The King in Yellow — Page 1

Vocabulary

狂人

kyōjin — A mad person; lunatic; someone mentally deranged.

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

嘲る

azakeru — To mock, ridicule, or scoff at someone.

なかれ

nakare — Archaic negative imperative meaning 'do not.'

彼ら

karera — Third-person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them.'

の

no — Possessive or noun-linking particle in Japanese.

狂気

kyōki — Madness, insanity, or mental derangement.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence's subject.

我々

wareware — Formal first-person plural pronoun meaning 'we.'

それ

sore — Third-person pronoun meaning 'that' or 'it.'

より

yori — Comparative particle meaning 'more than' or 'from.'

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also,' 'too,' or 'even.'

長く

nagaku — Adverbial form of 'long'; for a long duration.

続く

tsuzuku — To continue, last, or go on over time.

だ

da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'are.'

から

kara — Particle meaning 'because,' 'from,' or 'after.'

が

ga — Subject marker particle or conjunctive 'but.'

すべて

subete — Everything; all; the entirety of something.

違い

chigai — Difference, discrepancy, or distinction between things.

末頃

suegoro — Around the end of a period; late in a timeframe.

アメリカ合衆国

Amerika Gasshūkoku — The United States of America as a nation.

政府

seifu — Government; the ruling administrative body of a country.

大統領

daitōryō — President; head of state of a republic.

任期

ninki — Term of office; duration one serves in a position.

最後

saigo — The last; the final stage or moment of something.

数ヶ月間

sū kagetsu kan — A period of several months in duration.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, time, direction, or indirect object.

採択

saitaku — Adoption or approval of a plan or resolution.

された

sareta — Passive past form of 'suru'; was done or enacted.

計画

keikaku — A plan, project, or scheme for achieving something.

ほぼ

hobo — Almost, nearly, approximately complete or finished.

完了

kanryō — Completion; the state of being fully finished.

して

shite — Te-form of 'suru'; connecting verb meaning 'doing' or 'having done.'

いた

ita — Past progressive auxiliary; was in a state of doing.

国内

kokunai — Domestic; within the borders of one's own country.

表面上

hyōmenjō — On the surface; apparently; outwardly appearing a certain way.

平穏

heion — Calm, peaceful, tranquil; free from disturbance.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.

あった

atta — Past tense of 'aru'; was, existed, or there was.

関税

kanzei — Tariff; tax imposed on imported or exported goods.

問題

mondai — Problem, issue, or matter requiring resolution.

と

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

労働

rōdō — Labor, work; physical or mental effort for wages.

いかに

ikani — How; in what way; to what extent (literary).

解決

kaiketsu — Resolution, solution; settling a problem or conflict.

か

ka — Question particle or marker of uncertainty or doubt.

誰も

daremo — Nobody; not anyone (used with negative verbs).

知る

shiru — To know, be aware of, or come to understand.

ところ

tokoro — Place, point, or situation; often used idiomatically.

ある

aru — To exist or be; used for inanimate things.

ドイツ

Doitsu — Germany; the European nation known as Deutschland.

よる

yoru — To be due to; caused by; depending on something.

占領

senryō — Military occupation; taking control of territory by force.

端を発した

tan o hasshita — Originated from; had its beginning or starting point.

対独

taidoku — Anti-German; directed against or opposing Germany.

戦争

sensō — War; armed conflict between nations or groups.

共和国

kyōwakoku — Republic; a state governed by elected representatives.

目に見える

me ni mieru — Visible; perceptible to the eye; noticeable.

傷跡

kizuato — Scar; a mark left by a wound or injury.

残さず

nokosazu — Without leaving behind; leaving no trace or remainder.

侵略軍

shinryakugun — Invading army; military force that attacks another territory.

一時

ichiji — Temporarily; for a time; at one point in time.

相次ぐ

aitsugu — To follow one after another; successive occurrences.

海軍

kaigun — Navy; the naval military branch of a country.

勝利

shōri — Victory; triumph in a battle or competition.

その後

sonogo — After that; subsequently; following those events.

おける

okeru — Located in; occurring at; pertaining to a place.

将軍

shōgun — General; high-ranking military commander or historical title.

部隊

butai — Military unit, troops, or armed force detachment.

滑稽

kokkei — Comical, ridiculous, laughably absurd situation or behavior.

な

na — Na-adjective connector or sentence-final emphatic particle.

窮状

kyūjō — Dire situation; state of extreme hardship or distress.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to.'

歓喜

kanki — Great joy, delight, or jubilation over something.

中

naka — Inside, middle, or amid; within a situation.

忘れ去られて

wasuresararete — Having been completely forgotten; fallen into total oblivion.

および

oyobi — And; as well as; formal conjunction linking nouns.

投資

tōshi — Investment; placing money into assets for profit.

百

hyaku — One hundred; the number 100.

パーセント

pāsento — Percent; proportion expressed per hundred units.

利益

rieki — Profit, benefit, or gain from an activity.

もたらし

motarashi — Brought about, yielded, or produced a result.

領土

ryōdo — Territory; land under the sovereignty of a nation.

石炭

sekitan — Coal; a fossil fuel used for energy production.

補給

hokyū — Supply, replenishment; providing necessary resources to forces.

基地

kichi — Military base; a facility for armed forces operations.

その

sono — That (attributive); referring to a previously mentioned thing.

費用

hiyō — Cost, expense; money spent to achieve something.

十分

jūbun — Sufficient, enough, adequate for a purpose.

見合う

miau — To be commensurate with; worth the cost or effort.

もの

mono — Thing; object; nominalizer indicating something tangible.

国

kuni — Country, nation, or land as a political entity.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful, magnificent, splendid; of outstanding quality.

防衛

bōei — Defense; protecting a country or position from attack.

態勢

taisei — Posture, readiness, or preparedness for action.

沿岸

engan — Coast, shoreline; area along the edge of water.

都市

toshi — City, urban area; a large populated settlement.

陸上

rikujō — On land; land-based as opposed to sea or air.

要塞

yōsai — Fortress, fortification; a strongly defended military structure.

備え

sonae — Preparation, provision; readiness against potential threats.

組織

soshiki — Organization, structure; a systematically arranged body or group.

参謀

sanbō — Staff officer; military planner advising a commander.

本部

honbu — Headquarters; the main office or command center.

親身

shinmi — Devoted, caring; like one's own family; attentive.

監督

kantoku — Supervision, oversight; directing or managing operations.

もと

moto — Under; based on; at the direction of something.

陸軍

rikugun — Army; the land-based branch of military forces.

増強

zōkyō — Reinforcement, buildup; strengthening or expanding forces.

され

sare — Passive form of 'suru'; to be done or made.

さらに

sarani — Furthermore, additionally, even more; beyond that.

百万人

hyakuman nin — One million people; a very large number of persons.

予備軍

yobigun — Reserve forces; troops held in readiness as backup.

擁して

yōshite — Having, possessing, or commanding a large force.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; used to add information.

6つ

muttsu — Six items; the number six (counting objects).

巡洋艦

jun'yōkan — Cruiser; a large, fast warship for naval operations.

戦艦

senkan — Battleship; the heaviest class of armored warship.

なる

naru — Consisting of; comprising; becoming or forming something.

壮大

sōdai — Grand, magnificent, imposing; on a grand scale.

艦隊

kantai — Fleet; a group of warships under one command.

航行

kōkō — Navigation, sailing; the act of traveling by sea.

可能

kanō — Possible, capable; able to be done or achieved.

海

umi — Sea, ocean; large body of saltwater.

拠点

kyoten — Base, stronghold; a key strategic location or foothold.

巡回

junkai — Patrol, rounds; traveling around an area regularly.

し

shi — Conjunctive te-form of 'suru'; connecting actions or listing.

本国

hongoku — Home country; one's native land or mother country.

水域

suiiki — Waters, waterway; a defined area of sea or water.

掌握

shōaku — Grasp, control; firmly holding authority over something.

する

suru — To do; the basic action verb in Japanese.

蒸気

jōki — Steam, vapor; water in gaseous form; steam power.

予備

yobi — Reserve, spare; kept in readiness for future use.

残して

nokoshite — Leaving behind; keeping something in reserve or remainder.