The divine comedy — Page 3

Vocabulary

これら

korera — These (things or people, plural reference)

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

哀れな

aware na — Pitiful, miserable, wretched

者ども

monotomo — Fellows, rabble, group of people (contemptuous)

は

wa — Topic marker particle

生きた

ikita — Lived, was alive (past tense)

こと

koto — Thing, fact, experience (nominalizer)

も

mo — Also, even, too (particle)

無く

naku — Without, lacking, not having

裸

hadaka — Naked, bare, nude

まま

mama — As is, remaining in a state

進み

susumi — Advancing, moving forward

ひどく

hidoku — Severely, terribly, badly

刺され

sasare — Being stung or stabbed (passive)

て

te — Connective particle linking actions

いた

ita — Was (past progressive auxiliary)

蜂

hachi — Bee, wasp

や

ya — And, or (listing particle)

雀蜂

suzumebachi — Hornet, large wasp

に

ni — By, at, to (particle)

頬

hoho — Cheek (on the face)

を

wo — Object marker particle

濡らさ

nurasa — Wetting, making wet (causative stem)

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary suffix

ながら

nagara — While doing, simultaneously

血

chi — Blood

よって

yotte — By means of, due to, therefore

涙

namida — Tears (from the eyes)

と

to — And, with (particle)

混じり

majiri — Mixing, mingling together

その

sono — That (demonstrative adjective)

足元

ashimoto — At one's feet, underfoot

滴り落ち

shitatari ochi — Dripping and falling down

そこ

soko — There, that place

で

de — At, by, with (location/means particle)

忌まわしい

imawashii — Abominable, detestable, ominous

虫ども

mushidomo — Insects, bugs (contemptuous plural)

集め

atsume — Gathering, collecting together

られ

rare — Passive auxiliary verb suffix

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore, even more, additionally

先

saki — Ahead, beyond, further on

見渡す

miwatasu — To look out over, survey a view

私

watashi — I, me (first person pronoun)

目

me — Eye, eyesight, vision

した

shita — Did (past tense of suru)

大きな

ookina — Large, big, great

川

kawa — River, stream

岸辺

kishibe — Riverbank, waterside, shore

群衆

gunshuu — Crowd, multitude, throng of people

こう

kou — Like this, in this way

言った

itta — Said, spoke (past tense)

先生

sensei — Teacher, master, instructor

どうか

douka — Please, I beg you (request softener)

今

ima — Now, at this moment

教えて

oshiete — Please tell or teach me

下さい

kudasai — Please (polite request form)

ここ

koko — Here, this place

見える

mieru — To be visible, can be seen

誰

dare — Who (interrogative pronoun)

何

nani — What (interrogative pronoun)

駆ら

kara — Being driven, compelled, urged (passive stem)

いる

iru — To exist, to be (animate beings)

か

ka — Question marker particle

かくも

kakumo — So, this much, to such a degree

熱心

nesshin — Enthusiasm, eagerness, zeal

渡ろう

watarou — Let us cross over (volitional form)

して

shite — Doing, and then (conjunctive)

よう

you — Seem, appear, look like (auxiliary)

見え

mie — Appearing, seeming, looking (stem)

ます

masu — Polite verb ending

が

ga — Subject marker or but (particle)

見る

miru — To see, to look at

限り

kagiri — As far as, limit, extent

この

kono — This (demonstrative adjective)

薄暗い

usugurai — Dim, gloomy, faintly dark

光

hikari — Light, radiance, glow

中

naka — Inside, within, among

彼

kare — He, him (third person pronoun)

短く

mijikaku — Briefly, shortly, concisely

答え

kotae — Answer, reply, response

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary suffix

それ

sore — That (demonstrative pronoun)

じき

jiki — Soon, shortly, before long

分かろう

wakarou — Will probably understand (volitional)

我ら

warera — We, us (formal or archaic)

歩み

ayumi — Walking, steps, progress

辿り着け

tadoritsuke — Manage to reach, finally arrive at

ば

ba — If, when (conditional particle)

悲しみ

kanashimi — Sadness, grief, sorrow

ほとり

hotori — Beside, near, vicinity of water

から

kara — From, because, after (particle)

伏せ

fuse — Hiding, concealing, facing down

恥

haji — Shame, disgrace, embarrassment

満ち

machi — Filled with, full of

自分

jibun — Oneself, myself, yourself

言葉

kotoba — Words, language, speech

耳

mimi — Ear, hearing

障る

sawaru — To offend, irritate, be harmful

恐れ

osore — Fear, dread, apprehension

辿り着く

tadoritsuku — To finally reach, to arrive after effort

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as

慎んだ

tsutsushinda — Refrained, was prudent, held back

する

suru — To do (basic verb)

ほら

hora — Look!, Hey! (attention-getting exclamation)

小舟

kobune — Small boat, skiff, little vessel

乗って

notte — Riding, getting aboard

私たち

watashitachi — We, us (first person plural)

方

kata / hou — Direction, way, person (honorific)

へ

e — Toward, to (directional particle)

老齢

rourei — Old age, advanced years

白髪

shiraga — White or gray hair

老人

roujin — Old man, elderly person

近づい

chikazui — Approaching, drawing near (stem)

くる

kuru — To come, to arrive

叫び

sakebi — Shouting, crying out, screaming

汝ら

narera — You all (archaic second person plural)

悪しき

ashiki — Evil, wicked, bad (archaic adjective)

霊

rei — Spirit, soul, ghost

禍

wazawai — Disaster, calamity, misfortune

あれ

are — Be! exist! (imperative); that (pronoun)

望む

nozomu — To hope, wish, desire

な

na — Don't (prohibitive particle) or softener

再び

futatabi — Again, once more, a second time

空

sora / kuu — Sky; emptiness, void

我

ware — I, me (archaic first person)

対岸

taigan — Opposite shore, other side of river

連れ

tsure — Taking along, accompanying

行く

iku — To go

ため

tame — For the purpose of, for the sake of

永遠

eien — Eternity, forever, everlasting

闇

yami — Darkness, gloom, the dark

住まう

sumau — To dwell, to reside, to inhabit

猛烈

mouretsu — Fierce, intense, furious, violent

熱

netsu — Heat, fever, passion

氷

koori — Ice, frozen water

そして

soshite — And then, and so, furthermore

汝

nanji — You (archaic second person singular)

立つ

tatsu — To stand up, to rise

生ける

ikeru — Living, alive (attributive form)

よ

yo — Emphasis or address particle

去れ

sare — Leave! Go away! (imperative)

離れ

hanare — Separating, leaving, moving away

死者

shisha — The dead, deceased person

ども

domo — Plural suffix, often contemptuous

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless

否や

inaya — No sooner than, as soon as

去ら

sara — Leave, depart (stem of saru)

ぬ

nu — Negative auxiliary (classical Japanese)

見て

mite — Looking, seeing (conjunctive form)

別

betsu — Different, separate, another

道

michi — Road, path, way

港

minato — Harbor, port, haven

岸

kishi — Shore, bank, coast

あろう

arou — Probably is, must be (volitional)

渡し場

watashiba — Ferry landing, crossing point

なく

naku — Without, not (conjunctive negative)

より

yori — Than, from, more than (particle)

軽やか

karoyaka — Light, nimble, graceful, buoyant

舟

fune — Boat, vessel, small craft

運ば

hakoba — Carrying, transporting (conditional stem)

なけれ

nakere — Must (negative conditional base)

なら

nara — If, in that case (conditional)

すると

suru to — Then, thereupon, and then

案内者

annai sha — Guide, one who shows the way

語りかけ

katarikake — Addressing, speaking to someone