The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 5

Vocabulary

これ

kore — This; refers to something near the speaker.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

実に

jitsu ni — Truly, indeed; emphasizes the truth of a statement.

単純

tanjun — Simple, plain; lacking complexity or complication.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizes verbs or phrases.

です

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

と

to — Quotation particle; also means 'and' or 'with'.

彼

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

言っ

it(te) — Said, spoke; conjunctive form of 言う (to say).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight.

に

ni — Direction, location, or target particle with various uses.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

左靴

hidari kutsu — Left shoe; the shoe worn on the left foot.

内側

uchigawa — Inner side, inside; the interior surface of something.

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly, just; precisely at a point or moment.

炎

honoo — Flame, blaze; the visible part of fire.

光

hikari — Light; illumination from a source such as fire.

が

ga — Subject marker particle indicating the grammatical subject.

当たっ

atat(te) — Hitting, striking; light or object making contact.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking sequential actions.

いる

iru — To be, to exist; indicates ongoing state or action.

ところ

tokoro — Place, point; also indicates a moment in time.

革

kawa — Leather, hide; animal skin used for shoes or bags.

ほぼ

hobo — Almost, nearly; close to but not exactly complete.

平行

heikoo — Parallel; lines or marks running side by side.

六つ

muttsu — Six (things); the number six in native Japanese counting.

切り傷

kiri kizu — Cut, gash; a wound made by a sharp blade.

で

de — By means of; particle indicating method, location, or cause.

刻ま

kizama — Carved, engraved; marks cut deeply into a surface.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary suffix indicating something is done to subject.

見え

mie — Can be seen; visible to the eye.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense.

明らか

akiraka — Clear, obvious, evident; apparent without doubt.

それら

sorera — Those (things); plural pronoun referring to previously mentioned items.

靴底

kutsu zoko — Shoe sole; the bottom surface of a shoe.

縁

fuchi — Edge, rim, border; the outer boundary of an object.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly, severely; to a very bad or extreme degree.

乱雑

ranzatsu — Disorderly, messy; done carelessly without organization.

削っ

kezut(te) — Scraping, shaving; removing material from a surface.

こびりつい

kobiritsui — Stuck, clinging; adhered stubbornly to a surface.

泥

doro — Mud, dirt; wet earth clinging to surfaces.

落とそ

otoso — Intending to drop or remove; volitional form of 落とす.

う

u — Volitional suffix expressing intention or suggestion.

し

shi — Connective particle listing reasons or sequential actions.

誰か

dareka — Someone, somebody; an unspecified person.

よっ

yot(te) — By means of, due to; indicates cause or agent.

つけ

tsuke — Attaching, applying; putting marks or scratches onto something.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

もの

mono — Thing, object; also softens statements or adds nuance.

それゆえ

soreyue — Therefore, for that reason; logical connective.

ご覧

goran — Honorific form of 'look' or 'see'; please observe.

通り

toori — As, in the way of; just as described or shown.

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible, awful, severe; very bad condition or treatment.

天気

tenki — Weather; atmospheric conditions outside at a given time.

中

naka — Inside, middle, among; within a space or period.

外出

gaishutsu — Going out; leaving home or office to go outside.

い

i — Stem of いる; to be, used in continuous constructions.

そして

soshite — And then, and; connective linking two clauses or sentences.

ロンドン

Rondon — London; the capital city of England and the UK.

女中

jochuu — Maid, housemaid; a female domestic servant.

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive particle meaning 'as well'.

特に

toku ni — Especially, particularly; more than others or usual.

手荒

tearai — Rough, rude; handling something in a harsh manner.

靴

kutsu — Shoe, shoes; footwear worn to protect the feet.

傷つける

kizu tsukeru — To damage, hurt, scratch; to inflict harm on something.

よう

you — Way, manner; also expresses appearance or intention.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does a specified action or role.

使っ

tsukatte — Using, employing; making use of a tool or person.

という

to iu — Called, known as; quotative phrase naming or defining something.

二重

nijuu — Double, twofold; consisting of two layers or parts.

推理

suiri — Reasoning, deduction; logical inference from available evidence.

成り立つ

nari tatsu — To hold true, be established; logic or argument proving valid.

わけ

wake — Reason, meaning; explains why something is logically so.

開業

kaigyou — Starting a practice or business; opening a professional office.

つい

tsui — Just, recently; also means 'unintentionally' or 'just now'.

同様

douyou — Likewise, similarly; in the same way as something else.

もし

moshi — If; conditional word introducing a hypothetical situation.

ある

aru — To exist, there is; indicates existence of inanimate things.

紳士

shinshi — Gentleman; a refined, well-mannered man of good standing.

匂い

nioi — Smell, scent, odor; the quality detected by the nose.

さ

sa — Sentence-ending particle adding light emphasis or assertion.

せ

se — Causative auxiliary suffix making someone do something.

ながら

nagara — While, as; doing two actions simultaneously.

部屋

heya — Room; an enclosed space within a building or house.

入っ

hait(te) — Entering, going in; moving into a room or space.

き

ki — Came; classical past form of 来る (to come).

右手

migite — Right hand; the hand on the right side of body.

人差し指

hitosashi yubi — Index finger; the finger next to the thumb.

黒い

kuroi — Black; dark in color, absorbing most light.

跡

ato — Mark, trace, stain; evidence left behind by something.

聴診器

choushin ki — Stethoscope; medical instrument used to listen to heartbeats.

隠し

kakushi — Hiding, concealing; keeping something out of sight.

わかる

wakaru — To understand, to know; to become clear or comprehensible.

シルクハット

shiruku hatto — Top hat, silk hat; tall formal hat of stiff silk.

右側

migigawa — Right side; the side that is on the right.

ふくらみ

fukurami — Bulge, swelling; a rounded protrusion in a surface.

見せ

mise — Showing; displaying something to another person.

たら

tara — Conditional 'if/when'; expresses a hypothetical condition.

現役

gen'eki — Active duty, currently practicing; still working in a profession.

医師

ishi — Medical doctor, physician; a licensed practitioner of medicine.

断言

dangen — Assertion, declaration; stating something with complete confidence.

でき

deki — Can do, able; expressing ability or possibility.

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative; 'if not' form of ない.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' in a clause.

よほど

yohodo — Considerably, very much; to a remarkable or notable degree.

鈍い

nibui — Dull, slow, obtuse; lacking sharpness of mind or senses.

なり

nari — Or, either; presents alternatives; also classical copula.

過程

katei — Process, course; a series of steps leading to result.

これほど

kore hodo — This much, to this extent; indicating a high degree.

易々

yasuyasu — Easily, effortlessly; accomplished without difficulty or effort.

説明

setsumei — Explanation, description; making something clear to someone.

する

suru — To do; general action verb used widely in Japanese.

聞い

kii(te) — Hearing, listening; receiving spoken information.

笑わ

warawa — Laughing; base form of 笑う in negative or passive context.

ず

zu — Classical negative suffix meaning 'without doing' something.

いられ

irare — Can remain, be able to stay; potential or passive of いる.

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Was not; past negative auxiliary form of ない.

理由

riyuu — Reason, cause; the explanation behind an action or event.

聞く

kiku — To hear, to ask, to listen; receiving auditory information.

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually; occurring consistently or habitually.

馬鹿馬鹿しい

baka baka shii — Absurd, ridiculous, foolish; laughably silly or unreasonable.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of, as much as; indicates degree or limit.

簡単

kantan — Simple, easy; requiring little effort or complexity.

思え

omoe — It seems, it appears; conditional or imperative of 思う.

自分

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

楽

raku — Comfortable, easy, relaxed; free from difficulty or stress.

そう

sou — So, that way; indicating agreement or appearance.

気

ki — Mind, spirit, feeling; mental or emotional state.

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

一つ一つ

hitotsu hitotsu — One by one, each; dealing with things individually and carefully.

場面

bamen — Scene, situation; a particular moment or setting in context.

もらう

morau — To receive; getting something from another person.

まで

made — Until, up to; indicating a limit of time, place, or extent.

全く

mattaku — Completely, entirely, totally; used with negatives for emphasis.

わから

wakara — Do not understand; negative stem of わかる.

ない

nai — Not, non-existent; standard negative form in Japanese.

同じ

onaji — Same, identical; exactly alike without difference.

くらい

kurai — About, approximately; also means 'to the degree of'.

よく

yoku — Well, often, frequently; in a good or skilled manner.

見える

mieru — To be visible, to appear; something can be seen.

思っ

omot(te) — Thinking, believing; holding an opinion or thought.

まったく

mattaku — Completely, utterly, indeed; strong emphasis on degree.

その

sono — That (attributive); modifying noun near the listener.

答え

kotae — Answer, response; a reply to a question or problem.

煙草

tabako — Tobacco, cigarette; dried leaves smoked in a pipe or roll.

火

hi — Fire, flame, light; combustion producing heat and light.

肘掛け椅子

hijikake isu — Armchair; a chair with supports for resting the elbows.

どっかり

dokkari — Heavily, with a thud; plopping down with full weight.

身

mi — Body, oneself; one's physical self or personal being.

投げ

nage — Throwing, tossing; projecting something or oneself through space.

見

mi — Looking, seeing; the act of directing one's gaze.

しかし

shikashi — However, but; introduces a contrasting statement or idea.

観察

kansatsu — Observation; carefully watching and noting details of something.

区別

kubetsu — Distinction, differentiation; telling apart or categorizing differences.