The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 5

Vocabulary

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

愛さ

aisa — To love; stem form of the verb 愛する.

ない

nai — Negation suffix; indicates something does not exist.

こと

koto — Thing; abstract noun nominalizing a verb phrase.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.

ささいな

sasai na — Trivial; insignificant; minor in importance.

悲しみ

kanashimi — Sadness; grief; feeling of sorrow.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

過ぎ

sugi — Nothing more than; merely; exceeding a limit.

という

to iu — Called; known as; quotation or naming marker.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

でしょう

deshō — Probably; right?; expresses conjecture or confirmation.

か

ka — Question marker particle placed at sentence end.

ああ

ā — Ah; oh; exclamation expressing emotion or realization.

どうか

dōka — Please; somehow; earnest request or plea.

慈悲

jihi — Mercy; compassion; benevolent kindness toward others.

ゆえ

yue — Because; therefore; reason or cause.

わが

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

神

kami — God; deity; divine being or spirit.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle for emphasis or address.

主

shu — Lord; master; referring to God or a ruler.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

私

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

とって

totte — For; in regard to; concerning someone's perspective.

何

nani — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or method.

ある

aru — To be; to exist; copula for inanimate subjects.

お告げ

otsuge — Divine message; oracle; revelation from God.

ください

kudasai — Please give; polite request for an action.

魂

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

向かって

mukatte — Toward; facing; directed at something or someone.

われ

ware — I; me; archaic first-person singular pronoun.

なんじ

nanji — You; archaic second-person singular pronoun.

救い

sukui — Salvation; rescue; deliverance from danger or sin.

なり

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

と

to — Quotation particle; and; connecting nouns or clauses.

聞く

kiku — To hear; to listen; to ask someone.

できる

dekiru — Can do; to be able; to be possible.

よう

yō — So that; in order to; expressing purpose or manner.

そのように

sono yō ni — In that way; like that; in such a manner.

お語り

okatari — Please speak; honorific form of speaking or telling.

ご覧

goran — Please look; honorific expression for seeing or viewing.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings.

御前

omae / gozen — Before you; your presence; honorific address form.

あり

ari — To be; to exist; classical form of ある.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating formality and respect.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.

耳

mimi — Ear; organ of hearing in humans.

開き

hiraki — To open; opening; stem form of 開く.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things.

御声

okoe — Your voice; honorific term for someone's voice.

追って

otte — Following; pursuing; chasing after something.

急ぎ

isogi — Hurrying; haste; quickly moving toward something.

行き

yuki — Going; traveling; stem form of 行く.

すがら

sugara — Throughout; all along; during the course of.

せて

sete — Causative te-form; causing or letting someone do.

御顔

okao — Your face; honorific reference to someone's face.

から

kara — From; because; particle indicating origin or reason.

隠さ

kakusa — To hide; conceal; stem form of 隠す.

死な

shina — To die; negative stem of 死ぬ verb.

死ぬ

shinu — To die; to cease living; death verb.

ただ

tada — Only; merely; just; nothing but.

見させて

misasete — Please let me see; causative-request form of 見る.

館

yakata / tachi — Mansion; hall; large building or dwelling.

狭い

semai — Narrow; small; cramped; limited in space.

入る

hairu — To enter; to go inside; to come in.

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something nearby or mentioned.

広げて

hirogete — To expand; to widen; to spread out.

荒廃

kōhai — Desolation; ruin; devastation of a place.

して

shite — Doing; te-form of する connecting actions.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for animate subjects.

修繕

shūzen — Repair; mending; fixing something that is broken.

中

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

御目

ome — Your eyes; honorific reference to someone's eyes.

傷つける

kizutsukeru — To hurt; to wound; to damage someone emotionally.

もの

mono — Thing; person; something or someone referred to.

告白

kokuhaku — Confession; admission of guilt or declaration of love.

し

shi — Doing; conjunctive form of する verb.

知って

shitte — Knowing; te-form of 知る meaning to know.

い

i — Continuative form of いる; being in a state.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunction indicating contrast.

誰

dare — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun.

清める

kiyomeru — To purify; to cleanse; to make ritually pure.

以外

igai — Other than; except; besides; excluding.

叫び

sakebi — Cry; shout; scream; loud vocal expression.

求める

motomeru — To seek; to request; to demand something.

隠れた

kakureta — Hidden; concealed; secret; past form of 隠れる.

過ち

ayamachi — Mistake; fault; error; moral transgression.

清め

kiyome — Purification; cleansing; act of making pure.

敵

teki — Enemy; opponent; adversary; hostile person.

力

chikara — Power; strength; force; ability.

しもべ

shimobe — Servant; follower; one who serves a master.

お守り

omamori — Protection; to protect; guardian amulet or care.

信じる

shinjiru — To believe; to trust; to have faith in.

それゆえに

soreyue ni — Therefore; for that reason; consequently.

語り

katari — Speaking; narrating; storytelling act or voice.

ご存知

gozonji — Honorific form of knowing; you are aware of.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning to be; am, is, are.

対して

taishite — Toward; against; in contrast with; regarding.

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; personally; by one's own hand.

罪

tsumi — Sin; crime; guilt; moral wrongdoing.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative ending; please do (formal request).

ん

n — Negative contraction; informal form of ない.

でした

deshita — Polite past tense copula; was; were.

そして

soshite — And then; and; furthermore; connecting sentences.

不義

fugi — Injustice; iniquity; unrighteousness; immoral act.

お赦し

Forgiveness; pardon; honorific form of forgiving.

真理

shinri — Truth; ultimate reality; philosophical or divine truth.

裁き

sabaki — Judgment; trial; ruling; divine or legal verdict.

場

ba — Place; scene; situation; location of an event.

争おう

arasō — Let us contend; dispute; argue; volitional of 争う.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; desire; deep emotional consideration.

自分

jibun — Oneself; myself; reflexive pronoun.

欺く

azamuku — To deceive; to trick; to mislead someone.

恐れて

osorete — Fearing; being afraid; te-form of 恐れる.

嘘

uso — Lie; falsehood; untruth; deceptive statement.

つか

tsuka — To use; to grasp; stem of 使う or つかむ.

それゆえ

soreyue — Therefore; thus; for that reason; hence.

争い

arasoi — Dispute; conflict; quarrel; contention between parties.

もし

moshi — If; in case; supposing that; conditional opener.

とがめ

togame — Blame; rebuke; reproach; accusation of wrongdoing.

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary; to be done to.

なら

nara — If; given that; conditional particle in Japanese.

耐える

taeru — To endure; to bear; to withstand hardship.

それでも

soredemo — Even so; nevertheless; still; despite that.

塵

chiri — Dust; dirt; trivial matter; earthly impurity.

灰

hai — Ash; ashes; remains after burning.

語る

kataru — To speak; to tell; to narrate a story.

お許し

oyurushi — Permission; forgiveness; honorific form of pardoning.