The Angel in the House — Page 6

Vocabulary

その

sono — That (adjective modifying a noun nearby).

姿

sugata — Figure, form, or appearance of a person.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

ほっそり

hossori — Slender, slim, delicately thin in build.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or 'being'.

なく

naku — Negative connective form; 'not being, without'.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

ごとく

gotoku — Like, similar to; literary comparator expression.

鳩

hato — Dove or pigeon; symbol of gentleness and peace.

より

yori — Particle meaning 'more than' or 'from'.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also, even, too'.

穏やか

odayaka — Calm, gentle, peaceful in manner or nature.

母親

hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent or maternal figure.

面影

omokage — Lingering image or trace of someone's face.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

持ち

mochi — Having, possessing, carrying something with oneself.

風

fū — Style, manner, or appearance resembling something.

顔立ち

kaodachi — Facial features; the overall structure of one's face.

大きく

ōkiku — Largely, greatly, in a big manner or size.

やさしい

yasashii — Kind, gentle, tender in character or treatment.

瞳

hitomi — Pupil of the eye; eyes expressing emotion.

愛

ai — Love, affection, deep emotional attachment to someone.

澄ん

sun(da) — Clear, pure, unclouded (as in water or eyes).

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is, are, was' in plain form.

湖

mizuumi — Lake; a large body of still inland water.

よう

yō — Seems like, appears as if; likeness expression.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for verb phrases.

知っ

shit(te) — Knowing, being aware of a fact or person.

て

te — Connective particle linking sequential or causal actions.

い

i(ru) — To exist or be (for animate beings).

かつて

katsute — Once, formerly, in the past at some time.

彼女

kanojo — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun in Japanese.

病がち

yamai-gachi — Prone to illness; frequently or chronically sickly.

顔色

kaoiro — Complexion; the color or expression of one's face.

悪く

waruku — Poorly, badly; adverbial form of 'bad'.

至福

shifuku — Supreme happiness, bliss, ultimate state of joy.

もっと

motto — More, to a greater degree or extent.

良き

yoki — Good, fine; literary or archaic form of 'good'.

世界

sekai — World; the entirety of the earth or a realm.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, time, or purpose.

のみ

nomi — Only, exclusively; limiting particle in formal usage.

ある

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

信じ

shinji(ru) — To believe, to trust, have faith in something.

天上

tenjō — Heavenly, celestial; relating to the sky or paradise.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-like, -ish, pertaining to'.

すぎる

sugiru — To be too much; excessive degree of something.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of, about, approximately; degree marker.

この

kono — This (adjective for something close to speaker).

世

yo — The world, this life, the present earthly existence.

さげすん

sagesun(de) — To look down on, to despise or scorn someone.

私

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

正義

seigi — Justice, righteousness; adherence to moral principles.

理論

riron — Theory; systematic set of ideas explaining something.

性急

seikyu — Hasty, impatient, rash; acting with excessive urgency.

信条

shinjō — Creed, belief, personal principle or article of faith.

綱

tsuna — Rope, cable; a thick cord used for binding.

限界

genkai — Limit, boundary; the furthest extent something can reach.

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as a certain point.

引き

hiki — Pulling, drawing; stem of the verb 'to pull'.

伸ばし

nobashi — Stretching, extending, lengthening something outward.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction in Japanese.

それ

sore — That (pronoun referring to something near the listener).

断ち切る

tachikiru — To sever, cut off completely, break a connection.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy, delight, pleasure; a feeling of happiness.

半ば

nakaba — Halfway, midway; in the middle or partially done.

修行

shugyō — Ascetic practice, training, spiritual or skill discipline.

捉え

torae — To grasp, capture, perceive or understand something.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living beings.

意見

iken — Opinion, view; one's expressed thoughts on a matter.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also used for contrast.

合わ

awa(nai) — To match, agree, or come together harmoniously.

学部長

gakubuchō — Dean of a faculty or academic department head.

品格

hinkaku — Dignity, grace, nobility of character or manner.

足り

tari(nai) — To be sufficient, enough; lacking when negated.

告げ

tsuge — To inform, tell, announce something to someone.

三人

san-nin — Three people; a group of three persons.

中

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

最も

mottomo — Most, extremely; superlative adverb in Japanese.

優しかっ

yasashika(tta) — Was kind, gentle; past form of 'yasashii'.

柔らか

yawaraka — Soft, gentle, tender in texture or manner.

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.

野薔薇

nobara — Wild rose; a rose growing naturally in the field.

顔

kao — Face; the front of the head bearing features.

彩っ

irodot(te) — To color, adorn, embellish with vivid hues.

これ

kore — This (pronoun for something close to the speaker).

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of a sentence.

あの

ano — That (adjective for something distant from both speakers).

本人

honnin — The person themselves; the very individual in question.

とっ

tot(te) — For, to; particle indicating perspective or purpose.

皆

minna — Everyone, all people; the whole group together.

嬉しい

ureshii — Happy, glad, pleased; feeling joy at something.

驚き

odoroki — Surprise, astonishment; the feeling of being startled.

なっ

nat(ta) — Became; past form of 'naru' (to become).

子

ko — Child; a young person or offspring.

跳ね回っ

hanemawar(i) — To jump around, frolic, bounce about energetically.

転がし

korogashi — Rolling something along; causing an object to roll.

かわい子ちゃん

kawaikochan — Cute little thing; an affectionate term for a child.

どこ

doko — Where; interrogative word asking about a location.

人

hito — Person, human being; an individual person.

心

kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit; one's inner emotional self.

打つ

utsu — To strike, hit, touch deeply; to affect emotionally.

曲線

kyokusen — Curve, curved line; a bent or arched shape.

憂い

urei — Sorrow, melancholy, a feeling of wistful sadness.

帯び

obi — To bear, carry, be tinged or imbued with something.

垂れ目

tareme — Drooping eyes; gentle downward-slanting eye shape.

得

e(ru) — To gain, obtain, acquire; also potential suffix.

不思議

fushigi — Mysterious, strange, wonderful; something hard to explain.

思っ

omot(te) — Thinking, feeling; conjunctive form of 'omou'.

なんと

nanto — How, what; exclamatory expression of surprise.

無作法

busahō — Rudeness, bad manners; lacking proper social etiquette.

時代

jidai — Era, age, period; a span of historical time.

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or reversal.

今

ima — Now, at present; the current moment in time.

座っ

suwat(te) — Sitting; conjunctive form of 'suwaru' (to sit).

他人

tanin — Stranger, other person; someone unrelated to oneself.

以上

ijō — More than, beyond; above a certain level or degree.

同士

dōshi — Fellow, companion; people sharing the same status.

やがて

yagate — Soon, before long, eventually in due course.

微笑み

hohoemi — A smile; a gentle, soft facial expression of warmth.

受け取り

uketori — Receiving, accepting something given or offered.

応える

kotaeru — To respond, answer, meet expectations or a request.

他

hoka — Other, another; something or someone beyond the present.

者

mono — Person, one; refers to a person in formal contexts.

広がり

hirogari — Spreading, expanding; an expanse or widening of something.

打ち解け

uchitoke — To open up, become relaxed and friendly with others.

雰囲気

fun'iki — Atmosphere, ambiance; the mood of a place or situation.

もたらし

motarashi — To bring about, cause, produce a certain result.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly, nearly all of something.

語ら

katara(zu) — To speak, converse, narrate; to tell a story.

ず

zu — Negative suffix meaning 'without doing, not doing'.

ただ

tada — Just, merely, simply; only and nothing more.

見守り

mimamori — To watch over, keep an eye on protectively.

かくも

kakumo — So, thus, to such a degree; literary intensifier.

優れ

sugure — Excellent, superior, outstanding in quality or ability.

娘

musume — Daughter; a female child in relation to parents.

当然

tōzen — Naturally, of course; something taken for granted.

誇り

hokori — Pride; a feeling of satisfaction in one's achievements.

から

kara — From; particle indicating origin, cause, or starting point.

どんな

donna — What kind of, what sort; interrogative adjective.

手紙

tegami — Letter; a written message sent to someone.

届い

todoi — Arrived, reached; past of 'todoku' (to reach/arrive).

言っ

it(te) — Said, told; conjunctive form of 'iu' (to say).

そして

soshite — And then, and so; additive or sequential conjunction.

来

ki(ta) — Came; past form of 'kuru' (to come).

親切

shinsetsu — Kindness, friendliness; being considerate toward others.

問い

toi — Question, inquiry; an act of asking something.

向け

muke — Directed toward, aimed at a person or thing.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.

なぜ

naze — Why; interrogative word asking for a reason.

一度

ichido — Once, one time; a single occurrence of something.

下っ

kudari — Going down, descending; form of 'kudaru'.

尋ね

tazune — To ask, inquire; seeking information from someone.

もう

mō — Already, anymore, soon; indicates a changed state.

卒業

sotsugyō — Graduation; completing a course of study at school.

とも

tomo — Even if, in any case; concessive particle or suffix.

昔

mukashi — Long ago, the old days; a past period of time.

日々

hibi — Day by day, daily; each and every passing day.

語り合い

katariai — Conversing together, talking with each other mutually.

別れ際

wakareiwa — The moment of parting; just as one says goodbye.

溜め息

tameiki — A sigh; a long audible breath expressing emotion.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally, inadvertently; doing something by impulse.