The Prince — Page 9

Vocabulary

この

kono — This (demonstrative adjective modifying a noun).

結果

kekka — Result, outcome, consequence of an action.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

戦い

tatakai — Battle, fight, struggle or conflict.

によって

ni yotte — By means of, through, due to (agent marker).

達成

tassei — Achievement, accomplishment of a goal or objective.

された

sareta — Was done; passive past tense auxiliary verb form.

もの

mono — Thing, object; nominalizer for abstract concepts.

で

de — At, by, with; particle indicating means or location.

その

sono — That (demonstrative adjective referring to something mentioned).

とき

toki — Time, moment, occasion when something occurs.

かけて

kakete — Over a span of time or space.

勝ち取った

kachitotta — Won, gained through effort or struggle.

すべて

subete — Everything, all, the whole of something.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

一日

ichinichi — One day, a single day's duration.

失った

ushinatta — Lost something previously held or possessed.

これら

korera — These (plural demonstrative pronoun).

出来事

dekigoto — Event, happening, occurrence or incident.

中

naka — Inside, among, in the middle of something.

難しい

muzukashii — Difficult, hard, challenging to do or understand.

役割

yakuwari — Role, function, part played in a situation.

担って

ninatte — Bearing, taking on a role or responsibility.

いた

ita — Was (past progressive auxiliary verb form).

と

to — And, with; particle connecting nouns or clauses.

友好

yuuko — Friendship, friendly relations between parties.

関係

kankei — Relationship, connection, ties between entities.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying grammatical subject.

共和国

kyouwakoku — Republic, a nation governed by elected representatives.

政策

seisaku — Policy, course of action adopted by government.

全体

zentai — Whole, entirety, the complete body of something.

規定

kitei — Regulation, stipulation, determining or defining rules.

して

shite — Doing (te-form of suru connecting actions).

ため

tame — Because of, for the sake of, due to.

教皇

kyoukou — Pope, the head of the Catholic Church.

間

aida — Between, among, during an interval of time.

に

ni — At, in, to; directional or locative particle.

勃発

boppatsu — Outbreak, sudden eruption of conflict or war.

した

shita — Did; past tense form of suru (to do).

対立

tairitsu — Confrontation, conflict, opposition between parties.

事態

jitai — Situation, state of affairs, circumstances.

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore, even more, additionally, increasingly.

複雑化

fukuzatsuka — Complication, becoming more complex or complicated.

年

nen — Year (counter or suffix for years).

ついに

tsui ni — Finally, at last, ultimately after a long time.

対抗

taikou — Opposing, countering, rivaling another force or party.

する

suru — To do; basic action verb with many uses.

神聖

shinsei — Holy, sacred, divine in nature or designation.

同盟

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

結成

kessei — Formation, establishment of a group or alliance.

し

shi — And (conjunctive form of suru linking actions).

人

hito / jin — Person, people; human being or nationality suffix.

援助

enjo — Aid, assistance, support provided to someone.

得て

ete — Obtaining, having gained or received something.

から

kara — From; particle indicating origin or starting point.

追い出した

oidashita — Drove out, expelled, forced someone to leave.

意のまま

i no mama — As one wishes, at one's own will or discretion.

なり

nari — Becoming; classical or literary form of naru.

条件

jouken — Condition, terms, requirements set for an agreement.

従わ

shitagawa — Obey, comply, follow (stem form of shitagau).

得

e — Can, be able to; potential suffix in classical usage.

なかった

nakatta — Did not exist; past negative form of nai.

一つ

hitotsu — One (native Japanese number for counting things).

家

ke / ie — House, family, household or dynasty.

復帰

fukki — Return, reinstatement to a former position or place.

あった

atta — Was, existed; past tense of aru (to be/exist).

月

tsuki / gatsu — Month; moon (also used for calendar months).

日

hi / nichi — Day; sun; used in dates and time expressions.

へ

e — To, toward; directional particle indicating destination.

帰還

kikan — Return, coming back especially from battle or exile.

および

oyobi — And, as well as; formal conjunction linking elements.

それ

sore — That (pronoun referring to something previously mentioned).

伴う

tomonau — To accompany, entail, come together with something.

崩壊

houkai — Collapse, breakdown, disintegration of a structure or system.

友人

yuujin — Friend, a close personal acquaintance.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

解任

kainin — Dismissal, removal from an official position or post.

合図

aizu — Signal, sign given to indicate an action or event.

彼

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

公職

koushoku — Public office, an official governmental position.

として

to shite — As, in the capacity of (role marker phrase).

キャリア

kyaria — Career, professional life or work history.

終止符

shuushifu — Period mark; figuratively an end or conclusion.

打った

utta — Hit, struck; also put an end to something.

すでに

sude ni — Already, by now, at this point in time.

見た

mita — Saw, looked at; past tense of miru (see).

よう

you — As, like; indicates manner or appearance of something.

再び

futatabi — Again, once more, a second time.

官職

kanshoku — Government post, official bureaucratic position.

就く

tsuku — To take up, assume a position or role.

こと

koto — Thing, fact; nominalizer for verbs and clauses.

なく

naku — Without, not having; negative conjunctive form.

死去

shikyo — Death, passing away (formal or literary expression).

ある

aru — To be, exist; used for inanimate things or facts.

文学

bungaku — Literature, written works of artistic or intellectual value.

死

shi — Death, dying; the end of life.

歳

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

数

suu / kazu — Number, several, a few; counting or quantity.

週間

shuukan — Week(s); counter for duration in weeks.

にわたって

ni watatte — Over, spanning, across a period or range.

新たな

arata na — New, fresh, renewed (adjectival form).

支配者

shihaisha — Ruler, leader, one who controls or governs.

もと

moto — Under (someone's rule); basis, origin or source.

職

shoku — Job, occupation, professional post or employment.

保持

hoji — Retention, keeping, maintaining possession of something.

しよう

shiyou — Let's do; volitional form expressing intention or attempt.

空しく

munashiku — In vain, futilely, without achieving desired result.

望んで

nozonde — Wishing, hoping, desiring something earnestly.

付

zuke — Dated, as of (suffix indicating an official date).

命令

meirei — Order, command, directive issued by authority.

その後

sono go — After that, subsequently, thereafter.

まもなく

mamonaku — Soon, shortly, before long, in a little while.

対する

tai suru — Toward, against, in relation to something.

未遂

Attempted but failed; an unsuccessful attempt at something.

陰謀

inbou — Conspiracy, plot, secret scheme against someone.

関与

kanyo — Involvement, participation, engagement in an affair.

疑われ

utagaware — Suspected, doubted; passive form of疑う (to suspect).

投獄

tougoku — Imprisonment, being thrown into prison or jail.

され

sare — Was done to; passive auxiliary verb connective form.

拷問

goumon — Torture, physical coercion to extract information.

による

ni yoru — By means of, due to, caused by something.

尋問

jinmon — Interrogation, questioning by authorities or officials.

受けた

uketa — Received, underwent, was subjected to something.

出身

shusshin — From, originating from a place or background.

釈放

shakuhou — Release, liberation from imprisonment or custody.

取り計らい

torihakarai — Arrangement, intervention, managing affairs on one's behalf.

近郊

kinkou — Suburbs, outskirts, area near a city.

小さな

chiisana — Small, little, tiny (adjectival modifier form).

所有地

shoyuuchi — Owned land, property belonging to a person.

引退

intai — Retirement, withdrawal from active professional life.

そこ

soko — There, that place (previously mentioned location).

専念

sennen — Devotion, dedicating oneself entirely to something.