The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 1

Vocabulary

博士

hakase — Doctor; person holding an advanced academic degree.

と

to — And; with; particle connecting nouns or clauses.

氏

shi — Mr.; honorific suffix used after a person's name.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

奇妙

kimyō — Strange; peculiar; odd or unusual in nature.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

事件

jiken — Incident; case; a notable or criminal event.

著

cho — Written by; authorship credit on a publication.

目次

mokuji — Table of contents; list of chapters in a book.

扉

tobira — Door; title page; gateway or entrance.

話

hanashi — Story; talk; chapter or narrative episode.

捜索

sōsaku — Search; investigation; looking for a missing person.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence's subject.

まったく

mattaku — Completely; entirely; absolutely; used for emphasis.

安心

anshin — Peace of mind; relief; feeling safe and reassured.

し

shi — Verb stem of suru; connecting conjunctive form.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases together.

い

i — Stem of iru; indicates ongoing state or action.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating a completed action.

殺人

satsujin — Murder; homicide; the act of killing a person.

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone.

一件

ikken — One matter; a certain case or affair.

窓辺

madobe — Windowside; the area beside or near a window.

最後

saigo — Last; final; the very end of something.

夜

yoru — Night; the period of darkness after sunset.

手記

shuki — Personal notes; memoir; written personal account.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or agent.

よる

yoru — By; due to; according to a source or cause.

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect; thorough and without any flaws.

陳述

chinjutsu — Statement; declaration; formal verbal or written account.

弁護士

bengoshi — Lawyer; attorney; a licensed legal professional.

笑み

emi — Smile; a gentle or faint facial expression of warmth.

よって

yotte — By means of; therefore; as a result of something.

明るく

akaruku — Brightly; cheerfully; in a bright or lively manner.

なる

naru — To become; to change into a new state or condition.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

ない

nai — Not; negative form expressing absence or negation.

厳めしい

ikaめしい / ikameshii — Stern; forbidding; having a severe or imposing appearance.

顔つき

kao tsuki — Facial expression; the look or appearance of one's face.

男

otoko — Man; male person; an adult male human being.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or copula.

あっ

a(tta) — Was; past conjunctive form of the copula aru/da.

話し方

hanashikata — Way of speaking; manner or style of one's speech.

冷淡

reitan — Cold; indifferent; lacking warmth or emotional interest.

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; speech or manner of expression.

少なく

sukunaku — Few; little; in a small or scarce quantity.

ぎこちなく

gikochinaku — Awkwardly; stiffly; in an unnatural or clumsy manner.

感情

kanjō — Emotion; feeling; inner emotional state or sentiment.

表現

hyōgen — Expression; representation; conveying feelings or ideas.

も

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

乏しく

toboshiku — Scarcely; deficiently; in a poor or lacking manner.

やせ

yase — Thinness; being lean or slender in body shape.

細り

hosori — Growing thin; slender; becoming narrow or lean.

背

se — Height; back; stature referring to a person's tallness.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

高く

takaku — Tall; high; in a tall or elevated manner or degree.

陰気

inki — Gloomy; dark; having a melancholy or dreary atmosphere.

どこ

doko — Where; which place; used to ask about location.

か

ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker at sentence end.

憎め

nikume — Hate; potential/imperative form suggesting ability to dislike.

ところ

tokoro — Place; aspect; point or characteristic of something.

気

ki — Spirit; feeling; mood; sense or mental disposition.

置け

oke — Keep distance; imperative of oku, place or maintain reserve.

集まり

atsumari — Gathering; meeting; group of people coming together.

席

seki — Seat; place; a spot at a gathering or table.

ワイン

wain — Wine; alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes.

好み

konomi — Preference; taste; a personal liking for something.

合っ

at(ta) — Matched; suited; past conjunctive form of au, to fit.

とき

toki — Time; moment; a specific point or occasion in time.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight on a person's face.

実に

jitsu ni — Truly; indeed; used to emphasize something sincerely.

人間

ningen — Human being; person; humanity as a concept or individual.

らしい

rashii — Seeming; typical of; appearing to have a certain quality.

何か

nanika — Something; anything; an unspecified object or matter.

輝い

kagayai(te) — Shining; gleaming; sparkling with light or brilliance.

それ

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

決して

kesshite — Never; by no means; used with negative to mean absolutely not.

なっ

na(tta) — Became; past conjunctive of naru, to become something.

現れる

arawareru — To appear; to show up; to become visible or manifest.

もの

mono — Thing; object; nominalizer indicating a general thing or concept.

食後

shokugo — After meals; the period following a meal or dinner.

表情

hyōjō — Facial expression; the look conveying one's emotions.

いう

iu — To say; to call; to be described as something.

無言

mugon — Silence; speechlessness; without words or verbal expression.

象徴

shōchō — Symbol; emblem; something representing an abstract idea.

中

naka — Inside; middle; among; within a space or group.

だけ

dake — Only; just; limiting to a specific amount or scope.

なく

naku — Without; not; negative conjunctive form of nai.

より

yori — Than; from; comparative particle indicating a standard.

頻繁

hinpan — Frequent; often; occurring repeatedly in a short time.

雄弁

yūben — Eloquence; fluent and persuasive speaking ability.

人生

jinsei — Life; one's entire lifetime; human existence and experience.

行い

okonai — Conduct; behavior; one's actions or deeds in life.

語りかけ

katarикаке / katarикаke — Speaking to; addressing; the act of talking toward someone.

くる

kuru — To come; auxiliary indicating an action coming toward speaker.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; first-person reflexive pronoun.

自身

jishin — Oneself; personally; emphasizing one's own self directly.

対して

taishite — Toward; against; in regard to a person or thing.

厳格

genkaku — Strict; rigorous; having a stern and uncompromising attitude.

高級

kōkyū — High-class; luxury; of superior quality or social rank.

へ

e — To; toward; directional particle indicating movement destination.

嗜好

shikō — Taste; preference; a personal fondness or habitual liking.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

戒める

imashimeru — To warn; to admonish; to restrain oneself from indulgence.

ため

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

一人

hitori — Alone; one person; by oneself without others present.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings' existence.

ジン

jin — Gin; a distilled alcoholic spirit flavored with juniper.

飲ん

non(de) — Drank; conjunctive past form of nomu, to drink.

また

mata — Also; again; furthermore; in addition to what was said.

演劇

engeki — Theater; drama; staged theatrical performance or plays.

楽しん

tanoshин / tanoshinde — Enjoyed; conjunctive form of tanoshimu, to enjoy something.

かかわら

kakawara(zu) — Despite; regardless of; notwithstanding a given circumstance.

ず

zu — Negative classical auxiliary; without doing something.

二十

nijū — Twenty; the number 20.

年間

nenkan — Period of years; a span or duration measured in years.

劇場

gekijō — Theater; playhouse; a venue for dramatic performances.

くぐっ

kugut(te) — Passed through; ducked under; went through a threshold.

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Was not; negative past auxiliary expressing absence.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; a conjunction expressing contrast or exception.

他者

tasha — Others; other people; persons besides oneself.

認め

mitome — Acknowledged; recognized; accepted as valid or true.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.

寛容

kan'yō — Tolerance; generosity; being forgiving and broad-minded.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into abstract nouns.

持っ

mot(te) — Held; had; conjunctive past form of motsu, to hold.

他人

tanin — Other people; strangers; persons unrelated to oneself.

悪行

akugyō — Wrongdoing; evil deed; immoral or wicked behavior.

伴う

tomonau — To accompany; to involve; to come together with something.

高揚

kōyō — Elation; uplift; a heightened sense of excitement or spirit.

精神

seishin — Spirit; mind; mental attitude or psychological disposition.

激し

hageshi — Intense; fierce; strong in degree or emotional force.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; nearly; for the most part or virtually all.

羨望

senbō — Envy; admiring desire for what another person possesses.

もって

motte — With; by means of; using something as a tool or manner.

驚く

odoroku — To be surprised; to be astonished by something unexpected.

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; a particle adding emphasis or condition.

そして

soshite — And then; and also; conjunction connecting sequential ideas.

どんな

donna — What kind of; whatever sort; used to describe any type.

極端

kyokutan — Extreme; going to the utmost limit or excess.

場合

baai — Case; situation; a particular set of circumstances.

おいて

oite — In; at; in the context of a given situation or place.

非難

hinan — Criticism; blame; condemning someone's actions or character.

する

suru — To do; to perform; general purpose action verb.

助け

tasuke — Help; aid; assistance given to someone in need.

よう

yō — Seems; like; in order to; expresses resemblance or intention.

傾向

keikō — Tendency; inclination; a general trend in behavior.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

異端

itan — Heresy; heterodoxy; deviation from accepted beliefs or norms.

傾い

katamui(te) — Leaned; inclined; tilted toward a particular direction or view.

風変わり

fūgawari — Eccentric; unusual; having a quirky or odd character.

言い方

iikata — Way of saying; manner of expressing something in words.

よく

yoku — Often; well; frequently or skillfully doing something.

兄弟

kyōdai — Brothers; siblings; fellow persons regarded as family.

やり方

yarikata — Way of doing; method; the manner in which something is done.

悪魔

akuma — Devil; demon; an evil supernatural being or force.

もと

moto — Under; beneath; the care or control of someone.

行く

iku — To go; to move toward a destination or direction.

任せる

makaseru — To leave to; to entrust; to let someone else handle.