The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 5

Vocabulary

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

友

tomo — Friend; a person one has a close bond with.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.

なく

naku — Conjunctive negative form meaning 'without' or 'not having'.

孤独

kodoku — Loneliness; state of being solitary or isolated.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

孤児

koji — Orphan; a child whose parents have died.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle indicating the grammatical subject.

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; by one's own action or initiative.

の

no — Possessive/linking particle connecting nouns or clauses.

経験

keiken — Experience; knowledge or skill gained through doing.

不足

fusoku — Shortage; lack or insufficiency of something.

から

kara — Particle meaning 'from' or 'because of'.

また

mata — Also; again; furthermore; in addition.

人類

jinrui — Humanity; all human beings collectively.

利己心

rikokoshin — Selfishness; concern only for one's own benefit.

嫉妬

shitto — Jealousy; resentful envy of another's advantages.

悪意

akui — Malice; intention to do harm to others.

そして

soshite — And; and then; conjunction connecting sequential statements.

卑しい

iyashii — Base; mean; lowly in character or status.

無関心

mukanshin — Indifference; lack of interest or concern for others.

さらされる

sarасаreru — To be exposed to; subjected to external forces.

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all possible kinds or types of something.

困難

konnan — Difficulty; hardship; a challenging or troublesome situation.

と

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

格闘

kakutō — Struggle; wrestling; fighting hard against something.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose verb indicating action.

控えめ

hikaeme — Modest; restrained; unassuming in manner or behavior.

美徳

bitoku — Virtue; a morally excellent quality or trait.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

描こう

egakō — Volitional form of 'to draw/depict'; let us portray.

試み

kokoromi — Attempt; trial; an effort to accomplish something.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

好意

kōi — Goodwill; favorable feeling or kindness toward someone.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-ish', or 'pertaining to'.

先入観

sennyūkan — Preconception; bias formed before examining the facts.

確保

kakuho — Securing; ensuring or obtaining something reliably.

ため

tame — For the sake of; in order to achieve a purpose.

に

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

彼

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

生まれ

umare — Birth; the circumstances or place of being born.

教育

kyōiku — Education; the process of teaching and learning.

恩恵

onkei — Blessing; benefit; favor received from another.

与え

atae — Giving; to provide or grant something to someone.

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

一連

ichiren — A series; a sequence of related events or items.

不幸

fukō — Misfortune; unhappiness; an unfortunate circumstance.

中

naka — Inside; among; in the midst of something.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.

率直

sotchoku — Frank; candid; straightforward and honest in expression.

読者

dokusha — Reader; a person who reads a text or publication.

味方

mikata — Ally; supporter; one who is on your side.

より

yori — More than; from; comparative particle in Japanese.

温かく

atatakaku — Warmly; in a warm or heartfelt manner.

引き込む

hikikоmu — To draw in; to pull someone into something.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into a new state.

だろう

darō — Probably; expresses conjecture or supposition about something.

望ん

nozon — Hoping; wishing; desiring a particular outcome (conjunctive).

いる

iru — To exist (animate); auxiliary indicating ongoing state.

巻き込まれる

makikomareru — To be drawn into; to become involved involuntarily.

卑俗

hizoku — Vulgar; base; coarse and lacking refinement or dignity.

場面

bamen — Scene; a particular situation or moment in a story.

不快感

fukaikan — Discomfort; sense of unpleasantness or displeasure.

覚える

oboeru — To feel; to memorize; to perceive or experience something.

人

hito — Person; human being; individual.

予見

yoken — Foresight; anticipating or foreseeing future events.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; and/moreover connecting clauses.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or causal actions.

思慮深い

shiryobukai — Prudent; thoughtful; showing careful consideration before acting.

低い

hikui — Low; humble; inferior in rank, height, or status.

境遇

kyōgū — Circumstances; one's life situation or personal conditions.

おいて

oite — In; at; regarding a particular place or situation.

どうしても

dōshitemo — No matter what; inevitably; by all means necessary.

置かれ

okare — Being placed; being put in a certain situation.

得

e/u — Can; to be able to; obtain (auxiliary or verb).

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates absence or non-existence.

状況

jōkyō — Situation; circumstances; the current state of affairs.

描写

byōsha — Description; depiction; portrayal of a scene or character.

必要性

hitsuyōsei — Necessity; the quality of being required or essential.

理解

rikai — Understanding; comprehension of meaning or situation.

のみ

nomi — Only; just; nothing but; limiting particle.

なら

nara — If; conditional particle assuming a given premise.

気取り

kidori — Affectation; pretense; putting on airs self-consciously.

や

ya — Particle listing examples; 'and', 'or' among items.

儀礼

girei — Ceremony; formality; established social ritual or etiquette.

よって

yotte — By means of; due to; because of a cause.

覆い隠さ

ōikakusa — Concealing; covering up; hiding something from view.

れる

reru — Passive/potential auxiliary suffix indicating passive voice.

感情

kanjō — Emotion; feeling; an internal affective mental state.

情熱

jōnetsu — Passion; intense enthusiasm or fervent emotional drive.

ありのまま

arinomama — As it is; in its natural, unaltered true state.

現れ

araware — Appearance; manifestation; the act of emerging or showing.

気質

kishitsu — Temperament; innate disposition or character of a person.

風変わり

fūgawari — Eccentric; peculiar; odd or unconventional in nature.

特性

tokusei — Characteristic; distinctive quality or property of something.

自然

shizen — Nature; natural; without artificiality or human interference.

植え付け

uetsuke — Instilling; implanting ideas or traits into someone.

まま

mama — As is; remaining in a state without change.

現れる

arawareru — To appear; to emerge; to become visible or manifest.

人生

jinsei — Life; one's lifetime experience as a human being.

そうした

sōshita — Such; that kind of; referring to previously mentioned things.

部分

bubun — Part; portion; a section of a larger whole.

眺める

nagameru — To gaze at; to observe something from a distance.

楽しみ

tanoshimi — Pleasure; enjoyment; something looked forward to eagerly.

見出す

midasu — To find; to discover; to identify something within.

自分

jibun — Oneself; myself; reflexive pronoun referring to the speaker.

言い聞かせ

iikikase — Telling oneself; persuading or reminding oneself of something.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

方面

hōmen — Direction; field; area of activity or subject matter.

おける

okeru — In; at; pertaining to a specific field or context.

最高

saikō — Greatest; highest; the best or supreme level.

作家

sakka — Author; writer; one who creates literary works professionally.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix used for people or animate beings.

認め

mitome — Recognizing; acknowledging; admitting something to be true.

られ

rare — Passive/potential auxiliary form indicating passive reception.

手法

shuhō — Technique; method; a particular way of doing something.

弁護

bengo — Defense; advocacy; speaking in support of something.

わざわざ

wazawaza — Deliberately; going out of one's way to do.

苦労

kurō — Hardship; trouble; effort expended on a difficult task.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; required; something that must be done.

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe or consider something.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective for something previously mentioned.

何人

nannin — How many people; several people; a number of persons.

か

ka — Question particle; or 'some-' prefix indicating uncertainty.

すでに

sudeni — Already; previously; by this or that point in time.

名前

namae — Name; the word by which a person is called.

挙げ

age — Raising; citing; naming or listing as an example.

知性

chisei — Intellect; intelligence; the capacity for rational thought.

ある

aru — To exist (inanimate); to have; there is/are.

すべて

subete — All; everything; the entirety of something considered.

一見

ikken — At first glance; apparently; on initial observation.

事実

jijitsu — Fact; truth; something that actually occurred or exists.

逸脱

itsudatsu — Deviation; departure from a norm or standard path.

概ね

おおむね (ōmune) — Generally; mostly; for the most part; broadly speaking.

真実

shinjitsu — Truth; reality; that which is genuinely the case.

個人

kojin — Individual; private person; a single specific human being.

へ

e — Particle indicating direction or destination toward something.

風刺

fūshi — Satire; criticism through irony, humor, or exaggeration.

避ける

sakeru — To avoid; to evade; to keep away from something.

変更

henkō — Change; alteration; modification of something established.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives; or light assertion particle.

偽装

gisō — Disguise; camouflage; concealing true identity or nature.