The Prince — Page 8

Vocabulary

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or agent.

フランス

Furansu — The country of France.

スペイン

Supein — The country of Spain.

ドイツ

Doitsu — The country of Germany.

よって

yotte — By means of; due to; because of.

支配

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

さ

sa — Verb nominalizer or passive auxiliary suffix.

れ

re — Passive or potential verb suffix form.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

い

i — Auxiliary indicating ongoing or resultant state.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

イタリア

Itaria — The country of Italy.

諸国

shokoku — Various countries; a group of nations or states.

の

no — Possessive or noun-modifying particle.

変遷

hensen — Change over time; historical transition or evolution.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

運命

unmei — Fate, destiny; one's predetermined life course.

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

ここ

koko — Here; this place; the present location.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

追う

ou — To follow, trace, or pursue something or someone.

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact; nominalizes verb phrases.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting sentence subject.

不可能

fukanou — Impossible; not able to be done.

ある

aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate objects).

その

sono — That; the aforementioned (demonstrative modifier).

結果

kekka — Result, outcome, consequence of an action.

今日

kyou — Today; the present day.

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as (a limit).

続い

tsuzui — Continued, persisted (conjunctive form of 続く).

いる

iru — To exist; indicates ongoing action or state.

が

ga — Subject marker or conjunctive adversative particle.

私

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

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people; we, they, etc.

それら

sorera — Those things; plural demonstrative pronoun.

出来事

dekigoto — Event, happening, occurrence in one's experience.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.

中

naka — Inside, among, within a group or space.

三人

san nin — Three people; a group of three persons.

偉大

idai — Great, magnificent; of remarkable importance or stature.

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.

主役

shuyaku — Main role, protagonist, leading figure or player.

関心

kanshin — Interest, concern; attention toward a subject.

持つ

motsu — To hold, have, or possess something.

あくまで

akumade — To the last; strictly; only within certain limits.

も

mo — Also, even, too; inclusive emphasis particle.

人物像

jinbutsuzou — Character portrait; image or profile of a person.

関わる

kakawaru — To be involved with; to relate or pertain to.

限り

kagiri — As long as; to the extent of; limit.

おい

oi — In, at (literary/formal locative expression with て).

彼

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

数回

suukai — Several times; a few occasions.

会談

kaidan — Talks, conference; formal discussion between parties.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting multiple actions.

君主

kunshu — Monarch, sovereign; ruler of a state or country.

人物

jinbutsu — Person, figure, character; notable individual.

に対する

ni taisuru — Toward, regarding, in relation to something.

評価

hyouka — Evaluation, assessment, appraisal of someone or something.

すでに

sudeni — Already; by now; at this point in time.

言及

genkyuu — Mention, reference; bringing something up in discussion.

宗教

shuukyou — Religion; organized system of spiritual belief.

という

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

外衣

gaui — Outer garment; outward appearance or pretext.

もと

moto — Under, based on; foundation or source of something.

成し遂げ

nashitoge — Accomplished, achieved (conjunctive form of 成し遂げる).

として

toshite — As, in the capacity of; in the role of.

描い

egai — Drew, depicted (conjunctive form of 描く).

現実

genjitsu — Reality, actuality; the real world or situation.

慈悲

jihi — Mercy, compassion; benevolent kindness toward others.

誠実

seijitsu — Sincerity, honesty; being faithful and trustworthy.

人間性

ningensei — Humanity, human nature; qualities of being human.

廉潔

renketsu — Integrity, incorruptibility; clean and upright character.

持ち合わせ

mochiawase — Having on hand; possessing at a given moment.

おら

ora — Negative auxiliary base form (lacking, not having).

ず

zu — Negative suffix; without doing, not doing.

もし

moshi — If, suppose; introduces a conditional hypothesis.

よう

you — Seems like; in order to; manner or way.

動機

douki — Motive, motivation; reason behind an action.

左右

sayuu — Left and right; to influence or sway someone.

れる

reru — Passive/potential verb ending; to be done to.

許し

yurushi — Permission, forgiveness; allowing something to happen.

なら

nara — If, in the case that; conditional conjunction.

破滅

hametsu — Ruin, destruction; complete downfall of a person.

あろう

arou — Probably is; volitional/presumptive form of ある.

皇帝

koutei — Emperor; supreme monarch of an empire.

時代

jidai — Era, age, period of time in history.

最も

mottomo — Most, extremely; superlative adverb in Japanese.

興味深い

kyoumi bukai — Very interesting, fascinating; evoking deep curiosity.

一人

hitori — One person; alone or a single individual.

あり

ari — Is, exists (conjunctive form of ある).

多く

ooku — Many, much; a large number or quantity.

者

mono — Person, one who; refers to an individual.

手

te — Hand; means or method of doing something.

描か

egaka — Depicted (negative or passive base of 描く).

き

ki — Classical past or conjunctive verbal suffix.

から

kara — From; because; starting point in time or place.

かけ

kake — Over, spanning (time); to spend or apply to.

宮廷

kyuutei — Royal court; the household and retinue of a monarch.

使節

shisetsu — Envoy, diplomatic mission; official representative sent abroad.

赴い

omomui — Went to, proceeded to (conjunctive form of 赴く).

秘密主義

himitsu shugi — Secretiveness; policy or habit of keeping secrets.

意志

ishi — Will, volition; determination to carry out actions.

力

chikara — Power, strength, force, ability, or influence.

欠ける

kakeru — To lack, be missing; deficient in something.

描写

byousha — Description, depiction; portrayal of a person or scene.

計画

keikaku — Plan, project, scheme; organized course of action.

実行

jikkou — Execution, implementation; carrying a plan into action.

移す

utsusu — To move, transfer; to put into practice.

ため

tame — For the sake of; in order to; purpose.

必要

hitsuyou — Necessary, needed; something required or essential.

人的

jinteki — Human, personnel-related; concerning human resources.

手段

shudan — Means, method; a way of achieving a goal.

無視

mushi — Ignoring, disregarding; paying no attention to something.

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; personally, by one's own initiative.

望み

nozomi — Wish, hope, desire; something one wants to achieve.

実現

jitsugen — Realization, fulfillment; making a wish come true.

決して

kesshite — Never, by no means (used with negative forms).

強く

tsuyoku — Strongly, firmly; with great force or determination.

求めよう

motomeyou — Let us seek; volitional form of 求める.

なかっ

nakatt — Was not; past negative auxiliary base form.

数多く

kazuooku — Numerous, a great many; in large quantities.

失敗

shippai — Failure, mistake; not succeeding in an attempt.

秘密

himitsu — Secret, confidential; information kept hidden from others.

明らか

akiraka — Clear, obvious, evident; plainly apparent to all.

官職

kanshoku — Official post, government position or office.

キャリア

kyaria — Career; one's professional life and work history.

残り

nokori — Remainder, rest; what is left over.

年月

toshitsuki — Years and months; a long passage of time.

共和国

kyouwakoku — Republic; a state governed by elected representatives.

打倒

datou — Overthrow, defeat; bringing down an opponent or regime.

目的

mokuteki — Purpose, goal, objective; aim of an action.

述べ

nobe — Stated, described (conjunctive form of 述べる).

三つ

mittsu — Three (items); the number three for objects.

ヨーロッパ

Yooroppa — Europe; the European continent.

大国

taikoku — Great power; a major, influential nation.

教皇

kyoukou — Pope; the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

間

あいだ (aida) — Between, among; a space or interval of time.

結ば

musuba — Formed, tied (base of 結ぶ); to conclude an alliance.

同盟

doumei — Alliance, league, pact between nations or groups.

生じ

shouji — Arose, occurred (conjunctive form of 生じる).

満た

mit(a) — Filled, satisfied (base of 満たす); to fulfill conditions.