The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 1

Vocabulary

黄色い

kiiroi — Yellow in color; adjective describing yellow things.

壁紙

kabegami — Wallpaper; paper used to cover interior walls.

著

cho — Written by; authorship credit on a publication.

や

ya — And; lists items or expresses mild exclamation.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.

よう

yō — Like; resembling; appears to be a certain way.

な

na — Adjectival or sentence-ending particle expressing assertion.

ごく

goku — Extremely; very; to the utmost degree.

普通

futsū — Ordinary; normal; common; average.

人間

ningen — Human being; person; humankind.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; indicates grammatical subject.

夏

natsu — Summer; the warm season of the year.

間

aida / ma — Between; during; a span of time or space.

住まい

sumai — Residence; dwelling; place where one lives.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting elements.

し

shi — Do; verbal stem or conjunctive form of suru.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

由緒

yusho — History; tradition; distinguished lineage or origin.

ある

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

館

yakata / kan — Mansion; hall; large distinguished building.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

確保

kakuho — To secure; to obtain; to ensure possession of.

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; such things as.

いう

iu — To say; to call; to be called something.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer for verbs.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.

めった

metta — Rarely; seldom; not often (used with negatives).

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

で

de — At; by means of; particle indicating place or means.

ない

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

植民地

shokuminchi — Colony; territory controlled by a foreign power.

時代

jidai — Era; age; period of history.

大邸宅

daiteitaku — Grand mansion; large luxurious residence.

先祖

senzo — Ancestors; forebears; those from whom one descends.

代々

daida — Generation after generation; hereditarily passed down.

地所

jisho — Land; estate; plot of property owned.

いや

iya — No; rather; on second thought; expressing correction.

幽霊

yūrei — Ghost; spirit; apparition of a deceased person.

屋敷

yashiki — Mansion; estate; large traditional Japanese residence.

さえ

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

言え

ie — Can say; potential or imperative form of iu.

そう

sō — So; that way; appearing to be the case.

ロマンチック

romanchikku — Romantic; having a dreamy or idealistic quality.

幸福

kōfuku — Happiness; bliss; state of being deeply happy.

極み

kiwami — Utmost; peak; the very height of something.

達する

tassuru — To reach; to attain; to arrive at a point.

だ

da — Is; plain form copula asserting a state.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunction expressing contrast.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

運命

unmei — Fate; destiny; inevitable course of events.

求め

motome — Seeking; requesting; desiring something earnestly.

すぎ

sugi — Too much; excessive; going beyond proper limits.

もの

mono — Thing; person; expresses reason or emotion nominally.

だろ

daro — Probably; conjecture form of the copula da.

う

u — Volitional suffix expressing probability or intention.

それでも

soredemo — Even so; nevertheless; despite that fact.

あの

ano — That (over there); demonstrative for distant things.

家

ie / uchi — House; home; family dwelling.

何

nani / nan — What; something; interrogative pronoun.

か

ka — Question particle; or; some; uncertainty marker.

奇妙

kimyō — Strange; peculiar; curious; oddly unusual.

堂々

dōdō — Imposing; stately; boldly dignified in manner.

言い切る

iikiru — To declare firmly; to assert without reservation.

つもり

tsumori — Intention; plan; expectation of doing something.

なけれ

nakere — If there is not; conditional negative form.

ば

ba — If; conditional particle expressing hypothetical situations.

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason; interrogative adverb.

あんな

anna — That kind of; such (referring to something distant).

安く

yasuku — Cheaply; at a low price; adverb form of yasui.

貸し出さ

kashidasa — Rent out; lend; make available for use.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary; indicates passive voice in verbs.

いる

iru — To exist; to be (animate); progressive aspect.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sequential events.

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy; of extended duration or distance.

借り手

karite — Tenant; borrower; one who rents or borrows.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.

なく

naku — Without; not having; conjunctive negative form.

放置

hōchi — Neglect; leave unattended; abandon without care.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix; sentence-final softening particle.

い

i — Stem of iru; or sentence-final colloquial particle.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; certainly without doubt.

笑う

warau — To laugh; to smile; to find something amusing.

結婚

kekkon — Marriage; the union of two people as spouses.

そういう

sōiu — That kind of; such; of that nature or sort.

思う

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

極めて

kiwamete — Extremely; exceedingly; to the utmost degree.

現実

genjitsu — Reality; actuality; the real world as it is.

的

teki — Suffix meaning -ic, -al; relating to something.

信仰心

shinkōshin — Religious faith; devout belief; piety in heart.

全く

mattaku — Completely; entirely; not at all (with negatives).

持ち合わせ

mochiawase — To have on hand; possess at the moment.

ず

zu — Without doing; classical negative conjunctive form.

迷信

meishin — Superstition; irrational belief in supernatural causes.

激しく

hageshiku — Intensely; fiercely; vehemently; with great force.

嫌い

kirai — Dislike; hate; finding something unpleasant.

感じる

kanjiru — To feel; to sense; to perceive emotionally.

見る

miru — To see; to look at; to observe something.

数字

sūji — Number; numeral; digit representing a quantity.

表す

arawasu — To express; to represent; to show or indicate.

でき

deki — Can do; be able; stem of dekiru (to be possible).

事柄

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

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; inadvertently; just now; recently.

話

hanashi — Story; talk; conversation; account of something.

あからさまに

akarasama ni — Openly; frankly; blatantly; without concealment.

嘲笑

chōshō — Ridicule; mockery; laughing scornfully at someone.

浴びせる

abiseru — To shower upon; to heap on; direct at someone.

医者

isha — Doctor; physician; medical practitioner.

たぶん

tabun — Probably; perhaps; most likely the case.

生き

iki — Living; alive; stem of ikiru (to live).

これ

kore — This; referring to something close to the speaker.

無機質

mukishitsu — Inorganic; lifeless; lacking organic vitality or warmth.

紙

kami — Paper; thin sheet material for writing or wrapping.

あり

ari — There is; exists; classical or conjunctive form of aru.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; innermost feelings.

大きな

ōkina — Big; large; great; of considerable size or importance.

慰め

nagusamе — Comfort; consolation; solace in difficult times.

なっ

nat- — Became; conjunctive form of naru (to become).

くれる

kureru — To give (to me/my side); do a favor for.

なかなか

nakanaka — Quite; considerably; not easily (with negatives).

回復

kaifuku — Recovery; restoration to health or normal state.

理由

riyū — Reason; cause; grounds for something occurring.

一つ

hitotsu — One; one thing; a single item or reason.

つまり

tsumari — In other words; that is to say; in short.

彼

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

病気

byōki — Illness; sickness; a medical condition or disease.

思っ

omot- — Thought; conjunctive past form of omou (to think).

いったい

ittai — What on earth; just what; emphatic interrogative.

どう

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

すれ

sure — If one does; conditional form of suru (to do).

いい

ii — Good; fine; acceptable; all right.

地位

chii — Social status; position; standing in society.

高い

takai — High; tall; expensive; of elevated rank or cost.

しかも

shikamo — Moreover; furthermore; and on top of that.

自分

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

夫

otto — Husband; one's own spouse (male).

友人

yūjin — Friend; companion; a person one is friendly with.

親戚

shinseki — Relatives; extended family members by blood or marriage.

対し

taishi — Toward; regarding; in relation to something/someone.

本人

honnin — The person in question; the individual themselves.

ただ

tada — Only; merely; just; simply; without charge.

一時

ichiji — Temporary; for a time; momentary condition.

神経

shinkei — Nerves; nerve system; sensitivity to stimuli.

衰弱

suijaku — Weakness; debilitation; physical or mental exhaustion.

わずか

wazuka — Slight; mere; only a little; minimal amount.

ヒステリー

hisuterī — Hysteria; excessive emotional agitation or disturbance.

傾向

keikō — Tendency; inclination; trend toward certain behavior.

しか

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

断言

dangen — Assertion; declaration; stating something definitively.

なら

nara — If; in that case; conditional copula form.

できる

dekiru — Can do; be able to; be possible; be completed.

兄

ani — Older brother; one's own elder male sibling.

同様

dōyō — Similarly; likewise; in the same way or manner.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; not different from another.

言っ

it- — Said; conjunctive past form of iu (to say).