The Souls of Black Folk — Page 10

Vocabulary

戦争

sensou — War; armed conflict between nations or groups.

の

no — Possessive/linking particle connecting nouns.

大惨事

daisanji — Great disaster; catastrophic tragedy or calamity.

恐怖

kyoufu — Terror; intense fear or dread.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

嘘

uso — Lie; falsehood; untrue statement.

産業

sangyou — Industry; organized economic production or manufacturing sector.

混乱

konran — Confusion; disorder; chaotic state of affairs.

そして

soshite — And then; connecting events or adding information.

友人

yuujin — Friend; a person one has close relations with.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting multiple nouns loosely.

敵

teki — Enemy; adversary; one who opposes you.

矛盾

mujun — Contradiction; inconsistency between two opposing ideas.

した

shita — Did; past tense form of the verb する.

助言

jogen — Advice; counsel; a helpful suggestion or guidance.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of discussion.

途方

tohou — Way; means; used in 途方に暮れる meaning bewildered.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.

暮れ

kure — Nightfall; end; also used in idiom meaning at a loss.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese.

農奴

noudu — Serf; agricultural slave bound to land or master.

自由

jiyuu — Freedom; liberty; the state of being unrestricted.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

求める

motomeru — To seek; to desire; to demand or pursue something.

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new; referring to things or ideas.

叫び

sakebi — Cry; shout; an urgent vocal expression or call.

以外

igai — Other than; except; besides a particular thing.

新た

arata — New; fresh; novel; renewed in nature or form.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle used with na-adjectives.

標語

hyougo — Slogan; motto; short phrase expressing a cause.

何

nani — What; nothing; used in various interrogative expressions.

も

mo — Also; even; too; emphatic or inclusive particle.

残さ

nokosa — Leave behind; stem form of 残す (to leave remaining).

なかっ

nakatta — Did not have; negative past auxiliary stem form.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; expressing contrast or contradiction.

時

toki — Time; moment; a point or period in time.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; also expresses contrast or emphasis.

経つ

tatsu — To pass; to elapse; said of time going by.

つれ

tsure — As; along with; used in につれて meaning as time passes.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun in Japanese.

新しい

atarashii — New; modern; recently made or recently emerged.

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; a concept formed through thinking.

把握

haaku — Grasp; comprehension; firmly understanding or holding something.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; also lists multiple reasons.

始め

hajime — Beginning; start; commencement of an action or event.

という

to iu — Called; known as; used to define or quote something.

理想

risou — Ideal; an ultimate standard or perfect goal envisioned.

その

sono — That; those; demonstrative modifier referring to something mentioned.

実現

jitsugen — Realization; achievement; making an ideal or dream real.

ため

tame — For; in order to; for the sake of something.

強力

kyouryoku — Powerful; strong; having great force or effectiveness.

手段

shudan — Means; method; a way to achieve a goal.

必要

hitsuyou — Necessary; needed; something indispensable for a purpose.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; various connecting functions.

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something previously mentioned.

与え

atae — Give; grant; stem form of 与える (to provide something).

以前

izen — Before; previously; prior to a certain point in time.

目

me — Eye; also used metaphorically for perspective or witness.

見える

mieru — To be visible; to appear; can be seen naturally.

証

akashi — Proof; evidence; testimony demonstrating the truth of something.

として

toshite — As; in the capacity of; regarded in a certain role.

見

mi — See; look; stem of 見る used in compound expressions.

い

i — Continuative form of いる; being or existing in state.

投票権

touhyouken — Right to vote; suffrage; legal entitlement to cast ballots.

今や

imaya — Now; at this point; by this time already.

部分的

bubunteki — Partial; incomplete; relating to only a part of something.

獲得

kakutoku — Acquisition; gaining; successfully obtaining something through effort.

完成

kansei — Completion; perfection; finishing something fully and properly.

さ

sa — Causative or nominalizing suffix; makes adjectives into nouns.

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb ending; to make or let someone act.

主要

shuyou — Main; primary; most important among several things.

みなす

minasu — To regard as; to consider something to be something.

よう

you — Like; seem; in a way that; manner or appearance.

なっ

natta — Became; past stem of なる (to become something).

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason; interrogative asking for cause.

そう

sou — So; that way; in that manner or state.

で

de — At; by means of; particle indicating location or method.

ない

nai — Not; negation; indicates the absence of something.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; abstract noun nominalizing a verb or clause.

あろう

arou — Probably is; volitional/presumptive form of ある (to be).

か

ka — Question particle placed at sentence end to ask something.

投票

touhyou — Voting; casting a ballot in an election.

引き起こし

hikiokosu — To cause; to bring about; to trigger an event.

何百万人

nanhyakumannon — Millions of people; an enormous number of persons.

人々

hitobito — People; various individuals; people in general as a group.

解放

kaihou — Liberation; release; freeing someone from bondage or restriction.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary suffix; indicates action done to subject.

選挙権

senkyo-ken — Right to vote; electoral franchise; suffrage in elections.

これ

kore — This; referring to something close to the speaker.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; as much as; degree or extent.

成し遂げ

nashitoge — Accomplish; achieve; stem of completing a difficult goal.

力

chikara — Power; strength; ability; force to accomplish things.

とっ

totte — For; taking; stem of とる used in にとって (for someone).

不可能

fukanou — Impossible; not achievable; beyond the bounds of possibility.

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; such things as mentioned.

あっ

atta — There was; past stem of ある indicating existence.

だろう

darou — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture about something.

百万人

hyakumannon — One million people; a very large number of persons.

黒人

kokujin — Black person; person of African descent; African American.

男性

dansei — Male; man; adult person of the masculine gender.

熱意

netsui — Enthusiasm; zeal; passionate dedication toward a goal.

もっ

motte — Having; holding; with; conjunctive form of 持つ (to have).

によっ

ni yotte — By means of; due to; depending on a given factor.

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; by oneself; personally doing something without aid.

王国

oukoku — Kingdom; a realm ruled by a king or monarch.

へ

e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement to a destination.

導こう

michibikou — Let us lead; volitional form of 導く (to guide).

こう

kou — Thus; like this; in this way or manner.

して

shite — Doing; conjunctive form of する connecting sequential actions.

十年

juunen — Ten years; a decade of time passing.

あっという間

atto iu ma — In the blink of an eye; time passing extremely quickly.

過ぎ去り

sugisari — Passed by; elapsed; time or events going away completely.

革命

kakumei — Revolution; a fundamental and rapid political or social change.

訪れ

otozure — Visit; arrival; the coming of a time or season.

半ば

nakaba — Halfway; midway; partially; in the middle of something.

疲弊

hihei — Exhaustion; depletion; being worn out from prolonged effort.

せ

se — Causative stem; make or let; part of causative conjugation.

惑わ

madowasa — Confuse; mislead; to bewilder or lead someone astray.

なお

nao — Still; yet; even more; continuing in spite of circumstances.

彼ら

karera — They; them; third-person masculine or mixed-gender plural pronoun.

鼓舞

kobu — Inspire; encourage; to stir up motivation and spirit.

まま

mama — As is; remaining in a certain state or condition unchanged.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; leisurely; taking time without rushing or hurrying.

着実

chakujitsu — Steady; reliable; progressing consistently and dependably over time.

その後

sonogo — After that; subsequently; following a previously mentioned event.

年月

toshitsuki — Years and months; a long span of time passing.

中

naka — Inside; during; in the middle of a time or space.

ビジョン

bijon — Vision; a forward-looking aspiration or mental picture of future.

政治的

seiijiteki — Political; relating to government, power, or political affairs.

権力

kenryoku — Power; authority; the capacity to control or govern others.

夢

yume — Dream; an aspiration or a vision experienced during sleep.

徐々

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

取っ

totte — Taking; stem of 取る used in 取って代わる (replace).

代わり

kawari — Replacement; substitute; taking the place of something else.

運動

undou — Movement; campaign; organized effort toward a social goal.

あり

ari — There is; existing; conjunctive form of ある (to be).

導か

michibikata — Guided; led; passive or conditional stem of 導く.

者

mono — Person; one who does something; individual with a role.

導く

michibiku — To lead; to guide someone toward a goal or direction.

別

betsu — Different; separate; another; distinct from what was mentioned.

台頭

taitou — Rise; emergence; coming to prominence of a person or force.

曇っ

kumotta — Cloudy; overcast; stem of 曇る (sky becoming cloudy).

日

hi — Day; sun; a single calendar day or daytime period.

後

nochi — After; later; following a particular event or time.

夜

yoru — Night; the dark hours after sunset and before dawn.

火

hi — Fire; flame; burning light and heat from combustion.

柱

hashira — Pillar; column; a vertical supporting or symbolic structure.

書物

kakimono — Book; written work; a document or literary text.

による

ni yoru — By means of; based on; through the agency of something.

学び

manabi — Learning; study; the act of acquiring knowledge or skills.

強制

kyousei — Compulsion; coercion; forcing someone to do something unwillingly.

無知

muchi — Ignorance; lack of knowledge or awareness about something.

から

kara — From; because; starting point or reason in a sentence.

生まれ

umare — Born; arises from; stem of 生まれる (to be born).

好奇心

koukishin — Curiosity; eagerness to know or learn about things.

白人

hakujin — White person; a person of Caucasian or European descent.

神秘的

shinpiteki — Mysterious; mystical; having an unknown or enigmatic quality.

文字

moji — Letter; character; written symbol representing a sound or meaning.

知り

shiri — Know; stem of 知る used in compound verbal expressions.

試し

tameshi — Attempt; trial; testing something to discover the result.

たい

tai — Want to; expresses desire to perform a certain action.

知る

shiru — To know; to learn; to come to understand something.

切望

setsubou — Longing; earnest desire; deeply yearning for something specific.