The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 7

Vocabulary

天国

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

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

門

mon — Gate; entrance; large door or portal.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence subject.

軽く

karuku — Lightly; gently; without much weight or force.

閉ざされて

tozasarete — Being closed off; shut; sealed away from entry.

おり

ori — Formal continuative form of 'to be' or exist.

我々

wareware — We; us; referring to a group including the speaker.

黄金

ōgon — Gold; golden; precious metal of high value.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

守り

mamori — Protecting; guarding; defending something or someone.

しない

shinai — Do not do; negative plain form of する.

人

hito — Person; human being; individual person.

世界

sekai — World; the earth; all of existence.

始まる

hajimaru — To begin; to start; to commence naturally.

場所

basho — Place; location; spot where something exists.

根こそぎ

nekosogi — By the roots; completely; utterly wiping something out.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

する

suru — To do; to make; to perform an action.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; abstract noun nominalizer.

も

mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle.

でき

deki — Can do; be able to; stem of できる.

名

na — Name; fame; reputation; designation.

なき

naki — Without; lacking; having no (literary attributive form).

罪

tsumi — Sin; crime; guilt; wrongdoing.

読み解く

yomitoku — To decipher; to interpret; to read and understand deeply.

できる

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

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; conjunctive contrast word.

彼

kare — He; him; that male person.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also indicates contrast or emphasis.

失敗

shippai — Failure; mistake; unsuccessful attempt at something.

しよう

shiyou — Let's do; volitional form expressing intention or attempt.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional connector.

勝利

shōri — Victory; triumph; winning a contest or battle.

いかなる

ikanaru — Whatever; any kind of; no matter what (literary).

善き

yoki — Good; virtuous; fine (archaic/literary attributive form).

告げられる

tsugerareru — To be told; to be informed; to be announced.

ない

nai — Not; there is no; negative auxiliary adjective.

東

higashi — East; the eastern direction or region.

人々

hitobito — People; persons; various individuals collectively.

星々

hoshiboshi — Stars; many stars scattered across the sky.

時代

jidai — Era; age; period of time in history.

記す

shirusu — To write down; to record; to note something.

キリスト

Kirisuto — Christ; referring to Jesus Christ.

十字架

jūjika — Cross; crucifix; the Christian symbol of crucifixion.

印

shirushi — Mark; sign; symbol; token indicating something.

受けた

uketa — Received; accepted; past tense of 受ける.

者

mono — Person; one who does something; a being.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

闇

yami — Darkness; gloom; the absence of light.

中

naka — Inside; middle; among; within something.

陽気

yōki — Cheerful; merry; lively in mood or spirit.

進む

susumu — To advance; to move forward; to proceed.

巻物

makimono — Scroll; rolled document or illustrated manuscript.

探し求める

sagashimotomeru — To search for; to seek out earnestly.

確か

tashika — Certain; sure; definite; reliable truth.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle or sentence-final softener.

運命

unmei — Fate; destiny; one's predetermined course of life.

名声

meisei — Fame; reputation; renown; public recognition.

求めて

motomete — Seeking; pursuing; desiring something earnestly.

神

kami — God; deity; divine spirit or being.

血

chi — Blood; the vital fluid within a body.

飲む

nomu — To drink; to swallow a liquid.

歌い

utai — Singing; stem form of the verb 歌う.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

己

onore — Oneself; self; one's own being (formal/literary).

恥

haji — Shame; disgrace; embarrassment; dishonor.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place.

向かう

mukau — To head toward; to face; to go in a direction.

賢者

kenja — Wise man; sage; person of great wisdom.

知って

shitte — Knowing; being aware of; te-form of 知る.

いる

iru — To exist; to be (animate); auxiliary for ongoing action.

邪悪

jaaku — Evil; wicked; malevolent; morally corrupt.

もの

mono — Thing; something; a matter or entity.

空

sora — Sky; the open expanse above the earth.

書き記さ

kakirusa — Writing down; recording (stem of 書き記す).

れて

rete — Passive te-form auxiliary indicating being acted upon.

か

ka — Question particle; or; expressing doubt or inquiry.

彼ら

karera — They; them; a group of people (male or mixed).

悲しき

kanashiki — Sad; sorrowful; grievous (archaic attributive form).

灯

tomoshibi — Lamp; flame; a small glowing light source.

整え

totonoe — Arranging; preparing; putting in order.

弦

gen / tsuru — String of an instrument; bowstring; musical chord string.

触れ

fure — Touching; making contact; stem of 触れる.

重く

omoku — Heavily; with great weight; gravely.

紫

murasaki — Purple; violet color.

翼

tsubasa — Wing; wings of a bird or angel.

羽ばたき

habataki — Flapping of wings; beating wings in flight.

聞き

kiki — Listening; hearing; stem form of 聞く.

忘れられた

wasurerareta — Forgotten; abandoned; no longer remembered by anyone.

熾天使

shitенshi — Seraph; highest-ranking angel of divine fire.

王

ō — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom.

いかにして

ikanishite — How; by what means (formal/literary expression).

死なしめる

shinashimeru — To cause to die; to let perish; to bring death.

いまだ

imada — Still; yet; not yet; even now (literary).

謀る

hakaru — To scheme; to plot; to devise a plan.

ところ

tokoro — Place; point in time; situation or circumstance.

で

de — At; by means of; particle of location or method.

あらゆる

arayuru — All; every; every kind of thing.

ねじれた

nejireta — Twisted; warped; contorted in shape or nature.

木々

kigi — Trees; many trees collectively in a landscape.

下

shita — Below; under; beneath something.

潜む

hisomu — To lurk; to hide; to lie concealed somewhere.

快楽

kairaku — Pleasure; sensual enjoyment; hedonistic delight.

おいて

oite — At; in; regarding; locative/contextual particle phrase.

歪んだ

yuganda — Distorted; warped; twisted out of true form.

憧れ

akogare — Longing; yearning; deep admiration for something.

苦しみ

kurushimi — Suffering; pain; anguish; torment of body or mind.

緑

midori — Green; the color of leaves and nature.

葡萄酒

budōshu — Wine; grape wine; alcoholic beverage from grapes.

倦み

umi — Weariness; fatigue; becoming tired or bored.

深紅

shinku — Crimson; deep red; a vivid dark red color.

海

umi — Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater.

嫌気

iyake — Disgust; fed-up feeling; aversion to something.

さす

sasu — To feel aversion; to be fed up (with 嫌気).

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

仲間

nakama — Companion; fellow; comrade; member of a group.

みな

mina — All; everyone; every one of a group.

無知

muchi — Ignorant; uninformed; lacking knowledge.

勇敢

yūkan — Brave; courageous; bold in the face of danger.

あり

ari — There is; exists; literary/formal form of ある.

そして

soshite — And then; and so; furthermore; connecting conjunction.

方

kata / hō — Person (polite); direction; way; manner.

かろうじて

karōjite — Barely; narrowly; just barely managing to do something.

勝てる

kateru — Can win; to be able to win a contest.

戦い

tatakai — Battle; fight; conflict; struggle against opposition.

持ち

mochi — Holding; having; stem form of 持つ.

救える

sukueru — Can save; able to rescue someone from danger.

魂

tamashii — Soul; spirit; the inner essence of a being.

持つ

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

わたし

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

慰め

nagusamе — Comfort; consolation; solace in times of sorrow.

ため

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

何

nani — What; something; an unknown or unspecified thing.

告げ

tsuge — Telling; announcing; stem form of 告げる.

しかり

shikari — Indeed; yes; it is so (formal/literary affirmation).

望み

nozomi — Hope; wish; desire; one's aspiration or want.

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore; even more; additionally; to a greater degree.

暗く

kuraku — Darkly; dimly; in a dark manner.

なり

nari — Becomes; literary copula or result-expressing form.

より

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

高く

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

荒れ立つ

aretatsu — To rage; to become stormy and turbulent.

いう

iu — To say; to call; to be called.

除いて

nozoite — Except; excluding; apart from something.

夜

yoru — Night; nighttime; the dark hours after sunset.

上

ue — Above; on top of; upper part of something.

三倍

sanbai — Triple; three times the amount or degree.

天

ten — Heaven; sky; the celestial realm above.

鉄

tetsu — Iron; the strong metallic element.

天蓋

tengai — Canopy; baldachin; a decorative overhead covering.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to result in.

だろう

darō — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture or probability.

理由

riyū — Reason; cause; grounds for something happening.

喜び

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

希望

kibō — Hope; wish; aspiration for a desired future.

信仰

shinkō — Faith; religious belief; devotion to a higher power.