The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 13

Vocabulary

仮に

kari ni — Supposing that; hypothetically; for the sake of argument.

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with; if.

守銭奴

shusendo — Miser; a person who hoards money obsessively.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

言っ

it(te) — Said; spoke (te-form of 言う, to say).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

彼

kare — He; him; that man.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle meaning 'of' or 's.

症状

shōjō — Symptom; medical sign of illness or condition.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but; however.

これこれ

korekore — Such and such; so-and-so; this and that.

だ

da — Copula; is; equals (plain form of です).

しよう

shiyō — Let's do; volitional form expressing intention or suggestion.

さて

sate — Well; now then; used to change topic.

先生

sensei — Teacher; doctor; title for expert or professional.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.

なら

nara — If; in that case; conditional particle.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, time, or recipient.

何

nani — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun.

を

wo — Direct object marker particle.

摂る

toru — To take in; to consume food or nutrients.

よう

yō — In order to; so that; appears to be.

指示

shiji — Instruction; direction; order given to someone.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; and; furthermore.

か

ka — Question particle marking interrogative sentences.

摂れ

tore — Take in; consume (imperative form of 摂る).

そう

sō — That's right; so; in that way.

な

na — Sentence-ending particle expressing emotion or emphasis.

忠告

chūkoku — Advice; warning; counsel given to someone.

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; certainly; naturally; without doubt.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizing particle.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; yet; conjunctive expressing contrast.

長官

chōkan — Director; chief; commissioner; head of department.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a bit; slightly; small amount.

取り乱し

torimidashi — Became flustered; lost composure; agitated (stem form).

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses sequentially.

私

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

受ける

ukeru — To receive; to accept; to undergo something.

も

mo — Also; too; even; particle of inclusion.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

対価

taika — Compensation; consideration; equivalent value exchanged.

払う

harau — To pay; to sweep away; to clear.

まったく

mattaku — Completely; entirely; absolutely; indeed; really.

やぶさか

yabusaka — Reluctant; unwilling; hesitant to do something.

で

de — Particle indicating place, means, or cause.

あり

ari — There is; exists (stem form of ある).

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-ending particle.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby noun.

件

ken — Matter; case; affair; item under discussion.

助け

tasuke — Help; assistance; aid; rescue (noun/stem form).

くれる

kureru — To give (to me); to do (for me).

人

hito — Person; human being; someone; individual.

本当に

hontō ni — Truly; really; genuinely; in truth.

五万

goman — Fifty thousand; the number 50,000.

フラン

Furan — Franc; former French currency unit.

差し上げ

sashiage — To give humbly; offer respectfully (humble form).

ましょう

mashō — Let's; polite volitional ending suggesting action together.

それ

sore — That; it; that thing over there.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

答え

kotae — Answer; reply; response to a question.

引き出し

hikidashi — Drawer; act of pulling out; withdrawal.

開け

ake — Opened; open (stem/imperative form of 開ける).

小切手帳

kogittechō — Checkbook; book containing blank bank checks.

取り出し

toridashi — Took out; removed; extracted (stem form).

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

先ほど

sakihodo — A short while ago; just before; earlier.

申し上げ

mōshiage — Humbly said; respectfully stated (humble verb).

金額

kingaku — Amount of money; sum; monetary value.

小切手

kogitte — Check; bank check; written payment order.

書い

kai(te) — Wrote; written (te-form of 書く, to write).

いただき

itadaki — Received humbly; please do (humble request form).

署名

shomei — Signature; signing one's name on document.

済ん

sun(de) — Finished; completed; done (te-form of 済む).

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence; personal mail.

お渡し

owatashi — Polite handing over; presenting something respectfully.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future.

仰天

gyōten — Astonishment; being utterly shocked or astounded.

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect; total; absolute; thorough.

雷

kaminari — Thunder; lightning; thunderbolt from the sky.

打た

uta(re) — Struck; hit (passive stem of 打つ).

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix.

様子

yōsu — Appearance; state; condition; manner; situation.

だっ

dat(ta) — Was; were (past tense contracted copula).

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while; for some time; momentarily.

間

aida / ma — Between; interval; period of time; space.

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening; entrance; verbal expression.

眼球

gankyū — Eyeball; the spherical organ of sight.

飛び出し

tobidashi — Jumped out; bulged out; leaped forward suddenly.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; about; approximately; degree.

目

me — Eye; eyesight; vision; point of view.

見開い

mihirai(te) — Opened wide (eyes); stared with wide eyes.

信じ

shinji(te) — Believed; trusted (stem of 信じる, to believe).

られ

rare — Potential or passive auxiliary suffix.

ない

nai — Not; negative adjective indicating absence or negation.

友人

yūjin — Friend; companion; close acquaintance.

見つめ

mitsume — Stared at; gazed fixedly (stem of 見つめる).

まま

mama — As is; remaining in that state; unchanged.

ず

zu — Without; negative conjunctive ending.

身動き

miugoki — Bodily movement; stirring; shifting one's body.

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Did not exist; was not (past negative).

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon; eventually; after a while.

どうやら

dōyara — It seems; apparently; somehow; it appears that.

幾分

ikubun — Somewhat; to some extent; partially; a little.

我

ware — I; oneself; one's senses; self-awareness.

取り戻し

torimodoshi — Recovered; regained; got back (stem form).

らしく

rashiku — Seeming like; appearing to be; befitting.

ペン

pen — Pen; writing instrument with ink.

取り上げ

toriage — Picked up; took up; raised (stem form).

何度

nando — How many times; several times; repeatedly.

手

te — Hand; arm; means; method; handwriting.

止め

tome — Stopped; paused; halted (stem of 止める).

ぼんやり

bonyari — Vaguely; absent-mindedly; hazily; in a daze.

宙

chū — Midair; in the air; space; void.

後

nochi / ato — After; later; behind; subsequent time.

ついに

tsui ni — Finally; at last; in the end; ultimately.

書き上げ

kakiage — Finished writing; completed a document or text.

テーブル

tēburu — Table; desk; flat surface for placing objects.

越し

koshi — Over; across; through; beyond (suffix form).

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.

差し出し

sashidashi — Held out; presented; offered forward (stem form).

注意深く

chūibukaku — Carefully; attentively; with great caution.

検め

aratame — Examined; inspected; checked carefully (stem form).

自分

jibun — Oneself; myself; one's own self.

財布

saifu — Wallet; purse; small bag for money.

しまっ

shimat(te) — Put away; stored; put into (te-form).

から

kara — From; since; after; because; starting point.

書き物机

kakimonozukue — Writing desk; desk used for writing documents.

錠

jō — Lock; padlock; bolt securing a door.

そこ

soko — There; that place; that spot nearby.

手渡し

tewatashi — Handing over directly; delivering something by hand.