The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 7

Vocabulary

それ

sore — That thing; referring to something previously mentioned.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

どういう

dō iu — What kind of; what sort of meaning.

意味

imi — Meaning; significance of a word or action.

だ

da — Casual copula; equivalent to 'is' or 'are'.

と

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

お思い

omoi — Polite form of 'thinking' or 'opinion'.

です

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

か

ka — Question marker particle placed at sentence end.

まだ

mada — Still; not yet; continuing state or absence.

データ

dēta — Data; information collected for analysis.

あります

arimasu — Polite form of 'to exist' for inanimate objects.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

得る

eru — To obtain; to acquire; to get something.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to something.

に

ni — Direction or time particle; 'in', 'at', 'to'.

理論

riron — Theory; systematic set of ideas or principles.

立てる

tateru — To establish; to set up; to formulate a plan.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting sentence subject.

根本的

konponteki — Fundamental; basic; relating to root cause.

誤り

ayamari — Error; mistake; something incorrectly done.

いつの間にか

itsu no ma ni ka — Before one knows it; unnoticed passage of time.

事実

jijitsu — Fact; truth; actual occurrence or reality.

合わせる

awaseru — To match; to fit; to adjust to something.

作る

tsukuru — To make; to create; to produce something.

でなく

de naku — Not being; rather than; instead of something.

歪める

yugameru — To distort; to twist; to warp the truth.

よう

yō — Manner; way; it seems like; resemblance.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into a new state.

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; completion with regret nuance.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating formal speech.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunction indicating contrast.

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone.

そのもの

sono mono — The thing itself; exactly that; precisely so.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; just now; inadvertently doing something.

そこ

soko — There; that place; that point in context.

から

kara — From; because; starting point in time or place.

何

nani — What; which thing; used in questions.

推論

suiron — Inference; deduction; reasoning from known facts.

れる

reru — Passive or potential verb suffix in Japanese.

私

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

筆跡

hisseki — Handwriting; penmanship; style of written script.

書く

kaku — To write; to compose text or characters.

紙

kami — Paper; sheet used for writing or printing.

注意深く

chūibukaku — Carefully; attentively; with great caution.

調べる

shiraberu — To investigate; to examine; to look something up.

これ

kore — This; referring to something nearby the speaker.

書く

kaku — To write; to pen letters or documents.

男

otoko — Man; male person; adult male individual.

おそらく

osoraku — Probably; likely; expressing reasonable conjecture.

裕福

yūfuku — Wealthy; affluent; financially well-off person.

だった

datta — Past tense casual copula meaning 'was' or 'were'.

でしょう

deshō — Probably; polite conjecture or supposition form.

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to express in words.

同行者

dōkōsha — Companion; fellow traveler; person accompanying another.

推理

suiri — Reasoning; deduction; logical inference from clues.

手順

tejun — Procedure; process; steps taken in order.

真似

mane — Imitation; mimicry; copying someone's actions.

しようとする

shiyō to suru — To try to do; to attempt an action.

この

kono — This (adjective); modifying a nearby noun.

一

ichi — One; the number one; first in sequence.

包み

tsutsumi — Package; bundle; wrapped parcel of something.

半

han — Half; semi-; partial amount of something.

以下

ika — Below; less than; not exceeding a value.

買える

kaeru — Can buy; able to purchase something.

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; extraordinary degree of something.

丈夫

jōbu — Strong; sturdy; durable; physically robust material.

しっかり

shikkari — Firmly; solidly; in a reliable and steady manner.

特別

tokubetsu — Special; particular; out of the ordinary.

まさに

masa ni — Exactly; precisely; just as expected or described.

その

sono — That (adjective); referring to previously mentioned noun.

通り

tōri — As expected; exactly right; street or way.

言葉

kotoba — Word; language; expression used in speech.

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation.

言った

itta — Said; past tense of 'to say'.

まったく

mattaku — Completely; entirely; absolutely; used for emphasis.

イギリス

Igirisu — England; United Kingdom; referring to Britain.

光

hikari — Light; illumination; brightness from a source.

かざす

kazasu — To hold up; to raise toward light for viewing.

みる

miru — To try doing; to see; to look at something.

ください

kudasai — Please give; polite request for an action.

そうする

sō suru — To do so; to act in that manner.

地

ji — Ground; base; background of paper or fabric.

大文字

ōmoji — Capital letter; uppercase alphabetic character.

小文字

komoji — Lowercase letter; small alphabetic character.

そして

soshite — And then; and also; conjunction connecting sentences.

透かし

sukashi — Watermark; translucent design embedded in paper.

模様

moyō — Pattern; design; decorative marking on surface.

として

toshite — As; in the capacity of; functioning as something.

織り込む

orikomu — To weave into; to incorporate a design into fabric.

いる

iru — To exist; to be present (animate subjects).

見える

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

どう

dō — How; in what way; used for asking manner.

解釈

kaishaku — Interpretation; explanation of meaning or content.

尋ねる

tazuneru — To ask; to inquire; to question someone.

製造者

seizōsha — Manufacturer; maker; person or company producing goods.

名前

namae — Name; given name or title of a person.

いや

iya — No; rather; expressing refusal or correction.

むしろ

mushiro — Rather; more precisely; preferably the other option.

違い

chigai — Difference; distinction; something that differs.

伴う

tomonau — To accompany; to be associated with something.

表す

arawasu — To express; to represent; to indicate meaning.

ドイツ語

Doitsugo — German language; the language spoken in Germany.

会社

kaisha — Company; corporation; business organization.

という

to iu — Called; known as; meaning that something is.

われわれ

wareware — We; us; formal first-person plural pronoun.

慣用的

kan'yōteki — Idiomatic; conventional; used as customary expression.

略語

ryakugo — Abbreviation; shortened form of a word or phrase.

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; certainly; naturally without any doubt.

大陸

tairiku — Continent; large landmass such as Europe or Asia.

地名

chimei — Place name; geographical name of a location.

辞典

jiten — Dictionary; reference book of words or names.

見る

miru — To look; to see; to examine visually.

ましょう

mashō — Let's do; polite volitional form suggesting action together.

彼

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

棚

tana — Shelf; rack; horizontal surface for storing items.

重い

omoi — Heavy; weighty; burdensome in physical weight.

茶色

chairo — Brown; the color of tea or earth.

本

hon — Book; bound publication containing text or images.

取り下ろす

tori orosu — To take down; to remove from a shelf.

圏

ken — Zone; sphere; area or region of influence.

国

kuni — Country; nation; one's homeland or state.

それほど

sorehodo — That much; to that extent; so very much.

遠く

tōku — Far away; distant; a great distance from here.