The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 10

Vocabulary

聞いて

kiite — Listening; please listen (te-form of kiku)

ください

kudasai — Please do (polite request form)

おお

oo — Oh! An exclamation of awe or surprise

神

kami — God, deity, or divine spirit

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle for emphasis or address

ああ

aa — Ah; exclamation expressing emotion or realization

人

hito — Person, human being, people

の

no — Possessive or linking particle

罪

tsumi — Sin, crime, or wrongdoing

ゆえ

yue — Because of, due to, reason (literary)

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or cause

は

wa — Topic-marking particle

そう

sou — That way, so, like that

言い

ii — Saying (stem form of iu, to say)

あなた

anata — You (second-person pronoun)

彼

kare — He, him, that person

を

wo — Object-marking particle

憐れんで

awarende — Having pity on; showing mercy toward someone

ます

masu — Polite verb ending marker

なぜなら

nazenara — Because, the reason being (conjunction)

造ら

tsukura — To make, create (stem form of tsukuru)

れ

re — Passive or potential verb auxiliary suffix

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary (part of mashita)

た

ta — Past tense verb ending

が

ga — Subject particle or conjunctive 'but'

中

naka — Inside, among, middle of something

もの

mono — Thing, object, person (nominalizer)

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause

ない

nai — Not exist; negative verb or adjective ending

から

kara — From; because (causal conjunction)

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is/am/are'

誰

dare — Who; which person

私

watashi — I, me (first-person pronoun)

幼少期

youshouki — Early childhood, infancy period of life

思い起こさせる

omoiokosaseru — To cause someone to recall or remember something

か

ka — Question-marking sentence-ending particle

御目

ome — Honorific eyes; divine or respectful gaze

清い

kiyoi — Pure, clean, innocent, undefiled

者

mono — Person, one who does something

も

mo — Also, even, too (inclusive particle)

ず

zu — Classical negative verb ending meaning 'without'

地上

chijou — On earth, above ground, in this world

ただ

tada — Only, merely, just, for free

一日

ichinichi — One day, a single day

命

inochi — Life, one's lifespan, existence

しか

shika — Only, nothing but (with negative verb)

幼子

osanago — Young child, infant, little one

さえ

sae — Even (emphasizing an extreme case)

例外

reigai — Exception, special case, anomaly

あり

ari — To exist, there is (stem of aru)

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or negative auxiliary ending

ん

n — Negative ending or nominalizing colloquial form

それぞれ

sorezore — Each, respectively, every one individually

小さな

chiisana — Small, little, tiny (prenominal adjective)

こそ

koso — Emphatic particle meaning 'precisely' or 'indeed'

でしょう

deshou — Probably, right? (polite conjecture ending)

その

sono — That (demonstrative adjective near listener)

自分自身

jibunjishin — Oneself, one's own self (reflexive pronoun)

つい

tsui — Unintentionally, inadvertently, just recently

て

te — Te-form connector linking verb clauses

覚えて

oboete — Remembering, memorizing (te-form of oboeru)

い

i — Stem of iru; being, existing (auxiliary)

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter (nominalizer)

見る

miru — To see, look at, watch

では

dewa — Well then; in that case (conjunctive)

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

何

nani — What, which thing

だっ

da(t) — Casual copula past stem (from da/datta)

すがりつい

sugарitsui — Clinging to, holding on tightly to something

泣い

nai — Crying, weeping (stem form of naku)

それ

sore — That, it (demonstrative pronoun)

もし

moshi — If, supposing, in case (conditional opener)

今

ima — Now, currently, at this moment

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own (reflexive pronoun)

年齢

nenrei — Age, years of age, one's age

ふさわしい

fusawashii — Suitable, appropriate, fitting for something

食べ物

tabemono — Food, something to eat

ため

tame — For the sake of, in order to

そのよう

sonoyou — Like that, in that manner, such a way

すれ

sure — Conditional form of suru (to do)

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if/when'

当然

touzen — Naturally, of course, as expected

笑わ

warawa — Laughed at (stem of warau, to laugh)

叱ら

shikara — Scolded (stem of shikaru, to scold)

れる

reru — Passive or potential verb ending suffix

べき

beki — Should, ought to (obligation marker)

だ

da — Casual copula meaning 'is/am/are'

時

toki — Time, moment, occasion, when

し

shi — And (listing conjunction); stem of suru

叱責

shisseki — Reprimand, scolding, severe rebuke

値する

ataisuru — To deserve, be worthy of something

でし

deshi — Polite past auxiliary stem (from deshita)

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless (conjunction)

理解

rikai — Understanding, comprehension, grasp of something

する

suru — To do, perform, carry out an action

でき

deki — Can do, able to (stem of dekiru)

なかっ

naka(t) — Was not (past negative stem of nai)

慣習

kanshuu — Custom, convention, established social practice

理性

risei — Reason, rationality, logical thinking faculty

禁じ

kinji — Forbidding, prohibiting (stem of kinjiru)

そのような

sonoyouna — Such, that kind of, like that

習慣

shuukan — Habit, custom, routine practice

成長

seichou — Growth, development, maturing over time

つれ

tsure — As, along with (as time progresses)

私たち

watashitachi — We, us (first-person plural pronoun)

根こそぎ

nekosogi — By the roots, completely, utterly uprooting something

捨て去る

sutesaru — To throw away completely, abandon entirely

今や

imaya — Now, at this point, by this time

善い

yoi — Good, virtuous, morally right

わざと

wazato — Deliberately, on purpose, intentionally

あるいは

aruiwa — Or, alternatively, perhaps (conjunction)

与えら

ataeら — Given, provided (passive stem of ataeru)

害

gai — Harm, damage, injury, ill effect

なる

naru — To become, turn into something

求め

motome — Seeking, requesting, desiring something

泣く

naku — To cry, weep, shed tears

たとえ

tatoe — Even if, even though (concessive opener)

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while, briefly, a short time

間

aida — Between, during, interval of time or space

あれ

are — That over there; imperative of aru (be)

自由

jiyuu — Freedom, liberty, free will

な

na — Adjectival noun ending; don't (prohibitive)

人々

hitobito — People, persons, various individuals

そして

soshite — And then, and also (conjunction)

より

yori — Than, from, more than (comparative particle)

年長

nenchou — Older, senior in age

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

まさに

masani — Exactly, precisely, indeed, just so

生ん

umn — Gave birth to (contracted form of unda)

仕え

tsukae — Serving, working under someone's authority

激しく

hageshiku — Violently, fiercely, intensely (adverb)

憤る

ikidooru — To be enraged, deeply indignant, furious

さらに

sarani — Furthermore, even more, in addition

多く

ooku — Many, much, a large amount

賢い

kashikoi — Wise, clever, intelligent, smart

気まま

kimama — Selfish, self-indulgent, acting as one pleases

意向

ikou — Intention, will, one's wishes or inclination

うなずい

unazui — Nodding in agreement (stem of unazuku)

従わ

shitagawa — Obeying, following (stem of shitagau)

受ける

ukeru — To receive, accept, undergo something

ほど

hodo — To the extent that, about, approximately

聞き入れ

kikiire — Accepting, heeding advice or a request

られ

rare — Passive, potential, or honorific verb suffix

はず

hazu — Should be, expected to, supposed to

命令

meirei — Order, command, directive

いっ

i(t) — Said (contracted past stem of iu)

打ち

uchi — Striking, hitting (stem of utsu)

傷つけよう

kizutsukeyou — Intending to wound or hurt someone

力

chikara — Strength, power, force, ability

限り

kagiri — As much as possible, limit, as long as

尽くす

tsukusu — To exhaust, do one's utmost, devote fully

それゆえ

soreyue — Therefore, for that reason, consequently

無邪気

mujaki — Innocent, naive, guileless, childlike purity

さ

sa — Noun-forming suffix; adds casualness to speech

意志

ishi — Will, volition, determination, intent

なく

naku — Without, lacking (adverbial negative form)

手足

teashi — Hands and feet, limbs of the body

弱さ

yowasa — Weakness, feebleness, frailty

ある

aru — To exist, there is/are (inanimate)