The Scarlet Letter — Page 1

Vocabulary

緋文字

himonji — The Scarlet Letter; famous Hawthorne novel title

著

cho — Written by; authored by

挿絵入り

sashie-iri — Illustrated; containing inserted pictures or drawings

【挿絵】

sashie — Illustration; picture inserted in a book

カンパニー

kanpanī — Company; business organization loanword

旧

kyū — Former; old; previous

および

oyobi — And; as well as; in addition to

他

ta / hoka — Other; others; the rest

著作権

chosakukan — Copyright; intellectual property right of authorship

による

ni yoru — By; according to; due to

無断転載禁止

mudan tensai kinshi — Reproduction without permission is prohibited

第二版

dai ni-han — Second edition of a published work

への

e no — To; toward; particle indicating direction or target

序文

jobun — Preface; introductory text of a book

著者

chosha — Author; writer of a book or text

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

大いに

ōi ni — Greatly; to a large degree; very much

驚いた

odoroita — Was surprised; felt astonishment or shock

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizing noun or particle

に

ni — Particle indicating location, time, or target

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; in addition

さらなる

saranaru — Further; additional; even more

非礼

hirei — Rudeness; impoliteness; discourteous behavior

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar

承知

shōchi — Knowing; understanding; being aware of something

で

de — Particle indicating means, place, or context

申し上げる

mōshiageru — To say humbly; polite form of to tell

ならば

naraba — If; supposing that; conditional conjunction

かなり

kanari — Fairly; considerably; quite a lot

愉快

yukai — Pleasant; cheerful; amusing; enjoyable feeling

も

mo — Also; too; even; particle of inclusion

感じた

kanjita — Felt; experienced an emotion or sensation

彼

kare — He; him; that person (male)

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

へ

e — To; toward; directional particle

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

序

jo — Preface; introduction; foreword to a work

として

to shite — As; in the role of; acting as

書いた

kaita — Wrote; past tense of to write

官吏

kanri — Government official; civil servant; bureaucrat

生活

seikatsu — Life; daily living; lifestyle

素描

sobyo — Sketch; rough drawing; brief description

身近な

mijika na — Familiar; close at hand; personally relevant

体面

taimen — Dignity; honor; public face; reputation

ある

aru — To exist; there is; to have

人々

hitobito — People; various persons; folks

間

ma / aida — Between; among; space; interval

前例

zenrei — Precedent; prior example or case

ない

nai — Not exist; negative auxiliary; there is none

騒動

sōdō — Uproar; commotion; disturbance; turmoil

引き起こした

hikiokoShita — Caused; brought about; triggered an event

知った

shitta — Learned; came to know; found out

もし

moshi — If; supposing; hypothetical conditional opening

税関

zeikan — Customs; customs office; border inspection

焼き払い

yakiharai — Burning down; destroying completely by fire

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative determiner

最後

saigo — Last; final; the end

くすぶる

kusuburu — To smolder; to smoke without flame

残り火

nokoribi — Embers; remaining fire after main flame dies

特別

tokubetsu — Special; particular; extraordinary

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun

悪意

akui — Malice; ill will; bad intentions

抱いて

daite — Holding; harboring a feeling or grudge

いる

iru — To be; to exist; progressive auxiliary verb

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional

思わ

omowa — Think; stem form of to think or believe

れて

rete — Passive auxiliary; being done to subject

尊敬

sonkei — Respect; esteem; honor given to someone

すべき

subeki — Should; ought to; must do

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; notable individual

血

chi — Blood; bloodline; vital fluid

消し止め

keshitome — Extinguishing; putting out fire completely

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

して

shite — Doing; te-form of suru; connecting actions

これほど

korehodo — This much; to this extent; so much

激しい

hageshii — Intense; violent; fierce; severe

騒ぎ

sawagi — Commotion; fuss; noise; uproar

なるまい

narumai — Would not become; probably will not happen

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

ほど

hodo — To the extent; as much as; about

あった

atta — Was; existed; there was; past of aru

公衆

kōshū — The public; general populace; public audience

非難

hinan — Criticism; blame; censure; condemnation

受ける

ukeru — To receive; to accept; to undergo

値する

ataisuru — To deserve; to be worth; to merit

自覚

jikaku — Self-awareness; consciousness of one's own state

それ

sore — That; it; that thing or matter

とって

totte — For; to; from the perspective of someone

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; extraordinary degree

重く

omoku — Heavily; weightily; adverb form of heavy

のしかかる

noshikakaru — To weigh heavily on; to press down upon

もの

mono — Thing; object; nominalizer for abstract concepts

あろう

arō — Probably is; volitional conjecture form of aru

から

kara — From; because; after; causal or source particle

ここ

koko — Here; this place

申し述べたい

mōshinobeai — Wish to humbly state; want to explain formally

ページ

pēji — Page; leaf of a book or document

注意深く

chūibukaku — Carefully; attentively; with great care

読み返し

yomikaeши — Re-reading; reading over again carefully

不適切

futekisetsu — Inappropriate; unsuitable; improper

箇所

kasho — Place; passage; specific section or spot

修正

shūsei — Correction; revision; amendment

あるいは

arui wa — Or; alternatively; either one or the other

削除

sakujo — Deletion; removal; erasure of content

し

shi — Doing; te-form conjunctive; also listing reasons

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; personally; by one's own hand

有罪

yūzai — Guilty; culpable; criminal verdict

判断

handan — Judgment; decision; assessment of a situation

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix; makes adjective into noun

れた

reta — Passive past tense auxiliary verb ending

非道

hidō — Cruelty; inhumanity; outrageous wrongdoing

対して

Against; toward; in relation to something

できる

dekiru — Can; be able to; possible

限り

kagiri — Limit; as far as possible; to the extent

償い

tsugunai — Atonement; compensation; making amends

しよう

shiyō — Let's do; volitional form meaning intend to do

した

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

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction

において

ni oite — In; at; regarding; formal locative expression

注目

chūmoku — Attention; notice; paying heed to something

べき

beki — Should; ought; expressing obligation or propriety

点

ten — Point; aspect; dot; specific matter

率直

sotchoku — Frank; straightforward; candid; direct

真摯

shinshi — Sincere; earnest; serious in attitude

ユーモア

yūmoa — Humor; wit; comedic sense

描か

egaka — Draw; depict; stem form of to portray

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living things

について

ni tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic

誠実

seijitsu — Honest; sincere; faithful; trustworthy

印象

inshō — Impression; image formed in the mind

伝えた

tsutaeta — Conveyed; communicated; passed on information

全般的

zenpanteki — General; overall; comprehensive in scope

正確

seikaku — Accurate; precise; correct; exact

み

mi — Suffix nominalizing adjective; beauty or sight

個人的

kojinteki — Personal; individual; private in nature

政治的

seijiteki — Political; relating to politics or government

いかなる

ikanaru — Any kind of; whatever; no matter what

種類

shurui — Type; kind; sort; category

敵意

tekii — Hostility; enmity; animosity toward someone

や

ya — And; or; listing particle for nouns

よう

yō — Like; seem; appearance; resemblance particle

動機

dōki — Motive; motivation; reason behind an action

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect; total; absolute

否定

hitei — Denial; negation; rejection of a claim

する

suru — To do; to perform; general action verb