The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 12

Vocabulary

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar

知ら

shira — Stem form of 'to know'; unaware of something

ず

zu — Negative verb ending meaning 'without doing'

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose

結婚

kekkon — Marriage; the act of getting married

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb

男

otoko — Man; male person

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

実に

jitsu ni — Truly; indeed; really very much so

退屈

taikutsu — Boredom; tedium; feeling dull and uninterested

な

na — Adjectival or sentence-ending particle, various uses

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; emotion; one's mind

もの

mono — Thing; used to express expectation or reflection

だ

da — Copula; informal 'to be' in Japanese

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener

馬鹿げ

bakage — Absurd; ridiculous; nonsensical behavior or idea

て

te — Te-form connector linking verbs or adjectives

いる

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

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese

よう

yō — Like; resembling; in the manner of something

魅力的

miryokuteki — Attractive; charming; fascinating; appealing person

女性

josei — Woman; female; feminine gender

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional if

なら

nara — If; given that; conditional form of 'to be'

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also indicates contrast

生涯

shōgai — Lifetime; one's whole life; entire lifespan

で

de — At; by means of; particle indicating location or method

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; also 'to do' stem

たい

tai — Desiderative suffix meaning 'want to do'

思っ

omot(te) — Thought; te-form of 'to think/feel'

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

唯一

yuiitsu — The only one; sole; unique; singular thing

など

nado — Etcetera; things like; used to downplay something

知り

shiri — Knowing; stem form of 'to know'

思わ

omowa — Negative stem of 'to think'; not think/expect

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not; is not

だろ

daro — Probably; conjecture form of copula 'da'

う

u — Volitional/conjecture suffix attached to verbs

奥さん

okusan — Wife; someone else's wife; married woman

たがる

tagaru — To want to do; shows desire observed in others

さ

sa — Sentence-ending particle expressing assertion or mood

生活

seikatsu — Daily life; living; lifestyle; livelihood

三人

sannin — Three people; a group of three persons

賑やか

nigiyaka — Lively; bustling; cheerful and animated atmosphere

二人

futari — Two people; a pair; couple

物足り

monotari — Feeling unsatisfied; lacking; wanting more

という

to iu — Called; meaning; the fact that; quoting something

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs

分かっ

wakaT(te) — Understood; te-form of 'to understand/know'

い

i — Shortened form of いる; being; existing (auxiliary)

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation

もったいぶっ

mottaibut(te) — To act pompously; to put on airs dramatically

親愛

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

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something new

若い

wakai — Young; youthful; of a young age

友

tomo — Friend; companion; close associate

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing information

堕落

daraku — Corruption; moral decay; degeneration; depravity

フランス

Furansu — France; the European country

演劇

engeki — Theater; drama; stage performance art

この

kono — This; referring to something near the speaker

五十

gojū — Fifty; the number 50

年間

nenkan — Period of years; span of time in years

説き

toki — Preaching; explaining; advocating a theory or idea

続け

tsuzuke — To continue doing; to keep on; stem form

き

ki — Perfective auxiliary (literary); come; arrived at point

理論

riron — Theory; theoretical framework; abstract reasoning

そう

sō — So; that's right; in that way; I see

そして

soshite — And then; and; furthermore; connecting clauses

幸福

kōfuku — Happiness; well-being; bliss; good fortune

イギリス

Igirisu — England; Britain; the United Kingdom

家庭

katei — Home; household; family life; domestic life

その

sono — That; referring to something near the listener

半分

hanbun — Half; one half of something

時間

jikan — Time; hours; a period of time

証明

shōmei — Proof; demonstration; to prove something true

お願い

onegai — Please; a request; asking a favor politely

から

kara — From; because; after; particle of cause or origin

皮肉屋

hiniku ya — Cynic; sarcastic person; ironist; sardonic individual

ぶる

buru — To pretend to be; to act like; affect manner

やめ

yame — Stop; quit; cease an action or habit

くれ

kure — Give me; please do (imperative request form)

皮肉

hiniku — Sarcasm; irony; cynical remark or attitude

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to utter words

簡単

kantan — Easy; simple; uncomplicated; straightforward task

君

kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun (male speech)

今日

kyō — Today; this day

何

nani — What; which; interrogative pronoun

あれ

are — That over there; referring to distant thing

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; awful; cruel; severe; dreadful

競争

kyōsō — Competition; rivalry; contest; competing against others

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there; everywhere; various places around

ある

aru — To exist; to be; to have (inanimate things)

電気

denki — Electricity; electric; electrical appliance or power

ベル

beru — Bell; doorbell; a ringing signal device

音

oto — Sound; noise; audio; a tone heard

聞こえる

kikoeru — To be audible; to be heard; can hear

ああ

ā — Ah; oh; an exclamation of realization or feeling

きっと

kitto — Surely; certainly; definitely; without doubt

叔母さん

obasan — Aunt; one's mother's or father's sister

あの

ano — That (over there); used to refer to distant thing

風

fū — Style; manner; way; in the fashion of

鳴らし

narashi — Ringing; sounding; making a noise (stem form)

方

kata / hō — Way; direction; person (polite); manner of doing

身内

miuchi — Relatives; one's own family members; kin

か

ka — Question particle; or; whether; interrogative marker

借金取り

shakkintsuri — Debt collector; creditor who comes demanding repayment

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; limited to that amount

さて

sate — Well then; now then; transitional interjection

プロポーズ

puropōzu — Marriage proposal; proposing to someone romantically

機会

kikai — Opportunity; chance; occasion to do something

できる

dekiru — Can do; to be able to; to be possible

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

十分間

juppunkan — Ten minutes; a duration of ten minutes

追い払っ

oiharatt(e) — Chased away; drove off; sent away forcefully

あげ

age — To give (to someone else); benefactive auxiliary verb

たら

tara — If; when; conditional form expressing a hypothetical

今夜

kon'ya — Tonight; this evening; the current night

一緒

issho — Together; in company with; at the same time

夕食

yūshoku — Dinner; supper; the evening meal

ご馳走

gochisō — Feast; treat; to treat someone to a meal

くれる

kureru — To give (to me); to do something for me

かい

kai — Casual question particle (mainly male speech)

まあ

mā — Well; my goodness; an expression of mild surprise

たけれ

takere — Conditional form of desiderative 'tai'; if wanting to

ば

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

でも

demo — But; however; even; or something like that

真剣

shinken — Serious; earnest; in deadly earnest; genuine sword

約束

yakusoku — Promise; appointment; agreement; commitment

食事

shokuji — Meal; dining; eating food

人間

ningen — Human being; person; humanity; mankind

嫌い

kirai — Dislike; hatred; not fond of something

浅薄

senpaku — Shallow; superficial; lacking depth or substance

登場

tōjō — Entrance; appearance on stage; character entering scene

夫人

fujin — Madam; Mrs.; a married woman of distinction

嬢

jō — Miss; young lady; daughter; unmarried woman

ございます

gozaimasu — Polite formal 'to be/exist'; very polite copula

出迎え

demukae — Going to meet; welcoming; receiving someone upon arrival

進み出る

susumideru — To step forward; to come forward; to advance