The Prince — Page 5

Vocabulary

それから

sorekara — And then; after that; subsequently.

新しい

atarashii — New; fresh; novel; recently made.

庇護者

higōsha — Patron; protector; one who gives shelter.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.

ついて

tsuite — Concerning; about; regarding a topic.

書き

kaki — Writing; the act of writing something down.

続け

tsuzuke — Continue; keep doing an action without stopping.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person male pronoun.

こう

kō — Like this; in this way; thus.

続ける

tsuzukeru — To continue; to keep doing something.

これ

kore — This; this thing; referring to something nearby.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.

とって

totte — For; from the perspective of someone.

うまく

umaku — Well; skillfully; successfully; going smoothly.

いく

iku — To go; to proceed; things moving forward.

だろう

darō — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture or likelihood.

勉強

benkyō — Study; learning; academic effort and practice.

する

suru — To do; general verb for performing actions.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; needed; essential; required for something.

もはや

mohaya — No longer; not anymore; already past the point.

病気

byōki — Illness; sickness; disease; being unwell.

言い訳

iiwake — Excuse; justification; making an excuse for oneself.

でき

deki — Can do; be able to; possibility form of する.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist.

から

kara — Because; from; since; indicating reason or origin.

文学

bungaku — Literature; the study of written literary works.

音楽

ongaku — Music; the art of musical sound and performance.

熱心

nesshin — Enthusiastic; eager; zealous; devoted to something.

学び

manabi — Learning; study; the act of acquiring knowledge.

なさい

nasai — Do it; polite imperative instruction to perform action.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; used to explain why.

私

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

わずか

wazuka — Only a little; mere; slight; a small amount.

技能

ginō — Skill; technical ability; proficiency in a craft.

どれほど

dorehodo — How much; to what extent; how greatly.

名誉

meiyo — Honor; glory; distinction; high reputation or prestige.

受け

uke — Receiving; accepting; the act of getting something.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; auxiliary for ongoing actions.

見て

mite — Look and see; observe; watch; imperative of 見る.

それゆえ

soreyue — Therefore; for that reason; consequently; thus.

息子

musuko — Son; one's male child.

もし

moshi — If; supposing; in case; conditional expression.

喜ば

yorokoba — Please; make happy; conditional stem of 喜ぶ.

せ

se — Causative auxiliary; make someone do something.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun.

自身

jishin — Oneself; personally; emphasizing one's own person.

成功

seikō — Success; achievement; accomplishment of a goal.

もたらし

motarashi — Bring about; cause; produce a result.

たい

tai — Want to; desire to do something.

ならば

naraba — If; in that case; conditional conjunction.

正しく

tadashiku — Correctly; rightly; in a proper manner.

行動

kōdō — Action; behavior; conduct; acting on something.

努力

doryoku — Effort; hard work; striving toward a goal.

すれば

sureba — If one does; conditional form of する.

他

hoka — Other; another; the rest; besides this.

人々

hitobito — People; various persons; individuals in a group.

助け

tasuke — Help; assistance; aid; support from others.

くれる

kureru — To give (to me/us); do a favor for someone.

官職

kanshoku — Government post; official position; public office.

時代

jidai — Era; period; age; a span of historical time.

歳

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

年

nen — Year; counter for years in time.

生涯

shōgai — Lifetime; one's whole life; entire lifespan.

第

dai — Ordinal prefix; used before numbers to mean 'the Nth'.

二

ni — Two; the number 2; second.

期

ki — Period; phase; term; a defined span of time.

自由

jiyū — Freedom; liberty; free from constraint or oppression.

共和国

kyōwakoku — Republic; a state governed by elected representatives.

奉仕

hōshi — Service; dedication; serving a cause or person.

費やされ

tsuiyasare — Was spent; was devoted; passive form of 費やす.

この

kono — This; this particular; demonstrative adjective.

前述

zenjutsu — Aforementioned; previously stated; as mentioned before.

とおり

tōri — As; just as; in the same way as stated.

家

ke / ie — Family; house; clan; household or lineage.

追放

tsuihō — Exile; banishment; expulsion from a place.

帰還

kikan — Return; coming back; homecoming from exile or mission.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as a point.

繁栄

han'ei — Prosperity; flourishing; thriving state of affairs.

公職

kōshoku — Public office; official governmental position or post.

一つ

hitotsu — One; one item; a single thing.

四

yon / shi — Four; the number 4.

年間

nenkan — Period of years; span of a certain number of years.

勤務

kinmu — Work; duty; service at a job or post.

後

go / ato — After; later; behind; following in time.

書記

shoki — Secretary; clerk; person who records documents officially.

局

kyoku — Bureau; office; department within an organization.

すなわち

sunawachi — Namely; that is to say; in other words.

平和

heiwa — Peace; harmony; absence of conflict or war.

十

jū — Ten; the number 10.

人

nin / hito — Person; people; counter for human beings.

委員会

iinkai — Committee; council; a group assigned to a task.

長

chō — Head; chief; leader; the top person of a group.

および

oyobi — And; as well as; in addition to (formal).

任命

ninmei — Appointment; nomination; officially assigning someone to a position.

され

sare — Passive auxiliary; was done; passive form of する.

ここ

koko — Here; this place; this location.

出来事

dekigoto — Event; happening; an occurrence or incident.

扱う

atsukau — To handle; deal with; treat; manage a matter.

上

ue / jō — Above; on top; in terms of; regarding.

確か

tashika — Certainly; surely; definitely; something reliable or certain.

根拠

konkyo — Basis; grounds; evidence; foundation for a claim.

ある

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

時期

jiki — Time; period; season; a particular span of time.

事務

jimu — Office work; administrative duties; clerical affairs.

において

ni oite — In; at; in the context of; formal locative phrase.

主導

shudō — Leadership; initiative; taking the lead in something.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-ish', or '-related to'.

役割

yakuwari — Role; part; function; one's assigned responsibility.

担い

ninai — Bearing; shouldering; taking on a role or burden.

著作

chosaku — Written work; literary composition; authored publication.

みならず

minarazu — Not only; not limited to; beyond just one thing.

法令

hōrei — Laws and ordinances; legal regulations; official decrees.

記録

kiroku — Record; documentation; written account of events.

公文書

kōbunsho — Official document; public record; formal government paper.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

手引き

tebiki — Guide; handbook; manual; introduction to a subject.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to serve as.

政治家

seijika — Politician; statesman; person involved in politics.

軍人

gunjin — Military person; soldier; member of the armed forces.

いくつか

ikutsuka — Several; some; a few; an unspecified small number.

交渉

kōshō — Negotiation; talks; diplomatic dealings between parties.

単に

tan ni — Simply; merely; only; nothing more than.

振り返る

furikaeru — To look back; reflect on; review past experiences.

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; limiting particle.

活動

katsudō — Activity; action; active engagement in work or cause.

様子

yōsu — Appearance; situation; state of affairs; how things look.

よく

yoku — Well; often; thoroughly; in a good manner.

わかり

wakari — Understanding; comprehension; knowing clearly.

描く

egaku / kaku — To depict; portray; draw; describe vividly in writing.

うえ

ue — Moreover; in addition; on top of that.

引き出し

hikidashi — Drawing out; extraction; also a drawer in furniture.

経験

keiken — Experience; practical knowledge gained through doing things.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; figure; a notable individual.

像

zō — Image; portrait; figure; depiction of a person.

源泉

gensen — Source; origin; fountainhead; the root of something.

提供

teikyō — Provision; offering; supplying something to someone.