The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 1

Vocabulary

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.

ある

aru — To exist, to be located (inanimate objects).

の

no — Possessive or descriptive linking particle.

フラット

furatto — Flat, apartment unit used as residence.

朝

asa — Morning, the early part of the day.

間

ma / aida — Space, interval, or period of time.

部屋

heya — Room, enclosed living or working space.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject.

豪華

gōka — Luxurious, lavish, splendid in appearance.

かつ

katsu — And also, moreover, simultaneously (conjunction).

芸術的

geijutsuteki — Artistic, relating to or having artistic quality.

飾ら

kazara — Decorated, adorned (stem form of 飾る).

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

いる

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

隣

tonari — Next door, adjacent room or neighbor.

から

kara — From, since; indicates origin or cause.

ピアノ

piano — Piano, a keyboard musical instrument.

音

oto — Sound, noise, musical tone.

が

ga — Subject marker particle indicating the doer.

聞こえる

kikoeru — To be audible, to be heard naturally.

テーブル

tēburu — Table, a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

整え

totonoé — Arrange, prepare, set in order.

おり

ori — Formal form of いる indicating ongoing state.

音楽

ongaku — Music, organized sound as art form.

止ん

yan — Stopped, ceased (stem of 止む, to stop).

だ

da — Copula, plain form of to be.

後

ato / nochi — After, later, following a certain time.

入っ

hait- — Entered, came in (stem of 入る).

くる

kuru — To come; auxiliary indicating action toward speaker.

私

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

弾い

hii- — Played (an instrument), stem of 弾く.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

もの

mono — Thing, object; nominalizer expressing explanation.

聞い

kii- — Heard, listened (stem of 聞く).

かい

kai — Casual question-ending particle (informal yes/no).

聞き耳

kikimimi — Eavesdropping, listening secretly to others' conversation.

立てる

tateru — To set up, to prick up (ears).

礼儀

reigi — Etiquette, manners, proper social behavior.

反する

hansuru — To go against, to violate a principle.

と

to — Quotation or conjunction particle meaning 'that/and'.

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling; stem of 思う (to think).

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary (stem of ました).

旦那様

dannasama — Master, mister; respectful term for male employer.

それ

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

残念

zannen — Regrettable, unfortunate, what a shame.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle conveying assertion or emphasis.

君

kimi — You, informal second-person pronoun.

ため

tame — For the sake of, benefit, purpose.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle.

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or softening.

正確

seikaku — Accurate, precise, exactly correct.

弾か

hika- — Play (an instrument), negative stem of 弾く.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary, does not/is not.

弾く

hiku — To play a stringed instrument or piano.

など

nado — Et cetera, things like, and so forth.

誰

dare — Who, which person (interrogative pronoun).

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action.

できる

dekiru — To be able to, can, is possible.

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful, magnificent, splendid in quality.

表現

hyōgen — Expression, representation of feelings or ideas.

関する

kansuru — To relate to, to concern, regarding.

限り

kagiri — As far as, to the extent of, limit.

感情

kanjō — Emotion, feeling, sentiment.

こそ

koso — Emphatic particle stressing the preceding word.

得意

tokui — One's strong point, skilled at something.

する

suru — To do, to perform an action.

ところ

tokoro — Place, point, situation, aspect of something.

理論

riron — Theory, systematic set of ideas or principles.

人生

jinsei — Human life, one's life journey.

とっ

tot- — Taken, stem of 取る in compound use.

おく

oku — To put aside, to do in advance.

はい

hai — Yes, affirmative response.

いえ

ie — No, a mild negation or correction.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if/when'.

夫人

fujin — Madam, Mrs., title for a married woman.

キュウリ

kyūri — Cucumber, a green salad vegetable.

サンドイッチ

sandoitchi — Sandwich, food between two slices of bread.

切れ

kire — Slice, piece, or cut portion of food.

盆

bon — Tray used to carry food or drinks.

乗せ

nose- — Placed on top, loaded onto (stem of 乗せる).

差し出す

sashidasu — To hold out, to offer, to present.

検め

aratame- — Inspect, examine carefully (stem of 検める).

二つ

futatsu — Two (items), a pair of things.

取り

tori — Taking, stem of 取る (to take).

ソファ

sofa — Sofa, upholstered seat for multiple people.

座る

suwaru — To sit down on a surface.

ああ

ā — Ah, oh; exclamation of realization or feeling.

そういえ

sō ie- — Now that you mention it, speaking of which.

帳簿

chōbo — Account book, ledger for recording finances.

見

mi- — See, look at (stem of 見る).

木曜

mokuyō — Thursday, the fifth day of the week.

夜

yoru — Night, evening, the dark hours.

卿

kyō / -kyō — Lord, title of British nobility.

氏

shi — Mr., a formal honorific suffix for men.

食事

shokuji — Meal, the act of eating food.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form or reason-listing particle.

とき

toki — Time, moment, occasion when something happens.

シャンパン

shanpan — Champagne, a sparkling wine from France.

八

hachi — Eight, the number 8.

本

hon — Counter for long thin objects; bottle(s).

消費

shōhi — Consumption, the use of goods or resources.

さ

sa — Passive suffix or casual sentence-final particle.

記さ

shirusa- — Noted, recorded (passive stem of 記す).

一

ichi / hito- — One, the number 1.

パイント

painto — Pint, a unit of liquid measurement.

ございます

gozaimasu — Polite form of to be/exist (formal speech).

どうして

dōshite — Why, how come, for what reason.

独身者

dokushinsha — Bachelor, single unmarried person.

家

ie / ka — House, home, household.

使用人

shiyōnin — Servant, employee working in a household.

決まっ

kimat- — Decided, settled (stem of 決まる, to be decided).

飲ん

non- — Drank (stem of 飲む, to drink).

しまう

shimau — To end up doing, to do completely.

だろう

darō — Probably, I suppose; expresses conjecture.

単なる

tan'naru — Mere, simple, nothing more than.

知的

chiteki — Intellectual, relating to the intellect.

好奇心

kōkishin — Curiosity, desire to know or learn.

聞く

kiku — To listen, to hear, to ask.

ワイン

wain — Wine, an alcoholic beverage from grapes.

品質

hinshitsu — Quality, standard or grade of a product.

優れ

sugure- — Excellent, superior (stem of 優れる).

せい

sei — Fault, blame, cause of a bad outcome.

既婚者

kikonsha — Married person, someone who has a spouse.

お宅

otaku — Your home; polite reference to someone's household.

一流

ichiryū — First-class, top-tier, of the highest rank.

銘柄

meigara — Brand, label, brand name of a product.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, nominalizer for abstract concepts.

まれ

mare — Rare, uncommon, seldom occurring.

しばしば

shibashiba — Often, frequently, repeatedly.

気づい

kidzui- — Noticed, became aware (stem of 気づく).

なんと

nanto — How, what; exclamation of surprise.

結婚

kekkon — Marriage, the union of two people.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of, about, degree of.

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as.

人

hito / jin — Person, human being.

堕落

darraku — Moral corruption, degradation, falling into vice.

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb, to make/let someone do.

な

na — Sentence-final particle for soft assertion or emotion.

かね

kane — Sentence-final particle expressing mild wonder or doubt.

たいへん

taihen — Very, greatly; also means difficult situation.

楽しい

tanoshii — Fun, enjoyable, pleasurable.

境遇

kyōgū — Circumstances, life situation, personal condition.

存じ

zonji- — Humble form of know/think (polite speech).