The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 3

Vocabulary

したがって

shitagatte — therefore; consequently; as a result

学者

gakusha — scholar; learned person; academic

たち

tachi — plural suffix for people or animals

が

ga — subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

概して

gaishite — generally; on the whole; in general

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

の

no — possessive or nominalizing particle

結論

ketsuron — conclusion; final judgment or decision

に

ni — direction, location, or target particle

同意

dōi — agreement; consent; approval of something

し

shi — conjunctive form of suru (to do)

て

te — conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

いる

iru — to exist; to be (for animate beings)

など

nado — et cetera; and so on; such as

と

to — quotation particle; and; with

一瞬

isshun — an instant; a moment; a split second

たり

tari — even; not even (with negative, emphatic)

とも

tomo — even; at all; emphasizing negative condition

装う

yosoou — to pretend; to disguise oneself; to feign

こと

koto — thing; fact; nominalizing abstract concepts

なく

naku — without; not doing (negative conjunctive form)

反論

hanron — counterargument; objection; rebuttal against something

する

suru — to do; general-purpose action verb

者

mono / sha — person; one who does something

ほとんど

hotondo — almost; hardly; nearly; scarcely

いない

inai — is not present; does not exist (animate)

考え

kangae — thought; idea; opinion; way of thinking

行動

kōdō — action; behavior; conduct; movement

有用

yūyō — useful; helpful; of practical value

思う

omou — to think; to feel; to believe

注釈

chūshaku — annotation; commentary; explanatory note

を

wo — direct object marker particle

付し

fushi — conjunctive form of furu/tsukeru (to attach notes)

ながら

nagara — while doing; simultaneously; although

英語

eigo — English language

読者

dokusha — reader; person who reads a text

ため

tame — for; for the sake of; because of

翻訳

hon'yaku — translation; rendering text into another language

専念

sennen — devotion; dedication; focusing entirely on something

その

sono — that; the (referring to something nearby contextually)

中

naka — inside; among; within a group or place

で

de — at; by means of; location or method particle

も

mo — also; too; even; inclusive particle

特に

toku ni — especially; particularly; in particular

卿

kyō / kei — lord; sir; honorific title for nobility

快く

kokoroyoku — gladly; willingly; cheerfully; with good grace

公表

kōhyō — public announcement; official publication or disclosure

許可

kyoka — permission; approval; authorization granted

くださっ

kudasat- — gave (honorific); kindly provided (stem form)

た

ta — past tense auxiliary verb ending

第

dai — ordinal prefix; number (first, second, etc.)

二十二

nijūni — twenty-two; the number 22

巻

kan / maki — volume; book; scroll; chapter of a work

番

ban — number; order; turn; rank

から

kara — from; starting point particle; because

関する

kansuru — to relate to; to concern; regarding something

注目

chūmoku — attention; notice; paying heed to something

いただき

itadaki — humbly receive; please do (honorific request form)

たい

tai — want to do; expresses desire for action

は

wa — topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

女性

josei — woman; female; feminine gender

作者

sakusha — author; creator; writer of a work

使用

shiyō — use; usage; utilization of something

いくつか

ikutsuka — some; several; a few (of something)

挿絵

sashie — illustration; picture inserted in a book

再掲

saikei — reprint; republication; showing again

さらに

sara ni — furthermore; additionally; even more so

家

ie / ka — house; home; family; household

外庭

sotoniwa / gaichō — outer courtyard; exterior garden area

より

yori — more; than; from; comparison particle

鮮明

senmei — vivid; clear; distinct; sharply defined

目

me — eye; vision; point of view

浮かば

ukaba — conditional of ukaberu (to bring to mind)

せる

seru — causative auxiliary; to make or let do

できれ

dekire — conditional of dekiru (if possible; if able)

ば

ba — conditional particle meaning if or when

思い

omoi — thought; feeling; desire; wish

二点

niten — two points; two items; two matters

追加

tsuika — addition; supplement; adding more to something

ある

aru — to exist; there is (for inanimate objects)

男性

dansei — man; male; masculine gender

犬

inu — dog; domestic canine animal

写っ

utsutt- — was captured (in photo); appeared in image

偶然

gūzen — coincidence; accident; by chance

あり

ari — there is; exists (classical/formal form)

ネガ

nega — negative (photographic film negative)

現像

genzō — film development; developing a photograph

まで

made — until; up to; as far as

自身

jishin — oneself; one's own self; personally

気づか

kizuka — negative stem of kizuku (did not notice)

なかっ

nakatt- — past negative auxiliary (did not; was not)

お断り

okotowari — notice; disclaimer; advance warning or refusal

おき

oki — in advance; beforehand; setting aside

付録

furoku — appendix; supplement; addendum to a text

見取り図

mitorizzu — floor plan; sketch map; layout diagram

説明

setsumei — explanation; description; clarification of something

段落

danraku — paragraph; section; passage of text

そのもの

sono mono — itself; the thing itself; exactly that

再録

sairoku — reprint; re-recording; reproducing content again

この

kono — this (referring to something close to speaker)

よく

yoku — well; carefully; often; thoroughly

注意

chūi — caution; attention; care; warning

検討

kentō — consideration; examination; careful review

さ

sa — nominalizing suffix; makes adjectives into nouns

れる

reru — passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

お勧め

osusume — recommendation; suggestion; something advised highly