The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 13

Vocabulary

夫人

fujin — Mrs.; a married woman or lady.

こんにちは

konnichiwa — Hello; common daytime greeting in Japanese.

行儀

gyōgi — Manners; proper etiquette and polite behavior.

よく

yoku — Well; often; frequently or skillfully.

して

shite — Te-form of suru; doing or connecting actions.

い

i — Stem of iru; to exist or be present.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future.

でしょう

deshō — Probably; expressing conjecture or seeking agreement.

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking confirmation or agreement.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; intensifying adjectives or adverbs.

元気

genki — Healthy; energetic; in good spirits.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning to be or is.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing information.

おばさん

obasan — Aunt; also used for middle-aged women generally.

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

全く

mattaku — Completely; entirely; absolutely or not at all.

別

betsu — Separate; different; another; distinct matter or thing.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; an abstract concept or affair.

わ

wa — Feminine sentence-final particle expressing assertion softly.

実際

jissai — In reality; actually; in practice or fact.

その

sono — That; a demonstrative modifier near the listener.

二つ

futatsu — Two things; the number two for counting objects.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

一致

itchi — Agreement; coincidence; correspondence between two things.

する

suru — To do; to perform; versatile action verb.

めった

metta — Rarely; seldom; usually used in negative constructions.

に

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

あり

ari — Ari, stem of aru; to exist or have.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or negative auxiliary verb component.

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-final particle or contraction.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

見て

mite — Te-form of miru; looking at or watching.

冷淡

reitan — Cold; indifferent; unfriendly or aloof in manner.

会釈

eshaku — A slight bow; a polite nod of acknowledgment.

これ

kore — This; refers to something near the speaker.

驚いた

odoroita — Was surprised; past tense of to be astonished.

おしゃれ

oshare — Fashionable; stylish; well-dressed or chic person.

私

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

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; habitually at all times.

そう

sō — So; like that; in that way or manner.

様

sama — Honorific suffix for names; Mr., Mrs., or Ms.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

申し分

mōshibun — Objection; fault; complaint; usually used as flawless.

さん

san — Polite honorific suffix used after a person's name.

まあ

mā — Well; oh my; expression of mild surprise or hesitation.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or reason.

ない

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

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; connecting nouns or clauses.

いい

ii — Good; fine; nice; expressing approval or preference.

けれど

keredo — But; however; though; concessive conjunction.

成長

seichō — Growth; development; growing up or maturing.

余地

yochi — Room; margin; leeway; space for improvement.

なくなって

nakunatte — Has disappeared; has run out; te-form of nakunaru.

しまい

shimai — Ending up; completion indicating an undesired result.

いろいろ

iroiro — Various; many kinds; diverse or varied things.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

方向

hōkō — Direction; orientation; course or way to go.

つもり

tsumori — Intention; plan; expectation to do something.

もの

mono — Thing; object; used for explanatory or emotional nuance.

一緒

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

隅

sumi — Corner; nook; edge of a room or area.

腰

koshi — Hip; waist; lower back of the body.

下ろす

orosu — To lower; to set down; to put something down.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a bit; small amount or degree.

遅れて

okurete — Being late; delayed; te-form of okureru.

しまって

shimatte — Having done regrettably; te-form of shimau.

ごめんなさい

gomennasai — I am sorry; a polite apology expression.

でも

demo — But; however; even so; a conjunctive particle.

ところ

tokoro — Place; point in time; situation or circumstance.

寄ら

yora — Stem of yoru; to stop by or drop in.

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative form; if not, must do something.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

なら

nara — If; provided that; conditional form of da or naru.

なかった

nakatta — Did not; past negative form of nai.

あの

ano — That over there; a distant demonstrative modifier.

方

kata — Person; a polite way to refer to someone.

気の毒

kinodoku — Pitiful; unfortunate; feeling sorry for someone's situation.

ご主人

goshujin — Husband; master; polite term for another's spouse.

亡くなって

nakunatte — Has passed away; died; te-form of nakunaru.

以来

irai — Since; ever since a particular time or event.

訪ね

tazune — Stem of tazuneru; to visit or call on someone.

て

te — Te-form conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses.

から

kara — From; because; since; indicating reason or starting point.

あれほど

arehodo — That much; to that extent; so greatly.

変わった

kawatta — Changed; became different; past tense of kawaru.

女性

josei — Woman; female; a term for adult women.

見た

mita — Saw; looked at; past tense of miru.

二十歳

hatachi — Twenty years old; the age of twenty.

若く

wakaku — Young; youthfully; adverbial form of wakai.

見え

mie — Stem of mieru; to appear or seem visually.

さて

sate — Well; now then; transitional expression changing subject.

お茶

ocha — Tea; honorific form of cha; Japanese tea.

一杯

ippai — One cup; a cupful; also means full or a lot.

いただい

itadai — Stem of itadaku; humbly receive or have something.

約束

yakusoku — Promise; appointment; agreement to do something.

くれた

kureta — Gave to me; past tense of kureru.

素敵

suteki — Wonderful; lovely; splendid; attractive or great.

きゅうり

kyūri — Cucumber; a green salad vegetable.

サンドイッチ

sandoicchi — Sandwich; bread with filling between two slices.

いただき

itadaki — Humbly receiving; polite stem of itadaku.

ましょう

mashō — Let's; volitional polite form suggesting doing together.

かしこまり

kashikомari — Certainly; humbly understood; formal acceptance of a request.

まし

mashi — Polite auxiliary verb stem used with ta or mashō.

た

ta — Past tense sentence-ending auxiliary verb particle.

ティーテーブル

tītēburu — Tea table; a small table for serving tea.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place.

行く

iku — To go; to move toward a destination.

こちら

kochira — This way; here; polite form of this direction.

来て

kite — Come; te-form of kuru; asking someone to come.

座り

suwari — Stem of suwaru; to sit down or be seated.

なさい

nasai — Please do; a polite imperative command form.

ありがとう

arigatō — Thank you; expressing gratitude toward someone.

お母様

okaasama — Mother; very honorific form of address for mother.

今

ima — Now; at this moment; the present time.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings.

十分

jūbun — Sufficient; enough; fully adequate or satisfactory.

快適

kaitekі — Comfortable; pleasant; agreeable conditions or feelings.

ぞっと

zotto — Shudder; feeling a chill or shock of disgust.

空

kara — Empty; vacant; having nothing inside.

皿

sara — Plate; dish; a flat vessel for food.

手

te — Hand; arm; a body part used to grasp.

取る

toru — To take; to pick up; to grab something.

なんて

nante — Such a thing; expressing surprise or contempt.

だ

da — Casual copula meaning to be or is.

どうして

dōshite — Why; how come; for what reason.

特別

tokubetsu — Special; particular; extraordinary or out of the ordinary.

注文

chūmon — Order; request; placing an order for goods.

おい

oi — Hey; used to call someone's attention abruptly.

真面目

majime — Serious; earnest; diligent and sincere in manner.

顔

kao — Face; facial expression; one's countenance.

今朝

kesa — This morning; earlier today in the morning.

市場

ichiba — Market; marketplace; a place to buy and sell.

ございません

gozaimasen — There is not; polite negative existential expression.

でし

deshi — Polite past auxiliary stem; component of deshita.

二度

nido — Twice; two times; occurring on two occasions.

も

mo — Also; too; even; additive or emphatic particle.

行って

itte — Te-form of iku; going or having gone somewhere.

まいり

mairi — Humble stem of mairu; to go or come humbly.

はい

hai — Yes; understood; polite affirmative response.

現金

genkin — Cash; ready money; actual currency in hand.

もって

motte — Te-form of motsu; holding or bringing something along.

入り

iri — Stem of iru or hairu; entering or going in.

わかった

wakatta — Understood; got it; past tense of wakaru.