The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 14

Vocabulary

これら

korera — These (referring to previously mentioned things)

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

詩

shi — Poem; poetry

断片

danpen — Fragment; piece; excerpt of something

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese sentences

一般的

ippanteki — General; common; typical in nature

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or manner

その

sono — That; those (referring to something nearby contextually)

作品

sakuhin — Work; piece of art or literature

著者

chosha — Author; writer of a book or text

または

mata wa — Or; alternatively; either option

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings

創作

sousaku — Creative work; original literary creation

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

みなさ

minasa — To be regarded as; considered to be (stem)

れる

reru — Passive or potential verb suffix

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expected to do

もの

mono — Thing; object; matter; substance

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or copula

ない

nai — Negative form; does not exist; is not

それら

sorera — Those things (previously mentioned items)

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; mostly; nearly all of something

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar

他

hoka — Other; another; elsewhere; different source

から

kara — From; because; starting point particle

借用

shakuyou — Borrowing; adoption from another source

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives or verbal connector

れ

re — Passive verb conjugation connector

た

ta — Past tense verb ending in Japanese

思わ

omowa — To think; believe; feel (stem form)

多く

ooku — Many; much; a large number of things

著名

chomei — Famous; well-known; renowned person or work

な

na — Adjectival connector for na-adjectives

詩人

shijin — Poet; person who writes poetry

取ら

tora — To take; extract; borrow (stem form)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

いる

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

原文

genbun — Original text; source document unaltered

おい

oite — In; at; regarding (formal locative expression)

各

kaku — Each; every; respective individual item

夜

yoru — Night; evening time of day

終わり

owari — End; conclusion; finish of something

生じる

shoujiru — To occur; arise; come about naturally

煩わしい

wazurawashii — Troublesome; annoying; bothersome; vexing

中断

chuudan — Interruption; suspension; break in continuity

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese sentences

避ける

sakeru — To avoid; evade; keep away from

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

翻訳

hon'yaku — Translation; converting text to another language

章

shou — Chapter; section of a book or text

分け

wake — To divide; separate; split into parts

各章

kakushou — Each chapter; every individual chapter section

ひとつ

hitotsu — One; a single item or unit

物語

monogatari — Story; tale; narrative; fictional account

ふたつ

futatsu — Two; a pair of items or things

以上

ijou — More than; at least; above a number

互い

tagai — Mutual; each other; reciprocal relationship

結びつい

musubitsui — Connected; linked; tied together (stem form)

成る

naru — To become; form; come to be

よう

you — In such a way; so that; like

し

shi — And; also; conjunctive verb ending

どの

dono — Which; what (used before nouns)

始まり

hajimari — Beginning; start; opening of something

終わる

owaru — To end; finish; conclude; come to close

か

ka — Question particle; or; whether

単に

tanni — Simply; merely; just; only that

記す

shirusu — To write down; note; record something

とどめ

todome — To limit to; confine; keep at that

原作

gensaku — Original work; source material; original creation

もっぱら

moppara — Exclusively; solely; entirely devoted to

アラブ

Arabu — Arab; relating to Arab people or culture

人

hito / jin — Person; people; human being

娯楽

goraku — Entertainment; amusement; recreation; leisure

作ら

tsukura — To make; create; produce (stem form)

ある

aru — To exist; to be; to have (inanimate)

豊富

houfu — Abundant; rich; plentiful in amount

注釈

chushaku — Annotation; commentary; explanatory note

加え

kuwaee — To add; include; supplement with something

英語

eigo — English language

読者

dokusha — Reader; person who reads a text

とっ

totte — For; from the perspective of someone

より

yori — More than; from; comparatively speaking

理解

rikai — Understanding; comprehension; grasping meaning

やすく

yasuku — Easily; cheaply; in an easy manner

楽しめる

tanoshimeru — To be able to enjoy; find pleasure in

別途

betto — Separately; apart; by other means

明記

meiki — Clearly stated; explicitly written; specified

場合

baai — Case; situation; circumstance; occasion

除き

nozoki — Except; excluding; with the exception of

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely; without exception

自身

jishin — Oneself; personally; by one's own self

そして

soshite — And then; and also; furthermore

おける

okeru — In; at; within (formal locative expression)

全般的

zenpanteki — Overall; general; comprehensive in scope

目的

mokuteki — Purpose; goal; aim; objective

著作

chosaku — Written work; authored publication; literary work

参照

sanshou — Reference; consultation; cross-reference to source

する

suru — To do; to perform an action

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter (nominalizer)

強いら

shiira — To be forced; compelled (stem form)

なく

naku — Without; not having; negative conjunctive form

一般

ippan — General public; common; ordinary; universal

満足

manzoku — Satisfaction; contentment; being satisfied

せる

seru — Causative verb suffix; to make someone do

説明

setsumei — Explanation; description; clarification of something

提供

teikyou — Provision; offering; supplying something to someone

あっ

atte — Being; existing; having (conjunctive form)

主として

shuto shite — Mainly; primarily; chiefly; for the most part

所蔵

shozou — Collection; holdings; kept in a repository

写本

shahon — Manuscript; handwritten copy of a text

引用

in'you — Quotation; citation; excerpt from a source

高く

takaku — Highly; greatly; at a high level

評価

hyouka — Evaluation; assessment; high regard; appraisal

アラビア

Arabia — Arabia; relating to Arabian culture or region

歴史書

rekishisho — History book; historical text or chronicle

や

ya — And; among others; listing particle

科学的

kagakuteki — Scientific; based on science or research

その他

sonohoka — Other; the rest; and so forth

抜粋

bassui — Extract; excerpt; selected passage from text

ならびに

narabini — As well as; and also; together with

交流

kouryu — Exchange; interaction; mutual communication between people

中

naka / chuu — Inside; among; during; in the middle

耳

mimi — Ear; the sense of hearing

言説

gensetsu — Discourse; statement; verbal account or speech

逸話

itsuwa — Anecdote; episode; little-known interesting story

また

mata — Also; again; moreover; in addition

目撃

mokugeki — Witnessing; eyewitness account of an event

行動

koudou — Action; behavior; conduct; way of acting

通じ

tsuuji — Through; via; by means of something

この

kono — This (modifying a following noun)

最も

mottomo — Most; extremely; the highest degree

奇抜

kibatsu — Eccentric; bizarre; strikingly unusual or odd

記述

kijutsu — Description; account; written record of something

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; at least

民族

minzoku — Ethnic group; people; nation; folk

教育

kyouiku — Education; schooling; instruction; upbringing

受け

uke — To receive; accept; undergo (stem form)

階層

kaisou — Social class; stratum; layer of society

よっ

yotte — By; due to; according to; depending on

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well

信じ

shinji — To believe; trust; have faith (stem form)

がたい

gatai — Hard to; difficult to do something

い

i — Verbal ending for existence or adjective base

示そう

shimesou — To try to show; intend to demonstrate

努め

tsutome — To endeavor; strive; make an effort