The Souls of Black Folk — Page 11

Vocabulary

ここ

koko — This place; here

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time

ようやく

yōyaku — Finally; at last; barely managed

へ

e — Particle indicating direction toward a destination

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

山道

yamamichi — Mountain path or trail through hills

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese sentences

発見

hakken — Discovery; finding something previously unknown

さ

sa — Auxiliary verb suffix for passive constructions

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix

か

ka — Question particle; or expressing uncertainty

よう

yō — Appears like; seems as if; resembles

思わ

omowa — To think; to feel (stem form)

解放

kaihō — Liberation; release from constraint or oppression

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese

法

hō — Law; method; way of doing something

大路

ōji — Main road; broad highway or avenue

より

yori — Than; from; comparative particle in Japanese

も

mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle

長く

nagaku — Long; for a long time or distance

険しく

kewashiku — Steep; rugged; harsh in terrain or expression

荒々しい

araaragashii — Wild; rough; fierce and untamed in nature

まっすぐ

massugu — Straight; directly forward without turning

人生

jinsei — Human life; one's life journey or existence

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese sentences

見渡す

miwatasu — To look out over; to survey a wide view

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; as much as; approximately

高い

takai — High; tall; expensive in price or elevation

頂

itadaki — Summit; peak; top of a mountain

続く

tsuzuku — To continue; to go on without stopping

道

michi — Road; path; way through a place

新しい

atarashii — New; fresh; recently made or begun

先頭

sentō — Head; front of a group or line

集団

shūdan — Group; collective body of people together

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting sentence subject

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; at a leisurely unhurried pace

重々しく

omoomoshiku — Heavily; with gravity and solemnity of manner

粘り強く

nebarizuyoku — Persistently; tenaciously without giving up easily

登り

nobori — Climbing; ascending upward on a slope

続け

tsuzuke — To keep doing; to continue an action

これら

korera — These; referring to multiple nearby things

学校

gakkō — School; educational institution for learning

黒い

kuroi — Black; dark in color

生徒

seito — Student; pupil attending school

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

よろめく

yoromeku — To stagger; to totter unsteadily while walking

足

ashi — Foot; leg; step used for walking

霞がかった

kasumigakatta — Hazy; misty; obscured by faint fog

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; inner feelings or spirit

鈍い

nibui — Dull; slow; not sharp in sense or mind

理解力

rikairyoku — Comprehension ability; capacity to understand things

見守り

mimamori — Watching over; keeping a protective eye on

導い

michibi(i) — To guide; to lead someone along a path

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

き

ki — Came; past auxiliary indicating completed action

者

mono — Person; one who does or is something

だけ

dake — Only; just; limited to that amount

この

kono — This (modifies a following noun directly)

民

tami — People; a nation's populace or community

いかに

ikani — How; in what way; to what extent

誠実

seijitsu — Sincere; honest; faithful in character or action

痛ましく

itamashiku — Painfully; pitifully; in a heartbreaking manner

学ぼう

manabō — Let us learn; volitional form of to learn

励ん

hagon — Strived; worked hard with dedication and effort

だ

da — Is; plain form copula in Japanese

知っ

shit(te) — Knowing; having knowledge of something

いる

iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener

疲れ果てる

tsukarehateru — To be utterly exhausted; completely worn out

な

na — Negative imperative or adjectival suffix particle

営み

itonami — Endeavor; daily work; activity or livelihood

だっ

dat(ta) — Was; past tense form of copula da

冷淡

reitan — Cold; indifferent; lacking warmth or interest

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there; various places scattered around

で

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

わずか

wazuka — Slight; only a little; a small amount

進歩

shinpo — Progress; advancement; improvement over time

書き留め

kakitome — To note down; to record in writing

また

mata — Again; also; furthermore; once more

滑らせ

suberase — To cause to slip; to let slide backward

や

ya — And; or; listing particle between items

倒れ

taore — Falling down; collapsing from exhaustion or force

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizing abstract concepts

記録

kiroku — Record; documentation of events or data

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; doing and then

疲れ

tsukare — Fatigue; tiredness from exertion or effort

登山者

tozansha — Mountain climber; person who ascends mountains

とっ

tot(te) — For; taking; te-form of toru in context

地平線

chiheisen — Horizon; line where earth meets sky

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; at all times

暗く

kuraku — Darkly; dimly; in a dark manner

霧

kiri — Fog; mist; low cloud obscuring visibility

しばしば

shibashiba — Often; frequently; repeatedly occurring

冷たく

tsumetaku — Coldly; in a cold or chilly manner

常に

tsuneni — Always; constantly; at all times

ぼんやり

bonyari — Vaguely; dimly; in an unfocused unclear way

遠かっ

tōkat(ta) — Was far; distant in past tense form

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless introducing contrast

眺望

chōbō — View; panoramic prospect seen from height

いまだ

imada — Still; yet; not yet; even now

何

nani — What; something; an unspecified thing

目標

mokuhyō — Goal; target; objective to be achieved

休息

kyūsoku — Rest; repose; a break from activity

場

ba — Place; site; scene; a space for something

示さ

shimesa — To show; to indicate; to point out

ず

zu — Without doing; negative verb suffix form

おべっか

obecka — Flattery; sycophantic praise or insincere compliment

批判

hihan — Criticism; critique; judgment of faults

しか

shika — Only; nothing but (used with negative)

もたらさ

motarasa — To bring about; to cause; to yield results

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negative ending

その

sono — That (modifies a noun near listener)

旅

tabi — Journey; trip; travel to a distant place

少なくとも

sukunakutomo — At least; at a minimum amount or degree

内省

naisei — Introspection; looking inward at one's own thoughts

自己

jiko — Self; oneself; one's own identity

吟味

ginmi — Scrutiny; careful examination of details

ため

tame — For the sake of; in order to achieve

余裕

yoyū — Margin; leeway; composure and extra capacity

与え

atae — To give; to grant; to provide something

くれ

kure — To give (to me); auxiliary of receiving

子

ko — Child; young person; offspring

芽生え

mebae — Budding; sprouting; emergence of something new

つつ

tsutsu — While; in the process of doing simultaneously

ある

aru — To exist; to be (inanimate things)

自意識

jiishiki — Self-consciousness; awareness of one's own existence

実現

jitsugen — Realization; achieving or making something actual

自尊心

jisonshin — Self-respect; pride in one's own worth

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to possess something

青年

seinen — Youth; young man; person in early adulthood

変え

kae — To change; to transform into something different

暗鬱

an'utsu — Gloomy; melancholy; dark and depressing atmosphere

努力

doryoku — Effort; hard work; striving toward a goal

森

mori — Forest; woods; a dense area of trees

中

naka — Inside; within; middle of something

彼

kare — He; him; third-person male pronoun

自身

jishin — Oneself; himself; one's very own self

魂

tamashii — Soul; spirit; inner essence of a person

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to

立ち現れ

tachiaware — To appear suddenly; to emerge before one

自分

jibun — Oneself; myself; one's own self

見

mi — To see; to look; stem form of miru

越し

koshi — Through; across; over a barrier or covering

でも

demo — Even; even so; but; however

自ら

mizukara — Personally; by oneself; of one's own accord

力

chikara — Power; strength; ability; force

使命

shimei — Mission; calling; sense of duty or purpose

かすか

kasuka — Faint; dim; barely perceptible or detectable

啓示

keiji — Revelation; divine disclosure of hidden truth

見出し

midashi — To find; to discover; headline or heading

世界

sekai — World; the entire earth or a domain

おける

okeru — In; within; pertaining to a place or context

場所

basho — Place; location; spot where something exists

得る

eru — To obtain; to gain; to acquire something

他

hoka — Other; another; besides what was mentioned

誰か

dareka — Someone; anybody; an unspecified person

なく

naku — Without; not being; negative conjunctive form

なけれ

nakere — Must; if not; conditional negative form

ば

ba — If; conditional particle in Japanese grammar

なら

nara — If; in the case of; conditional copula

という

to iu — Called; known as; the feeling that…

感覚

kankaku — Sense; feeling; perception through senses

持ち

mochi — Having; holding; carrying (stem form)

始め

hajime — Beginning; start; to begin doing something