The Angel in the House — Page 1

Vocabulary

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or agent.

よって

yotte — By means of; by (agent or method).

版

han — Edition or version of a publication.

から

kara — From; indicating starting point or source.

転写

tensha — Transcription; copying text from a source.

メール

mēru — Email; electronic mail message.

アドレス

adoresu — Address; especially an email or web address.

家

ie / ka — House, home, or family; a dwelling place.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.

中

naka — Inside; middle; among a group or space.

天使

tenshi — Angel; a divine or heavenly spiritual being.

著

cho — Written by; authorship credit on a publication.

無限

mugen — Infinity; limitless, without end or boundary.

恩寵

onchō — Divine grace; favor or blessing from God.

より

yori — From; than; indicating source or comparison.

神

kami / shin — God; a deity or divine being.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

彼ら

karera — They; third-person plural pronoun.

を

wo / o — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

共に

tomo ni — Together; jointly with another person.

この世

kono yo — This world; the present earthly life.

遣わした

tsukawashita — Sent forth; dispatched (especially by a deity).

ロンドン

Rondon — London, capital city of England.

パリ

Pari — Paris, capital city of France.

メルボルン

Meruborun — Melbourne, major city in Australia.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby thing.

詩

shi — Poem; poetry as a literary form.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular personal pronoun.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

詩人

shijin — Poet; a person who writes poetry.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something new.

きっかけ

kikkake — Trigger; opportunity; starting point for action.

与え

atae — Give; provide (conjunctive form of 与える).

また

mata — Also; again; in addition to that.

なった

natta — Became; past tense of なる (to become).

目的

mokuteki — Purpose; goal; objective of an action.

で

de — At; by; with; particle of location or means.

あった

atta — Was; existed; past tense of ある.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun.

思い出

omoide — Memory; recollection of a past experience.

捧げる

sasageru — To dedicate; to offer something with reverence.

序文

jobun — Preface; introductory text before a work.

氏

shi — Mr./Ms.; honorific suffix for a person's name.

収録

shūroku — Include; record content in a publication.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs to nouns.

有益

yūeki — Beneficial; useful; producing good results.

ある

aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate things).

という

to iu — Called; known as; expressing a quoted idea.

提案

teian — Proposal; suggestion put forward for consideration.

対して

taishite — Toward; in response to; regarding something.

答え

kotae — Answer; response to a question or proposal.

ひとつ

hitotsu — One; a single thing or unit.

しか

shika — Only; nothing but (used with negative verb).

なかった

nakatta — Did not exist; past negative of ある/ない.

広く

hiroku — Widely; broadly; in an extensive manner.

安価

anka — Low price; inexpensive; cheap in cost.

普及

fukyū — Spread; widespread adoption among the public.

させる

saseru — To cause; to make someone do something.

著作権

chosakuken — Copyright; legal rights over a creative work.

図書館

toshokan — Library; a place to borrow or read books.

価値

kachi — Value; worth; importance of something.

損なう

sokonau — To damage; to impair; to diminish value.

なく

naku — Without; not having (conjunctive negative form).

一方

ippō — On the other hand; meanwhile; one direction.

家庭

katei — Home; household; family environment.

神聖

shinsei — Sacred; holy; divinely pure and revered.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun.

愛

ai — Love; deep affection for another person.

捧げ

sasage — Dedicate; offer (conjunctive form of 捧げる).

られた

rareta — Was done; passive past tense auxiliary verb.

広める

hiromeru — To spread; to disseminate widely to others.

文章

bunshō — Writing; sentence; a piece of written text.

最良

sairyō — Best; optimal; the highest quality available.

使命

shimei — Mission; duty; a calling or important task.

果たさ

hatasa — Fulfill; accomplish (stem form of 果たす).

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

信念

shinnen — Belief; conviction; firmly held personal principle.

もと

moto — Under; based on; a foundation or basis.

なされた

nasareta — Was done; passive past of なす (to do).

二部

nibu — Two parts; second part of a work.

発表

happyō — Publication; announcement; presenting work publicly.

され

sare — Was done; passive conjunctive form of する.

その後

sonogo — After that; subsequently; following that event.

念入り

nen'iri — Careful; thorough; done with great attention.

改訂

kaitei — Revision; revised edition of a published work.

以来

irai — Since; ever since a particular point in time.

イギリス

Igirisu — Britain; the United Kingdom country.

国民

kokumin — Citizens; the people of a nation.

書

sho — Book; writing; a written literary work.

恒久的

kōkyūteki — Permanent; lasting indefinitely over time.

地位

chii — Status; position; standing in society.

占める

shimeru — To occupy; to hold a position or share.

至った

itatta — Reached; arrived at (a state or conclusion).

読者

dokusha — Reader; a person who reads a publication.

皆様

minasama — Everyone; all of you (polite, respectful form).

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.

著者

chosha — Author; the person who wrote a work.

私たち

watashitachi — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

贈って

okutte — Give as a gift (conjunctive form of 贈る).

くださった

kudasatta — Kindly gave; honorific past of くださる.

贈り物

okurimono — Gift; present given to another person.

きっと

kitto — Surely; certainly; without doubt.

感謝

kansha — Gratitude; thankfulness for something received.

気持ち

kimochi — Feeling; emotion; one's state of mind.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix or light sentence-ending particle.

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe something.

目次

mokuji — Table of contents; list of chapters in book.

第一

daiichi — First; number one; the first in order.

巻

kan — Volume; a bound book or scroll volume.

プロローグ

purorōgu — Prologue; introductory section before main content.

詩篇

shihen — Psalms; a collection of poetic verses.

大聖堂

daiseidō — Cathedral; a large, important Christian church.

境内

keidai — Precincts; grounds of a shrine or temple.

前奏曲

zensōkyoku — Prelude; an introductory musical or poetic piece.

一

ichi — One; the number one; first.

不可能

fukanō — Impossible; not able to be done.

性

sei / shou — Nature; quality; suffix indicating a characteristic.

二

ni — Two; the number two; second.

真実

shinjitsu — Truth; reality; what is genuinely true.

三

san — Three; the number three; third.

自信

jishin — Self-confidence; trust in one's own abilities.