The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 11

Vocabulary

第二

daini — Second; number two in a series.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.

あそこ

asoko — Over there; that place far from both speakers.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

食事

shokuji — A meal; the act of eating food.

を

wo — Particle marking the direct object of a verb.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when something occurs.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject.

いつも

itsumo — Always; at all times; habitually.

家族

kazoku — Family; one's family members collectively.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

一員

ichiin — A member; one member of a group.

として

toshite — As; in the capacity of something.

扱わ

atsukawa — Treated; handled (stem of 扱う, to treat).

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix indicating being acted upon.

女性

josei — Woman; female; the female gender.

なし

nashi — Without; lacking; none.

か

ka — Question particle or conjunction meaning 'or'.

さもなくば

samonakuba — Otherwise; or else; if not so.

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of individuals.

も

mo — Also; even; too; as many as.

連れ

tsure — Companion; someone brought along; escort.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

席

seki — Seat; place to sit; seating position.

着か

tsuka — Stem form of 着く; to arrive at or be seated.

さ

sa — Causative suffix or sentence-final particle for emphasis.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending.

です

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

第三

daisan — Third; number three in a series.

今夜

konya — Tonight; this evening.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

私

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

隣

tonari — Next to; neighboring; adjacent seat or place.

誰

dare — Who; which person.

座ら

suwara — Stem of 座る; to sit down.

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb; to make or let someone do.

はっきり

hakkiri — Clearly; distinctly; without ambiguity.

と

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

わかっ

wakatt- — Understood; knew (stem of わかる, to understand).

い

i — Continuative form of いる; ongoing state or action.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future tense.

でしょ

desho — Probably; I suppose; seeking agreement.

う

u — Volitional ending; let's or probably.

あの

ano — That (over there); referring to something distant.

女

onna — Woman; female person.

食卓

shokutaku — Dining table; the table used for meals.

越し

koshi — Across; over; through something as barrier.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self.

夫

otto — Husband; one's own husband.

いちゃつく

ichatsuku — To flirt; to act lovey-dovey with someone.

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something near the listener.

あまり

amari — Not very; too much; not particularly (with negative).

愉快

yukai — Pleasant; enjoyable; fun; amusing.

ありません

arimasen — Polite negative of ある; is not; does not exist.

いや

iya — No; unpleasant; disagreeable; nay.

どころ

dokoro — Far from; not even close to (emphatic negation).

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; totally; indeed.

みっともない

mittomonai — Shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; embarrassing to watch.

そして

soshite — And then; and; furthermore; connecting sentences.

そういう

souiu — That kind of; such; like that.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer for verbs.

非常

hijou — Extremely; very; unusual; emergency.

増え

fue — Increased; grown in number (stem of 増える).

き

ki — Perfective auxiliary (literary て-form variant of くる).

数

kazu — Number; count; quantity; numeral.

嘆かわしい

nagekawashii — Deplorable; lamentable; deeply regrettable situation.

限り

kagiri — Limit; as far as; to the extent of.

見苦しい

mikurushii — Unsightly; ugly; unpleasant to look at.

まさに

masani — Exactly; precisely; indeed; just like.

清潔

seiketsu — Clean; hygienic; neat and sanitary.

な

na — Adjectival copula connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

下着

shitagi — Underwear; undergarments worn beneath clothing.

人前

hitomae — In public; in front of other people.

洗う

arau — To wash; to clean with water.

よう

you — Like; as if; in order to; it seems.

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; nominalizing expression.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun (polite).

筋金入り

sujikaneirі — Dyed-in-the-wool; staunch; thoroughly committed person.

だ

da — Copula; plain-form equivalent of です meaning 'is'.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.

今

ima — Now; at this moment; currently.

当然

touzen — Naturally; of course; as a matter of course.

について

ni tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic.

話し

hanashi — Talk; story; speech; conversation (stem of 話す).

たく

taku — Desiderative stem indicating wanting to do something.

なり

nari — Became; came to be (stem of なる).

その

sono — That; the; referring to previously mentioned item.

ルール

ruuru — Rule; regulation; established guideline.

お教え

oshie — Teaching; polite form of 教える, to teach.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; and; what's more.

たい

tai — Want to; desiderative auxiliary expressing desire.

受け入れ

ukaire — Accept; receive; take in (stem of 受け入れる).

くれる

kureru — To give (to me); to do a favor for me.

なら

nara — If; provided that; conditional conjunction.

兄

ani — Older brother; one's elder brother.

消す

kesu — To erase; to extinguish; to delete; to eliminate.

つもり

tsumori — Intention; plan; I intend to do something.

いずれ

izure — Eventually; sooner or later; in any case.

して

shite — Doing; by means of (te-form of する).

消し

keshi — Erasing; eliminating (stem of 消す).

しまおう

shimaou — Let's finish it off; go ahead and complete.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; intention; emotion.

彼

kare — He; him; boyfriend; third-person male pronoun.

少々

shoushou — A little; slightly; a small amount.

興味

kyoumi — Interest; curiosity; fascination in something.

持ち

mochi — Holding; having (stem of 持つ, to hold).

すぎ

sugi — Too much; excessively; overly (suffix).

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).

ちょっと

chotto — A little; slightly; just a moment please.

困っ

komatt- — Troubled; in difficulty (stem of 困る, to be troubled).

から

kara — Because; since; from; reason-giving conjunction.

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; to finish; to complete regrettably.

馬鹿げ

bakage — Absurd; ridiculous; foolish (stem of 馬鹿げる).

名前

namae — Name; one's given or full name.

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to carry; to possess.

病弱

byoujaku — Sickly; frail; weak in health; chronically ill.

ご

go — Honorific prefix showing respect for the following noun.

友人

yuujin — Friend; companion; acquaintance.

同様

douyou — Same; likewise; in the same manner.

処分

shobun — Disposal; getting rid of; disciplinary action.

強く

tsuyoku — Strongly; powerfully; firmly; with force.

お勧め

osusume — Recommendation; suggestion; polite advice to try something.

何

nani — What; which thing; asking about something unknown.

あっ

a — Oh! Ah! Exclamation of sudden realization or surprise.

別れる

wakareru — To separate; to part; to break up with someone.

気

ki — Spirit; feeling; mood; intention; mind.

もし

moshi — If; in case; supposing that (conditional opener).

結婚

kekkon — Marriage; the act of getting married.

あれ

are — That over there; that thing; oh my (exclamation).

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; awfully.

難し

muzukashi — Difficult; hard; challenging (stem of 難しい).

そう

sou — So; like that; it seems; that way.

思え

omoe — It seems; it appears (potential/conditional of 思う).

知っ

shitt- — Knowing (stem of 知る); having knowledge of.

大いに

ooini — Greatly; very much; to a great extent.

喜ぶ

yorokobu — To be glad; to rejoice; to be delighted.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to come to be.