Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 15

Vocabulary

私

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

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

言葉

kotoba — Words, language, or speech.

意味

imi — Meaning or significance of something.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

わから

wakara — Stem form of 'wakaranai'; not understanding something.

ぬ

nu — Classical negative auxiliary verb meaning 'not'.

と

to — Quotation or conjunction particle meaning 'and/that'.

いう

iu — To say, to call, or to be called.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.

それとも

soretomo — Conjunction meaning 'or' between alternatives.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

煽り立て

aoritaté — To stir up, incite, or inflame someone.

たい

tai — Auxiliary expressing desire or wanting to do.

そなた

sonata — Classical second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the subject.

半ば

nakaba — Halfway, partially, or in the middle.

しか

shika — Restrictive particle meaning 'only' with negative verb.

聞き取れ

kikitore — Potential stem meaning able to catch or hear.

なかっ

nakatt — Past negative auxiliary stem meaning 'was not'.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

もう一度

mou ichido — One more time; again.

言え

ie — Imperative form of 'iu'; say it now.

こそ

koso — Emphatic particle meaning 'precisely' or 'indeed'.

追い求め

oimotome — To pursue or seek after something earnestly.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

いる

iru — To exist or to be (for animate beings).

男

otoko — Man or male person.

殺害者

satsugaisha — Killer or murderer of a person.

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'are' (plain form).

言っ

itt — Past/conjunctive form of 'iu'; having said.

その

sono — That (adjective modifying a nearby noun).

よう

you — Manner or likeness; 'like' or 'such as'.

な

na — Adjectival copula or prohibitive particle.

大いなる

ōinaru — Great, mighty, or magnificent (literary adjective).

中傷

chūshō — Slander, defamation, or malicious accusation.

二度

nido — Twice; two times.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'even', or 'too'.

繰り返し

kurikaeshi — Repetition; doing something over and over.

こと

koto — Nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

必ず

kanarazu — Certainly, without fail, always.

後悔

kōkai — Regret or remorse for past actions.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or reason.

あろう

arō — Volitional or presumptive form of 'aru'; probably is.

怒り

ikari — Anger, fury, or wrath.

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore, even more, additionally.

募らせる

tsunoraseru — To intensify or build up emotions further.

ため

tame — For the sake of; purpose or cause.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, purpose, or location.

もっと

motto — More; to a greater degree.

言わ

iwa — Stem of 'iu'; base form before auxiliary.

ねば

neba — Classical conditional meaning 'must' or 'unless'.

なら

nara — Conditional form meaning 'if' or 'since'.

言い

ii — Conjunctive form of 'iu'; saying or to say.

何でも

nandemo — Anything, whatever, no matter what.

所詮

shosen — After all, ultimately, in the end anyway.

無駄

muda — Useless, wasteful, or in vain.

過ぎ

sugi — Excess or passing beyond a limit.

最も

mottomo — Most; superlative degree adverb.

近しい

chikashii — Close, intimate, or dear to one.

身内

miuchi — Family member or close relative.

恥

haji — Shame or disgrace.

知ら

shira — Stem of 'shiru'; base before auxiliary verb.

まま

mama — As is; remaining in a certain state.

恥辱

chijoku — Humiliation, disgrace, or deep shame.

中

naka — Inside, within, or in the middle of.

生き

iki — Conjunctive form of 'ikiru'; living or to live.

永遠

eien — Eternity or forever.

傷つく

kizutsuku — To be hurt, wounded, or emotionally damaged.

なく

naku — Negative conjunctive; without or not doing.

舌

shita — Tongue; the organ used for speech.

動かし続け

ugokashitsuzuke — To keep moving something continuously without stopping.

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

思っ

omott — Past/conjunctive of 'omou'; having thought.

そう

sō — So, that way, or it seems.

真実

shinjitsu — Truth, reality, or what is genuinely true.

力

chikara — Strength, power, or ability.

少し

sukoshi — A little, slightly, or a small amount.

でも

demo — Even, but, or however.

通じる

tsūjiru — To get through, be understood, or connect.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

他

hoka — Other, another, or different thing.

者

mono — Person or one who does something.

通じ

tsūji — Conjunctive form of 'tsūjiru'; reaching or connecting.

とも

tomo — Even if, regardless, or concessive particle.

耳

mimi — Ear; the organ of hearing.

知恵

chie — Wisdom, intelligence, or clever understanding.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight.

あらゆる

arayuru — All, every, any possible kind.

もの

mono — Thing, object, or nominalized concept.

盲い

mekurai — Blindness; lacking the ability to see.

から

kara — From, because of, or after (particle).

哀れ

aware — Pitiable, pitiful, or evoking sadness.

愚か者

orokamono — Fool; a stupid or ignorant person.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle adding assertion or address.

向かっ

mukatt — Past/conjunctive of 'mukau'; facing or heading toward.

嘲り

azakeri — Mockery, scorn, or ridicule directed at someone.

放っ

hanatt — Past/conjunctive of 'hanatsu'; to release or hurl.

ここ

koko — Here; this place nearby the speaker.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

みな

mina — Everyone, all people present.

やがて

yagate — Soon, before long, eventually.

投げ返す

nageкаesu — To throw back or return something forcefully.

果てしなき

hateshinaki — Endless, boundless, or without limit (literary).

夜

yoru — Night; the dark hours after sunset.

子

ko — Child, offspring, or young person.

陽

hi — Sun or sunlight; solar brightness.

光

hikari — Light, radiance, or brightness.

見る

miru — To see, look at, or observe.

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun for things.

持た

mota — Stem of 'motsu'; base before negative auxiliary.

ない

nai — Negative adjective meaning not existing or not doing.

運命

unmei — Fate, destiny, or one's predetermined lot.

によっ

niyott — Conjunctive of 'ni yoru'; by means of, due to.

滅びる

horobiru — To perish, be destroyed, or fall into ruin.

神

kami — God, deity, or divine spirit.

関わる

kakawaru — To be involved, concerned, or related to.

委ねる

yudaneru — To entrust, leave to, or surrender to another.

これ

kore — This; thing close to the speaker.

謀略

bouryaku — Stratagem, plot, or scheming conspiracy.

自身

jishin — Oneself; emphatic reflexive pronoun.

災い

wazawai — Misfortune, calamity, or disaster.

ああ

aa — Exclamation expressing sorrow, surprise, or realization.

富

tomi — Wealth, riches, or material abundance.

権力

kenryoku — Power, authority, or political influence.

人生

jinsei — Life; one's entire human existence.

戦場

senjō — Battlefield, arena of conflict or competition.

において

ni oite — In, at, or in the context of (formal).

出し抜く

dashinuku — To outwit, outmaneuver, or steal a march on.

後

nochi / ato — After, later, or subsequent to something.

なんと

nanto — How, what; exclamatory degree adverb.

悪意

akui — Malice, ill will, or bad intention.

嫉妬

shitto — Jealousy or envy toward another person.

ついて

tsuite — Following, accompanying, or concerning something.

くる

kuru — To come; motion toward the speaker.

見よ

miyo — Classical imperative of 'miru'; behold, look!

この

kono — This (adjective modifying an immediately following noun).

王冠

ōkan — Crown; symbol of royal authority and rule.

国家

kokka — State, nation, or country as a political entity.

授け

sazuke — Conjunctive of 'sazukeru'; to grant or bestow upon.