The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 1

Vocabulary

あの

ano — That (referring to something distant or known).

薬

kusuri — Medicine; drug; remedy.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

何

nani — What; which; any.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

役

yaku — Use; role; service; benefit.

に

ni — Directional or locative particle indicating target.

も

mo — Also; even; too; either (inclusive particle).

立た

tata — To stand; to be of use (negative stem form).

ない

nai — Negation suffix; does not; is not.

雪玉

yukidama — Snowball; ball made of packed snow.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

飲み込ん

nomikon — To swallow; to gulp down (conjunctive form).

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action.

腰

koshi — Lower back; waist; hips.

冷やす

hiyasu — To cool; to chill something down.

と

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

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; circumstance.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'is/are/to be'.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; but; however.

いかに

ikani — How; in what way; to what extent.

動かし

ugokashi — To move; to shift; to operate (conjunctive form).

がたい

gatai — Suffix meaning difficult to do; hard to perform.

体質

taishitsu — Constitution; physical nature; bodily disposition.

ある

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

か

ka — Question particle; or; whether.

何度

nando — How many times; how often.

話し

hanashi — Talk; conversation; story (conjunctive stem).

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking verb clauses.

き

ki — Come (auxiliary past continuative form of くる).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.

今さら

imasara — Now of all times; at this late stage.

ながら

nagara — While doing; although; conjunction of simultaneous actions.

自分

jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; one's own.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; inadvertently; just recently.

程度

teido — Degree; extent; level; measure.

わかっ

wakatt — To understand; to know (conjunctive past form).

いる

iru — To be; to exist (animate); progressive auxiliary.

はず

hazu — Should be; supposed to; expectation.

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason.

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; like that.

決めつける

kimetsukeru — To jump to conclusions; to assume arbitrarily.

頼む

tanomu — To ask; to request; to beg; please.

から

kara — From; because; since; after.

別

betsu — Different; separate; another; distinct.

処方箋

shohōsen — Medical prescription written by a doctor.

送っ

okut — To send; to dispatch (conjunctive form).

くれ

kure — Please give; do for me (imperative request).

刑

kei — Punishment; penalty; sentence; execution.

かけ

kake — On the verge of; about to; partway through.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form.

よう

yō — Like; as if; seems; appearance; manner.

手足

teashi — Hands and feet; limbs of the body.

すみずみ

sumizumi — Every nook and corner; every extremity.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as; even.

不自由

fujiyū — Inconvenience; disability; lack of freedom.

苦しん

kurushinn — To suffer; to be in pain (conjunctive form).

実際

jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice; indeed.

心身

shinshin — Mind and body; mental and physical condition.

とも

tomo — Both; together; with; including.

くらい

kurai — About; approximately; to the extent of.

災難

sainan — Disaster; misfortune; calamity; trouble.

だけ

dake — Only; just; as much as; limited to.

十分

jūbun — Enough; sufficient; adequate; plenty.

いう

iu — To say; to call; to be called.

姉

ane — Older sister; elder sister.

子供

kodomo — Child; children; kid.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

永遠

eien — Eternity; forever; everlasting; permanent.

悩み

nayami — Worry; trouble; distress; concern.

種

tane — Seed; source; cause; origin of trouble.

し

shi — And; furthermore; listing conjunction for reasons.

押しつけ

oshitsuke — Imposition; forcing something upon someone.

そもそも

somosomo — In the first place; to begin with; fundamentally.

人様

hitosama — Other people; others (polite/respectful usage).

悩ませる

nayamaseru — To trouble others; to cause worry or distress.

ため

tame — For; in order to; for the sake of.

もうける

mōkeru — To earn; to profit; to make money.

どういう

dōiu — What kind of; what sort of; how.

つもり

tsumori — Intention; plan; expectation; thinking of doing.

な

na — Sentence-final particle expressing emotion or prohibition.

昨日

kinō — Yesterday; the day before today.

姪

mei — Niece; daughter of one's sibling.

起き

oki — To wake up; to get up; to occur.

馬鹿げ

bakage — Absurd; ridiculous; foolish; nonsensical.

出来事

dekigoto — Event; incident; happening; occurrence.

せい

sei — Fault; blame; cause; due to.

すっかり

sukkari — Completely; entirely; thoroughly; all.

具合

guai — Condition; state of health; how one feels.

悪く

waruku — Badly; poorly; in a bad way (adverb form).

なっ

nat — To become; to turn into (conjunctive form).

しまい

shimai — To end up doing; unfortunately completing an action.

また

mata — Again; also; once more; furthermore.

痛風

tsūfū — Gout; a painful joint inflammation disease.

発作

hossa — Fit; attack; seizure; sudden onset of symptoms.

寝込む

nekomu — To be bedridden; to take to one's bed.

なり

nari — As soon as; upon doing; the moment that.

そう

sō — So; that way; it seems; looks like.

詳細

shōsai — Details; particulars; specifics; full information.

次

tsugi — Next; following; subsequent.

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent by post.

説明

setsumei — Explanation; description; clarification.

でき

deki — To be able to; can; to be done.

る

ru — Verb ending for present/future tense (dictionary form).

しれ

shire — Might; may; perhaps (with か or ない).

明朝

myōchō — Tomorrow morning; the following morning.

ホット

Hotto — Hot (loanword from English); warm.

向け

muke — Aimed at; headed toward; directed to.

出発

shuppatsu — Departure; setting off; beginning a journey.

する

suru — To do; to perform; to make happen.

予定

yotei — Plan; schedule; arrangement; expected time.

望む

nozomu — To wish; to hope; to desire something.

より

yori — Than; from; more than; compared to.

長く

nagaku — Long; for a long time (adverb form).

滞在

taizai — Stay; sojourn; residing temporarily somewhere.

心配

shinpai — Worry; concern; anxiety; to be worried.

この

kono — This (refers to something near the speaker).

受け取り

uketori — Receipt; receiving; acceptance of something.

次第

shidai — As soon as; depending on; circumstances.

乗馬

jōba — Horseback riding; equestrian activity.

用

yō — Use; purpose; for the purpose of.

馬

uma — Horse; equine animal.

持た

mota — To hold; to carry; to possess (stem form).

せ

se — Causative suffix meaning to make or let someone.

そちら

sochira — That way; your place; over there (polite).

へ

e — Direction particle meaning toward; to a place.

向かわ

mukawa — To head toward; to proceed in direction (stem).

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new; antiquated.

二つ

futatsu — Two; a pair; two items or units.

させ

sase — Causative form making or letting someone do.

穀物

kokumotsu — Grain; cereal; crops such as wheat or rice.

市場

ichiba — Market; marketplace; place for trading goods.

送り

okuri — To send; to deliver; to dispatch goods.

価格

kakaku — Price; cost; market value of goods.

一

ichi — One; the number one.

つき

tsuki — Per; attached to; for each unit.

安く

yasuku — Cheaply; inexpensively; at a low price.

貧しい

mazushii — Poor; impoverished; lacking wealth or resources.

者

mono — Person; one who; someone; a being.

売る

uru — To sell; to vend; to put on sale.

伝え

tsutae — To convey; to inform; to pass on a message.

公

kō — Lord; duke; public; honorific title.

場

ba — Place; scene; occasion; situation.

謝罪

shazai — Apology; expression of regret or remorse.

費用

hiyō — Cost; expense; expenditure; charge.

支払う

shiharau — To pay; to make a payment for something.

申し出る

mōshideru — To offer; to propose; to volunteer one's services.

みっとも

mittomo — Shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; embarrassing.

受け取っ

uketot — To receive; to accept; to get something sent.