The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 12

Vocabulary

あいつめ

aitsu me — That damn fellow; contemptuous reference to someone.

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunctive meaning 'and/that'.

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of discourse.

言い

ii — Stem form of 'to say'; used in compounds.

たい

tai — Auxiliary expressing desire or wanting to do something.

そう

sō — 'That's right' or 'so'; indicates agreement or acknowledgment.

しかし

shikashi — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.

が

ga — Subject marker particle highlighting the grammatical subject.

提案

teian — Proposal or suggestion put forward for consideration.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru' meaning 'did' or 'and'.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

通り

tōri — In accordance with; as stated or instructed.

再調査

saichōsa — Re-investigation; examining a matter again thoroughly.

を

o — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

行い

okonai — Conduct or performance of an action or investigation.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary form used with '-masu'.

でも

demo — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'even so'.

やはり

yahari — As expected; after all; just as thought.

無駄

muda — Futile, wasteful, or useless effort or action.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

骨折り

honeori — Hard work or trouble taken; laborious effort.

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem form used before '-ta'.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something different.

だろう

darō — Probably; expresses conjecture or supposition about something.

わかっ

wakatte — Te-form of 'wakaru': to understand or comprehend.

て

te — Te-form conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

い

i — Stem of 'iru'; indicates ongoing or resultant state.

報酬

hōshū — Reward, compensation, or remuneration for services rendered.

いくら

ikura — How much; asking about price or quantity.

提示

teiji — Presentation or offer of something for consideration.

さ

sa — Passive auxiliary or sentence-final softening particle.

れ

re — Passive verb ending indicating action done to subject.

いる

iru — To exist; indicates ongoing state or action.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.

尋ね

tazune — To ask or inquire; seeking information from someone.

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

非常に

hijō ni — Extremely; very; to a remarkable degree.

多額

tagaku — Large sum of money; substantial monetary amount.

です

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

気前

kimae — Generosity; liberality with money or possessions.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.

よい

yoi — Good; fine; describing positive quality or generosity.

正確

seikaku — Accurate, precise, or exact in detail.

たく

taku — Negative desire form; not wanting to do.

あり

ari — Stem of 'aru'; to exist or be present.

ませ

mase — Polite negative auxiliary stem form.

ん

n — Negative ending or informal explanatory sentence-final.

ただ

tada — However; only; merely; introducing a qualification.

これ

kore — This; refers to something near the speaker.

だけ

dake — Only; just; limited to this amount or thing.

言え

ie — Potential form of 'iu': can say or state.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending used in formal speech.

あの

ano — That (over there); refers to something distant.

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone.

手

te — Hand; also means method or way of doing.

入れ

ire — To put in; to obtain or secure something.

くれる

kureru — To give (to me); to do a favor.

人

hito — Person; individual human being.

五万

goman — Fifty thousand; numerical value 50,000.

フラン

furan — Franc; former French or Swiss monetary unit.

小切手

kogitte — Cheque; written order to pay a sum.

個人的

kojinteki — Personal; on a private or individual basis.

渡す

watasu — To hand over; to deliver something to someone.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

も

mo — Also; even; inclusive particle adding another item.

厭わ

itowa — Not minding; not reluctant to do something.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not' or 'does not'.

でしょ

deshō — Probably; polite conjecture or seeking confirmation.

う

u — Volitional ending expressing probability or intention.

実

jitsu — Truth; actually; in reality or in fact.

ところ

tokoro — Place; situation; point in time or circumstance.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective indicating nearby referent.

日

hi — Day; sun; a particular day in time.

重要性

jūyōsei — Importance; significance of something in a context.

増し

mashi — Increase; growing more in degree or amount.

そし

soshi — Abbreviated 'soshite': and then; furthermore.

最近

saikin — Recently; lately; in the near past.

二倍

nibai — Double; twice the original amount or value.

なり

nari — Became; connective past form of 'naru'.

三倍

sanbai — Triple; three times the original amount or value.

なっ

natte — Te-form of 'naru': having become; turning into.

以上

ijō — More than; above; that is all I have.

でき

deki — Can do; stem form of 'dekiru' meaning possible.

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or confirmation.

煙

kemuri — Smoke; the visible gaseous byproduct of burning.

くゆら

kuyura — To puff smoke; to let smoke curl gently.

せ

se — Causative auxiliary making someone do an action.

ながら

nagara — While; simultaneously doing two actions at once.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; in an unhurried, relaxed manner.

口調

kuchō — Tone of voice; manner or style of speaking.

で

de — Instrumental particle meaning 'with' or 'by means of'.

言っ

itte — Te-form of 'iu': having said; saying and then.

ほんとう

hontō — Really; truly; expressing sincerity or genuine belief.

思う

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

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in polite speech.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby objects.

件

ken — Matter; case; affair under discussion or investigation.

おい

oi — Hey; informal interjection to get attention.

ご

go — Honorific prefix showing respect for the listener.

自身

jishin — Oneself; one's own self or personal capability.

力

chikara — Power; strength; ability or capability to act.

最大限

saidaigen — Maximum; to the fullest possible extent or degree.

発揮

hakki — To display or demonstrate one's ability fully.

もう

mō — Already; anymore; a little more; yet.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount of something.

できる

dekiru — To be able to; to be possible or capable.

ある

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

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; strong inner emotion or belief.

どの

dono — Which; interrogative adjective selecting among options.

よう

yō — Like; in the manner of; appearance or seeming.

どう

dō — How; in what way; asking about manner.

いう

iu — To say; to be called; to describe.

方法

hōhō — Method; way; means of achieving something.

ぷかぷか

pukapuka — Puffing smoke; sound of leisurely pipe smoking.

助言者

jogensha — Adviser; a person who gives guidance or counsel.

雇う

yatou — To hire; to employ someone for a purpose.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; accidentally; just recently did something.

語ら

katara — Stem of 'kataru': to narrate or tell a story.

れる

reru — Passive/potential auxiliary attached to verb stems.

話

hanashi — Story; talk; conversation about a topic.

覚え

oboe — To remember; to recall; memory of something.

いいえ

iie — No; formal negative response to a question.

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; among other things.

くたばれ

kutabare — Drop dead; go to hell; strong insult.

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; without any doubt.

ば

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

むかしむかし

mukashi mukashi — Once upon a time; long long ago in stories.

裕福

yūfuku — Wealthy; prosperous; having abundant financial resources.

けちな

kechina — Stingy; miserly; reluctant to spend money.

男

otoko — Man; male person or individual.

から

kara — From; because; indicating source or reason.

医学

igaku — Medicine; the science of diagnosing and treating disease.

意見

iken — Opinion; view; perspective on a matter.

引き出そ

hikidaso — Volitional form of 'hikidasu': to draw out or elicit.

企み

takurami — Scheme; plot; cunning plan for a purpose.

目的

mokuteki — Purpose; goal; objective one aims to achieve.

ため

tame — For the sake of; in order to; purpose.

内輪

uchiwa — Inner circle; private or informal gathering of people.

集まり

atsumari — Gathering; meeting; group of people assembled together.

さりげない

sarigenai — Casual; nonchalant; appearing natural without obvious intent.

会話

kaiwa — Conversation; dialogue between two or more people.

仕掛け

shikake — Scheme; trick; mechanism or trap set up deliberately.

彼

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

架空

kakū — Fictitious; imaginary; not real or existing.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; individual of note or significance.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun.

病状

byōjō — Condition of illness; state of one's symptoms.

医師

ishi — Doctor; physician; licensed medical professional.

それとなく

soretonaku — Subtly; indirectly; hinting without stating outright.

伝え

tsutae — To convey; to communicate information to someone.