The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 2

Vocabulary

読者

dokusha — A person who reads books or publications.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

あらかじめ

arakajime — In advance; beforehand; ahead of time.

好意

koui — Goodwill; favorable feeling toward someone.

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

抱い

dakai — Holding; harboring a feeling or emotion.

て

te — Connective particle linking verb phrases together.

いる

iru — To exist; indicates ongoing action or state.

人物

jinbutsu — A person; character in a story or life.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle in Japanese grammar.

冒険

bouken — Adventure; a daring or risky undertaking.

追う

ou — To follow; to chase or pursue something.

こと

koto — Thing; act; nominalizes a verb or clause.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause.

好奇心

koukishin — Curiosity; strong desire to know or learn.

満たし

mitashi — Satisfying; filling up a need or desire.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.

立場

tachiba — Standpoint; one's position or point of view.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.

立ち

tachi — Standing; taking a position or stance.

苦境

kukyou — Difficult situation; predicament or hardship one faces.

あっ

a — Contraction of aru; being or existing in place.

共に

tomo ni — Together; jointly sharing an experience or feeling.

苦しみ

kurushimi — Suffering; pain or anguish experienced deeply.

災難

sainan — Disaster; misfortune or calamity that befalls someone.

もたらし

motarashi — Bringing about; causing something to occur.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese grammar.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does or is something.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to.

憤り

ikidouri — Indignation; strong anger at injustice or wrongdoing.

募らせる

tsunoraseru — To intensify; to let feelings accumulate and grow.

人道的

jindouteki — Humanitarian; relating to humane principles and compassion.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

情念

jounen — Passion; deep emotional feeling or strong sentiment.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

燃え上がり

moeagari — Blazing up; emotions flaring intensely and powerfully.

打ちひしがれ

uchihishigare — Crushed; overwhelmed by grief or despair emotionally.

美徳

bitoku — Virtue; a morally excellent quality or characteristic.

と

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

傲慢

gouman — Arrogance; overbearing pride or haughty attitude.

悪徳

akutoku — Vice; immoral or wicked behavior or quality.

対比

taihi — Contrast; comparison highlighting differences between two things.

いっそう

issou — Even more; to a greater degree or extent.

際立ち

kiwadachi — Standing out; being conspicuously prominent or distinct.

あらゆる

arayuru — All; every possible kind without exception.

印象

inshou — Impression; effect or image left on the mind.

想像力

souzouryoku — Imagination; the ability to form mental images creatively.

二倍

nibai — Double; twice the amount or degree of something.

力

chikara — Power; strength or force applied to something.

もっ

mo(tte) — Holding; using or by means of something.

作用

sayou — Effect; action or influence one thing has on another.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose verb for performing actions.

記憶

kioku — Memory; the ability to recall past experiences.

状況

joukyou — Situation; the circumstances or conditions currently prevailing.

留め

todome — Retaining; keeping something fixed firmly in mind.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind or inner emotional and spiritual self.

手本

tehon — Model; an example to be followed or imitated.

よっ

yo(tte) — By means of; through or due to something.

向上

koujou — Improvement; raising oneself to a higher standard.

注意力

chuuiryoku — Attention; the capacity to focus concentration carefully.

登場

toujou — Appearance; entering the scene or being introduced.

単なる

tannaru — Mere; nothing more than a simple thing.

羅列

raretsu — Enumeration; listing items one after another mechanically.

疲弊

hihei — Exhaustion; being worn out or depleted of energy.

なく

naku — Without; lacking something or not being the case.

趣向

shukou — Device; creative idea or artistic contrivance used deliberately.

多様性

tayousei — Diversity; variety of different kinds or forms.

心地よく

kokochiyoku — Pleasantly; in a comfortable or agreeable manner.

引きつけ

hikitsuke — Attracting; drawing someone in with appeal or charm.

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore, connecting sequential ideas together.

人生

jinsei — Life; the course of a human being's existence.

浮き沈み

ukishizumi — Ups and downs; fluctuations in fortune or circumstances.

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respectively referring to individual items separately.

固有

koyuu — Inherent; unique or peculiar to a particular thing.

もと

moto — Under; based on or originating from something.

現れ

araware — Appearing; manifesting or becoming visible and evident.

機知

kichi — Wit; quick cleverness in thought or expression.

ユーモア

yuumoa — Humor; the quality of being amusing or comic.

ため

tame — For the sake of; purpose or benefit of something.

広大

koudai — Vast; expansive or immense in scope and scale.

領域

ryouiki — Domain; a field or sphere of activity or knowledge.

切り開く

kirihiraku — To open up; to pioneer or clear a new path.

ロマンス

romansu — Romance; a story or feeling of love and adventure.

起源

kigen — Origin; the point at which something first begins.

無知

muchi — Ignorance; lack of knowledge or awareness about something.

虚栄心

kyoueishin — Vanity; excessive pride in one's own appearance or achievements.

迷信

meishin — Superstition; irrational belief based on fear or ignorance.

負う

ou — To owe; to bear responsibility or carry a burden.

疑い

utagai — Doubt; suspicion or uncertainty about something's truth.

ない

nai — Negation; expressing absence or nonexistence of something.

世界

sekai — World; the earth or a particular realm of existence.

暗黒

ankoku — Darkness; deep obscurity or a period of ignorance.

時代

jidai — Era; a distinct period of history or time.

おい

oi — In; contraction of において meaning 'in the context of'.

ある

aru — To exist; there is or there are something.

知恵

chie — Wisdom; practical intelligence and sound judgment accumulated.

や

ya — And; particle listing items in a non-exhaustive way.

勇気

yuuki — Courage; bravery in facing danger or difficulty.

名声

meisei — Fame; widespread reputation or renown for achievements.

得る

eru — To obtain; to gain or acquire something desired.

家族

kazoku — Family; a group of people related by blood.

支持者

shijisha — Supporter; a person who backs or advocates for someone.

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun in Japanese.

優れ

sugure — Excelling; possessing superior or outstanding qualities or abilities.

資質

shishitsu — Aptitude; innate natural qualities or characteristics of a person.

利用

riyou — Utilization; making use of something for a purpose.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru; also used as a connector.

誇大

kodai — Exaggeration; magnifying beyond actual truth or proportion.

称え

tatae — Praising; extolling the virtues or merits of someone.

人格

jinkaku — Character; a person's moral and personal qualities.

神聖

shinsei — Sacred; holy or regarded with religious reverence.

かつ

katsu — And also; moreover, adding another quality simultaneously.

超自然

choushizen — Supernatural; beyond the laws of natural explanation.

的

teki — Suffix meaning -like or -ish, forming adjectives.

もの

mono — Thing; a physical or abstract object or entity.

として

toshite — As; in the capacity or role of something.

描い

egakai — Depicting; drawing or portraying in words or images.

民衆

minshuu — The masses; ordinary people or the general public.

容易

youi — Easy; done without difficulty or great effort.

餌

esa — Bait; something used to lure or attract others.

食いつき

Biting; eagerly taking the bait or falling for something.

加護

kago — Divine protection; blessing or guardianship from a higher power.

懇願

kongan — Entreaty; earnest or urgent pleading and supplication.

崇拝

suuhai — Worship; venerating or adoring a deity or person.

まで

made — Until; up to a certain point in time or degree.

至る

itaru — To reach; to arrive at a state or conclusion.

敬意

keii — Respect; a feeling of deep admiration and esteem.

賞賛

shousan — Admiration; high praise given to someone's achievements.

貢ぎ物

mitsugiomono — Tribute; an offering given to honor or appease someone.

捧げ

sasage — Offering; dedicating or presenting something as a gift.

功績

kouseki — Achievement; meritorious deeds or contributions recognized publicly.

無数

musuu — Countless; too many to count or enumerate easily.

誇張

kochou — Exaggeration; representing something as greater than it is.

伴っ

tomonai — Accompanied by; together with or alongside something else.

後世

kousei — Posterity; future generations of people who come after.

伝え

tsutae — Conveying; passing information or tradition to others.

られ

rare — Passive auxiliary suffix indicating an action done to subject.

励み

hagemi — Encouragement; motivation or incentive to work harder.

繰り返し

kurikaeshi — Repetition; doing or saying something again and again.

語ら

katara — Telling; narrating or recounting stories and accounts.

れ

re — Passive verb ending; being acted upon by others.

栄誉

eiyo — Honor; glory or great distinction for outstanding achievements.

倣おう

naraoou — Let us imitate; following someone's example as a model.

鼓舞

kobu — Inspiration; stirring up enthusiasm or courage in others.

祭壇

saidan — Altar; a raised platform used for religious ceremonies.

築か

kizuka — Building; constructing or establishing something substantial and lasting.

こうして

koushite — In this way; thus, indicating how something came about.

異教

ikyou — Paganism; a religion other than the major monotheistic faiths.

神話

shinwa — Myth; a traditional story involving gods and heroes.

生まれ

umare — Born; coming into existence or being created.

あり

ari — Existing; there is, a classical form of aru.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something previously mentioned.

奇想天外

kisoutengai — Fantastic; wildly imaginative and bizarre beyond normal expectation.

集成

shuusei — Compilation; a collection assembled from various sources together.

他なら

hokanara — None other than; being exactly that specific thing or person.