The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 5

Vocabulary

の

no — Possessive or attributive particle connecting nouns.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

川

kawa — River; a natural flowing body of water.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

流れ去る

nagaresaru — To flow away; to pass by like flowing water.

中

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

かくも

kakumo — So much; to such a degree; expressing strong extent.

素朴な

soboku na — Simple and unaffected; plain and unpretentious in nature.

信条

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

色彩

shikisai — Color; coloring; hue; vivid quality of appearance.

あらゆる

arayuru — All; every; of every possible kind or type.

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; abstract or concrete entity.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.

と

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

躍り出た

odorideta — Leaped out; sprang forward suddenly into view.

陽光

yōkō — Sunlight; the radiant light emitted by the sun.

も

mo — Also; too; even; additive or inclusive particle.

草

kusa — Grass; plants; low-growing vegetation covering ground.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence subject.

まこと

makoto — Truth; sincerity; genuine reality or authentic fact.

なり

nari — Classical copula meaning 'is' or 'it is so.'

木

ki — Tree; wood; a woody perennial plant.

ついに

tsuini — Finally; at last; after a long time or effort.

真

shin / ma — Truth; genuine; real; authentic essence of something.

なった

natta — Became; past tense of 'naru,' to become something.

花々

hanabana — Flowers (plural); many blossoms; floral abundance.

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Terrible; frightening; awesomely intense or overwhelming.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; degree; approximation marker.

に

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

素朴

soboku — Simplicity; naivety; unpretentious and natural quality.

咲き

saki — Blooming; the act of flowers opening and blossoming.

子供

kodomo — Child; children; young person not yet an adult.

読み本

yomihon — Reader; primer; a basic book used to learn reading.

よう

yō — Like; resembling; in the manner of something.

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; possibly; used to present options.

鏡

kagami — Mirror; a reflective surface showing one's image.

映った

utsutta — Was reflected; appeared as an image in a mirror.

友

tomo — Friend; companion; a close and trusted associate.

顔

kao — Face; facial appearance; expression of a person.

見る

miru — To see; to look at; to observe or watch something.

そこ

soko — There; that place; a location previously mentioned.

聖母

seibo — Holy Mother; the Virgin Mary; a sacred maternal figure.

おられた

orareta — Was present (honorific); respectful past form of 'iru.'

立ち

tachi — Standing; the act of being in an upright position.

高く

takaku — Highly; tall; at a great height or elevation.

生い茂る

oishigeru — To grow thick and lush; dense vegetation flourishing abundantly.

を

wo / o — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

撫で

nade — Stroking; the act of gently petting or caressing.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions.

人

hito — Person; human being; individual person or people.

愛馬

aiba — Beloved horse; a horse one cherishes and loves dearly.

撫でる

naderu — To stroke; to gently pet or caress an animal.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

御顔

omikao / okao — Honorific for face; respectful term for someone's countenance.

勇者

yūsha — Brave person; hero; a courageous and valiant individual.

語り

katari — Narration; speaking; the act of telling or recounting.

選ぶ

erabu — To choose; to select; to pick from among options.

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion; a specific point or period.

開かれた

hiraketa / hirakareta — Was opened; became open; revealed or made accessible.

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; speech; an expression or utterance.

あり

ari — Classical form of 'aru'; there is; exists.

御衣

omikeso / omi-koromo — Sacred garment; honorific term for a holy person's robe.

色

iro — Color; hue; shade; the visual quality of light.

そのもの

sono mono — Itself; the very thing; the essence of something itself.

良き

yoki — Good (classical); positive quality; old literary form of yoi.

知らせ

shirase — News; tidings; a message or notification of information.

勝る

masaru — To surpass; to be superior to; to exceed in quality.

あった

atta — There was; existed; past tense of 'aru.'

語らず

katarazu — Without speaking; did not tell; classical negative of 'kataru.'

振り向き

furimuki — Turning around; looking back; rotating one's head to see.

せず

sezu — Without doing; classical negative form of 'suru.'

いかなる

ikanaru — Any kind of; whatsoever; no matter what type.

徴

shirushi / chō — Sign; omen; token; a mark or indication of something.

示され

shimesare — Was shown; was indicated; passive form of 'shimesu.'

なかった

nakatta — Did not exist; there was not; past negative of 'nai.'

ただ

tada — Just; only; simply; merely; nothing more than that.

真っ直ぐ

massugu — Straight; directly; without bending or deviation in path.

自由

jiyū — Freedom; liberty; being free from constraint or restriction.

立って

tatte — Standing up; being in an upright posture or position.

間

ma / aida — Space; interval; between; a gap in time or place.

そして

soshite — And then; after that; connecting sequential events or ideas.

一つ

hitotsu — One; a single item; one unit of something.

薄暗い

usugurai — Dim; gloomy; faintly dark; not fully lit environment.

先祖伝来

senzo denrai — Handed down from ancestors; inherited through generations.

宝石

hōseki — Jewel; gemstone; a precious stone of great value.

朽ちた

kuchita — Decayed; rotted; deteriorated with age past tense form.

灰色

haiiro — Gray; ash-colored; a dull neutral color between black and white.

鎧

yoroi — Armor; protective battle gear worn by a samurai.

掛かって

kakatte — Hanging on; being suspended from; attached to something.

いた

ita — Was; existed; past progressive form of 'iru.'

それ

sore — That; it; referring to a previously mentioned thing.

引きちぎり

hikichigiri — Tearing off; ripping away forcefully with hands.

御足元

o-ashimoto — Honorific for feet or at one's feet; someone's footsteps.

投げた

nageta — Threw; cast; tossed something toward a target location.

幾世紀

ikuseiki — Many centuries; several hundred years of elapsed time.

後

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

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; leisurely; at an unhurried and relaxed pace.

した

shita — Did; performed; past tense of the verb 'suru.'

足取り

ashidori — Gait; pace; manner of walking; one's step or stride.

人々

hitobito — People; various persons; the general public or folk.

館

yakata / tachi — Manor; mansion; large hall; stately building or residence.

や

ya — And (among others); listing particle suggesting non-exhaustive list.

学び舎

manabiya — School; place of learning; an institution for education.

街

machi — Town; city street; an urban area or district.

から

kara — From; since; out of; indicating origin or starting point.

やって

yatte — Doing; coming; going about doing something actively.

来て

kite — Coming; having come; arrived at a location or place.

横たわる

yokotawaru — To lie down; to recline; to stretch out horizontally.

場所

basho — Place; location; spot; a specific area or position.

見出した

miidashita — Found; discovered; came to recognize or locate something.

神

kami — God; deity; divine spirit worshipped in religion.

母

haha — Mother; one's own mother; a female parent figure.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle expressing assertion or address.

放浪者

hōrōsha — Wanderer; vagabond; a person who roams without fixed home.

言った

itta — Said; spoke; past tense of the verb 'iu.'

私

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

凡庸

bon'yō — Mediocrity; ordinariness; being average and unremarkable in ability.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

王

ō — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom or realm.

過ぎず

sugizu — No more than; merely; nothing beyond; classic negative of sugiru.

聖人

seijin — Saint; holy person; a spiritually virtuous and revered individual.

求める

motomeru — To seek; to desire; to search for or request something.

求めよ

motomeyo — Seek! (imperative); classical command form of 'motomeru.'

う

u — Volitional suffix indicating intention or conjecture in Japanese.

思わない

omowanai — Do not think; does not believe; negative form of 'omou.'

秘め

hime — Hidden; concealed; kept secret from others' knowledge.

られた

rareta — Was done (passive/potential); past passive auxiliary verb form.

事

koto — Thing; matter; fact; an abstract concept or affair.

見よ

miyo — Look! Behold! Classical imperative command form of 'miru.'

天国

tengoku — Heaven; paradise; the divine realm of eternal happiness.

門

mon — Gate; entrance door; a large entryway to a place.

恐ろしき

osoroshiki — Classical adjective form of 'osoroshii'; terrible or fearsome.

地獄

jigoku — Hell; inferno; a place or state of great suffering.

より

yori — Than; from; more than; comparative or origin particle.

閉ざされた

tozasareta — Was closed off; was shut; sealed or barred from entry.

栄光

eikō — Glory; honor; splendor; magnificent and radiant brilliance.

打ち破ろ

uchiyaburō — Let's break through; volitional of 'uchiyaburu,' to smash open.

守る

mamoru — To protect; to guard; to keep safe from harm.

知ろ

shiro — Know! Classical imperative or volitional form of 'shiru.'

語る

kataru — To tell; to narrate; to speak about something at length.

あまりに

amarini — Too much; excessively; far too; to an extreme degree.

尊い

tōtoi / tattoi — Precious; sacred; noble; of extremely high value or worth.

だ

da — Is; copula; plain form asserting a state or identity.