The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 6

Vocabulary

それでも

soredemo — Even so; nevertheless; despite that

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target

語る

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

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs

を

wo — Particle marking the direct object of a verb

お許し

oyurushi — Permission; forgiveness; pardon (polite form)

ください

kudasai — Please give; please do (polite request form)

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

慈悲

jihi — Mercy; compassion; benevolence toward others

向かって

mukatte — Facing toward; directed at; turning to

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause

あり

ari — To be; to exist (formal or classical copula form)

侮蔑

bubetsu — Contempt; scorn; disdain toward a person

する

suru — To do; to perform; general-purpose action verb

人間

ningen — Human being; person; humankind

ない

nai — Negation auxiliary; not; does not exist

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

から

kara — From; because; since (particle of reason or origin)

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle

また

mata — Again; also; moreover; furthermore

もしかすると

moshikasuruto — Perhaps; possibly; there is a chance that

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional particle

蔑まれる

sagesuma reru — To be despised; to be looked down upon

かも

kamo — Might; may; expresses uncertainty or possibility

しれ

shire — Stem of 'shirenai'; used in 'kamoshirenai' (might be)

ませ

mase — Polite verb ending used in formal speech

ん

n — Sentence-ending particle softening assertion or negation

立ち返り

tachikaeri — Returning; going back; reverting to a previous state

憐れん

awaremu — To pity; to feel compassion for someone suffering

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future action

でしょう

deshou — Probably; I suppose; polite conjecture ending

ああ

aa — Ah; oh; exclamation of emotion or realization

わが

waga — My; our; one's own (literary or formal possessive)

主

nushi / shu — Lord; master; owner; used in religious contexts

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle for emphasis or address

神

kami — God; deity; divine being

何

nani — What; which; used in questions or exclamations

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also marks contrast or emphasis

言える

ieru — Can say; to be able to state or express

か

ka — Question particle; marks interrogative sentences

ただ

tada — Only; merely; just; simply

どこ

doko — Where; what place; location question word

この

kono — This (attributive); used before nouns to indicate proximity

死に

shini — Dying; toward death (stem form of 'shinu')

ゆく

yuku — To go; to pass away (literary form of 'iku')

命

inochi — Life; one's existence; lifespan

そう

sou — So; like that; in that way

呼ぶ

yobu — To call; to name; to summon someone

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expressing moral obligation

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; perhaps; on the other hand

生ける

ikeru — Living; alive (attributive literary or classical form)

死

shi — Death; dying; end of life

中

naka — Inside; within; middle; among

へ

e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement toward

やって来た

yatte kita — Came; arrived; showed up at a place

知ら

shira — Stem of 'shiru' (to know); used in various constructions

という

to iu — Called; known as; quotation linking phrase

以外

igai — Other than; except; besides; apart from

その

sono — That (attributive); referring to previously mentioned thing

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion; when something happens

直ちに

tadachini — Immediately; at once; without delay

憐れみ

awaremi — Pity; compassion; mercy shown toward the suffering

慰め

nagusame — Comfort; consolation; solace offered to someone

受け入れ

ukoire — Acceptance; receiving; welcoming someone or something

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses

まし

mashi — Past polite auxiliary; used in 'mashita' (did, polite)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action

肉親

nikushin — Blood relative; close family member by birth

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

聞い

kioi — Hearing; listening (te-form stem of 'kiku')

自身

jishin — Oneself; one's own self; personally

覚え

oboye — Memory; recollection; learning (stem of 'oboeru')

い

i — Continuative form of 'iru'; being; existing

よれ

yore — According to; based on (from 'yoru', to depend on)

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; in the past; at one time

実質

jisshitsu — Substance; essence; actual content of something

形作られた

katachizukukareta — Was formed; was shaped; was given a form

こうして

koushite — In this way; thus; by doing so

女

onna — Woman; female person

乳

chichi — Milk; breast; breast milk

くれ

kure — Give (me); imperative or te-form of 'kureru'

母

haha — Mother; one's own mother

乳母

uba — Wet nurse; woman who breastfeeds another's child

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; personally; by one's own action

胸

mune — Chest; breast; heart (emotionally or physically)

ため

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

蓄え

takuwae — Savings; stored supply; accumulated reserve

定め

sadame — Fate; decree; rule; predetermined decision

従って

shitagatte — Therefore; accordingly; following; in accordance with

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

通じ

tsuuji — Through; via; by means of (stem of 'tsuujiru')

乳児

nyuuji — Infant; nursing baby; very young child

期

ki — Period; phase; stage of time or development

糧

kate — Food; nourishment; sustenance; spiritual nourishment

与え

atae — Giving; providing; granting (stem of 'ataeru')

よって

yotte — Therefore; by means of; due to; accordingly

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely; the whole

もの

mono — Thing; person; entity (nominalizer or noun)

隠れ

kakure — Hidden; concealed; invisible (stem of 'kakureru')

源泉

gensen — Source; origin; fountainhead; spring of something

御自身

go-jishin — Your own self (honorific); one's own person

豊かさ

yutakasa — Richness; abundance; wealth; fullness of provision

分け与え

wakeatae — Distributing; sharing out; giving portions to others

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

以上

ijou — More than; above; beyond; that is all

望ま

nozoma — Wishing; desiring (stem of 'nozomu')

よう

you — Like; seems; in order to; volitional auxiliary

そして

soshite — And then; and; moreover; furthermore

喜ん

yorokonde — Gladly; joyfully; willingly (stem of 'yorokobu')

与える

ataeru — To give; to grant; to provide something to someone

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason is; for the reason that

天

ten — Heaven; sky; the divine realm above

教え

oshie — Teaching; lesson; doctrine; instruction

愛情

aijou — Love; affection; warm feeling toward someone

もって

motte — With; having; by means of (te-form of 'motsu')

善

zen — Good; goodness; virtue; moral rightness

とって

totte — For; from the perspective of; taking (particle use)

あった

atta — Was; existed; there was (past form of 'aru')

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction

実のところ

jitsu no tokoro — Actually; to tell the truth; in reality

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something previously mentioned

なく

naku — Without; lacking; not having (connective negative form)

通し

tooshi — Throughout; continuously; all the way through

善い

yoi — Good; fine; virtuous; morally or qualitatively good

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive; to approach

救い

sukui — Salvation; rescue; deliverance from danger or sin

その後

sonogo — After that; subsequently; thereafter

学び

manabi — Learning; study; gaining knowledge (stem of 'manabu')

これら

korera — These; referring to multiple nearby things

御賜物

go-tamamono — Divine gift; blessing bestowed by God or superior

内

uchi — Inside; within; among; interior

において

ni oite — In; at; within; formal phrase indicating location or context

外

soto — Outside; exterior; beyond; outward

宣べ

nobe — Proclaiming; declaring; announcing (stem of 'noberu')

せ

se — Causative stem; let; make (suffix in causative form)