The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 9

Vocabulary

ご存知

gozonji — Honorific form of 'to know'; knowing something.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

よう

yō — Indicates resemblance or manner; 'like' or 'as if'.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people; 'we' or 'they'.

貧しい

mazushii — Adjective meaning poor or impoverished.

芸術家

geijutsuka — A person who creates art; an artist.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese sentences.

自分

jibun — Oneself; refers reflexively to the subject.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

野蛮人

yabanjin — A barbarian or uncivilized person.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or copula.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; expresses negation or absence.

こと

koto — Nominalizer meaning 'thing' or 'fact'.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

世間

seken — Society at large; the general public or world.

思い出さ

omoidasa — Stem form of 'to remind' or 'to recall'.

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb meaning 'to make/let do'.

ため

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

時折

tokiori — Occasionally; from time to time.

社交界

shakōkai — High society; the social elite circle.

姿

sugata — One's figure, appearance, or presence.

現さ

aramwasa — Stem form of 'to show' or 'to appear'.

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative form; 'if not' structure.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

なり

nari — Part of なければならない meaning 'must' or 'have to'.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or polite verb ending component.

ん

n — Contraction of ない or の; softens or negates.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.

白い

shiroi — Adjective meaning white in color.

ネクタイ

nekutai — A necktie worn around the collar.

あれ

are — That thing over there; distal demonstrative pronoun.

あなた

anata — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; at some time in the past.

言っ

it(te) — Te-form of 言う; to say or to have said.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.

誰

dare — Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'even', or 'any'.

さえ

sae — Even; emphasizes an extreme or unexpected case.

文明人

bunmeijin — A civilized person; someone of refined culture.

し

shi — Conjunction listing reasons or te-form of する.

て

te — Te-form particle connecting sequential actions.

評判

hyōban — Reputation; public opinion or rumor about someone.

得る

eru — To obtain or gain something.

でき

deki — Stem of できる meaning to be able to do.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense.

さて

sate — Well then; transitional word shifting topic or scene.

大げさ

ōgesa — Exaggerated; overdone or ostentatious manner.

着飾っ

kikazat(te) — Te-form of 着飾る; dressed up elaborately.

大柄

ōgara — Large build; big-framed in body or pattern.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

老

rō — Prefix or word meaning old or elderly.

貴婦人

kifujin — A noblewoman or lady of high social standing.

や

ya — Particle listing examples non-exhaustively; 'and/or'.

退屈

taikutsu — Boredom; tedious or dull state of being.

学者

gakusha — A scholar; an academic or learned person.

話し

hanashi — Speech, story, or stem of 話す to speak.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

部屋

heya — A room in a building or house.

入っ

hait(te) — Te-form of 入る; entered or going into.

約

yaku — Approximately; about a certain amount.

十

jū — The number ten.

分

fun / bun — Minute of time, or a portion/share.

経っ

tat(te) — Te-form of 経つ; time has passed or elapsed.

ころ

koro — Around a certain time; approximate point in time.

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once without warning.

誰か

dareka — Someone; an unspecified person.

見

mi — Stem of 見る; to see or look at.

いる

iru — To exist; auxiliary for ongoing actions or states.

気づき

kizuki — Noticing; becoming aware of something.

まし

mashi — Polite past tense component of ました.

半分

hanbun — Half; one of two equal portions.

ほど

hodo — About; to the extent or degree of.

振り返り

furikaeri — Turning around; looking back over one's shoulder.

初めて

hajimete — For the first time; never done before.

目

me — Eye; also used for gaze or eyesight.

視線

shisen — One's gaze or line of sight.

合っ

at(te) — Te-form of 合う; to meet, match, or align.

瞬間

shunkan — A moment; an instant in time.

顔

kao — Face; one's facial appearance or expression.

青ざめ

aozame — Turning pale; becoming white from shock or fear.

いく

iku — To go; auxiliary indicating progressive change.

感じ

kanji — A feeling or sensation; impression one experiences.

奇妙

kimyō — Strange; peculiar or curious in an unsettling way.

恐怖感

kyōfukan — A sense of fear or terror; feeling of dread.

襲い

osoi — Stem of 襲う; to attack or overcome suddenly.

その

sono — That (near listener); demonstrative adjective.

人

hito — A person; human being.

ただ

tada — Merely; just; only; simply.

存在

sonzai — Existence; being or presence of something.

だけ

dake — Only; just; limited to that amount.

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; unusually so.

魅力的

miryokuteki — Attractive; charming or captivating in quality.

あり

ari — Stem of ある; to exist or to be.

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional hypothesis.

許し

yurushi — Permission; forgiveness; to allow something.

しまえ

shimae — Imperative of しまう; to end up doing completely.

全

zen / subete — All; entire; whole or complete totality.

本性

honshō — True nature; one's inherent character or essence.

魂

tamashii — Soul; spirit or inner essence of a person.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sequential events.

芸術

geijutsu — Art; creative expression in various artistic forms.

もの

mono — Thing; object; nominalizer with nuance of substance.

吸い

sui — Stem of 吸う; to inhale, absorb, or suck.

尽くし

tsukushi — Stem of 尽くす; to exhaust completely or devote fully.

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; completion auxiliary verb.

人物

jinbutsu — A person; character or personage of significance.

真正面

masshōmen — Directly in front; straight ahead face-to-face.

から

kara — From; because; indicates origin or reason.

向き合っ

mukiat(te) — Te-form of 向き合う; facing each other directly.

しまっ

shimat(te) — Te-form of しまう; having completely done something.

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.

という

to iu — Called; known as; quoting or defining something.

悟り

satori — Realization; enlightenment or sudden understanding.

人生

jinsei — Life; one's lifetime or human existence.

おい

oi — Hey; casual interjection to get attention.

いかなる

ikanaru — Any whatsoever; of whatever kind or nature.

外部

gaibu — External; outside influence or outer part.

影響

eikyō — Influence; effect or impact one has on another.

望ん

nozon(de) — Te-form stem of 望む; to desire or wish for.

い

i — Stem of いる; to be or exist (animate).

でし

deshi — Polite copula component of でした (past polite).

自身

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

生来

seirai — By nature; innately; from birth.

どれ

dore — Which one; interrogative pronoun among options.

独立心

dokuritsu-shin — Spirit of independence; self-reliant mindset.

強い

tsuyoi — Strong; powerful or intense.

か

ka — Question particle or expressing doubt/wonder.

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously for a long time.

主人

shujin — Master; husband or head of household.

少なくとも

sukunakutomo — At least; at a minimum amount or degree.

出会う

deau — To encounter; to meet someone by chance.

まで

made — Until; up to a point in time or space.

常

tsune — Always; usually; ordinary or constant state.

そう

sō — So; that way; expressing agreement or appearance.

それ

sore — That; mid-distance demonstrative pronoun.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; expressing contrast or contradiction.

どう

dō — How; in what way or manner.

説明

setsumei — Explanation; describing or clarifying something.

すれ

sure — Conditional form of する; if one does.

よい

yoi — Good; fine; expressing that something is acceptable.

わかり

wakari — Stem of 分かる; to understand or become clear.

何か

nanika — Something; some unspecified thing.

おける

okeru — In; at; pertaining to a certain situation.

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Terrible; dreadful; frightening in nature.

危機

kiki — Crisis; critical dangerous situation.

瀬戸際

setogiwa — On the brink; at a critical turning point.

告げ

tsuge — Stem of 告げる; to tell or inform someone.

運命

unmei — Fate; destiny; one's inevitable course of life.

絶妙

zetsumyō — Exquisite; supremely skillful or perfectly balanced.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; happiness; a feeling of delight.

悲しみ

kanashimi — Sadness; sorrow or grief.

用意

yōi — Preparation; readiness for something upcoming.

予感

yokan — Premonition; a foreboding feeling about the future.

恐ろしく

osoroshiku — Terribly; dreadfully; adverbial form of frightening.

出よう

deyō — Volitional form of 出る; let's leave or about to exit.

踵

kakato — Heel of the foot or shoe.

返し

kaeshi — Stem of 返す; to turn back or reverse direction.