The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 1

Vocabulary

目次

mokuji — Table of contents; index of a book

盗ま

nusuma — Stolen; base form of verb 'to steal'

れた

reta — Passive past verb ending; was done to

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone

の

no — Possessive or linking particle; of, 's

物語

monogatari — Story, tale, or narrative account

への

e no — Directional particle phrase; toward, into

落下

rakka — Falling down; descent of an object

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something

発見

hakken — Discovery; finding something previously unknown

催眠術

saiminjutsu — Hypnotism; technique of inducing hypnotic trance

的

teki — Suffix meaning -like, -tic, relating to

啓示

keiji — Revelation; divinely disclosed or newly revealed truth

氏

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

病状

byoujou — Medical condition; state of a patient's illness

に

ni — Particle indicating location, time, or direction

関する

kansuru — To relate to; concerning a particular subject

事実

jijitsu — Fact; truth; actual real-world occurrence

黒猫

kuroneko — Black cat; dark-furred domestic feline animal

家

ie / ke — House, home, or family lineage

崩壊

houkai — Collapse; destruction; falling apart of a structure

沈黙

chinmoku — Silence; state of being quiet or wordless

寓話

guuwa — Fable; allegorical story with a moral lesson

赤き

akaki — Red; classical adjective form of red color

死

shi — Death; the end of life

仮面

kamen — Mask; face covering used in disguise or performance

樽

taru — Barrel; wooden cask for storing liquids

天

ten — Sky, heaven; the celestial realm above earth

邪鬼

jaki — Evil spirit; malevolent supernatural demon creature

妖精

yousei — Fairy; magical supernatural small winged creature

島

shima — Island; land mass surrounded by water

密会

mikkai — Secret meeting; clandestine rendezvous between people

落とし穴

otoshiana — Pit trap; hidden hole designed to catch someone

振り子

furiko — Pendulum; weight swinging back and forth regularly

早まった

hayamatta — Hasty; premature; done too quickly without thought

埋葬

maisou — Burial; interment of a body in the ground

領域

ryouiki — Domain, territory, field of knowledge or space

山荘

sanso — Mountain cottage; rural villa or highland retreat

告げ口

tsugeguchi — Tattling; informing on someone; telling tales secretly

心臓

shinzou — Heart; the organ that pumps blood in body

第二巻

dai ni kan — Volume two; the second volume of a publication

注記

chouki — Note, annotation; supplementary written remark or comment

編者

hensha — Editor; person who compiles or edits a publication

注

chuu — Note; annotation; explanatory remark in a text

巻末

kanmatsu — End of volume; back matter of a book

一部

ichibu — Part, portion; one copy of a publication

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject

よる

yoru — To be due to; based on; by means of

もの

mono — Thing; object; something abstract or concrete

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

あり

ari — Exists; is; connective form of aru (to be)

よって

yotte — By means of; by; due to a cause

追加

tsuika — Addition; something extra added to existing content

された

sareta — Was done; passive past form of suru (do)

ある

aru — To exist; there is; to be present

本巻

honkan — This volume; the current book being referenced

まとめ

matome — Summary, compilation; gathering things into one place

られて

rarete — Passive te-form; being done, compiled, or arranged

いる

iru — To be; indicates ongoing or resultant state