The Souls of Black Folk — Page 5

Vocabulary

その

sono — That (modifying a noun nearby)

後

ato / nochi — After; later; behind

私

watashi — I; me (first-person pronoun)

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar

あの

ano — That (referring to something distant)

ヴェール

vēru — Veil; a thin covering fabric

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

引き裂き

hikisaki — Tearing apart; ripping something forcibly

向こう

mukō — The other side; beyond; over there

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to

忍び込もう

shinobikomo u — Let's sneak into; intend to creep inside

という

to iu — Called; known as; the idea that

欲望

yokubō — Desire; craving; strong personal want

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; not at all

持た

mota — To hold; to have (stem form)

なかった

nakatta — Did not exist; did not have (past negative)

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

彼方

kanata — Far beyond; yonder; the distant place

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time

ある

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

もの

mono — Thing; object; that which exists

すべて

subete — Everything; all; the whole of something

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings

底

soko — Bottom; depths; the lowest point

から

kara — From; because; since (particle)

軽蔑

keibetsu — Contempt; scorn; looking down on someone

し

shi — And; doing (conjunctive verb form)

青い

aoi — Blue; pale; immature; unripe

空

sora — Sky; the open air above

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

大きく

ōkiku — Largely; greatly; in a big way

さまよう

samayou — To wander; to roam aimlessly around

影

kage — Shadow; shade; silhouette; reflection

領域

ryōiki — Domain; territory; sphere; realm of existence

中

naka — Inside; within; among; the middle

で

de — At; in; by means of (particle)

上

ue — Above; top; upper part

生き

iki — Living; being alive (verb stem)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

いた

ita — Was doing; existed (past progressive)

が

ga — Subject marker; but; however (particle)

最も

mottomo — Most; extremely; to the greatest degree

青く

aoku — Blue; in a blue manner (adverbial form)

輝い

kagayai — Shining; gleaming; sparkling brightly

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

試験

shiken — Examination; test; academic assessment

時

toki — Time; moment; when; occasion

仲間

nakama — Companion; fellow; peer; group member

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or companions

打ち

uchi — Striking; hitting (verb stem)

負かし

makashi — Defeating; beating someone in competition

とき

toki — When; at the time of

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; possibly; perhaps

徒競走

tokyōsō — Foot race; running race without obstacles

彼ら

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

追い

oi — Chasing; pursuing (verb stem)

抜い

nui — Passing; overtaking; pulling through

それどころか

soredokoroka — On the contrary; far from it; rather

ひょろっとした

hyorottoshita — Lanky; tall and thin; slender-framed person

頭

atama — Head; mind; top of something

やっつけ

yattsuke — Defeating; knocking down; thrashing someone

ああ

ā — Ah; oh; alas (exclamation of emotion)

年月

toshitsuki — Years and months; passage of time

とも

tomo — With; together; even if; also

この

kono — This (modifying a nearby noun)

輝かしい

kagayakashii — Glorious; brilliant; splendid; radiant achievement

薄れ

usure — Fading; becoming dim or less vivid

始め

hajime — Beginning; start; to begin doing something

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; for the reason

切望

setsubō — Earnest desire; longing; ardent wish

言葉

kotoba — Word; language; speech; expression

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well (particle)

眩しい

mabushii — Dazzling; blinding; brilliantly bright light

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; as much as

機会

kikai — Opportunity; chance; occasion to act

だ

da — Is; are; plain-form copula verb

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; yet

これら

korera — These (plural demonstrative pronoun)

栄冠

eikan — Crown of glory; championship; laurel wreath

保持

hoji — Maintaining; keeping; preserving something

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix; well; come now

せ

se — Causative verb suffix; make someone do

なら

nara — If; in the case of; conditionally speaking

ない

nai — Does not; is not; negative verb ending

言っ

itt(e) — Said; speaking (te-form stem of 言う)

一部

ichibu — A part; a portion; one section

いや

iya — No; rather; unpleasant; disagreeable

奪い取っ

ubaitott(e) — Seizing; snatching away by force

みせる

miseru — To show; to do something demonstratively

それ

sore — That; it (mid-distance demonstrative pronoun)

どの

dono — Which; what kind of (interrogative modifier)

よう

yō — Way; manner; like; appearance; seem

成し遂げる

nashitogeru — To accomplish; to achieve; to carry out

か

ka — Question particle; or; uncertainty marker

なかなか

nakanaka — Quite; considerably; not easily; rather hard

決め

kime — Deciding; determining; making a decision

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form

法律

hōritsu — Law; legal system; statute

学ぶ

manabu — To learn; to study; to acquire knowledge

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer

よっ

yott(e) — By means of; due to; depending on

病人

byōnin — Sick person; patient; ill individual

癒す

iyasu — To heal; to cure; to comfort someone

泳い

oyoi — Swimming (te-form stem of 泳ぐ)

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings)

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful; magnificent; splendid; superb

物語

monogatari — Story; tale; narrative; legend

語る

kataru — To tell; to narrate; to speak about

何らか

nanraka — Some kind of; some sort of; any

方法

hōhō — Method; way; means; procedure

他

hoka — Other; another; else; different

黒人

kokujin — Black person; person of African descent

少年

shōnen — Boy; youth; young male person

とっ

tott(e) — For; taking; regarding (te-form)

争い

arasoi — Conflict; dispute; struggle; competition

それほど

sorehodo — That much; to that extent; so very

激しく

hageshiku — Fiercely; intensely; violently; vigorously

青春

seishun — Youth; springtime of life; adolescence

味気ない

ajikienai — Tasteless; dreary; dull; lacking in flavor

追従

tsuishō — Flattery; fawning; following blindly

萎縮する

ishuku suru — To shrink; to wither; to be intimidated

周囲

shūi — Surroundings; circumference; environment around

蒼白い

aojiroi — Pallid; ghastly pale; ashen in color

世界

sekai — World; society; realm; global sphere

沈黙

chinmoku — Silence; stillness; muteness; quiet

憎しみ

nikushimi — Hatred; hate; deep animosity; loathing

白い

shiroi — White; pale; blank (color adjective)

嘲る

azakeru — To mock; to ridicule; to scoff at

な

na — Sentence-ending particle; prohibition or exclamation

不信感

fushinkán — Distrust; suspicion; lack of confidence

変じる

henjiru — To change into; to transform; to turn

苦い

nigai — Bitter; unpleasant tasting; painful feeling

叫び

sakebi — Cry; shout; scream; outcry

空費

kūhi — Waste; squandering; useless expenditure

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason; wherefore

神

kami — God; deity; divine being; spirit

我が家

wagaya — My home; one's own house or family

追放者

tsuihōsha — Exile; expelled person; outcast; banished individual

異邦人

ihōjin — Foreigner; stranger; alien; outsider person

牢獄

rōgoku — Prison; jail; dungeon; place of confinement

全員

zen'in — All members; everyone; the entire group

迫り

semari — Pressing in; closing in; approaching urgently

閉じ

toji — Closing; shutting (verb stem of 閉じる)

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does; individual

窮屈

kyūkutsu — Cramped; constrained; tight; uncomfortable

頑固

ganko — Stubborn; obstinate; inflexible; pigheaded

壁

kabe — Wall; barrier; obstacle; partition

諦め

akirame — Giving up; resignation; acceptance of defeat

暗々

an'an — Darkly; gloomily; in an obscure manner

歩み

ayumi — Step; walk; progress; pace forward

続け

tsuzuke — Continue; keep doing (verb stem form)

無駄

muda — Wasteful; useless; futile; in vain

手

te — Hand; arm; means; method

ひら

hira — Palm of the hand; flat surface

石壁

ishikabe — Stone wall; masonry barrier; rock wall

打ちつけ

uchitsuke — Striking against; beating upon; hammering repeatedly

じっと

jitto — Motionlessly; fixedly; still; without moving

半ば

nakaba — Halfway; midway; half; partly

絶望

zetsubō — Despair; hopelessness; utter loss of hope

ながら

nagara — While doing; although; despite (conjunctive)

頭上

zujō — Overhead; above one's head; directly above

光

hikari — Light; radiance; ray; brightness

筋

suji — Line; streak; muscle; ray; thread

見つめる

mitsumeru — To stare at; to gaze fixedly upon

しか

shika — Only; nothing but (with negative verb)

夜

yoru — Night; evening; nighttime

子ら

kora — Children; kids; the young ones

容赦

yōsha — Mercy; pardon; tolerance; leniency

なく

naku — Without; not having; lacking (adverbial)

狭く

semaku — Narrowly; in a confined manner

高く

takaku — Highly; at a high level; tall

登り

nobori — Climbing; ascending; going upward

越え

koe — Crossing over; surpassing; getting past