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

Vocabulary

ページ

pēji — Page, as in a page of a book

の

no — Possessive or linking particle

サイズ

saizu — Size, dimensions of something

が

ga — Subject marker particle

縮小

shukushō — Reduction, making something smaller

され

sare — Passive form of 'to do/be done'

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb

ため

tame — Because of, due to, for the sake of

見出し

midashi — Heading, headline, or title entry

いくつか

ikutsuka — Some, several, a few of something

を

wo — Object marker particle

短縮

tanshuku — Shortening, abbreviation, reduction in length

する

suru — To do, to perform an action

必要

hitsuyō — Necessity, need, something required

生じ

shōji — Arose, occurred, came into being

ここ

koko — Here, this place

で

de — At, in, by means of (particle)

は

wa — Topic marker particle

二冊

nisatsu — Two volumes or books (counter usage)

本

hon — Book, or counter for long objects

自筆

jihitsu — One's own handwriting, autograph manuscript

に

ni — To, at, in, direction/location particle

加え

kuwae — In addition to, adding to something

および

oyobi — And, as well as (formal conjunction)

欄外

rangai — Margin of a page, outside the column

注

chū — Note, annotation, explanatory comment

へ

e — To, toward (directional particle)

様々な

samazama na — Various, diverse, many kinds of

修正

shūsei — Correction, revision, amendment

や

ya — And, listing particle among items

追加

tsuika — Addition, supplement, something added

活用

katsuyō — Making use of, utilizing, conjugation

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru (to do)

挿絵

sashie — Illustration, picture inserted in text

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly, nearly all cases

場合

baai — Case, situation, occasion, circumstance

それぞれ

sorezore — Each, respectively, individually

一

ichi / hito — One, the number one

占める

shimeru — To occupy, to take up space or share

よう

yō — Appears that, in a manner that

なっ

nat(te) — Became, turned into (te-form of naru)

初版

shohan — First edition of a publication

たいてい

taitei — Usually, generally, most of the time

二点

niten — Two items or points (counter usage)

掲載

keisai — Publication, inclusion in print or media

さ

sa — Passive/nominalizing suffix particle

れ

re — Passive auxiliary (part of passive form)

て

te — Te-form conjunctive particle

い

i — Continuative auxiliary (part of te-iru)

家

ie / ka — House, home, or family

見取り図

mitorizu — Floor plan, sketch map of a building

あっ

at(te) — Was, existed (te-form of aru)

女性

josei — Woman, female, the female gender

作者

sakusha — Author, creator, writer of a work

こう

kō — Thus, like this, in this way

述べ

nobe — Stated, expressed, described (verb stem)

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate beings)

偉大

idai — Great, magnificent, of grand stature

詩人

shijin — Poet, person who writes poetry

なら

nara — If, in the case of (conditional)

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own self

英雄

eiyū — Hero, brave person, legendary figure

火

hi — Fire, flame

前

mae — Before, in front of, prior to

調理

chōri — Cooking, food preparation

れる

reru — Passive/potential auxiliary verb suffix

血

chi — Blood

と

to — And, with (conjunction/particle)

脂肪

shibō — Fat, lipid, body fat

満た

mit(a/shi) — Filled, satisfied (stem of mitasu)

胃袋

ibukuro — Stomach, belly, digestive sac

例え

tatoe — For example, a comparison or analogy

たり

tari — Doing things like, listing actions particle

ない

nai — Not, negative auxiliary adjective

だろ

daro — Probably, I suppose (volitional/conjecture)

う

u — Volitional suffix, let's or probably

一節

isssetsu — A passage, verse, or excerpt from text

冒頭

bōtō — Opening, beginning, start of a text

ある

aru — To exist, to be (inanimate things)

要約

yōyaku — Summary, synopsis, brief outline

含ま

fukuma — Included, containing (stem of fukumu)

翻訳

hon'yaku — Translation, converting between languages

次

tsugi — Next, following, subsequent

言葉

kotoba — Word, language, speech, expression

登場

tōjō — Appearance, entry of a character or person

彼

kare — He, him, that man

心

kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit, inner feelings

たしなめ

tashiname — Rebuked, admonished, gently chided

耐える

taeru — To endure, to bear, to withstand

抑え

osae — Suppressed, restrained, held back

熱い

atsui — Hot (to the touch), burning, heated

できるだけ

dekiru dake — As much as possible, to the fullest extent

早く

hayaku — Quickly, early, in a fast manner

焼き上げよう

yakiageyō — Let's finish grilling/roasting (volitional form)

まず

mazu — First of all, to begin with

片面

katamen — One side, single side of a surface

もう

mō — Already, another, more, soon

返す

kaesu — To turn over, to return, to flip

者

mono / sha — Person, one who does something

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there, all around, various places

転々

tenten — Moving from place to place, wandering

それ

sore — That, that thing (near listener)

同じ

onaji — Same, identical, equal

も

mo — Also, too, even (particle)

たった

tatta — Only, merely, just (emphasizing smallness)

一人

hitori — One person, alone, by oneself

あの

ano — That (over there), that well-known

邪悪

jaaku — Evil, wicked, malicious, sinister

求婚

kyūkon — Marriage proposal, courting, wooing

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or groups

大勢

ōzei — Many people, a large crowd

男

otoko — Man, male person

どう

dō — How, in what way

か

ka — Question marker particle or 'or'

殺せる

koroseru — Able to kill, potential form of korosu

もの

mono — Thing, object, person (nominalizer)

四六時中

shirokunijū — Around the clock, all day and night

考え

kangae — Thought, thinking, idea, consideration

ながら

nagara — While doing, simultaneously, although

左右

sayū — Left and right, both sides

身

mi — Body, one's self, one's person

よじり

yojiri — Twisting, writhing, squirming the body

続け

tsuzuke — Continuing, kept on doing (verb stem)