The Souls of Black Folk — Page 1

Vocabulary

黒人

kokujin — Black person; person of African descent

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

たましい

tamashii — Soul, spirit, inner essence of a person

著

cho — Written by; authorship credit

本書

honsho — This book; the present volume

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or target

記さ

shirusa — To record, write down, note something

れ

re — Passive or potential verb auxiliary suffix

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix

もの

mono — Thing, object, matter, or nominalizer

序章

josho — Preface, prologue, introductory chapter

一

ichi — The number one; first

われら

warera — We, us; first-person plural pronoun (literary)

精神的

seishinteki — Spiritual, mental, psychological in nature

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives

営み

itonami — Activity, endeavor, livelihood, daily practice

つい

tsuite — Concerning, regarding, about (with て form)

て

te — Connective verb particle linking clauses

二

ni — The number two; second

自由

jiyu — Freedom, liberty, independence

夜明け

yoake — Dawn, daybreak, beginning of a new era

三

san — The number three; third

氏

shi — Mr., Ms.; honorific suffix for a person's name

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

他

ta / hoka — Other, another, the rest

人々

hitobito — People, various persons, folks

四

shi / yon — The number four; fourth

進歩

shinpo — Progress, advancement, development

意味

imi — Meaning, significance, sense

五

go — The number five; fifth

翼

tsubasa — Wing, wings; symbol of freedom or flight

六

roku — The number six; sixth

教育

kyoiku — Education, schooling, upbringing

七

shichi / nana — The number seven; seventh

地帯

chitai — Zone, belt, region, area

八

hachi — The number eight; eighth

金

kin / kane — Gold; money; the metal gold

羊毛

yomo — Wool, fleece from a sheep

探求

tankyu — Quest, pursuit, searching for something earnestly

九

ku / kyu — The number nine; ninth

主人

shujin — Master, husband, head of household

人

hito / jin — Person, human being

息子

musuko — Son, one's own male child

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

十

ju / to — The number ten; tenth

祖先

sosen — Ancestors, forebears, progenitors

信仰

shinko — Faith, religious belief, devotion

十一

juichi — The number eleven; eleventh

長子

choshi — Firstborn child, eldest son or daughter

死

shi — Death, dying, end of life

十二

juni — The number twelve; twelfth

十三

jusan — The number thirteen; thirteenth

来訪

raiho — Visit, coming to see someone

十四

jushi / juyon — The number fourteen; fourteenth

悲しみ

kanashimi — Sadness, grief, sorrow

歌

uta — Song, poem, musical composition

後記

koki — Afterword, postscript, closing note

へ

e — Directional particle meaning to or toward

失わ

ushinawa — To lose, be deprived of something

し

shi — Verb conjunctive form or classical auxiliary

者

mono / sha — Person, one who does something

見出さ

miidasa — To find, discover, locate something

は

wa — Topic marker particle

多く

oku — Many, much, a great number

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter (abstract nominalizer)

が

ga — Subject marker particle

埋め

ume — To bury, fill in, embed something

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form

おり

ori — Humble form of いる; to exist, be present

忍耐

nintai — Patience, perseverance, endurance

を

o — Object marker particle

もっ

motte — With, having, by means of (te-form of 持つ)

読め

yome — Potential form of 読む; can read

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when

二十

niju — Twenty, the number 20

世紀

seiki — Century, a period of one hundred years

おい

oite — At, in, within (おいて formal location expression)

ここ

koko — Here, this place

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

ある

aru — To exist, to be (inanimate or formal)

奇妙

kimyo — Strange, odd, peculiar, curious

示し

shimeshi — To show, indicate, demonstrate something

くれる

kureru — To give (to the speaker); to do for one

かも

kamo — Perhaps, maybe (with しれない expressing uncertainty)

しれ

shire — Potential form used in かもしれない (might be)

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not, does not exist

この

kono — This (demonstrative adjective)

優しき

yasashiki — Gentle, kind (classical attributive form)

読者

dokusha — Reader, person who reads a text

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle for emphasis or address

あなた

anata — You (second-person pronoun)

とっ

totte — For, from the perspective of (とって)

も

mo — Also, too, even (additive particle)

無関係

mukankei — Unrelated, irrelevant, having no connection

なぜ

naze — Why, for what reason

なら

nara — If, as for (conditional or topic particle)

問題

mondai — Problem, issue, question, matter

人種

jinshu — Race, ethnic group, racial category

境界線

kyokaisen — Boundary line, border, dividing line

だ

da — Copula; is, am, are (plain form)

から

kara — Because, since, from (particle)

それ

sore — That, it (distal demonstrative pronoun)

ゆえ

yue — Therefore, hence, because of (literary)

どうか

doka — Please (polite request); somehow

寛大

kandai — Generous, magnanimous, tolerant, broad-minded

心

kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit, feelings

お受け取り

o-uketori — Please receive, accept (polite form of receiving)

いただき

itadaki — To humbly receive; please do (polite request)

私

watashi — I, me (first-person pronoun)

とも

tomo — With; together; even; both (particle)

言葉

kotoba — Words, language, speech, expression

吟味

ginmi — Careful examination, scrutiny, consideration

中

naka / chu — Inside, among, in the middle of

信念

shinnen — Belief, conviction, firm faith

情熱

jonetsu — Passion, enthusiasm, ardor

ため

tame — For, because of, for the sake of

誤り

ayamari — Error, mistake, fault

や

ya — And (non-exhaustive list particle)

弱さ

yowasa — Weakness, frailty, feebleness

お許し

o-yurushi — Forgiveness, pardon (polite form)

そこ

soko — There, that place

隠さ

kakusa — To hide, conceal, keep secret

真実

shinjitsu — Truth, reality, genuine fact

粒

tsubu — Grain, drop, small particle

探し

sagashi — Searching for, looking for something

求め

motome — To seek, request, pursue something

ほしい

hoshii — To want; I want you to do (desire)

一千

issen — One thousand

万人

mannin / banjin — Ten million people; all people, everyone

アメリカ人

Amerikajin — American person, citizen of the United States

生き

iki — Living, to live, to be alive

奮闘

funto — Struggle, strenuous effort, fighting hard

する

suru — To do, to perform an action

精神

seishin — Spirit, mind, psyche, mental strength

世界

sekai — World, the globe, universe of something

おぼろげ

oboroge — Vague, dim, hazy, indistinct

不確か

futashika — Uncertain, unreliable, indefinite

輪郭

rinkaku — Outline, contour, silhouette of something

描き出そ

egakidaso — To portray, draw out, depict vividly

う

u — Volitional suffix meaning let's or I will

まず

mazu — First, to begin with, for now

二つ

futatsu — Two things; a pair

章

sho — Chapter, section of a book

解放

kaiho — Liberation, emancipation, release from constraint

彼ら

karera — They, them (third-person plural pronoun)

何

nani / nan — What, what kind of thing

か

ka — Question particle; or; uncertainty marker

そし

soshite — And then, and so, furthermore

その

sono — That (demonstrative adjective, near listener)

余波

yoha — Aftermath, ripple effect, lingering influence

あっ

atte — Being, existing (te-form of ある)

示そ

shimeso — Let us show, intend to demonstrate (volitional)