The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 3

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

眉

mayu — Eyebrow; the hair above the eye.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

上げ

age — To raise or lift something upward.

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

重い

omoi — Heavy; having great weight or density.

アヘン

ahen — Opium; a narcotic drug from poppy plants.

入り

iri — Containing; mixed with; included within something.

煙草

tabako — Tobacco; cigarette or smoking material.

から

kara — From; indicating origin or starting point.

幻想的

gensōteki — Fantastical; dreamlike or illusory in quality.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

渦

uzu — Whirlpool; spiral or vortex shape.

巻き

maki — Rolling or spiraling; coiling movement.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

立ち上る

tachinoboru — To rise up; to ascend as smoke does.

薄い

usui — Thin; faint or pale in color or density.

青い

aoi — Blue; also used to mean pale or green.

煙

kemuri — Smoke; gaseous result of burning material.

輪

wa — Ring; circle or loop shape.

越し

goshi — Through; over or across something as viewpoint.

に

ni — Direction or location particle; to, at, in.

驚き

odoroki — Surprise; astonishment or amazement.

表情

hyōjō — Facial expression; look on one's face.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action.

見つめ

mitsume — To gaze at; to stare fixedly at something.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

どこ

doko — Where; which place or location.

も

mo — Also; even; negative emphasis particle.

出品

shuppin — To exhibit; to submit work for display.

し

shi — Verb stem of suru; to do.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not doing something.

だって

datte — But; even so; used for emphasis or protest.

君

kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun.

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason or cause.

だい

dai — Casual question-ending particle, masculine speech.

何か

nanika — Something; some unspecified thing or reason.

理由

riyū — Reason; cause or explanation for something.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle highlighting the subject.

ある

aru — To exist; to be present (inanimate things).

かい

kai — Casual question-ending particle in conversation.

君たち

kimitachi — You all; plural informal second-person pronoun.

画家

gaka — Painter; artist who creates paintings.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting elements.

いう

iu — To say; to call; to be called.

本当

hontō — Truly; really; genuine or actual truth.

変わった

kawatta — Strange; peculiar; different from the norm.

連中

renchū — Bunch of people; a group or crowd.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of to be.

名声

meisei — Fame; reputation or renown in society.

得る

eru — To obtain; to gain or acquire something.

ため

tame — For the sake of; in order to achieve.

なら

nara — If; conditional particle expressing a condition.

何

nani — What; which thing or matter.

する

suru — To do; general action verb.

くせ

kuse — Habit; tendency; fault or bad trait.

いざ

iza — Now then; when it comes to the moment.

手

te — Hand; also means means or method.

入れる

ireru — To put in; to insert or obtain something.

今度

kondo — This time; next time; on this occasion.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

捨て

sute — To throw away; to discard or abandon.

たがる

tagaru — To want to; showing desire to do something.

愚か

oroka — Foolish; stupid or unwise behavior.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter or abstract concept.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle adding assertion or emphasis.

世の中

yononaka — The world; society or the way things are.

噂

uwasa — Rumor; gossip or talk circulating among people.

さ

sa — Casual sentence-ending particle softening a statement.

れる

reru — Passive auxiliary verb indicating being acted upon.

より

yori — Than; comparative particle for making comparisons.

悪い

warui — Bad; worse; negative or unpleasant quality.

ただ

tada — Only; just; merely one thing.

一つ

hitotsu — One; a single thing or item.

しか

shika — Only; nothing but, used with negatives.

なく

naku — Without; lacking; negative connective form.

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation.

この

kono — This; referring to something near the speaker.

よう

yō — Like; seems; in the manner of.

肖像画

shōzōga — Portrait; a painting depicting a person's likeness.

あれ

are — That; thing over there; distant reference.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

すべて

subete — All; everything; every single one.

若者

wakamono — Young person; youth or young adult.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

はるか

haruka — Far; by far; vastly beyond comparison.

超え

koe — To exceed; to surpass or go beyond.

存在

sonzai — Existence; being; a presence or entity.

なれる

nareru — To be able to become; to turn into.

老人

rōjin — Old person; elderly man or aged individual.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly; awfully; to a severe degree.

嫉妬

shitto — Jealousy; envy toward another person's advantage.

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb; to make or let someone.

できる

dekiru — To be able to; to be possible.

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of thing or feeling.

感情

kanjō — Emotion; feeling or sentiment experienced inwardly.

抱く

idaku — To hold; to harbor a feeling or embrace.

能力

nōryoku — Ability; capability or capacity to do something.

すれ

sure — Conditional form of suru; if one does.

話

hanashi — Story; talk; conversation or subject matter.

笑う

warau — To laugh; to smile or chuckle.

わかっている

wakatte iru — I know; already understanding or being aware.

答え

kotae — Answer; reply or response to a question.

でも

demo — But; however; even so.

展示

tenji — Exhibition; display of artwork or objects publicly.

できん

dekiN — Cannot do; negative contraction of dekiru.

絵

e — Picture; painting or drawing artwork.

自分

jibun — Oneself; referring to oneself reflexively.

自身

jishin — Oneself; one's own self for emphasis.

あまりに

amarini — Too much; excessively; to an extreme degree.

多く

ōku — Much; many; a large amount of something.

注ぎ込み

sosogikomi — Pouring into; investing deeply into something.

すぎ

sugi — Too much; doing something to excess.

て

te — Te-form connective linking sequential or causal actions.

しまっ

shimatt(e) — Ended up doing; regrettable completion of action.

長椅子

nagaisu — Sofa; long couch or chaise lounge seat.

上

ue — Above; on top of a surface or thing.

身

mi — Body; one's person or physical self.

伸ばし

nobashi — Stretching out; extending one's body or limb.

笑っ

waratt(e) — Laughing; te-form of laugh continuing action.

そうだろう

sō darō — That must be so; I thought as much.

思っている

omotte iru — Thinking; currently holding a thought or belief.

全く

mattaku — Completely; entirely; absolutely or utterly so.

その通り

sono tōri — Exactly; that is exactly right or correct.

まったく

mattaku — Completely; truly; expresses strong agreement or frustration.

虚栄心

kyoeishin — Vanity; excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements.

強い

tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; intense in force or degree.

知らなかった

shiranakatta — Did not know; was unaware of something.

ごつごつ

gotsugotsu — Rugged; rough and lumpy in texture or appearance.

力強い

chikarazuyoi — Powerful; strong and forceful in character or build.

顔

kao — Face; the front of the head.

漆黒

shikkoku — Jet black; deep glossy black color.

髪

kami — Hair; the hair on one's head.

持つ

motsu — To have; to hold or possess something.

まるで

marude — Just like; as if; used for comparisons.

象牙

zōge — Ivory; the white material from elephant tusks.

薔薇

bara — Rose; the flowering plant with thorns.

花びら

hanabira — Petal; a single leaf of a flower.

作ら

tsukura — Made from; crafted or constructed of material.

か

ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker.

若き

wakaki — Young; literary or poetic form of young.

間

ma / aida — Between; space or interval between two things.

どんな

donna — What kind of; what sort or type.

類似点

ruijiten — Similarity; point of resemblance between two things.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.

さっぱり

sappari — Not at all; completely unable to understand.

わからない

wakaranai — Do not understand; cannot comprehend something.