The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 6

Vocabulary

例えば

tatoeba — For example; used to introduce an illustration

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic

ホール

hooru — Hall; a large room or entrance area

から

kara — From; indicates starting point or cause

この

kono — This; demonstrative modifier for nearby things

部屋

heya — Room; an enclosed space within a building

へ

e — To; directional particle indicating movement toward

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting elements

続く

tsuzuku — To continue; to lead on uninterrupted

階段

kaidan — Staircase; steps connecting different floor levels

を

wo — Direct object marker particle in Japanese grammar

何度

nando — How many times; number of occurrences

も

mo — Also; even; as many as; emphasis particle

見て

mite — Looking at; seeing (te-form of miru)

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation

何回

nankai — How many times; asking frequency of action

くらい

kurai — About; approximately; roughly that amount

です

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

か

ka — Question marker particle at sentence end

そう

sou — That's right; so; indicating agreement or acknowledgment

何百

nanhyaku — Hundreds; an unspecified large number of hundreds

回

kai — Counter for number of times an action occurs

では

dewa — Well then; in that case; transitional expression

何段

nandan — How many steps; asking count of stair steps

わかり

wakari — Understanding; knowing (stem form of wakaru)

ん

n — Contracted form of nai or no; negation or explanation

その通り

sonotori — Exactly right; precisely so; that is correct

観察

kansatsu — Observation; careful watching and noting details

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking sequential actions

た

ta — Past tense verb ending indicating completed action

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener

でも

demo — But; however; even so; contrasting conjunction

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also indicates contrast

まさに

masani — Exactly; precisely; indeed; just as expected

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese

の

no — Possessive particle connecting nouns; also nominalizer

たい

tai — Want to do; expresses speaker's desire

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizing abstract concepts

ある

aru — To exist; there is (for inanimate things)

知って

shitte — Knowing; being aware of (te-form of shiru)

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; introducing an explanation

見る

miru — To look; to see; to observe visually

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; limiting to one thing

で

de — At; by; with; indicates location or means

なく

naku — Without; not; negative connective form of nai

ところで

tokorode — By the way; incidentally; changing the subject

こういった

kouitta — This kind of; such; these sorts of things

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size or scale

問題

mondai — Problem; question; issue requiring attention

に

ni — To; at; in; indirect object and location particle

興味

kyoumi — Interest; curiosity toward a subject or topic

お持ち

omochi — Honorific form of 'holding' or 'having' interest

ささやか

sasayaka — Modest; humble; small and unassuming in nature

体験

taiken — Experience; personal encounter with an event

ひとつ

hitotsu — One; a single item or instance

ふたつ

futatsu — Two; a pair of items or instances

記録

kiroku — Record; documentation of events or data

くださっ

kudasatt(e) — Gave (honorific); polite form of giving downward

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings)

これ

kore — This; refers to something near the speaker

持っ

mott(e) — Holding; carrying (te-form of motsu)

いただける

itadakeru — Can receive (humble potential form of itadaku)

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun

テーブル

teebu ru — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture

上

ue — Above; on top; upper surface position

広げ

hiroge — Spread out; unfolded (stem form of hirogeru)

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

厚み

atsumi — Thickness; depth or bulk of an object

ピンク

pinku — Pink; a light red color

便箋

binsen — Writing paper; stationery used for letters

一枚

ichimai — One sheet; a single flat thin object

こちら

kochira — This way; over here; polite form of kore

投げ

nage — Throwing; tossing (stem form of nageru)

よこし

yokoshi — Sent over; passed across (stem of yokosu)

最後

saigo — Last; final; the very end of something

郵便

yuubin — Mail; postal service delivering letters and packages

届い

todoi — Arrived; was delivered (stem form of todoku)

もの

mono — Thing; object; matter; also softens a statement

言っ

itt(e) — Said; speaking (te-form of iu)

声

koe — Voice; the sound produced when speaking

出し

dashi — Producing; putting out (stem form of dasu)

読ん

yon(de) — Reading (conjunctive form of yomu)

ください

kudasai — Please; polite request form asking for action

その

sono — That; demonstrative modifier for nearby referent

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent by mail

日付

hizuke — Date; the day written on a document

署名

shomei — Signature; a person's signed name on document

住所

juusho — Address; location details for postal delivery

今夜

konya — Tonight; this evening; the current night

八時

hachiji — Eight o'clock; the eighth hour of the day

十五分前

juugofun mae — Fifteen minutes before; a quarter to the hour

もと

moto — Origin; base; formerly; going to someone's place

訪ねる

tazuneru — To visit; to call upon someone at a location

紳士

shinshi — Gentleman; a refined and courteous male person

そこ

soko — There; that place near the listener

方

kata — Person (honorific); also direction or method

きわめて

kiwamete — Extremely; exceedingly; to the utmost degree

重大

juudai — Serious; grave; of great importance or consequence

事柄

kotogara — Matter; affair; a thing or circumstance to address

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; just now; inadvertently did something

ご相談

go-soudan — Consultation; honorific form of seeking advice

望ん

nozon(de) — Wishing; desiring (conjunctive form of nozomu)

ヨーロッパ

Yooroppa — Europe; the western continent of the Old World

王家

ouke — Royal family; a reigning monarch's household

対し

taishi — Toward; against; in relation to something

最近

saikin — Recently; lately; in the near past

貢献

kouken — Contribution; service rendered to benefit others

どれほど

dorehodo — How much; to what extent; expressing degree

強調

kyouchou — Emphasis; stressing the importance of something

過ぎる

sugiru — Too much; to exceed; to go beyond a limit

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negative form in Japanese

重要

juuyou — Important; significant; of considerable value

安心

anshin — Relief; peace of mind; feeling of reassurance

お任せ

omakase — Leave it to; entrust; rely on someone's judgment

できる

dekiru — Can do; able to; be possible

示し

shimeshi — Showing; indicating (stem form of shimesu)

関する

kansuru — Related to; concerning; pertaining to a subject

よう

you — Seems like; in order to; resembling something

評判

hyouban — Reputation; fame; public opinion about someone

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all possible; covering all directions

方面

houmen — Direction; field; area; every quarter or sphere

伺っ

ukagatt(e) — Humbly heard; visited (humble form of kiku/訪問)

おり

ori — Being; existing (humble form of iru)

時刻

jikoku — Time; the exact hour and minute of an event

お部屋

oheya — Room (honorific); polite reference to a room

お待ち

omachi — Waiting (honorific); polite form of waiting

いただき

itadaki — Receiving humbly (stem of itadaku); humble acceptance

訪問者

houmonsha — Visitor; a person who comes to call on someone

仮面

kamen — Mask; a covering worn to conceal one's face

着け

tsuke — Wearing; putting on accessories (stem of tsukeru)

悪しからず

ashikarazu — Please don't take offense; I hope you understand

ご了承

go-ryoushou — Understanding; acceptance; honorific form of consent

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; absolutely; totally

謎めい

nazomei — Mysterious; enigmatic; having a puzzling quality