Sense and Sensibility — Page 3

Vocabulary

彼女

kanojo — She, her, or girlfriend.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or pronouns.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

去っ

satt(e) — Left, departed from a place.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

新しい

atarashii — New, fresh, or recently made.

家

ie — House, home, or household.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.

落ち着く

ochitsuku — To settle down, calm down, or become stable.

とき

toki — Time, moment, or occasion when something happens.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject.

いつ

itsu — When, at what time.

で

de — Particle indicating means, place, or cause.

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive particle meaning even or always.

何か

nanika — Something, some kind of thing.

し

shi — Verb stem of suru (do); also listing conjunction.

あげ

age — Give (to someone); auxiliary showing doing for another.

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative stem; must, have to (negative base).

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

なり

nari — Become; stem of narimasu (must/become).

ませ

mase — Polite verb ending component used in formal speech.

ん

n — Contraction of no; adds explanation or emphasis.

ましょ

masho — Volitional polite form meaning let's do something.

う

u — Volitional or probable suffix in verb forms.

しかし

shikashi — However, but; a conjunctive adverb showing contrast.

その

sono — That (near the listener); demonstrative adjective.

三千

sanzen — Three thousand; a numerical amount.

ポンド

pondo — Pound(s); British currency unit.

なく

naku — Without, lacking; negative conjunctive form.

よい

yoi — Good, fine, or acceptable.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is, am, or are.

お

o — Honorific prefix used for politeness or respect.

考え

kangae — Thought, idea, or consideration.

ください

kudasai — Please do; polite request form.

と

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

付け加え

tsukekuwae — Added, appended, or supplemented to speech.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

お金

okane — Money, currency, funds.

ひとたび

hitotabi — Once, one time; as soon as something happens.

手放し

tebanashi — Letting go, releasing something from one's hands.

たら

tara — Conditional form meaning if or once done.

二度

nido — Twice; a second time.

戻っ

modott(e) — Returned, came back to a place or state.

来

ki — Come; stem of kuru, verb of coming.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun.

妹

imouto — Younger sister.

結婚

kekkon — Marriage, wedding.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

でしょ

desho — Probably, right? Seeking agreement or conjecture.

そう

sou — So, that way; expressing agreement or conjecture.

なれ

nare — Imperative or conditional form of naru (become).

永遠

eien — Eternity, forever, everlasting.

消え

kie — Disappeared, vanished, faded away.

しまい

shimai — End up doing; completion with regret nuance.

ます

masu — Polite present/future verb ending.

もし

moshi — If, supposing, in case that.

本当

hontou — True, real, genuine; really, truly.

あの

ano — That (over there); distant demonstrative adjective.

かわいそう

kawaisou — Pitiful, poor, deserving of sympathy.

な

na — Adjectival or sentence-ending particle; negative imperative.

ぼう

bou — Boy, lad; affectionate term for a young boy.

や

ya — Casual listing particle; also sentence-final exclamation.

戻せ

modose — Imperative form of modosu; put back, return.

る

ru — Plain present/future verb ending (dictionary form).

なら

nara — If, in the case of; conditional particle.

ともかく

tomokaku — Anyway, at any rate, regardless.

なるほど

naruhodo — I see, indeed, that makes sense.

それ

sore — That (near the listener); demonstrative pronoun.

だ

da — Plain copula meaning is, am, or are.

夫

otto — Husband, one's own spouse (male).

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, quite.

真剣

shinken — Serious, earnest, with a grave expression.

顔

kao — Face, facial expression.

言っ

itt(e) — Said, spoke; conjunctive form of iu.

大きな

ookina — Large, big; prenominal adjective form.

違い

chigai — Difference, discrepancy, distinction.

なる

naru — To become, to turn into.

だろ

daro — Probably, I suppose; casual conjecture form.

ほど

hodo — About, approximately, to the extent of.

金額

kingaku — Amount of money, sum, monetary figure.

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact (abstract noun).

後悔

koukai — Regret, remorse over a past action.

時

toki — Time, moment, occasion.

来る

kuru — To come, to arrive.

かも

kamo — Maybe, perhaps; uncertainty expression.

しれ

shire — May, might; potential/uncertain auxiliary stem.

ない

nai — Not exist; negative auxiliary adjective.

たとえば

tatoeba — For example, for instance.

子だくさん

kodakusan — Having many children, large family.

なっ

natt(e) — Became; conjunctive past form of naru.

都合

tsugou — Convenience, circumstances, situation.

足し

tashi — Addition, supplement; adding to something.

きっと

kitto — Surely, certainly, for sure.

わ

wa — Sentence-final particle expressing feminine emphasis.

半分

hanbun — Half, one half of something.

減らし

herashi — Reduced, decreased, cut down.

方

kata / hou — Person (polite) or direction, way, method.

関係者

kankeisha — Person involved, related party, stakeholder.

全員

zen'in — All members, everyone involved.

とっ

tott(e) — For, concerning; conjunctive of toru or totte.

五百

gohyaku — Five hundred; a numerical amount.

財産

zaisan — Property, assets, fortune, wealth.

とてつもない

totetsumonai — Tremendous, extraordinary, beyond imagination.

増額

zougaku — Increase in amount, raising of a sum.

まあ

maa — Well, my goodness; expresses surprise or resignation.

もう

mou — Already, anymore, now; expresses exasperation.

素晴らし

subarashi — Wonderful, splendid, magnificent.

い

i — Adjective ending indicating present-state quality.

姉妹

shimai — Sisters; female siblings.

あっ

a(tt)e — Oh! Interjection of sudden realization or surprise.

これ

kore — This (near the speaker); demonstrative pronoun.

あげる

ageru — To give (to someone else); to raise.

兄弟

kyoudai — Siblings, brothers and sisters.

世の中

yononaka — The world, society, the way things are.

どこ

doko — Where, what place.

いる

iru — To exist (animate); to be somewhere.

しかも

shikamo — Moreover, furthermore, what's more.

今

ima — Now, at this moment, currently.

場合

baai — Case, situation, circumstance.

しか

shika — Only, nothing but (used with negative).

血

chi — Blood; also used for bloodline or kinship.

つながっ

tsunagatt(e) — Connected, linked, tied together.

でも

demo — But, however; even; or anything.

なんて

nante — Such a thing as; expresses surprise or contempt.

気前

kimae — Generosity, open-handedness.

いい

ii — Good, fine, nice.

けち

kechi — Stingy, miserly; a miser.

たく

taku — Want to do; stem of -tai desiderative form.

彼

kare — He, him; boyfriend.

答え

kotae — Answer, response, reply.

こう

kou — Like this, in this way, thus.

いう

iu — To say, to speak, to be called.

少な

suku na — Few, little; base of sukunai (scarce).

すぎる

sugiru — To exceed; too much, excessively.

より

yori — Than, compared to; from (a starting point).

多

oo — Many, much; root of ooi (numerous).

少なく

sukunaku — Adverbial form of sukunai; few, little.

とも

tomo — Even, at least; also a sentence-final particle.

私

watashi — I, me; first-person pronoun.

ため

tame — For the sake of, in order to, because of.

十分

juubun — Sufficient, enough, adequate.

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Was not; past negative conjunctive form.

誰

dare — Who; indefinite or interrogative pronoun.

思う

omou — To think, to feel, to believe.

まい

mai — Negative volitional; will not, intend not to.

自身

jishin — Oneself, one's own self.

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; minimal condition particle.

以上

ijou — More than, above, beyond that point.

望め

nozome — Hope for, desire; imperative/potential of nozomu.