The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 8

Vocabulary

伯爵

hakushaku — An earl or count; a noble title.

の

no — Possessive or attributive particle linking nouns.

他

hoka — Other; another; the rest.

登場

tōjō — Appearance; entry of a character on stage.

人物

jinbutsu — A person; character in a story.

から

kara — From; based on; since.

判断

handan — Judgment; assessment; decision.

する

suru — To do; general action verb.

限り

kagiri — As far as; to the extent of; limit.

この

kono — This; refers to something nearby or just mentioned.

興味

kyōmi — Interest; curiosity about something.

深い

fukai — Deep; profound; intense.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or context.

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; emphasizes an extreme case.

も

mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle.

遅かれ

osokare — Sooner or later (first half of set phrase).

早かれ

hayakare — Sooner or later (second half of set phrase).

その

sono — That; refers to something previously mentioned.

像

zō — Image; statue; figure; portrait.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.

関する

kansuru — To relate to; to concern; regarding.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; required; essential.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

情報

jōhō — Information; data; news.

を

o — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

記し

shirushi — To note; to write down; to record.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.

ラベル

raberu — Label; a tag attached to an object.

貼ら

hara — To paste; to stick; to affix (stem form).

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix.

木製

mokusei — Made of wood; wooden construction.

人形

ningyō — Doll; puppet; figurine.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or into.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle.

成り果て

narihate — To end up as; to degenerate into.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses.

い

i — Continuative auxiliary verb (te-iru abbreviated).

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.

あろう

arō — Probably is; volitional/presumptive form of ある.

息子

musuko — Son; one's own male child.

あり

ari — There is; exists; formal conjunctive of ある.

本書

honsho — This book; the present volume.

主人公

shujinkō — Protagonist; main character of a story.

ある

aru — To exist; to be; there is (inanimate).

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject.

まさに

masani — Exactly; precisely; indeed; just so.

そのような

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

彼

kare — He; him; that man.

驚く

odoroku — To be surprised; to be astonished.

べき

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

非

hi — Non-; un-; negation prefix.

人道

jindō — Humanity; humanitarianism; human moral path.

性

sei — Nature; character; -ness suffix forming abstract nouns.

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to possess.

狡猾

kōkatsu — Cunning; crafty; sly in a deceitful way.

悪人

akunin — Villain; evil person; bad character.

という

to iu — Called; known as; the one that says.

レッテル

retteru — Label; stigma; tag attached to someone.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also marks contrast.

いる

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

ため

tame — Because; for the sake of; in order to.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person pronoun.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people: we, they.

作者

sakusha — Author; writer; creator of a work.

意図

ito — Intention; purpose; deliberate aim.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru; and/furthermore.

通り

tōri — As per; in accordance with; just as.

受け入れ

ukoire — To accept; to take in; to receive.

ざる

zaru — Negative attributive auxiliary; cannot; not doing.

得

e/u — To be able to; can (potential auxiliary).

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not; is not.

だ

da — Copula; is; plain form of です.

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; speech; expression.

おい

oi — Hey; in; at (dialectal/archaic locative).

行動

kōdō — Action; behavior; conduct.

説得

settoku — Persuasion; convincing someone of something.

力

chikara — Power; strength; ability; force.

真

shin/ma — True; genuine; real; authentic.

描か

egaka — To draw; to depict; to portray (stem form).

れる

reru — Passive/potential auxiliary verb suffix.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; mostly; hardly (with negative).

友人

yūjin — Friend; companion; associate.

引き立て

hikitate — To set off; to enhance; to support another.

役

yaku — Role; part; function; duty.

高貴

kōki — Noble; exalted; of high rank or dignity.

なる

naru — To become; attributive particle meaning 'that is'.

若き

wakaki — Young; youthful (literary attributive form).

同様

dōyō — Similarly; in the same way; likewise.

生気

seiki — Vitality; life force; vigor; animation.

なく

naku — Without; lacking (conjunctive negative form).

また

mata — Also; again; moreover; furthermore.

崇高

sūkō — Sublime; lofty; noble in spirit.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feeling.

聖人

seijin — Saint; holy person; sage.

よう

yō — Like; as if; appears to be.

ユダヤ

yudaya — Jewish; relating to Judaism or Jewish people.

人

hito/jin — Person; human being; people.

退屈

taikutsu — Boring; tedious; dull; boredom.

愚か

oroka — Foolish; stupid; unwise.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal.

木偶の坊

dekunobō — Blockhead; useless person; wooden puppet figure.

ヒロイン

hiroin — Heroine; female protagonist of a story.

無比

muhi — Peerless; incomparable; without equal.

欠い

kaki — To lack; to be missing (conjunctive form).

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.

場合

baai — Case; situation; circumstance; occasion.

活力

katsuryoku — Vitality; energy; vigor; drive.

欠如

ketsujo — Lack; absence; deficiency of something.

ら

ra — Plural suffix or casual form marker.

むしろ

mushiro — Rather; instead; on the contrary.

感じ

kanji — Feeling; sense; impression.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

すれ

sure — Conditional stem of する; if done.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

驚嘆

kyōtan — Amazement; wonder; astonishment; admiration.

もし

moshi — If; supposing; in the event that.

生命

seimei — Life; living; vital existence.

鼓動

kodō — Heartbeat; pulse; throb of life.

満ち

michi — Full of; filled with; brimming.

女性

josei — Woman; female; feminine gender.

あっ

a' — Oh!; ah!; exclamation of surprise or realization.

なら

nara — If; in that case; conditional conjunction.

異なる

kotonaru — To differ; to be different; to vary.

存在

sonzai — Existence; being; presence.

なっ

na' — Became; turned into (contracted past of なる).

メロドラマ

merodrama — Melodrama; emotionally exaggerated dramatic genre.

第二

daini — Second; number two in order.

嬢

jō — Young lady; Miss; daughter.

決し

kesshi — Absolutely; never (used with negative: 決して).

生き生き

ikiiki — Vivid; lively; full of energy.

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; it means that.

もの

mono — Thing; object; person (nominalizer or softener).

義妹

gimai — Sister-in-law; step-sister.

より

yori — Than; from; more than (comparative particle).

いくらか

ikuraka — Somewhat; a little; to some extent.

現実

genjitsu — Reality; actuality; the real world.

味

aji — Taste; flavor; quality; sense of something.

与える

ataeru — To give; to provide; to grant.

驚き

odoroki — Surprise; astonishment; amazement.

彼ら

karera — They; them; those people.

事実

jijitsu — Fact; truth; reality; actual event.

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; to the extent of.

際立っ

kiwadatsu — To stand out; to be conspicuous; to be prominent.

奇風

kifū — Eccentric manner; strange customs or style.

よっ

yo' — By means of; due to (contracted form of よって).

や

ya — And; or (non-exhaustive listing particle).

いかなる

ikanaru — Any; whatever; no matter what kind.

遥か

haruka — Far; distant; by far; much more.

明確

meikaku — Clear; definite; distinct; explicit.

造形

zōkei — Artistic/character creation; shaping of a figure.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix; degree or extent of quality.