Treasure Island — Page 4

Vocabulary

船乗り

funanori — Sailor; a person who works on ships.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.

泊まる

tomaru — To stay overnight; to lodge somewhere.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.

ある

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

と

to — Particle meaning 'and,' 'with,' or quotation marker.

時折

tokiori — Occasionally; from time to time; sometimes.

そういう

sou iu — That kind of; such a type of person or thing.

者

mono — Person; individual; one who does something.

いて

ite — Te-form of 'iru'; being present, existing there.

海岸

kaigan — Coastline; seashore; area along the sea.

道路

douro — Road; street; paved path for travel.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

通って

tootte — Te-form of 'tooru'; passing through or along.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to.'

向かう

mukau — To head toward; to proceed in a direction.

途中

tochuu — On the way; midway through a journey or process.

立ち寄る

tachiyoru — To stop by; to drop in briefly somewhere.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

だった

datta — Past tense of 'da'; was; it was the case.

彼

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

その

sono — That; the (referring to something previously mentioned).

居間

ima — Living room; common room inside a house or inn.

入る

hairu — To enter; to go inside a place.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to an action.

カーテン

kaaten — Curtain; fabric hanging to cover a window or door.

かかった

kakatta — Past tense of 'kakaru'; was hung; was draped over.

扉

tobira — Door; gate; an entryway panel that opens.

越し

goshi — Through; over; looking past or across something.

覗き込ん

nozokikon — Stem of 'nozokikomu'; peering closely inside something.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or reason.

いた

ita — Past tense of 'iru'; was doing; was present.

そして

soshite — And then; and also; connecting two sequential ideas.

いる

iru — To exist; to be present (for animate beings).

時

toki — Time; moment; when something occurs or happened.

いつも

itsumo — Always; all the time; habitually without exception.

必ず

kanarazu — Without fail; always; certainly and inevitably.

ネズミ

nezumi — Mouse; rat; small rodent.

よう

you — Like; as if; resembling something in manner.

静か

shizuka — Quiet; calm; peaceful and without noise.

し

shi — Conjunctive form; and; used to list reasons or actions.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking sequential actions.

少なくとも

sukunakutomo — At least; no fewer than; as a minimum amount.

私

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

とって

totte — For; from the perspective of a specific person.

この

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

件

ken — Matter; affair; a particular case or situation.

秘密

himitsu — Secret; something kept hidden from others.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive addition particle.

何

nani — What; something; an unspecified thing or amount.

なかった

nakatta — Past negative of 'nai'; did not exist; was not.

という

to iu — Called; meaning; used to quote or define something.

意味

imi — Meaning; significance; what something signifies.

不安

fuan — Anxiety; unease; a feeling of worry or insecurity.

共有

kyouyuu — Sharing; having something in common together.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese.

から

kara — Because; from; indicates reason or starting point.

だ

da — Informal copula; is; plain-form 'to be.'

ある日

aru hi — One day; on a certain day; someday in the past.

脇

waki — Side; flank; pulling someone aside privately.

連れ出し

tsuredashi — Leading someone out; taking someone away with you.

片足

kataaши / kataashi — One leg; single foot or leg of a person.

見張る

miharu — To keep watch; to watch out for someone or something.

目

me — Eye; gaze; watchful attention toward something.

光らせて

hikarasete — Keeping eyes sharp; watching keenly and alertly.

おき

oki — Doing in advance; keeping ready for future use.

男

otoko — Man; adult male person.

現れた

arawareta — Past tense of 'arawareru'; appeared; showed up suddenly.

瞬間

shunkan — Instant; moment; the very second something happens.

知らせて

shirasete — Te-form of 'shiraseru'; notifying; letting someone know.

くれる

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

なら

nara — If; in that case; conditional particle in Japanese.

毎月

maitsuki — Every month; monthly; occurring once each month.

一日

tsuitachi / ichinichi — First day of month; or one full day.

銀

gin — Silver; a precious grey-white metal.

四

shi / yon — Four; the number 4.

硬貨

kouka — Coin; a piece of metal currency.

約束

yakusoku — Promise; agreement; pledging to do something.

した

shita — Past tense of 'suru'; did; carried out an action.

なって

natte — Te-form of 'naru'; becoming; turning into something.

賃金

chingin — Wages; salary; payment received for labor.

求める

motomeru — To seek; to demand; to ask for something earnestly.

よく

yoku — Often; well; frequently; doing something skillfully.

鼻

hana — Nose; the facial organ used for smelling.

鳴らして

narashite — Te-form of 'narasu'; making a sound; snorting the nose.

睨みつける

niramitsukeru — To glare at; to stare intensely with hostility.

だけ

dake — Only; just; nothing more than this amount.

週

shuu — Week; a seven-day period of time.

終わる

owaru — To end; to finish; to come to a conclusion.

考え直して

kangaenao shite — Reconsidering; thinking again and changing one's mind.

持って

motte — Te-form of 'motsu'; holding; carrying; bringing something.

きて

kite — Te-form of 'kuru'; coming; arriving at a place.

命令

meirei — Order; command; an instruction given with authority.

繰り返す

kurikaesu — To repeat; to do something over and over again.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; a notable individual or figure.

夢

yume — Dream; vision experienced during sleep or imagination.

どれほど

dorehodo — How much; to what extent; indicating degree or amount.

つきまとった

tsukimatotta — Past tense of 'tsukimatou'; haunted; persistently followed.

か

ka — Question particle; or; used to express uncertainty.

今さら

imasara — At this point; too late now to change anything.

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to state something verbally.

まで

made — Until; up to; even; indicating a limit or extent.

ない

nai — Not; negative form; does not exist or occur.

だろう

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

嵐

arashi — Storm; tempest; violent wind and rain weather.

夜

yoru — Night; nighttime; the dark hours after sunset.

風

kaze — Wind; moving air; breeze or gale outdoors.

家

ie — House; home; building where people reside.

四隅

yosumi — Four corners; all four corners of a building.

揺さぶり

yusaburi — Shaking; rattling; the act of violently shaking something.

波

nami — Wave; surge of water moving across the sea.

入り江

irie — Inlet; cove; a small sheltered bay or creek.

沿って

sotte — Along; following the line or edge of something.

岸壁

gangeki / kanheki — Cliff face; quay wall; solid vertical waterside structure.

轟音

gouon — Roaring sound; thunderous noise; a deep rumbling sound.

立てて

tatete — Te-form of 'tateru'; making a sound; raising up something.

打ち寄せる

uchiyoseru — To surge against; waves crashing and rolling ashore.

無数

musuu — Countless; innumerable; too many to count.

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; shape or form of a being.

悪魔

akuma — Devil; demon; an evil supernatural being or spirit.

な

na — Adjectival connective form; relating to na-adjectives.

表情

hyoujou — Facial expression; look on a person's face.

まとって

matotte — Te-form of 'matou'; wearing; being draped or cloaked in.

見る

miru — To see; to look at; to watch something carefully.