku — Loneliness; solitude; isolation from others

仲間

nakama — Companion; fellow; member of one's group

発見

hakken — Discovery; finding something new or unexpected

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; delight; happiness; feeling of gladness

しかも

shikamo — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; speech; expression

理解

rikai — Understanding; comprehension; grasping meaning

できる

dekiru — To be able to; to be capable of doing

見つけ

mitsuke — To find; to discover; to locate something

彼ら

karera — They; them (plural third-person pronoun)

知り合い

shiriai — Acquaintance; someone one knows personally

たい

tai — Want to do; expresses desire to perform an action

熱望

netsubō — Ardent desire; longing; passionate wish for something

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also used for 'girlfriend'

キャンディ

kyandi — Candy; sweet confection (loanword from English)

棒

bō — Stick; rod; bar; pole-shaped object

差し出し

sashidashi — To hold out; to offer; to extend toward someone