The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 2

Vocabulary

第二

daini — Second; the second (ordinal number).

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

ケース

kēsu — Case; instance; situation.

について

ni tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle indicating the doer.

デーン

Dēn — Dane; referring to Danish people.

人

hito / jin — Person; people; human being.

陣営

jin'ei — Camp; military encampment; faction or side.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

ハープ

hāpu — Harp; a stringed musical instrument.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

弾き

hiki — Playing (a stringed instrument); plucking strings.

歌っ

utatte (→ utau) — Singing; to sing a song.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

と

to — Quotation particle; meaning 'that' or 'and'.

いう

iu — To say; to be called; to state.

民間

minkan — Folk; civilian; non-governmental; popular tradition.

伝説

densetsu — Legend; traditional story passed down orally.

ある

aru — To exist; there is; to have (inanimate).

私

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

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something previously mentioned.

選ぶ

erabu — To choose; to select; to pick out.

いつ

itsu — When; at what time; interrogative word.

生まれ

umare — Birth; origin; being born.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose.

せよ

seyo — Even if; regardless of (conjunctive imperative form).

から

kara — Because; from; starting point or reason.

だ

da — Copula; is; declarative sentence ending.

第三

daisan — Third; the third (ordinal number).

女性

josei — Woman; female; feminine gender.

ケーキ

kēki — Cake; a baked sweet dessert.

まつわる

matsuwaru — To be associated with; to relate to; to concern.

出来事

dekigoto — Event; happening; occurrence; incident.

関わっ

kakawatte (→ kakawaru) — To be involved with; to relate to; to concern.

あり

ari (→ aru) — There is; exists (classical/formal form).

また

mata — Also; again; furthermore; in addition.

俗っぽい

zokuppoi — Vulgar; common; low-brow; lacking refinement.

話

hanashi — Story; talk; conversation; account.

も

mo — Also; too; even; particle of inclusion.

この

kono — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

真面目

majime — Serious; earnest; diligent; honest in character.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun.

歴史

rekishi — History; the past; historical record.

家

ka / ie — Expert; specialist; house; family.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

によって

ni yotte — By means of; due to; depending on.

否定

hitei — Denial; negation; rejection of a claim.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix or softening sentence-final particle.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix element.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses or actions.

き

ki — Auxiliary indicating continuation up to the present.

彼ら

karera — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

思う

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

ところ

tokoro — Place; point; situation; the fact that.

正しく

tadashiku — Correctly; rightly; accurately; in a proper manner.

判断

handan — Judgment; decision; assessment of a situation.

する

suru — To do; to perform; general action verb.

少々

shōshō — A little; slightly; a small amount.

すぎ

sugi — Too much; excessive; going beyond a limit.

対する

taisuru — To face; to oppose; to be directed toward.

二つ

futatsu — Two things; a pair; second item.

主な

omona — Main; primary; principal; most important.

異議

igi — Objection; protest; dissent against a decision.

死後

shigo — After death; posthumously; following one's death.

ずっと

zutto — For a long time; continuously; all along.

後

ato / nochi / go — After; later; behind; subsequent time.

なって

natte (→ naru) — Becoming; turning into; coming to be.

初めて

hajimete — For the first time; for the very first instance.

記録

kiroku — Record; documentation; written account of events.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; event; nominalizer for verb phrases.

氏

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

主張

shuchō — Claim; assertion; argument; insistence on a point.

よう

yō — It seems; like; as if; appearance or manner.

実際

jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice; the truth.

家臣

kashin — Vassal; retainer; loyal subject of a lord.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns loosely.

兵士

heishi — Soldier; military personnel; a fighting person.

一切

issai — At all; entirely; without exception; everything.

連れ

tsure — Companion; bringing someone along; accompanying.

ず

zu — Negative auxiliary (classical); without doing.

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect; total; utter without exception.

一人

hitori — One person; alone; by oneself.

さまよっ

samayotte (→ samayou) — Wandering; roaming; drifting without direction.

なかっ

nakatta (→ nai) — Was not; did not exist (past negative).

これら

korera — These; plural demonstrative referring to nearby items.

いずれ

izure — Either; any of; eventually; sooner or later.

反論

hanron — Counterargument; rebuttal; arguing against a point.

できる

dekiru — To be able to; to be possible; capable of.

可能性

kanōsei — Possibility; likelihood; potential for something.

全

zen / subete — All; entire; complete; whole.

真実

shinjitsu — Truth; reality; the genuine facts of something.

知る

shiru — To know; to learn; to become aware of.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as; by (time).

かかっ

kakatte (→ kakaru) — Taking (time/cost); requiring effort or resources.

時間

jikan — Time; hours; a period or duration of time.

そのような

sono yōna — Such; that kind of; of that sort.

最初

saisho — First; the beginning; the very start.

書き

kaki (→ kaku) — Writing; to write; putting into written form.

記さ

shiruса (→ shirуsu) — To record; to write down; to note something.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

ほぼ

hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately; roughly the same.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal; the very same thing.

おそらく

osoraku — Probably; likely; perhaps; in all likelihood.

より

yori — Than; from; compared to; indicating comparison.

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy; extended in time or space.

もう

mō — Already; anymore; another; soon.

一つ

hitotsu — One thing; one; first item in a list.

いえ

ie / ie (→ iu) — House; home; or 'to say' (classical negative form).

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

一

ichi / hito — One; the number one; first.

二

ni / futa — Two; the number two; second.

程度

teido — Degree; extent; level; approximate amount.

森

mori — Forest; woods; a wooded area.

中

naka / chū — Inside; middle; among; within.

歩き

aruki (→ aruku) — Walking; to walk; moving on foot.

回っ

mawatte (→ mawaru) — Going around; roaming; rotating; circling about.

など

nado — Etc.; and so on; such things as; et cetera.

一度

ichido — Once; one time; for a moment; at one point.

本気

honki — Serious; genuine; in earnest; truly meaning it.

思っ

omotte (→ omou) — Thinking; believing; feeling (te-form of omou).

いる

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

だろう

darō — Probably; I suppose; conjecture or mild assertion.

か

ka — Question particle; marks a sentence as a question.

その

sono — That; the (referring to something contextually known).

本質

honshitsu — Essence; true nature; fundamental character of something.

にとって

ni totte — For; from the perspective of; as far as concerned.

十分

jūbun — Sufficient; enough; adequate; plenty of something.

あれ

are — That (over there); or imperative form of 'aru'.

足りる

tariru — To be sufficient; to be enough; adequate amount.

かも

kamo — Might; maybe; perhaps (shortened from kamoshirenai).

しれ

shire (→ shireru) — Might be; part of 'kamoshirenai' (maybe/perhaps).

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negative verb ending.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; on the other hand.

伝承

denshō — Tradition; oral tradition; folklore passed down.

証明

shōmei — Proof; demonstration; verification of a fact.

しよう

shiyō — Let's do; volitional form of 'suru'.

し

shi — And; doing; conjunctive form of suru or listing.

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; conclusion; logical consequence.