Sense and Sensibility — Page 7

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; that man; boyfriend

が

ga — Subject marker particle

考え

kangae — Thought, idea, or plan

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

い

i — Continuative form of verb 'iru' (to be)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb

援助

enjo — Aid, assistance, or support given to someone

という

to iu — Called; known as; the idea that

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

は

wa — Topic marker particle

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun

に

ni — Directional or target particle; to, at, for

合理的

gōriteki — Rational, reasonable, or logical in nature

期待

kitai — Expectation, hope, or anticipation

できる

dekiru — To be able to; to be possible

程度

teido — Degree, extent, or level of something

もの

mono — Thing, object; nominalizing sentence-final particle

過ぎ

sugi — Too much; exceeding an appropriate degree

なかっ

nakatta (stem) — Negative past form stem; was not

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, or sentiment

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense

わ

wa — Feminine sentence-final particle for assertion

例え

tatoeba (例えば) — For example; for instance

ば

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

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

ため

tame — For the sake of; benefit; purpose

居心地

igokochi — Comfort level; how comfortable a place feels

良い

yoi / ii — Good, fine, or favorable

小さな

chiisana — Small, little, tiny (prenominal adjective form)

家

ie / uchi — House, home, or family

を

wo / o — Direct object marker particle

探し

sagashi — Searching for; looking for something

あげる

ageru — To give (to someone else); to do for someone

か

ka — Question particle; or; whether

荷物

nimotsu — Baggage, luggage, or cargo

引っ越し

hikkoshi — Moving house; relocation to a new home

手伝う

tetsudau — To help or assist someone with a task

旬

shun — Peak season; best time for food or activity

折

ori — Occasion, time, or opportunity

魚

sakana — Fish (as food or animal)

や

ya — And; listing particle (among other things)

獲物

emono — Prey, game, or catch from hunting or fishing

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; such as

贈る

okuru — To give a gift; to present something to someone

そういった

sō itta — Such things; things like that

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer

です

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

それ

sore — That; it (referring to something previously mentioned)

以上

ijō — More than; beyond; that is all

意図

ito — Intention, purpose, or aim

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; and; listing reasons

絶対

zettai — Absolute; definitely; never (with negative)

あり

ari — Existence; continuative form of 'aru' (to exist)

得

e / uru — To be possible; can; to obtain

ませ

mase — Polite negative auxiliary stem (in ません)

ん

n — Negative ending; nominalizer; explanatory particle

もし

moshi — If; supposing; in case

そう

sō — So; that way; like that

だ

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

たら

tara — Conditional form meaning 'if' or 'when'

こそ

koso — Emphatic particle meaning 'precisely' or 'exactly'

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; emergency; extraordinary

奇妙

kimyō — Strange, odd, or peculiar

で

de — At; by means of; because of (particle)

不合理

fugōri — Irrational, unreasonable, or illogical

な

na — Adjectival noun ending; sentence-final prohibition

ねえ

nē — Seeking agreement; 'right?'; 'don't you think?'

さん

san — Polite honorific suffix for names

よく

yoku — Well; often; thoroughly; carefully

お

o — Honorific prefix for nouns or verbs

なっ

natte (stem) — Conjunctive form of 'naru' (to become)

み

mi — Imperative or stem form indicating 'try and see'

ください

kudasai — Please (give me); polite request form

義理

giri — Duty, obligation, or social obligation

母様

okāsama — Honorific term for another's mother

娘

musume — Daughter; young woman

七千

nanasen — Seven thousand (the number 7,000)

ポンド

pondo — Pound (British currency or unit of weight)

利子

rishi — Interest on money; profit from investment

どれほど

dorehodo — How much; to what extent

快適

kaiteki — Comfortable, pleasant, agreeable living conditions

暮らせる

kurасеru — Able to live or get by; potential form of 暮らす

加え

kuwae — In addition; adding to; furthermore

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respectively; individually

千

sen — One thousand (the number 1,000)

ずつ

zutsu — Each; apiece; at a time (distributive)

年

nen / toshi — Year; age

五十

gojū — Fifty (the number 50)

収入

shūnyū — Income, earnings, or revenue

なり

nari — Becoming; or; approximately (particle/form)

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; certainly

その

sono — That (demonstrative adjective preceding a noun)

中

naka — Inside, middle, among, within

から

kara — From; because; after

へ

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

食費

shokuhi — Food expenses; cost of meals

も

mo — Also; too; even; as much as

払う

harau — To pay money; to clear away

合わせる

awaseru — To combine, add together, or match

年間

nenkan — Annual; throughout the year; per year

五百

gohyaku — Five hundred (the number 500)

手

te — Hand; means; method; way

する

suru — To do; to make; to perform

四人

yonin — Four people; a group of four persons

女性

josei — Woman; female person

何

nani / nан — What; something; anything

望む

nozomu — To wish for; to desire; to hope for

でしょ

deshō (contracted) — Probably; right?; don't you think? (conjecture)

う

u — Volitional suffix expressing conjecture or intention

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite

倹約

kenyaku — Thrift, frugality, economizing money or resources

暮らせ

kurase — Imperative/potential form of 'to live' or 'get by'

家計

kakei — Household finances; family budget

出費

shuppi — Expense, expenditure, or outgoing cost

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; nearly; mostly; hardly any

ない

nai — Not exist; negative form of adjective or verb

馬車

basha — Horse-drawn carriage or wagon

馬

uma — Horse (the animal)

なく

naku — Without; not having; lacking (conjunctive negative)

使用人

shiyōnin — Servant, employee, or domestic staff member

客

kyaku — Guest, visitor, or customer

招か

maneka (stem) — To invite; stem of 招く (maneku)

どんな

donna — What kind of; what sort of; any

同然

dōzen — As good as; virtually the same as

想像

sōzō — Imagination; conjecture; picturing mentally

よ

yo — Sentence-final emphatic particle for assertion

半分

hambun — Half; fifty percent of something

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; if only

どう

dō — How; in what way; what about

使う

tsukau — To use; to employ; to spend money

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

でき

deki — Able to (stem of できる); completion

差し上げる

sashiageru — To give humbly; humble form of 'ageru'

考える

kangaeru — To think, consider, or ponder something

だけ

dake — Only; just; as much as

馬鹿げ

bakage — Stupid, absurd, or ridiculous (stem form)

むしろ

mushiro — Rather; instead; on the contrary

方

hō / kata — Direction; way; person (polite); alternative

差し上げ

sashiage — Humble giving; stem of 差し上げる

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form

まったく

mattaku — Completely; entirely; indeed; absolutely

通り

tōri — Just as; in accordance with; street; way

氏

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

言っ

itte (stem) — Said; conjunctive form of 言う (iu)

全く

mattaku — Completely; entirely; totally; indeed

もっ

motte (stem) — Having; by means of; conjunctive of 持つ

正しい

tadashii — Correct, right, accurate, or proper