The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 1

Vocabulary

最も

mottomo — Most; to the greatest degree or extent.

美しき

utsukushiki — Beautiful; archaic adjectival form of beautiful.

者たち

monotachi — People; plural form referring to a group of persons.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.

我ら

warera — We; archaic or formal first-person plural pronoun.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discussion.

子孫

shison — Descendants; offspring continuing one's family lineage.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

繁栄

han'ei — Prosperity; flourishing growth and thriving success.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

望む

nozomu — To wish for; to desire or hope for something.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

によって

ni yotte — By means of; through a particular method or cause.

美

bi — Beauty; aesthetic quality of pleasing appearance.

薔薇

bara — Rose; a flowering plant associated with beauty and love.

が

ga — Subject marker particle emphasizing the grammatical subject.

永遠

eien — Eternity; lasting forever without end.

枯れ

kare — Wither; to dry up or die as a plant.

ぬ

nu — Archaic negative auxiliary; equivalent to modern ない.

よう

you — So that; expressing purpose or resemblance.

しかし

shikashi — However; a conjunction indicating contrast or contradiction.

熟し

juku shi — Ripen; to become mature or fully developed.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

者

mono — Person; one who performs a certain role or action.

時

toki — Time; a particular moment or period.

と

to — With; a particle meaning and or together with.

ともに

tomo ni — Together with; alongside another person or thing.

世

yo — World; the age or era one lives in.

去る

saru — To leave; to depart or pass away from a place.

とき

toki — When; at the time that something occurs.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective modifying a following noun.

柔らか

yawaraka — Soft; gentle or tender in texture or manner.

後継ぎ

atotsugi — Successor; one who inherits a position or legacy.

彼

kare — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.

記憶

kioku — Memory; the faculty of retaining past experiences.

受け継ぐ

uketsugu — To inherit; to take over something passed down from another.

汝

nanji — Thou; archaic second-person singular pronoun meaning you.

自身

jishin — Oneself; emphasizing the self or one's own being.

輝く

kagayaku — To shine; to gleam or radiate brilliant light.

瞳

hitomi — Pupil; the eye or gaze, often expressing emotion.

のみ

nomi — Only; exclusively limiting to one thing.

縛ら

shibara — Bind; to tie up or restrain (stem form).

れ

re — Passive auxiliary indicating an action done to the subject.

自ら

mizukara — By oneself; personally or on one's own initiative.

実体

jittai — Substance; the actual physical body or essence.

燃料

nenryou — Fuel; material burned to produce energy.

として

to shite — As; in the capacity or role of something.

己

onore — Oneself; archaic emphatic reference to one's own self.

光

hikari — Light; radiance or illumination emitted from a source.

炎

honoo — Flame; burning fire or passionate intensity.

養い

yasinai — Nourishment; feeding or sustaining something with care.

豊か

yutaka — Abundant; rich or plentiful in resources or quality.

さ

sa — Suffix forming nouns expressing degree from adjectives.

ある

aru — To exist; to be or to have something.

ところ

tokoro — Place; a location or a situation in context.

飢饉

kikin — Famine; widespread severe shortage of food.

もたらし

motarashi — Bring about; to cause or introduce a result.

敵

teki — Enemy; an opponent or adversarial force.

なり

nari — To be; archaic copula expressing state or identity.

甘き

amaki — Sweet; archaic form of the adjective sweet.

あまり

amari — Too much; excessive degree of something.

残酷

zankoku — Cruel; mercilessly harsh or brutal in action.

今や

ima ya — Now; at this very present moment in time.

世界

sekai — World; the entire earth or global community.

瑞々しき

mizumizushiki — Fresh and vivid; radiantly youthful and vibrant.

飾り

kazari — Decoration; an ornament enhancing visual appearance.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.

華やか

hanayaka — Gorgeous; brilliantly colorful and showy in appearance.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

春

haru — Spring; the season of renewal and blooming flowers.

唯一

yuiitsu — Only one; the sole existing example of something.

先触れ

sakibure — Herald; an advance sign or announcement of something.

あり

ari — Exist; archaic or formal form of ある.

ながら

nagara — While; doing two things simultaneously.

蕾

tsubomi — Bud; an unopened flower not yet in bloom.

中

naka — Inside; the interior or middle of something.

中身

nakami — Contents; what is inside a container or vessel.

埋葬

maisou — Burial; the act of interring a body in ground.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting sequential actions.

優しき

yasashiki — Gentle; archaic form of kind or tender.

守銭奴

shusen do — Miser; a person who hoards money greedily.

よ

yo — Vocative or emphatic particle addressing someone directly.

吝嗇

rinsyoku — Stinginess; extreme reluctance to spend or give.

無駄

muda — Waste; useless expenditure of resources or effort.

生む

umu — To produce; to give birth or generate something.

憐れめ

awarème — Have pity; show compassion or mercy toward another.

さも

samo — Otherwise; or else, implying a conditional warning.

なく

naku — Without; negative conjunctive form of ない.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby noun.

大食漢

taishokukan — Glutton; a person who eats excessively and greedily.

なれ

nare — Become; archaic imperative or conjugated form of なる.

墓

haka — Grave; a burial site or tomb for the dead.

与えら

ataerarè — Be given; passive stem of to give or bestow.

るべき

rubeki — Should be; expressing obligation or what ought to happen.

もの

mono — Thing; an object or matter being referred to.

食い尽くす

kuitsukusu — Devour entirely; to consume everything without remainder.

べく

beku — In order to; archaic purposive expression meaning so as to.

四十

shijuu — Forty; the number 40.

冬

fuyu — Winter; the coldest season of the year.

額

hitai — Forehead; the front part of the face above eyebrows.

包囲

houi — Siege; surrounding and encircling something or someone.

野

no — Field; an open expanse of land or wilderness.

深き

fukaki — Deep; archaic adjectival form of profound or deep.

溝

mizo — Trench; a long narrow ditch or furrow in ground.

掘る

horu — To dig; to excavate or make a hole in ground.

今

ima — Now; the present moment in time.

かく

kaku — Thus; in this way, archaic demonstrative adverb.

も

mo — Also; a particle meaning too or even.

見つめ

mitsumè — Gaze; to stare fixedly at something or someone.

られ

rarè — Passive or potential auxiliary attached to verb stems.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or causal actions.

いる

iru — To be; indicating ongoing state or progressive action.

若さ

wakasa — Youth; the quality or state of being young.

誇り

hokori — Pride; a sense of satisfaction in one's achievements.

高き

takaki — High; archaic adjectival form of tall or lofty.

衣

koromo — Garment; clothing or a robe worn on the body.

価値

kachi — Value; the worth or importance of something.

なき

naki — Without; archaic attributive form of nonexistent or lacking.

される

sareru — To be done; passive form indicating action upon subject.

破れ

yaburé — Torn; ripped or broken apart fabric or material.

雑草

zassou — Weed; unwanted wild plant growing in cultivated areas.

なる

naru — To become; to change into a new state.

だろう

darou — Probably; expressing conjecture or supposition about something.

どこ

doko — Where; an interrogative asking about location.

か

ka — Question particle turning a statement into a question.

問わ

towa — Ask; to question or inquire (stem form).

活力

katsuryoku — Vitality; energetic strength and lively vigor.

みなぎる

minagiru — To surge; to overflow with energy or emotion.

日々

hibi — Day by day; each successive daily period.

宝

takara — Treasure; a precious and highly valued possession.

深く

fukaku — Deeply; to a great depth or profound degree.

落ち

ochi — Fall; to drop down or descend from a height.

窪ん

kubон — Sunken; hollowed inward or recessed in shape.

だ

da — Copula; informal assertion meaning to be or is.

眼

me — Eye; the organ of sight or a person's gaze.

言う

iu — To say; to speak or express in words.

こと

koto — Thing; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

すべて

subete — Everything; all things without exception.

食らう

kurau — To devour; to eat voraciously or suffer something.

恥

haji — Shame; a feeling of embarrassment or dishonor.

無益

mueki — Useless; without benefit or productive result.

称賛

shousan — Praise; admiration expressed for someone's achievement.

なろう

narou — Let us become; volitional form of to become.

活かす

ikasu — To make use of; to utilize potential effectively.

いかに

ikani — How; in what manner or to what degree.

多く

ooku — Many; a large quantity or number of things.

値する

ataisuru — To be worth; to merit or deserve something.

もし

moshi — If; introducing a hypothetical conditional situation.

我が

waga — My; archaic possessive first-person pronoun modifier.

子

ko — Child; a young person or one's offspring.

答え

kotaè — Answer; a response given to a question or problem.

られる

rareru — Can; potential or passive auxiliary verb ending.

なら

nara — If it is; conditional particle expressing hypothetical case.

勘定

kanjou — Account; a reckoning or settling of finances.

締めくくり

shimekukuri — Conclusion; a final wrapping up or summary.

老い

oi — Old age; the state of being aged or elderly.

我

ware — I; archaic or poetic first-person singular pronoun.

言い訳

iiwake — Excuse; a justification offered to explain a fault.

して

shite — Doing; conjunctive form of する connecting actions.

くれる

kureru — To give; to do something for the speaker's benefit.

継承

keishou — Succession; inheriting and carrying on a legacy.

証し

akashi — Proof; evidence or testimony confirming something true.

これ

kore — This; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

新た

arata — Anew; fresh or newly beginning again.

生まれ変わる

umarèkawaru — To be reborn; to start life anew in a new form.

血

chi — Blood; the fluid circulating through living bodies.

冷たく

tsumetaku — Coldly; in a cold manner, temperature or emotionally.

感じる

kanjiru — To feel; to perceive through senses or emotion.

温かく

atatakaku — Warmly; in a warm or affectionate manner.

燃える

moeru — To burn; to be on fire or feel passionate.

見る

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