The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 3

Vocabulary

ああ

aa — Oh, ah; exclamation of realization or emotion

ご近所

gokinjo — Neighborhood; polite form of kinjo

さん

san — Honorific title equivalent to Mr., Mrs., Ms.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese

地域

chiiki — Area, region, local district

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese sentences

いい

ii — Good, fine, nice, acceptable

近所

kinjo — Neighborhood, nearby area, vicinity

方々

katagata — People; polite plural form of person

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese sentences

い

i — Verb stem of iru meaning to exist

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense

か

ka — Question-marking particle at sentence end

まったく

mattaku — Completely, utterly, absolutely, indeed

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible, awful, cruel, severe

もの

mono — Thing, object, matter; nominalizing expression

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is, am, are

誰

dare — Who; interrogative pronoun for a person

一人

hitori — One person, alone, by oneself

と

to — Particle meaning with, and, or quotation

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening; way of speaking

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese sentences

きい

kii — Stem form of kiku meaning to listen or speak

た

ta — Past tense verb ending in Japanese

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for verbs

あり

ari — Stem of aru meaning to exist or have

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or negative verb component

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-ending particle

さぞかし

sazokashi — Surely, no doubt, I can well imagine

彼ら

karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

楽しま

tanoshima — Stem of tanoshimu meaning to enjoy oneself

せ

se — Causative verb ending making someone do something

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses

いる

iru — To exist, to be; indicates ongoing action

違い

chigai — Difference, discrepancy; certainly, no doubt

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning not, does not exist

そちら

sochira — That way, your direction, over there

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward, to

行っ

it- — Past or conjunctive form of iku meaning to go

サンドイッチ

sandoicchi — Sandwich; food with filling between bread slices

取る

toru — To take, grab, obtain something

ところで

tokorode — By the way; used to change topic

州

shuu — State, province, administrative region

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle for emphasis or assertion

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation

え

e — Eh, huh; expression of mild surprise

ええ

ee — Yes, indeed; affirmative response expressing agreement

もちろん

mochiron — Of course, certainly, naturally

おや

oya — Oh my, goodness; exclamation of mild surprise

なぜ

naze — Why; interrogative asking for a reason

こんな

konna — This kind of, such, like this

たくさん

takusan — Many, a lot, plenty, much

カップ

kappu — Cup; a drinking vessel or measurement unit

キュウリ

kyuuri — Cucumber; a green salad vegetable

若い

wakai — Young, youthful in age

者

mono — Person, individual; often used after adjectives

これ

kore — This; near-speaker demonstrative pronoun

ほど

hodo — To the extent of, as much as, about

無謀

mubou — Reckless, rash, daring without thought

散財

sanzai — Wasteful spending, squandering money

する

suru — To do, to perform an action

お茶

ocha — Tea; polite word for Japanese green tea

来る

kuru — To come, to arrive

ただ

tada — Just, merely, only, simply, free of charge

叔母

oba — Aunt; parent's younger sister

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely, that much

なんと

nanto — How, what a; exclamation of surprise or admiration

すばらしい

subarashii — Wonderful, magnificent, splendid, marvelous

それ

sore — That; mid-distance demonstrative pronoun

で

de — Particle indicating means, place, or reason

ここ

koko — Here, this place near the speaker

あまり

amari — Not very, not much, too much, excessively

快く

kokoroyoku — Pleasantly, willingly, cheerfully, with good feeling

思わ

omowa — Stem of omou meaning to think or feel

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, emotion, sentiment

聞い

kii — Conjunctive form of kiku meaning to hear or ask

君

kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun, often male speech

ねえ

nee — Hey, listen; seeking attention or agreement

ちょっかい

chokkai — Meddling, interfering, making a pass at someone

出す

dasu — To take out, produce, begin doing something

様子

yousu — Appearance, state, situation, manner, looks

恥ずかしい

hazukashii — Embarrassing, shameful, shy, bashful

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning is, am, are

ほぼ

hobo — Almost, nearly, approximately, roughly

同じ

onaji — Same, identical, equal in nature

くらい

kurai — About, approximately, to the extent of

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

恋

koi — Love, romantic feeling, being in love

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; and, moreover, listing reasons

彼女

kanojo — She, her; girlfriend

プロポーズ

puropoozu — Marriage proposal, proposing to someone

ため

tame — For the sake of, in order to, purpose

わざわざ

wazawaza — Deliberately, going out of one's way

街

machi — Town, city, urban street area

出

de — Stem of deru meaning to go out, leave

き

ki — Stem of kuru meaning to come

楽しみ

tanoshimi — Enjoyment, pleasure, something to look forward to

来た

kita — Past tense of kuru meaning came, arrived

思っ

omot- — Conjunctive past form of omou meaning thought

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary component in verb endings

仕事

shigoto — Work, job, occupation, business task

いう

iu — To say, to call, to be called

ロマンチック

romanchikku — Romantic; having a romantic quality or feeling

な

na — Adjective-noun linking particle or sentence-ending emphasis

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun for things

見当たり

mitsukarimasu — To be found, to come across something

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, quite, really

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless, yet

明確

meikaku — Clear, definite, explicit, precise

だって

datte — Because, but, even, after all

受け入れ

ukoire — Acceptance, to accept, to receive willingly

られる

rareru — Passive or potential verb suffix meaning can or is done

ある

aru — To exist, to be, to have (inanimate)

でしょ

desho — Right?, probably; seeking confirmation or presumption

う

u — Volitional verb ending meaning let's or probably

たいてい

taitei — Usually, generally, mostly, in most cases

そう

sou — So, that way, like that, I see

なる

naru — To become, to turn into, to result in

興奮

kōfun — Excitement, agitation, being worked up

すっかり

sukkari — Completely, entirely, totally, all gone

終わっ

owat- — Conjunctive past form of owaru meaning ended, finished

しまい

shimai — End, conclusion; stem of shimau meaning to finish regrettably

ロマンス

romansu — Romance; a romantic relationship or story

本質

honshitsu — Essence, true nature, fundamental quality

まさに

masani — Exactly, precisely, indeed, just as expected

不確か

futashika — Uncertain, unreliable, vague, doubtful

さ

sa — Noun-forming suffix; also a casual sentence particle

もし

moshi — If, in case, supposing that

結婚

kekkon — Marriage, wedding, getting married

あれ

are — That over there; distal demonstrative pronoun

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if, when, provided that

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun

きっと

kitto — Surely, certainly, definitely, for sure

忘れる

wasureru — To forget, to fail to remember

よう

you — Seeming, like, in order to; volitional expression

努める

tsutomeru — To endeavor, strive, make an effort

疑い

utagai — Doubt, suspicion, question, uncertainty

親愛

shin'ai — Dear, beloved; affectionate term of address