The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 4

Vocabulary

親愛

shin'ai — Dear, beloved; expressing affection toward someone

なる

naru — To become; also an attributive form meaning 'dear' or 'called'

彼

kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of discussion

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'are'; plain form of です

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting information or emphasis

そして

soshite — And then; connecting two clauses or sentences sequentially

君

kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun, often used affectionately

まあ

maa — Well; interjection expressing mild surprise or resignation

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; expressing obvious agreement

知的

chiteki — Intellectual; relating to the intellect or intelligence

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns

表情

hyōjō — Facial expression; look on one's face

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; connecting particle

か

ka — Question particle; or; indicates uncertainty or alternatives

そういう

sō iu — That kind of; such; referring to something previously mentioned

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract

持っ

mot(te) — Have, hold; te-form stem of 持つ (motsu)

て

te — Te-form particle connecting verbs in a sequence

いる

iru — To exist (animate); used as auxiliary for ongoing actions

けれど

keredo — But, however; conjunction indicating contrast or concession

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or softening tone

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating strong contrast

美し

utsukushi — Beautiful; stem form of 美しい (utsukushii)

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives, meaning '-ness'; e.g., beauty

真

shin / ma — True, real, genuine; authentic quality or truth

の

no — Possessive/attributive particle connecting nouns; 'of'

という

to iu — Called; known as; used to define or quote something

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also indicates contrast or emphasis

始まる

hajimaru — To begin, to start; intransitive verb

ところ

tokoro — Place; point; moment; the point at which something happens

で

de — At, in, by means of; particle indicating location or method

終わる

owaru — To end, to finish; intransitive verb

知性

chisei — Intellect, intelligence; capacity for rational thought

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

自体

jitai — Itself; in itself; by itself; emphasizes the noun it follows

一種

isshu — A kind of; a sort of; one type

誇張

kochō — Exaggeration; overstatement; hyperbole

どんな

donna — What kind of; any sort of; whatever type

顔

kao — Face; facial appearance; one's look

調和

chōwa — Harmony; balance; accord between elements

を

wo / o — Object marker particle indicating the direct object of a verb

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or additive particle

壊し

kowashi — Destroy, break; stem/te-form of 壊す (kowasu)

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; indicates completion, often with regret

考えよ

kangaeyo — Think! Consider!; imperative/volitional form of 考える

う

u — Volitional suffix meaning 'let's' or 'shall'; or plain form ending

腰

koshi — Waist, hips, lower back

下ろし

oroshi — Lower, set down; stem form of 下ろす (orosu)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix

瞬間

shunkan — Moment, instant; a very brief period of time

人

hito / jin — Person, human being, people

鼻

hana — Nose; the facial organ for smelling

ばかり

bakari — Only, just, nothing but; approximately

に

ni — In, at, to; particle indicating location, direction, or purpose

額

hitai — Forehead; the area above the eyebrows

何

nani / nan — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Terrible, dreadful, frightening; causing fear or awe

なっ

nat(te) — Become; te-form stem of なる (naru)

学識

gakushiki — Erudition, scholarly knowledge; deep academic learning

ある

aru — To exist, to have; there is (for inanimate things)

職業

shokugyō — Occupation, profession, vocation

おい

oi — Hey! Oi!; informal interjection to get someone's attention

成功

seikō — Success; achieving a desired goal or result

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; also a listing conjunction 'and'

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people; e.g., 彼たち = they

見

mi — See, look; stem form of 見る (miru)

彼ら

karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

なんと

nanto — How (exclamatory); what a; expressing surprise

完璧

kanpeki — Perfect, flawless, impeccable; without any defect

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as, even; extent particle

醜い

minikui — Ugly, unsightly, hideous in appearance

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for verbs and adjectives

聖職

seishoku — Holy orders, sacred vocation; a religious profession

者

sha / mono — Person; suffix indicating a person of a certain category

別

betsu — Different, separate, special; another or distinct case

考え

kangae — Thought, idea, opinion; noun form of 考える

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary; does not exist

から

kara — From; because; after; particle indicating cause or origin

司教

shikyō — Bishop; high-ranking official in Christian churches

十八

jūhachi — Eighteen; the number 18

歳

sai — Years old; counter for age

少年

shōnen — Boy, youth; young male person

ころ

koro — Around, about; approximate time or age

言う

iu / yuu — To say, to speak, to tell

よう

yō — Like, as if; way, manner; volitional ending 'let's'

教え

oshie — Teaching, lesson, instruction; noun form of 教える

られ

rare — Passive/potential auxiliary; is taught or can do

八十

hachijū — Eighty; the number 80

言い

ii — Say; stem form of 言う; used in compound verb forms

続ける

tsuzukeru — To continue doing something; keep on doing

だから

dakara — Therefore, so, that's why; causal conjunction

当然

tōzen — Natural, obvious, of course; as expected

結果

kekka — Result, outcome, consequence of an action

として

to shite — As, in the capacity of; indicating a role or result

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually, all the time

実に

jitsu ni — Truly, really, indeed; emphasizing sincerity or degree

愛らしく

airashiku — Adorably, charmingly, lovably; adverb form of 愛らしい

見える

mieru — To appear, to look, to seem; to be visible

あの

ano — That (over there); refers to something distant or known

謎めい

nazo mei — Mysterious, enigmatic; stem form of 謎めく

若い

wakai — Young, youthful; of a young age

友人

yūjin — Friend; a person one has a friendly relationship with

名前

namae — Name; the word used to identify a person or thing

くれ

kure — Give (to me); imperative of くれる; tell me

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby

絵

e — Painting, picture, drawing, illustration

本当

hontō — True, real, genuine; really, truly

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

魅了

miryō — Fascination, enchantment; to captivate or charm someone

やまない

yamanai — Cannot stop, unceasing; negative of やむ (to cease)

決して

kesshite — Never, by no means; used with negative verb forms

たり

tari — Listing particle for actions done alternately or among others

確か

tashika — Certain, sure, if I recall correctly

思う

omou — To think, to feel, to believe

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely; pleasing to the senses

生き物

ikimono — Living creature, living being, organism

見る

miru — To see, to look at, to watch

べき

beki — Should, ought to; indicates obligation or recommendation

花

hana — Flower, blossom; a flowering plant

冬

fuyu — Winter; the coldest season of the year

ここ

koko — Here, this place; near the speaker

冷やす

hiyasu — To cool, to chill, to refrigerate something

欲しい

hoshii — Want, desire; wishing to have something

夏

natsu — Summer; the warmest season of the year

存在

sonzai — Existence, being, presence; the state of existing

自惚れる

unuboreru — To be conceited, to be vain; to have inflated self-opinion

少し

sukoshi — A little, a few, slightly; small amount

似

ni — Resemble; stem form of 似る (niru)

分かっ

wakar(te) — Understand; te-form stem of 分かる (wakaru)

画家

gaka — Painter, artist; a person who creates paintings

答え

kotae — Answer, reply, response; noun form of 答える

よく

yoku — Well, often, frequently; adverb from 良い (yoi)

いや

iya — No, I mean; interjection of denial or correction

見た目

mitame — Appearance, looks; how something appears visually

ごめん

gomen — Sorry, excuse me; casual apology

肩

kata — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to body

すくめ

sukume — Shrug; stem/imperative of すくめる (to shrug or hunch)

言っ

it(te) — Said; te-form stem of 言う (iu)

ん

n — Colloquial contraction of の or のだ; seeking explanation