The Souls of Black Folk — Page 9

Vocabulary

歌

uta — Song; a piece of music with lyrics.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.

勧告

kankoku — Advice, recommendation, or official counsel.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

中

naka — Inside, middle, or among something.

で

de — At, in, by; indicates location or means.

一つ

hitotsu — One thing; one unit of something.

リフレイン

rifurein — Refrain; repeated chorus section of a song.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

高まった

takamatta — Rose, swelled, or intensified in degree.

自由

jiyuu — Freedom, liberty, independence from constraint.

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

涙

namida — Tears; drops of liquid from the eyes.

呪い

noroi — Curse; a spell wishing harm on someone.

祈り

inori — Prayer; an act of devotion or supplication.

求め

motome — Seeking, requesting, or demanding something.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese.

神

kami — God, deity, or divine spirit.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.

右手

migite — Right hand; the hand on the right side.

に

ni — In, at, to; direction or location particle.

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

持っ

mott(e) — Holding, carrying, possessing something (stem form).

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

い

i — Auxiliary indicating ongoing or resultant state.

ついに

tsuini — Finally, at last, in the end.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for a nearby thing.

やっ

yatt(e) — Did, carried out (colloquial stem of yaru).

来

ki/ku — Coming; to arrive or approach (verb root).

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly, all at once, without warning.

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Terrible, frightening, dreadful, horrifying.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; approximately; degree.

夢

yume — Dream; vision experienced during sleep or aspiration.

よう

you — Like, as if; resemblance or manner expression.

血

chi — Blood; the fluid circulating in the body.

情熱

jounetsu — Passion, fervor, intense emotional enthusiasm.

荒々しい

araara shii — Rough, wild, fierce, violently intense.

狂騒

kyousou — Frenzy, uproar, wild commotion or tumult.

とも

tomo — Even; both; together with (particle).

自身

jishin — Oneself; one's own self or person.

哀愁

aishuu — Melancholy, pathos, deep sorrowful sentiment.

満ち

michi — Filled with, full of something (stem form).

リズム

rizumu — Rhythm; regular pattern of beats in music.

メッセージ

messeeji — Message; communication conveyed to someone.

叫べ

sakebe — Cry out! Shout! (imperative form of sakebu).

おお

oo — Oh! An exclamation of wonder or address.

子ども

kodomo — Child; a young person or offspring.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle expressing assertion or address.

お前

omae — You; informal or rough second-person pronoun.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'is/are' in Japanese.

買い取っ

kaitor(i) — Bought out, redeemed, purchased completely (stem).

から

kara — From; because; starting point particle.

幾年

ikutose / ikinen — How many years; several years passing.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle in Japanese.

歳月

saigetsu — Years and months; the passage of time.

過ぎ去っ

sugisatt(e) — Passed by, elapsed, gone away (stem form).

十年

juunen — Ten years; a decade of time.

二十年

nijuunen — Twenty years; two decades of time.

四十年

shijuunen — Forty years; four decades of time.

国民

kokumin — Citizens, nationals; the people of a country.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-al', '-ic', or '-like'.

生活

seikatsu — Daily life, living, lifestyle, livelihood.

刷新

sasshin — Renovation, reform, renewal of something old.

発展

hatten — Development, growth, expansion of something.

黒ずん

kurozun(de) — Darkened, blackened, become murky (stem form).

亡霊

bourei — Ghost, specter, spirit of the dead.

国家

kokka — Nation, state; an organized political community.

宴

utage — Banquet, feast, celebratory gathering or party.

おい

oi — Hey; informal interjection to get attention.

慣れ

nare — Accustomed to, familiar with (stem of nareru).

親しん

shitashim(i) — Grown close to, become intimate with (stem).

席

seki — Seat, place, position at a table.

座り

suwari — Sitting; to take a seat (stem form).

続け

tsuzuke — Continue doing something (stem of tsuzukeru).

いる

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

われわれ

wareware — We, us; formal first-person plural pronoun.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things.

最大

saidai — Greatest, largest, maximum in size or degree.

社会

shakai — Society, community; organized human social group.

問題

mondai — Problem, issue, question requiring attention.

向かっ

mukatt(e) — Facing toward, heading to (stem of mukau).

空しく

munashiku — Vainly, futilely, in an empty manner.

叫ぶ

sakebu — To shout, cry out, scream loudly.

以外

igai — Other than, except for, besides something.

いかなる

ikanaru — Whatever, any kind of, no matter what.

姿

sugata — Figure, form, appearance, shape of a person.

取れ

tore — Can take or assume (potential/imperative form).

そう

sou — So, that way, like that; agreement expression.

すれ

sure — Conditional form of suru (to do).

ば

ba — If; conditional particle in Japanese grammar.

私

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

確固

kakko — Firm, resolute, steadfast, unwavering in conviction.

たる

taru — Classical attributive copula meaning 'being' or 'as'.

神経

shinkei — Nerve; nerves; one's nervous disposition.

決して

kesshite — Never, by no means (used with negatives).

震える

furueru — To tremble, shake, quiver from fear or cold.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer in Japanese.

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary or adjective in Japanese.

だろう

darou — Probably, I suppose; conjecture or supposition.

いまだ

imada — Still, yet, not yet (with negatives).

罪

tsumi — Sin, crime, guilt, wrongdoing.

平和

heiwa — Peace, harmony, tranquility between people or nations.

見出し

midashi — Heading, headline; finding or discovering something.

解放

kaihou — Liberation, release, freedom from confinement or oppression.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives; also a filler particle.

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

者

mono/sha — Person, one who; suffix indicating a person.

約束

yakusoku — Promise, commitment, appointment made with someone.

地

chi/ji — Land, ground, earth, territory, place.

変革

henkaku — Reform, transformation, fundamental revolutionary change.

年月

toshitsuki — Years and months; long passage of time.

善

zen — Good, goodness, virtue, moral righteousness.

もたらさ

motarasa — Brought about, caused, produced (passive stem form).

し

shi — And; conjunctive particle listing reasons or things.

深い

fukai — Deep, profound, intense in degree or feeling.

失望

shitsubou — Disappointment, disillusionment, loss of hope.

影

kage — Shadow, shade, silhouette, dark influence.

黒人

kokujin — Black person; person of African descent.

人々

hitobito — People; various persons, folks, individuals.

上

ue — Above, on top of, over; upper position.

漂っ

tadayott(e) — Drifting, floating, hovering over something (stem).

いっそう

issou — Even more, all the more, increasingly so.

苦い

nigai — Bitter in taste; painful or harsh experience.

もの

mono — Thing, object, something; nominalizing expression.

ある

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

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; introducing the reason for something.

達成

tassei — Achievement, accomplishment, attainment of a goal.

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Was not; past negative form of nai.

理想

risou — Ideal, ideal vision, aspirational perfect standard.

卑しき

iyashiki — Base, lowly, ignoble, mean-spirited (classical form).

民

tami — People, folk, common citizens of a nation.

単純

tanjun — Simple, plain, uncomplicated, straightforward.

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.

無知

muchi — Ignorance, lack of knowledge or awareness.

よっ

yott(e) — By means of, due to (stem of yoru).

のみ

nomi — Only, merely, just; restrictive particle.

制限

seigen — Limitation, restriction, constraint on something.

最初

saisho — First, beginning, the very start of something.

求める

motomeru — To seek, request, demand, search for something.

空しい

munashii — Vain, futile, empty, hollow, meaningless.

探索

tansaku — Search, exploration, investigation of unknown territory.

単なる

tan naru — Mere, simple, nothing more than something.

延長

enchou — Extension, prolongation, continuation of time or length.

過ぎ

sugi — Too much; passing beyond (stem of sugiru).

恵み

megumi — Blessing, grace, favor, benevolent gift.

常に

tsune ni — Always, constantly, at all times.

かろうじて

karoujite — Barely, narrowly, just barely managing to.

彼ら

karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun.

手

te — Hand; the human hand or handle.

すり抜ける

surinukeru — To slip through, slide past, evade something.

思わ

omowa — Think, feel (negative stem of omou).

頭

atama — Head; the top part of the human body.

群衆

gunshuu — Crowd, masses, throng of gathered people.

狂わ

kurowa — Drive mad, make crazy (stem of kuruu/kuruwaseru).

せ

se — Causative auxiliary suffix making someone do something.

惑わす

madowasu — To mislead, bewilder, confuse, lead astray.