The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 3

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

折れた

oreta — Broken; snapped (past tense of 折れる).

剣

ken — Sword; blade used as a weapon.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause.

それら

sorera — Those things; plural demonstrative pronoun.

を

wo — Direct object marker particle in Japanese.

打ち破り

uchiyaburi — Broke through; defeated or smashed something.

海

umi — Sea; ocean; large body of salt water.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount or degree.

向かい

mukai — Facing; heading toward a direction or place.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

そして

soshite — And then; conjunction connecting sequential events.

息

iki — Breath; act of breathing in and out.

も

mo — Also; too; even; additive particle.

絶え絶え

taedae — Barely surviving; faint and intermittent breathing.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

平和

heiwa — Peace; state of tranquility and harmony.

ひととき

hitotoki — A brief moment; a short while in time.

ために

tame ni — For the sake of; in order to.

止む

yamu — To cease; to stop occurring naturally.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbal phrases.

ない

nai — Not; negation of existence or action.

轟音

gouon — Roaring sound; thunderous loud noise.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, time, or direction.

囲まれ

kakomare — Surrounded; encircled by something or someone.

黄金

ougon — Gold; golden; precious yellow metal.

冠

kanmuri — Crown; ceremonial headpiece worn by royalty.

帯びた

obita — Wore; bore; carried something upon oneself.

羊毛

youmou — Wool; fleece from a sheep.

まとい

matoi — Wearing; wrapped in or draped with.

木

ki — Tree; wood; a wooden plant.

下

shita — Below; under; beneath something.

法

hou — Law; rule; legal or moral code.

定めた

sadameta — Established; decided; set a rule or law.

北

kita — North; northern direction or region.

民

tami — People; folk; common citizens of a land.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

我ら

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

地

chi — Land; earth; ground; territory.

やって来た

yatte kita — Came; arrived at a place or situation.

知らぬ

shiranu — Not knowing; ignorant of something.

騎士道

kishidou — Chivalry; code of conduct for knights.

持って

motte — Holding; having; carrying something with one.

アーチ

aachi — Arch; curved architectural structure.

文字

moji — Letter; character; written symbol or script.

者

mono — Person; one who does something; individual.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

偉大

idai — Great; grand; magnificent in stature or deed.

美しき

utsukushiki — Beautiful; lovely (archaic adjectival form).

男

otoko — Man; male person.

日

hi — Sun; day; daylight.

方

kata — Direction; side; person (honorific).

彼方

kanata — Yonder; far away; distant place.

より

yori — From; than; comparative or source particle.

歪な

ibitsu na — Distorted; misshapen; irregular in form.

形

katachi — Shape; form; appearance of something.

船

fune — Ship; boat; vessel for water travel.

深海

shinkai — Deep sea; the depths of the ocean.

浮かび

ukabi — Floating; rising to the surface.

奇妙

kimyou — Strange; peculiar; unusual in nature.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

炎

honoo — Flame; fire; burning blaze.

満ちて

michite — Filled with; full of; brimming.

いた

ita — Was; existed (past tense of いる).

罪

tsumi — Sin; crime; guilt; wrongdoing.

巨大

kyodai — Enormous; gigantic; very large in size.

毛むくじゃら

kemukujara — Hairy; shaggy; covered with coarse hair.

角

tsuno — Horn; antler; pointed protrusion on an animal.

ある

aru — To exist; to have; to be (inanimate).

頭

atama — Head; top part of the body.

して

shite — Doing; and; by means of (conjunctive form).

歩いて

aruite — Walking; moving on foot.

入って

haitte — Entering; going inside a place.

来た

kita — Came; arrived (past tense of 来る).

長く

nagaku — Longly; for a long time or distance.

低い

hikui — Low; short in height; not tall.

泥沼

doronuma — Muddy swamp; quagmire; boggy marshland.

越えて

koete — Crossing over; surpassing; going beyond.

町々

machimachi — Towns; various towns; plural of town.

王

ou — King; ruler; monarch of a kingdom.

によって

ni yotte — By means of; due to; by the action of.

震わされた

furuwasareta — Was made to tremble; was shaken forcefully.

血

chi — Blood; the red fluid in living bodies.

真紅

shinku — Crimson; deep vivid red color.

髭

hige — Beard; mustache; facial hair on a man.

たくわえた

takuwaeta — Grew; stored; accumulated (beard or supplies).

彼ら

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

踏みしめた

fumishimeta — Trod firmly; stamped upon the ground.

場所

basho — Place; location; spot; area.

世界

sekai — World; the entire earth and its inhabitants.

空

sora — Sky; the expanse of air above.

神

kami — God; deity; divine spirit.

慈しみ

itsukushimi — Compassion; tender love; loving-kindness.

十字架

juujika — Cross; crucifix; Christian symbol of the cross.

取り

tori — Taking; grabbing; picking up something.

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something mentioned.

薪

maki — Firewood; wood cut for burning as fuel.

として

toshite — As; in the capacity of; treating as.

切り刻んだ

kirikizanda — Chopped up; cut into pieces; hacked apart.

魂

tamashii — Soul; spirit; inner essence of a person.

よう

you — Like; as if; seeming to; manner of.

漂い

tadayoi — Drifting; floating; wandering without direction.

や

ya — And; or; listing particle for nouns.

土地

tochi — Land; territory; plot of ground.

ことごとく

kotogotoku — All; entirely; without exception; completely.

重い

omoi — Heavy; weighty; burdensome in feeling.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight.

ただ

tada — Only; merely; just; simply.

眺める

nagameru — To gaze at; to look at from a distance.

だけ

dake — Only; just; limiting particle in Japanese.

手

te — Hand; arm; the limb used for grasping.

打ち壊した

uchikowa shita — Smashed; destroyed; broke apart by force.

神々

kamigami — Gods; plural of god or deity.

悲しく

kanashiku — Sadly; in a sorrowful or mournful manner.

さすらい

sasurai — Wandering; roaming aimlessly without a home.

意志

ishi — Will; volition; determination to act.

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to carry something.

夜

yoru — Night; the dark period after sunset.

獣

kemono — Beast; wild animal; creature.

求めて

motomete — Seeking; searching for; looking for something.

叫んだ

sakenda — Shouted; cried out; screamed loudly.

悲しげ

kanashige — Appearing sad; looking sorrowful or mournful.

丘

oka — Hill; small elevated piece of land.

から

kara — From; since; because; starting point particle.

大地

daichi — The earth; ground; vast expanse of land.

歩く

aruku — To walk; to move on foot.

木々

kigi — Trees; plural of tree; many trees.

であり

de ari — Being; is (formal conjunctive copula form).

同じく

onajiku — Likewise; equally; in the same way.

無知

muchi — Ignorance; lack of knowledge or awareness.

高く

takaku — Highly; tall; at a high position or degree.

それでも

soredemo — Even so; nevertheless; despite that.

天

ten — Heaven; sky; the celestial realm above.

つかみ取り

tsukamidori — Grasping; seizing; grabbing hold of something.

いかなる

ikanaru — Any; whatever; of any kind whatsoever.

助け

tasuke — Help; aid; assistance given to someone.

全く

mattaku — Completely; entirely; not at all (with negation).

来なかった

konakatta — Did not come; failed to arrive.

森

mori — Forest; woods; dense growth of trees.

鳥

tori — Bird; feathered flying animal.

増え

fue — Increasing; multiplying; growing in number.

薔薇

bara — Rose; a flowering thorny plant.

根

ne — Root; the underground part of a plant.

張り

hari — Spreading; stretching; extending roots or branches.

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion when something occurs.

弓矢

yumiya — Bow and arrow; archery weapons used in combat.

身

mi — Body; oneself; one's own person.

隠す

kakusu — To hide; to conceal something from sight.

鎧

yoroi — Armor; protective battle suit worn by warriors.

ひとつ

hitotsu — One; a single item or thing.

残って

nokotte — Remaining; left behind; still present.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract.

何ひとつ

nani hitotsu — Not a single thing; nothing whatsoever.

なかった

nakatta — There was not; did not exist (past negative).

なる

naru — To become; to be; to turn into.