The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 5

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp, keen, or acute in perception.

目

me — Eye; also means gaze or perspective.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

すぐさま

sugusama — Immediately, at once, without delay.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

紙

kami — Paper; a sheet or piece of paper.

に

ni — Direction, location, or target particle.

気づき

kidzuki — Noticing, becoming aware of something.

宛名

atena — Addressee's name written on an envelope.

筆跡

hisseki — Handwriting; the style of someone's writing.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

認識

ninshiki — Recognition, awareness, or identification of something.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting multiple actions.

宛先

atesaki — Destination address; recipient of a letter.

人物

jinbutsu — Person, character, or individual of note.

狼狽

rōbai — Confusion, panic, or flustered agitation.

見て取り

mitetori — Perceiving or discerning by observation.

彼女

kanojo — She; third-person feminine pronoun.

秘密

himitsu — Secret; something kept hidden from others.

見抜い

minui — Seeing through; detecting a hidden truth.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

いくつか

ikutsuka — Some; a few; an unspecified small number.

用件

yōken — Business matter; errand or agenda item.

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually, habitually in normal manner.

調子

chōshi — Tone, condition, or manner of doing something.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause.

手早く

tebayaku — Quickly and efficiently; with nimble speed.

済ませ

sumase — Finishing up; getting something done swiftly.

後

ato — After; later; the remaining time or part.

問題

mondai — Problem, issue, or matter under consideration.

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone.

似た

nita — Resembling; similar in appearance or quality.

取り出し

toridashi — Taking out; extracting something from a place.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for nearby object.

開い

hiraī — Opening; unfolding or spreading something out.

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking sequential actions.

読む

yomu — To read written text or a document.

ふり

furi — Pretense; acting as if doing something.

そして

soshite — And then; connecting two sequential events.

すぐ

sugu — Soon, immediately, or right away.

そば

soba — Nearby; close proximity to something or someone.

置い

oī — Placing or leaving something somewhere.

再び

futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.

およそ

oyoso — Approximately; roughly about a certain amount.

十五

jūgo — Fifteen; the number 15.

分

fun — Minute; unit of time equal to 60 seconds.

ほど

hodo — About, approximately, to the extent of.

公務

kōmu — Official duty; public or governmental business.

ついて

tsuite — Regarding, about, concerning a topic.

話し合っ

hanashiatt — Discussing; talking something over together.

やがて

yagate — Before long; eventually; soon after.

暇

hima — Free time; taking one's leave; leisure.

告げる

tsugeru — To inform, notify, or announce something.

際

sai — Occasion, time when something occurs.

自分

jibun — Oneself; referring to one's own self.

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun for unknown things.

権利

kenri — Right, entitlement, or legal claim.

も

mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle.

ない

nai — Negation; does not exist or have.

テーブル

tēburu — Table; a flat surface for placing objects.

から

kara — From; starting point or reason particle.

持ち去っ

mochisatt — Taking away; carrying something off with oneself.

正当

seitō — Legitimate, rightful, or justifiable claim.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking noun-adjectives.

持ち主

mochinushi — Owner; the rightful possessor of something.

見て

mite — Looking at; observing something directly.

い

i — Auxiliary indicating ongoing or resulting state.

が

ga — Subject particle; also marks contrast or concession.

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; without doubt.

立っ

tatt — Standing up; being in an upright position.

いる

iru — To exist; to be present (animate beings).

第三

daisan — Third; the number three in ordinal form.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to.

行為

kōi — Act, action, or deed performed by someone.

注意

chūi — Attention, caution, or warning given to someone.

向ける

mukeru — To direct or turn attention toward something.

こと

koto — Thing; nominalizer turning verb phrases into nouns.

など

nado — Etc.; and so on; indicating examples.

敢えて

aete — Daring to do; deliberately going out of way.

でき

deki — Being able to; capability or possibility.

なかっ

nakatt — Past negative form; was not able to.

大臣

daijin — Minister; high-ranking government official.

立ち去っ

tachisatt — Leaving a place; departing from a location.

自身

jishin — Oneself; one's very own self (emphatic).

重要性

jūyōsei — Importance; the degree of significance something holds.

上

ue — Above, on top, or in addition.

残し

nokoshi — Leaving behind; allowing something to remain.

つまり

tsumari — In other words; that is to say.

ここ

koko — Here; this place close to the speaker.

と

to — With; and; quotation particle in Japanese.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.

言っ

itt — Saying; past form of to say.

優位

yūi — Superiority; dominant or advantageous position.

完全

kanzen — Complete, perfect, total without any deficiency.

もの

mono — Thing; object; nominalizing explanatory particle.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; needed; essential requirement.

ある

aru — To exist; to be present (inanimate things).

盗人

nusutto — Thief; a person who steals things.

被害者

higaisha — Victim; person who has suffered harm.

知っ

shitt — Knowing; being aware of information.

という

to iu — Called; known as; indicating definition or name.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'to be.'

そう

sō — So; that way; indicating agreement or likeness.

です

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

長官

chōkan — Director, commissioner, or chief of department.

答え

kotae — Answer; response to a question or problem.

こうして

kōshite — In this way; thus; by doing so.

得られ

eraré — Being obtained; receiving or gaining something.

力

chikara — Power, strength, or ability; influence.

数

sū — Several; a number of; a few.

ヶ月

kagetsu — Months; counter for number of months.

間

aida — Period of time; interval between two points.

政治

seiji — Politics; political affairs or governance.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-al' or '-ic' adjectivally.

目的

mokuteki — Purpose, goal, or objective aimed for.

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; unusual or emergency level.

危険

kiken — Danger, risk, or hazardous situation.

程度

teido — Degree, level, or extent of something.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as.

行使

kōshi — Exercise of power or authority; wielding rights.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix; also casual sentence-final particle.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb form suffix.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary component of -mashita.

盗ま

nusuma — Passive or negative stem of 'to steal.'

日

hi — Day; the sun; a single calendar day.

追う

ou — To pursue, chase, or follow after something.

ごと

goto — Every; each; at each interval of time.

取り戻す

torimodosu — To recover, reclaim, or get back something.

必要性

hitsuyōsei — Necessity; the quality of being indispensable.

より

yori — More than; compared with; from a point.

強く

tsuyoku — Strongly; with great force or conviction.

確信

kakushin — Conviction, firm belief, or certainty about something.

ます

masu — Polite present/future tense verb ending.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunction showing contrast.

これ

kore — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby object.

公然

kōzen — Openly, publicly, without concealment.

行う

okonau — To carry out, perform, or conduct an action.

ませ

mase — Polite negative or imperative verb component.

ん

n — Colloquial negative or explanatory sentence ending.

結局

kekkyoku — In the end; after all; ultimately.

絶望

zetsubō — Despair; complete loss of hope.

追い込ま

oiikoma — Driven or cornered into a desperate situation.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for close object.

件

ken — Matter, case, or affair under discussion.

委ね

yudane — Entrusting; leaving something in another's hands.

人

hito — Person, human being, or individual.

煙

kemuri — Smoke; the visible vapor from burning.

渦巻く

uzumaku — Swirling, whirling, or spiraling around.

中

naka — Inside, within, or amid something.

以上

ijō — More than; beyond; that is all (concluding).

聡明

sōmei — Wise, intelligent, and perceptive person.

捜査官

sōsakan — Investigator; official conducting a criminal investigation.

思う

omou — To think, feel, or believe something.

望む

nozomu — To wish, desire, or hope for something.

想像

sōzō — Imagination; picturing something in one's mind.

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; limiting or emphasizing particle.

でしょ

desho — Probably; right?; seeking confirmation politely.

う

u — Volitional suffix expressing will or supposition.