Ulysses — Page 8

Vocabulary

なぜ

naze — Why; asking for a reason or cause.

もっと

motto — More; to a greater degree or extent.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

信頼

shinrai — Trust; confidence placed in someone or something.

くれ

kure — Give me; imperative requesting someone do something for you.

ない

nai — Negation suffix; does not, is not.

ん

n — Explanatory or softening sentence-ending particle.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'is' or 'are'.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.

対し

taishi — Toward; regarding; in relation to something.

何か

nanika — Something; some unspecified thing or matter.

不満

fuman — Dissatisfaction; discontent with a situation or person.

でも

demo — But; however; or even; concessive conjunction.

ある

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

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle; explanatory sentence ending.

か

ka — Question particle; marks a sentence as a question.

こと

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

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional supposition.

彼

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

が

ga — Subject marker particle; indicates grammatical subject.

ここ

koko — Here; this place; current location.

で

de — At; in; by means of; location or method particle.

騒ぎ

sawagi — Commotion; uproar; noisy disturbance or fuss.

起こす

okosu — To cause; to start; to rouse or bring about.

なら

nara — If; conditional particle expressing supposition or context.

呼ん

yon — Called; summoned (conjunctive form of 呼ぶ).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

より

yori — Than; more than; comparative particle.

も

mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle.

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; awful; cruel; severe.

目

me — Eye; also used in expressions meaning experience or fate.

遭わ

awa — To meet with; encounter (misfortune) (stem form).

せ

se — Causative auxiliary stem; make or let someone do.

やる

yaru — To do; to give; colloquial or rough expression.

部屋

heya — Room; a space within a building for habitation.

響く

hibiku — To resound; echo; reverberate through a space.

金持ち

kanemochi — Wealthy person; someone who has a lot of money.

若々しい

wakawakashii — Youthful; lively and fresh in appearance or manner.

叫び声

sakebigoe — A shout; a scream; a cry of excitement or fear.

青白い

aojiroi — Pale; pallid; having a wan, whitish complexion.

顔

kao — Face; facial appearance or expression of a person.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does something; individual.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

笑い

warai — Laughter; a laugh; the act of laughing.

脇腹

wakibara — Flank; side of the torso; the side of one's body.

抱え

kakae — To hold; to clutch something against one's body.

互い

tagai — Each other; mutual; reciprocal between two parties.

抱き合っ

dakiatt- — Hugging each other; embracing mutually (conjunctive form).

いる

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

ああ

aa — Ah; oh; exclamation of surprise, grief, or realization.

死ん

shin- — Die (conjunctive stem); about to die or dying.

しまい

shimai — End up doing; complete an action (often regretfully).

そう

sou — So; like that; it seems; indicates appearance or hearsay.

そっと

sotto — Softly; gently; quietly without disturbing anyone.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend; third-person feminine pronoun.

知らせ

shirase — Notice; inform; a message conveying information to someone.

やれ

yare — Do it; imperative of やる; get it done.

しまう

shimau — To end up; finish; put away; often expresses regret.

シャツ

shatsu — Shirt; a garment worn on the upper body.

切れ

kire — Cut; torn; a piece cut off; verb stem of 切れる.

リボン

ribon — Ribbon; a strip of fabric used for decoration.

空

sora / kara — Sky; empty; vacant (depending on context).

切る

kiru — To cut; to slice; to sever with a blade.

中

naka / chuu — Inside; middle; among; within a space or group.

ズボン

zubon — Trousers; pants worn on the lower body.

かかと

kakato — Heel; the back lower part of the foot or shoe.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as; extent particle.

下ろし

oroshi — Lowering; pulling down; letting something drop.

テーブル

teeburu — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.

周り

mawari — Around; surrounding area; circumference of something.

ぴょんぴょん

pyonpyon — Hop hop; onomatopoeia for light bouncing or skipping.

よたよた

yotayota — Staggering; tottering; walking unsteadily and clumsily.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; various conjunctive uses.

跳び

tobi — Jump; leap; the act of springing off the ground.

回り

mawari — Going around; circling; rotating about a center.

仕立て屋

shitateya — Tailor; a craftsperson who makes and alters clothing.

持っ

mott- — Holding; having (conjunctive form of 持つ).

追いかける

oikakeru — To chase; to run after someone or something.

金色

kin'iro / kogane-iro — Golden color; having the bright hue of gold.

染まっ

somatt- — Dyed; tinged; stained with a color (conjunctive).

怯え

obiwe / obie — Fear; fright; cowering in terror or anxiety.

子牛

koushi — Calf; a young bovine animal; baby cow.

よう

you — Like; as if; resembling; expressing similarity or appearance.

な

na — Sentence-ending particle expressing emotion or prohibition.

脱がさ

nugasa — Undressed; stripped of clothing (causative passive stem).

れ

re — Passive auxiliary; indicates passive voice in verbs.

たく

taku — Want to (negative form stem of たい desiderative).

おちょくる

ochokuru — To tease; to mock; to make fun of someone.

開い

hiraite / aite — Opened; open (conjunctive form of 開く).

窓

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

から

kara — From; because; starting point or reason particle.

中庭

nakaniwa — Courtyard; an enclosed outdoor area within a building.

夕暮れ

yuugure — Dusk; twilight; the time just after sunset.

驚かせる

odorokaseru — To surprise; to startle; to cause astonishment in someone.

エプロン

epuron — Apron; a protective garment worn over clothing.

つけ

tsuke — Wearing; attaching; putting on (stem of つける).

仮面

kamen — Mask; a covering worn over the face.

耳

mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.

聞こえ

kikoye / kikoe — Audible; can be heard; sound reaching one's ears.

庭師

niwashi — Gardener; a person who tends and maintains gardens.

薄暗い

usugurai — Dim; dusky; faintly dark with little light.

芝生

shibafu — Lawn; a grassy ground surface area kept trimmed.

上

ue / jou — Above; on top of; upper surface or position.

草

kusa — Grass; plants with thin green blades growing low.

穂

ho — Ear; spike; the seed head of a grass or grain.

舞う

mau — To dance; to flutter; to swirl gracefully in air.

塵

chiri — Dust; tiny particles of dirt floating in the air.

細かく

komakaku — Finely; in fine detail; closely and meticulously.

見つめ

mitsume — Gazing; staring intently at something or someone.

ながら

nagara — While; simultaneously doing two actions at once.

芝刈り機

shibakariki — Lawn mower; a machine for cutting grass evenly.

押し

oshi — Pushing; pressing forward; applying force to something.

我々

wareware — We; us; first-person plural formal pronoun.

だけ

dake — Only; just; nothing more than; limiting particle.

ため

tame — For; for the sake of; purpose or benefit of.

新た

arata — New; fresh; renewed; something recently started or changed.

異教

ikyou — Paganism; a non-mainstream or heretical religion.

主義

shugi — Principle; ideology; an -ism or doctrine one follows.

臍

heso — Navel; belly button; the umbilical scar on the abdomen.

へそ

heso — Navel; belly button; written here in hiragana form.

いさせ

isase — Causative of いる; let or make someone stay or be.

おけ

oke — Imperative of おく; leave it; let it be as is.

ば

ba — Conditional particle; if; when a condition is met.

いい

ii — Good; fine; all right; sufficient or acceptable.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence's topic.

言っ

itt- — Said; spoke (conjunctive form of 言う).

夜

yoru / yo — Night; the dark hours after sunset and before dawn.

以外

igai — Except; other than; besides; excluding something specified.

別

betsu — Separate; different; another; distinct from something else.

問題

mondai — Problem; issue; question; something requiring attention or solution.

じゃあ

jaa — Well then; so; casual transition or conclusion phrase.

何

nani / nan — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun for objects.

じれったそう

jirettasou — Impatiently; frustratedly; appearing restless and irritated.

尋ね

tazune — Asked; inquired; questioned someone about something.

吐き出せ

hakidase — Spit it out; say it clearly; imperative to confess.

俺

ore — I; me; rough masculine first-person pronoun.

お前

omae — You; informal or rough second-person pronoun.

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; for a long time without interruption.

正直

shoujiki — Honest; straightforward; telling the truth sincerely.

今

ima — Now; the present moment or current time.

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of individuals together.

立ち止まり

tachitomari — Stopping; coming to a halt while walking or moving.

眠る

nemuru — To sleep; to slumber; to be in a sleeping state.

鯨

kujira — Whale; a large marine mammal living in the ocean.

鼻先

hanasaki — Tip of the nose; snout; very front of something.

水面

suimen — Water surface; the top layer of a body of water.

横たわる

yokotawaru — To lie; to stretch out horizontally across a surface.

丸い

marui — Round; circular; spherical in shape or form.

静かに

shizuka ni — Quietly; silently; in a calm and peaceful manner.

腕

ude — Arm; the limb extending from the shoulder to the hand.

解い

toite / hoite — Untied; loosened; released from a hold (conjunctive).

話し

hanashi — Talk; story; conversation; the act of speaking.

ほしい

hoshii — Want; desire; wishing someone would do something for you.

答え

kotae — Answer; response; a reply to a question or problem.

覚え

oboe — Memory; recollection; remembering something from the past.