The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 3

Vocabulary

ああ

aa — Ah; expression of realization or emotion.

なんて

nante — Such a thing as; expressing surprise or disdain.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; abstract concept or matter.

だ

da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of thing or situation.

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; way of thinking.

を

wo — Direct object particle marking the object of a verb.

聞い

kii — Heard; past stem of 'kiku' (to hear/ask).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also means 'but'.

ある

aru — To exist; to have (for inanimate things).

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.

少々

shoushou — A little; slightly; a small amount.

自明

jimei — Self-evident; obvious without needing explanation.

すぎ

sugi — Too much; excessive degree of something.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating formality.

な

na — Sentence-ending particle expressing emotion or emphasis.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle marking quoted speech.

来客

raikyaku — Visitor; guest who has come to visit.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

心底

shinsoko — From the bottom of one's heart; sincerely.

おかしそう

okashisou — Seeming funny or amusing; appearing comical.

に

ni — Direction, location, or purpose particle.

大声

oogoe — Loud voice; speaking or laughing at high volume.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action.

笑い

warai — Laughter; a laugh or smile.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.

笑い死に

waraiijini — Dying of laughter; laughing uncontrollably to excess.

さ

sa — Causative or sentence-final particle adding emphasis.

せ

se — Causative verb stem ending; make someone do.

られ

rare — Passive or potential verb auxiliary ending.

て

te — Conjunctive verb form connecting sequential actions.

しまい

shimai — Ending up doing; completing an unintended action.

そう

sou — Seeming; appearing to be that way.

して

shite — Doing; conjunctive form of 'suru' (to do).

結局

kekkyoku — In the end; ultimately; after all.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

ところ

tokoro — Place; point; circumstance or situation.

今

ima — Now; the present moment or time.

抱え

kakae — Holding; dealing with a problem or burden.

いる

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

問題

mondai — Problem; issue; question requiring a solution.

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.

尋ね

tazune — Asking; inquiring about something from someone.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

お話し

ohanashi — Honorific form of 'story' or 'speaking'.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; also listing particle.

ましょう

mashou — Let's; volitional polite form suggesting an action.

長官

choukan — Director; chief officer of a government department.

答え

kotae — Answer; response to a question or problem.

長く

nagaku — For a long time; lengthy duration adverb.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; at a relaxed and unhurried pace.

物思い

monoomi — Deep thought; contemplation; being lost in thought.

ふける

fukeru — To indulge in; to be absorbed in thought.

よう

you — Appearing as if; in the manner of something.

煙草

tabako — Tobacco; cigarette or smoking material.

一服

ippuku — A puff; one dose of medicine or smoke.

吹かし

fukashi — Puffing; blowing smoke out while smoking.

椅子

isu — Chair; seat for sitting on.

落ち着い

ochitsui — Settled; having calmed down or composed oneself.

手短

temijika — Briefly; concisely; in a short manner.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunctive expressing contrast.

始める

hajimeru — To begin; to start doing something.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior in time.

これ

kore — This; referring to something near the speaker.

最大限

saidaigen — To the maximum extent; utmost degree possible.

秘密

himitsu — Secret; confidential information not to be shared.

要する

yousuru — To require; to necessitate a certain condition.

事柄

kotogara — Matter; affair; a particular subject or thing.

あり

ari — There is; existential form of 'aru'.

もし

moshi — If; conditional hypothetical opening expression.

誰か

dareka — Someone; an unspecified person.

打ち明け

uchiaake — Confessing; revealing a secret to someone.

知ら

shira — Knowing; stem of 'shiru' (to know/learn).

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

現在

genzai — Currently; the present time or position.

地位

chii — Status; social position or rank held.

失う

ushinau — To lose; to be deprived of something important.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something.

でしょう

deshou — Probably; polite conjecture or expectation.

ご忠告

gochuukoku — Honorific advice; respectful warning or counsel.

申し上げ

moushiage — Humble form of 'to say' showing deep respect.

続け

tsuzuke — Continue; keep doing an action without stopping.

ください

kudasai — Please do; polite request form.

言っ

it — Said; past stem of 'iu' (to say).

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; expressing another possibility.

なく

naku — Without; negated adverbial form of 'nai'.

も

mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle.

よい

yoi — Good; fine; acceptable; it is okay.

では

dewa — Well then; in that case; transitional expression.

非常

hijou — Very; extremely; highly; of exceptional degree.

高い

takai — High; tall; expensive; of great degree.

筋

suji — Source; line; quarters; circles of authority.

から

kara — From; because; starting point or reason particle.

きわめて

kiwamete — Extremely; exceedingly; to the utmost degree.

重要

juuyou — Important; significant; of great consequence.

文書

bunsho — Document; written paper or official record.

王室

oushitsu — Royal family; the institution of the monarchy.

部屋

heya — Room; a space within a building.

盗み出さ

nusumidasa — Stealing out; taking secretly from a place.

れ

re — Passive verb auxiliary ending form.

という

toiu — Called; known as; the fact that.

直接

chokusetsu — Directly; without intermediary; firsthand.

情報

jouhou — Information; intelligence; news or data received.

受け取り

uketori — Receiving; acceptance of something handed over.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb form.

盗ん

nusum — Stole; past stem of 'nusumu' (to steal).

人物

jinbutsu — Person; individual; a notable or specific figure.

判明

hanmei — Becoming clear; being identified or determined.

い

i — Continuative form of 'iru'; being or existing.

疑い

utagai — Doubt; suspicion; uncertainty about something.

余地

yochi — Room; margin; space left for doubt.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative auxiliary verb ending.

ん

n — Negative ending; informal 'nai' contraction.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

持ち去る

mochisaru — To carry away; to take something and leave.

目撃

mokugeki — Witnessing; seeing an event firsthand.

また

mata — Also; again; furthermore; additionally.

いまだ

imada — Still; yet; even now continuing state.

手中

shuchuu — In one's hands; in one's possession or grip.

分かっ

wakatt — Understood; past stem of 'wakaru' (to understand).

どう

dou — How; in what way; asking about method.

分かる

wakaru — To understand; to know; to be clear.

明らか

akiraka — Clear; obvious; evident; unmistakably apparent.

推論

suiron — Reasoning; inference; logical deduction.

でき

deki — Can do; being able to; potential form.

性質

seishitsu — Nature; character; inherent quality or property.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sentences together.

盗人

nusutto — Thief; a person who steals things.

手

te — Hand; also means means or method.

離れれ

hanurere — If separated from; conditional of 'hanareru'.

ただちに

tadachini — Immediately; at once; without any delay.

生じる

shoujiru — To arise; to occur; to come into being.

はず

hazu — Expected to be; supposed to happen certainly.

或る

aru — A certain; some particular unspecified thing.

結果

kekka — Result; outcome; consequence of an action.

現れ

araware — Appearing; manifesting; coming into view.

ない

nai — Not; negation; does not exist or occur.

つまり

tsumari — In other words; that is to say; namely.

最終的

saishuuteki — Final; ultimate; in the end conclusive manner.

使う

tsukau — To use; to make use of something.

べく

beku — In order to; for the purpose of doing.

計画

keikaku — Plan; scheme; a designed course of action.

違いない

chigainai — Must be; no doubt; certainly the case.

方法

houhou — Method; way; means of doing something.

使用

shiyou — Use; utilization; employing something for purpose.

する

suru — To do; to perform an action.

推察

suisatsu — Conjecture; surmise; inferring from limited information.

れる

reru — Passive or potential verb auxiliary ending.