The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 1

Vocabulary

、

(読点) toten — Japanese comma used to separate clauses or items.

および

oyobi — And; as well as; used to connect items formally.

オンライン

onrain — Online; connected to or done via the internet.

分散

bunsan — Distributed; dispersed; spread across multiple locations.

校正

kousei — Proofreading; checking text for errors before publication.

チーム

chiimu — Team; a group working together toward a goal.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or agent.

よって

yotte — By means of; due to; indicates cause or agent.

制作

seisaku — Production; creation of a work or content.

され

sare — Was done; passive verb form of 'suru' (to do).

まし

mashi — Polite verb auxiliary indicating past polite form.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb; indicates completed action.

。

(kuten) maru — Japanese period; marks the end of a sentence.

翻字者

honjisha — Transcriber; person who romanizes or transcribes text.

注

chuu — Note; annotation; remark added to explain text.

本書

honsho — This book; the present volume being referenced.

は

wa — Topic marker particle; indicates the sentence topic.

二

ni — Two; the number 2 in Japanese.

段階

dankai — Stage; level; step in a process or sequence.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

脚注

kyakuchuu — Footnote; note placed at the bottom of a page.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; marks the grammatical subject.

あり

ari — There is/are; exists; stem form of 'aru'.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending; makes verbs formal and polite.

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'the nth'.

一

ichi — One; the number 1 in Japanese.

著者

chosha — Author; the person who wrote a book or text.

と

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

呼ば

yoba — Called; referred to as; stem of 'yobu' (to call).

れ

re — Passive verb suffix; indicates passive voice construction.

本文

honbun — Main text; body text of a document or book.

中

naka — Inside; within; in the middle of something.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or context.

し

shi — Do; conjunctive form of 'suru'; connects actions.

て

te — Te-form connector; links verbs in sequence.

参照

sanshou — Reference; cross-reference; consult for more information.

さ

sa — Passive/causative verb suffix; part of 'sareru'.

章

shou — Chapter; a major division of a book or text.

番号

bangou — Number; numerical identifier assigned to something.

その

sono — That; refers to something previously mentioned nearby.

関連

kanren — Related; connection; association between two things.

する

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

を

wo — Object marker particle; marks the direct object.

表し

arawashi — Indicates; shows; expresses; represents something.

通常

tsuujou — Usually; normally; under ordinary circumstances.

から

kara — From; since; because; indicates origin or cause.

方法

houhou — Method; way; manner of doing something.

付け

tsuke — Attaching; adding; assigning to something.

られ

rare — Passive/potential verb suffix; can be done to subject.

い

i — Continuous verb ending 'iru'; ongoing state or action.

ファイル

fairu — File; a document or data stored digitally.

なし

nashi — Without; none; absent; lacking something specified.

千夜一夜物語

sen ya ichiya monogatari — One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights story collection.

巻

maki — Volume; scroll; a numbered book in a series.

ロンドン

rondon — London; capital city of England and the UK.

通称

tsuushoo — Common name; popular name; also known as.

よる

yoru — Based on; by; due to; attributed to someone.

アラビア語

arabia go — Arabic language; Semitic language spoken in Arab world.

翻訳

hon'yaku — Translation; converting text from one language to another.

豊富

houfu — Abundant; rich; plentiful in quantity or variety.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

注釈

chuushaku — Annotation; commentary; explanatory notes on a text.

付き

tsuki — With; attached; accompanied by; inclusive of something.

翻訳者

hon'yakusha — Translator; person who translates texts between languages.

写本

shahon — Manuscript; handwritten copy of a text or document.

もと

moto — Based on; origin; source; foundation of something.

甥

oi — Nephew; the son of one's sibling.

編集

henshuu — Editing; compiling; arranging content for publication.

序文

jobun — Preface; foreword; introductory text at book's beginning.

デザイン

dezain — Design; artistic planning and visual arrangement.

挿絵

sashie — Illustration; picture inserted within a book's text.

三

san — Three; the number 3 in Japanese.

本

hon — Book; also counter for long cylindrical objects.

新刷

shinsatsu — New printing; freshly printed edition of a work.

年

nen — Year; counter for years in Japanese.

印刷

insatsu — Printing; the process of producing printed material.

刊行

kankou — Publication; issuing or releasing a printed work.

辞

ji — Words; speech; a statement or dedicatory note.

版

han — Edition; version; a particular print run of book.

父

chichi — Father; one's own father (humble/plain form).

大叔父

oojiji — Great-uncle; the brother of one's grandparent.

最終

saishuu — Final; last; ultimate; the very last in sequence.

経

hete / kyou — Passed through; via; having gone through a process.

氏

shi — Mr./Ms.; honorific suffix for a person's name.

出版

shuppan — Publishing; the act of releasing a book publicly.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something referred to in context.

正確

seikaku — Accurate; precise; correct in detail and fact.

復刻

fukkoku — Reprint; reprinting an old publication in its original form.

です

desu — Is/are; polite copula linking subject to predicate.