Romeo and Juliet — Page 12

Vocabulary

と

to — And; with; connecting nouns or marking quotations.

その

sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

妻

tsuma — Wife; a man's spouse.

娘

musume — Daughter; a female child of a parent.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

伯爵

hakushaku — Count or earl; a European noble rank.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful; having great aesthetic appeal.

姉妹

shimai — Sisters; female siblings of the same family.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

未亡人

miboujin — Widow; a woman whose husband has died.

奥方

okukata — Lady; a respectful term for a nobleman's wife.

愛らしい

airashii — Lovely; charming; adorably attractive in appearance.

姪

mei — Niece; a sibling's daughter.

兄弟

kyōdai — Brothers; male siblings of the same family.

我が

waga — My; our; a literary possessive pronoun.

叔父

oji — Uncle; a parent's brother or brother-in-law.

従兄弟

itoko — Cousin; a child of one's aunt or uncle.

快活

kaikatsu — Cheerful; lively; having a bright energetic personality.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful; magnificent; impressively great or splendid.

集まり

atsumari — Gathering; assembly; a group of people meeting together.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'is' or 'are.'

紙

kami — Paper; thin material used for writing or printing.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

返し

kaeshi — Returning; handing back something to someone.

ながら

nagara — While; simultaneously doing two actions at once.

彼ら

karera — They; them; a group of people (plural pronoun).

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

どこ

doko — Where; asking about a location or destination.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.

来る

kuru — To come; to move toward the speaker's location.

か

ka — Question particle placed at the end of sentences.

召使

meshitsukai — Servant; a person employed to serve a household.

こちら

kochira — Here; this way; polite reference to this direction.

夕食

yūshoku — Dinner; the evening meal of the day.

で

de — At; by means of; particle indicating location or method.

我が家

wagaya — My home; our house; one's own household.

誰

dare — Who; asking about a person's identity.

家

ie / ke — House; home; family household dwelling.

主人

shujin — Master; husband; head of a household or employer.

なるほど

naruhodo — I see; indeed; expressing understanding or agreement.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

先

saki — Before; ahead; earlier in time or sequence.

に

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

聞い

kiī (kiku stem) — Ask; listen; stem form of 聞く before て-form.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking sequential actions.

おく

oku — To do in advance; to leave something done beforehand.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expressing moral obligation or duty.

だっ

datta (contracted) — Was; past tense form of the copula だ.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating a completed action.

今

ima — Now; at this present moment in time.

なら

nara — If; given that; conditional particle for a situation.

聞か

kika (kiku stem) — Ask; listen; negative or passive stem of 聞く.

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix form.

なく

naku — Without; not; negative conjunctive form of ない.

も

mo — Also; even; too; an inclusive or emphatic particle.

教え

oshie — Teach; tell; stem form of 教える meaning to inform.

ましょう

mashō — Let's; shall we; volitional polite verb ending.

偉大

idai — Great; mighty; impressively large in scale or importance.

なる

naru — Becoming; that is; attributive form linking adjective to noun.

富豪

fugō — Wealthy person; billionaire; extremely rich individual.

様

sama — Honorific suffix showing great respect toward a person.

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional hypothetical statement.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in polite speech.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying who performs an action.

者

mono — Person; one who belongs to a group or category.

なけれ

nakere (nakere-ba stem) — If not; conditional negative stem form of ない.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when a condition holds.

どうぞ

dōzo — Please; go ahead; a polite invitation or offer.

お越し

okoshi — Please come; honorific expression inviting someone to visit.

なっ

nat- (naru contracted) — Become; contracted te-form of なる before ください.

一杯

ippai — One cup; a full glass; also means a lot of something.

ワイン

wain — Wine; an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes.

傾け

katamuke — To tilt; to raise a glass; to incline something.

ください

kudasai — Please; a polite request asking someone to do something.

ご機嫌よう

gokigenyō — Farewell; goodbye; a formal polite parting expression.

退場

taijō — Exit; leaving a stage or place of performance.

古く

furuku — Old; long-established; adverbial form of 古い meaning old.

から

kara — From; since; because; indicating origin or reason.

宴

utage — Banquet; feast; a celebratory gathering with food.

お前

omae — You; informal or rough second-person pronoun.

それほど

sorehodo — That much; to that extent; so very much.

愛する

aisuru — To love; to feel deep affection for someone.

あの

ano — That (over there); referring to a distant or known thing.

称え

tatae — Praise; extol; to speak highly of someone or something.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary attached to verb stems.

美女

bijo — Beautiful woman; a strikingly attractive female person.

共

domo / tomo — Together; all of them; a collective or group suffix.

とる

toru — To take; to get; to have or obtain something.

そこ

soko — There; that place; a location near the listener.

行き

yuki / iki — Going; stem form of 行く meaning to go somewhere.

偏り

katayori — Bias; partiality; leaning to one side unfairly.

ない

nai — Not; there is no; negative adjective or auxiliary.

目

me — Eye; the organ used for seeing and vision.

彼女

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

顔

kao — Face; the front part of the head with features.

私

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

見せる

miseru — To show; to let someone see something.

いくつか

ikutsuka — Several; some; a few of something unspecified.

見比べ

mikurabe — Compare by looking; examine side by side visually.

みろ

miro — Look! See!; imperative form of 見る meaning watch.

白鳥

hakuchō — Swan; a large elegant white aquatic bird.

思っ

omot- (omou stem) — Think; believe; contracted te-form of 思う.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings.

烏

karasu — Crow; a large black bird often seen as ominous.

思わせ

omowase — Make someone think; causative stem of 思う.

みせよう

miseyō — I'll show you; volitional form of みせる.

敬虔

keiken — Devout; pious; showing deep religious reverence and faith.

信仰

shinkō — Faith; religious belief; devotion to a religion or deity.

よう

yō — Like; as if; seeming; a comparison or conjecture marker.

偽り

itsuwari — Falsehood; lie; something deceptive or untrue.

保つ

tamotsu — To maintain; to keep; to preserve a certain state.

時

toki — Time; moment; when; referring to a point in time.

涙

namida — Tears; drops of liquid shed from the eyes when crying.

火

hi — Fire; flame; burning combustion producing heat and light.

変えよ

kaeyo — Change it!; imperative form of 変える meaning to change.

幾度

ikudo / ikutabi — How many times; several times; on many occasions.

溺れ

obore — Drowning; being overwhelmed; stem of 溺れる.

死ぬ

shinu — To die; to cease living; the end of life.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

でき

deki — Can; be able to; stem of できる meaning to be possible.

なかっ

nakata (contracted) — Was not able; past negative contracted auxiliary form.

この

kono — This; referring to something close to the speaker.

見え透い

miesui — See-through; transparent; obviously false or insincere.

異端者

itansha — Heretic; one who holds unorthodox or forbidden beliefs.

し

shi — And; listing conjunction connecting clauses or reasons.

嘘つき

Liar; a person who habitually tells falsehoods.

罰

batsu / bachi — Punishment; penalty; divine retribution for wrongdoing.

焼か

yaka — Burn; passive or causative stem of 焼く meaning to burn.

れる

reru — Passive auxiliary suffix meaning to be done to someone.

いい

ii — Good; fine; okay; expressing approval or satisfaction.

人

hito — Person; human being; an individual human.

より

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

いう

iu — To say; to call; to be called or described as.

世界

sekai — World; the entire earth and all of humanity.

始まっ

hajimatta (contracted) — Began; started; past te-form of 始まる meaning to begin.

以来

irai — Since; ever since a certain past point in time.

全て

subete — All; everything; every single thing without exception.

見る

miru — To see; to look; to watch something with one's eyes.

太陽

taiyō — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system.

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; an inclusive or extreme-case particle.

匹敵

hitteki — To rival; to match; to be equal in quality or status.

する

suru — To do; to perform; a general action verb.

見た

mita — Saw; looked at; past tense of 見る meaning to see.