Spoon River Anthology — Page 11

Vocabulary

それから

sorekara — And then; after that; subsequently.

仮定

katei — Assumption, hypothesis, or supposition.

し

shi — Verb stem connector; and; also (conjunctive).

て

te — Te-form particle connecting verbs or clauses.

みよう

miyou — Let's try doing something; volitional of miru.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating sentence subject.

恵まれた

megumareta — Blessed, fortunate, gifted with good conditions.

女性

josei — Woman; female person; womanhood.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or context.

そして

soshite — And; and then; connecting two statements.

法律

houritsu — Law; legal code; legislation.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.

道徳

doutoku — Morality; ethics; moral principles.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but; however.

許す

yurusu — To permit, forgive, or allow something.

唯一

yuiitsu — The only one; sole; unique.

の

no — Possessive particle; nominalizer in Japanese grammar.

男

otoko — Man; male person.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.

夫婦

fuufu — Married couple; husband and wife.

関係

kankei — Relationship; connection; association between people.

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese sentences.

持つ

motsu — To hold, have, or possess something.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; nominalizer for verb phrases.

認める

mitomeru — To acknowledge, admit, or recognize something.

その

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

考える

kangaeru — To think, consider, or reflect on something.

たびに

tabi ni — Every time; whenever something occurs.

嫌悪

ken'o — Disgust, hatred, loathing toward something.

感

kan — Feeling, sense, impression of something.

満たされる

mitasareru — To be filled, satisfied, or fulfilled.

まさに

masani — Exactly, precisely, indeed; just as expected.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'to be' in Japanese.

したら

shitara — If one does; conditional form of suru.

考えて

kangaete — Thinking; te-form of 'to think or consider'.

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).

間

aida / ma — During; between; a period of time or space.

中

naka / chuu — Inside, middle, throughout a duration or space.

ずっと

zutto — Continuously, all along, for a long time.

彼

kare — He; him; that man.

見る

miru — To see, look at, or watch something.

だから

dakara — Therefore, so, that is why.

私

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

家

ie / uchi — House, home, family dwelling.

から

kara — From; because; starting point particle.

追い出した

oidashita — Drove out, expelled, or kicked someone away.

薄汚い

usogitanai — Grimy, dingy, slightly dirty and unpleasant.

部屋

heya — Room; chamber in a building.

犬

inu — Dog; canine animal.

一緒

issho — Together; in the same place or company.

暮らさせる

kurasaseru — To make someone live or dwell somewhere.

ために

tame ni — For the purpose of; for the sake of.

事務所

jimusho — Office; place of business or administration.

奥

oku — Back; interior; the innermost part of a place.

祈り

inori — Prayer; a wish or supplication offered sincerely.

無駄

muda — Waste, useless, in vain, futile effort.

なかった

nakatta — Was not; past negative of 'to exist or have'.

愛

ai — Love; deep affection for someone or something.

すべて

subete — All, everything, entirely without exception.

人生

jinsei — Life; one's lifetime or personal life journey.

おいて

oite — In; at; regarding a context or situation.

なりえた

narieta — Could have become; potential past form of naru.

もの

mono — Thing; object; nominalizer with nuance of expectation.

見捨て

misute — Abandoning, forsaking, leaving behind someone.

希望

kibou — Hope; wish; desire for a positive future.

おかげ

okage — Thanks to; owing to (usually positive cause).

まだ

mada — Still, yet, not yet; continuing state.

善き

yoki — Good; virtuous; literary form of 'yoi'.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does or is something.

見て

mite — Seeing; te-form of 'to look or watch'.

くれた

kureta — Did for me; past tense of kureru (give/do for).

親愛

shin'ai — Dear; beloved; expressing fondness and closeness.

なる

naru — Dear (attributive); becoming; also used in address.

話

hanashi — Story, talk, conversation, or discussion.

させて

sasete — Please let me; causative te-form requesting permission.

ください

kudasai — Please give or do; polite request expression.

父

chichi — Father; one's own dad (plain form).

母

haha — Mother; one's own mom (plain form).

影響

eikyou — Influence; effect; impact on something or someone.

ついて

tsuite — About, concerning, regarding a topic.

省く

habuku — To omit, skip, or leave something out.

帽子屋

boushiya — Hat shop; hatter; one who makes or sells hats.

娘

musume — Daughter; young woman; girl.

困らせ

komarase — Troubling, causing difficulty or embarrassment to someone.

世間

seken — Society; the world; public opinion and community.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating toward a destination.

出て

dete — Going out; te-form of 'to exit or leave'.

いった

itta — Went; past tense of iku (to go).

そこ

soko — There; that place; a nearby location.

知られ

shirase — Being known; passive form of 'to know'.

うる

uru — Can; possible; potential suffix on verb stems.

あらゆる

arayuru — Every, all possible kinds of something.

危険

kiken — Danger; risk; hazardous situation or condition.

経験

keiken — Experience; something personally undergone or encountered.

した

shita — Did; past tense of suru (to do).

酒

sake / shu — Alcohol; sake; alcoholic beverage in general.

女

onna — Woman; female person (plain/neutral term).

喜び

yorokobi — Joy, delight, happiness, pleasure.

ある

aru — To exist; there is (for inanimate things).

夜

yoru — Night; evening time after darkness falls.

一室

isshitsu — One room; a single chamber or space.

黒い

kuroi — Black; dark-colored adjective.

瞳

hitomi — Pupil of the eye; dark expressive eyes.

娼婦

shoufu — Prostitute; a woman who sells sexual services.

ワイン

wain — Wine; alcoholic drink made from grapes.

飲んで

nonde — Drinking; te-form of 'to drink' (nomu).

涙

namida — Tear; teardrop; crying from emotion.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight.

浮かんで

ukande — Floating up; welling up (as tears in eyes).

きた

kita — Came; past of kuru; also indicates ongoing action.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.

それ

sore — That; that thing (near the listener).

恋

koi — Romantic love; longing affection for someone.

思って

omotte — Thinking; te-form of 'to think or feel' (omou).

微笑ん

hohoen — Smiling; stem form of hohoemu (to smile gently).

征服

seifuku — Conquest; subjugation; overcoming by force.

しかし

shikashi — However, but; introduces a contrasting statement.

魂

tamashii — Soul; spirit; essence of a person's being.

三千

sanzen — Three thousand; the numeral 3000.

マイル

mairu — Mile(s); unit of distance measurement.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or emphatic particle.

遠く

tooku — Far away; distant; adverbial form of tooi.

離れて

hanarete — Separated, apart, away from; te-form of hanareru.

おり

ori — Being; formal/humble form of iru (to be present).

スプーン

supuun — Spoon (river name here); eating utensil.

教えて

oshiete — Teach me; tell me; te-form of oshieru.

日々

hibi — Days; daily life; each passing day.

あった

atta — There was; existed; past tense of aru.

もはや

mohaya — No longer; not anymore; already past the point.

愛せ

aise — Can love; stem/potential form of aisuru (to love).

なく

naku — Without; not; negative conjunctive form.

なった

natta — Became; past tense of naru (to become).

こそ

koso — Precisely; indeed; emphatic focus particle.

祈る

inoru — To pray; to wish earnestly or devoutly.

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone.

書く

kaku — To write; to compose text or characters.

でき

deki — Can do; able to; stem of dekiru (to be able).

永遠

eien — Eternity; forever; everlasting without end.

沈黙

chinmoku — Silence; stillness; state of saying nothing.

代わり

kawari — Instead; in place of; substitute or replacement.

語りかけて

katari kakete — Speaking to; addressing someone; reaching out through words.