Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 1

Vocabulary

三部作

sanbu-saku — trilogy; a set of three related works

作

saku — work; piece; creation by an author

目次

mokuji — table of contents; index of chapters

王

ō — king; monarch; ruler of a kingdom

の

no — possessive or linking particle

文学士

bungakushi — Bachelor of Arts degree holder

訳

yaku — translation; translated version of a text

元

moto — former; originally; once was

大学

daigaku — university; institution of higher education

カレッジ

Karejji — college; academic institution within a university

奨学生

shōgakusei — scholarship student; academic award recipient

ライブラリー

Raiburarī — library; collection of books or texts

版

han — edition; version of a published work

より

yori — from; based on; compared to

初版

shohan — first edition of a published work

発行元

hakkōmoto — publisher; original issuing organization

出版局

shuppankyoku — publishing bureau or press division

州

shū — state; prefecture; province

および

oyobi — and; as well as; together with

社

sha — company; firm; publishing house

年

nen — year; used to count calendar years

刊行

kankō — publication; issuing of a printed work

あらすじ

arasuji — synopsis; plot summary of a story

に

ni — particle indicating direction, time, or target

神託

shintaku — oracle; divine prophecy or message

が

ga — subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar

告げた

tsugeta — told; announced; delivered a message

王妃

ōhi — queen; wife of a king

と

to — and; with; used to connect nouns

間

aida / ma — between; among; interval of time or space

生まれる

umareru — to be born; to come into existence

子

ko — child; offspring; young person

は

wa — topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar

父

chichi — father; one's male parent

を

o — object-marking particle in Japanese grammar

殺し

koroshi — killing; act of taking a life

母

haha — mother; one's female parent

結婚

kekkon — marriage; act of getting married

する

suru — to do; general-purpose action verb

で

de — particle indicating place, means, or context

あろう

arō — probably will be; volitional form of ある

やがて

yagate — soon; before long; eventually

息子

musuko — son; one's male child

その

sono — that; the aforementioned (demonstrative)

嬰児

eiji — infant; newborn baby

足

ashi — foot; leg; lower limb

釘

kugi — nail; metal spike driven into surfaces

貫か

tsuranuка — pierced; penetrated through (stem form)

れ

re — passive auxiliary; indicates being acted upon

山

yama — mountain; hill; elevated landform

捨て

sute — abandoned; discarded; left behind

られた

rareta — passive past tense auxiliary verb ending

しかし

shikashi — however; but; nevertheless

ある

aru — a certain; there is; to exist

羊飼い

hitsujikai — shepherd; person who tends sheep

赤子

akago — baby; infant; newborn child

見つけて

mitsukete — found; discovered; having located something

世話

sewa — care; looking after; tending to someone

し

shi — did; conjunctive form of する

別

betsu — another; different; separate

引き渡した

hikiwatashita — handed over; transferred to another person

自分

jibun — oneself; one's own self

主人

shujin — master; employer; one's husband

もと

moto — under; at the place of someone

へ

e — directional particle meaning toward or to

連れて

tsurete — bringing along; taking someone with you

いった

itta — went; proceeded to a place

いない

inai — not present; does not exist (animate)

少年

shōnen — boy; young male; youth

養子

yōshi — adopted child; person taken into family

実

jitsu — real; true; actual biological origin

だ

da — is; plain form copula in Japanese

信じて

shinjite — believing; trusting; having faith in

成長

seichō — growth; development; growing up

した

shita — did; past tense of する

のち

nochi — afterwards; later; subsequent time

出自

shusshin / shutsuji — one's origins; birth background; lineage

疑った

utagatta — doubted; suspected; questioned the truth

彼

kare — he; him; that male person

神

kami — god; deity; divine being

問い

toi — question; inquiry; act of asking

かつて

katsute — once; formerly; in the past

告げ

tsuge — told; declared; announced (stem form)

同じ

onaji — same; identical; alike

自ら

mizukara — oneself; personally; by one's own hand

聞く

kiku — to hear; to listen; to ask

こと

koto — thing; fact; matter; nominalizer

なった

natta — became; turned into; came to be

それゆえ

soreyue — therefore; for that reason; consequently

家

ie / uchi — house; home; family dwelling

思って

omotte — thinking; believing; having in mind

いた

ita — was; existed; had been (past progressive)

場所

basho — place; location; spot; venue

から

kara — from; because; starting point particle

逃げ出した

nigedashita — ran away; escaped; fled from a place

逃亡

tōbō — flight; escape; running away from danger

途中

tochū — on the way; midway; during a journey

図らずも

hakarazumo — unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally

出会い

deai — encounter; chance meeting with someone

殺して

koroshite — killing; having killed someone

しまった

shimatta — ended up doing; unfortunately did something

到着

tōchaku — arrival; reaching a destination

謎

nazo — riddle; mystery; puzzling question

解き

toki — solving; unraveling; answering a puzzle

感謝

kansha — gratitude; thankfulness; appreciation

人々

hitobito — people; folks; the populace

たち

tachi — plural suffix for people or animate beings

救った

sukutta — saved; rescued; delivered from danger

この

kono — this; the following (demonstrative)

男

otoko — man; male person

据えた

sueta — installed; placed; set in position

こうして

kōshite — in this way; thus; by doing so

後

nochi / go — after; later; subsequent

継いで

tsuite — succeeding; inheriting; taking over from

王位

ōi — throne; royal position; kingship

つき

tsuki — acceding to; taking up (a position)

未亡人

mibōjin — widow; woman whose husband has died

妻

tsuma — wife; one's own spouse

迎えた

mukaeta — welcomed; received; took as a wife

二人

futari — two people; a pair; couple

生まれ

umare — born; birth; coming into the world

治世

chisei — reign; period of a ruler's governance

栄えた

sakaeta — prospered; flourished; thrived greatly

再び

futatabi — again; once more; a second time

恐ろしい

osoroshii — terrible; dreadful; frightening; horrifying

疫病

ekibyō — epidemic; plague; widespread infectious disease

町

machi — town; city; district; neighborhood

襲った

osotta — attacked; struck; assailed suddenly

伺わ

ukagawa — inquired; consulted; humbly asked (stem)

血

chi — blood; bloodshed; lineage

穢れ

kegare — impurity; pollution; ritual uncleanliness

祓い

harai — purification rite; exorcism of impurity

清める

kiyomeru — to purify; to cleanse; to make holy

よう

yō — in order to; so as to; appears that

命じた

meijita — ordered; commanded; issued a directive