The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 6

Vocabulary

星々

hoshiboshi — Many stars; the stars (plural, poetic).

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

空虚

kuukyo — Emptiness, void, hollowness.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun.

館

yakata / kan — Large building, mansion, or hall.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

抜け

nuke — Pass through, exit, or slip through something.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

上

ue /kami — Above, up, higher position or direction.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

と

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

いう

iu — To say; to be called; to name.

その

sono — That (near listener); demonstrative determiner.

心

kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit, inner feelings.

まま

mama — As-is, remaining in a certain state or condition.

に

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

宇宙

uuchuu — Universe, cosmos, outer space.

人知

jinchi — Human knowledge, human wisdom or understanding.

超え

koe — Exceeding, surpassing, going beyond a limit.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

急峻

kyuushun — Steep, precipitous, sharply inclined slope or terrain.

上り

nobori — Ascent, going up, climbing upward.

階段

kaidan — Staircase, steps, flight of stairs.

行く

iku — To go, to move toward a destination.

よう

you — Appears to; like; in the manner of.

優雅

yuuga — Graceful, elegant, refined in manner or style.

進み

susumi — Advancing, moving forward, progressing onward.

炉火

roka — Hearth fire, fireplace flames, furnace light.

光

hikari — Light, radiance, brightness, illumination.

顔

kao — Face, expression, countenance of a person.

宿し

yadoshi — Harboring, dwelling within, hosting inside oneself.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

最も

mottomo — Most, the greatest degree of something.

孤独

kodoku — Loneliness, solitude, isolation from others.

星

hoshi — Star, celestial body visible in the night sky.

彼方

kanata — Far away, beyond, yonder in the distance.

これら

korera — These things; plural demonstrative pronoun.

受け取れ

uketore — Receive, accept, take in (imperative form).

あの

ano — That (far from both speakers); distant demonstrative.

時

toki — Time, moment, occasion, a particular point in time.

記念

kinen — Commemoration, memorial, remembrance of an event.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru; connecting actions or reasons.

我ら

warera — We, us; first-person plural pronoun (literary).

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also indicates contrast.

家

ie / uchi — House, home, household, family dwelling.

離れ

hanare — Separation, leaving, moving away from something.

しばし

shibashi — For a while, briefly, temporarily for some time.

さまよい

samayoi — Wandering, roaming, drifting without a fixed destination.

煙色

kemuri-iro — Smoke color; a smoky grey or hazy shade.

趣

omomuki — Charm, tasteful atmosphere, aesthetic quality or flavor.

ある

aru — To exist, to be present; existential verb.

小村

komura — Small village, tiny hamlet, little rural settlement.

眺め

nagame — View, scenery, vista observed from a vantage point.

西

nishi — West, the western direction or region.

国

kuni — Country, nation, land, kingdom.

王

ou — King, monarch, ruler of a kingdom.

聖人

seijin — Saint, holy person, sage of great virtue.

とも

tomo — Even; both; along with (emphatic particle).

栄光

eikou — Glory, honor, splendor, fame and renown.

薄れ

usure — Fading, diminishing, growing faint or dim.

ゆく

yuku — To go; to gradually become (literary form of iku).

見守っ

mimamot(te) — Watching over, keeping a protective eye on.

続く

tsuzuku — To continue, to go on, to extend further.

道

michi — Road, path, way, route or course.

果て

hate — The end, the furthest limit, the uttermost boundary.

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as (limit particle).