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

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object

相談

sōdan — Consultation; seeking advice from someone

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb

ため

tame — For the purpose of; for the sake of

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; expressing another possibility

むしろ

mushiro — Rather; more precisely; expressing preference or correction

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

友人

yūjin — Friend; a close personal acquaintance

意見

iken — Opinion; one's view on a matter

を

wo — Object-marking particle for direct objects

求める

motomeru — To seek; to request; to look for

やって来た

yatte kita — Came; arrived; showed up here

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'to be'

と

to — Quotation particle; with; and

言い

ii — Saying; stem form of 'to say'

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned

かなり

kanari — Quite; considerably; fairly substantial degree

面倒

mendō — Trouble; bother; troublesome situation or matter

引き起こし

hikiokoshi — Causing; bringing about a problem or event

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker

ある

aru — A certain; to exist; there is

公務

kōmu — Public duty; official governmental business

関する

kansuru — To relate to; to concern; regarding something

もの

mono — Thing; matter; something tangible or abstract

だっ

da(tta) — Past copula; was; plain past form of 'to be'

もし

moshi — If; hypothetical conditional opener

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; but; however

熟考

jukkō — Careful deliberation; deep thinking about something

要する

yōsuru — To require; to need; to necessitate something

問題

mondai — Problem; question; issue to be resolved

で

de — At; by means of; particle indicating context or method

なら

nara — If; conditional particle assuming a premise

ば

ba — Conditional form; if; when a condition is met

火

hi — Fire; flame; light from combustion

つける

tsukeru — To light; to attach; to turn on

控え

hikae — Restraining oneself; holding back; waiting quietly

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions

言っ

it(te) — Said; spoke; past stem of 'to say'

暗闇

kurayami — Darkness; the complete absence of light

中

naka — Inside; within; in the middle of

こそ

koso — Emphatic particle stressing the preceding word

より

yori — More than; from; comparative particle

良い

yoi — Good; favorable; of positive quality

目的

mokuteki — Purpose; goal; objective one aims to achieve

検討

kentō — Examination; careful consideration of a matter

できる

dekiru — Can do; to be possible; to be able

だろう

darō — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle

また

mata — Again; also; moreover; additionally

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun

奇妙

kimyō — Strange; peculiar; odd in nature

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; way of thinking

一つ

hitotsu — One; a single item or idea

です

desu — Polite copula; polite form of 'to be'

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation

長官

chōkan — Director; commissioner; head of a government body

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self or affairs

理解

rikai — Understanding; comprehension of a concept

及ば

oyoba — Does not reach; falls short of understanding

ない

nai — Not; negation auxiliary; does not exist

すべて

subete — Everything; all; the entirety of something

呼ぶ

yobu — To call; to name; to summon someone

癖

kuse — Habit; quirk; tendency to do something repeatedly

あり

ari — There is; exists; stem of ある

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative modifier for a noun

絶対的

zettaiteki — Absolute; unconditional; without exception

大群

taigün — Large crowd; a great multitude of things

生き

iki — Living; stem form of 'to live'

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

い

i — Being; stem of いる, ongoing state

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; expressing total agreement or exasperation

通り

tōri — As expected; in the way of; passage

訪問者

hōmonsha — Visitor; a person who comes to visit

パイプ

paipu — Pipe; a smoking pipe or tube

渡し

watashi — Handing over; passing something to someone

快適

kaiteki — Comfortable; pleasant; feeling at ease

椅子

isu — Chair; a seat for one person

方

hō — Direction; side; way; honorific person reference

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something

転がし

korogashi — Rolling; pushing something so it rolls

今回

konkai — This time; the current occasion or instance

難題

nandai — Difficult problem; thorny issue hard to solve

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking for identification

か

ka — Question particle; or; some (indefinite)

尋ね

tazune — Asking; inquiring; stem of 'to ask'

まさか

masaka — Surely not; no way; expressing disbelief

暗殺

ansatsu — Assassination; the deliberate killing of someone important

絡み

karami — Involvement; entanglement; being connected with something

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs

でしょう

deshō — Probably; right?; polite conjecture or seeking agreement

ああ

ā — Oh; ah; exclamation of realization or sigh

いや

iya — No; nope; expressing denial or reluctance

そういった

sōitta — That kind of; such types of things

類

tagai / rui — Kind; type; category; class of things

ありません

arimasen — There is not; polite negative of ある

実

jitsu — Truth; reality; actually; in fact

ところ

tokoro — Place; point; the fact that; situation

この

kono — This; demonstrative modifier for nearby noun

件

ken — Matter; case; affair under consideration

実に

jitsuni — Truly; indeed; really; emphasizing sincerity

単純

tanjun — Simple; straightforward; not complex

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; limiting to one thing

十分

jūbun — Sufficient; enough; adequately; fully

うまく

umaku — Skillfully; successfully; going well

処理

shori — Handling; processing; dealing with a matter

疑い

utagai — Doubt; suspicion; uncertainty about something

ません

masen — Polite negative ending for verbs

しかし

shikashi — However; but; expressing contrast or contradiction

詳細

shōsai — Details; particulars; specifics of a matter

聞き

kiki — Listening; hearing; stem of 'to listen'

たがる

tagaru — To want to; to be eager to do

思っ

omot(te) — Thinking; believing; stem of 'to think'

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason; interrogative adverb

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; unusual or emergency situation

から

kara — Because; from; since; causal or starting-point particle

ええ

ē — Yes; well; a hesitant affirmative interjection

まあ

mā — Well; sort of; softening interjection expressing hesitation

そう

sō — So; that's right; that way

正確

seikaku — Accurate; precise; exactly correct

あまりにも

amari ni mo — Too much; excessively; far beyond a reasonable degree

皆

minna / kai — Everyone; all people; everybody

困惑

konwaku — Perplexity; bewilderment; being at a loss

し

shi — And; conjunctive form of する or listing particle

いる

iru — To be; to exist (animate); ongoing action

いて

ite — Being; conjunctive form of いる

手こずら

tekozu(ra) — Struggling with; having difficulty handling something

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary; to make or let someone do

おそらく

osoraku — Probably; perhaps; most likely

事柄

kotogara — Matter; affair; a thing or circumstance

まさに

masani — Exactly; precisely; just as expected

さ

sa — You see; sentence-ending particle adding light emphasis

過ち

ayamachi — Mistake; error; wrongdoing; a fault committed

陥れ

otoshiire — To trap; to ensnare; to lead into error

なんと

nanto — How; what; expressing surprise or exclamation

ばかげ

bakage — Absurd; ridiculous; foolish; nonsensical

おっしゃる

ossharu — To say (honorific); respectful verb for speaking

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings

笑い

warai — Laughter; a laugh; smiling or chuckling

答え

kotae — Answer; response; reply to a question

謎

nazo — Mystery; riddle; something puzzling or unexplained

明白

meihaku — Obvious; clear; evident beyond doubt

すぎる

sugiru — Too much; to exceed; excessively beyond a limit