The King in Yellow — Page 5

Vocabulary

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

微笑み

hohoemi — A smile; gentle facial expression of warmth.

ながら

nagara — Conjunction meaning 'while doing' two actions simultaneously.

彼

kare — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

間違い

machigai — A mistake, error, or incorrect action.

仕返し

shikaeshi — Revenge or retaliation against someone's wrongdoing.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; meaning 'do' or 'doing'.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions.

やる

yaru — To do something; informal verb meaning 'to do'.

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunction meaning 'and' or 'that'.

言っ

it(te) — Past/conjunctive form of 'iu'; meaning 'said' or 'said'.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

する

suru — Basic verb meaning 'to do' any action.

大笑い

ōwarai — Loud laughter; laughing loudly and heartily.

たま

tama — Occasionally; refers to infrequent occurrence of something.

に

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

顔

kao — Face; one's physical facial features or expression.

見せ

mise — Conjunctive form of 'miseru'; to show or display.

くれ

kure — Imperative form requesting someone do something for speaker.

頼ん

tanon(de) — Conjunctive form of 'tanomu'; to request or beg.

だ

da — Copula indicating assertion or plain-style statement.

そう

sō — That way; indicating agreement or hearsay information.

借り

kari — A debt or borrowed item owed to someone.

返す

kaesu — To return or pay back something owed.

機会

kikai — An opportunity or chance to do something.

狙っ

narat(te) — Conjunctive form of 'nerau'; to aim at or target.

い

i — Conjunctive or stem form of 'iru'; to be.

が

ga — Subject particle or conjunction meaning 'but'.

その

sono — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' near listener.

一切

issai — Everything; used in negative to mean 'not at all'.

与え

atae — Conjunctive form of 'ataeru'; to give or grant.

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Past negative auxiliary meaning 'did not' exist or occur.

から

kara — Particle meaning 'because' or 'from' a point.

待つ

matsu — To wait for someone or something.

こと

koto — Nominalizer turning verbs into abstract noun concepts.

告げ

tsuge — Conjunctive form of 'tsugeru'; to inform or notify.

馬

uma — A horse; large domesticated mammal used for riding.

落ち

ochi — To fall or drop; descend from a height.

幸い

saiwai — Fortunately; blessing or good fortune in a situation.

にも

ni mo — Particle combination meaning 'also' or 'even in'.

悪い

warui — Bad, wrong, or harmful in quality or outcome.

結果

kekka — A result or outcome of an event or action.

もたらさ

motarasa — Negative stem of 'motarasu'; to bring about or cause.

それどころか

sore dokoro ka — On the contrary; far from that, actually opposite.

性格

seikaku — Personality or character traits of a person.

全体

zentai — The whole; entirely or overall as a complete unit.

より

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

良い

yoi — Good, favorable, or positive in quality or nature.

方向

hōkō — Direction or orientation toward a particular goal.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' a destination.

変え

kae — Conjunctive form of 'kaeru'; to change or alter.

街

machi — A town or city; urban area with streets.

ぶらつく

buratsuku — To wander aimlessly or loiter around a place.

怠け者

namakemono — A lazy person; someone who avoids work or effort.

若者

wakamono — A young person; youth in society.

活動的

katsudōteki — Active; full of energy and physical movement.

で

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

精力的

seiryokuteki — Energetic; vigorous and full of dynamic vitality.

節度

setsudo — Moderation; self-restraint and measured behavior in life.

あり

ari — Conjunctive form of 'aru'; to have or exist.

そして

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

何より

nani yori — Above all; most importantly of everything mentioned.

ああ

ā — Exclamation expressing realization, surprise, or deep feeling.

も

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

野心的

yashinteki — Ambitious; driven by strong desire for achievement.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

人間

ningen — A human being; person as a member of humanity.

なっ

nat(te) — Conjunctive form of 'naru'; to become something new.

ただ

tada — Only, merely; just one thing and nothing else.

一つ

hitotsu — One thing; the number one as a counter.

だけ

dake — Limiting particle meaning 'only' or 'just that'.

悩ませる

nayamaseru — To trouble, worry, or cause anxiety to someone.

もの

mono — Thing; a tangible or abstract object or matter.

あっ

at(te) — Conjunctive form of 'aru'; there was or existed.

自分

jibun — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject.

不安

fuan — Anxiety or unease; a feeling of worry or insecurity.

笑い飛ばし

warai tobashi — To laugh something off; dismiss worry with laughter.

でも

demo — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'even so' contrasting ideas.

やはり

yahari — As expected; still, after all, or as anticipated.

悩ませ

nayamase — Causative stem of 'nayamu'; to make someone worry.

療養

ryōyō — Recuperation; rest and treatment during illness recovery.

中

chū / naka — Middle or during; inside or in the midst of.

初めて

hajimete — For the first time; doing something never done before.

王

ō — A king or sovereign ruler of a territory.

買っ

kat(te) — Conjunctive form of 'kau'; to purchase or buy.

読ん

yon(de) — Conjunctive form of 'yomu'; to read written material.

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' as in first, second.

一

ichi — The number one; first in a sequence or order.

幕

maku — An act in a play; a theatrical scene division.

読み終え

yomioae — To finish reading something completely to the end.

とき

toki — Time or moment when a specific event occurs.

やめ

yame — Stem of 'yameru'; to stop or quit doing something.

方

hō — Direction or alternative; used in comparisons or suggestions.

いい

ii — Good, fine, or acceptable; informal adjective of quality.

という

to iu — Phrase meaning 'called' or 'the feeling that'.

気

ki — Feeling, mood, or spirit; mental or emotional sense.

覚え

oboe — Stem of 'oboeru'; to feel, remember, or sense.

いる

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

跳び起き

tobioki — To leap up suddenly from a resting position.

本

hon — A book; a bound publication containing written content.

暖炉

danro — A fireplace; indoor hearth used for warmth.

投げ

nage — Stem of 'nageru'; to throw or hurl something.

つけ

tsuke — Conjunctive stem of 'tsukeru'; to attach or strike against.

当たっ

atat(te) — Conjunctive form of 'ataru'; to hit or strike against.

上

ue — Above or on top of a surface or position.

開い

hira(ite) — Conjunctive form of 'hiraku'; to open or spread out.

まま

mama — As is; remaining in the same unchanged condition.

火

hi — Fire or flame; combustion producing heat and light.

光

hikari — Light; illumination emitted from a source.

照らし

terashi — Stem of 'terasu'; to illuminate or shine light upon.