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Vocabulary

著

cho — Written by; authorship credit on a book.

目次

mokuji — Table of contents in a book.

第一章

dai-isshō — Chapter one; the first chapter.

第二章

dai-nishō — Chapter two; the second chapter.

第三章

dai-sanshō — Chapter three; the third chapter.

第四章

dai-yonshō — Chapter four; the fourth chapter.

第五章

dai-goshō — Chapter five; the fifth chapter.

第六章

dai-rokushō — Chapter six; the sixth chapter.

第七章

dai-nanashō — Chapter seven; the seventh chapter.

第八章

dai-hasshō — Chapter eight; the eighth chapter.

第九章

dai-kyūshō — Chapter nine; the ninth chapter.

再び

futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.

捧ぐ

sasagu — To dedicate; to offer; to devote to someone.

へ

e — To; toward; directional particle.

ならば

naraba — If that is the case; supposing that.

金

kin / kane — Gold; money; a precious metal or currency.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle; of, 's.

帽子

bōshi — Hat; cap; headwear.

を

o — Object marker particle; marks direct object.

かぶれ

kabre — Put on (a hat); wear on the head (imperative).

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something mentioned.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; indicates subject.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings.

動かす

ugokasu — To move; to stir emotionally; to set in motion.

なら

nara — If; in the case that; conditional form.

高く

takaku — High; highly; at a great height (adverbial).

跳べる

toberu — Can jump; able to leap (potential form).

ため

tame — For the purpose of; for the sake of.

に

ni — To; at; in; purpose or location particle.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.

跳べ

tobe — Jump! Leap! (imperative form of 跳ぶ).

叫ぶ

sakebu — To shout; to cry out; to exclaim.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as.

恋人

koibito — Lover; romantic partner; sweetheart.

よ

yo — Hey; O (vocative/emphasis particle).

かぶっ

kabut(te) — Wearing (a hat); put on head (conjunctive form).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

跳ぶ

tobu — To jump; to leap; to spring upward.

あなた

anata — You; a polite second-person pronoun.

欲しい

hoshii — Want; desire to have something or someone.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; alongside.

若く

wakaku — Young; youthfully (adverbial form of 若い).

傷つき

kizutsuki — Being hurt; wounded; sustaining emotional damage.

やすかっ

yasukatta — Was easy to; tended to (past conjunctive suffix).

頃

koro — Around the time; about the period when.

父

chichi — Father; one's own father.

は

wa — Topic marker particle; indicates topic of sentence.

ある

aru — There is; to exist (for inanimate things).

忠告

chūkoku — Advice; counsel; a warning or recommendation.

私

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

与え

atae — Give; grant; provide (conjunctive/stem form).

以来

irai — Since then; ever since a certain point.

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; the whole time.

その

sono — That; those (attributive demonstrative adjective).

言葉

kotoba — Word; language; phrase; expression.

中

naka — Inside; within; among; middle.

で

de — In; at; by means of (particle indicating place/means).

反芻

hansū — Rumination; chewing over ideas repeatedly in mind.

し

shi — Do (conjunctive form); also used to list reasons.

続け

tsuzuke — Continue; keep doing (conjunctive stem form).

て

te — Conjunctive particle; connects sequential actions.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; ongoing action (animate).

誰か

dareka — Someone; somebody; an unspecified person.

批判

hihan — Criticism; critique; judgment of faults.

たく

taku — Want to (desire suffix, negative/conjunctive form).

なっ

nat(te) — Became; turned into (conjunctive past of なる).

とき

toki — When; at the time; moment or occasion.

言っ

it(te) — Said; told (conjunctive past form of 言う).

この

kono — This (attributive demonstrative; near speaker).

世界

sekai — World; the earth; society at large.

人々

hitobito — People; folks; various individuals.

皆

mina / minna — Everyone; all; everybody together.

お前

omae — You (informal/rough second-person pronoun).

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal; alike.

よう

yō — Like; as if; in the manner of; seems.

な

na — Attributive particle; connects adjective to noun.

恵まれ

megumare — Blessed; gifted with; favored by circumstances.

環境

kankyō — Environment; surroundings; circumstances one lives in.

あっ

at(te) — Had; was (conjunctive past of ある).

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; the case that something applies.

ない

nai — Not; there is not; negation form.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for actions.

思い出し

omoidashi — Recall; remember (conjunctive stem of 思い出す).

なさい

nasai — Please do; polite imperative instruction.

以上

ijō — More than; beyond; that is all; no more.

何

nani / nan — What; anything; something (interrogative pronoun).

言わ

iwa — Say; speak (negative/conditional stem of 言う).

なかっ

nakata — Did not (past negative conjunctive auxiliary).

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people; they; group of.

いつ

itsu — When; at what time (interrogative).

控えめ

hikaeme — Modest; reserved; restrained; unassuming in manner.

ながら

nagara — While; even though; simultaneously doing.

並外れ

nami hazare — Extraordinary; exceptional; far above average.

よく

yoku — Well; often; frequently; skillfully.

意思

ishi — Will; intention; one's determined purpose.

通じ

tsūji — Communicate; get through; understand each other.

合わせ

awase — Combine; match; coordinate together with another.

多く

ōku — Many; much; a large number or amount.

意味

imi — Meaning; significance; sense of a word.

だ

da — Is; am; are (plain copula/assertion).

分かっ

wakat(te) — Understood; realized (conjunctive past of 分かる).

結果

kekka — Result; outcome; consequence of an action.

あらゆる

arayuru — All; every; every kind of (prenominal).

判断

handan — Judgment; decision; assessment of a situation.

控える

hikaeru — To refrain; to hold back; to be moderate.

傾向

keikō — Tendency; trend; inclination toward something.

癖

kuse — Habit; quirk; tendency one has developed.

おかげ

okage — Thanks to; owing to; because of (positive cause).

興味深い

kyōmi bukai — Very interesting; deeply fascinating; of great interest.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; figure; notable individual.

開か

hira(ka) — Opened; open (passive/negative stem of 開く).

れ

re — Passive auxiliary; indicates action done to subject.

同時に

dōji ni — At the same time; simultaneously; concurrently.

少なから

sukunakara — Not a few; not small in number (literary form).

手練れ

terate — Skilled person; veteran; one with practiced expertise.

退屈

taikutsu — Boredom; tedium; being bored or boring.

人間

ningen — Human being; person; human nature.

犠牲

gisei — Sacrifice; victim; giving up something valuable.

異常

ijō — Abnormal; unusual; strange; out of the ordinary.

精神

seishin — Spirit; mind; mentality; mental state.

持ち主

mochinushi — Owner; possessor; one who holds something.

資質

shishitsu — Disposition; innate quality; natural aptitude.

普通

futsū — Normal; ordinary; usual; common.

現れ

araware — Appear; show up; come into view.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; soon; right away; without delay.

見抜い

minui — Saw through; perceived truly; discerned accurately.

しがみつく

shigamitsuku — To cling; to hold on tightly; to hang on.

もの

mono — Thing; person; one who (nominalizer/pronoun).

そのため

sono tame — For that reason; therefore; because of that.

大学

daigaku — University; college; institution of higher education.

時代

jidai — Era; period; age; days of a certain time.

野性的

yasei-teki — Wild; feral; having a raw, untamed nature.

無名

mumei — Unknown; nameless; obscure; without reputation.

男

otoko — Man; male person; guy.

秘密

himitsu — Secret; something kept hidden from others.

悲しみ

kanashimi — Sadness; sorrow; grief; emotional pain.

知る

shiru — To know; to learn; to find out.

立場

tachiba — Standpoint; position; one's situation or stance.

から

kara — From; because; since (particle of origin/reason).

不当

futō — Unjust; improper; unreasonable; unfair treatment.

政治家

seijika — Politician; statesman; someone in political life.

気取り

kidori — Affectation; pretentiousness; putting on airs.

非難

hinan — Criticism; blame; condemnation; denouncement.

さ

sa — Passive suffix or nominalizer; makes abstract nouns.

れる

reru — Passive auxiliary; indicates receiving an action.