The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 14

Vocabulary

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of individuals.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

漕ぎ手

kogite — A rower; person who rows a boat.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.

仕事

shigoto — Work; job; occupation or task.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

身

mi — One's body; oneself; one's person.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

かがめ

kagame — To bend or stoop one's body forward.

小舟

kobune — A small boat; a little vessel.

港

minato — A harbor; port where ships dock.

入口

iriguchi — Entrance; entry point of a place.

から

kara — Particle meaning from; starting point of movement.

波止場

hatoba — A wharf; pier where boats are moored.

へ

e — Particle indicating direction of movement toward.

と

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

向かう

mukau — To head toward; to face or proceed to.

二列

niretsu — Two rows or lines arranged in parallel.

船

fune — A ship; boat used for water travel.

間

ma / aida — Space between things; interval or gap.

狭い

semai — Narrow; small in width or space.

水路

suiro — A waterway; channel through which water flows.

埋め尽くす

umetsukusu — To fill up completely; to cover entirely.

無数

musuu — Countless; innumerable; too many to count.

中

naka — Inside; among; in the middle of.

できる限り

dekiru kagiri — As much as possible; to the greatest extent.

速やか

sumiyaka — Swift; prompt; quickly without delay.

滑る

suberu — To slide; glide smoothly over a surface.

よう

you — Like; as if; resembling a certain manner.

進んで

susunde — Proceeding; advancing forward willingly or eagerly.

いった

itta — Went; proceeded (past tense of iku).

船主

senshu — A ship owner; person who owns a vessel.

微笑み

hohoemi — A smile; gentle expression of happiness.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the doer.

飛び降り

tobiori — Jumping down; leaping off from a height.

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day.

五時

goji — Five o'clock; the hour of five.

夜

yoru — Night; the dark hours after sunset.

九時

kuji — Nine o'clock; the hour of nine.

まで

made — Until; up to a certain time or place.

人々

hitobito — People; many persons; the general public.

ごった返す

gottakaisu — To be crowded and bustling with many people.

名高い

nadakai — Famous; renowned; well-known to many people.

通り

toori — A street; road; avenue in a city.

雑踏

zattou — A crowd; bustling throng of many people.

消えて

kiete — Disappearing; vanishing from sight or existence.

いく

iku — To go; to proceed away from speaker.

目

me — Eye; the organ used for seeing.

追って

otte — Chasing; following with one's eyes or body.

その

sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

現代

gendai — Modern times; the contemporary present era.

人

hito — Person; human being; individual people.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

非常

hijou — Extremely; very; to an exceptional degree.

誇り

hokori — Pride; a sense of personal dignity and honor.

思って

omotte — Thinking; feeling; holding a certain belief.

いる

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

ため

tame — Because of; for the sake or purpose of.

彼ら

karera — They; them; third-person masculine plural pronoun.

至って

itatte — Extremely; exceedingly; to the utmost degree.

真剣な

shinken na — Serious; earnest; with sincere and grave attitude.

面持ち

omochi — Facial expression; the look on someone's face.

また

mata — Also; again; furthermore; in addition.

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; speech; manner of speaking.

独特

dokutoku — Unique; distinctive; characteristic only to something.

個性

kosei — Individuality; personality; unique personal character.

与える

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

あの

ano — That (over there); referring to something distant.

アクセント

akusento — Accent; distinctive manner of pronunciation or speech.

もし

moshi — If; a conditional hypothetical expression.

あれば

areba — If there were; conditional form of aru.

第二

daini — The second; number two in an order.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something else.

だろう

darou — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture or probability.

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to utter words.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; as much as; approximately.

あって

atte — Being; existing; having (conjunctive form of aru).

振り返る

furikaeru — To look back; to turn around and look.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self or person.

後ろ

ushiro — Behind; the rear; the back of something.

表向き

omotemuki — Outwardly; on the surface; officially or nominally.

命令

meirei — An order; command; instruction given with authority.

待って

matte — Waiting; staying in place until something happens.

か

ka — Question particle; or; expressing doubt or inquiry.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; a contrasting conjunction.

実際

jissai — In reality; actually; in truth or practice.

若い

wakai — Young; youthful; of an early age.

船乗り

funanori — A sailor; seaman; person who works aboard ships.

見張り

mihari — A lookout; watchman; keeping guard or watch.

立って

tatte — Standing; being in an upright position.

気づいた

kidzu ita — Noticed; became aware; realized something.

だが

daga — But; however; a contrasting conjunction (slightly formal).

こうした

koushita — Such; this kind of; like this.

動き

ugoki — Movement; motion; activity or physical action.

男

otoko — A man; male adult person.

表情

hyoujou — Facial expression; look conveying emotion on face.

大きな

ookina — Big; large; great in size or degree.

違い

chigai — Difference; distinction; contrast between two things.

第二章

dai ni shou — Chapter Two; the second chapter of a book.