Pride and Prejudice — Page 9

Vocabulary

そして

soshite — Conjunction meaning 'and then' or 'and also'.

私

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

は

wa — Topic-marking grammatical particle in Japanese sentences.

彼女

kanojo — Third-person pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.

関して

kanshite — Phrase meaning 'regarding' or 'concerning' something.

狭い

semai — Adjective meaning 'narrow,' 'small,' or 'confined.'

という

to iu — Expression meaning 'called' or 'known as.'

言葉

kotoba — Noun meaning 'word,' 'language,' or 'expression.'

を

wo — Object-marking grammatical particle in Japanese sentences.

自分

jibun — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'myself.'

自身

jishin — Emphatic reflexive meaning 'oneself' or 'one's own self.'

が

ga — Subject-marking grammatical particle in Japanese sentences.

使う

tsukau — Verb meaning 'to use' or 'to make use of.'

べき

beki — Auxiliary expressing 'should' or 'ought to.'

か

ka — Question particle or expression of uncertainty or doubt.

どうか

douka — Expression meaning 'whether or not' something is the case.

それほど

sorehodo — Adverb meaning 'that much' or 'to that extent.'

確信

kakushin — Noun meaning 'conviction,' 'certainty,' or 'firm belief.'

持てない

motenai — Cannot have or hold; unable to possess confidence.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns or clauses.

世界

sekai — Noun meaning 'world,' 'universe,' or 'realm.'

小宇宙

shōuchū — Noun meaning 'microcosm' or 'small personal universe.'

である

de aru — Formal copula meaning 'to be' or 'is.'

とするならば

to suru naraba — Conditional phrase meaning 'if we assume that.'

その

sono — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' or 'its.'

宇宙的

uchūteki — Adjective meaning 'cosmic' or 'relating to the universe.'

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

質

shitsu — Noun meaning 'quality,' 'nature,' or 'character.'

少なくとも

sukunakutomo — Adverb meaning 'at least' or 'at a minimum.'

小ささ

chīsasa — Noun meaning 'smallness' or 'the quality of being small.'

同じ

onaji — Adjective meaning 'same' or 'identical.'

くらい

kurai — Particle meaning 'about,' 'approximately,' or 'as much as.'

卓越

takuetsu — Noun meaning 'excellence,' 'superiority,' or 'preeminence.'

している

shite iru — Indicates ongoing state or progressive action.

描く

egaku — Verb meaning 'to draw,' 'depict,' or 'portray.'

だ

da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'it is.'

感じ

kanji — Noun meaning 'feeling,' 'sense,' or 'impression.'

なかった

nakatta — Past negative form meaning 'was not' or 'did not.'

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese.

もの

mono — Noun meaning 'thing,' 'object,' or nominalizer.

触れ

fure — Stem of verb 'to touch' or 'to come into contact.'

しかし

shikashi — Conjunction meaning 'however,' 'but,' or 'nevertheless.'

触れる

fureru — Verb meaning 'to touch,' 'to mention,' or 'to refer to.'

描け

egake — Imperative or potential form of 'to draw' or 'depict.'

注目

chūmoku — Noun meaning 'attention,' 'notice,' or 'spotlight.'

する

suru — Verb meaning 'to do' or 'to perform'; general action verb.

こと

koto — Nominalizer meaning 'the fact that' or 'thing.'

二つ

futatsu — Noun meaning 'two things' or 'two items.'

非常

hijō — Adverb meaning 'extremely,' 'very,' or 'exceedingly.'

短い

mijikai — Adjective meaning 'short' in length or duration.

執筆

shippitsu — Noun meaning 'writing,' 'authorship,' or 'penmanship.'

期間

kikan — Noun meaning 'period,' 'duration,' or 'span of time.'

一つ

hitotsu — Noun meaning 'one thing' or 'one item.'

約

yaku — Prefix or adverb meaning 'approximately' or 'about.'

三年

sannen — Noun meaning 'three years.'

もう

mō — Adverb meaning 'already,' 'another,' or 'more.'

五年

gonen — Noun meaning 'five years.'

わずか

wazuka — Adjective/adverb meaning 'only,' 'merely,' or 'slight.'

超える

koeru — Verb meaning 'to exceed,' 'surpass,' or 'go beyond.'

程度

teido — Noun meaning 'degree,' 'extent,' or 'level.'

において

ni oite — Formal phrase meaning 'in,' 'at,' or 'in the context of.'

六つ

muttsu — Noun meaning 'six things' or 'six items.'

主要

shuyō — Adjective meaning 'main,' 'major,' or 'principal.'

作品

sakuhin — Noun meaning 'work,' 'piece,' or 'artistic creation.'

完成

kansei — Noun meaning 'completion,' 'accomplishment,' or 'finishing.'

させ

sase — Causative auxiliary meaning 'to make' or 'to let' someone do.

失敗

shippai — Noun meaning 'failure,' 'mistake,' or 'blunder.'

作

saku — Suffix meaning 'work,' 'piece,' or 'production.'

も

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

残さない

nokosanai — Negative form meaning 'not leaving behind' or 'not leaving.'

いう

iu — Verb meaning 'to say,' 'to call,' or 'to name.'

における

ni okeru — Formal phrase meaning 'in' or 'within a given context.'

ロマン主義

roman shugi — Noun meaning 'Romanticism,' the literary and artistic movement.

素地

soji — Noun meaning 'groundwork,' 'foundation,' or 'natural base.'

欠如

ketsujo — Noun meaning 'lack,' 'absence,' or 'deficiency.'

可能性

kanōsei — Noun meaning 'possibility,' 'potential,' or 'likelihood.'

生まれ

umare — Noun or verb stem meaning 'birth' or 'to be born.'

十年

jūnen — Noun meaning 'ten years' or 'a decade.'

間

aida / kan — Noun meaning 'interval,' 'between,' or 'period of time.'

十八世紀

jūhachi seiki — Noun meaning 'the eighteenth century.'

人物

jinbutsu — Noun meaning 'person,' 'character,' or 'figure.'

完全

kanzen — Adjective meaning 'complete,' 'perfect,' or 'total.'

資質

shishitsu — Noun meaning 'innate quality,' 'talent,' or 'disposition.'

独自

dokuji — Adjective meaning 'unique,' 'original,' or 'distinctive.'

示し

shimeshi — Stem form of verb meaning 'to show' or 'to demonstrate.'

者

mono / sha — Suffix or noun meaning 'person' or 'one who does.'

ほとんど

hotondo — Adverb meaning 'almost,' 'mostly,' or 'nearly all.'

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people, making nouns refer to groups.

常に

tsune ni — Adverb meaning 'always,' 'constantly,' or 'at all times.'

忘れ

wasure — Stem form of verb meaning 'to forget' or 'to neglect.'

さえ

sae — Particle meaning 'even' or 'as long as.'

丘

oka — Noun meaning 'hill' or 'knoll.'

山

yama — Noun meaning 'mountain' or 'hill.'

バラッド

baraddo — Noun meaning 'ballad,' a narrative song or poem.

必要

hitsuyō — Noun/adjective meaning 'necessary,' 'need,' or 'requirement.'

形而上学

keijijōgaku — Noun meaning 'metaphysics,' branch of philosophy.

ドイツ語

doitsugo — Noun meaning 'German language.'

ようやく

yōyaku — Adverb meaning 'finally,' 'at last,' or 'barely.'

古典

koten — Noun meaning 'classic,' 'classical literature,' or 'tradition.'

殻

kara — Noun meaning 'shell,' 'husk,' or 'outer casing.'

破る

yaburu — Verb meaning 'to break,' 'tear,' or 'shatter.'

できる

dekiru — Verb meaning 'to be able to' or 'can do.'

嬢

jō — Suffix meaning 'Miss' or 'young lady.'

娘

musume — Noun meaning 'daughter' or 'young woman.'

あり

ari — Verb stem of 'aru,' meaning 'to be' or 'to exist.'

田舎

inaka — Noun meaning 'countryside,' 'rural area,' or 'hometown.'

閑静

kansei — Adjective meaning 'quiet,' 'tranquil,' or 'peaceful.'

地

chi / ji — Suffix meaning 'land,' 'place,' or 'ground.'

育てられ

sodaterarei — Passive form meaning 'was raised' or 'was brought up.'

当時

tōji — Noun meaning 'at that time' or 'in those days.'

婦人

fujin — Noun meaning 'lady,' 'woman,' or 'Mrs.'

刺し通す

sashitōsu — Verb meaning 'to pierce through' or 'to stab through.'

よう

yō — Auxiliary expressing likeness, manner, or intention.

白霜

shirojimo — Noun meaning 'white frost' or 'hoarfrost.'

あれ

are — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' over there.

家

ie / uchi — Noun meaning 'house,' 'home,' or 'family.'

中

naka — Noun meaning 'inside,' 'middle,' or 'among.'

戻り

modori — Noun or verb stem meaning 'return' or 'going back.'

突然

totsuzen — Adverb meaning 'suddenly,' 'abruptly,' or 'all at once.'

寒さ

samusa — Noun meaning 'coldness' or 'the cold.'

最も

mottomo — Adverb meaning 'most' or 'extremely.'

深刻

shinkoku — Adjective meaning 'serious,' 'grave,' or 'critical.'

恐れ

osore — Noun meaning 'fear,' 'dread,' or 'concern.'

種

tane / shu — Noun meaning 'kind,' 'type,' 'seed,' or 'species.'

なり

nari — Particle or copula meaning 'being' or 'becoming.'

学業

gakugyō — Noun meaning 'studies,' 'academic work,' or 'schoolwork.'

生活

seikatsu — Noun meaning 'daily life,' 'living,' or 'lifestyle.'

様式

yōshiki — Noun meaning 'style,' 'mode,' or 'pattern.'

行動

kōdō — Noun meaning 'action,' 'behavior,' or 'conduct.'

すべて

subete — Noun/adverb meaning 'all,' 'everything,' or 'entirely.'

個別

kobetsu — Noun meaning 'individual,' 'separate,' or 'particular.'

趣味

shumi — Noun meaning 'hobby,' 'taste,' or 'personal interest.'

判断

handan — Noun meaning 'judgment,' 'decision,' or 'assessment.'

より

yori — Particle meaning 'more than,' 'from,' or 'compared to.'

優れ

sugure — Stem of adjective meaning 'superior,' 'excellent,' or 'outstanding.'

一般

ippan — Noun meaning 'general,' 'common,' or 'ordinary.'

分別

funbetsu — Noun meaning 'prudence,' 'discretion,' or 'good sense.'

もって

motte — Te-form of 'motsu,' meaning 'having' or 'by means of.'

抗議

kōgi — Noun meaning 'protest,' 'objection,' or 'complaint.'

あらゆる

arayuru — Adjective meaning 'every,' 'all manner of,' or 'any.'

奇妙

kimyō — Adjective meaning 'strange,' 'odd,' or 'peculiar.'

制限

seigen — Noun meaning 'restriction,' 'limitation,' or 'constraint.'

規則

kisoku — Noun meaning 'rule,' 'regulation,' or 'norm.'

縛られ

shibararei — Passive form meaning 'to be bound' or 'to be restricted.'