Pride and Prejudice — Page 3

Vocabulary

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

より

yori — Than; from; comparative or starting-point particle.

大きく

ōkiku — Greatly; largely; adverbial form of big.

多様

tayō — Diverse; varied; having many different forms.

で

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

人気

ninki — Popularity; public favor; being well-liked.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

ある

aru — To exist; to be; used for inanimate things.

作者

sakusha — Author; creator; writer of a work.

その

sono — That (attributive); the; referring to previously mentioned thing.

執筆

shippitsu — Writing; authorship; the act of writing a work.

時

toki — Time; moment; when; occasion.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as; by (a time).

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, location, or purpose.

世間

seken — The world; society; the public; people in general.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

かなり

kanari — Considerably; fairly; quite; to a notable degree.

広く

hiroku — Widely; broadly; adverbial form of wide.

見聞き

mikiki — Seeing and hearing; gaining experience of the world.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; and; also (listing reasons).

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking sequential actions.

おり

ori — Humble or plain form of いる; being; existing.

全体

zentai — The whole; entirety; overall; in general.

的

teki — Suffix meaning -ic, -al, or -like; making nouns adjectival.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

対話

taiwa — Dialogue; conversation; exchange between two parties.

術

jutsu — Art; skill; technique; method or craft.

向上

kōjō — Improvement; advancement; betterment of a skill or quality.

い

i — Stem of いる or adjective ending; being (animate).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

最も

mottomo — Most; the most; superlative degree marker.

独特

dokutoku — Unique; distinctive; characteristic only to one thing.

特徴

tokuchō — Feature; characteristic; distinguishing trait or quality.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; inadvertently; just; only recently.

そう

sō — So; that way; it seems; expressing agreement or appearance.

とも

tomo — Even; both; also; at least (emphatic particle).

言え

ie — Potential or conditional form of 言う; can say.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist.

ミス

misu — Miss; title for an unmarried woman (loanword).

や

ya — And; listing particle implying non-exhaustive list.

夫妻

fūsai — Husband and wife; a married couple.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle; of; belonging to.

よう

yō — Like; similar to; it seems; appearance or manner.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; individual; personage in a work.

誰も

daremo — Nobody; everyone (with negative or positive verbs).

賛同

sandō — Agreement; approval; endorsing someone's opinion or plan.

得

e — To obtain; to get; potential suffix meaning can do.

ず

zu — Negative connective form; without doing; not doing.

一方

ippō — On the other hand; one side; meanwhile.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

自身

jishin — Oneself; myself; himself; reflexive pronoun suffix.

ためらう

tamerau — To hesitate; to waver; to be reluctant to act.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verb phrases.

なく

naku — Without; not having; adverbial negative form of ない.

高慢

kōman — Pride; arrogance; haughtiness; thinking too highly of oneself.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional if.

偏見

henken — Prejudice; bias; preconceived unfavorable opinion.

支持

shiji — Support; backing; endorsement of a person or idea.

する

suru — To do; to perform; general-purpose action verb.

宣言

sengen — Declaration; proclamation; announcing something formally.

作品

sakuhin — Work; piece; artistic or literary creation.

中

naka / chū — Inside; among; in the middle of something.

完璧

kanpeki — Perfect; flawless; without any defect or error.

真髄

shinzui — Essence; quintessence; the true core of something.

体現

taigen — Embodiment; personification; representing in physical form.

もの

mono — Thing; object; one that does; nominalizer for actions.

思わ

omowa — Passive or negative stem of 思う; to think; consider.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary; is done; can do.

そし

soshi — Truncated form of そして; and then; and so.

この

kono — This (attributive); indicating something near the speaker.

主張

shuchō — Claim; assertion; argument; insisting on a point.

許さ

yurusa — Stem of 許す; to permit; to allow; to forgive.

限り

kagiri — As long as; to the extent that; limit; boundary.

狭い

semai — Narrow; small; cramped; limited in space or scope.

スペース

supēsu — Space; room; physical or textual area (loanword).

ここ

koko — Here; this place; indicating the current location.

理由

riyū — Reason; cause; grounds for a claim or action.

示す

shimesu — To show; to indicate; to demonstrate clearly.

提案

teian — Proposal; suggestion; putting forward an idea or plan.

まず

mazu — First of all; to begin with; for starters.

第一

daiichi — First; number one; the most important point.

本

hon — Book; this (prefix); counter for long objects.

読者

dokusha — Reader; person who reads a book or publication.

改めて

aratamete — Again; anew; formally; once more with fresh intention.

お伝え

otsutae — Polite form of to convey; to inform; to tell.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; needed; required; essential for a purpose.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; mostly; hardly; nearly all or none.

かも

kamo — Perhaps; maybe; might be (uncertainty expression).

しれ

shire — Potential stem of 知れる; used in かもしれない (might be).

最初

saisho — First; the beginning; the earliest point in time.

形

katachi / kei — Form; shape; appearance; the way something looks.

非常

hijō — Very; extremely; unusually; extraordinary degree.

早い

hayai — Early; fast; quick; occurring sooner than expected.

時期

jiki — Time; period; season; a particular phase or stage.

すなわち

sunawachi — Namely; that is to say; in other words.

嬢

jō — Miss; young lady; daughter; unmarried young woman.

かろうじ

karōji — Truncated form of かろうじて; barely; just barely managing.

二十一

nijūichi — Twenty-one; the number 21.

歳

sai — Years old; counter for a person's age.

あっ

a' — Ah; oh; exclamation of realization or surprise.

年

nen — Year; counter for years; annual.

頃

koro — Around; about; approximately (a time or period).

書か

kaka — Passive/causative stem of 書く; to write.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary れる (stem); was done; is received.

もっとも

mottomo — However; though; that said; introducing a qualification.

約

yaku — Approximately; about; roughly; used before numbers.

十五

jūgo — Fifteen; the number 15.

後

go / ato — After; later; subsequent; following in time.

改訂

kaitei — Revision; amendment; updating a text or document.

完成

kansei — Completion; finishing; bringing a work to completion.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives; indicates degree or state.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend; third-person female pronoun.

死

shi — Death; dying; the end of life.

わずか

wazuka — Only; merely; just a small amount or number.

四

shi / yon — Four; the number 4.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to something in time.

出版

shuppan — Publication; publishing; releasing a book publicly.

なかっ

naka' — Past negative stem of ない; was not; did not have.

若さ

wakasa — Youth; youthfulness; the quality of being young.

新鮮

shinsen — Fresh; novel; new and vivid; not stale or old.

力強い

chikarazuyoi — Powerful; strong; vigorous; full of energy or force.

投影

tōei — Projection; reflection; casting light or an image onto.

中年

chūnen — Middle age; the period of life around 40–60.

期

ki — Period; phase; season; designated span of time.

批判

hihan — Criticism; critique; judging faults of something.

組み合わせ

kumiawase — Combination; mixture; pairing of two or more things.

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe; to consider.

他

hoka / ta — Other; another; the rest; besides this.

すべて

subete — All; everything; every single thing or person.

対し

taishi — Toward; against; in contrast to; with regard to.

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to possess; to carry.

構成

kōsei — Structure; composition; how parts are arranged together.

上

ue / jō — Above; on top; in terms of; superior position.

明確

meikaku — Clear; definite; explicit; leaving no room for doubt.

優越

yūetsu — Superiority; supremacy; being better than others.

性

sei / sē — Nature; sex; suffix indicating quality or characteristic.

見出す

midasu — To find; to discover; to identify something within.

できる

dekiru — To be able to; to can do; to be possible.

か

ka — Question particle; or; whether; expressing uncertainty.

どう

dō — How; in what way; what kind of manner.

わから

wakara — Negative stem of わかる; not knowing; not understanding.

筋書き

sujiGaki — Plot; storyline; scenario; outline of a narrative.

精巧

seikō — Elaborate; intricate; finely crafted; skillfully made.

匹敵

hitteki — To rival; to match; to be equal in ability.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; about; degree; as much as.

ほぼ

hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately; for the most part.

整然

seizen — Orderly; tidy; systematic; well-arranged and organized.

登場

tōjō — Appearance; entry; a character appearing on stage or scene.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive addition particle.

出来事

dekigoto — Event; happening; occurrence; something that took place.

物語

monogatari — Story; tale; narrative; a fictional or legendary account.

損失

sonshitsu — Loss; damage; detriment; losing something of value.

与える

ataeru — To give; to provide; to cause; to inflict upon.

削る

kezuru — To shave; to cut down; to reduce; to pare away.

駆け落ち

kakeochi — Elopement; running away together to get married secretly.

ミセス

Misesu — Mrs.; title for a married woman (loanword).