The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 10

Vocabulary

顔

kao — Face; a person's facial features.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

下半分

shita hanbun — Lower half of something.

から

kara — From; because; starting point particle.

判断

handan — Judgment; decision; assessment of a situation.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

と

to — And; with; quotation or conditional particle.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person male pronoun.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

意志

ishi — Will; determination; strong personal intention.

強い

tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; intense in quality.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; individual of notable presence.

よう

yō — Seems like; appears to be; resemblance expression.

に

ni — At; in; to; direction or location particle.

見え

mie — Appears; is visible; stem of 見える.

厚く

atsuku — Thickly; in a thick manner; adverb form.

垂れ下がっ

taresagat(te) — Hanging down; drooping; suspended downward.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

唇

kuchibiru — Lips; the fleshy edges of the mouth.

頑固

ganko — Stubborn; obstinate; inflexibly strong-willed.

とも

tomo — Even; also; both; emphatic inclusive particle.

言える

ieru — Can say; be said; potential form of 言う.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; degree; approximately.

決意

ketsui — Resolve; firm decision; strong determination.

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

感じ

kanji — Feeling; sense; impression one gets.

させる

saseru — To make someone do; causative verb form.

長く

nagaku — Long; lengthily; adverb form of 長い.

まっすぐ

massugu — Straight; directly; without bending or curving.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.

顎

ago — Jaw; chin; lower part of the face.

し

shi — And; listing or reason conjunction particle.

て

te — Te-form conjunctive particle connecting actions.

い

i — Stem of いる; being; existing continuously.

私

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

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone.

届き

todoki — Arrived; reached; stem of 届く.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary stem of ます.

か

ka — Question marker particle ending a sentence.

低く

hikuku — Low; in a low manner; adverb of 低い.

しゃがれ

shagare — Hoarse; raspy; rough-sounding voice quality.

声

koe — Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing.

ドイツ

Doitsu — Germany; the European country known as Deutschland.

訛り

namari — Accent; dialect; regional or foreign speech pattern.

で

de — By means of; at; instrumental or location particle.

尋ね

tazune — Asked; inquired; stem of 尋ねる.

伺う

ukagau — To humbly ask or visit; humble form of 聞く.

お伝え

otsutae — To convey a message; polite form of 伝える.

ね

ne — Isn't it; seeking agreement sentence-final particle.

どちら

dochira — Which one; which direction; polite interrogative.

話しかける

hanashikakeru — To speak to; to address; initiate conversation.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expresses obligation or expectation.

迷っ

mayot(te) — Hesitating; being lost; uncertain about a choice.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate nouns.

交互

kōgo — Alternately; by turns; back and forth between two.

見

mi — Look; see; stem of 見る (to look).

どうぞ

dōzo — Please; go ahead; polite invitation expression.

お座り

osuwari — Please sit; polite imperative to take a seat.

ください

kudasai — Please give; please do; polite request form.

言っ

it(te) — Said; spoke; te-form of 言う.

こちら

kochira — This person; this way; polite demonstrative pronoun.

友人

yūjin — Friend; a close personal companion.

同僚

dōryō — Colleague; coworker; fellow professional associate.

博士

hakase / hakushi — Doctor; PhD holder; title for learned expert.

です

desu — Is; am; are; polite copula verb.

折

ori — Occasion; time; opportunity; circumstance.

触れ

fure — Touch; mention; stem of 触れる.

事件

jiken — Case; incident; criminal or notable affair.

助け

tasuke — Help; assistance; aid given to someone.

くれ

kure — Give (to me); stem of くれる, receiving a favor.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense.

お名前

onamae — Your name; polite form of 名前.

お聞かせ

okikase — Please tell me; polite causative of 聞く.

いただけ

itadake — Could I receive; humble potential of いただく.

貴族

kizoku — Nobleman; aristocrat; member of the nobility.

伯爵

hakushaku — Count; earl; European noble title of rank.

お呼び

oyobi — Being called; polite form of 呼ぶ (to call).

紳士

shinshi — Gentleman; man of honor and good manners.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular polite pronoun.

ご友人

goyūjin — Your friend; honorific form of 友人.

名誉

meiyo — Honor; prestige; reputation held in high esteem.

分別

funbetsu — Discretion; good judgment; sensible thinking.

兼ね備え

kanесонае — Possessing both qualities; combining two attributes.

方

kata — Person (polite); honorific word for an individual.

極めて

kiwamete — Extremely; very; to the utmost degree.

重大

jūdai — Serious; grave; of great importance or consequence.

事柄

kotogara — Matter; affair; a thing or subject of concern.

お任せ

omakase — Entrusting; leaving to someone; polite form of 任せる.

できる

dekiru — Can do; be able to; potential ability verb.

承知

shōchi — Understood; acknowledgment; knowing and accepting.

おり

ori — Being; existing; humble form of いる.

そう

sō — So; that way; indicating agreement or likeness.

なけれ

nakere — If not; conditional negative stem of ない.

ば

ba — If; conditional particle expressing a hypothetical.

だけ

dake — Only; just; limited to that amount or person.

お話し

ohanashi — Story; talk; polite form of 話す or 話.

たい

tai — Want to do; desiderative verb ending form.

が

ga — Subject marker; but; contrastive or subject particle.

立ち上がろ

tachiagaro — About to stand up; volitional stem of 立ち上がる.

う

u — Volitional suffix expressing intention or suggestion.

手首

tekubi — Wrist; the joint connecting hand and arm.

つかん

tsukan — Grabbed; grasped; stem of つかむ.

椅子

isu — Chair; seat; furniture for sitting on.

押し戻し

oshimodoshi — Pushed back; forced back into a prior position.

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of individuals.

一緒

issho — Together; at the same time; in company.

さも

samo — As if; just like; expressing appearance or manner.

お断り

okotowari — Refusal; polite decline; rejecting a request.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby noun.

前

mae — Before; in front; prior to an event.

話せる

hanaseru — Can speak; potential form of 話す.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; nominalizer for verbal phrases.

何

nani / nan — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun.

でも

demo — Even; but; however; anything (with question words).

おっしゃっ

osshat(te) — Said (honorific); te-form of おっしゃる.

広い

hiroi — Wide; broad; spacious in extent or area.

肩

kata — Shoulder; the upper joint of the arm.

すくめ

sukume — Shrug; drawing in; shrinking the shoulders.

では

dewa — Well then; in that case; transitional expression.

始め

hajime — Beginning; start; stem of 始める.

ましょ

mashō — Let's; shall we; volitional polite suffix.

まず

mazu — First; to begin with; before anything else.

お二人

ofutari — The two of you; honorific form of 二人.

二年間

ninen kan — Period of two years; duration of two years.

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect; total without exception.

秘密

himitsu — Secret; confidential; information kept hidden.

厳守

genshu — Strict observance; keeping rules or promises rigidly.

誓っ

chikkat(te) — Swore; vowed; te-form of 誓う.

いただく

itadaku — To humbly receive; humble form of もらう.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; required; essential for a purpose.

あり

ari — There is; existing; stem of ある.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective for a nearby noun.

期限

kigen — Deadline; time limit; expiration of a period.

来れ

kure — If comes; conditional stem of 来る.

件

ken — Matter; case; a specific affair or issue.

もはや

mohaya — No longer; already; by this point in time.

重要

jūyō — Important; significant; of great value or necessity.

なくなる

nakunaru — To disappear; cease to exist; no longer be.

でしょ

deshō — Probably; right?; conjectural or seeking-agreement form.