The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 6

Vocabulary

この

kono — This (attributive demonstrative modifying a noun).

個性

kosei — Individuality; personal character or unique personality.

描写

byosha — Description; depiction or portrayal of something.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

より

yori — Than; from; comparative or source particle.

も

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

むしろ

mushiro — Rather; instead; on the contrary.

感じ取ら

kanjitora — Perceive; sense or intuitively grasp something. (stem form)

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

著者

chosha — Author; writer of a book or text.

特有

tokuyuu — Peculiar to; characteristic or unique to something.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

精神

seishin — Spirit; mind; mental or spiritual character.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the topic of sentence.

博士

hakase — Doctor; PhD holder or learned scholar.

への

e no — To; toward (directional particle combination).

献辞

kenji — Dedication; dedicatory inscription in a book.

中

naka — Inside; within; among a group or text.

に

ni — Location, direction, or target particle.

存在

sonzai — Existence; presence of something or someone.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru; and/or connector.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

おり

ori — Humble or plain form of iru (to be/exist).

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character or figure of note.

こそ

koso — Emphatic particle meaning precisely or indeed.

自身

jishin — Oneself; the person themselves; reflexive pronoun.

他

hoka — Other; another person or thing.

なら

nara — If; conditional or contextual conjunctive form.

ず

zu — Negative verb ending meaning without doing.

また

mata — Also; again; furthermore; additionally.

ついで

tsuide — In passing; incidentally; while at it.

言え

ie — Can say; potential form of iu (to say).

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

彼

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

性格

seikaku — Personality; character or personal temperament.

率直

socchoku — Frank; straightforward or candid in manner.

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjective to noun.

開示

kaiji — Disclosure; revelation or making something known.

が

ga — Subject marker particle or contrastive conjunction.

含ま

fukuma — Contain; include (stem of fukumu).

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb inflected form.

いる

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

それ

sore — That; mid-distance demonstrative pronoun.

冒頭

bōtō — Opening; beginning of a text or speech.

章

shō — Chapter; section of a book or text.

そこ

soko — There; that place; mid-distance location pronoun.

で

de — At; by means of; location or method particle.

母親

hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent.

創作

sōsaku — Creative work; literary or artistic creation.

才能

sainō — Talent; natural ability or gift.

と

to — And; with; quotation or companionship particle.

でも

demo — Even; or something like; concessive particle.

言う

iu — To say; to call something by a name.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or expectation.

もの

mono — Thing; object; nominalizer expressing a matter.

同様

dōyō — Similarly; in the same way or manner.

示さ

shimesa — Show; display (stem form of shimesu).

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunctive expressing contrast.

その後

sonogo — After that; subsequently; thereafter.

創意

sōi — Originality; creative ingenuity or inventiveness.

ともに

tomoni — Together; along with; both at the same time.

勢い

ikioi — Momentum; vigor; force or energy.

を

wo — Direct object marker particle.

失っ

ushinat- — Lose; lost (conjunctive form of ushinau).

こと

koto — Fact; thing; nominalizer for abstract concepts.

否定

hitei — Denial; negation or rejection of something.

でき

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

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary adjective.

ある

aru — There is; to exist (for inanimate things).

意味

imi — Meaning; sense or significance of something.

どの

dono — Which; what kind of (interrogative determiner).

小説

shōsetsu — Novel; fictional prose narrative.

多く

ōku — Many; much; a large number or quantity.

示し

shimeshi — Show; indicate (conjunctive stem of shimesu).

作品

sakuhin — Work; artistic or literary piece or creation.

個人

kojin — Individual; a single person or private individual.

的

teki — Suffix meaning -ic or -al; adjectival suffix.

経験

keiken — Experience; personal lived experience or exposure.

へ

e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement.

依存

izon — Dependence; reliance on something or someone.

はるか

haruka — Far; much more; by a great margin.

少ない

sukunai — Few; scarce; not many in number.

残念

zannen — Regrettable; unfortunate; what a pity.

ながら

nagara — While; although; simultaneous action conjunction.

そのような

sono yōna — Such; that kind of; of that sort.

徹底

tettei — Thoroughness; being thorough or exhaustive.

した

shita — Did; past tense form of suru.

天才

tensai — Genius; extraordinary natural talent or gifted person.

適し

tekishi — Suited; fitted (conjunctive stem of tekisuru).

い

i — Conjunctive stem of iru or adjective ending.

なかっ

nakatt- — Was not; past negative conjunctive of nai.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

結果

kekka — Result; outcome or consequence of something.

同時代

dōjidai — Contemporary era; the same historical period.

風俗

fūzoku — Customs; manners and morals of an era.

して

shite — By doing; conjunctive te-form of suru.

面白み

omoshiromi — Interest; appeal or entertaining quality of something.

欠ける

kakeru — To lack; to be deficient or missing something.

新た

arata — New; fresh; a newly emerged aspect or facet.

一面

ichimen — One aspect; one side or facet of something.

明らか

akiraka — Clear; evident; obvious or apparent.

いう

iu — Say; called; in the sense of stating something.

点

ten — Point; aspect; particular spot or regard.

独自

dokuji — Original; unique; one's own distinctive way.

興味

kyōmi — Interest; curiosity or fascination toward something.

持っ

mott- — Hold; have (conjunctive form of motsu).

私

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

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people; we or they.

一般

ippan — General; common; ordinary or universal.

とりとめ

toritome — Coherence; orderly connection or focus in speech.

語り手

katarite — Narrator; the one who tells a story.

合理

gōri — Rationality; logical reason or rational principle.

ロマン

roman — Romance; romantic idealism or adventurous sentiment.

縁遠い

endōi — Remote from; having little connection or relation.

世慣れ

yonare — Worldly-wise; experienced and accustomed to society.

思い浮かべ

omoiukabe — Call to mind; visualize or imagine something.

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; personally; by one's own initiative.

奇妙

kimyō — Strange; bizarre or peculiar in nature.

変形

henkei — Transformation; deformation or altered shape.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjective into noun.

知人

chijin — Acquaintance; someone one knows personally.

や

ya — And; or; listing particle for nouns.

ページ

pēji — Page; a leaf or page of a book.

埋め尽くす

uzume tsukusu — Fill up completely; pack every page with content.

作家

sakka — Writer; novelist or professional literary author.

捉え

torae — Grasp; capture or seize conceptually. (stem form)

これ

kore — This; near-speaker demonstrative pronoun.

対し

taishi — In contrast to; regarding; toward (conjunctive).

伯爵

hakushaku — Count; earl; European-style noble title.

主義

shugi — Principle; doctrine or -ism ideology.

派

ha — School; faction or group sharing a style.

先駆者

senkusha — Pioneer; forerunner or trailblazer in a field.

あり

ari — Is; exists (classical conjunctive form of aru).

頭脳

zunō — Brain; intellect or mental capacity.

から

kara — From; because; starting point particle.

相応

sōō — Appropriate; fitting or commensurate with something.

まとまり

matomari — Coherence; unity or orderly completeness.

冒険

bōken — Adventure; daring venture or risky undertaking.

譚

tan — Tale; story or narrative (literary suffix).

作り上げ

tsukuriage — Build up; construct or complete a creative work.

初期

shoki — Early period; initial stage or early phase.

著しく

ichijirushiku — Remarkably; noticeably or to a striking degree.

読み

yomi — Reading; act of reading or reading difficulty.

にくい

nikui — Hard to do; difficult (suffix after verb stem).

いえ

ie — That said; even so; or rather (concessive).

驚く

odoroku — To be surprised; to be astonished or amazed.

作者

sakusha — Author; creator of a literary or artistic work.

これほど

korehodo — This much; to this extent or degree.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as; to the extent.

本来

honrai — Originally; by nature; inherently or essentially.

領域

ryōiki — Domain; field or territory of expertise.

外れ

hazure — Off; outside the range; deviation from norm.

とき

toki — Time; when; moment or occasion.

眼前

ganzen — Before one's eyes; directly in front visually.

立ちはだかる

tachihadadakaru — Stand in the way; block or obstruct confrontationally.

奇異

kii — Strange; odd or strikingly unusual situation.

状況

jōkyō — Situation; circumstances or current conditions.

いかに

ikani — How; in what way; to what extent.

対処

taisho — Deal with; cope with or handle a situation.

か

ka — Question particle or expressing doubt/uncertainty.

なお

nao — Still; furthermore; even more; all the more.

よく

yoku — Well; skillfully; often; to a good degree.

心得

kokoroe — Understanding; knack or knowing how to handle.