Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 1

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of sentence

かく

kaku — Thus, in this way, so

語り

katari — Narration, telling, speaking

き

ki — Classical past tense auxiliary verb, did

万人

bannin — All people, everyone, all mankind

の

no — Possessive or linking particle, of

ため

tame — For the sake of, for the benefit of

そして

soshite — And then, and also, furthermore

誰

dare — Who, whoever, anyone

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or scope

も

mo — Also, even, either, too

ない

nai — Negative form, not, does not exist

書

sho — Book, writing, written work

著

cho — Authored by, written by

訳

yaku — Translation, translated by

目次

mokuji — Table of contents, index of chapters

夫人

fujin — Married woman, lady, Mrs.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or agent

よる

yoru — By means of, according to, due to

序文

jobun — Preface, foreword, introductory text

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning number, part, chapter

一

ichi — One, the number one

部

bu — Part, section, volume of a work

序説

josetsu — Prologue, introductory discourse, preface

語録

goroku — Collection of sayings, recorded discourses

三つ

mittsu — Three things, a set of three

変容

hen'yō — Transformation, metamorphosis, change in form

二

ni — Two, the number two

徳

toku — Virtue, moral excellence, ethical quality

教壇

kyōdan — Lectern, teaching platform, pulpit

三

san — Three, the number three

背

se / hai — Back, behind, to turn one's back on

世界

sekai — World, the entire earth, universe

論者

ronsha — Advocate, theorist, one who argues a view

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings

四

shi / yon — Four, the number four

肉体

nikutai — The physical body, flesh

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese sentences

蔑む

sagesumu — To despise, to scorn, to look down upon

者

mono / sha — Person, one who does something

五

go — Five, the number five

喜び

yorokobi — Joy, delight, happiness, gladness

と

to — And, with, particle connecting nouns

情熱

jōnetsu — Passion, enthusiasm, burning emotion

六

roku — Six, the number six

蒼白

sōhaku — Pale, pallid, ashen in color

犯罪者

hanzaisha — Criminal, offender, person who commits crime

七

nana / shichi — Seven, the number seven

読む

yomu — To read text or written material

こと

koto — Thing, matter, act, nominalizer for verbs

書く

kaku — To write, to compose written text

八

hachi — Eight, the number eight

丘

oka — Hill, small elevated landform

上

ue — Above, on top, upper position

木

ki — Tree, wood, timber

九

ku / kyū — Nine, the number nine

死

shi — Death, dying, the end of life

説く

toku — To preach, to explain, to expound a doctrine

十

jū — Ten, the number ten

戦争

sensō — War, armed conflict between nations

戦士

senshi — Warrior, soldier, fighter

十一

jūichi — Eleven, the number eleven

新た

arata — New, fresh, renewed

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns

偶像

gūzō — Idol, false image, object of false worship

十二

jūni — Twelve, the number twelve

市場

ichiba / shijō — Market, marketplace, place of trade

蝿

hae — Fly, housefly, common flying insect

ども

domo — Plural suffix, often derogatory or humble

十三

jūsan — Thirteen, the number thirteen

純潔

junketsu — Purity, chastity, moral cleanliness

十四

jūshi — Fourteen, the number fourteen

友

tomo — Friend, companion, close associate

十五

jūgo — Fifteen, the number fifteen

千

sen — One thousand, a large number

一つ

hitotsu — One thing, a single item

目標

mokuhyō — Goal, objective, target to aim for

十六

jūroku — Sixteen, the number sixteen

隣人

rinjin — Neighbor, person living nearby

愛

ai — Love, affection, deep caring for another

十七

jūnana — Seventeen, the number seventeen

創造

sōzō — Creation, act of creating something new

する

suru — To do, to perform, basic action verb

道

michi — Road, path, way, course

十八

jūhachi — Eighteen, the number eighteen

老い

oi — Old age, aging, growing old

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb, completed action

女

onna — Woman, female person

若い

wakai — Young, youthful in age

十九

jūku — Nineteen, the number nineteen

毒蛇

dokuhebi — Venomous snake, poisonous serpent

咬み

kami — Bite, biting action of an animal

傷

kizu — Wound, injury, scratch, scar

二十

nijū — Twenty, the number twenty

子供

kodomo — Child, children, young person

結婚

kekkon — Marriage, wedding, matrimony

二十一

nijūichi — Twenty-one, the number twenty-one

自由

jiyū — Freedom, liberty, independence

二十二

nijūni — Twenty-two, the number twenty-two

贈与

zōyo — Gift, donation, bestowal of something freely

二十三

nijūsan — Twenty-three, the number twenty-three

鏡

kagami — Mirror, looking glass, reflective surface

持つ

motsu — To hold, to have, to carry

二十四

nijūshi — Twenty-four, the number twenty-four

至福

shifuku — Bliss, supreme happiness, beatitude

島々

shimajima — Islands, many islands, an archipelago

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

二十五

nijūgo — Twenty-five, the number twenty-five

憐れみ

awaremi — Pity, compassion, sympathy for suffering

深い

fukai — Deep, profound, intense

二十六

nijūroku — Twenty-six, the number twenty-six

司祭

shisai — Priest, clergyman, religious officiant

二十七

nijūnana — Twenty-seven, the number twenty-seven

有徳

yūtoku — Virtuous, possessing moral virtue or merit

二十八

nijūhachi — Twenty-eight, the number twenty-eight

賤民

senmin — Lowly people, outcasts, plebeians

二十九

nijūku — Twenty-nine, the number twenty-nine

三十

sanjū — Thirty, the number thirty

名高き

nadataki — Famous, renowned, widely known

賢者

kenja — Wise person, sage, philosopher

三十一

sanjūichi — Thirty-one, the number thirty-one

夜

yoru — Night, nighttime, evening

歌

uta — Song, poem, lyric

三十二

sanjūni — Thirty-two, the number thirty-two

舞踏

butō — Dance, dancing, formal or artistic dance

三十三

sanjūsan — Thirty-three, the number thirty-three

墓

haka — Grave, tomb, burial site

三十四

sanjūshi — Thirty-four, the number thirty-four

自己

jiko — Self, oneself, one's own being

超克

chōkoku — Overcoming, surpassing, transcending a limitation

三十五

sanjūgo — Thirty-five, the number thirty-five

崇高

sūkō — Sublime, lofty, noble and elevated

三十六

sanjūroku — Thirty-six, the number thirty-six

文化

bunka — Culture, civilization, cultural practices

国

kuni — Country, nation, land

三十七

sanjūnana — Thirty-seven, the number thirty-seven

汚れ

yogore — Impurity, dirt, stain, contamination

なき

naki — Without, lacking, classical negative attributive

認識

ninshiki — Recognition, perception, cognitive understanding

三十八

sanjūhachi — Thirty-eight, the number thirty-eight

学者

gakusha — Scholar, academic, learned person

三十九

sanjūku — Thirty-nine, the number thirty-nine

詩人

shijin — Poet, one who writes poetry

四十

yonjū — Forty, the number forty

大いなる

ōinaru — Great, grand, mighty, of great magnitude

出来事

dekigoto — Event, happening, occurrence, incident

四十一

yonjūichi — Forty-one, the number forty-one

予言者

yogensha — Prophet, one who foretells the future

四十二

yonjūni — Forty-two, the number forty-two

救済

kyūsai — Salvation, rescue, relief, redemption

四十三

yonjūsan — Forty-three, the number forty-three

男らしき

otokorashiki — Manly, masculine, befitting a man

思慮

shiryo — Prudence, careful deliberation, thoughtfulness

四十四

yonjūshi — Forty-four, the number forty-four

最も

mottomo — Most, extremely, to the greatest degree

静か

shizuka — Quiet, calm, still, peaceful

時

toki — Time, moment, occasion

四十五

yonjūgo — Forty-five, the number forty-five

放浪者

hōrōsha — Wanderer, rover, vagrant, nomad

四十六

yonjūroku — Forty-six, the number forty-six

幻視

genshi — Vision, hallucination, mystical sight

謎

nazo — Riddle, mystery, enigma

四十七

yonjūnana — Forty-seven, the number forty-seven

意

i — Will, intention, mind, meaning

反した

hanshita — Went against, opposed, violated

四十八

yonjūhachi — Forty-eight, the number forty-eight

日

hi / nichi — Sun, day, daylight

出

de / shutsu — Rising, emergence, going out

前

mae — Before, in front of, previous

四十九

yonjūku — Forty-nine, the number forty-nine

矮小化

waishōka — Miniaturization, belittling, making smaller or trivial

五十

gojū — Fifty, the number fifty

オリーブ

Orību — Olive, the Mediterranean fruit-bearing tree

山

yama — Mountain, hill, large elevated landform

五十一

gojūichi — Fifty-one, the number fifty-one

通り過ぎる

tōrisugiru — To pass by, to go past something

ついて

tsuite — About, concerning, regarding a topic

五十二

gojūni — Fifty-two, the number fifty-two

背教者

haikyōsha — Apostate, one who abandons their religion

五十三

gojūsan — Fifty-three, the number fifty-three

帰郷

kikyō — Returning home, homecoming, going back to hometown

五十四

gojūshi — Fifty-four, the number fifty-four

悪しき

ashiki — Evil, wicked, bad, malicious

もの

mono — Thing, person, matter, object

五十五

gojūgo — Fifty-five, the number fifty-five

重力

jūryoku — Gravity, gravitational force, heaviness

精神

seishin — Spirit, mind, psyche, mentality

五十六

gojūroku — Fifty-six, the number fifty-six