The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 1

Vocabulary

氏

shi — Mr./Ms.; formal honorific suffix for names.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

徹夜

tetsuya — Staying up all night without sleeping.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

こと

koto — Thing; nominalizes verbs into noun phrases.

も

mo — Also; even; inclusive particle adding emphasis.

珍しく

mezurashiku — Unusually; rarely; adverbial form of 珍しい.

なかった

nakatta — Was not; plain past negative of ある/ない.

そう

sō — Such; like that; expressing resemblance or manner.

いった

itta — Went; said; past tense of 行く or 言う.

場合

baai — Case; situation; circumstance requiring consideration.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

除けば

nozokeba — If excluding; except for; conditional of 除く.

普段

fudan — Usually; normally; on ordinary days.

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; unusual degree or emergency.

に

ni — At; to; by; multipurpose directional or target particle.

遅く

osoku — Late; slowly; adverbial form of 遅い.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative modifier for nearby nouns.

朝食

chōshoku — Breakfast; the first meal of the day.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting two nouns.

テーブル

tēburu — Table; flat-surfaced furniture for dining or work.

着いて

tsuite — Having arrived at; te-form of 着く (to arrive).

いた

ita — Was; past progressive auxiliary verb form.

私

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

暖炉

danro — Fireplace; hearth for heating a room.

前

mae — Front; before; in front of something.

敷物

shikimono — Rug; mat; cloth spread on the floor.

上

ue — Above; on top of; upper surface position.

立ち

tachi — Standing; stem form of 立つ (to stand).

前夜

zen'ya — The previous night; the night before.

訪問者

hōmonsha — Visitor; caller; person who comes to visit.

置いて

oite — Having left/placed; te-form of 置く (to place).

ステッキ

sutekki — Walking stick; cane carried for support or style.

拾い上げた

hiroi ageta — Picked up; lifted something from the ground.

それ

sore — That; it; mid-distance demonstrative pronoun.

として

toshite — As; in the capacity of; treated as something.

知られる

shirareru — To be known; passive form of 知る (to know).

種類

shurui — Type; kind; category or variety of something.

先端

sentan — Tip; point; the very end of something.

球状

kyūjō — Spherical; ball-shaped; having a globular form.

膨らんだ

fukuranda — Swelled; bulged; past tense of 膨らむ.

立派

rippa — Splendid; impressive; fine-looking and admirable.

で

de — At; by means of; particle indicating means or location.

太い

futoi — Thick; fat; describing something of large diameter.

木製

mokusei — Made of wood; wooden construction material.

だった

datta — Was; plain past tense of the copula だ.

頭部

tōbu — Head; the upper or top part of something.

すぐ

sugu — Just; immediately; right below or nearby.

下

shita — Below; under; the lower part or position.

幅

haba — Width; breadth; the measurement across something.

ほぼ

hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately the full amount.

一

ichi — One; the number 1; a single unit.

インチ

inchi — Inch; unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.

なる

naru — Becoming; to become; indicating transformation or result.

幅広

habahiro — Wide; broad; having considerable width.

銀

gin — Silver; the metallic element or its color.

バンド

bando — Band; strip; a narrow encircling piece.

あった

atta — There was; past tense of ある (to exist).

友人

yūjin — Friend; a close acquaintance or companion.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

より

yori — From; by; comparative particle indicating source.

外科

geka — Surgery; surgical medicine as a medical field.

会員

kaiin — Member; a person belonging to an organization.

へ

e — To; toward; directional particle indicating destination.

という

to iu — Called; named; quoting or identifying something.

文字

moji — Letter; character; written symbol or inscription.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle linking elements.

年

nen — Year; counter for years in the calendar.

日付

hizuke — Date; a recorded calendar date on something.

そこ

soko — There; that place; mid-distance location pronoun.

刻まれて

kizamarete — Engraved; carved; passively inscribed into a surface.

まさに

masa ni — Exactly; precisely; truly fitting the description.

昔ながら

mukashinagara — Old-fashioned; traditional; in the manner of old.

家庭医

kateii — Family doctor; general practitioner serving households.

持ち歩いて

mochi aruite — Carrying around; walking while holding something.

よう

yō — Seeming; appearing; like; resemblance expression.

な

na — Attributive form of だ; connecting adjective to noun.

威厳

igen — Dignity; authority; an air of gravitas.

あり

ari — Having; possessing; conjunctive form of ある.

頑丈

ganjō — Sturdy; solid; strongly built and durable.

人

hito — Person; human being; someone in general.

安心

anshin — Relief; peace of mind; feeling of reassurance.

させる

saseru — To make someone do; causative auxiliary verb.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something with a tangible quality.

どうだい

dō dai — What do you think? How about it? (informal)

これ

kore — This; the nearby demonstrative pronoun.

について

ni tsuite — About; regarding; concerning a particular topic.

どう

dō — How; in what way; asking manner or opinion.

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to hold an opinion.

背

se — Back; the rear side of a person's body.

向けて

mukete — Turning toward; te-form of 向ける (to face).

座って

suwatte — Sitting; te-form of 座る (to sit down).

おり

ori — Being; polite conjunctive form of いる.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun.

何

nani — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun.

して

shite — Doing; te-form of する connecting to next clause.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; auxiliary for ongoing actions.

か

ka — Question particle marking a yes/no question.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

合図

aizu — Signal; sign; a cue given to another person.

与えて

ataete — Giving; te-form of 与える (to give/grant).

いなかった

inakatta — Was not present; past negative of いる.

どうして

dōshite — Why; how; asking reason or method.

わかった

wakatta — Understood; past tense of わかる (to understand).

んです

n desu — It is that; explanatory sentence-ending expression.

後頭部

kōtōbu — Back of the head; the occipital region.

目

me — Eye; the organ used for seeing.

ある

aru — To have; to exist; there is something.

んじゃ

n ja — Isn't it; colloquial explanatory/questioning expression.

ない

nai — Not; negation; does not exist or apply.

思います

omoimasu — I think; polite form of 思う (to think).

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or informing listener.

少なくとも

sukunakutomo — At least; at a minimum amount or degree.

よく

yoku — Well; often; frequently; adverb of 良い.

磨かれた

migakareta — Polished; shined; past passive of 磨く (to polish).

メッキ

mekki — Plating; metal coating applied to a surface.

コーヒー

kōhī — Coffee; the popular caffeinated beverage.

ポット

potto — Pot; container used for serving hot beverages.

から

kara — From; because; source or reason particle.

ね

ne — Right?; seeking agreement; sentence-final confirmation particle.

言った

itta — Said; spoke; past tense of 言う (to say).

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunction indicating contrast or reversal.

教えて

oshiete — Tell me; please explain; te-form of 教える.

くれ

kure — Give me; do for me; imperative of くれる.

この

kono — This; nearby demonstrative modifier preceding a noun.

会い損ねる

ai sokoneru — To miss meeting; fail to see someone.

不運

fuun — Bad luck; misfortune; an unfortunate circumstance.

見舞われ

mimaware — Being struck by; afflicted with misfortune.

用件

yōken — Business matter; purpose; reason for visiting someone.

全く

mattaku — Completely; entirely; totally; used for emphasis.

わからない

wakaranai — Don't understand; do not know something.

以上

ijō — Given that; since; more than; that being the case.

偶然

gūzen — By chance; accidentally; coincidental occurrence.

遺留品

iryūhin — Left-behind item; article forgotten by a visitor.

重要

jūyō — Important; significant; of great consequence.

調べる

shiraberu — To investigate; examine; look into something carefully.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; notable individual figure.

推理

suiri — Deduction; reasoning; inferring conclusions from evidence.

みせて

misete — Show me; demonstrate; te-form of 見せる.