The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 5

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.

二十五

nijūgo — The number twenty-five.

六歳

rokusai — Six years old; age of six.

の

no — Possessive or attributive linking particle.

男

otoko — Man; male person.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or state.

見栄え

mibare — Outward appearance; how something looks visually.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting clauses.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not, is not.

顔つき

kaotsuki — Facial expression; look on one's face.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking actions.

おり

ori — Humble/formal form of 'to be' (iru).

上司

jōshi — Superior; one's boss or supervisor.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, target, or recipient.

卑屈

hikutsu — Servile; self-deprecating in a groveling way.

へつらい

hetsurai — Flattery; sycophantic fawning toward someone.

部下

buka — Subordinate; person under one's supervision.

傲慢

gōman — Arrogant; overbearing and haughty in attitude.

振る舞っ

furumatte — Behaved; conducted oneself in a certain way.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

そのうえ

sono ue — Moreover; in addition to that; furthermore.

船員

sen'in — Sailor; crew member of a ship.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

から

kara — Particle meaning from, because, or since.

常に

tsuneni — Always; at all times; constantly.

煙たがら

kemutaga ra — To find someone annoying or hard to deal with.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

船上

senjō — On board a ship; aboard a vessel.

責任

sekinin — Responsibility; duty; accountability.

代理人

dairinin — Agent; representative acting on another's behalf.

という

to iu — Called; known as; the role of.

立場

tachiba — Position; standpoint; one's role or status.

も

mo — Also; too; even; additive particle.

加わっ

kuwawatte — Added; joined; came to be included.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; also indicates contrast.

慕わ

shitawa — Admired; looked up to with affection.

れ

re — Passive verb suffix attached to verb stem.

い

i — Continuative form of iru (to be/exist).

と

to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal in degree.

くらい

kurai — About; approximately; to the extent of.

乗組員

norikumiin — Crew member; person serving aboard a vessel.

嫌わ

kirawa — Disliked; hated; regarded with aversion.

それで

sorede — So; therefore; and then; consequently.

様

sama — Honorific title; polite form of address.

言っ

itte — Said; spoke; uttered words.

私ども

watakushidomo — We; humble first-person plural form.

降りかかっ

furikakatte — Befell; came down upon; struck unexpectedly.

不幸

fukō — Misfortune; unhappiness; bad luck.

つい

tsui — Just now; recently; inadvertently.

お聞き

okiki — Polite form of hearing or asking (honorific).

なり

nari — Became; formal copula or resultative form.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary (part of mashita).

か

ka — Question-marking particle at sentence end.

ええ

ee — Yes; an affirmative response (polite).

かわいそう

kawaisō — Pitiful; poor thing; deserving of sympathy.

な

na — Adjectival connector or emphatic sentence-final particle.

船長

senchō — Ship captain; commander of a vessel.

勇敢

yūkan — Brave; courageous; bold in facing danger.

誠実

seijitsu — Sincere; honest; faithful and trustworthy.

人

hito — Person; human being; individual.

でし

deshi — Polite copula past stem (part of deshita).

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting events sequentially.

一流

ichiryū — First-class; top-ranked; of the highest caliber.

船乗り

funanori — Sailor; seafarer; person who sails ships.

でも

demo — But; however; even; also used as concessive.

あり

ari — Is; exists; formal connective form of aru.

商会

shōkai — Trading company; commercial firm or house.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; about; as much as.

重要

jūyō — Important; significant; of great consequence.

商家

shōka — Merchant family; commercial household or business.

利益

rieki — Profit; benefit; advantage; gain.

委ね

yudane — Entrust; leave something to someone's care.

られ

rare — Passive/potential auxiliary attached to verb.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; individual of notable standing.

ふさわしく

fusawashiku — Suitably; in a fitting or appropriate manner.

長く

nagaku — Long; for a long time; at length.

名誉

meiyo — Honor; glory; prestige.

ある

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

勤務

kinmu — Work service; duty; employment at a post.

経験

keiken — Experience; practical knowledge gained over time.

方

kata — Person (polite); honorific term for an individual.

答え

kotae — Answer; reply; response to a question.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; a conjunction showing contrast.

船主

senshu — Ship owner; person who owns a vessel.

自分

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

船

fune — Ship; boat; watercraft.

投錨

tōbyō — Anchoring; dropping anchor to moor a ship.

見守っ

mimamotte — Watched over; kept an eye on carefully.

いる

iru — To be; to exist (animate beings).

目

me — Eye; gaze; one's vision or viewpoint.

やり

yari — Doing; giving; sending; connective verb form.

ながら

nagara — While; simultaneously doing two actions.

仕事

shigoto — Work; job; occupation; task.

理解

rikai — Understanding; comprehension; grasping meaning.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

おっしゃる

ossharu — To say (honorific); respectful form of 言う.

年

toshi — Year; age; years of one's life.

とる

toru — To take; to get older (年をとる).

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; needed; required; essential.

よう

yō — It seems; appears; in order to; like.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; a thought one holds.

ます

masu — Polite present/future verb ending.

我らが

wareraga — Our; belonging to us (literary/archaic form).

友

tomo — Friend; companion; close associate.

それ

sore — That; that thing; referring to something mentioned.

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect; total; without defect.

誰

dare — Who; which person; someone.

指示

shiji — Instructions; directions; orders given to someone.

受ける

ukeru — To receive; to accept; to undergo.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is, am, are.

そうね

sō ne — I see; that's right; agreeable conversational filler.

憎しみ

nikushimi — Hatred; intense dislike; deep animosity.

燃える

moeru — To burn; to blaze; to be inflamed with passion.

眼差し

manazashi — Gaze; look in someone's eyes; glance.

向け

muke — Directed toward; aimed at someone or something.

若い

wakai — Young; youthful in age or appearance.

若さ

wakasa — Youth; youthfulness; the quality of being young.

自信

jishin — Self-confidence; trust in one's own abilities.

過剰

kajō — Excess; too much; more than necessary.

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; matter (nominalizer).

息

iki — Breath; breathing; one's last breath.

引き取る

hikitoru — To take in; to pass away; to breathe last.

や

ya — And; or; exclamatory particle; as soon as.

いなや

inaya — No sooner than; as soon as (literary expression).

相談

sōdan — Consultation; discussion; seeking advice from someone.

せ

se — Causative verb stem or archaic imperative form.

ず

zu — Negative verb ending; without doing (classical).

指揮

shiki — Command; direction; leadership of a group.

執り

tori — Taking charge; assuming command or control.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to.

直行

chokkō — Going directly; proceeding straight to destination.

代わり

kawari — Instead; in place of; substitute for something.

島

shima — Island; landmass surrounded by water.

一日半

ichinichihan — A day and a half; one and a half days.

無駄

muda — Waste; useless; pointless expenditure of time.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix or casual sentence-final particle.