The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 5

Vocabulary

そして

soshite — Conjunction meaning 'and then' or 'and also'.

彼女

kanojo — She, her, or girlfriend.

と

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

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

結婚

kekkon — Marriage; the act of getting married.

を

wo — Direct object particle marking the object of a verb.

許す

yurusu — To permit, allow, or forgive someone.

前

mae — Before; in front of; earlier in time.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or purpose.

関する

kansuru — To relate to; to concern; to be about.

問題

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

すべて

subete — All, everything, every single one.

解決

kaiketsu — Resolution or settlement of a problem.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru' (to do); connects clauses.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

いただか

itadaka — Humble stem form of 'itadaku' (to humbly receive).

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative stem; 'if not' or 'unless'.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

なり

nari — Stem of 'naru'; part of 'naranai' (must do).

ませ

mase — Polite imperative auxiliary; part of formal endings.

ん

n — Contraction of 'no' or negation; sentence-final particle.

ベル

beru — Bell; a ringing device used for signaling.

鳴らす

narasu — To ring, sound, or cause something to make noise.

だ

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

一体

ittai — What on earth; used to emphasize a question.

どういう

dōiu — What kind of; what sort of meaning does this have.

意味

imi — Meaning, significance, or sense of something.

です

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

か

ka — Sentence-final question particle.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

こと

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

いう

iu — To say, to call, to be named.

名前

namae — Name; the word used to identify a person.

人物

jinbutsu — Person, character, or individual figure.

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; such things as.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.

存じ

zonji — Humble form of 'shiru' (to know); I humbly know.

登場

tōjō — Entrance on stage; appearance of a character.

氏

shi — Mr.; honorific title for a person's name.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also contrastive conjunction.

前回

zenkai — Last time; the previous occasion or visit.

ここ

koko — Here; this place where the speaker is located.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

食事

shokuji — A meal; the act of eating food.

され

sare — Passive or honorific form of 'suru' (to do).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

際

sai — Occasion, time, or moment when something occurs.

喫煙室

kitsuenshitsu — Smoking room; a room designated for smoking.

置き忘れ

okiwasure — Something left behind by mistake; forgotten item.

シガレットケース

shigaretto kēsu — Cigarette case; a small container for cigarettes.

持っ

motte — Connective form of 'motsu' (to hold, carry).

き

ki — Stem of 'kuru' (to come); used in 'motte kite'.

くれ

kure — Command form of 'kureru'; please give or do for me.

かしこまり

kashikomari — Certainly, sir; very formal acknowledgment of a request.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary; part of '-mashita' ending.

退場

taijō — Exit from the stage; a character's departure.

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; for a long time.

い

i — Stem of 'iru' (to be, to exist); continuative form.

教え

oshie — Teaching, instruction; stem of 'oshieru' (to teach).

くださっ

kudasatte — Honorific giving form of 'kudasaru' (to give, do for).

いれ

ire — Conditional form of 'iru' (to be); 'if you had been'.

良かっ

yokatta — Past form of 'yoi' (good); it would have been good.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective for nearby reference.

スコットランドヤード

Sukottorando Yādo — Scotland Yard; London's metropolitan police headquarters.

必死

hisshi — Desperate, frantic; trying with all one's might.

手紙

tegami — Letter; a written message sent to someone.

書き

kaki — Writing; conjunctive stem of 'kaku' (to write).

続け

tsuzuke — Continuing; stem of 'tsuzukeru' (to continue doing).

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or informing the listener.

もう

mō — Already; more; soon; no longer (context-dependent).

少し

sukoshi — A little, a small amount, slightly.

高額

kōgaku — High amount of money; large sum.

懸賞金

kenshōkin — Reward money offered for finding something or someone.

出す

dasu — To put out, produce, offer, or submit something.

ところ

tokoro — Place; point in time; just about to do something.

でし

deshi — Polite past copula stem; part of 'deshita' (was/were).

なら

nara — Conditional 'if'; speaking of; given that situation.

ぜひ

zehi — By all means; certainly; please do without fail.

出し

dashi — Conjunctive stem of 'dasu' (to put out, offer).

いただき

itadaki — Humble receiving form; top of a peak; grateful receipt.

たかっ

takatta — Past form of 'tai' (want to); wanted to do something.

もの

mono — Thing; expresses mild complaint or wishful feeling.

今

ima — Now; the present moment or current time.

いつ

itsu — When; at what time; interrogative time word.

なく

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

金欠

kinketsu — Being broke; having no money; lack of funds.

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or softening tone.

見つかっ

mitsukatta — Was found; was discovered (past form of 'mitsukaru').

しまっ

shimatta — Ended up doing; regrettable completion of an action.

なっ

natta — Became; past form of 'naru' (to become).

も

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

あり

ari — Existence; conjunctive form of 'aru' (to exist, have).

銀盆

ginbon — Silver tray used for serving items formally.

上

ue — Top, upper surface, above.

載せ

nose — To place on top; to load onto a surface.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately, right away, soon, directly.

それ

sore — That; a demonstrative pronoun for something near the listener.

取る

toru — To take, pick up, or grab something.

ずいぶん

zuibun — Quite, considerably, rather, to a great degree.

けち

kechi — Stingy, miserly; a cheapskate or mean person.

な

na — Adjectival particle for na-adjectives; or sentence-final softener.

話

hanashi — Story, talk, conversation, or matter at hand.

正直

shōjiki — Honest, truthful; straightforwardly speaking.

言わ

iwa — Negative or conjunctive stem of 'iu' (to say).

せ

se — Causative stem; let or make someone do something.

もらい

morai — Receiving; conjunctive stem of 'morau' (to receive).

ます

masu — Polite present/future auxiliary verb ending.

ケース

kēsu — Case; a container or instance of something.

開け

ake — To open; conjunctive stem of 'akeru' (to open).

中

naka — Inside, within, the interior of something.

調べる

shiraberu — To investigate, check, or look something up.

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition.

まあ

mā — Well, hmm; interjection expressing mild surprise or resignation.

いい

ii — Good, fine, all right, acceptable.

でしょ

deshō — Probably, right; polite presumptive copula form.

う

u — Volitional auxiliary expressing 'let's' or 'I will'.

内側

uchigawa — Inner side, inside surface of something.

刻印

kokuin — Engraving, stamp, or inscription carved into a surface.

見

mi — Seeing; conjunctive stem of 'miru' (to look, see).

みる

miru — To try doing; to look and see; to attempt.

これ

kore — This; demonstrative pronoun for something near the speaker.

やはり

yahari — As expected; after all; still; just as I thought.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

ない

nai — Not; negative adjective or auxiliary verb.

よう

yō — It seems; like; in order to; appearance or manner.

から

kara — From; because; after; causal or source particle.

もちろん

mochiron — Of course, naturally, certainly, without a doubt.

彼

kare — He, him, or boyfriend.

近づき

chikaduki — Approaching; drawing nearer; conjunctive form of 'chikadzuku'.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action particle.

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate beings); progressive auxiliary.

何度

nando — How many times; how often; number of times.

はず

hazu — Should be; supposed to; expected result or situation.

書か

kaka — Passive or negative stem of 'kaku' (to write).

れ

re — Passive auxiliary; something is done to the subject.

読む

yomu — To read text or written material.

権利

kenri — Right, entitlement, or privilege to do something.

全く

mattaku — Completely, entirely, utterly, absolutely (often negative).