The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 4

Vocabulary

それで

sorede — And so; therefore; used to connect cause and result.

私たち

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

家

ie — House; home; one's place of residence.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

一番

ichiban — Number one; the most; first in order or rank.

上

ue — Above; top; upper position or level.

に

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

ある

aru — To exist; to be located (used for inanimate objects).

子供

kodomo — Child; children; young person.

部屋

heya — Room; a room within a building.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object of verb.

使う

tsukau — To use; to make use of something.

こと

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

した

shita — Did; past tense of する (to do).

それ

sore — That; that thing; referring to something previously mentioned.

広々

hirobiro — Spacious; wide open; feeling of ample room.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle or conjunctive particle.

明るい

akarui — Bright; light; cheerful in appearance or mood.

で

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

ほぼ

hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately the full amount.

フロア

furoa — Floor; a level or story within a building.

全体

zentai — Whole; entire; the totality of something.

占め

shime — To occupy; to take up a certain space or proportion.

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all kinds of; each and every type.

方向

houkou — Direction; orientation; which way something faces.

窓

mado — Window; an opening in a wall for light or air.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also marks emphasis or contrast.

あり

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

空気

kuuki — Air; atmosphere; the feel of an environment.

陽光

youkou — Sunlight; rays of the sun; solar illumination.

あふれ

afure — Overflowing; brimming with; filled to excess.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or simultaneous actions.

いる

iru — To be; to exist (used for animate beings or ongoing states).

最初

saisho — First; the beginning; at the start.

して

shite — Doing; conjunctive form of する connecting actions.

から

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

遊び場

asobiba — Playground; a place where children play.

や

ya — And; listing particle for non-exhaustive enumeration.

体操

taisou — Gymnastics; physical exercise; calisthenics.

室

shitsu — Room; chamber; suffix indicating a type of room.

使わ

tsukawa — Used; passive/negative stem of 使う (to use).

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix indicating an action received.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

だろ

daro — Probably; likely (volitional/inferential form of だ).

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe or suppose.

幼い

osanai — Young; infant; very young in age or maturity.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

ため

tame — For; for the sake of; because of; purpose or cause.

格子

koushi — Lattice; grid; bars arranged in a crosshatch pattern.

壁

kabe — Wall; partition; a vertical surface in a room.

輪っか

wacca — Ring; hoop; a circular loop or band.

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; listing similar items.

取り付け

toritsuke — To attach; to install; to fix something onto a surface.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

だ

da — Is; am; are (plain form copula).

ペンキ

penki — Paint; exterior or wall paint (from Dutch 'pek').

壁紙

kabegami — Wallpaper; decorative paper covering a wall.

男子校

danshikou — Boys' school; an all-male educational institution.

使っ

tsukatte — Used; te-form of 使う indicating use or connection.

か

ka — Question particle; or; indicates inquiry or uncertainty.

よう

you — Like; as if; seems; appearance or resemblance.

な

na — Attributive form of だ; sentence-final emphasis particle.

様子

yousu — Appearance; state; the way something looks or seems.

私

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

ベッド

beddo — Bed; a piece of furniture for sleeping.

頭

atama — Head; the top part of a person's body.

まわり

mawari — Around; surrounding; the area encircling something.

一面

ichimen — Entire surface; one side; covered all over.

手

te — Hand; arm; a body part used for grasping.

届く

todoku — To reach; to arrive; to extend as far as.

範囲

han'i — Range; scope; the extent of an area or boundary.

すべて

subete — All; everything; the whole without exception.

わたって

watatte — Spanning; across; extending over a range or area.

大きな

ooki na — Large; big; of considerable size or scale.

塊

katamari — Lump; chunk; a solid mass of material.

はがれ

hagare — Peeling off; coming loose; detaching from a surface.

おり

ori — Is; exists; conjunctive form of おる (humble to be).

反対側

hantaigawa — Opposite side; the other side across from something.

低い

hikui — Low; short in height; close to the ground.

位置

ichi — Position; location; the place where something is situated.

も

mo — Also; too; even; additive or inclusive particle.

大きく

ookiku — Largely; greatly; in a big manner or extent.

箇所

kasho — Spot; point; a specific location or passage.

こんな

konna — This kind of; such; of this sort or degree.

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; awful; severe; cruel or harsh condition.

生まれ

umare — Birth; born; to come into existence from birth.

一度

ichido — Once; one time; a single occasion.

見た

mita — Saw; looked at; past tense of 見る (to see).

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negative form of ある.

芸術

geijutsu — Art; the fine arts; creative artistic expression.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-ish', or '-al'; adjectival.

罪

tsumi — Sin; crime; guilt; a moral or legal wrongdoing.

犯し

okashi — Committing; perpetrating (a crime or offense).

だらしなく

darashinaku — Sloppily; untidily; in a slovenly or careless manner.

派手

hade — Flashy; gaudy; showy; strikingly loud in appearance.

模様

moyou — Pattern; design; a decorative motif or arrangement.

ひとつ

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

目

me — Eye; a sense organ used for seeing.

追う

ou — To follow; to chase; to trace along a path.

十分

juubun — Sufficient; enough; fully adequate in amount.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; about; as much as; degree.

単調

tanchou — Monotonous; dull; lacking variety or interest.

常

tsune — Always; constantly; at all times; habitual state.

苛立ち

iradachi — Irritation; frustration; a feeling of being annoyed.

感じ

kanji — Feeling; sensation; impression; sense of something.

させ

sase — Causative suffix; making or letting someone do something.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; inadvertently; before one realizes it.

観察

kansatsu — Observation; close watching and study of something.

し

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

たく

taku — Want to do; desiderative suffix attached to verb stems.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into a different state.

際立っ

kiwadat- — To stand out; to be conspicuous or striking.

そして

soshite — And then; and; connecting sequential or additional information.

たどたどしく

tadotadoshiku — Haltingly; falteringly; moving in an unsteady uncertain manner.

不確か

futashika — Uncertain; unreliable; not definite or clear.

曲線

kyokusen — Curve; curved line; a line that bends or arcs.

しばらく

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

追っ

otte — Following; chasing (te-form of 追う).

いく

iku — To go; to proceed; to continue onward.

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once; without warning or preparation.

自殺

jisatsu — Suicide; the act of taking one's own life.

する

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

とんでもない

tondemonai — Outrageous; unthinkable; absolutely not; absurd and shocking.

角度

kakudo — Angle; degree of inclination; viewpoint or perspective.

急転

kyuuten — Sudden turn; abrupt change of direction or situation.

前代未聞

zendaimibun — Unprecedented; unheard-of; never before seen or experienced.

矛盾

mujun — Contradiction; inconsistency; conflicting or paradoxical elements.

中

naka — Inside; middle; within something; among a group.

自滅

jimetsu — Self-destruction; ruining oneself through one's own actions.

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; to finish; unfortunate completion.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative modifier for nearby reference.

色

iro — Color; hue; shade; the visual property of an object.

反発

hanpatsu — Repulsion; resistance; pushing back against something.

覚える

oboeru — To feel; to remember; to memorize or sense something.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; nearly; for the most part; barely not all.

嫌悪感

ken'okan — Feeling of disgust; revulsion; strong sense of aversion.

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; emphasizing an extreme or unexpected case.

催させる

moyoosaseru — To induce; to cause a feeling or reaction in someone.

くすぶる

kusuburu — To smolder; to lurk; to persist in a suppressed state.

不潔

fuketsu — Unclean; dirty; filthy; lacking cleanliness or hygiene.

黄色

kiiro — Yellow; the color yellow.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; leisurely; in an unhurried manner.

移ろう

utsuroo — To change gradually; to shift; to fade or transition.

よって

yotte — By means of; due to; because of; therefore.

奇妙

kimyou — Strange; peculiar; odd; unusual in a curious way.

色褪せ

iroase — Fading of color; becoming discolored or bleached.

ところどころ

tokorodokoro — Here and there; in various places; sporadically.

鈍く

nibuku — Dully; dimly; lacking sharpness, brightness, or clarity.

不気味

bukimi — Eerie; uncanny; creepy; having a disturbing strange quality.

オレンジ色

orenji iro — Orange color; the hue of the fruit orange.

また

mata — Again; also; furthermore; in addition to that.

別

betsu — Different; separate; another; distinct from what is mentioned.

場所

basho — Place; location; spot; a particular area or spot.

病的

byouteki — Pathological; morbid; relating to or resembling disease.

硫黄色

iougashoku — Sulfur color; a sickly yellowish shade like sulfur.

嫌っ

kiratte — Disliking; hating; te-form of 嫌う (to dislike).

無理

muri — Impossible; unreasonable; forcing beyond one's limits.

もし

moshi — If; supposing that; used to introduce a hypothetical.

長く

nagaku — For a long time; lengthily; in a prolonged manner.

この

kono — This; demonstrative modifier for something nearby the speaker.

住ま

suma — To live; to reside; stem of 住む (to dwell).

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional negative form indicating necessity.

ば

ba — If; conditional particle for hypothetical situations.

なら

nara — If it is; given that; conditional topic marker.

たら

tara — If; when; conditional form expressing a completed condition.

自身

jishin — Oneself; one's own self; personally.

嫌い

kirai — Dislike; hate; feeling aversion toward something or someone.

だろう

darou — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture or supposition.

やって

yatte — Coming; doing; te-form of やる or やって来る.

来

ki — Come; arrival; stem of 来る (to come).

これ

kore — This; this thing; referring to something close to speaker.

しまわ

shimawa — End up; negative stem of しまう indicating regrettable completion.

彼

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

一言

hitokoto — A word; a brief remark; just one thing to say.

書く

kaku — To write; to compose text or characters on paper.

嫌がる

iyagaru — To dislike doing; to show reluctance or resistance.