The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 9

Vocabulary

これら

korera — These; referring to multiple nearby things

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

第二作

dainisaku — Second work; second literary or artistic piece

において

ni oite — In; at; regarding a place or context

我々

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

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating sentence subject

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

一貫した

ikkan shita — Consistent; coherent throughout; uniform in nature

キャラクター

kyarakutaa — Character; a person in a story or work

発展

hatten — Development; growth; progression over time

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

示す

shimesu — To show; to indicate; to demonstrate something

ため

tame — For the purpose of; because of; for sake

挿話

souwa — Episode; anecdote inserted into a larger narrative

使用

shiyou — Use; usage; employing something for a purpose

理解

rikai — Understanding; comprehension of something explained

し

shi — Conjunctive form of verb suru; and; doing

始める

hajimeru — To begin; to start doing something new

見た

mita — Saw; past tense of miru, to see

伯爵

hakushaku — Count; earl; European noble title rank

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun

この

kono — This; referring to something nearby or mentioned

芸術

geijutsu — Art; artistic expression or creative endeavor

原理

genri — Principle; fundamental rule or basis of something

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect; fully accomplished without flaw

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose

して

shite — Doing; conjunctive te-form of suru

いる

iru — To be; indicates ongoing state or action

よう

you — Seems like; appears to be; resembling something

見える

mieru — To appear; to seem; to be visible

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned

うまく

umaku — Skillfully; well; successfully; in a good way

応用

ouyou — Application; applying knowledge or skill practically

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns

まだ

mada — Still; not yet; continuing unchanged up to now

習得

shuutoku — Acquisition; mastering a skill through learning

い

i — Stem of iru; part of ongoing state constructions

ない

nai — Negative; not; does not exist or occur

それゆえ

soreyue — Therefore; for that reason; consequently

優れた

sugureta — Excellent; superior; outstanding in quality

構想

kousou — Conception; plan; overall design of a work

も

mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle in Japanese

かかわらず

kakawarazu — Despite; regardless of; notwithstanding a fact

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

述べた

nobeta — Stated; mentioned; past tense of noberu

非現実的

higenjitsuteki — Unrealistic; implausible; not reflecting real life

で

de — At; by means of; copula particle in context

ある

aru — To be; to exist; copula for inanimate things

良心

ryoushin — Conscience; moral sense of right and wrong

呵責

kashaku — Remorse; pangs of conscience; self-reproach

全く

mattaku — Completely; entirely; not at all when negative

なく

naku — Without; lacking; negative connective form

犯した

okashita — Committed; perpetrated; past tense of okasu

数々

kazukazu — Numerous; many; a large number of things

悪行

akugyou — Wrongdoing; evil deeds; wicked acts committed

後

nochi / ato — After; later; following a previous event

誠実

seijitsu — Sincere; honest; genuinely faithful and trustworthy

罪

tsumi — Sin; crime; guilt; wrongful act or offense

悔い改める

kuiaratameru — To repent; to reform after wrongdoing sincerely

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional connector

信じがたい

shinjigataI — Hard to believe; incredible; difficult to accept

悪徳

akutoku — Vice; immorality; corrupt and wicked behavior

野心

yashin — Ambition; aspiration; often with negative connotation

今や

imaya — Now; by now; at this point in time

中

naka — Inside; middle; among; within something

打ち砕かれた

uchikudakareta — Crushed; shattered; destroyed completely

読む

yomu — To read; to interpret written text

時

toki — Time; when; moment at which something occurs

大いに

ooi ni — Greatly; enormously; to a large degree

疑念

ginen — Doubt; suspicion; feeling of uncertainty or mistrust

抱かざる

idakazaru — Cannot help but harbor; negative potential of idaku

得ない

enai — Cannot; unable to avoid doing something

における

ni okeru — In; within; pertaining to a specific context

氏

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

その後

sonogo — After that; subsequently; from that point onward

証言

shougen — Testimony; statement; witness account of events

反対

hantai — Opposite; against; opposition to something stated

述べて

nobete — Stating; saying; te-form of noberu

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunctive showing contrast

点

ten — Point; aspect; specific detail or matter

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as a limit

一貫

ikkan — Consistency; coherence; maintaining uniformity throughout

描かれて

egakarete — Being depicted; portrayed; te-form passive of egaku

おり

ori — Being; formal continuous form of iru

目的

mokuteki — Purpose; goal; objective of an action or work

すなわち

sunawachi — Namely; that is; in other words precisely

冷血

reiketsu — Cold-blooded; ruthless; without emotion or mercy

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns

悪党

akutou — Villain; scoundrel; evil person with bad intentions

行為

koui — Act; action; deed performed by a person

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while; temporarily; for some time

成功

seikou — Success; achievement; accomplishing a desired goal

最終的

saishuteki — Final; ultimate; in the end; eventually

不幸

fukou — Misfortune; unhappiness; bad luck; unfortunate state

終わる

owaru — To end; to finish; to conclude an event

効果

kouka — Effect; result; impact produced by an action

高める

takameru — To heighten; to raise; to enhance something

並行

heikou — Parallel; running alongside simultaneously

徳高き

tokunoki — Virtuous; morally upright; of high moral character

させる

saseru — Causative form; to make or let someone do

一人

hitori — One person; alone; a single individual

登場人物

tojou jinbutsu — Character; person who appears in a story

別

betsu — Separate; different; another; distinct from others

引き立て役

hikitate yaku — Foil; supporting role that highlights another character

として

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

使う

tsukau — To use; to employ something for a purpose

という

to iu — Called; known as; the technique of saying

作者

sakusha — Author; writer; creator of a literary work

手法

shuhou — Technique; method; approach used in creation

独創性

dokusousei — Originality; creativity; uniqueness in artistic approach

おいて

oite — In; at; in terms of a certain aspect

際立って

kiwadatte — Remarkably; conspicuously; standing out noticeably

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; it means that; naturally so

構成的

kouseiteki — Structural; compositional; relating to how something is built

技法

gihou — Technique; craft; artistic or literary method used

理論

riron — Theory; theoretical framework or system of ideas

明確

meikaku — Clear; definite; explicit; without ambiguity

進歩

shinpo — Progress; advancement; improvement over previous state

示して

shimeshite — Showing; demonstrating; te-form of shimesu

ただし

tadashi — However; provided that; with the exception that

実行

jikkou — Execution; carrying out; putting a plan into practice

欠陥

kekkan — Defect; flaw; shortcoming in something created

人

hito — Person; human being; people in general

自然

shizen — Natural; nature; occurring without artificial influence

問う

tou — To ask; to question; to inquire about something

だろう

darou — Probably; I suppose; conjecture or supposition

もし

moshi — If; supposing that; used to open conditionals

以前

izen — Before; previously; prior to a certain time

小説

shousetsu — Novel; fiction; a long narrative literary work

持つ

motsu — To have; to hold; to possess something

面白く

omoshiroku — Interestingly; amusingly; adverbial form of omoshiroi

しばしば

shibashiba — Often; frequently; repeatedly occurring over time

刺激的

shigekiteki — Stimulating; exciting; provocative; thrilling in effect

喧騒

kensou — Hustle and bustle; uproar; noisy commotion

欠いて

kaite — Lacking; being without; te-form of kaku

なら

nara — If; supposing; conditional particle in Japanese

その

sono — That; the; referring to a previously mentioned thing

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

よく

yoku — Well; often; frequently; adverb of ii (good)

されて

sarete — Being done; passive te-form of suru

いえ

ie — No; rather; on the contrary; correction marker

楽しく

tanoshiku — Enjoyably; pleasantly; adverbial form of tanoshii

幻想的

gensouteki — Fantastic; whimsical; dreamlike; full of fantasy

稀

mare — Rare; uncommon; seldom occurring

生き生き

ikiiki — Vividly; lively; full of life and energy

決して

kesshite — Never; by no means; used with negatives

何

nani / nan — What; something; used in questions and indefinites

本

hon — Book; also counter for long cylindrical objects

興味深く

kyoumifukaku — Interestingly; with great interest; in a fascinating way

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence