The King in Yellow — Page 6

Vocabulary

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional clause.

第二幕

dai ni maku — Act two; the second act of a play.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

冒頭

bōtō — Beginning; opening part of a text or speech.

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; an expression or phrase.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

ちらり

chirari — A quick glance; briefly catching sight of something.

と

to — Quotation or manner particle; and; with.

見て

mite — Looking at; seeing (te-form of 見る).

なければ

nakereba — If not; unless (conditional negative form).

私

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.

決して

kesshite — Never; by no means (used with negative).

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something previously mentioned.

読み終える

yomioeru — To finish reading; to read to the end.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

なかった

nakatta — Did not; past negative form of ない.

だろう

darō — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture or supposition.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement.

拾い上げよう

hiroi ageyō — Let's pick up; volitional form of 拾い上げる.

かがん

kagan — Bending down; stooping (stem form of かがむ).

だ

da — Is; plain form copula indicating a state.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when something occurs.

目

me — Eye; eyes; one's gaze or sight.

開かれた

ひrakareta — Opened; was opened (passive past form of 開く).

ページ

pēji — Page; a page of a book or document.

に

ni — Direction, location, or target particle; to; at; on.

釘付け

kugizuke — Nailed down; riveted; unable to look away.

なり

nari — Became; and then (conjunctive form of なる).

恐怖

kyōfu — Terror; fear; intense dread or horror.

叫び

sakebi — A scream; a cry; an outcry of emotion.

ともに

tomo ni — Together with; along with; simultaneously.

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; perhaps; alternatively; on the other hand.

あまりにも

amari ni mo — Too much; excessively; to an extreme degree.

痛切

tsūsetsu — Keen; poignant; deeply felt and acutely painful.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; delight; happiness; a feeling of gladness.

で

de — At; by means of; locative or instrumental particle.

あった

atta — Was; existed (past plain form of ある).

ため

tame — Because of; for the sake of; due to.

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all; each and every possible thing.

神経

shinkei — Nerve; nerves; the nervous system.

苦しん

kurushim — Suffering; in pain (stem of 苦しむ).

かもしれない

kamoshirenai — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but; however.

その

sono — That; the (demonstrative determiner for nearby context).

本

hon — Book; a bound written or printed work.

石炭

sekitan — Coal; black mineral fuel used for burning.

中

naka — Inside; among; in the middle of something.

引ったくり

hittakuri — Snatching; grabbing something away forcefully.

震え

furue — Trembling; shaking; a shiver or quiver.

ながら

nagara — While; doing two actions simultaneously.

寝室

shinshitsu — Bedroom; a room designated for sleeping.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place.

這い込み

haikom — Crawling into; creeping inside a place.

そこ

soko — There; that place; that location.

何度

nando — How many times; many times; repeatedly.

読み返し

yomikaeし — Reading again; re-reading a passage or text.

泣き

naki — Crying; weeping (stem form of 泣く).

笑い

warai — Laughing; laughter; a laugh or smile.

時として

toki to shite — Sometimes; occasionally; at times; now and then.

今なお

ima nao — Even now; still; to this day.

襲う

osou — To attack; to assail; to overcome someone suddenly.

打ち震え

uchifurue — Shuddering violently; trembling intensely with emotion.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

これ

kore — This; this thing; referring to something close.

悩ませる

nayamaseru — To trouble; to torment; to cause distress.

もの

mono — Thing; something; a matter or object.

ある

aru — To exist; there is; to be (inanimate).

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason is; for the following reason.

黒い

kuroi — Black; dark-colored; describing something very dark.

星々

hoshiboshi — Stars; the multitude of stars in the sky.

天空

tenkū — The sky; the heavens; the celestial expanse above.

かかる

kakaru — To hang over; to loom; to be suspended above.

忘れる

wasureru — To forget; to fail to remember something.

できない

dekinai — Cannot do; unable to; incapable of doing.

双子

futago — Twins; a pair of two born together.

太陽

taiyō — The sun; the star at the center of our system.

湖

mizuumi — Lake; a large body of inland standing water.

沈む

shizumu — To sink; to set (as the sun); to submerge.

午後

gogo — Afternoon; the time from noon to evening.

人々

hitobito — People; people in general; various individuals.

思念

shinen — Thought; contemplation; a deeply held mental image.

影

kage — Shadow; shade; a dark silhouette cast by light.

長く

nagaku — Long; for a long time; at length.

伸びる

nobiru — To stretch; to extend; to grow longer.

あの

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

場所

basho — Place; location; a specific spot or venue.

そして

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

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; one's inner feelings.

永遠

eien — Eternity; forever; everlasting and without end.

蒼白い

aojiroi — Pale; pallid; having a wan, ghostly complexion.

仮面

kamen — Mask; a covering worn to disguise one's face.

記憶

kioku — Memory; recollection; the ability to remember things.

抱き続ける

dakitsuzukeru — To keep holding; to continue to embrace or cherish.

神

kami — God; deity; a divine or supernatural being.

祈る

inoru — To pray; to wish earnestly; to beseech a deity.

作者

sakusha — Author; creator; the writer of a work.

呪い

noroi — Curse; a hex; an evil wish upon someone.

給え

tamae — Please do (imperative honorific requesting an action).

この

kono — This; referring to something close to the speaker.

美しく

utsukushiku — Beautifully; in a beautiful manner; adverb of 美しい.

壮大

sōdai — Grand; magnificent; on a vast and imposing scale.

作品

sakuhin — Work; piece; a created artistic or literary work.

世界

sekai — World; the earth; the entire globe or realm.

呪った

norotta — Cursed; past tense of 呪う, to curse someone.

よう

yō — Like; as if; it seems; resembling something.

単純

tanjun — Simple; straightforward; uncomplicated in nature.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into nouns.

おいて

oite — In; at; regarding; indicating a context or situation.

恐ろしく

osoroshiku — Terribly; dreadfully; in a frightening manner.

真実

shinjitsu — Truth; reality; the actual state of affairs.

抗いがたい

aragaigatai — Irresistible; hard to resist; nearly impossible to oppose.

今や

ima ya — Now; at this point; by this time already.

王

ō — King; a monarch; a supreme ruler of a domain.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to something.

震えて

furuete — Trembling; shaking (te-form of 震える).

いる

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

フランス

Furansu — France; the European nation.

政府

seifu — Government; the body that governs a country.

パリ

Pari — Paris; the capital city of France.

届いた

todoita — Arrived; reached; past tense of 届く.

ばかり

bakari — Just; only; having just done something recently.

翻訳本

honyakubon — Translated book; a book rendered in another language.

押収

ōshū — Seizure; confiscation by authorities of an item.

した

shita — Did; past tense of する.

ロンドン

Rondon — London; the capital city of the United Kingdom.

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; it goes without saying.

読みたい

yomitai — Want to read; expressing desire to read something.

という

to iu — Called; that; used to quote or name something.

熱望

netsubō — Ardent desire; fervent longing for something.

駆られ

karare — Driven by; compelled; impelled by a strong urge.

いかに

ika ni — How; in what way; to what extent.

感染病

kansenbyo — Infectious disease; a contagious illness spread between people.

都市

toshi — City; an urban area with large population.

大陸

tairiku — Continent; a large landmass such as Europe.

広まった

hiromatta — Spread; became widespread; past tense of 広まる.

か

ka — Question particle; or; used to mark questions.

よく

yoku — Well; often; frequently; in a good manner.

知られて

shirate — Being known; widely recognized (te-form passive 知る).

地

chi — Land; ground; a place or territory.

締め出され

shimedasare — Being shut out; banned from a place or territory.

没収

bosshū — Confiscation; forfeiture; official seizure of property.

され

sare — Was done; passive auxiliary form of する.

新聞

shinbun — Newspaper; a printed daily publication of news.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting multiple items.

非難

hinan — Criticism; condemnation; blaming or censuring someone.

最も

mottomo — Most; the most; superlative degree of something.

急進的

kyūshinteki — Radical; extremely progressive or revolutionary in outlook.

文学的

bungakuteki — Literary; relating to literature or literary matters.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

さえ

sae — Even; as much as; used for emphasis or extremity.

糾弾

kyūdan — Denunciation; strong public condemnation of wrongdoing.