Sense and Sensibility — Page 6

Vocabulary

毎回

maikai — Every time, each occasion

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

家賃

yachin — Rent payment for a house or apartment

支払

shiharai — Payment, act of paying money

日

hi / nichi — Day, sun, date

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose

そのような

sonoyouna — That kind of, such a type

金額

kingaku — Sum of money, monetary amount

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese sentences

定期的

teikiteki — Regular, periodic, occurring at fixed intervals

支払う

shiharau — To pay money for something

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact (nominalizer)

縛ら

shibara — To be bound, tied, or restricted (stem form)

れる

reru — Passive or potential verb suffix

は

wa — Topic marker particle

決して

kesshite — Never, by no means (used with negatives)

望ましい

nozomashii — Desirable, preferable, ideal

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or copula form

ありません

arimasen — Polite negative of 'to be' or 'to exist'

それ

sore — That, it (referring to something nearby)

人

hito / jin — Person, human being

独立性

dokuritsusei — Independence, autonomy, self-reliance

奪っ

ubatte — Taking away, snatching (te-form of 奪う)

て

te — Connective particle linking verb phrases

しまい

shimai — Ending up doing, completing (auxiliary verb)

ます

masu — Polite verb ending

確か

tashika — Certainly, surely, I believe so

そう

sou — So, that way, like that

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

しかも

shikamo — Moreover, furthermore, in addition

結局

kekkyoku — After all, in the end, ultimately

ところ

tokoro — Place, situation, point in time

対して

taishite — Toward, against, in contrast to

感謝

kansha — Gratitude, appreciation, thanks

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix or casual sentence particle

も

mo — Also, too, even (inclusive particle)

彼ら

karera — They, them (group of people)

安心

anshin — Relief, peace of mind, reassurance

あなた

anata — You (second-person pronoun)

期待

kitai — Expectation, anticipation, hope

いる

iru — To exist, to be (for animate beings)

以上

ijou — More than, above, that is all

何も

nanimo — Nothing, not anything (with negative verb)

し

shi — And, furthermore (conjunctive verb form)

い

i — Informal present/continuous verb ending

ない

nai — Negative verb ending, not doing something

と

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

見なさ

minasa — To regard as, consider (stem form)

気持ち

kimochi — Feeling, emotion, mood, sensation

など

nado — Et cetera, and so on, things like

まったく

mattaku — Completely, entirely, not at all (with negative)

生まれ

umare — Birth, to be born (stem form)

ません

masen — Polite negative verb ending

もし

moshi — If, supposing that, in case

私

watashi — I, me (first-person pronoun)

が

ga — Subject marker particle

なら

nara — If, in that case, as for (conditional)

何

nani / nan — What, which thing

する

suru — To do, to perform an action

すべて

subete — All, everything, entirely

自分

jibun — Oneself, myself, yourself

裁量

sairyou — Discretion, judgment, one's own decision

行う

okonau — To carry out, perform, conduct

べき

beki — Should, ought to (obligation or recommendation)

毎年

maitoshi / mainen — Every year, annually

何か

nanika — Something, anything

与える

ataeru — To give, to provide, to grant

縛りつける

shibaritsukeru — To tie down, bind, restrict completely

よう

you — Like, as if, in order to (auxiliary)

な

na — Adjectival particle or negative imperative

年

nen / toshi — Year

よっ

yotte — By means of, due to (te-form of よる)

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

出費

shuppi — Expenditure, expense, spending money

から

kara — From, because, after (particle)

百

hyaku — One hundred (number)

ポンド

pondo — Pound (British currency or unit of weight)

いや

iya — No, rather, or even (contradiction/correction)

五十

gojuu — Fifty (number)

さえ

sae — Even, as long as (emphasis particle)

割く

saku — To spare, set aside, allocate time or money

非常

hijou — Extremely, very, emergency situation

不都合

futsugou — Inconvenient, problematic, troublesome

ある

aru — To exist, to have (for inanimate things)

かも

kamo — Maybe, perhaps (short for かもしれない)

しれ

shire — Might be, possibility (from しれない)

おっしゃる

ossharu — To say (honorific form of 言う)

通り

toori — As mentioned, in the way of, street

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, emotion, idea

愛しい

itoshii — Dear, beloved, precious, cherished

この

kono — This (modifying a noun)

場合

baai — Case, situation, circumstance

年金

nenkin — Pension, annuity, regular retirement payment

方

hou / kata — Direction, way, or polite word for person

よい

yoi — Good, fine, acceptable

でしょう

deshou — Probably, right? (polite conjecture)

時々

tokidoki — Sometimes, occasionally, from time to time

手当

teate — Allowance, benefit, medical treatment

より

yori — Than, from, more than (comparison particle)

はるかに

haruka ni — Far more, by far, much greater degree

大きな

ookina — Large, big, great

助け

tasuke — Help, aid, assistance

なる

naru — To become, to turn into

なぜなら

nazenara — Because, the reason is that

多く

ooku — Many, much, a large amount

収入

shuunyuu — Income, earnings, revenue

確実

kakujitsu — Certain, reliable, definite, sure

感じれ

kanjire — To feel, sense (potential/conditional form)

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if'

生活

seikatsu — Life, living, daily existence

水準

suijun — Level, standard, benchmark

上げる

ageru — To raise, lift up, improve

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely

年末

nenmatsu — End of the year, year-end

なっ

natte — Becoming (te-form of なる)

六

roku — Six (number)

ペンス

pensu — Pence (British currency subdivision)

たりとも

taritomo — Not even one, not a single (emphatic negative)

豊か

yutaka — Rich, abundant, prosperous, wealthy

最善

saizen — Best, optimal course of action

方法

houhou — Method, way, means, approach

贈り物

okurimono — Gift, present, something given to someone

すれ

sure — Conditional form of する (if one does)

お金

okane — Money (polite form)

困る

komaru — To be troubled, in difficulty, at a loss

なくなり

nakunari — To disappear, run out, cease to exist

父

chichi — Father (own father, plain form)

へ

e — Direction particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'

約束

yakusoku — Promise, commitment, appointment

十分

juubun — Sufficient, enough, fully, adequately

果たす

hatasu — To fulfill, accomplish, carry out a duty

もちろん

mochiron — Of course, naturally, certainly

なり

nari — Becoming, or (listing alternatives)

実際

jissai — Actually, in reality, in practice

申し上げます

moushiagemasu — To say, tell (humble honorific form)

お父様

otoosama — Father (highly respectful honorific form)

いかなる

ikanaru — Any kind of, whatever, no matter what

考え

kangae — Thought, idea, opinion, plan

いらっしゃら

irasshara — To be, exist (honorific, negative stem form)

なかった

nakatta — Did not exist, was not (past negative)

内心

naishin — Inwardly, deep down, in one's heart

確信

kakushin — Conviction, firm belief, certainty

おり

ori — To be (humble form of いる), occasion