Spoon River Anthology — Page 10

Vocabulary

この

kono — This; used to indicate something nearby.

墓

haka — Grave; tomb; burial site.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

中

naka — Inside; middle; within a space or group.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.

共

tomo — Together; sharing something with another person.

眠る

nemuru — To sleep; to rest; also used for death.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject.

法廷

hōtei — Courtroom; a place where legal trials occur.

弁護士

bengoshi — Lawyer; attorney; legal professional representing clients.

と

to — And; with; particle connecting nouns or companions.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

犬

inu — Dog; domestic canine animal.

変わらぬ

kawaranu — Unchanging; constant; unwavering over time.

伴侶

hanryo — Companion; life partner; close longtime associate.

慰め

nagusame — Comfort; consolation; solace given to someone.

友

tomo — Friend; close companion; someone trusted deeply.

で

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

ある

aru — To be; to exist; plain-form copula.

灰色

haiiro — Gray; ash-colored; dull or bleak tone.

道

michi — Road; path; way; route taken in life.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

友人

yūjin — Friend; personal acquaintance; someone close to you.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also indicates contrast.

子供

kodomo — Child; children; young person or offspring.

男

otoko — Man; male person; adult male.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive additive particle.

女

onna — Woman; female person; adult female.

一人

hitori — One person; alone; a single individual.

また

mata — Again; also; furthermore; once more.

人生

jinsei — Life; one's lifetime; personal human experience.

から

kara — From; since; because; starting point particle.

去り

sari — Departing; leaving; going away from somewhere.

私

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

残し

nokoshi — Leaving behind; keeping something after departing.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or causal actions.

行き

yuki — Going; heading somewhere; movement away.

ついに

tsui ni — Finally; at last; in the end.

独り

hitori — Alone; by oneself; solitary state.

なった

natta — Became; turned into; past tense of naru.

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; limiting particle.

相棒

aibō — Partner; buddy; close working companion.

寝床

nedoko — Bed; sleeping place; where one rests nightly.

共に

tomo ni — Together; jointly; alongside one another.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; and; doing something.

酒

sake — Alcohol; sake; alcoholic drink in general.

する

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

仲間

nakama — Companion; colleague; member of a shared group.

として

to shite — As; in the role of; functioning as something.

夜明け

yoake — Dawn; daybreak; the start of morning light.

志

kokorozashi — Aspiration; ambition; strong sense of purpose.

知り

shiri — Knowing; becoming aware of; getting acquainted with.

栄光

eikō — Glory; honor; splendor achieved through great deeds.

見た

mita — Saw; witnessed; past tense of miru.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction.

より

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

長く

nagaku — Long; for a long time; extended duration.

生きる

ikiru — To live; to be alive; to exist.

あの

ano — That (over there); referring to distant noun.

罠

wana — Trap; snare; deceptive device to catch someone.

魂

tamashii — Soul; spirit; innermost essence of a person.

捕らえ

torae — Capturing; seizing; catching hold of something.

死ぬ

shinu — To die; to pass away; to cease living.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as a point.

出血

shukketsu — Bleeding; hemorrhage; loss of blood.

さ

sa — Suffix causing causative or nominalizing effect.

せる

seru — Causative suffix; to make or let someone do.

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; in the past; at one time.

強い

tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; robust; forceful in character.

意志

ishi — Will; volition; determination; strength of resolve.

持っ

motte — Holding; possessing; having something in hand.

い

i — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing state of being.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese.

打ちひしがれ

uchihishigare — Crushed; overwhelmed; devastated by hardship or grief.

無気力

mukiryoku — Lethargy; listlessness; lack of energy or motivation.

横たわる

yokotawaru — To lie down; to recline; to be sprawled out.

薄汚れ

usuyogore — Grimy; dingy; slightly dirty and neglected looking.

事務所

jimusho — Office; place of business; administrative workplace.

奥

oku — Back; inner part; deep interior of a space.

部屋

heya — Room; chamber; enclosed living or working space.

暮らし

kurashi — Living; livelihood; daily life and existence.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

顎

ago — Jaw; chin; lower part of the face.

骨

hone — Bone; skeletal structure; framework of the body.

下

shita — Below; under; beneath; lower position or area.

骨ばった

honebatta — Bony; having prominent bones; gaunt or thin.

鼻

hana — Nose; the organ used for smelling.

寄り添っ

yorisotte — Snuggling up; nestling close; leaning against someone.

いる

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

我々

wareware — We; us; formal first-person plural pronoun.

物語

monogatari — Story; tale; narrative account of events.

沈黙

chinmoku — Silence; quietness; absence of sound or speech.

消え

kie — Disappearing; vanishing; fading away into nothing.

行け

ike — Go away; imperative form of iku.

狂っ

kurutte — Gone mad; crazed; being in a frenzied state.

世界

sekai — World; the earth; all of existence around us.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle for emphasis or assertion.

夫人

fujin — Madam; wife; formal title for a married woman.

言っ

itte — Saying; telling; speaking; conjunctive form of iu.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizing abstract concepts.

知っ

shitte — Knowing; being aware; conjunctive form of shiru.

かけ

kake — About to; on the verge of doing something.

そして

soshite — And then; and so; connecting sequential events.

皆

minna — Everyone; all people; the whole group.

愛し

aishi — Loving; cherishing; having deep affection for someone.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; mostly; nearly all; the majority.

哀れん

awarende — Pitying; feeling compassion; taking pity on someone.

だ

da — Copula; plain-form of desu, meaning is or are.

もし

moshi — If; supposing; used to introduce a condition.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun, polite or intimate.

本当に

hontō ni — Truly; really; genuinely; expressing sincerity.

淑女

shukujo — Lady; refined woman; a genteel and elegant woman.

あり

ari — Being; existing; formal or literary form of aru.

繊細

sensai — Delicate; sensitive; fine and refined in nature.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

好み

konomi — Preference; taste; personal likes and dislikes.

持ち

mochi — Having; holding; possessing something.

ウィスキー

uisukī — Whiskey; distilled alcoholic spirit from grain.

玉ねぎ

tamanegi — Onion; common pungent vegetable used in cooking.

臭い

kusai — Smelly; stinky; having an unpleasant strong odor.

嫌悪

ken'o — Disgust; loathing; strong feeling of repulsion.

頌歌

shōka — Ode; hymn of praise; a lyrical celebratory poem.

リズム

rizumu — Rhythm; regular beat or pattern in music or verse.

耳

mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.

流れ

nagare — Flow; stream; smooth movement of sound or water.

たら

tara — Conditional form; if or when something happens.

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day.

晩

ban — Evening; night; the later part of the day.

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there; all around; various places.

下品

gehin — Vulgar; coarse; crude; lacking refinement or taste.

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; nominalizing abstract ideas.

一節

hitofushi — A passage; a verse; one section of writing.

繰り返し

kurikaeshi — Repetition; repeatedly; doing something over and over.

ああ

aa — Ah; oh; exclamation of emotion or realization.

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason; questioning the cause.

死す

shisu — To die; literary form of shinu; to perish.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expressing moral obligation.

者

mono — Person; one who does something; a being.

誇り高く

hokori takaku — Proudly; with great pride and dignity; haughtily.

か

ka — Question particle placed at the end of sentences.