Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 5

Vocabulary

そのように

sono you ni — In that way; in such a manner like that.

思い悩む

omoi nayamu — To worry deeply; to agonize over something.

中で

naka de — Within; among; in the middle of something.

私は

watashi wa — I; me (first-person subject marker).

一筋の

hitosuji no — A single thread or ray of something.

希望の

kibou no — Of hope; relating to hope or expectation.

手がかりを

tegakari wo — A clue or lead; something to hold onto.

捉え

torae — Grasped; caught; seized hold of something.

それを

sore wo — That; it (object marker referring to something mentioned).

追い求めた

oimotometa — Pursued; chased after something earnestly.

息子

musuko — Son; one's male child.

妃の

kisaki no — Of the queen; belonging to a royal consort.

兄弟

kyoudai — Sibling(s); brother or sister.

遣わし

tsukawashi — Dispatched; sent someone on a mission.

尋ねさせた

tazune saseta — Had someone inquire or ask on one's behalf.

神殿にて

shinden nite — At the temple; within the sacred shrine.

神

kami — God; deity; divine spirit.

行いによっても

okonai ni yotte mo — Also by deed; through actions or conduct.

言葉によっても

kotoba ni yotte mo — Also by words; through speech or language.

いかにして

ika ni shite — How; by what means or method.

国を

kuni wo — The country; the nation (object of verb).

救えるかを

sukueru ka wo — Whether one can save; how to rescue.

今や

ima ya — Now; at this very moment; by this time.

日々の

hibi no — Daily; of each passing day.

数を

kazu wo — The number; count (object of verb).

数え上げ

kazoerage — Counted up; tallied the number of days.

彼が

kare ga — He; him (subject marker).

旅立ってからの

tabidatte kara no — Since his departure; after he set out traveling.

日数を

nissuu wo — The number of days (object of verb).

彼の

kare no — His; belonging to him.

様子を

yousu wo — Condition; appearance; how someone seems.

不思議に

fushigi ni — Strangely; in a mysterious or puzzling way.

思いながら

omoi nagara — While thinking; wondering at the same time.

奇妙な

kimyou na — Strange; peculiar; odd in nature.

ことだ

koto da — It is the case that; expresses a state or fact.

この

kono — This; referring to something nearby or mentioned.

果てしない

hateshinai — Endless; boundless; without limit.

遅れは

okure wa — The delay; lateness (topic marker).

実に

jitsu ni — Indeed; truly; in reality.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; on the other hand.

戻ったならば

modotta naraba — If he were to return; conditional on coming back.

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional statement.

私が

watashi ga — I; me (subject marker, first person).

神の

kami no — Of the god; divine; belonging to a deity.

宣告を

senkoku wo — The divine proclamation or verdict (object).

果たさなければ

hatasanakereba — If one does not fulfill; must carry out obligation.

まことに

makoto ni — Truly; sincerely; indeed.

卑劣な

hiretsu na — Cowardly; despicable; base in character.

者と

mono to — As a person; used to identify someone's status.

なろう

narou — Would become; will turn into (volitional form).

神が

kami ga — The god (subject marker); the deity acts.

告げた

tsugeta — Declared; announced; told something solemnly.

ことを

koto wo — The thing that; nominalizer used as object.

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely.

実行しなければ

jikkou shinakereba — If one does not carry out; must execute fully.

神官

shinkan — Priest; a religious official of a shrine or temple.

お言葉は

okotoba wa — Your words (honorific); what you have said.

時宜を

jigi wo — Timeliness; the right moment or occasion.

得て

ete — Having obtained; gained at the right time.

おります

orimasu — Is; am (humble/polite form of to be).

あなたが

anata ga — You (subject marker); the person addressed.

話される

hanasareru — When you speak; honorific form of to speak.

まさに

masa ni — Exactly; precisely; just at that moment.

その時

sono toki — At that moment; at that time.

あの

ano — That (over there); referring to something distant.

叫び声が

sakebi goe ga — A shout; a cry (subject); the sound of yelling.

近くに

chikaku ni — Nearby; close; in the vicinity.

いることを

iru koto wo — That he is present; being somewhere (nominalized).

告げて

tsugete — Announcing; informing; indicating something.

おお

oo — Oh!; an exclamation of surprise or reverence.

喜ばしい

yorokobashii — Joyful; pleasing; giving cause for happiness.

表情が

hyoujou ga — Facial expression (subject); the look on one's face.

もたらす

motarasu — To bring; to bring about; to cause something.

知らせの

shirase no — Of news; of a message or notification.

前兆で

zenchou de — An omen; a sign predicting future events.

ありますように

arimasu you ni — May it be so; I pray that it will be.

私の

watashi no — My; belonging to me.

推察では

suisatsu de wa — In my estimation; according to my inference.

それは

sore wa — That is; referring to something previously mentioned.

吉報で

kippou de — Good news; a favorable report or announcement.

ありましょう

arimashou — It probably is; likely to be (polite conjecture).

さもなければ

sa mo nakereba — Otherwise; or else; if not so.

頭に

atama ni — On the head; atop one's head.

実を

mi wo — Fruit; berries (object); the fruit of a plant.

たわわに

tawawa ni — Heavily laden; abundantly bearing fruit.

付けた

tsuketa — Attached; adorned; bearing upon something.

月桂樹の

gekkeiju no — Of laurel; relating to the laurel tree.

冠が

kanmuri ga — A crown or wreath (subject); worn on the head.

戴かれる

itadakareru — To be placed on one's head; crown bestowed.

ことは

koto wa — The fact that; nominalized topic of a sentence.

なかったで

nakatta de — Would not have been; negative past conjecture.

しょう

shou — Probably; likely (speculative sentence ending).

まもなく

mamonaku — Soon; before long; in a short while.

わかろう

wakarou — We will know; it will become clear soon.

彼は

kare wa — He; him (topic marker); referring to a male.

声の

koe no — Of voice; relating to the sound of a voice.

届く

todoku — To reach; to arrive; within hearing range.

距離に

kyori ni — At a distance; within a certain range.

いる

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

登場

toujou — Entrance; appearance on stage or scene.

我が

waga — My; our (classical/formal possessive pronoun).

高貴なる

kouki naru — Noble; of high rank or distinguished status.

従兄弟よ

itoko yo — O cousin!; address to a male cousin.

子よ

ko yo — O child!; a direct address to someone younger.

答えよ

kotaeyo — Answer!; respond! (imperative command form).

神から

kami kara — From the god; originating from a deity.

いかなる

ikanaru — What kind of; whatever; any sort of.

言葉を

kotoba wo — Words; message (object of verb).

もたらして

motarashite — Bringing; having brought (te-form of motarasu).

くれたか

kureta ka — Did you bring for me?; questioning a favor done.

吉報です

kippou desu — It is good news; favorable tidings are here.

たとえ

tatoe — Even if; even though; supposing that.

耐えがたき

taegataki — Unbearable; extremely hard to endure.

苦難も

kunan mo — Even hardship; suffering and adversity too.

正しき

tadashiki — Righteous; correct; proper (classical adjective form).

解決の

kaiketsu no — Of resolution; relating to solving a problem.

道を

michi wo — A path; a way (object); course of action.

見出せば

midaseba — If one finds; should a way be discovered.

善のみへと

zen nomi e to — Toward good alone; leading only to what is good.

向かう

mukau — To head toward; to face; to proceed.

もので

mono de — Because it is something that; explaining a reason.

すから

su kara — Because; therefore (casual contracted form).

神託は

shintaku wa — The oracle; divine message (topic marker).

ものか

mono ka — Expresses doubt or rhetorical negation.

今の

ima no — Current; of the present moment.

ところ

tokoro — Point; situation; at this stage of things.

お前の

omae no — Your (informal/masculine); belonging to you.

言葉は

kotoba wa — Your words (topic); what has been said.

私に

watashi ni — To me; for me (indirect object marker).

安堵する

ando suru — To feel relieved; to be reassured of safety.

根拠も

konkyo mo — Grounds; basis; reason (also; even a basis).

恐れる

osoreru — To fear; to be afraid of something.

与えて

ataete — Giving; providing (te-form of ataeru).

くれない

kurenai — Does not give to me; negative of doing a favor.

公衆の

koushu no — Of the public; in front of people generally.

前で

mae de — In front of; before (a group or person).

お聞きに

okiki ni — To hear (honorific); wishing to listen formally.

なりたい

naritai — Want to become; wish to be in a state.

ならば

naraba — If that is the case; supposing that; then.

直ちに

tadachi ni — Immediately; at once; without delay.

お伝え

otsutae — To convey; to pass on a message (honorific).

しましょう

shimashou — Let us do; shall we (polite volitional form).

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; on the other hand.

あなたと

anata to — With you; together with the person addressed.

共に

tomo ni — Together; jointly; alongside one another.

中へ

naka e — Into the inside; toward the interior.

参りましょう

mairimashou — Let us go (humble); shall we proceed inside.

皆の

minna no — Everyone's; of all the people present.

話せ

hanase — Speak!; tell us (imperative form of hanasu).

担う

になう / ninau — To bear; to carry a burden or responsibility.

重荷は

omoni wa — The heavy burden (topic); a weighty load.

私自身の

watashi jishin no — My own; belonging to myself personally.

ためと

tame to — For the sake of; and for the purpose of.

いうよりも

iu yori mo — Rather than saying; more than to call it.

これらの

korera no — These; of these things or people here.

臣民たちの

shinmin-tachi no — Of the subjects; belonging to the citizens.

ためのもの

tame no mono — Something for the sake of; meant for others.

だ

da — Is; am; are (plain copula ending a statement).

では

de wa — Well then; in that case; transitional phrase.

告げられた

tsugerareta — Was told; was declared (passive past form).

ご報告

go houkoku — Report; an honorific word for giving a report.

いたしましょう

itashimashou — I shall do; let me (humble polite volitional).