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Vocabulary

さて

sate — Well; now; used to change or introduce a topic

は

wa — Topic-marking grammatical particle in Japanese

世界

sekai — The world; the entire earth or realm

の

no — Possessive or linking grammatical particle

果て

hate — The end; the edge; the furthest limit

に

ni — Direction, location, or purpose grammatical particle

住む

sumu — To live; to reside in a place

人

hito / jin — Person; human being; people

もと

moto — Origin; place of someone; near someone

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to

出かけて

dekakete — Going out; setting off to somewhere

いた

ita — Was; past continuous form of iru (to be)

彼ら

karera — They; a group of people (third person plural)

二つ

futatsu — Two; the number two for counting things

地域

chiiki — Region; area; district of a place

分かれ

wakare — Split; divided; separated into parts

て

te — Connective particle linking sequential actions

おり

ori — Is; humble/neutral form of iru (to be)

一方

ippō — One side; one direction; on the other hand

西

nishi — West; the western direction or region

を

wo — Object-marking grammatical particle

向き

muki — Facing; direction toward which something faces

もう

mō — Already; another; the other one

東

higashi — East; the eastern direction or region

向い

mukai — Facing; turned toward a direction

彼

kare — He; him; third person masculine pronoun

そこ

soko — There; that place nearby in context

で

de — At; in; by means of (location/means particle)

羊

hitsuji — Sheep; a woolly domesticated animal

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

牛

ushi — Cow; cattle; bovine animal

百頭

hyakutō — One hundred heads (counting large animals)

生贄

ikenie — Sacrifice; a living offering in a ritual

受け取る

uketoru — To receive; to accept something given

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to

赴き

omomuki — Proceeding toward; heading to a destination

祭り

matsuri — Festival; celebration; ritual feast or ceremony

楽しん

tanoshinde (tanoshi-) — Enjoying; taking pleasure in something

他

hoka — Other; the rest; another

神々

kamigami — Gods; multiple deities collectively

館

yakata / kan — Hall; mansion; grand building or palace

集まり

atsumari — Gathering; assembly of people or gods

人間

ningen — Human being; mankind; mortal person

父

chichi — Father; male parent

が

ga — Subject-marking grammatical particle

最初

saisho — First; the beginning; at the start

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening; entrance

開い

hiraite (hira-) — Opened; having opened one's mouth to speak

た

ta — Past tense grammatical suffix

その

sono — That; the aforementioned (demonstrative adjective)

時

toki — Time; moment; when something occurs

息子

musuko — Son; male child of a parent

殺さ

korosa- — Killed; stem of korosu (to kill)

れた

reta — Passive past tense grammatical suffix

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer

考え

kangae — Thought; thinking; consideration of something

こう

kō — Like this; in this way; thus

言っ

itte (i-) — Said; spoke; past stem of iu (to say)

見よ

miyo — Behold; look; imperative form of miru

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living things

結局

kekkyoku — In the end; after all; ultimately

ところ

tokoro — Place; situation; point; circumstance

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self

自身

jishin — Oneself; one's very own person (emphatic)

愚かさ

oroka-sa — Foolishness; stupidity; lack of wisdom

過ぎ

sugi — Excessive; going too far; passing beyond

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary; does not exist

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; before one realizes; inadvertently

我々

wareware — We; us; formal first-person plural pronoun

責める

semeru — To blame; to reproach; to accuse someone

だ

da — Is; informal copula (to be) in Japanese

妻

tsuma — Wife; one's own spouse (female)

不義

fugi — Adultery; injustice; immoral or unlawful act

恋

koi — Romantic love; longing for someone

し

shi — Connective verb form; did; and (conjunction)

そして

soshite — And then; and so; furthermore

ず

zu — Classical negative auxiliary; without doing

いられ

irare- — Able to be; passive/potential form of iru

なかっ

nakatta (naka-) — Was not; past negative auxiliary stem

それ

sore — That; it; that thing (demonstrative pronoun)

死

shi — Death; dying; end of life

招く

maneku — To invite; to beckon; to bring about

知っ

shitte (shi-) — Knowing; past stem of shiru (to know)

い

i- — Stem of iru; being; existing

も

mo — Also; even; too (inclusive particle)

かかわら

kakawarazu (kakawara-) — Despite; regardless of; in spite of

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

遣わし

tsukawashi — Sent; dispatched someone on an errand

これら

korera — These; plural demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

いずれ

izure — Either; eventually; sooner or later

よう

yō — In order to; so that; appears to

警告

keikoku — Warning; caution; an official alert

さ

sa — Nominalization suffix or casual sentence-final particle

せた

seta — Caused to; made someone do (causative past)

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason is; for the reason that

成長

seichō — Growth; development; growing up

故郷

furusato / kokyō — Hometown; homeland; one's native place

帰ろう

kaerō — Let's return; volitional form of kaeru (return)

必ずや

kanarazu ya — Surely; without fail; certainly (emphatic)

復讐

fukushū — Revenge; vengeance; retribution for a wrong

果たす

hatasu — To accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

あろう

arō — Will probably be; volitional form of aru

から

kara — Because; from; after (causal or source particle)

誠意

seii — Sincerity; good faith; honest intention

もっ

motte (mo-) — Having; with; holding (te-form of motsu)

この

kono — This; the following (proximal demonstrative adjective)

告げ

tsuge — Told; informed; announced to someone

聞こう

kikō — Let us hear; volitional form of kiku (listen)

今

ima — Now; at this moment; currently

すべて

subete — All; everything; completely; entirely

代償

daishō — Compensation; price paid; penalty for actions

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect; total; thorough

払わ

harawa- — Pay; stem of harau (to pay a price)