The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 12

Vocabulary

時計

tokei — Clock or watch used to tell time.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

十二時

juuniji — Twelve o'clock, noon or midnight.

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

打ち

uchi — Striking or hitting; chiming of a clock.

崩れ

kuzure — Crumbling or collapsing of a structure.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle in Japanese.

上

ue — Above, on top of something.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action.

鋭く

surudoku — Sharply, keenly, in a piercing manner.

鳴き

naki — Crying or calling sound made by animals.

扉

tobira — Door or gate, often large or heavy.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or agent.

よっ

yot(te) — By means of; due to (contraction of よって).

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

開か

hira(ka) — To open; passive stem of 開く.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary suffix attached to verbs.

かすか

kasuka — Faint, dim, barely perceptible.

揺れる

yureru — To sway, flicker, or tremble gently.

蝋燭

roosoku — Candle used for lighting in darkness.

光

hikari — Light, glow, or radiance from a source.

絶望

zetsubou — Despair, hopelessness, complete loss of hope.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; and/moreover.

恋人

koibito — Lover, romantic partner, sweetheart.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.

へ

he — Directional particle indicating movement toward.

と

to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation.

導き

michibiki — Guidance, leading someone toward a destination.

足

ashi — Foot, leg; lower limb of the body.

地面

jimen — Ground surface, floor of the earth.

踏み

fumi — Stepping, treading on a surface.

鳴らし

narashi — Making something produce a sound by striking.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

ここ

koko — Here, this place nearby the speaker.

その

sono — That (near listener); demonstrative adjective.

若い

wakai — Young in age, youthful.

女性

josei — Woman, female person.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix or sentence-final particle.

おり

ori — Humble form of いる; to be, exist.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending in Japanese.

言っ

it(te) — Said; past/conjunctive form of 言う.

墓地

bochi — Cemetery, graveyard where people are buried.

派

ha — School, faction, or group sharing ideology.

詩人

shijin — Poet, person who writes poetry.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people and animate beings.

常用

jouyou — Regular use, everyday usage of something.

する

suru — To do, to perform an action.

ロマンティック

romanchikku — Romantic, evoking romance or sentiment.

装置

souchi — Device, mechanism, or literary apparatus.

いる

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

この

kono — This (near speaker); demonstrative adjective.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally, inadvertently, just recently.

教授

kyouju — Professor, university-level academic instructor.

夜

yoru — Night, the dark hours after sunset.

おい

oi — Hey (informal call); or within, among (literary).

最も

mottomo — Most, to the greatest degree (superlative).

典型

tenkei — Typical example, archetype, representative model.

呼ん

yon(de) — Called, named; conjunctive form of 呼ぶ.

読者

dokusha — Reader, person who reads a text.

最初

saisho — First, the very beginning or outset.

それ

sore — That, referring to something near the listener.

だ

da — Plain copula meaning is, are (informal).

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, strong emotional sentiment.

がち

gachi — Tendency to; prone to doing something.

ある

aru — To exist, to be (for inanimate things).

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction showing contrast.

文脈

bunmyaku — Context, flow of meaning within a text.

見る

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

彼

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

まったく

mattaku — Completely, entirely, absolutely, not at all.

真剣

shinken — Serious, earnest, sincere in manner or intent.

あっ

at(te) — Was; conjunctive past form of ある.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter (nominalizer).

証明

shoumei — Proof, demonstration, verification of a fact.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

よう

you — Seeming like; way of; volitional expression.

そう

sou — So, that way; appearing to be thus.

なる

naru — To become, to turn into something.

城

shiro — Castle, fortress, large defensive structure.

より

yori — Than, from; comparative or source particle.

十年

juunen — Ten years, a decade.

以上

ijou — More than, at least, above a threshold.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle.

前

mae — Before, in front of, prior in time.

書か

kaka — Written; stem of 書く in passive/negative forms.

小説

shousetsu — Novel, work of prose fiction literature.

中

naka — Inside, within, among, middle of something.

精神

seishin — Spirit, mind, mentality, psychological essence.

見出す

midasu — To find, discover, or identify something.

驚く

odoroku — To be surprised, astonished, amazed.

べき

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

同時

douji — Simultaneously, at the same time.

興味深い

kyoumibuka-i — Interesting, deeply fascinating, worthy of attention.

また

mata — Also, again, moreover, in addition.

作品

sakuhin — Work, piece of art, literary or creative output.

これほど

korehodo — This much, to this extent or degree.

多く

ooku — Many, much, a large number or amount.

メロドラマ

merodorama — Melodrama, emotionally exaggerated dramatic genre.

的

teki — Suffix meaning -like, -ish, -related to.

感情

kanjou — Emotion, feeling, sentiment experienced internally.

見ら

mira — Seen; passive stem form of 見る.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because, the reason being; causal conjunction.

十九

juuku — Nineteen, the number 19.

世紀

seiki — Century, a period of one hundred years.

弟子

deshi — Disciple, pupil, apprentice of a master.

結びつき

Connection, bond, link between things or people.

もの

mono — Thing, object; nominalizing or softening expression.

から

kara — From, because of; particle of cause or origin.

述べ

nobe — Stated, described; conjunctive form of 述べる.

通常

tsuujou — Usually, normally, under ordinary circumstances.

常に

tsuneni — Always, constantly, at all times.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly, nearly, for the most part.

不在

fuzai — Absence, being away or not present.

考え

kangae — Thought, idea, consideration, way of thinking.

なら

nara — If, in that case; conditional conjunction.

ない

nai — Not, does not exist; negative auxiliary.

私

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

冒頭

boutou — Opening, beginning, very start of a text.

章

shou — Chapter, section of a book or text.

筆

fude — Brush, pen; writing style or authorship.

期待

kitai — Expectation, anticipation, hope for something.

論じ

ronji — Argued, discussed; conjunctive form of 論じる.

さら

sara — Furthermore, even more, additionally (さらに).

救い出す

sukuidasu — To rescue, save someone from danger or confinement.

監獄

kangoku — Prison, jail, place of confinement.

場面

bamen — Scene, setting, or situation in a narrative.

真

shin — True, real, genuine, authentic.

あり

ari — Exists, there is; classical form of ある.

描写

byousha — Description, depiction, portrayal in writing or art.

すなわち

sunawachi — That is, namely, in other words.

まず

mazu — First of all, to begin with.

次

tsugi — Next, following, the one after.

流行

ryuukou — Trend, fashion, something currently popular.

医師

ishi — Medical doctor, physician.

姿

sugata — Figure, appearance, form of a person or thing.

風刺

fuushi — Satire, ironic criticism of society or individuals.

多分

tabun — Probably, perhaps, most likely.

含ま

fukuma — Included, contained; stem of 含む.