The divine comedy — Page 4

Vocabulary

お前

omae — Informal or rough second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle indicating the grammatical subject.

叫び声

sakebigoe — A scream, shout, or cry of distress.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

上げ

age — To raise, lift up, or emit a sound.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses sequentially.

いる

iru — To exist (animate); auxiliary indicating ongoing action.

この

kono — Demonstrative 'this', referring to something nearby.

獣

kemono — A beast, wild animal, or creature.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

その

sono — Demonstrative 'that', referring to something near listener.

道

michi — A road, path, or way.

誰

dare — An interrogative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'anyone'.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'; with negative, 'no one'.

通ら

toora — Stem of 'toooru'; to pass through or along a path.

せ

se — Causative auxiliary verb stem meaning 'let' or 'make'.

ず

zu — Classical negative verb ending meaning 'not doing'.

死

shi — Death; the cessation of life.

に

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

劣ら

otora — Stem of 'otooru'; to be inferior or not lesser than.

ぬ

nu — Classical negative auxiliary verb meaning 'does not'.

障害

shougai — An obstacle, impediment, handicap, or disorder.

もたらす

motarasu — To bring about, cause, or produce a result.

本性

honshō — One's true nature, inherent character, or disposition.

呪わ

norowa — Stem of 'noroou'; to curse or place a hex upon.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb form meaning 'is done to'.

貪欲

don'yoku — Greed, avarice, or insatiable desire for more.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

意志

ishi — Will, volition, or determination to act.

決し

kesshi — Stem of 'kessuru'; absolutely, decisively; never (with negative).

満たさ

mitasa — Stem of 'mitasu'; to fill, satisfy, or fulfill a need.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb meaning 'to be done'.

こと

koto — A nominalizer meaning 'the act of' or 'the fact that'.

なく

naku — Negative conjunctive form meaning 'without' or 'not doing'.

食らう

kurau — To eat voraciously, devour, or consume greedily.

かえって

kaette — On the contrary; instead; rather; unexpectedly the opposite.

以前

izen — Before; previously; prior to a certain time.

より

yori — Particle meaning 'than', 'from', or 'more than'.

飢え

ue — Hunger, starvation, or intense craving for something.

募らせる

tsunoraseru — To intensify, increase, or make feelings grow stronger.

彼女

kanojo — She, her; a girlfriend or third-person female pronoun.

すでに

sudeni — Already; by now; at this point in time.

多く

ooku — Many, much, or a large number of things.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns or clauses.

と

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

忌まわしい

imawashii — Abominable, detestable, loathsome, or of ill omen.

交わり

majiwari — Association, intercourse, fellowship, or mingling with others.

結び

musubi — Tying, binding, forming a connection or alliance.

さらに

sarani — Furthermore, even more, additionally, or on top of that.

結ぶ

musubu — To tie, bind, form, or conclude a relationship.

で

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

あろう

arou — Volitional form of 'aru'; probably is, or 'there will be'.

やがて

yagate — Before long, eventually, soon, or in due course.

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp, keen, acute, or piercing in quality.

苦しみ

kurushimi — Suffering, pain, agony, or mental anguish.

もって

motte — With, by means of, using; a conjunctive particle phrase.

滅ぼす

horobosu — To destroy, ruin, annihilate, or bring to ruin.

時

toki — Time, moment, occasion, or point in time.

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as; indicates limit or extent.

彼

kare — He, him; a third-person masculine pronoun; boyfriend.

大地

daichi — The earth, ground, or great land; terra firma.

によって

niyotte — By means of, due to, through, or depending on.

金属

kinzoku — Metal; a metallic material or substance.

生

sei / nama — Life; raw; birth; living existence.

愛

ai — Love, affection, or deep emotional attachment.

知恵

chie — Wisdom, intelligence, or practical knowledge and ingenuity.

徳

toku — Virtue, moral excellence, or admirable quality of character.

生き

iki — Living, being alive; stem of 'to live' (ikiru).

領土

ryōdo — Territory, domain, or land under one's sovereignty.

二つ

futatsu — Two (things); the number two in native Japanese counting.

間

aida / ma — Between, among, interval, or the space between two things.

地

chi / ji — Ground, earth, land, or soil; locality.

なる

naru — To become; classical form meaning 'which is' or 'of'.

力

chikara — Strength, power, force, or ability.

平野

heiya — A plain, flatland, or open level stretch of land.

安泰

antai — Safety, security, peace, or a state of being secure.

もたらさ

motarasa — Stem of 'motarasu'; to bring, cause, or yield a result.

国

kuni — Country, nation, or homeland.

ため

tame — For the sake of, in order to, for a purpose.

純潔

junketsu — Purity, chastity, or moral and physical cleanliness.

乙女

otome — A maiden, young girl, or virgin; poetic term.

そして

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

倒れ

taore — Stem of 'taooru'; to fall down, collapse, or be defeated.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker; indicates completed action.

あらゆる

arayuru — Every, all kinds of, each and every possible thing.

町

machi — A town, city district, or urban neighborhood.

絶え間なく

taemanaku — Ceaselessly, incessantly, without pause or interruption.

追い回し

oimaawashi — Chasing around, pursuing persistently in all directions.

ついに

tsuini — Finally, at last, in the end, ultimately.

地獄

jigoku — Hell, the underworld, or a place of extreme suffering.

へ

he (e) — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to' a destination.

送り返す

okurikaesu — To send back, return someone to where they came from.

かつて

katsute — Once, formerly, in the past, at one time.

嫉妬

shitto — Jealousy, envy, or resentful desire for another's advantages.

そこ

soko — There, that place; a middle-distance demonstrative of location.

から

kara — From, since, because; indicates origin, cause, or starting point.

解き放た

tokihanata — Stem of 'tokihanatsu'; to release, set free, or liberate.

場所

basho — A place, location, spot, or specific area.