The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 13

Vocabulary

後者

kousha — The latter (of two previously mentioned things).

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

目覚ましい

mezamashii — Remarkable, striking, outstanding achievement or progress.

経歴

keireki — Career history, personal background, or track record.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

記録

kiroku — Record, documentation, or written account of something.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

にあたり

ni atari — Upon doing; at the time of a specific occasion.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the sentence subject.

すでに

sudeni — Already; by this point in time.

次

tsugi — Next, following, subsequent in order or time.

世紀

seiki — Century; a period of one hundred years.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or target.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.

繰り返し

kurikaeshi — Repeatedly, over and over again.

強調

kyouchou — Emphasis, stress, highlighting a particular point.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, or nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

なる

naru — To become; to result in a certain state.

自国民

jikokumin — One's own countrymen, fellow nationals or citizens.

特性

tokusei — Characteristic, distinctive trait or inherent property.

観察

kansatsu — Observation, careful watching and noting of phenomena.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru; also lists reasons.

て

te — Conjunctive te-form particle connecting sequential actions.

い

i — Stem of iru; indicates ongoing state or action.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

人

jin / hito — Person, people, or nationality suffix.

間

aida / kan — Among, between, during a span of time or space.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.

普遍的

fuhennteki — Universal, applicable to all cases or people.

通用

tsuuyou — Commonly accepted, widely used or applicable.

いる

iru — To exist (animate); to be present or ongoing.

格言

kakugen — Maxim, proverb, or widely accepted saying.

すなわち

sunawachi — Namely, that is to say, in other words.

温泉地

onsenchi — Spa town, hot spring resort destination.

いずれか

izureka — Either one, whichever, any one of several options.

滞在

taizai — Stay, sojourn, residing temporarily in a place.

中

chuu / naka — During, inside, in the middle of something.

偶然

guuzen — By chance, coincidentally, accidentally formed connection.

築い

kizui — Built, established (conjunctive form of 築く).

交友

kouyu — Friendship, companionship, social acquaintance.

関係

kankei — Relationship, connection, or association between people.

都

to / miyako — All, entirely; also capital city.

帰る

kaeru — To return home, go back to one's place.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.

すべて

subete — All, everything, entirely without exception.

無視

mushi — Ignoring, disregarding, paying no attention to.

という

to iu — Called, known as; introduces quoted or named content.

もの

mono — Thing, object; nominalizer expressing reason or expectation.

ある

aru — To exist (inanimate); there is or there are.

そして

soshite — And then, furthermore, connecting subsequent statements.

この

kono — This (near speaker); demonstrative adjective.

社交

shakou — Social interaction, socializing, social relations.

上

ue / jou — Above, on top of; regarding or in terms of.

習性

shuusei — Habitual tendency, ingrained behavioral habit.

非常

hijou — Extremely, very, unusually; emergency or extraordinary.

几帳面

kichouimen — Methodical, punctilious, scrupulously careful or precise.

守ら

mamore / mamora — Observed, followed, adhered to (conjunctive of 守る).

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending.

ため

tame — Because of, due to; for the sake or purpose of.

や

ya — And, or; lists items non-exhaustively.

最も

mottomo — Most, the greatest degree of a quality.

親しい

shitashii — Close, intimate, on friendly familiar terms.

交際

kousai — Social relations, acquaintance, companionship with others.

二人

futari — Two people, a pair or couple of individuals.

二十四

nijuushi — Twenty-four; the number 24.

時間

jikan — Time, hour(s), a period or duration of time.

うち

uchi — Within, inside, among a group or time frame.

出会っ

deatt- — Met, encountered (conjunctive of 出会う).

も

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

互いを

tagai wo — Each other (as object); mutually, one another.

認識

ninshiki — Recognition, awareness, acknowledgment of knowing someone.

素振り

soburi — Appearance, pretense, sign or gesture of intent.

まったく

mattaku — Completely, utterly, not at all (with negative).

見せ

mise — Show, display (conjunctive stem of 見せる).

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not, is not.

また

mata — Also, again, furthermore, additionally.

博士

hakase / hakushi — Doctor, PhD holder; title of academic expertise.

社会的

shakaiteki — Social, relating to society or social standing.

地位

chii — Social status, position, standing in society.

急速

kyuusoku — Rapid, swift, at a very fast pace.

落とし

otoshi — Dropping, lowering (conjunctive of 落とす).

いく

iku — To go; progressive movement away or deterioration.

につれて

ni tsurete — As, in accordance with, as something progresses.

衰え

otoroe — Decline, weakening, fading of strength or glory.

ゆく

yuku — To go; used for gradual ongoing change (literary).

栄華

eiga — Glory, splendor, prosperity, past greatness.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.

言い訳

iiwake — Excuse, justification given for one's behavior.

描き方

kakikata — Way of depicting or portraying something in writing.

見事

migoto — Splendid, masterful, skillfully done or portrayed.

彼

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

馬車

basha — Horse-drawn carriage or coach.

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Terrifying, dreadful, frightening in nature.

轟音

gouon — Thunderous roar, loud rumbling noise.

とも

tomo — Along with, together with, including both.

転覆

tenpuku — Overturning, capsizing, being flipped upside down.

それ

sore — That, it; referring to previously mentioned thing.

あまり

amari — So much that; too much, excessively.

身

mi — Body, oneself, one's own person or safety.

危険

kiken — Danger, risk, hazardous situation or threat.

感じる

kanjiru — To feel, sense, perceive emotionally or physically.

だっ

datt- — Past form of copula da; was, were.

二度

nido — Twice, two times, a second occurrence.

何らか

nanraka — Some kind of, any sort of (indefinite reference).

車輪

sharin — Wheel of a vehicle or carriage.

付き

tsuki — Equipped with, attached, having something included.

乗り物

norimono — Vehicle, conveyance, any mode of transportation.

乗る

noru — To ride, board, get on a vehicle.

冒す

okasu — To risk, dare, expose oneself to danger.

つもり

tsumori — Intention, plan, expectation of doing something.

思っ

omott- — Thought, believed (conjunctive of 思う).

男性

dansei — Male, man; referring to adult male gender.

使用人

shiyounin — Servant, employee, domestic hired worker.

解雇

kaiko — Dismissal, firing, termination of employment.

女中

jochuu — Maidservant, female domestic servant (archaic term).

替え

kae — Replacement, substitution, changing for another.

概して

gaishite — Generally speaking, on the whole, in most cases.

生意気

namaiki — Impudent, cheeky, insolent, presumptuous attitude.

怠惰

taida — Laziness, idleness, slothful lack of diligence.

放蕩

houtou — Debauchery, dissipation, dissolute licentious behavior.

か

ka — Question marker; or, either/or in lists.

不正直

fushoujiki — Dishonest, untruthful, lacking integrity or honesty.

だ

da — Copula; is, am, are (plain form).

から

kara — Because, from; indicates reason or starting point.

あっ

att- — There was/were (conjunctive of ある, past context).

街

machi — Town, city street, urban area or district.

喧騒

kensou — Hustle and bustle, noisy commotion of a crowd.

避ける

sakeru — To avoid, evade, keep away from something.

宿

yado — Inn, lodging, place to stay overnight.

静か

shizuka — Quiet, calm, peaceful, free from noise.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.

人目

hitome — Public gaze, other people's eyes or attention.

つか

tsuka — Catch, notice (stem of つかむ/つかまえる, contextual).

裏通り

uradoori — Back street, alley, side road away from main street.

移し

utsushi — Moved, transferred (conjunctive of 移す).

そういった

souitta — Such, that kind of, those sorts of things.

具合

guai — Manner, way, condition, state of affairs.

まさに

masani — Exactly, precisely, truly, indeed just so.

流

ryuu — Style, school, manner, characteristic way of doing.

語り口

katarikuchi — Narrative style, manner or tone of storytelling.

続い

tsuzui — Continued, followed on (conjunctive of 続く).

しかし

shikashi — However, but, yet; introduces contrasting statement.

結局

kekkyoku — In the end, ultimately, after all is said.

ところ

tokoro — Place, point; at the stage or situation of.

そうした

soushita — Such, that kind of (referring to prior context).

往年

ounen — Former years, the old days, days of past glory.

輝き

kagayaki — Brilliance, radiance, shine of former glory.

見られる

mirareru — Can be seen, is visible, observable (potential/passive).

ごく

goku — Extremely, very, quite (intensifier for small degree).

時折

tokiori — Occasionally, now and then, from time to time.

すぎ

sugi — Too much, excess; past a certain point or limit.