The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 4

Vocabulary

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly, nearly all of something

言葉

kotoba — Word, language, speech, expression

も

mo — Also, too, even (particle indicating inclusion)

発せず

hasssezu — Without uttering, not emitting any words

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless (conjunction)

温かな

atatakana — Warm, gentle, kind in manner or feeling

目つき

metsuki — Look in one's eyes, expression of eyes

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause

彼

kare — He, him, that man

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese sentences

私

watashi — I, me (first-person pronoun)

肘掛け椅子

hijikake isu — Armchair, chair with armrests on both sides

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

勧め

susume — Recommendation, suggestion, offer to someone

葉巻入れ

hamaki ire — Cigar case, container for holding cigars

投げ

nage — Throw, toss, hurl toward someone

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

よこし

yokoshi — To hand over, pass or send something

隅

sumi — Corner, nook, edge of a room

ある

aru — To exist, be located, there is (inanimate)

酒入れ

sake ire — Decanter, container for holding alcoholic drinks

と

to — And, with, quotation particle in Japanese

示し

shimeshi — Indicated, pointed out, showed to someone

た

ta — Past tense grammatical ending for verbs

それから

sorekara — After that, then, and then subsequently

暖炉

danro — Fireplace, hearth for warming a room

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese

前

mae — Front, before, in front of something

立ち

tachi — Standing, to stand up in a place

独特

dokutoku — Unique, distinctive, peculiar to one person

内省的

naiseiteki — Introspective, reflective, given to self-examination

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

やり方

yarikata — Way of doing, method, approach or style

じっくり

jikkuri — Carefully, slowly and thoroughly, with deliberation

眺め

nagame — View, gaze, to look at carefully

結婚

kekkon — Marriage, wedding, act of getting married

お

o — Honorific prefix showing respect or politeness

似合い

niai — Becoming, suiting well, a good match

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or confirmation

言っ

it(te) — Said, spoken, uttered (past conjunctive form)

最後

saigo — Last, final, the end of something

会い

ai — Meeting, encounter, seeing someone in person

し

shi — Conjunctive or listing particle; also 'did'

から

kara — From, since, because (particle of origin)

七

nana / shichi — Seven, the number 7

ポンド

pondo — Pound, unit of weight or currency

半

han — Half, semi-, midpoint of a quantity

体重

taijuu — Body weight, one's weight in kilograms or pounds

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar

増え

fue — Increased, grown, gained more of something

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb ending in Japanese

答え

kotae — Answer, reply, response to a question

いや

iya — No, well, on second thought, hmm

もう

mou — Already, anymore, a little more

少し

sukoshi — A little, a small amount, slightly

多い

ooi — Many, much, a large number or amount

か

ka — Question particle at end of a sentence

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, expectation, what one thinks

ほんの

honno — Just, mere, only a very little

わずか

wazuka — Slight, very little, a tiny amount

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting information to listener

そして

soshite — And then, furthermore, after that (conjunction)

また

mata — Again, also, additionally, furthermore

開業

kaigyou — Opening a business or practice, starting professionally

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix or casual sentence-final particle

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form suffix

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate beings, ongoing action)

よう

you — Appears to be, seems like, manner or way

仕事

shigoto — Work, job, occupation, professional duties

再開

saikai — Resumption, restarting something after a pause

する

suru — To do, to perform an action

つもり

tsumori — Intention, plan, what one intends to do

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is' or 'am'

教え

oshie — Teaching, instruction; to tell or inform

いただけ

itadake — Humble form of receiving a favor humbly

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or request auxiliary suffix

ん

n — Negative ending or explanatory nominalizer particle

でし

deshi — Past polite copula stem before 'た' ending

では

dewa — Well then, in that case, now then

どう

dou — How, in what way, what do you think

わかる

wakaru — To understand, to know, to figure out

見れ

mire — If one looks, conditional form of 'see'

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'

わかり

wakari — Understanding, comprehension, knowing the answer

推理

suiri — Deduction, reasoning, inference, logical thinking

最近

saikin — Recently, lately, these days

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly, severely, extremely, very badly

濡れ

nure — Wet, soaked, drenched with liquid

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter, abstract noun nominalizer

非常

hijou — Extremely, very, highly, unusual degree

不器用

bukiyou — Clumsy, unskillful, awkward, lacking in dexterity

不注意

fuchuui — Careless, inattentive, negligent, lacking attention

女中

jochuu — Maid, female servant working in a household

知っ

shit(te) — Knowing, having knowledge of something

という

to iu — Called, known as, meaning that

同じ

onaji — Same, identical, equal, the very same

君

kimi — You (informal), my friend (familiar address)

それ

sore — That, that thing (mid-distance demonstrative pronoun)

あんまり

anmari — Too much, not very, not so much

数

kazu / suu — Number, count, quantity, several

世紀

seiki — Century, a period of one hundred years

生き

iki — Living, being alive, existing over time

い

i — Continuous existence auxiliary (colloquial form of いる)

なら

nara — If, in that case, conditional conjunctive particle

あなた

anata — You (polite second-person pronoun)

確実

kakujitsu — Certain, definite, sure, without any doubt

火あぶり

hiaburi — Burning at the stake, execution by fire

でしょ

desho — Probably, isn't it, I suppose so

う

u — Volitional suffix meaning 'let's' or 'probably'

木曜日

mokuyoubi — Thursday, the fifth day of the week

田舎

inaka — Countryside, rural area, one's hometown

散歩

sanpo — Walk, stroll, leisurely walk outdoors

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible, awful, severe, dreadful condition

泥だらけ

dorodarake — Covered in mud, muddy all over

帰っ

kaet(te) — Returned, came back home or origin

き

ki — Came (conjunctive form of くる, to come)

本当

hontou — True, real, genuine, really, indeed

着替え

kigae — Change of clothes, changing one's outfit

できる

dekiru — Can do, be able to, be possible

想像

souzou — Imagination, conjecture, picturing in one's mind

つき

tsuki — Attached to, equipped with, coming with

つい

tsui — Unintentionally, just recently, before one realized

彼女

kanojo — She, her, girlfriend (third-person feminine pronoun)

手

te — Hand, arm, means, way of handling

負え

oe — Can handle, can manage, able to deal

なく

naku — Without, not having, lacking (negative te-form)

妻

tsuma — Wife, one's own spouse (referring to oneself's wife)

解雇

kaiko — Dismissal, firing, termination of employment

言い渡し

iiwatashi — Verdict, announcement, notifying a decision officially

ところ

tokoro — Place, point, situation, just about to

そちら

sochira — That direction, you (polite), over there

わかっ

wakat(te) — Understood, figured out, realized something

見当

kentou — Guess, estimate, idea, having a clue

一人

hitori — One person, alone, by oneself

くすくす笑い

kusukusu warai — Giggle, quiet chuckling laugh, snicker

長く

nagaku — For a long time, at length, prolongedly

神経質

shinkeishitsu — Nervous, high-strung, overly sensitive temperament

そう

sou — So, like that, that way, it seems

両手

ryoute — Both hands, two hands together

こすり

kosuri — Rubbing, scrubbing, friction motion with hands

合わせ

awase — Combining, putting together, matching up two things