The King in Yellow — Page 1

Vocabulary

甲冑

katchū — Armor and helmet; full suit of traditional armor.

師

shi — Master, teacher, or skilled craftsman.

私

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

戸口

toguchi — Doorway, entrance of a building or room.

から

kara — From; particle indicating starting point or cause.

ちらり

chirari — A fleeting glance; briefly catching a glimpse.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; connecting things.

中

naka — Inside, middle, interior of something.

を

wo — Object marker particle for direct objects.

覗き

nozoki — Peeking, peering; looking through a small opening.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also marks contrast or emphasis.

廊下

rōka — Hallway, corridor inside a building.

の

no — Possessive/linking particle connecting nouns.

奥

oku — Back, depths, far interior of a space.

小さな

chiisana — Small, little; attributive adjective modifying a noun.

店

mise — Shop, store, establishment selling goods.

で

de — At, in; particle indicating location of action.

忙しく

isogashiku — Busily; adverbial form of 'busy'.

働いて

hataraite — Working; te-form of verb 'to work'.

いる

iru — To be (for animate things); ongoing action auxiliary.

見た

mita — Saw; past tense of the verb 'to see'.

彼

kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.

顔

kao — Face; a person's facial features.

上げ

age — Raising, lifting up; stem form of 'to raise'.

姿

sugata — Figure, appearance, form of a person.

認める

mitomeru — To recognize, acknowledge, perceive someone or something.

低く

hikuku — Lowly, softly; adverbial form meaning 'in a low manner'.

朗らかな

hogarakana — Cheerful, bright, merry; describing a pleasant disposition.

声

koe — Voice, sound produced by speaking or singing.

お入りください

ohairi kudasai — Please come in; polite invitation to enter.

様

sama — Honorific suffix; very respectful form of address.

叫んだ

sakenda — Shouted, cried out; past tense of 'to shout'.

敷居

shikii — Threshold, doorsill; bottom frame of a doorway.

またぐ

matagu — To step over, straddle across a threshold or obstacle.

娘

musume — Daughter, young woman, girl.

立ち上がって

tachiagatte — Having stood up; te-form of 'to rise to one's feet'.

迎え

mukae — Greeting, welcoming; act of going to meet someone.

に

ni — To, at, in; directional or locational particle.

来て

kite — Coming; te-form of the verb 'to come'.

きれいな

kireina — Beautiful, pretty, clean; na-adjective of attractiveness.

手

te — Hand; the human hand or arm extremity.

差し伸べた

sashinobeta — Extended, reached out; past tense of 'to hold out hand'.

その

sono — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing.

頬

hoo — Cheek; the fleshy side of the face.

失望

shitsubō — Disappointment, disillusionment; feeling of unmet expectation.

赤み

akami — Redness, flush; a reddish tinge on the skin.

浮かぶ

ukabu — To float up, appear; rise to the surface.

見て

mite — Seeing, looking; te-form of the verb 'to see'.

彼女

kanojo — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun.

期待

kitai — Expectation, anticipation; hoping for something.

して

shite — Doing; te-form of the verb 'to do'.

いた

ita — Was doing; past tense auxiliary indicating ongoing action.

別

betsu — Different, separate, another; distinct from the current.

すなわち

sunawachi — That is, namely; conjunction clarifying previous statement.

従弟

jūtei / itoko — Younger male cousin; a male relative of same generation.

ある

aru — To exist, to be; existential verb for inanimate things.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for verbal phrases.

悟った

satotta — Realized, perceived; past tense of 'to become aware'.

当惑

tōwaku — Embarrassment, bewilderment; feeling confused or flustered.

微笑み

hohoemi — Smile; a gentle, pleasant facial expression.

彩色

saishoku — Coloring, painted; application of color to artwork.

版画

hanga — Woodblock print, engraving; printed artistic image.

手本

tehon — Model, example, pattern to copy or follow.

刺繍

shishū — Embroidery; decorative needlework stitched onto fabric.

旗

hata — Flag, banner; cloth symbol representing group or nation.

ついて

tsuite — About, regarding; te-form of 'to follow' used as preposition.

褒め言葉

homekotoba — Compliment, words of praise; flattering expression.

述べた

nobeta — Stated, expressed; past tense of 'to state or mention'.

老

rō — Old age, elderly; prefix indicating aged or senior.

古い

furui — Old, aged, ancient; adjective for old objects.

擦り減った

surinetta — Worn down, abraded; past tense of 'to wear away'.

打ち

uchi — Striking, hitting; stem form of 'to hit or strike'.

ながら

nagara — While doing; conjunctive expressing simultaneous actions.

座って

suwatte — Sitting; te-form of the verb 'to sit down'.

おり

ori — Being (formal); humble or literary form of 'いる'.

槌

tsuchi — Hammer, mallet; tool for striking metal or objects.

という

to iu — Called, said to be; quotation or naming expression.

音

oto — Sound, noise; an audible vibration or tone.

風変わりな

fūgawarina — Eccentric, unusual, quirky; oddly distinctive in character.

心地よく

kokochiyoku — Comfortably, pleasantly; adverb describing pleasant sensation.

響いて

hibiite — Resonating, echoing; te-form of 'to resound or ring'.

やがて

yagate — Before long, soon, eventually; temporal adverb.

置き

oki — Placing, setting down; stem form of 'to put down'.

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while, briefly; a short period of time.

せわしなく

sewashinaku — Busily, restlessly; in a hasty and hurried manner.

作業

sagyō — Work, task, operation; performing a specific job.

柔らかな

yawakara na — Soft, gentle, tender; na-adjective describing softness.

触れ合う

fureau — To touch each other, come into contact gently.

全身

zenshin — Whole body; the entire physical body of a person.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy, delight, happiness; a feeling of great pleasure.

戦慄

senritsu — Shudder, thrill, shiver; trembling with strong emotion.

走らせた

hashiraseta — Made run through; causative past of 'to run through'.

鋼鉄

kōtetsu — Steel; a hard strong alloy of iron and carbon.

こする

kosuru — To rub, scrape, chafe against a surface.

音楽

ongaku — Music; organized sound as artistic expression.

当たる

ataru — To hit, strike, correspond to; making contact.

木槌

kizuchi — Wooden mallet; a mallet made of wood for striking.

衝撃

shōgeki — Impact, shock, blow; a sudden forceful collision.

そして

soshite — And then, and so; conjunctive linking sequential events.

じゃらじゃら

jarajara — Jingle, clanking; onomatopoeia for rattling metal sounds.

聞く

kiku — To hear, listen, ask; perceiving sound with ears.

好き

suki — Like, fond of; expressing preference or affection.

だった

datta — Was; past tense of the copula 'da'.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for something previously mentioned.

訪ねる

tazuneru — To visit, call on; going to see someone.

唯一

yuiitsu — Only, sole, unique; the single one of its kind.

理由

riyū — Reason, cause, grounds for an action or belief.

個人

kojin — Individual, personal; relating to a single person.

まったく

mattaku — Completely, utterly, not at all; strong intensifier.

興味

kyōmi — Interest, curiosity; feeling of wanting to know more.

持て

mote — Can hold, can have; potential form of 'to hold'.

なかった

nakatta — Did not exist; past negative of 'ない'.

し

shi — And, also; listing reasons or actions together.

も

mo — Also, too, either; inclusive particle adding to topic.

恋して

koishite — Being in love; te-form of 'to fall in love'.

事実

jijitsu — Fact, truth, reality; something known to be true.

除いて

nozoite — Excluding, except for; te-form of 'to remove or exclude'.

同様

dōyō — Same way, likewise, similar; in an identical manner.

この

kono — This; demonstrative determiner for nearby objects.

確かに

tashikani — Certainly, surely, indeed; expressing confident affirmation.

注意

chūi — Attention, caution, warning; careful mindful awareness.

引き

hiki — Pulling, drawing; stem form of verb 'to pull'.

時

toki — Time, moment, occasion; a particular point in time.

夜

yoru — Night, evening; the dark hours after sunset.

眠れない

nemurenai — Cannot sleep; potential negative form of 'to sleep'.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that, about; degree or approximation particle.