The Great Gatsby — Page 4

Vocabulary

世界

sekai — The world; all of human society and existence.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle connecting nouns.

温かな

atatakana — Warm; having a gentle, comfortable warmth.

中心

chuushin — Center; the central or most important part.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause.

ある

aru — To be; to exist (for inanimate things).

どころか

dokoroka — Far from; on the contrary, the opposite is true.

中西部

chuuseibu — The Midwest; central-western region of a country.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject discussed.

今や

imaya — Now; by this point in time, things have changed.

宇宙

uchuu — Universe; outer space; the cosmos.

果て

hate — The far end; the edge or limit of something.

よう

you — Seems like; indicates resemblance or conjecture.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

思えた

omoeta — Seemed; could be felt or perceived as something.

そこで

sokode — Therefore; and so, as a result of that.

私

watashi — I; the first-person singular pronoun.

東部

toubu — The eastern part or region of a country.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place.

行っ

itte — Go; moving to another place (te-form).

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking sequential or related actions.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

学ぶ

manabu — To learn; to study or acquire knowledge.

こと

koto — Thing; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

決め

kime — Decide; to make a decision or determination.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating a completed action.

知人

chijin — Acquaintance; a person one knows but not closely.

みな

mina — Everyone; all people in a group.

携わっ

tazusawatte — Be involved in; engaged or participating in work.

い

i — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing state (te-form of iru).

もう

mou — Already; now; an additional one more.

一人

hitori — One person; alone; a single individual.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

加わっ

kuwawatte — Join; to be added or included in a group.

も

mo — Also; too; even, adding to a previous statement.

食っ

kutte — Eat; colloquial form of eating (te-form).

いけ

ike — Can manage; be able to get by (potential).

る

ru — Dictionary-form verb ending; present/future tense marker.

だろう

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

と

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

思っ

omotte — Think; to hold a thought or opinion (te-form).

おじ

oji — Uncle; one's father's or mother's brother.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns non-exhaustively.

おば

oba — Aunt; one's father's or mother's sister.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people, indicating a group.

まるで

marude — Just like; as if; exactly resembling something else.

進学先

shingakusaki — Choice of school; institution selected for further study.

選ぶ

erabu — To choose; to select from available options.

か

ka — Question particle; or; indicates uncertainty or choice.

その

sono — That; a demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

話し合い

hanashiai — Discussion; a mutual conversation to reach agreement.

最終的

saishuu-teki — Final; ultimately; in the end after all consideration.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly; awfully; to a very severe degree.

深刻

shinkoku — Serious; grave; of great concern or significance.

躊躇いがちな

tameraigachi na — Hesitant; tending to waver or hold back.

な

na — Adjectival ending linking na-adjectives to nouns.

表情

hyoujou — Facial expression; the look shown on one's face.

まあ

maa — Well; I suppose; a vague expression of acceptance.

そう

sou — So; that's right; indicating agreement or affirmation.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'is' or 'are'.

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation.

言っ

itte — Say; to speak or utter words (te-form).

父

chichi — Father; one's own father (humble/plain form).

一年間

ichinenkkan — For one year; a period of twelve months.

仕送り

shiokuri — Financial support sent to a family member away.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

同意

doui — Agreement; consent; to agree with a proposal.

し

shi — And; conjunctive form linking clauses or reasons.

様々

samazama — Various; diverse; many different kinds of things.

紆余曲折

uyo-kyokusetsu — Twists and turns; many complications along the way.

経

he (te) — Pass through; having gone through experiences or time.

二十二年

nijuuninen — Twenty-two years; a span of twenty-two years.

春

haru — Spring; the season between winter and summer.

やっ

yatte — Do; come; arrive (colloquial te-form of yaru/yatte kuru).

来

ki — Come; arrived at a place (stem of kuru).

永住

eijuu — Permanent residence; settling somewhere permanently long-term.

つもり

tsumori — Intention; plan; what one intends to do.

現実的

genjitsuteki — Realistic; practical; based on actual circumstances.

市内

shinai — Within the city; inside urban city limits.

部屋

heya — Room; a space within a building for living.

探す

sagasu — To search for; to look for something needed.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or expectation.

だっ

datta — Was; past tense copula (contracted form).

季節

kisetsu — Season; one of the four periods of the year.

温かく

atatakaku — Warmly; in a warm manner (adverbial form).

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly; just right; precisely at that moment.

広い

hiroi — Wide; spacious; having a large area or extent.

芝生

shibafu — Lawn; a grassy area of short green grass.

親しみやすい

shitashimiyasui — Friendly; approachable; easy to feel close to.

木々

kigi — Trees; multiple trees collectively in a landscape.

国

kuni — Country; nation; one's homeland or native land.

離れ

hanare — Leave; separate from; depart from a place.

ばかり

bakari — Just; only; having just done something recently.

会社

kaisha — Company; a business organization or corporation.

若い

wakai — Young; of a relatively small age.

男

otoko — Man; a male person or adult male.

郊外

kougai — Suburbs; the residential area outside a city center.

通勤圏

tsuukinkken — Commuter zone; area within commuting distance of work.

町

machi — Town; a small urban settlement or neighborhood.

一緒

issho — Together; in the same place or doing the same.

家

ie — House; a building used as a home.

借りよう

kariyou — Let's rent; volitional form of to borrow or rent.

提案

teian — Proposal; suggestion; putting forward an idea.

とき

toki — When; the time at which something happens.

それ

sore — That; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful; splendid; impressively great or excellent.

アイデア

aidea — Idea; a thought or concept, borrowed from English.

思え

omoe — Seem; appear to be (potential or imperative form).

彼

kare — He; him; a third-person male pronoun.

月

tsuki / getsu — Month; the moon; a calendar period of roughly four weeks.

八十

hachijuu — Eighty; the number 80.

ドル

doru — Dollar; the US currency unit, borrowed from English.

雨風

amekaze — Rain and wind; stormy or harsh weather conditions.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary indicating something is done to subject.

粗末

somatsu — Shabby; crude; of poor quality or lacking care.

見つけ

mitsuke — Find; to discover or locate something searched for.

土壇場

dotanba — Last moment; the critical final moment before deadline.

から

kara — From; because; starting point in time or space.

転勤

tenkin — Job transfer; being relocated to a different workplace.

命じ

meiji — Order; to command or instruct someone to do something.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

田舎

inaka — Countryside; rural area away from the city.

出る

deru — To leave; to go out; to exit a place.

なっ

natte — Become; to turn into a state (te-form of naru).

犬

inu — Dog; a common domestic canine animal.

少なくとも

sukunakutomo — At least; no fewer than a minimum amount.

逃げ出す

nigedasu — Run away; to escape or flee from a place.

まで

made — Until; up to; indicating a limit in time or space.

数日間

suujitsukan — For several days; a period of a few days.

古い

furui — Old; aged; having existed for a long time.

ベッド

beddo — Bed; a piece of furniture for sleeping.

整え

totonoete — Arrange; to prepare or put in order neatly.

朝食

choushoku — Breakfast; the first meal of the day.

作り

tsukuri — Make; to prepare or create something.

電気

denki — Electricity; electric power used to operate devices.

コンロ

konro — Stove; a cooking burner or range for heating food.

前

mae — Before; in front of; preceding in time or space.

格言

kakugen — Proverb; a short wise saying or maxim.

ぶつぶつ

butsubutsu — Muttering; grumbling quietly to oneself in low voice.

つぶやく

tsubuyaku — To mutter; to murmur or whisper softly to oneself.

女

onna — Woman; a female person or adult female.

一日

ichinichi — One day; a full period of twenty-four hours.

そこら

sokora — Around there; thereabouts; approximately that amount.

孤独

kodoku — Loneliness; solitude; the state of being alone.

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day after sunrise.

より

yori — Than; from; a comparative particle in Japanese.

最近

saikin — Recently; lately; in the near past or present.

道

michi — Road; path; a route or way to travel.

呼び止め

yobitome — Stop and call out; to hail someone to make them halt.