The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 10

Vocabulary

ただ

tada — merely, only, just; used for emphasis or restriction

年月

toshitsuki — years and months; passage of time

の

no — possessive or nominalizing particle

経過

keika — passage of time; progress or elapsing of a period

と

to — and; with; quotation or conditional particle

とも

tomo — together with; even if; both

に

ni — directional or locative particle; at, in, to

富

tomi — wealth, riches, fortune

影響力

eikyōryoku — influence, power to affect others or situations

が

ga — subject marker particle

増大

zōdai — increase, growth, expansion in size or degree

し

shi — conjunctive form of suru; and, doing

それら

sorera — those things; plural demonstrative pronoun

もたらす

motarasu — to bring about, cause, or produce a result

安逸

an'itsu — ease, idleness, living in comfort without effort

贅沢

zeitaku — luxury, extravagance, indulgence in excess

そして

soshite — and then, and also; connecting conjunction

その

sono — that, the; demonstrative modifier

結果

kekka — result, outcome, consequence of an action

として

toshite — as, in the capacity of; conjunction of role

生じ

shōji — arose, occurred; stem form of 生じる

た

ta — past tense auxiliary verb marker

腐敗

fuhai — corruption, decay, moral or political rot

さらに

sara ni — furthermore, even more, in addition

は

wa — topic marker particle

より

yori — than; from; more; comparative particle

多く

ōku — many, much, a large amount

大きな

ōkina — large, big, great in size or degree

を

wo — direct object marker particle

求める

motomeru — to seek, desire, demand, or look for something

飽く

aku — to tire of, be satisfied; used in set expressions

なき

naki — without, lacking; literary attributive negative form

渇望

katsubō — craving, intense longing or desperate desire

よって

yotte — by means of, therefore, due to this reason

はじめて

hajimete — for the first time; only then does something occur

貪欲

don'yoku — greed, avarice, insatiable desire for more

権力

kenryoku — power, authority, political or social dominance

掌握

shōaku — grasping, seizing control or power firmly

毒

doku — poison, toxin, harmful corrupting influence

組織

soshiki — organization, institution, structured body or system

中

naka — inside, within, among; middle position

侵入

shin'nyū — intrusion, invasion, penetrating into a space

あらゆる

arayuru — all, every kind of, without exception

部分

bubun — part, portion, section of a whole

陰険

inken — insidious, treacherous, sly and underhanded

な

na — adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

形

katachi — form, shape, manner, way something appears

で

de — at, by, with; particle indicating means or location

浸透

shintō — permeation, infiltration, spreading throughout something

て

te — conjunctive te-form particle connecting verb phrases

いっ

i(tta) — went; colloquial contracted form of 行った

それ

sore — that; third-person demonstrative pronoun

十六

jūroku — sixteen; the number 16

世紀

seiki — century; a period of one hundred years

および

oyobi — and, as well as; formal connecting conjunction

十七

jūnana — seventeen; the number 17

恩恵

onkei — benefit, blessing, grace, favor received

ある

aru — to exist, be; also attributive modifier meaning 'a certain'

制度

seido — system, institution, established social framework

十九

jūkyū — nineteen; the number 19

人々

hitobito — people, various persons, the public

活動

katsudō — activity, action, movement, active engagement

重く

omoku — heavily; adverbial form of heavy or burdensome

のし

noshi — to press down upon, weigh heavily on someone

かかる

kakaru — to weigh on, hang over, bear down upon

悪夢

akumu — nightmare, dreadful dream or terrible situation

へ

e — directional particle indicating movement toward something

国家

kokka — nation, state, country as a political entity

発展

hatten — development, growth, progress of a society or nation

阻む

habamu — to obstruct, hinder, block progress or movement

揺るぎ

yurugi — wavering, shaking; stem of 揺るぐ to waver

ない

nai — nonexistent, absent; negative auxiliary adjective

障壁

shōheki — barrier, obstacle, wall blocking progress or passage

現代

gendai — modern era, contemporary times, present age

おいて

oite — at, in, regarding; formal locative expression

忌まわしい

imawashii — detestable, abominable, hateful, deeply repugnant

時代錯誤

jidai sakugo — anachronism, something out of place in modern times

ゆっくり

yukkuri — slowly, gradually, at a leisurely pace

変貌

henbō — transformation, metamorphosis into a different form

さ

sa — causative suffix or nominalizer; makes verb causative

せ

se — causative auxiliary verb stem form

また

mata — also, again, moreover; additive conjunction

スペイン

Supein — Spain; the European nation

十五

jūgo — fifteen; the number 15

における

ni okeru — in, at, regarding; formal locative attributive phrase

輝かしい

kagayakashii — glorious, brilliant, splendid, radiant with achievement

征服

seifuku — conquest, subjugation of a land or people

後

go / nochi — after, later, subsequent to an event

おい

oi — in, at; contracted form of において

植民地

shokuminchi — colony, a territory controlled by a foreign power

から

kara — from; indicating origin, cause, or starting point

本国

hongoku — home country, mother country, metropolitan state

流れ込ん

nagarekon(da) — flowed into, poured into; stem of 流れ込む

だ

da — copula, plain form of です; is, was

不労

furō — without labor, unearned; relating to passive income

所得

shotoku — income, earnings, revenue received by an entity

よっ

yo(tte) — by means of; contracted form of よって

引き起こさ

hikiokoса — caused, brought about; stem of 引き起こす

れ

re — passive auxiliary verb suffix form

国内

kokunai — domestic, within the country, internal to the nation

最良

sairyō — best, optimal, finest quality or caliber

人材

jinzai — talented people, human resources, skilled personnel

流出

ryūshutsu — outflow, drain, exodus of resources or people

力

chikara — strength, power, force, capability or energy

活力

katsuryoku — vitality, vigor, energy and dynamic drive

失っ

ushinat(ta) — lost; stem of 失う to lose something

こと

koto — thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for verb phrases

も

mo — also, too, even; additive or emphatic particle

忘れ

wasure — forget; stem form of 忘れる to forget

なら

nara — if, given that; conditional conjunction

帝国

teikoku — empire, imperial domain ruled by an emperor

永続

eizoku — permanence, continuity, lasting for a long time

的

teki — suffix meaning -like, -al, -ic; adjectival suffix

基盤

kiban — foundation, base, groundwork of a structure or system

なる

naru — to become; also attributive form meaning 'becoming'

経済

keizai — economy, economics, financial system of a society

精神

seishin — spirit, mind, mentality, moral or intellectual character

育む

hagukumu — to nurture, foster, cultivate growth in something

決して

kesshite — never, by no means; used with negative verbs

なく

naku — without, not being; conjunctive negative form

インド

Indo — India; the South Asian nation

自国

jikoku — one's own country, homeland, domestic nation

流れ

nagare — flow, stream, current of liquid or metaphorical movement

通ら

tōra — pass through; stem of 通る to pass or flow through

主

omo / nushi — mainly, primarily; also means master or owner

ロンドン

Rondon — London; capital city of England and the UK

アムステルダム

Amusuterudamu — Amsterdam; capital city of the Netherlands

向かわ

mukawa — headed toward; stem of 向かう to face or head to

そこ

soko — there, that place; mid-distance demonstrative

実際

jissai — in reality, actually, in practice or fact

手

te — hand; also means means, agency, or effort

イギリス

Igirisu — Britain, the United Kingdom

オランダ

Oranda — the Netherlands, Holland

基礎

kiso — foundation, basis, fundamental groundwork

形成

keisei — formation, formation of something structured or shaped

しまっ

shimat(ta) — ended up doing; stem of しまう completion auxiliary

聖職者

seishokusha — clergyman, priest, member of the clergy

兵士

heishi — soldier, military fighter, enlisted warrior

最高

saikō — highest, supreme, the best or topmost level

地位

chii — position, status, rank in society or organization

占め

shime — occupy; stem of 占める to hold or take up

い

i — being, existing; stem of いる or conjunctive form

ため

tame — because, for the sake of, due to a reason

息子

musuko — son, a male child of a parent

たち

tachi — plural suffix for people or animate nouns

遠い

tōi — far, distant, remote in space or time

支配

shihai — rule, domination, control over people or territory

維持

iji — maintenance, upkeep, sustaining a condition or state

する

suru — to do, to perform; general-purpose action verb

十字架

jūjika — cross, crucifix; symbol of Christianity

か

ka — or; question particle; alternatives marker

剣

ken / tsurugi — sword, blade, a sharp weapon

いずれ

izure — either, which one; sooner or later

選ん

eran(da) — chose; stem of 選ぶ to choose or select

この

kono — this; proximal demonstrative modifier

動き

ugoki — movement, motion, trend or development in events

長く

nagaku — long, for a long time; adverbial form of 長い

続い

tsuzui(ta) — continued; stem of 続く to continue or last

とっ

tot(te) — for, in terms of; contracted form of とって

一種

isshu — a kind of, a sort of, a type of something

自滅

jimetsu — self-destruction, ruin brought upon oneself

意味

imi — meaning, significance, sense of a word or action

なっ

nat(ta) — became; contracted stem of なる to become