The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 6

Vocabulary

つい

tsui — Unintentionally doing something; just recently

先頃

sakigoro — Recently; not long ago

も

mo — Also; too; even (particle)

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

定め

sadame — Fate; rule; established decree

られた

rareta — Passive or potential past tense suffix

掟

okite — Law; rule; established code of conduct

を

wo — Direct object particle in Japanese grammar

超え

koe — Exceeding; surpassing; going beyond a limit

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

の

no — Possessive or linking particle in Japanese

息子

musuko — Son; one's male child

妻

tsuma — Wife; one's female spouse

娶り

meotori — Taking a woman as one's wife

その

sono — That; the (demonstrative adjective)

主君

shukun — Lord; master; one's feudal lord

帰還

kikan — Return; coming back from a journey

した

shita — Past tense form of the verb 'to do'

とき

toki — Time; moment; when something occurs

に

ni — Location, time, or direction particle

殺し

koroshi — Killing; act of taking someone's life

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

しかも

shikamo — Moreover; furthermore; in addition

明らか

akiraka — Obvious; clear; evident; apparent

な

na — Adjectival suffix for na-adjectives

破滅

hametsu — Ruin; destruction; complete downfall

目

me — Eye; also used as a suffix for order

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to

見え

mie — Visible; able to be seen; appearing

い

i — Continuative form of the verb 'iru'

ながら

nagara — While doing; despite; although (conjunctive)

そう

sō — That way; so; like that; indeed

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being that

我々

wareware — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

倒し

taoshi — Knocking down; defeating; overthrowing someone

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp; keen; acute; piercing

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to possess

使者

shisha — Messenger; envoy; representative

として

toshite — As; in the role of; in the capacity of

遣わし

tsukawashi — Sending someone on an errand or mission

男

otoko — Man; male person

ならず

narazu — Not becoming; must not; forbidden to

言い寄っ

iiyotte — Making advances toward; courting someone

なら

nara — If; in the case of (conditional particle)

ない

nai — Negation; does not exist; not present

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

警告

keikoku — Warning; caution; alert to danger

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; and moreover

から

kara — From; because; since (particle)

仇

kataki — Enemy; foe; one who seeks revenge

成人

seijin — Adult; coming of age; grown person

故郷

furusato — Hometown; birthplace; one's native land

恋しく

koishiku — Longingly; missing someone or something dearly

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to consider

よう

yō — Appearing as; seeming; like; in order to

なれ

nare — Imperative or conditional form of 'naru'

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'

手

te — Hand; arm; means; method

よっ

yotte — By means of; due to; through (particle)

討た

uта — Being struck down; slain in battle

れる

reru — Passive voice auxiliary verb ending

で

de — At; by means of; with (particle)

あろう

arō — Probably is; likely to be (volitional form)

語り

katari — Narrating; telling; recounting a story

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary; told; reported

善意

zen'i — Good intentions; goodwill; benevolence

もっ

motte — Having; holding; by means of

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings

動かす

ugokasu — To move; to stir; to motivate someone

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer

でき

deki — Being able; possible; can do

ませ

mase — Polite negative or imperative verb ending

ん

n — Casual negative or explanatory particle

でし

deshi — Polite past copula (abbreviated form)

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; yet

今や

imaya — Now; at this point; by this time

彼

kare — He; him; that man

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely; whole

代償

daishō — Compensation; price paid; recompense

一度

ichido — Once; one time; at one go

支払っ

shiharatte — Paying; having paid a debt or price

すると

suruto — Then; thereupon; and then; upon doing so

灰色

haiiro — Gray; ash-colored; dull grayish hue

瞳

hitomi — Pupil of the eye; eyes; gaze

女神

megami — Goddess; female divine being

答え

kotae — Answer; reply; response to a question

言い

ii — Saying; speaking; uttering words

ああ

ā — Ah; oh; exclamation of emotion or realization

父

chichi — Father; dad; male parent

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle for emphasis or address

最高

saikō — Highest; supreme; best; topmost

座

za — Seat; throne; position of authority

君臨

kunrin — Reigning; ruling over; sitting on a throne

する

suru — To do; to perform; to make happen

子

ko — Child; offspring; son or daughter

あの

ano — That (over there); that well-known person or thing

当然

tōzen — Naturally; of course; as expected

死

shi — Death; dying; end of life

倒れ

taore — Falling; collapsing; being struck down

疑い

utagai — Doubt; suspicion; uncertainty

あり

ari — There is; exists; being present

行い

okonai — Conduct; deed; behavior; action

者

mono — Person; one who does; individual

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal; alike

滅びる

horobiru — To perish; to be destroyed; to fall

よい

yoi — Good; fine; acceptable; desirable

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

賢い

kashikoi — Wise; clever; intelligent; smart

哀れ

aware — Pitiful; pathetic; evoking compassion

人

hito — Person; human being; individual

ため

tame — For the sake of; because of; purpose

引き裂か

hikisaka — Being torn apart; separated by force

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb form

ます

masu — Polite present tense verb ending

友人

yūjin — Friend; companion; close acquaintance

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate nouns

遠く

tōku — Far away; distant; remotely

離れ

hanare — Separating; being apart; distancing oneself

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy; of great duration

間

aida — Interval; between; period of time

海

umi — Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater

囲ま

kakoма — Being surrounded; enclosed on all sides

れた

reta — Passive past tense verb ending

島

shima — Island; landmass surrounded by water

苦しん

kurushinde — Suffering; agonizing; enduring hardship

臍

heso — Navel; belly button; center point

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to call something

べき

beki — Should; ought to; must (obligation marker)

場所

basho — Place; location; spot; area

ある

aru — To exist; to be; to have (inanimate)

森

mori — Forest; woods; grove of trees

覆わ

oōwa — Being covered; enveloped; hidden under something

そこ

soko — There; that place; that location

一人

hitori — One person; alone; by oneself

住まい

sumai — Dwelling; residence; place of living

持っ

motte — Having; holding; carrying something

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

あらゆる

arayuru — All; every; each and every kind

深み

fukami — Depth; profundity; deepness of sea or thought

知り

shiri — Knowing; being aware of; understanding

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; personally; by one's own hand

天

ten — Sky; heaven; the heavens above

地

chi — Earth; ground; land; the world below

切り離す

kirihannasu — To separate; to sever; to detach completely

高い

takai — Tall; high; expensive; elevated

柱

hashira — Pillar; column; supporting post

支える

sasaeru — To support; to hold up; to sustain

魔法使い

mahōtsukai — Magician; sorcerer; one who uses magic

娘

musume — Daughter; young woman; girl

こそ

koso — Emphasizing particle meaning 'precisely' or 'indeed'

悲しみ

kanashimi — Sadness; grief; sorrow; heartbreak

中

naka — Inside; middle; among; within

縛り付け

shibарitsuke — Tying down; binding; keeping someone restrained

いる

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

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; all the time

柔らか

yawaraka — Soft; gentle; tender; mild

く

ku — Adverbial form suffix for i-adjectives

巧みな

takumina — Skillful; clever; dexterous; artful

言葉

kotoba — Word; language; speech; expression

忘れ

wasure — Forgetting; failing to remember something

さ

sa — Nominalizer suffix or sentence-final particle

せよ

seyo — Imperative form of 'suru'; make it happen

う

u — Volitional auxiliary indicating intention or conjecture

誘惑

yūwaku — Temptation; seduction; alluring enticement