The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 9

Vocabulary

その

sono — That (modifies a noun referring to something nearby).

時

toki — Time; moment; occasion.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause.

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; particle emphasizing an extreme case.

私

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discourse.

存在

sonzai — Existence; being; to exist.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting nouns or clauses.

生命

seimei — Life; living existence; vitality.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object of verb.

持っ

mot(te) — Having; holding; possessing (conjunctive form of 持つ).

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or simultaneous actions.

おり

ori — Humble form of いる; to be; to exist.

幼少

yōshō — Early childhood; infancy and young childhood years.

期

ki — Period; phase; designated time span.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

終わり

owari — End; conclusion; finish of something.

に

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

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun.

感覚

kankaku — Sense; sensation; feeling; perception.

他者

tasha — Other person; another individual; others.

知らせる

shiraseru — To inform; to notify; to let someone know.

ため

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

徴

shirushi — Sign; mark; symbol; indication of something.

求める

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

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs.

が

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

でき

deki — Can; to be able to (conjunctive form of できる).

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem (part of ました).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

主

Shu — Lord; master; God; supreme being.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle for assertion or address.

よう

yō — Like; as if; seeming; volitional form suffix.

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

以外

igai — Other than; except; apart from something.

どこ

doko — Where; what place; interrogative location pronoun.

から

kara — From; because; since; starting point particle.

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive; to approach.

ましょ

mashō — Polite volitional suffix meaning let's or shall we.

う

u — Volitional suffix expressing intention or suggestion.

か

ka — Question marker particle at end of sentence.

誰

dare — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun.

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; by oneself; personally; reflexive expression.

造り主

tsukurinushi — Creator; maker; one who creates or crafts.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to be.

あるいは

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

本質

honshitsu — Essence; true nature; fundamental quality of something.

内

uchi — Inside; within; among; interior of something.

一つ

hitotsu — One; a single item; one thing.

あら

ara — Negative stem of ある; or exclamatory interjection.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings.

流し込む

nagashikomu — To pour into; to infuse; to channel something inside.

源泉

gensen — Source; origin; fountainhead; primary spring.

引き出さ

hikidasa — To draw out; to extract; to elicit (stem form).

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason is; for the following reason.

御自身

go-jishin — Your own self (honorific); yourself (respectful form).

こそ

koso — Emphatic particle meaning precisely; indeed; none other.

至高

shikō — Supreme; highest; most exalted status or quality.

あり

ari — To be; to exist (classical or literary form).

です

desu — Polite copula meaning to be or is.

変わる

kawaru — To change; to vary; to shift; to differ.

なく

naku — Without; not being; negative conjunctive form.

おい

oi — Hey; exclamation to get attention; aging (in compounds).

今日

kyō — Today; this day; the present day.

終わる

owaru — To end; to finish; to conclude.

も

mo — Also; too; even; particle showing addition or emphasis.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or request auxiliary verb ending.

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-ending particle.

しかし

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

それ

sore — That; it; refers to something near the listener.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense.

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely; without exception.

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; nominalizing noun.

ある

aru — To exist; to be; to have (for inanimate things).

支え

sasae — Support; prop; something that upholds or sustains.

くださら

kudasara — Honorific form of giving; please give (negative stem).

なけれ

nakere — Unless; if not; conditional negative verb form.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

それら

sorera — Those; they; plural form of それ.

過ぎ去る

sugisaru — To pass by; to go past; to elapse.

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Past negative form; was not; did not exist.

そして

soshite — And then; and; furthermore; connecting events sequentially.

年

nen / toshi — Year; age; annual period of time.

尽きる

tsukiru — To run out; to be exhausted; to end completely.

ない

nai — Does not exist; is not; negative ending.

年々

nennен — Year by year; annually; each passing year.

や

ya — And; or; listing particle connecting nouns loosely.

父祖

fuso — Forefathers; ancestors; preceding generations of family.

幾多

ikuta — Many; numerous; a great number of things.

通し

tōshi — Through; throughout; continuously passing through.

流れ去り

nagaresari — To flow away; to drift past and disappear.

そこ

soko — There; that place; that location near listener.

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respective; individually; each one separately.

い

i — Stem of いる; to be (animate existence).

度合い

doai — Degree; extent; level; measure of something.

尺度

shakudo — Scale; standard; measure; criterion for evaluation.

型

kata — Type; pattern; model; form or mold.

受け取り

uketori — Receiving; receipt; accepting something given.

さらに

sarani — Furthermore; moreover; even more; additionally.

他

ta / hoka — Other; another; the rest; elsewhere.

し

shi — And; also; listing or causal conjunctive form.

各自

kakuji — Each person; individually; each one respectively.

受け取る

uketoru — To receive; to accept; to take delivery of.

でしょ

deshō — Probably; right; polite conjecture or confirmation seeking.

今

ima — Now; at this moment; the present time.

なお

nao — Still; yet; furthermore; even now; additionally.

変わら

kawara — Not change; remain the same (negative stem form).

ず

zu — Negative ending meaning without doing or not doing.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal; the very same thing.

明日

ashita / myōnichi — Tomorrow; the following day; next day.

先

saki — Ahead; future; previous; tip; destination.

昨日

kinō — Yesterday; the day before today.

後

ato / nochi — After; later; behind; subsequent time or place.

なし

nashi — Without; none; lacking; not having something.

くださ

kudasa — Please give; honorific request stem (from くださる).

たとえ

tatoe — Even if; even though; supposing that.

これ

kore — This; this thing here near the speaker.

理解

rikai — Understanding; comprehension; grasping the meaning.

何

nani / nan — What; which; interrogative pronoun for things.

関わり

kakawari — Connection; involvement; relationship with something.

人

hito / jin — Person; human being; individual; people.

また

mata — Again; also; moreover; and; in addition.

喜ん

kokon — Rejoicing; being glad (conjunctive stem of 喜ぶ).

何事

nanigoto — What; anything; everything; whatever matter.

言えば

ieba — If one says; speaking of; conditional of 言う.

よい

yoi — Good; fine; acceptable; favorable.

喜べ

yorokobe — Rejoice; be glad (imperative form of 喜ぶ).

発見

hakken — Discovery; finding; detection of something new.

する

suru — To do; to perform; to make happen.

より

yori — Than; from; by; comparative or starting-point particle.

よっ

yot(te) — By means of; due to (conjunctive of よる).

満足

manzoku — Satisfaction; contentment; being fully pleased.