The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 8

Vocabulary

この

kono — This (demonstrative adjective modifying a noun).

絵

e — Picture, painting, drawing.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

展示

tenji — Exhibition, display of artwork or objects.

し

shi — Verb stem of suru (to do), connective form.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not, does not exist.

理由

riyuu — Reason, cause, grounds for something.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.

その

sono — That (demonstrative adjective near listener).

中

naka — Inside, within, among something.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

自身

jishin — Oneself, one's own self.

の

no — Possessive or attributive particle linking nouns.

魂

tamashii — Soul, spirit, inner essence of a person.

秘密

himitsu — Secret, something kept hidden from others.

描い

kai — Drew, painted (conjunctive form of kaku).

て

te — Te-form particle connecting verb phrases together.

しまっ

shimatt — Ended up doing (regrettable completion auxiliary).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or reason.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunction meaning 'and/that'.

恐れ

osore — Fear, dread, apprehension about something.

いる

iru — To be, to exist (for animate beings).

から

kara — Because, from; indicates reason or starting point.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is/am/are'.

卿

kyou — Lord, sir; honorific title for nobility.

笑っ

warat — Laughed (conjunctive form of warau, to laugh).

それ

sore — That (pronoun referring to something near listener).

どんな

donna — What kind of, what sort of thing.

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact, circumstance.

彼

kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.

尋ね

tazune — Asked, inquired (conjunctive form of tazuneru).

お話し

ohanashi — Polite form of talking, speaking, or story.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future.

言っ

it — Said, told (conjunctive form of iu, to say).

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction showing contrast.

戸惑い

tomadoi — Bewilderment, confusion, being perplexed.

表情

hyoujou — Facial expression, look on one's face.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the subject.

顔

kao — Face, facial features of a person.

浮かん

ukan — Floated up, appeared (conjunctive of ukabu).

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is/am/are'.

楽しみ

tanoshimi — Enjoyment, pleasure, looking forward to something.

い

i — Verb stem of iru or adjective suffix.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing information.

友人

yuujin — Friend, close acquaintance.

ちらり

chirari — Glancing briefly, taking a quick peek.

見

mi — See, look (stem of miru, to see).

ながら

nagara — While doing, simultaneously performing two actions.

続け

tsuzuke — Continued (conjunctive form of tsuzukeru, to continue).

ああ

aa — Ah, oh; interjection expressing realization or feeling.

話す

hanasu — To talk, to speak, to tell someone.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly, hardly (near totality).

画家

gaka — Painter, artist who creates paintings.

答え

kotae — Answer, reply, response to a question.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun (polite).

理解

rikai — Understanding, comprehension of something.

でき

deki — Can do, be able to (stem of dekiru).

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive particle meaning 'even/also'.

しれ

shire — May, might (part of kamoshirenai, perhaps).

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or part of polite negative form.

ん

n — Contraction of 'no' or 'mono'; explanatory softener.

おそらく

osoraku — Probably, presumably, most likely.

信じ

shinji — Believe (stem of shinjiru, to believe/trust).

もらえ

morae — Receive (potential stem of morau, to receive).

微笑み

hohoemi — Smile, gentle smiling expression on face.

身

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

かがめ

kagame — Bent down, stooped (conjunctive of kagameru).

草

kusa — Grass, weeds, plants growing on ground.

ピンク

pinku — Pink; the color pink.

花びら

hanabira — Petal, flower petal of a blossom.

デイジー

Deijii — Daisy; a type of small white flower.

一輪

ichirin — One flower, a single blossom.

摘み取り

tsumitori — Picked, plucked (a flower or plant).

眺め

nagame — Gazed at, viewed (stem/conjunctive of nagameru).

きっと

kitto — Surely, certainly, definitely will happen.

小さな

chiisana — Small, tiny, little (attributive adjective form).

黄金

kogane — Gold, golden color or precious metal.

色

iro — Color, hue, shade of something.

白い

shiroi — White, pale-colored (i-adjective).

ある

aru — To exist, to be (for inanimate things).

円盤

enban — Disk, disc-shaped flat circular object.

じっと

jitto — Fixedly, steadily, staring without moving.

見つめ

mitsume — Stared at, gazed intently (from mitsumeru).

信じる

shinjiru — To believe, to trust, to have faith.

関し

kanshi — Concerning, regarding (from kansuru, to relate).

まったく

mattaku — Completely, utterly, absolutely (often negative).

がたい

gatai — Hard to do, difficult (suffix attached to verbs).

あれ

are — That (distal pronoun, far from both speakers).

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if/when'.

何

nani — What, anything; interrogative pronoun.

でも

demo — Even, any, whatever; inclusive emphasis particle.

風

kaze — Wind, breeze, air current outdoors.

木々

kigi — Trees, plural form of tree (ki).

いくつか

ikutsuka — Some, several, a few (unspecified number).

揺り落とし

yuriotoshi — Shook off, knocked down by swaying.

星

hoshi — Star, celestial star in the sky.

よう

you — Like, similar to; resemblance or manner.

な

na — Adjectival noun modifier particle (na-adjective link).

重い

omoi — Heavy, weighty, burdensome (i-adjective).

ライラック

rairakku — Lilac; a fragrant purple flowering shrub.

花

hana — Flower, blossom of a plant.

たゆたう

tayutau — To drift, to sway gently, to waver.

空気

kuuki — Air, atmosphere, mood of a place.

揺れ

yure — Swaying, shaking motion (stem of yureru).

動い

ugoki — Moved (conjunctive form of ugoku, to move).

壁

kabe — Wall, partition of a room or building.

そば

soba — Beside, nearby, close to something.

バッタ

batta — Grasshopper; a jumping insect found outdoors.

鳴き

naki — Chirping, crying sound (stem of naku, to cry/chirp).

始め

hajime — Began (stem of hajimeru, to begin/start).

細長い

hosonagai — Long and slender, elongated in shape.

トンボ

tonbo — Dragonfly; a flying insect with four wings.

茶色

chairo — Brown, tea-colored, brownish hue.

広げ

hiroge — Spread out, opened wide (conjunctive of hirogeru).

青い

aoi — Blue, green (i-adjective for cool colors).

糸

ito — Thread, string, filament.

漂い

tadayoi — Drifted, floated (conjunctive of tadayou).

過ぎ

sugi — Passed by, went past (stem of sugiru).

いっ

it — Went (colloquial conjunctive of iku, to go).

心臓

shinzou — Heart; the organ that pumps blood.

鼓動

kodou — Heartbeat, pulsation of the heart.

聞こえる

kikoeru — To be audible, can be heard naturally.

気

ki — Spirit, feeling, mind, attention, energy.

これ

kore — This (proximal pronoun near the speaker).

語ら

katara — Speak about, narrate (stem of kataru).

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

だろう

darou — Probably is, conjecture or supposition form.

思っ

omot — Thought, felt (conjunctive form of omou).

話

hanashi — Story, talk, conversation, account.

こういう

kouiu — This kind of, this sort of (thing).

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while, for some time.

二

ni — Two; the number 2.

か月

kagetsu — Months; counter for months of time.

前

mae — Before, in front of, prior time.

夫人

fujin — Madam, lady, wife (honorific for married woman).

パーティー

paatii — Party; a social gathering or celebration.

行き

iki — Going (stem of iku, to go somewhere).

まし

mashi — Polite past tense stem (part of mashita).