Sense and Sensibility — Page 6

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of discussion.

夫

otto — Husband; one's male spouse.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

家族

kazoku — Family; one's relatives living together or related.

誰

dare — Who; an interrogative pronoun asking about a person.

に

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

も

mo — Also, too; particle indicating inclusion or emphasis.

好か

suka — Stem form of 好く (suku): to like, be fond of.

れた

reta — Passive past auxiliary: was liked or accepted by someone.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, or nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.

なかった

nakatta — Past negative of ない: did not exist or did not happen.

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or contradiction.

彼女

kanojo — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun.

今

ima — Now, at this moment; the present time.

至る

itaru — To reach, arrive at; to extend up to a point.

まで

made — Until, up to; particle indicating extent or limit.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessity, need; something required or essential.

と

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

あれば

areba — Conditional form of ある: if there is, if needed.

他人

tanin — Other people, strangers; those outside one's group.

安楽

anraku — Comfort, ease; state of being relaxed and comfortable.

いかに

ikani — How, in what way; literary adverb of degree or manner.

無頓着

mutonchaku — Indifference, unconcerned; not caring about others' feelings.

振る舞える

furumeru — Potential form of 振る舞う: able to behave or act.

か

ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker at sentence end.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

彼ら

karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun.

示す

shimesu — To show, demonstrate, indicate something to someone.

機会

kikai — Opportunity, chance; a favorable moment to do something.

で

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

ある

aru — To be, exist; copula used for inanimate existence.

夫人

fujin — Madame, Mrs.; respectful title for a married woman.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

無礼

burei — Rudeness, impoliteness; disrespectful behavior toward others.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

振る舞い

furumai — Behavior, conduct, manners; the way one acts socially.

痛切

tsusetsu — Keenly felt, poignant; deeply and acutely experienced pain.

感じ

kanji — Feeling, sense, impression; to feel or perceive something.

そのこと

sono koto — That matter, that fact; referring to the mentioned thing.

義理

giri — Duty, obligation, social debt; moral obligation toward others.

娘

musume — Daughter; a female child in relation to her parent.

心から

kokoro kara — From the heart; sincerely, genuinely, with true feeling.

軽蔑

keibetsu — Contempt, scorn, disdain; looking down on someone.

して

shite — Te-form of する: doing; connecting actions in sequence.

いた

ita — Past progressive of いる: was doing, had been doing.

ため

tame — Because of, for the sake of; reason or purpose.

到着

tōchaku — Arrival; the act of reaching a destination.

した

shita — Past tense of する: did, performed an action.

際

sai — Occasion, time when; a specific moment or circumstance.

永遠

eien — Eternity, forever; existing without end in time.

家

ie — House, home; the place where one lives.

去って

satte — Te-form of 去る: leaving, departing from a place.

しまおう

shimaō — Volitional of しまう: let's go ahead and finish leaving.

長女

chōjo — Eldest daughter; the firstborn female child in family.

懇願

kongan — Earnest request, plea; begging someone sincerely for something.

去る

saru — To leave, depart, go away from a place.

是非

zehi — By all means, certainly; strong desire or recommendation.

まず

mazu — First of all, to begin with; before anything else.

考え

kangae — Thought, idea, consideration; the act of thinking something through.

させ

sase — Causative stem: making or letting someone do something.

三人

sannin — Three people; a group of exactly three persons.

子供

kodomo — Child, children; a young person or offspring.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix attached to pronouns or nouns for people.

全員

zen'in — All members, everyone; every single person in a group.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.

深い

fukai — Deep, profound; having great depth physically or emotionally.

愛情

aijō — Affection, love; warm, caring feelings toward someone.

その後

sonogo — After that, subsequently; following the mentioned event.

留まる

todomaru — To stay, remain; to continue in a place or state.

決意

ketsui — Determination, resolve; firm decision to do something.

兄

ani — Elder brother; one's older male sibling.

仲違い

nakachigai — Falling out, discord; a quarrel damaging a relationship.

避け

sake — Stem of 避ける: to avoid, evade, keep away from.

させた

saseta — Causative past: caused or made someone do something.

あった

atta — Past tense of ある: there was, it existed.

あり

ari — Literary form of ある: to be, to exist, there is.

その

sono — That (near listener); demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.

助言

jogen — Advice, counsel; guidance or suggestions offered to someone.

非常

hijō — Extremely, very; indicating an exceptional or unusual degree.

効果的

kōkateki — Effective, efficient; producing the desired result or outcome.

理解力

rikairyoku — Comprehension ability; the capacity to understand things.

強さ

tsuyosa — Strength, power; the quality of being strong or resilient.

判断

handan — Judgment, decision; the ability to assess situations correctly.

冷静

reisei — Calm, composed; keeping a cool head under pressure.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives, e.g., calmness from calm.

持ち合わせ

mochiawase — To happen to have; possessing something at hand currently.

て

te — Te-form conjunction connecting consecutive actions or states.

おり

ori — Humble/literary form of いる: being, existing, continuing.

まだ

mada — Still, yet; indicating an ongoing or incomplete state.

十九

jūkyū — Nineteen; the cardinal number 19.

歳

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

過ぎ

sugi — Exceeding, past; going beyond a limit or age.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary: not, does not; negation of verbs.

ながら

nagara — While, although; conjunction for simultaneous actions or contrast.

母親

hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent.

相談役

sōdanyaku — Advisor, counselor; person one turns to for guidance.

なる

naru — To become; to change into a new state or role.

資格

shikaku — Qualification, eligibility; the right or ability to do something.

備え

sonae — Preparation, provision; being equipped or ready for something.

性急

seikyu — Impatient, hasty; overly quick to act without thinking.

気質

kishitsu — Temperament, disposition; one's natural character or personality.

それ

sore — That; pronoun referring to something near the listener.

ともすれば

tomosureba — Apt to, liable to; tending toward a certain behavior.

軽率

keisotsu — Rash, careless, reckless; acting without sufficient thought.

行動

kōdō — Action, behavior, conduct; deliberate movement or activity.

向かい

mukai — Facing toward, heading to; directed at a certain direction.

がち

gachi — Suffix meaning prone to, tending to do something often.

しばしば

shibashiba — Often, frequently; happening repeatedly at various times.

利益

rieki — Benefit, profit, advantage; gain obtained from something.

抑制

yokusei — Suppression, restraint; holding back impulses or emotions.

する

suru — To do; the most common Japanese verb indicating action.

できた

dekita — Past of できる: was able to, managed to accomplish.

優れた

sugureta — Excellent, outstanding; of superior quality or ability.

心

kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit; one's inner emotional and mental self.

持ち主

mochinushi — Owner, possessor; person who has or owns something.

愛情深く

aijō fukaku — Affectionately, lovingly; with deep and sincere affection.

感情

kanjō — Emotion, feeling; psychological state such as joy or sadness.

強かった

tsuyokatta — Past form of 強い: was strong, intense, or powerful.

制御

seigyo — Control, command; managing or regulating something effectively.

術

jutsu — Skill, art, technique; a method or means to achieve something.

知って

shitte — Te-form of 知る: knowing, being aware of something.

いまだ

imada — Still, yet, even now; literary form expressing ongoing state.

学ぶ

manabu — To learn, study; to acquire knowledge or skills.

べき

beki — Should, ought to; expressing moral obligation or expectation.

知識

chishiki — Knowledge, information; what one knows about a subject.

妹

imōto — Younger sister; one's younger female sibling.

ひとり

hitori — One person, alone; a single individual by themselves.

決して

kesshite — Never, by no means; strong negation used with negative verbs.

身

mi — Body, oneself; one's physical self or personal situation.

つけ

tsuke — Stem of つける: to attach, acquire, develop a habit.

まい

mai — Negative volitional: will not, intend not to do.

決めて

kimete — Te-form of 決める: having decided, making up one's mind.

もの

mono — Thing; nominalizer expressing reason, emotion, or circumstance.

能力

nōryoku — Ability, capability; the power or skill to do something.

多く

ōku — Many, much, a lot; large quantity or number of things.

点

ten — Point, aspect, respect; a specific feature or dimension.

全く

mattaku — Completely, entirely, utterly; used to emphasize total degree.

匹敵

hitteki — To be equal to, match; comparable to in ability or quality.

聡明

sōmei — Wise, intelligent, bright; having keen insight and judgment.

賢かった

kashikokatta — Past of 賢い: was clever, smart, wise.

何事

nanigoto — Everything, whatever; any matter or thing at all.

熱心

nesshin — Enthusiastic, eager, zealous; showing strong dedication or passion.

すぎた

sugita — Past of すぎる: was too much, went to excess.

悲しみ

kanashimi — Sorrow, sadness, grief; a feeling of deep unhappiness.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy, delight, happiness; a feeling of great pleasure.

節度

setsudo — Moderation, temperance; keeping behavior within proper limits.

いう

iu — To say, to call; to express verbally or define something.

持ち

mochi — Possessing, having; stem of 持つ meaning to hold or have.

得

e — To obtain, gain; able to acquire or possess something.