The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 6

Vocabulary

本

hon — Book; main, fundamental, this (prefix)

作品

sakuhin — Literary or artistic work, piece, creation

の

no — Possessive/attributive particle linking nouns

主人公

shujinkō — Main character, protagonist of a story

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object

スコットランド人

Sukottorando-jin — A person from Scotland, a Scotsman

と

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

した

shita — Past tense of する; did, made, chose

理由

riyū — Reason, cause, grounds for something

述べる

noberu — To state, express, or describe something formally

に

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

あたり

atari — Upon doing; in the context of, regarding

その

sono — That, those (referring to something previously mentioned)

主な

omo na — Main, principal, chief, primary reasons or points

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic

次

tsugi — Next, the following, subsequent item or point

通り

tōri — As follows, in the manner of, as stated

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or copula

ある

aru — To be, to exist (for inanimate things or formal copula)

すなわち

sunawachi — That is to say, namely, in other words

わずか

wazuka — Slight, meager, only a little, a small amount

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

費用

hiyō — Cost, expense, expenditure required for something

彼

kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun

生まれ

umare — Birth, origin, birthplace, where one is born

人格

jinkaku — Personality, character, personal integrity, personhood

品位

hin'i — Dignity, grace, nobility, refinement of character

ふさわしい

fusawashii — Suitable, appropriate, fitting, worthy of something

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also marks emphasis or contrast

考える

kangaeru — To think, consider, reflect upon something

教育

kyōiku — Education, upbringing, instruction, schooling

与える

ataeru — To give, provide, grant, or bestow something

こと

koto — Thing, fact, act; nominalizer for verb phrases

でき

deki — Stem of できる; able to do, possible

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

よう

yō — Way, manner, appearance; so that, in order to

計画

keikaku — Plan, project, scheme, blueprint for action

性質

seishitsu — Nature, character, property, inherent quality

上

jō / ue — Above, on top; in terms of, from the standpoint of

許される

yurusareru — To be permitted, allowed, forgiven, tolerated

乏しい

toboshii — Scarce, meager, lacking, insufficient in quantity

手段

shudan — Means, method, measure, way to achieve something

よっ

yo(tte) — By means of, due to (contracted form of よって)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb clauses sequentially

イングランド

Ingurando — England, the country within Great Britain

到底

tōtei — By no means, absolutely not, utterly impossible

得られる

erareru — To be obtained, attainable, able to acquire

もの

mono — Thing, object; something; nominalizer expressing reason

なかっ

naka(tta) — Was not; past negative auxiliary (contracted form)

王国

ōkoku — Kingdom, realm, sovereign territory of a king

辺境

henkyō — Frontier, remote border region, periphery of a country

おける

okeru — In, at, found in (formal locative expression)

素朴

soboku — Simple, unsophisticated, plain, rustic in nature

風俗

fūzoku — Customs, manners, social habits, ways of a society

首都

shuto — Capital city, seat of national government

近辺

kinpen — Neighborhood, vicinity, nearby area, surrounding region

いかなる

ikanaru — Any, whatever, no matter what kind of

場所

basho — Place, location, spot, venue

より

yori — Than, from; comparative particle indicating contrast

も

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

適切

tekisetsu — Appropriate, suitable, proper, fitting for purpose

描写

byōsha — Description, depiction, portrayal of a scene or person

する

suru — To do, perform, make; general-purpose action verb

そして

soshite — And then, furthermore, additionally connecting sentences

最後

saigo — Last, final, the end, the concluding point

旅

tabi — Journey, travel, trip, voyage to another place

好む

konomu — To like, prefer, be fond of something

気質

kishitsu / katagi — Temperament, disposition, nature, character type

国

kuni — Country, nation, land, home region

から

kara — From; starting point or cause particle

冒険者

bōkensha — Adventurer, daring person who seeks adventures

生み出す

umidasu — To produce, give rise to, generate, bring forth

という

to iu — Called, known as, which says; quotation expression

判断

handan — Judgment, decision, assessment, conclusion reached

正当化

seitōka — Justification, rationalization, legitimizing a decision

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; also lists reasons

くれる

kureru — To give (to me/ingroup); to do a favor for me

回顧録

kaikoroku — Memoir, reminiscences, written record of past experiences

中

naka / chū — Inside, within, among, in the middle of

一部

ichibu — Part, portion, one section of a whole

人物

jinbutsu — Person, character, figure, personage in a work

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening; spoken words, utterance

発せ

hasse (from hassuru) — Uttered, emitted, issued (from 発する, to emit)

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending

無意味

muimi — Meaningless, senseless, pointless, without significance

罵り

nonoshiri — Abuse, cursing, insulting words, verbal attack

言葉

kotoba — Words, language, speech, expression

繊細

sensai — Delicate, sensitive, subtle, refined, fragile

読者

dokusha — Reader, person who reads a publication or book

不快感

fukaikan — Discomfort, unpleasant feeling, sense of displeasure

覚え

oboe — Memory, sense; feeling (from 覚える, to feel/remember)

ない

nai — Negative ending; not, does not exist

あらかじめ

arakajime — In advance, beforehand, prior to something occurring

お断り

okotowari — Refusal, notice, prior warning, disclaimer

おき

oki — Placing, leaving; stem of おく (to do in advance)

たい

tai — Desire auxiliary; want to do something

だ

da — Copula; informal form of です, meaning 'is/am/are'

哀れ

aware — Pity, pathos, sorrow, poignant sadness

感嘆詞

kantanshi — Interjection, exclamatory word expressing emotion

不合理

fugōri — Irrational, unreasonable, illogical, absurd

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into nouns

暴く

abaku — To expose, reveal, uncover something hidden or secret

それ

sore — That, it; referring to something previously mentioned

登場

tōjō — Appearance, entry, introduction of a character

会話

kaiwa — Conversation, dialogue, verbal exchange between people

自然

shizen — Nature; natural, spontaneous, unforced

か

ka — Question particle; or; indicating uncertainty or options

まま

mama — As is, unchanged state, leaving things as they are

最も

mottomo — Most, extremely; superlative adverb

効果的

kōkateki — Effective, efficient, producing the desired result

考え

kangae — Thought, idea, opinion, way of thinking