The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 3

Vocabulary

これ

kore — This; refers to something near the speaker.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.

単なる

tan naru — Mere; nothing more than; only.

学者

gakusha — Scholar; academic; learned person.

向け

muke — Aimed at; intended for a specific audience.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

版

han — Edition; version of a published work.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or context.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist.

東洋

tōyō — The East; Orient; Eastern countries and cultures.

学

gaku — Study; science; academic discipline or field.

学生

gakusei — Student; person enrolled in academic study.

あれ

are — That (over there); conditional form of ある.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

誰

dare — Who; anyone; referring to a person.

一人

hitori — One person; alone; a single individual.

と

to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; and; moreover.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases.

なし

nashi — Without; lacking; nonexistent; none.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose.

済まされ

sumasare — Be settled; be got away with; be excused.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but; however.

この

kono — This (before a noun); near the speaker.

狭い

semai — Narrow; small; limited in scope or space.

範囲

han'i — Range; scope; extent of an area or subject.

を

wo — Direct object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

超え

koe — Exceed; go beyond; surpass a limit or boundary.

世界

sekai — World; the entire globe; worldwide.

名著

meichō — Masterpiece; celebrated literary or scholarly work.

その

sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

最も

mottomo — Most; extremely; to the greatest degree.

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect; thorough; without deficiency.

忠実

chūjitsu — Faithful; loyal; accurate to the original.

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.

姿

sugata — Figure; form; appearance; true shape of something.

知ろ

shiro — Know; volitional stem of 知る (to know).

う

u — Volitional auxiliary expressing intention or suggestion.

する

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

幅広い

habahiroi — Wide-ranging; broad; spanning many areas or groups.

読者

dokusha — Reader; person who reads a publication.

層

sō — Layer; stratum; demographic group or segment.

常に

tsuneni — Always; constantly; at all times.

訴えかけ

uttaekake — Appeal to; call out to; resonate with an audience.

き

ki — Connective form of くる (to come); continuative.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

ある

aru — To exist; to be; there is (for inanimate things).

現在

genzai — Present; currently; at this point in time.

時期

jiki — Time; period; season; appropriate moment.

本書

honsho — This book; the present volume being referenced.

再び

futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.

世

yo — World; era; society; the age one lives in.

出る

deru — To come out; appear; be published or released.

好機

kōki — Good opportunity; favorable chance; auspicious moment.

エジプト

ejiputo — Egypt; country in northeastern Africa.

今や

imaya — Now; at this very moment; by this time.

注目

chūmoku — Attention; notice; public focus on something.

的

teki — Suffix making a noun adjectival; -like; -related.

なっ

natte — Become; te-form of なる indicating transition.

おり

ori — Connective form of いる indicating ongoing state.

千夜一夜物語

sen'ya ichiya monogatari — One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights tales.

多く

ōku — Many; much; a large number or amount.

語る

kataru — To tell; narrate; speak about in detail.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

物語

monogatari — Story; tale; narrative; fictional or legendary account.

起源

kigen — Origin; source; beginning of something.

インド

indo — India; South Asian country of great cultural history.

や

ya — And; or; listing particle for non-exhaustive items.

ペルシャ

perusha — Persia; historical name for present-day Iran.

舞台

butai — Stage; setting; backdrop of a story or performance.

ほぼ

hobo — Almost; approximately; nearly; mostly.

純粋

junsui — Pure; genuine; unadulterated; without mixture.

場所

basho — Place; location; spot; a specific area.

名目

meimoku — Nominal; name only; in name but not reality.

上

ue — Above; on top; in terms of; regarding.

バグダッド

bagudaddo — Baghdad; capital city of Iraq.

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; possibly; on the other hand.

遥か

haruka — Far away; distant; remote in time or space.

彼方

kanata — Yonder; far away; beyond; the distant place.

中国

chūgoku — China; the large East Asian nation.

か

ka — Question particle; or; expressing uncertainty.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle in Japanese.

しれ

shire — Potential form of 知る; may be; might be.

アラビアン

arabian — Arabian; relating to Arabia or Arab culture.

ナイト

naito — Night; also knight; transliteration of English word.

情景

jōkei — Scene; spectacle; visual depiction of a situation.

実際

jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice; in truth.

展開

tenkai — Development; unfolding; evolution of events or plot.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix; softening sentence-final particle.

れる

reru — Passive auxiliary verb indicating action done to subject.

朝

chō — Dynasty; imperial court; ruling house of a period.

時代

jidai — Era; age; period; historical epoch.

中世

chūsei — Middle Ages; medieval period of history.

カイロ

kairo — Cairo; capital and largest city of Egypt.

ほか

hoka — Other; besides; elsewhere; the rest.

なら

nara — If; assuming; conditional particle in Japanese.

描か

egaka — Draw; depict; portray; stem of 描く.

れ

re — Passive or potential inflection suffix for verbs.

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).

人々

hitobito — People; various persons; folks in general.

ヒンドゥー

hindū — Hindu; relating to Hinduism or Hindu people.

教徒

kyōto — Believer; adherent; follower of a religion.

中国人

chūgokujin — Chinese person; someone of Chinese nationality.

なく

naku — Without; not; connective negative form of ない.

十五

jūgo — Fifteen; the number 15.

世紀

seiki — Century; a period of one hundred years.

生き

iki — Live; stem of 生きる meaning to be alive.

動い

ugoki — Move; act; stem of 動く meaning to move.

アラブ人

arabu jin — Arab person; person of Arab ethnicity or culture.

エジプト人

ejiputo jin — Egyptian person; someone of Egyptian nationality.

あり

ari — Is; exists; connective form of ある.

頃

koro — Around; about; approximately that time or period.

今

ima — Now; the present moment; currently.

なお

nao — Still; yet; furthermore; in addition.

芸術家

geijutsuka — Artist; person who creates works of art.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people; indicating a group.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; delight; pleasure; happiness.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing.

モスク

mosuku — Mosque; Islamic place of worship and prayer.

墓

haka — Grave; tomb; burial site for the deceased.

建設

kensetsu — Construction; building; establishing a structure.

オスマン

osuman — Ottoman; relating to the Ottoman Empire.

トルコ

toruko — Turkey; country bridging Europe and Asia.

破壊

hakai — Destruction; demolition; breaking something down completely.

手

te — Hand; means; way; agency of doing something.

まだ

mada — Still; not yet; continuing up to this point.

ファラオ

farao — Pharaoh; ancient Egyptian ruler or king.

地

chi — Land; earth; ground; territory; region.

及ん

oyон — Reach; extend to; attain; stem of 及ぶ.

い

i — Connective or stem form of いる (to be).

なかっ

nakatte — Was not; past negative connective form of ない.

アラビア

arabia — Arabia; Arabian Peninsula; Arab world.

社会

shakai — Society; social community; the social world.

細密

saimitsu — Minute; detailed; intricate; meticulous in description.

描い

egaite — Drawn; depicted; te-form of 描く.

作品

sakuhin — Work; piece; artistic or literary creation.

匹敵

hitteki — Match; rival; be comparable to something else.

もの

mono — Thing; something; a nominalizer for abstract concepts.

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.