The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 7

Vocabulary

そのため

sono tame — therefore; for that reason; as a result

彼

kare — he; him; that person (male)

は

wa — topic marker particle indicating the subject

問題

mondai — problem; issue; question; matter

と

to — and; with; quotation particle; conditional

なっ

natte — became; turned into (conjunctive form of naru)

て

te — conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

いる

iru — to exist; to be (for animate things)

主題

shudai — main theme; subject; topic of discussion

に

ni — particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object

関する

kansuru — to relate to; to concern; to be about

すべて

subete — all; everything; entirely; the whole

の

no — possessive or nominalizing particle

部分

bubun — part; portion; section of a whole

を

wo — direct object marker particle

評論誌

hyōronshi — critical journal; literary review magazine

移し

utsushi — moved; transferred; shifted (conjunctive form)

作品

sakuhin — work; piece of art, literature, or music

冒頭

bōtō — beginning; opening; start of a text

より

yori — than; from; more (comparative or starting point)

適切

tekisetsu — appropriate; suitable; fitting; proper

置か

oka — placed; put; positioned (passive stem form)

れる

reru — passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

べき

beki — should; ought to; must (expresses obligation)

もの

mono — thing; object; matter; one that is

残し

nokoshi — left behind; retained; kept (conjunctive form)

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

自身

jishin — oneself; personally; by oneself

事柄

kotogara — matter; affair; circumstance; thing at hand

加える

kuwaeru — to add; to include; to supplement

という

to iu — called; named; known as; that which is

形

katachi — form; shape; style; manner

で

de — particle indicating means, location of action, or context

序文

jobun — preface; foreword; introduction to a book

書き直す

kakinaosu — to rewrite; to revise written content

よう

yō — so that; in order to; appears that

求め

motome — requested; asked; demanded (conjunctive form)

た

ta — past tense auxiliary verb

この

kono — this (demonstrative adjective near speaker)

翻訳

hon'yaku — translation; rendering text into another language

が

ga — subject marker particle; but; however

なさ

nasa — done; carried out (passive stem of nasaru)

れ

re — passive auxiliary suffix (shortened form)

目的

mokuteki — purpose; objective; goal; aim

氏

shi — Mr.; Ms.; honorific suffix for a person

言葉

kotoba — words; language; speech; expression

よっ

yotte — by means of; due to; according to

最も

mottomo — most; extremely; the greatest degree

よく

yoku — well; often; frequently; thoroughly

表さ

arawasa — expressed; shown; represented (passive stem)

千夜一夜物語

Sen'ya Ichiya Monogatari — One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights collection

新た

arata — new; fresh; novel; anew

する

suru — to do; to perform; to make happen

試み

kokoromi — attempt; trial; endeavor; effort

長き

nagaki — long (literary/archaic attributive form of nagai)

わたっ

watatte — spanning; over a period of (conjunctive form)

我々

wareware — we; us; first-person plural pronoun

楽しま

tanoshima — delighted; enjoyed; pleased (stem form)

せ

se — causative auxiliary suffix (let/make someone do)

き

ki — past perfective auxiliary (classical/literary Japanese)

訳本

yakuhon — translated book; translation volume

対する

taisuru — to face; to oppose; regarding; toward

否定的

hiteiteki — negative; disapproving; critical in stance

な

na — adjectival suffix for na-adjectives

見解

kenkai — view; opinion; perspective; standpoint

含意

gan'i — implication; implicit meaning; connotation

し

shi — conjunctive form; and; moreover (connects clauses)

しかし

shikashi — however; but; nevertheless; yet

その

sono — that (demonstrative adjective not near speaker)

異議

igi — objection; dissent; protest; disagreement

率直

sotchoku — frank; straightforward; candid; direct

述べ

nobe — stated; expressed; mentioned (conjunctive form)

なけれ

nakere — must not be without; conditional negative form

ば

ba — conditional particle meaning if or when

なら

nara — if it is; conditional copula form

ず

zu — negative auxiliary (classical); without doing

それ

sore — that; it; that thing (demonstrative pronoun)

版

han — edition; version; printing of a publication

つい

tsui — just; inadvertently; unintentionally; regarding

一言

hitokoto — a word; a brief remark; one comment

申し述べる

mōshinoberu — to state humbly; to express respectfully

こと

koto — thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs

行う

okonau — to carry out; to perform; to conduct

なぜなら

nazenara — because; the reason being; for the reason that

主たる

shutaru — main; principal; primary; chief

欠点

ketten — fault; defect; shortcoming; weak point

ひとえ

hitoe — solely; entirely; wholly; only due to

のみ

nomi — only; just; nothing but; solely

帰せ

kise — attributed; ascribed; traced back to

られる

rareru — passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

だ

da — copula; is; am; are (plain form)

から

kara — from; because; since; after

ある

aru — to exist; to be; there is (inanimate)

発言

hatsugen — statement; remark; utterance; comment

いくぶん

ikubun — somewhat; to some extent; a little

ためらい

tamerai — hesitation; reluctance; wavering; indecision

感じる

kanjiru — to feel; to sense; to perceive

何人か

nanninka — some people; several persons; a few individuals

人々

hitobito — people; persons; folks; individuals

うち

uchi — among; within; inside; of the group

アラビア語

Arabia-go — Arabic language; the language of Arabia

学者

gakusha — scholar; academic; learned person

高く

takaku — highly; greatly; at a high level

正当

seitō — legitimate; just; proper; well-founded

評価

hyōka — evaluation; assessment; valuation; appreciation

さ

sa — nominalizing suffix; passive stem connector

者

mono / sha — person; one who; individual with a trait

も

mo — also; even; too; as well (inclusive particle)

含め

fukume — including; encompassing (conjunctive form of fukumeru)

原典

genten — original text; source document; primary source

_改善_

kaizen — improvement; reform; making something better

意見

iken — opinion; view; thought; perspective

表明

hyōmei — expression; declaration; manifestation of opinion

大いに

ōini — greatly; very much; to a large extent

改善

kaizen — improvement; betterment; making something better

得る

eru / uru — to obtain; to be possible; can (potential)

十分

jūbun — sufficient; enough; fully; adequately

認める

mitomeru — to acknowledge; to recognize; to admit

同じ

onaji — same; identical; equal; the same as

くらい

kurai — about; approximately; to the extent that

確信

kakushin — conviction; firm belief; certainty; confidence

もっ

motte — having; with; by means of (conjunctive form)

過度

kado — excessive; immoderate; too much; extreme

_歪曲_

waikyoku — distortion; misrepresentation; twisting of truth

主張

shuchō — assertion; claim; argument; insistence