The Great Gatsby — Page 15

Vocabulary

何

nani — What; used to ask about something unknown.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

計画

keikaku — Plan or project; an organized scheme of action.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru' meaning to do.

ましょう

mashou — Polite volitional ending; let's do something.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.

彼女

kanojo — She or her; also means girlfriend.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence subject.

どう

dou — How; in what way or manner.

て

te — Te-form conjunction connecting verbs or clauses.

いい

ii — Good; fine; acceptable or satisfactory.

わから

wakara — Negative stem of 'wakaru'; not understanding something.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates something does not exist or occur.

様子

yousu — Appearance, state, or manner of a situation.

で

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

私

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

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.

向き直っ

mukinaot(te) — Turned to face someone or something directly.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

みんな

minna — Everyone; all people present or involved.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle; connects nouns or clauses.

しら

shira — Feminine sentence-ending expressing wondering or uncertainty.

が

ga — Subject marker particle emphasizing the grammatical subject.

答える

kotaeru — To answer or respond to a question.

間

ma / aida — Interval, gap, or space between moments or things.

も

mo — Also or even; inclusive or emphatic particle.

なく

naku — Without; negative conjunctive form of 'nai'.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight.

畏れる

osoreru — To fear or hold in awe; feel reverent dread.

よう

you — Like; seems as if; expresses appearance or likeness.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

表情

hyoujou — Facial expression showing one's feelings or emotions.

浮かべ

ukabe — To show or display an expression on one's face.

自分

jibun — Oneself; referring to one's own self.

小指

koyubi — Little finger; the smallest finger on the hand.

釘付け

kugizuke — Nailed down; fixed gaze or riveted attention.

なっ

nat(te) — Became; conjunctive form of 'naru' (to become).

見て

mite — Look; te-form of 'miru' meaning to see or look.

と

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

訴える

uttaeru — To appeal, complain, or plead; make an urgent claim.

言っ

it(te) — Said; conjunctive form of 'iu' meaning to say.

怪我

kega — Injury or wound; physical harm to the body.

ちゃっ

chat(te) — Contracted casual form of 'shimatte'; completed undesirable action.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

皆

mina — Everyone; all people in a group.

見た

mita — Saw; past tense of 'miru' meaning to see.

指

yubi — Finger; digit on the hand or foot.

関節

kansetsu — Joint; the point where bones connect in the body.

青黒く

aoguroku — Bluish-black in color; dark bruised discoloration.

腫れ

hare — Swelling; puffiness caused by injury or inflammation.

い

i — Conjunctive form of 'iru'; being or existing.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

やっ

yat(te) — Did; casual contracted form of 'yatte' meaning having done.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting information to the listener.

非難

hinan — Criticism or blame; condemning someone's actions or behavior.

わざと

wazato — On purpose; deliberately or intentionally doing something.

じゃ

ja — Casual contraction of 'dewa'; well then or if so.

わかっ

wakat(te) — Understood; conjunctive form of 'wakaru' meaning to understand.

てる

teru — Contracted 'te iru'; ongoing or resulting state of action.

けど

kedo — But; however; casual concessive conjunction.

こと

koto — Thing; fact or matter (abstract nominalizer).

変わり

kawari — Change; the act of changing or being different.

わ

wa — Feminine sentence-ending particle expressing soft assertion.

野蛮

yaban — Barbaric or savage; uncivilized and brutal behavior.

男

otoko — Man; an adult male person.

結婚

kekkon — Marriage; the state of being legally wed.

ん

n — Informal contraction of 'no'; nominalizer or explanation particle.

だ

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

から

kara — Because; since; or from (particle with multiple uses).

仕方

shikata — Way of doing; method or means of handling something.

ね

ne — Sentence-ending seeking agreement or confirmation from listener.

大きく

ookiku — Largely; in a big way; adverb from 'ookii'.

がっしり

gasshiri — Solidly built; stocky and sturdy in physique.

体

karada — Body; the physical form of a person.

だけ

dake — Only; just; limiting something to a specific extent.

なんて

nante — Such a thing as; expressing surprise, disdain, or dismissal.

言葉

kotoba — Word or language; means of verbal expression.

嫌い

kirai — Dislike; having an aversion to something or someone.

不機嫌

fukigen — Bad mood; feeling irritated or displeased.

そう

sou — So; that way; expressing likeness or agreement.

抗議

kougi — Protest or objection; formal expression of disagreement.

冗談

joudan — Joke or jest; something said humorously, not seriously.

欲しく

hoshiku — Wanting; adverbial form of 'hoshii' meaning to desire.

言い張っ

iibat(te) — Insisted or maintained; stubbornly asserting one's claim.

ときどき

tokidoki — Sometimes; occasionally at irregular intervals.

さん

san — Honorific suffix used after names as polite address.

同時

douji — Simultaneously; at the same time as something else.

話し

hanashi — Speech or talk; the act of speaking to someone.

始め

hajime — Beginning; the start of an action or event.

目立た

medatа — To stand out; be conspicuous or noticeable to others.

ず

zu — Negative conjunctive form; without doing something.

かう

kau — To buy; purchase something; also to keep (animals).

脈絡

myakuraku — Context or logical connection; coherence between ideas.

なさ

nasa — Lack of; absence; nominal form of 'nai'.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

おしゃべり

oshaberi — Chattering or chit-chat; talkative casual conversation.

言い切れ

iikire — To say with certainty; assert definitively without doubt.

もの

mono — Thing; object or matter; nominalizer indicating reason or emotion.

だっ

dat(te) — Past copula; was or were (plain past tense).

まるで

marude — Just like; exactly as if; used with similes.

白い

shiroi — White; describing something of white color.

ドレス

doresu — Dress; a woman's garment covering body and legs.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting multiple items loosely.

欲し

hoshi — Wanting; stem form of 'hoshii' meaning desired or wished.

がる

garu — Suffix showing third-person desire or feeling of something.

無感動

mukandou — Indifference; being unmoved or unaffected emotionally.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical or equal to something else.

くらい

kurai — About; approximately; to the extent of something.

冷やか

hiyaka — Cool or chilly in manner; aloof and indifferent in attitude.

雰囲気

fun'iki — Atmosphere or ambiance; the mood of a place.

持っ

mot(te) — Holding or having; conjunctive form of 'motsu'.

ここ

koko — Here; this place near the speaker.

いて

ite — Being; te-form of 'iru' indicating presence or state.

受け入れ

ukoire — To accept or receive; welcome something or someone.

もてなし

motenashi — Hospitality; entertainment and welcoming treatment of guests.

たり

tari — Particle listing representative actions alternately or variably.

もてなさ

motenasa — Being entertained or hosted; receiving hospitality from others.

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form suffix.

ため

tame — For the sake of; purpose or reason behind an action.

ただ

tada — Just; merely; simply; nothing more than.

礼儀

reigi — Etiquette or manners; proper social conduct and courtesy.

正しく

tadashiku — Correctly; in a proper and appropriate manner.

愛想

aisou — Friendliness or affability; pleasant manner toward others.

よく

yoku — Well; often; frequently; adverb from 'yoi/ii'.

振る舞う

furumau — To behave or conduct oneself in a certain manner.

まもなく

mamonaku — Soon; before long; in a short while.

夕食

yuushoku — Dinner; the evening meal consumed at day's end.

終わり

owari — End or conclusion; the final point of something.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount or degree of something.

経て

hete — After passing through; having elapsed a period of time.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when something occurs.

夜

yoru — Night; the period of darkness after sunset.

終わっ

owat(te) — Ended; conjunctive past form of 'owaru' to end.

何事

nanigoto — What matter; everything; used in 'as if nothing happened'.

なかっ

nacat(te) — Was not; past negative conjunctive of 'nai'.

片付け

katazuke — To clean up or tidy; putting things in order.

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary; can do or be done.

西部

seibu — The West; western region of a country or area.

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; used to intensify adjectives or negation.

異なっ

kotonат(te) — Differed; was different; conjunctive form of 'kotonaru'.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby listener.

向かっ

mukat(te) — Headed toward; facing; conjunctive form of 'mukau'.

段階

dankai — Stage or phase; a step in a progression or process.

へ

e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement to destination.

急かさ

sekasa — To be hurried or rushed; urged to move faster.

絶えず

taezu — Constantly; ceaselessly; without interruption at any time.

裏切ら

uragira — To be betrayed; stem of 'uragiru' meaning to betray.

期待

kitai — Expectation or anticipation; hoping for a particular outcome.

中

naka / chuu — Inside or middle; within something or amid a situation.

ある

aru — To exist or be; used for inanimate objects or existence.

いは

iwa — Or; alternatively (used in 'arui wa' meaning or perhaps).

純粋

junsui — Pure or genuine; free from impurities or ulterior motives.

瞬間

shunkan — Moment or instant; an extremely brief period of time.

神経質

shinkeishitsu — Nervous or high-strung; overly sensitive and anxious personality.

恐れ

osore — Fear or apprehension; a feeling of dread or worry.

過ごさ

sugosa — To spend time; stem form of 'sugosu' meaning to pass time.

君

kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun used toward equals or subordinates.

そば

soba — Beside; nearby; close proximity to someone or something.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings' presence.

野蛮人

yabanjin — Barbarian; a savage or uncivilized person.

みたい

mitai — Like; seems like; casual expression of resemblance or supposition.

気

ki — Spirit, feeling, or mind; awareness or a mental sense.

コルク

koruku — Cork; the stopper material used in wine bottles.

味

aji — Taste or flavor; sensory quality of food or drink.

なかなか

nakanaka — Quite; considerably; pretty (intensifier); also 'not easily'.

堂々

doudou — Dignified; imposing; bold and confident in manner.

二杯目

nihaime — Second cup or glass; the second serving of a drink.

飲み

nomi — Drinking; stem form of 'nomu' meaning to drink.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction between two activities.

告白

kokuhaku — Confession; declaring one's feelings or admitting something.

農作物

nousakubutsu — Agricultural crops; plants grown for food or commerce.

話

hanashi — Story, talk, or conversation; verbal communication or narrative.

くれ

kure — Give me; imperative form of 'kureru' requesting a favor.