Pride and Prejudice — Page 11

Vocabulary

実際

jissai — In reality; actually; in practice.

奇妙

kimyō — Strange, odd, or peculiar in nature.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or manner.

思わ

omowa — Stem form of 'to think' or 'to feel'.

れる

reru — Auxiliary verb for passive or spontaneous action.

かも

kamo — Particle suggesting possibility or uncertainty.

しれ

shire — Stem of verb meaning 'to be known'.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates something does not exist.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also means 'but'.

私

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

嬢

jō — Miss; young lady; unmarried woman.

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

ある

aru — To exist; to be; a certain (thing).

点

ten — Point, aspect, or particular regard.

において

ni oite — In; at; regarding a particular context or aspect.

近い

chikai — Close, near, or similar in distance or nature.

存在

sonzai — Existence; being; presence of something or someone.

として

to shite — As; in the capacity or role of.

位置づけ

ichizuke — Positioning; placing something in a certain category.

たい

tai — Auxiliary expressing desire or wish to do.

ちょうど

chōdo — Exactly; just; precisely at that moment.

別

betsu — Different; separate; another; distinct from others.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese.

よう

yō — Like; resembling; it seems; in the manner of.

この

kono — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-ish', or '-al'.

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.

資質

shishitsu — Natural talent, innate quality, or disposition.

本作

honsaku — This work; the present literary or artistic piece.

ほか

hoka — Other; elsewhere; besides; apart from this.

どこ

doko — Where; what place; any location.

も

mo — Also; even; too; neither (with negative).

見

mi — Stem of verb 'to see' or 'to look'.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form.

形

katachi / keii — Form, shape, or manner of appearance.

で

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

不滅

fumetsu — Immortality; indestructibility; undying lasting quality.

して

shite — Te-form of suru; doing, and then continuing.

言い

ii — Stem of 'to say'; saying, telling, expressing.

氏

shi — Mr.; a respectful suffix for a person's name.

という

to iu — Called; named; known as a certain thing.

人物

jinbutsu — Person, character, or individual figure in story.

中

naka — Inside, middle, or among a group or thing.

現れ

araware — Appearing; manifesting; showing up or emerging.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential verb actions.

いる

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

本当

hontō — True; real; genuine; truly or really.

偉大

idai — Great, grand, or magnificent in achievement or stature.

成し遂げ

nashitoge — To accomplish, achieve, or carry something through completely.

いかなる

ikanaru — Any; whatever; of whatever kind or nature.

もの

mono — Thing, person, or matter of some kind.

より

yori — Than; from; more so in comparison.

はるか

haruka — Far, much more, by a great distance.

あり

ari — Formal existence form of aru; to be, exist.

や

ya — And; or; listing particle between nouns.

自身

jishin — Oneself; herself; himself; one's own person.

匹敵

hitteki — To rival, equal, or be comparable to someone.

する

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

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; about; degree or level.

ほぼ

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

彼

kare — He; him; that person (male).

実在

jitsuzai — Real existence; actually existing in the world.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru; also lists reasons.

なかっ

nakatt- — Past negative stem; did not exist or occur.

言わ

iwa — Passive/negative stem of 'to say' or 'to speak'.

れ

re — Passive verb suffix indicating action done to subject.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; a contrasting conjunction.

第一

daiichi — First; number one; the foremost or primary point.

似

ni — Stem of verb 'to resemble' or 'to look like'.

そこ

soko — There; that place; that point in discussion.

生き生き

ikiiki — Lively, vivid, full of life and vitality.

何百

nanbyaku — Hundreds; many hundreds of things or people.

人

hito / nin — Person; people; human being or individual.

首相

shushō — Prime minister; head of government in Japan.

金属

kinzoku — Metal; metallic substance or material.

半

han — Half; semi-; partial amount of something.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; and so; connecting ideas.

著名

chomei — Renowned, famous, well-known, noted person or thing.

哲学者

tetsugakusha — Philosopher; a person who studies or practices philosophy.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

リアル

riaru — Real; realistic; vivid; used in modern Japanese.

第二

daini — Second; number two; the second point or item.

十八

jūhachi — Eighteen; the number 18.

世紀

seiki — Century; a period of one hundred years.

末

matsu / sue — End; close; the latter part of a period.

現実

genjitsu — Reality; actual circumstances; the real world.

得

u / eru — To obtain; to gain; can; to be possible.

とか

toka — Things like; such as; listing examples loosely.

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; such things as.

結論づける

ketsuronzukeru — To conclude; to come to a conclusion about something.

軽率

keisotsu — Rash, hasty, careless, or thoughtless in judgment.

こと

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

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'is' or 'to be'.

思う

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

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal; not different from before.

作品

sakuhin — Work of art, literature, or creative production.

群

gun — Group, cluster, or collection of similar things.

いわ

iwa — Stem of 'so to speak'; to say, to call.

ば

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

失敗

shippai — Failure; mistake; an unsuccessful attempt or outcome.

初稿

shokō — First draft; initial manuscript version of a work.

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; perhaps; on the other hand.

不

fu — Negative prefix meaning 'un-', 'non-', or 'in-'.

成功

seikō — Success; achieving a desired result or outcome.

終わっ

owatt- — Past stem of 'to end'; having finished or concluded.

習作

shūsaku — Practice work; a study piece for developing skill.

とも

tomo — Even; also; both; as well; at the least.

呼べる

yoberu — Can call; able to refer to as something.

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; unusual or exceptional degree.

興味

kyōmi — Interest; curiosity in something or someone.

深い

fukai — Deep; profound; intense; deeply felt or understood.

形式

keishiki — Form, format, formality, or structural style.

張っ

hatt- — Past stem of 'to stretch' or 'to put on airs'.

態度

taido — Attitude, manner, or behavioral stance toward something.

品

hin — Grace, refinement, dignity, or elegance of character.

なさ

nasa — Lack of; absence of a quality; '-lessness'.

卑し

iyashi — Low, base, vulgar, or mean in character.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives into nouns of degree.

確か

tashika — Certain, sure, reliable, or indeed; probably true.

その

sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned nearby.

肖像

shōzō — Portrait; likeness; depiction of a person's appearance.

半分

hanbun — Half; one half of a whole amount.

しか

shika — Only; nothing but; used with negative verb.

生き

iki — Stem of 'to live'; living, being alive, lifelike.

ず

zu — Classical negative auxiliary; without doing; not doing.

やや

yaya — Slightly, a little, somewhat, rather, fairly.

不自然

fushizen — Unnatural, artificial, forced, or awkward feeling.

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; only; also expressing extremity.

感じ

kanji — Feeling, sense, impression, or how something feels.

られる

rareru — Passive/potential auxiliary; can do or is done.

完全

kanzen — Complete, perfect, total, fully accomplished or formed.

自然

shizen — Natural; nature; without artificiality or contrivance.

かかわら

kakawara — Stem of 'regardless of'; despite; notwithstanding.

人間

ningen — Human being; humanity; mankind; human nature.

性

sei / shou — Nature, sex, gender, or characteristic quality suffix.

特定

tokutei — Specific, particular, specified, or identifying a thing.

側面

sokumen — Aspect, facet, side, or dimension of something.

いや

iya — No; rather; nay; correction or stronger restatement.

一つ

hitotsu — One; one thing; a single item or point.

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; to the extent of.

なく

naku — Without; not having; negative conjunctive form.

複数

fukusū — Plural; multiple; more than one in number.

とりわけ

toriwake — Especially, particularly, above all, most notably.

根性

konjō — Guts, spirit, mentality, or deeply ingrained disposition.

善意

zen'i — Good faith, good intentions, benevolence, goodwill.

道徳

dōtoku — Morality, ethics, moral principles or conduct.

観

kan — View, outlook, perspective on a concept or thing.

身分

mibun — Social status, rank, one's position in society.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to a place.

卑屈

hikutsu — Servile, self-abasing, groveling, or unduly submissive.

敬意

keii — Respect, reverence, esteem shown toward someone.

主義

shugi — Principle, doctrine, ideology, or -ism belief system.

利己

riko — Selfishness; self-interest; egotism; self-centeredness.

描き出さ

egakidasa — Stem of 'to draw out'; to portray or depict fully.

様

sama / yō — Manner, way, appearance; also honorific name suffix.

何か

nanika — Something; anything; some kind of unspecified thing.

巨大

kyodai — Enormous, gigantic, huge, or vast in size.