The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 1

Vocabulary

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or agent.

よって

yotte — By means of; by (indicating agent or cause).

制作

seisaku — Production; creation of a work or content.

され

sare — Passive verb form of 'suru' (to do).

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb stem.

た

ta — Past tense grammatical particle or suffix.

社会

shakai — Society; the community or social structure.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.

癌

gan — Cancer; malignant tumor or societal corruption.

スペイン語

Supeingo — Spanish language; the language of Spain.

よる

yoru — Based on; according to; by means of.

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect; without any deficiency.

英語

eigo — English language; the language of England.

版

han — Edition; version of a published work.

著

cho — Written by; authored by (attribution marker).

フィリピン

Firipin — The Philippines; an archipelago nation in Southeast Asia.

教育

kyōiku — Education; the process of teaching and learning.

会社

kaisha — Company; corporation; a business organization.

年

nen — Year; a unit of time measurement.

小説

shōsetsu — Novel; a work of fiction literature.

から

kara — From; since; indicating starting point or source.

翻訳

hon'yaku — Translation; converting text between languages.

訳

yaku — Translation; translated by (attribution for translation).

強欲

gōyoku — Greed; extreme desire for wealth or power.

支配

shihai — Control; domination; ruling over others.

著作権

chosakuken — Copyright; legal right protecting creative works.

登録

tōroku — Registration; official enrollment or recording.

済み

zumi — Already completed; done; finished action suffix.

諸島

shotō — Islands; an archipelago or group of islands.

無断

mudan — Without permission; unauthorized action.

複製

fukusei — Reproduction; copying or duplicating a work.

転載

tensai — Republication; reprinting content from another source.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

禁じ

kinji — Prohibit; forbid; stem of 禁じる (to ban).

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future.

翻訳者

hon'yakusha — Translator; a person who translates languages.

序文

jobun — Preface; introductory remarks at a book's beginning.

私

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

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

これら

korera — These; plural demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

歴史

rekishi — History; the study of past events.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-ic' or '-al'; adjectival suffix.

素描

sobyo — Sketch; rough drawing or outline description.

中

naka — Inside; middle; among; within something.

速やか

sumiyaka — Swift; prompt; rapidly moving or acting.

旅

tabi — Journey; travel; a trip from one place to another.

する

suru — To do; to perform; basic action verb.

読者

dokusha — Reader; a person who reads books or texts.

急行

kyūkō — Express; fast train or rapid service.

列車

ressha — Train; a railway vehicle for passengers or cargo.

乗り

nori — Riding; boarding a vehicle (stem of 乗る).

わずか

wazuka — Only a few; merely; a very small amount.

数分

sūfun — A few minutes; several minutes of time.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or scope.

二

ni — Two; the number 2.

世紀

seiki — Century; a period of one hundred years.

駆け抜ける

kakenukeru — To dash through; to race past at speed.

年月

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

日々

hibi — Day by day; daily; each passing day.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount; slightly.

ずつ

zutsu — Each; at a time; distributive suffix.

与え

atae — Give; grant; stem of 与える (to give).

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does or experiences something.

とって

totte — For; from the perspective of someone.

より

yori — Than; more than; comparative particle.

緩やか

yuruyaka — Gentle; gradual; slow-moving or mild.

過ぎ

sugi — Pass; go by; excessive (stem of 過ぎる).

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

いく

iku — To go; to continue doing (directional auxiliary).

制度

seido — System; institution; an established social framework.

成長

seichō — Growth; development; maturing over time.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting multiple actions.

恩恵

onkei — Benefit; blessing; grace bestowed upon others.

もたらし

motarashi — Bring about; cause (stem of もたらす).

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

発展

hatten — Development; progress; expansion of something.

自ら

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

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.

短命

tanmei — Short-lived; dying young; brief lifespan.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.

世代

sedai — Generation; a group of people born in same era.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; inner feelings or spirit.

入り込み

irikomi — Penetrate into; work one's way inside something.

愛

ai — Love; deep affection for someone or something.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting elements.

尊敬

sonkei — Respect; admiration; holding someone in high regard.

引き寄せ

hikiyose — Draw toward; attract; pull something closer.

忠実

chūjitsu — Faithful; loyal; devoted to a person or cause.

服従

fukujū — Obedience; submission; yielding to authority.

勝ち取る

kachitoru — Win; earn; obtain through effort or struggle.

そして

soshite — And then; and so; connecting conjunctive word.

その後

sonogo — After that; subsequently; following that event.

価値

kachi — Value; worth; importance of something.

ある

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

時代

jidai — Era; age; period of historical time.

誠実

seijitsu — Sincere; honest; genuinely faithful in character.

得られ

erare — Obtained; gained; passive of 得る (to get).

忠誠心

chūseishin — Loyalty; faithfulness; spirit of allegiance.

その

sono — That; those; demonstrative adjective modifying nouns.

欠点

ketten — Flaw; defect; shortcoming in something or someone.

徐々

jojo — Gradually; little by little; slowly over time.

失っ

ushinat- — Lost; lose (conjunctive stem of 失う).

富

tomi — Wealth; riches; abundance of material resources.

偉大

idai — Great; magnificent; extraordinary in scale or impact.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives; degree or state.

目

me — Eye; sight; perspective; viewpoint of observation.

腐敗

fuhai — Corruption; decay; moral or physical rotting.

悪徳

akutoku — Vice; immoral behavior; wickedness or corruption.

一方

ippō — On one hand; one side; meanwhile.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; but; however.

他方

tahō — On the other hand; the other side.

すぐ

sugu — Soon; immediately; right away.

後

ato / go — After; behind; following in time or place.

続く

tsuzuku — Continue; follow; to carry on after something.

よう

yō — Seems like; appears to be; like; manner.

見える

mieru — Can be seen; appear; seem to look a way.

ため

tame — Because; for the sake of; due to reason.

両者

ryōsha — Both parties; the two sides involved.

常

tsune — Always; constantly; at all times.

共存

kyōzon — Coexistence; living together simultaneously.

違いない

chigainai — Must be; no doubt; certainly the case.

思い込ん

omoikon- — Convinced oneself; firmly believe without question.

しまう

shimau — End up doing; complete an action (often regrettably).

注意

chūi — Caution; attention; careful observation or warning.

深く

fukaku — Deeply; profoundly; adverbial form of 深い.

見つめる

mitsumeru — To gaze at; to stare fixedly at something.

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy; extended in time or space.

時間

jikan — Time; a period or duration of time.

流れ

nagare — Flow; current; the passing stream of time.

まず

mazu — First of all; to begin with; primarily.

あり

ari — There is; exists (classical or conjunctive form).

衰退

suitai — Decline; deterioration; weakening over time.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.

気づく

kizuku — To notice; to realize; to become aware of.

それ

sore — That; it; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

森

mori — Forest; woods; a dense area of trees.

木

ki — Tree; wood; a large perennial plant.

見る

miru — To see; to look at; to watch.

もの

mono — Thing; person; one who does something.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; alike in nature or quality.

修道院

shūdōin — Monastery; convent; a religious community's building.

年代記

nendaiki — Chronicle; annals; a historical record by year.

おける

okeru — In; at; concerning (literary locative expression).

修道

shūdō — Monasticism; religious discipline and ascetic practice.

主義

shugi — Principle; doctrine; an ideology or -ism.

記録

kiroku — Record; documentation; an official written account.

見て

mite — Looking; seeing (conjunctive form of 見る).

何ら

nanra — Any; nothing (used with negatives); whatsoever.

新しい

atarashii — New; novel; fresh; not existing before.

一般

ippan — General; common; ordinary; widely applicable.

事実

jijitsu — Fact; truth; something that actually occurred.

提示

teiji — Presentation; showing; putting something forward formally.

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negative verb ending.