The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 4

Vocabulary

離婚

rikon — Dissolution of a marriage; divorce.

裁判所

saibansho — A court of law; judicial institution.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

そのように

sono you ni — In that way; like that; thus.

奇妙

kimyou — Strange, peculiar, or unusual in nature.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

構造

kouzou — Structure, framework, or arrangement of something.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

記憶

kioku — Memory; the ability to remember things.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

持つ

motsu — To hold, have, or possess something.

人々

hitobito — People; various persons; multiple individuals.

ため

tame — For the sake of; benefit or purpose of.

に

ni — Directional or purpose particle; at, to, for.

特別

tokubetsu — Special, particular, or exceptional in some way.

発明

hatsumei — Invention; creating something new or original.

された

sareta — Passive past form of suru; was done/made.

もの

mono — Thing, object, or matter; something tangible.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' or 'are.'

ああ

aa — Ah; oh; exclamation of realization or emotion.

その

sono — That; referring to something near the listener.

問題

mondai — Problem, issue, or question to be addressed.

について

ni tsuite — About, concerning, or regarding a topic.

推測

suisoku — Guess, conjecture, or inference about something.

して

shite — Te-form of suru; doing, and then doing.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or additive particle.

無駄

muda — Useless, wasteful, or in vain; futile effort.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing information.

天国

tengoku — Heaven; paradise; a blissful place above.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

作ら

tsukura — Stem form of tsukuru; to make or create.

れる

reru — Passive auxiliary verb; to be done or made.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.

サンドイッチ

sandoicchi — Sandwich; food between two slices of bread.

取ろう

torou — Volitional form of toru; let's take or reach.

と

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

手

te — Hand; the body part at the end of arm.

伸ばす

nobasu — To stretch or extend one's hand or body.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately, right away, or very soon.

邪魔する

jama suru — To interfere, disturb, or get in the way.

きゅうり

kyuuri — Cucumber; a green elongated vegetable.

触ら

sawara — Stem of sawaru; to touch or make contact with.

ない

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

ください

kudasai — Please do; polite request form in Japanese.

それら

sorera — Those things; plural pronoun referring to nearby items.

叔母様

obasama — Honorific term for aunt; respectful address.

注文

chuumon — Order; request for goods or food at establishment.

した

shita — Past tense of suru; did, made, or performed.

一つ

hitotsu — One item; the number one for counting objects.

取って

totte — Te-form of toru; taking, grabbing, and then.

食べる

taberu — To eat food; consume a meal or snack.

でも

demo — But, however; concessive conjunction between clauses.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun addressing the listener.

ずっと

zutto — All along, continuously, the whole time.

それ

sore — That; a pronoun referring to something near listener.

食べ

tabe — Stem of taberu; eating as part of a phrase.

て

te — Te-form particle connecting verbs in a sequence.

い

i — Stem of iru; being or existing (animate).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb; indicates completed action.

じゃ

ja — Contraction of de wa; informal copula or conjunction.

か

ka — Question particle added to the end of sentences.

まったく

mattaku — Completely, entirely, utterly; expressing strong emphasis.

別

betsu — Different, separate, or another; distinct from this.

話

hanashi — Story, talk, or topic of conversation.

彼女

kanojo — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun or girlfriend.

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

叔母

oba — Aunt; a parent's sister or related female relative.

から

kara — From; indicating origin, cause, or starting point.

下

shita — Below, under, lower; indicating position beneath something.

お皿

osara — Plate or dish; polite form of sara.

取る

toru — To take, grab, or pick up an object.

バター

bataa — Butter; a dairy spread made from cream.

パン

pan — Bread; a baked food made from flour.

どうぞ

douzo — Please; go ahead; offering or inviting someone politely.

大好き

daisuki — Really like; love very much; strong fondness.

テーブル

teeburu — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.

近づき

chikazuki — Approaching; drawing closer to someone or something.

自分

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

これ

kore — This; a pronoun referring to something near speaker.

本当

hontou — Really, truly; genuine or actual; truth.

美味しい

oishii — Delicious, tasty; describing food that tastes good.

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or confirmation.

まあ

maa — Well, oh my; expressing mild surprise or resignation.

君

kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun used casually.

全部

zenbu — All, everything, the whole amount or quantity.

しまう

shimau — To finish up; do something completely or regrettably.

よう

you — Appears, seems like; resemblance or intention marker.

なく

naku — Without; negative te-form of nai.

いい

ii — Good, fine, okay; expressing approval or quality.

まるで

marude — Just like, as if; used before simile expression.

もう

mou — Already, anymore; indicating completion or exasperation.

結婚

kekkon — Marriage; the legal union of two people.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru; and also, furthermore.

いる

iru — To exist, to be (animate); progressive state marker.

振る舞っ

furumatt(e) — Behaving, conducting oneself in a certain manner.

ます

masu — Polite present-tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese.

まだ

mada — Not yet, still; indicating an ongoing or pending state.

いない

inai — Not existing; negative form of iru (animate).

これから

korekara — From now on; in the future; hereafter.

そう

sou — So, that way; agreeing or indicating likelihood.

なる

naru — To become; to change into a new state.

思え

omoe — Potential or imperative stem of omou; think/feel.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative auxiliary; formal request or command ending.

ん

n — Explanatory or softening sentence-final particle; informal negation.

一体

ittai — What on earth; used for emphasis in questions.

なぜ

naze — Why; asking for a reason or explanation.

そんな

sonna — Such, that kind of; referring to mentioned thing.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, or matter (abstract or intangible).

言う

iu — To say, to speak, to tell someone something.

まず

mazu — First of all, to begin with; starting point.

第一

daiichi — First, number one; primary point in an argument.

女性

josei — Woman, female; adult female person or gender.

いちゃつく

ichatsuku — To flirt, act lovey-dovey; behave affectionately with someone.

相手

aite — Partner, the other party, or opponent in situation.

決して

kesshite — Never, by no means; used with negative verb.

正しい

tadashii — Correct, right, proper; conforming to truth or norms.

だ

da — Plain-form copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' or 'are.'

思わ

omowa — Negative stem of omou; not think or believe.

馬鹿げ

bakage — Absurd, ridiculous, foolish; behaving in a stupid way.

あり

ari — Existential form of aru; there is, exists.

重大

juudai — Serious, grave, critical; of great importance or consequence.

真実

shinjitsu — Truth, reality, the true facts of something.

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there, all around; various places.

見かける

mikakeru — To happen to see; catch sight of casually.

独身

dokushin — Single, unmarried; a person without a spouse.

男性

dansei — Man, male; adult male person or gender.

異常

ijou — Abnormal, unusual, excessive; deviating from the norm.

多さ

oosa — Abundance, large number; the quality of being many.

説明

setsumei — Explanation, description; making something clear to others.

第二

daini — Second, number two; the second point or item.

同意

doui — Agreement, consent; to agree with someone's opinion.

ねえ

nee — Hey, say; seeking attention or expressing mild emphasis.

いとこ

itoko — Cousin; child of one's aunt or uncle.