The Souls of Black Folk — Page 14

Vocabulary

暴力

bōryoku — Violence; use of physical force to harm

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns

詐欺

sagi — Fraud; deception for personal gain

によって

ni yotte — By means of; through; depending on

黒人

kokujin — Black person; person of African descent

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

投票権

tōhyōken — Right to vote; voting franchise

を

wo — Object marker particle

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned

は

wa — Topic marker particle

ある

aru — To exist; to be; there is

民族

minzoku — Ethnic group; people sharing cultural heritage

自殺

jisatsu — Suicide; act of killing oneself

に

ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle

他なら

hoka nara — Nothing other than; none but

ない

nai — Negation; not; does not exist

それでも

soredemo — Even so; nevertheless; despite that

なお

nao — Still; furthermore; even more so

その

sono — That; the (referring to nearby noun)

悪

aku — Evil; wickedness; bad

中

naka — Inside; among; within

から

kara — From; because; after

何らかの

nanrakano — Some kind of; some sort of

善

zen — Good; virtue; goodness

が

ga — Subject marker particle

生まれ

umare — Born; arising; coming into existence

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker

すなわち

sunawachi — That is to say; namely; in other words

教育

kyōiku — Education; upbringing; schooling

現実

genjitsu — Reality; actuality; real life

生活

seikatsu — Life; daily living; livelihood

より

yori — More than; from; comparative particle

慎重

shinchō — Careful; cautious; prudent; discreet

適合

tekigō — Conformity; adaptation; suitability to conditions

させる

saseru — Causative form; to make or let someone do

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer

社会的

shakaiteki — Social; relating to society or community

責任

sekinin — Responsibility; duty; accountability

明確

meikaku — Clear; definite; unambiguous; precise

認識

ninshiki — Recognition; awareness; understanding; perception

する

suru — To do; to perform; general action verb

そして

soshite — And then; and; moreover

進歩

shinpo — Progress; advancement; improvement

意味

imi — Meaning; significance; sense

真摯

shinshi — Sincere; earnest; wholehearted; serious

自覚

jikaku — Self-awareness; consciousness; realization of oneself

で

de — At; by means of; location/instrument particle

かくして

kakushite — Thus; in this way; and so

時代

jidai — Era; age; period; epoch

到来

tōrai — Arrival; advent; coming of a new era

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; and; doing so

嵐

arashi — Storm; tempest; turbulent weather

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

重圧

jūatsu — Heavy pressure; burden; oppressive weight

今日

kyō / konnichi — Today; the present day; nowadays

世界

sekai — World; the globe; society at large

という

to iu — Called; known as; such as

荒れ狂う

arekuruu — To rage; to run wild; storm furiously

海

umi — Sea; ocean

上

ue — Above; on top of; upper

我々

wareware — We; us; ourselves (formal)

小舟

kobune — Small boat; little vessel

揺さぶる

yusaburu — To shake; to rock; to jostle

内

uchi — Inside; within; inner

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well

外

soto / gai — Outside; exterior; outer

闘争

tōsō — Struggle; conflict; fight; strife

音

oto — Sound; noise

響き

hibiki — Echo; resonance; sound reverberating

肉体

nikutai — Physical body; flesh; corporeal form

焼か

yaka — Burned; scorched (stem of 焼く)

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix

魂

tamashii — Soul; spirit; inner essence

引き裂か

hikisaka — Torn apart; ripped asunder (stem form)

れる

reru — Passive voice auxiliary verb

霊感

reikan — Inspiration; spiritual intuition; divine inspiration

疑念

ginen — Doubt; suspicion; misgiving; uncertainty

信仰

shinkō — Faith; religious belief; devotion

空虚

kūkyo — Emptiness; hollow; void; meaninglessness

な

na — Adjectival noun connector (na-adjective)

問いかけ

toikake — Question; inquiry; posing a question to someone

格闘

kakutō — Hand-to-hand combat; grapple; struggle intensely

過去

kako — Past; the past; former times

輝かしい

kagayakashii — Brilliant; glorious; radiant; splendid

理想

risō — Ideal; dream; perfect vision

肉体的

nikutaiteki — Physical; bodily; relating to the flesh

自由

jiyū — Freedom; liberty; independence

政治的

seijitek — Political; relating to politics or governance

権力

kenryoku — Power; authority; political influence

知性

chisei — Intellect; intelligence; rational faculty

訓練

kunren — Training; drilling; practice; discipline

技能

ginō — Skill; technical ability; proficiency

これら

korera — These; referring to multiple nearby things

いずれ

izure — Eventually; any of them; sooner or later

盛衰

seisui — Rise and fall; prosperity and decline

繰り返し

kurikaeshi — Repetition; over and over; again and again

ついに

tsui ni — Finally; at last; in the end

最後

saigo — Last; final; the end

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; nominalizer

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; only if

薄れ

usure — Fading; dimming; becoming thinner or weaker

曇って

kumotte — Clouding over; becoming dim; obscured

しまっ

shimatt(e) — Ended up; completed; unfortunately done

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely

誤り

ayamari — Error; mistake; fault; wrongness

あり

ari — To be; exists (classical or formal form)

偽り

itsuwari — Falsehood; lie; deception; untruth

あろう

arō — Probably is; volitional form of ある

か

ka — Question particle; or; uncertainty marker

いや

iya — No; nay; rather; on the contrary

そう

sō — So; that way; like that

ただ

tada — Only; merely; simply; just

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respective; individually; separately

単独

tandoku — Alone; solo; independent; single-handed

単純

tanjun — Simple; simplistic; uncomplicated

すぎ

sugi — Too much; excessively; -ing too much

て

te — Conjunctive particle; and then; by doing

不完全

fukanzen — Incomplete; imperfect; deficient

あっ

att(e) — Being; existing (conjunctive of ある)

それら

sorera — Those; those things; referring to multiple items

信じ

shinji — Believing; trusting (stem of 信じる)

やすい

yasui — Easy to do; prone to; likely to

幼年期

yōnenki — Childhood; early years; infancy period

夢

yume — Dream; aspiration; vision during sleep

あるいは

arui wa — Or; alternatively; perhaps

力

chikara — Strength; power; force; ability

知ら

shira — Knowing (stem of 知る); aware of

ず

zu — Without doing; negative classical auxiliary

また

mata — Again; also; or; additionally

知ろう

shirō — Let us know; volitional of 知る

異なる

kotonaru — To differ; to be different; to vary

甘い

amai — Sweet; naive; lenient; indulgent

幻想

gensō — Illusion; fantasy; delusion; phantasm

過ぎ

sugi — Passing; too much; going beyond limit

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Was not; did not exist (past negative)

だ

da — Copula; is; am; are (plain form)

真に

makoto ni — Truly; sincerely; genuinely; indeed

正しく

tadashiku — Correctly; rightly; properly; accurately

ため

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

一つ

hitotsu — One; one thing; a single item

鍛え上げ

kitaeage — Forged; tempered; built up through training

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional negative necessity form

ば

ba — Conditional particle; if; when

なら

nara — If; as for; conditional topic particle

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; in the past; ever

ほど

hodo — To the extent; about; as much as

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; needed; essential; required

いる

iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)

学校

gakkō — School; educational institution

における

ni okeru — In; at; concerning; within (formal)

巧みな

takumi na — Skillful; clever; dexterous; adroit

手

te — Hand; hands; technique; means

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp; keen; acute; piercing

目

me — Eye; eyesight; perspective; point of view

耳

mimi — Ear; hearing; listening ability

何より

nani yori — Above all; more than anything; most of all

優れ

sugure — Excellent; superior; outstanding (stem form)

純粋

junsui — Pure; genuine; unadulterated; innocent

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; feelings

広く

hiroku — Widely; broadly; extensively

深く

fukaku — Deeply; profoundly; intensely

高い

takai — High; tall; expensive; elevated

教養

kyōyō — Culture; refinement; liberal education; cultivation

投票

tōhyō — Voting; casting a ballot

自己防衛

jiko bōei — Self-defense; protecting oneself

さも

samo — As if; seemingly; otherwise; or else

何

nani / nan — What; something; any

再び

futatabi — Again; once more; a second time

奴隷制

doreise — Slavery; slave system; institution of bondage

救う

sukuu — To save; to rescue; to help; to deliver