The Prince — Page 3

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

青年

seinen — Young man; youth of early adulthood.

時代

jidai — Era, age, or period of time.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating sentence subject.

こと

koto — Thing, fact; nominalizer or appositive marker.

指導

shidō — Leadership, guidance, or direction of a group.

もと

moto — Under; beneath the guidance or authority of someone.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.

イタリア

Itaria — Italy; country in southern Europe.

強国

kyōkoku — Powerful nation; a strong and influential country.

として

toshite — As; in the capacity or role of something.

栄え

sakae — Prospered, flourished; grew in power or prestige.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

時期

jiki — Period, time, or phase of an event.

と

to — And; with; quotation or conjunctive particle.

重なっ

kasanatte — Overlapped, coincided in time or space.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses sequentially.

い

i — Auxiliary indicating ongoing or resultant state.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.

おける

okeru — In; at; pertaining to a specific context.

家

ke / ie — Family, house, or dynasty; a noble lineage.

没落

botsuraku — Downfall, ruin, or decline of a family or power.

年

nen — Year; counter for years.

起こり

okori — Occurred, happened; an event came about.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.

公職

kōshoku — Public office; an official governmental position.

就い

tsuite — Took up, assumed a post or official role.

在職

zaishoku — Tenure; being in active service in a position.

期間

kikan — Period, term, or duration of time.

中

chū / naka — During; in the middle of a period or place.

共和国

kyōwakoku — Republic; a state governed without a monarch.

政府

seifu — Government; the governing body of a state.

で

de — At, by, or through; instrumental or locative particle.

自由

jiyū — Freedom, liberty; state of being unrestricted.

あっ

atte — Was, existed; conjunctive form of the verb aru.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for something previously mentioned.

まで

made — Until, up to; indicates a limit in time or space.

続き

tsuzuki — Continued, lasted; carried on without interruption.

権力

kenryoku — Power, authority; political or governmental control.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

取り戻し

torimodoshi — Regained, recovered something that was previously lost.

職

shoku — Job, post, or occupational position.

失っ

ushinatte — Lost; was deprived of a position or possession.

から

kara — From; because of; starting point in time or space.

再び

futatabi — Again, once more; a second occurrence of something.

支配

shihai — Rule, domination; control over a territory or people.

し

shi — Did; conjunctive or past form of the verb suru.

その後

sonogo — After that; subsequently following a prior event.

追放

tsuihō — Exile, banishment; forced removal from a place.

さ

sa — Passive or causative auxiliary suffix particle.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb ending indicating action received.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for something close by.

文学

bungaku — Literature; written artistic works and their study.

活動

katsudō — Activity, work, or active engagement in a field.

影響力

eikyōryoku — Influence, power to affect others' thoughts or actions.

増大

zōdai — Increase, growth; becoming larger or more powerful.

わずか

wazuka — Only, merely; a very small amount or number.

数

sū — Several, a few; an unspecified small number.

週間

shūkan — Week(s); counter for periods of seven days.

後

go / ato — After, later; following a point in time.

月

tsuki / gatsu — Month; also the moon.

日

nichi / hi — Day; counter for days of the month.

歳

sai — Years old; counter for a person's age.

して

shite — Doing; conjunctive form linking actions or states.

取り戻す

torimodosu — To regain, recover something previously lost or taken.

なく

naku — Without; negating a noun or adjective in context.

死去

shikyo — Death; passing away, especially of a notable person.

つい

tsui — Ultimately, in the end; inadvertently or finally.

記録

kiroku — Record, documentation; written account of events.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly; nearly all or very little remaining.

残っ

nokotte — Remained, was left behind; still existing after time.

ない

nai — Not exist; negative form indicating absence or negation.

当時

tōji — At that time; referring to a specific past period.

よく

yoku — Well, often; frequently or thoroughly.

知ら

shira — Known; stem of shiru, to know or be aware.

いる

iru — To exist; ongoing state auxiliary for animate subjects.

ため

tame — Because, for the purpose of; causal or purposive.

代表

daihyō — Representative; typical example or spokesperson.

的

teki — Suffix meaning -ical or -like; adjectival nominalizer.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.

市民

shimin — Citizen; member of a city or civic community.

初期

shoki — Early period; beginning stage of an era or development.

環境

kankyō — Environment, surroundings; conditions affecting someone's life.

容易

yōi — Easy, simple; not requiring much effort to do.

想像

sōzō — Imagination; picturing or envisioning something mentally.

できる

dekiru — Can do; to be able or possible to do.

熱烈

netsuretsuna — Passionate, fervent; intense and enthusiastic in feeling.

厳格

genkaku — Strict, stern; rigidly disciplined and uncompromising.

導く

michibiku — To lead, guide; direct someone toward a goal or path.

流れ

nagare — Flow, current; stream of thought, events, or culture.

華麗

karei — Gorgeous, splendid; brilliantly beautiful or magnificent.

愛する

aisuru — To love; to hold deep affection for someone or something.

という

to iu — Called, known as; used to name or define something.

二つ

futatsu — Two things; the number two as a counter.

相反する

aihan suru — To contradict, be opposed; mutually conflicting tendencies.

生

sei / nama — Life; living; raw or unprocessed state.

潮流

chōryū — Tide, current; prevailing trend or movement in society.

持つ

motsu — To have, hold; to possess or carry something.

都市

toshi — City, urban area; a large populated settlement.

描か

egaka — Depicted, portrayed; drawn or described artistically.

若き

wakaki — Young; classical adjective form meaning youthful.

与え

atae — Gave, provided; offered something to someone.

影響

eikyō — Influence, effect; impact exerted on someone or something.

もの

mono — Thing; person; nominalizer expressing certainty or emotion.

違いない

chigainai — Must be, no doubt; expressing strong certainty.

かつて

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

命運

meiun — Fate, destiny; one's ultimate fortune or doom.

対し

taishi — Toward, against; in relation or opposition to something.

絶大

zetsudai — Immense, enormous; overwhelmingly great in scale or power.

振るっ

furuttee — Wielded, exercised; displayed great power or skill.

おいて

oite — In, at; indicating the place or context of an action.

嘲り

azakeri — Mockery, ridicule; scornful derision of someone.

題材

daizai — Subject matter, material; topic used as creative content.

提供

teikyō — To provide, supply; offering something for use.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

とどまり

todomarite — Remained, stayed; limited oneself to a certain extent.

そこ

soko — There; that place previously mentioned or implied.

悲惨

hisan — Miserable, tragic; characterized by great suffering or tragedy.

末路

matsuro — Final fate; miserable end or last stage of life.

辿っ

Followed, traced; traversed a path or course of events.

武力

buryoku — Military force; power exerted through armed strength.

なき

naki — Without; lacking (literary/classical negative attributive).

予言者

yogensha — Prophet; one who foretells the future or delivers visions.

例

rei — Example, case; an instance used to illustrate a point.

引用

in'yō — Quotation, citation; using another's words as reference.

すぎ

sugi — Too much; merely; exceeding a proper or expected limit.