The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 8

Vocabulary

しかし

shikashi — However; but; introduces contrasting statement.

彼

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

詩人

shijin — Poet; a person who writes poetry.

だ

da — Copula; plain-form 'is' or 'am'.

という

to iu — Called; known as; quoting or defining something.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

愚か者

orokamono — Fool; stupid person; someone lacking wisdom.

から

kara — From; because; particle indicating origin or reason.

一

ichi — One; the number one.

段階

dankai — Stage; step; level in a process.

しか

shika — Only; nothing but; used with negative verb.

離れ

hanare — To be away; separated; apart from something.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

い

i — Stem of 'iru'; to exist or be (animate).

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist.

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

思っ

omot(te) — Thought; believed; te-form of 'omou' (to think).

いる

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

その通り

sono toori — Exactly right; that is correct; precisely so.

パイプ

paipu — Pipe; smoking pipe.

長く

nagaku — Longly; for a long time; adverb of length.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; leisurely; in an unhurried manner.

一服

ippuku — One puff; one dose; a short break smoking.

吸っ

sut(te) — Inhaled; smoked; te-form of 'suu' (to inhale).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

後

ato / nochi — After; later; following an event or action.

で

de — At; by means of; particle of location or method.

言っ

it(te) — Said; spoke; te-form of 'iu' (to say).

もっとも

mottomo — Most; extremely; indeed; though; however.

自身

jishin — Oneself; himself; herself; one's own self.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.

ある

aru — To exist; there is (for inanimate things).

種

shuu / tane — Kind; sort; type; species.

を

wo / o — Direct object marker particle.

作っ

tsukut(te) — Made; created; te-form of 'tsukuru' (to make).

覚え

oboe — Memory; recollection; experience of doing something.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but; however.

捜索

sousaku — Search; investigation; systematic looking for something.

詳細

shousai — Details; particulars; detailed information about something.

話し

hanashi — Story; talk; speaking; narrative account.

くれ

kure — Give me; please do (imperative of 'kureru').

か

ka — Question marker particle; or; whether.

実

jitsu — Truth; reality; in fact; actually.

ところ

tokoro — Place; situation; the fact that; about to.

我々

wareware — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

時間

jikan — Time; hours; a period of time.

かけ

kake — Spending; applying; te-form stem of 'kakeru'.

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all possible; every kind of thing.

場所

basho — Place; location; spot; specific area.

し

shi — And; also; conjunctive or listing verb form.

こう

kou — Like this; in this way; thus.

いっ

it(te) — Said; went; te-form of 'iku' or 'iu'.

事柄

kotogara — Matter; affair; subject; thing to deal with.

に

ni — At; in; to; particle of location, direction, time.

おい

oite — In; at; regarding (part of 'ni oite' expression).

長年

naganen — Many years; long years; over many years.

経験

keiken — Experience; practical knowledge gained over time.

建物

tatemono — Building; structure; constructed edifice.

全体

zentai — Whole; entirety; the entire thing or body.

部屋

heya — Room; chamber; space in a building.

ごと

goto — Each; every; per unit (suffix).

調べ

shirabe — Investigation; examination; checking something thoroughly.

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respectively; every one individually.

週間

shuukan — Week; period of one week's duration.

夜

yoru — Night; nighttime; evening hours.

まるごと

marugoto — Wholly; entirely; all of something intact.

費やし

tsuyashi — Spent; used up; devoted time or resources.

まず

mazu — First; to begin with; first of all.

各

kaku — Each; every; respective individual item.

家具

kagu — Furniture; household furnishings and items.

開け

ake — Opened; opening; stem/te-form of 'akeru'.

られる

rareru — Can; able to; passive or potential auxiliary verb.

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely; the whole of something.

引き出し

hikidashi — Drawer; pull-out storage compartment in furniture.

適切

tekisetsu — Appropriate; suitable; proper for the situation.

訓練

kunren — Training; drill; practice for skill development.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix; or filler particle.

れ

re — Passive/potential auxiliary verb stem form.

警察官

keisatsukan — Police officer; law enforcement official.

とっ

tot(te) — For; taking; te-form of 'toru' or 'totte'.

隠し

kakushi — Hidden; concealed; secret compartment or pocket.

など

nado — Etc.; and so on; such things as.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract.

存在

sonzai — Existence; presence; being; to exist.

え

e — Eh; huh; interjection of surprise or doubt.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for abstract concepts.

ご存知

gozonji — You know; honorific expression for knowing something.

だろう

darou — Probably; I suppose; conjecture or presumption.

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe something.

この

kono — This; the following; referring to nearby thing.

よう

you — Like; as if; manner; way of doing.

な

na — Adjectival or sentence-final particle; don't (prohibitive).

見逃す

minogasu — To overlook; to miss; to let something pass.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does something; individual.

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; not at all (with negative).

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; like that.

実に

jitsu ni — Truly; really; indeed; in fact.

簡単

kantan — Simple; easy; not complicated; straightforward.

どんな

donna — What kind of; any sort of; whatever type.

収納棚

shuunou dana — Storage shelf; cabinet for storing items.

計算

keisan — Calculation; computation; reckoning numbers or amounts.

入れ

ire — Put in; insert; stem/te-form of 'ireru'.

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional negative stem of 'nai'.

ば

ba — If; conditional particle for hypothetical situations.

なら

nara — If it is; conditional particle; then in that case.

一定

ittei — Fixed; constant; definite; a certain fixed amount.

容積

youseki — Volume; cubic capacity; amount of space inside.

空間

kuukan — Space; room; open area; spatial volume.

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something nearby or mentioned.

精密

seimitsu — Precise; accurate; fine; minute in detail.

規則

kisoku — Rule; regulation; established standard or norm.

一線

issen — One line; a single boundary or dividing line.

五十

gojuu — Fifty; the number 50.

分

bun / fun / pun — Part; minute; portion; share of something.

いえ

ie — No; house; well (interjection of mild denial).

ども

domo — Though; even; plural suffix; even if.

目

me — Eye; sight; attention; one's gaze.

逃れる

nogareru — To escape; to evade; to slip away from.

でき

deki — Can; be able to; stem of 'dekiru'.

次

tsugi — Next; following; the one after.

椅子

isu — Chair; seat; stool for sitting.

クッション

kusshon — Cushion; soft padded seat or pillow.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

使う

tsukau — To use; to make use of something.

見

mi — Look; see; stem of 'miru' (to see).

細く

hosoku — Thinly; slenderly; in a thin manner.

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy; of great length or duration.

針

hari — Needle; pin; slender pointed implement.

探っ

sagut(te) — Probed; searched; te-form of 'saguru' (to probe).

テーブル

teburu — Table; flat-surfaced furniture for placing items.

天板

tenita / tenban — Tabletop; top board or surface of furniture.

取り外し

torihazushi — Removal; detachment; taking something off or apart.

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason; questioning cause.

や

ya — And; or; listing particle; casual sentence ender.

同様

douyou — Same; similar; likewise; in the same way.

構造

kouzou — Structure; construction; how something is built.

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to possess something.

物

mono — Thing; object; item; physical or abstract entity.

隠そう

kakusou — Let's hide; volitional form of 'kakusu' (to hide).

する

suru — To do; to perform; general action verb.

よっ

yot(te) — By means of; due to; te-form of 'yoru'.

取り外さ

torihazusa — Remove; detach; stem form of 'torihazusu'.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending.

そして

soshite — And then; and; furthermore; connecting events.

脚

ashi / kyaku — Leg; foot; the leg of furniture.

部分

bubun — Part; portion; section of a whole thing.

くり抜き

kurinuki — Hollowed out; carved out; creating an empty space.

その

sono — That; the; referring to something previously mentioned.

空洞

kuudou — Hollow; cavity; empty space inside something.

中

naka — Inside; middle; within; interior of something.

元

moto — Origin; original state; back to where it was.

戻す

modosu — To return; to put back; to restore something.