The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 3

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun

は

wa — Topic marker particle

答え

kotae — Answer, response, reply

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb

父親

chichioya — Father, one's male parent

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

愛情

aijō — Love, affection, deep emotional attachment

が

ga — Subject marker particle

続く

tsuzuku — To continue, to last, to go on

限り

kagiri — As long as, limit, extent

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own self

困窮

konkyū — Poverty, hardship, being in dire need

する

suru — To do, to make, to perform

危険

kiken — Danger, risk, hazard

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not, does not exist

だろう

darō — Probably, I suppose, conjecture form

その

sono — That, the aforementioned (demonstrative adjective)

を

wo — Object marker particle

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

妻

tsuma — Wife, one's own spouse

常に

tsuneni — Always, at all times, constantly

最大

saidai — Maximum, greatest, largest possible

敬意

keii — Respect, reverence, esteem toward someone

もって

motte — With, by means of, using

大切

taisetsu — Important, precious, treating carefully

に

ni — Direction, location, purpose particle

つもり

tsumori — Intention, plan, expectation to do

で

de — At, by, with; location/means particle

ある

aru — To exist, to be (inanimate)

そして

soshite — And then, furthermore, and also

父

chichi — Father (one's own)

から

kara — From, since, because (particle)

手当て

teate — Allowance, medical treatment, compensation

家族

kazoku — Family, household members

体面

taimen — Dignity, honor, public reputation

状況

jōkyō — Situation, circumstances, current conditions

相応しく

fusawashiku — Suitably, fittingly, in an appropriate manner

また

mata — Also, again, moreover, furthermore

既に

sudeni — Already, by now, previously

庇護

higo — Protection, shelter, patronage, guardianship

もと

moto — Under, beneath; origin, basis

幸せ

shiawase — Happiness, good fortune, well-being

落ち着い

ochitsui — Settled, calm, composure (stem form)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate beings)

兄弟姉妹

kyōdai shimai — Brothers and sisters, siblings

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals

へ

e — Toward, to (directional particle)

手立て

tеdate — Means, method, way to achieve something

同様

dōyō — Same, similar, in like manner

適切

tekisetsu — Appropriate, suitable, proper, fitting

な

na — Adjectival particle for na-adjectives

もの

mono — Thing, object, matter, person

なる

naru — To become, to turn into

確信

kakushin — Conviction, firm belief, certainty

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; and, moreover

お前

omae — You (informal, masculine, sometimes rude)

私

watashi — I, me (first-person pronoun)

祖父

sofu — Grandfather, one's paternal or maternal grandfather

言っ

ii — Said, told (stem of 言う, to say)

結婚

kekkon — Marriage, wedding, matrimony

という

to iu — Called, known as, so-called

ほど

hodo — To the extent of, degree, about

重要

jūyō — Important, significant, crucial, vital

事柄

kotogara — Matter, affair, subject, thing to discuss

ついて

tsuite — About, concerning, regarding (a topic)

相談

sōdan — Consultation, discussion, seeking advice

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter (nominalizer)

沽券

koken — Dignity, self-respect, one's honor

関わる

kakawaru — To be related to, to affect one's honor

思わ

omowa — To think (negative stem form of 思う)

なかっ

nakatt — Was not, did not (past negative stem)

何か

nanika — Something, anything, some kind of

秘密

himitsu — Secret, confidential matter, hidden information

蓄え

takuwae — Savings, reserves, stored provisions

も

mo — Also, too, even (particle)

なけれ

nakere — If there is not (conditional negative form)

ば

ba — If, conditional particle

よう

yō — Seems like, way of, in order to

義務

gimu — Duty, obligation, responsibility

怠り

okotari — Neglect, negligence, failure in duty

思う

omou — To think, to feel, to believe

恩恵

onkei — Benefit, grace, blessing, favor

委ねる

yudaneru — To entrust, to leave to, to commit

しよう

shiyō — Let's do, I will do (volitional form)

今夜

kon'ya — Tonight, this evening

中

naka / chū — Inside, middle, among, within

ため

tame — For, for the sake of, in order to

別

betsu — Separate, different, another, distinct

住まい

sumai — Residence, dwelling, place to live

探す

sagasu — To search for, to look for, to seek

そこ

soko — There, that place (near listener)

近い

chikai — Near, close, nearby, not far

うち

uchi — Within, among, while, home

教育

kyōiku — Education, upbringing, schooling

かかっ

kakatt — Costs, takes (stem of かかる, to cost/require)

費用

hiyō — Expense, cost, charge, expenditure

明細

meisai — Details, itemized statement, particulars

送る

okuru — To send, to transmit, to forward

返済

hensai — Repayment, paying back a debt

もらう

morau — To receive, to get from someone

あなた

anata — You (polite second-person pronoun)

なさっ

nasatt — Did (honorific stem of なさる, to do)

立派

rippa — Splendid, fine, admirable, respectable

方

kata — Person (honorific); direction, way

だ

da — Copula; is, am, are (plain form)

たいそう

taisō — Very, greatly, extremely, exceedingly

洗練

senren — Refinement, polish, sophistication, elegance

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix; degree, extent

れ

re — Passive/potential auxiliary verb form

紳士

shinshi — Gentleman, man of refinement and honor

いらっしゃる

irassharu — To be, to go, to come (honorific form)

どうか

dōka — Please, I beg you, somehow

ご

go — Honorific prefix for nouns and verbs

多幸

takō — Great happiness, abundant good fortune

お祈り

o-inori — Prayer, wish, hope (honorific form)

申し上げ

mōshiage — To say, to tell (humble honorific verb)

ます

masu — Polite verb ending (present/future tense)

忠実

chūjitsu — Faithful, loyal, devoted, true

下僕

shimobe — Servant, subordinate, humble attendant

より

yori — From, than, by (comparative particle)

そう

sō — So, that way, thus, like that

容易

yōi — Easy, simple, not difficult

想像

sōzō — Imagination, supposition, picturing mentally

できる

dekiru — To be able to, can, to be possible

残し

nokoshi — Leaving behind, remaining (stem of 残す)

立ち去っ

tachisatt — Left, departed, walked away (past stem)