Ulysses — Page 13

Vocabulary

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

ため

tame — For the sake of; purpose or benefit.

に

ni — Directional or purpose particle meaning 'to' or 'for'.

そして

soshite — Conjunction meaning 'and then' or 'and'.

たち

tachi — Pluralizing suffix for people or pronouns.

皆

mina — Everyone; all people together.

彼

kare — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

消え

kie — To vanish or disappear from sight.

て

te — Connective particle linking sequential actions.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the subject.

また

mata — Again; once more; also.

現れ

araware — To appear or emerge into view.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

芸術

geijutsu — Art; creative expression in various forms.

象徴

shōchō — Symbol; something representing an abstract idea.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; just now; inadvertently.

あいつ

aitsu — Informal third-person pronoun meaning 'that guy'.

話し

hanashi — Talk; speaking or telling a story.

やっ

ya(tte) — Colloquial form of 'yaru'; to do something.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle for assertion or emphasis.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; to a great degree.

巧み

takumi — Skillful; clever; dexterous in technique.

だ

da — Plain-form copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunction meaning 'and'.

言っ

i(tte) — To say; to speak; to utter words.

い

i — Stem of 'iru'; to exist or be present.

一

ichi — The number one; first in sequence.

ポンド

pondo — Pound; British currency unit.

借り

kari — To borrow; a loan or debt.

くれ

kure — Give me; imperative of 'kureru' to give.

ない

nai — Negation suffix meaning 'not' or 'without'.

か

ka — Question-marking sentence-final particle.

いや

iya — No; disagreement; expression of refusal.

こと

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

今朝

kesa — This morning; earlier today before noon.

給料

kyūryō — Salary; wages paid for work performed.

入る

hairu — To enter; to come in; to be received.

ん

n — Informal contraction of 'no'; explanatory particle.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.

学校

gakkō — School; an institution for education.

へそくり

hesokuri — Secret savings; money hidden from others.

いくら

ikura — How much; what price or quantity.

四

shi / yon — The number four.

一枚

ichimai — One flat object; one sheet or coin.

貸し

kashi — To lend; a loan given to someone.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; needed; essential requirement.

なら

nara — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'in that case'.

輝く

kagayaku — To shine; to gleam brightly with light.

四枚

yonmai — Four flat objects; four sheets or coins.

金貨

kinka — Gold coin; currency made of gold.

歓喜

kanki — Great joy; exultation; jubilant delight.

し

shi — Conjunction linking clauses; also 'to do'.

叫ん

sakeん(de) — To shout; to cry out loudly.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.

びっくり

bikkuri — Surprised; startled; astonished by something.

盛大

seidai — Grand; magnificent; large-scale and splendid.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

酒盛り

sakamori — Drinking party; merry gathering with alcohol.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

やろう

yarō — Let's do it; volitional form of 'yaru'.

じゃ

ja — Casual form of 'dewa'; well then; so.

全能

zennō — Omnipotent; all-powerful; having unlimited power.

両手

ryōte — Both hands; using the left and right hands.

振り上げ

furiage — To raise up; to lift hands or arms high.

石段

ishidan — Stone steps; stairs made of stone.

どんどん

dondon — Rapidly; steadily; one after another.

降り

ori — To descend; to come down stairs or steps.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

なまり

namari — Accent; regional speech intonation or dialect.

で

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

音程

onteі — Musical pitch; interval between two notes.

外し

hazushi — To miss; to be off-key; to remove.

歌っ

uta(tte) — To sing; performing a song vocally.

ああ

ā — Ah; oh; exclamation of realization or emotion.

楽しい

tanoshii — Fun; enjoyable; pleasant and delightful.

ひととき

hitotoki — A moment; a brief pleasant period of time.

過ごそう

sugosō — Let's spend time; volitional of 'sugosu'.

ウイスキー

uisukī — Whiskey; distilled alcoholic spirit from grain.

ビール

bīru — Beer; fermented alcoholic beverage from barley.

ワイン

wain — Wine; alcoholic beverage made from grapes.

飲ん

non(de) — To drink; consuming a liquid beverage.

戴冠式

taikanshiki — Coronation ceremony; crowning of a monarch.

日

hi — Day; the sun; a unit of time.

暖かな

atatakaな — Warm; pleasantly heated; mild in temperature.

陽光

yōkō — Sunlight; bright radiance from the sun.

海

umi — Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater.

上

ue — Above; on top; upper surface.

戯れ

tawamure — To frolic; to play; to sport playfully.

いる

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

ニッケル

nikkeru — Nickel; metallic element or small coin.

ひげそり

higesori — Shaving; the act of removing facial hair.

椀

wan — Bowl; a rounded dish for soup or food.

忘れ

wasure — To forget; to fail to remember something.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending.

まま

mama — As it is; unchanged condition; left as-is.

胸壁

kyōheki — Parapet; low protective wall atop a battlement.

光っ

hika(tte) — To shine; to glitter; to gleam with light.

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason or purpose.

持っ

mo(tte) — To hold; to carry; to possess something.

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional negative of 'nai' obligation.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

それとも

soretomo — Or; alternatively; used to present another option.

一日中

ichinichijū — All day long; throughout the entire day.

あそこ

asoko — Over there; that place far from both speakers.

置い

oi(te) — To place; to put or leave something somewhere.

おく

oku — To put; to leave in place for later.

友情

yūjō — Friendship; bond of affection between friends.

よう

yō — Resemblance; manner; volitional or simile marker.

そこ

soko — There; that place near the listener.

へ

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

歩み寄り

ayumiyori — Approaching; making a compromise or concession.

しばらく

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

持ち

mochi — Holding; carrying; possessing something.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective for nearby noun.

冷た

tsumeta — Cold; cool to the touch; chilly feeling.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix; also casual sentence-final particle.

感じ

kanji — Feeling; sensation; impression perceived by senses.

ブラシ

burashi — Brush; tool with bristles for cleaning or grooming.

刺さっ

sasa(tte) — To be stuck; to pierce or prick into something.

石鹸

sekken — Soap; cleansing agent used for washing.

泡

awa — Foam; bubbles; lather from soap or liquid.

じっとり

jittori — Damp; moist; clammily wet to the touch.

唾

tsuba — Saliva; spit; fluid produced in the mouth.

臭い

kusai — Smelly; stinking; having an unpleasant odor.

嗅い

kai(de) — To sniff; to smell; to inhale a scent.

そう

sō — That's right; so; in that manner.

あの頃

ano koro — Those days; back then; that time in the past.

運ん

hakon(de) — To carry; to transport from one place to another.

今

ima — Now; at this present moment in time.

別人

betsujin — A different person; someone entirely else.

あり

ari — To exist; to be; classical form of 'aru'.

しかも

shikamo — Moreover; furthermore; and yet; in addition.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; not different from another.

人間

ningen — Human being; person; mankind in general.

ある

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

召使い

meshitsukai — Servant; domestic worker; one who serves others.

塔

tō — Tower; tall narrow building or structure.

薄暗い

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

ドーム

dōmu — Dome; rounded vault forming a roof.

型

gata — Type; model; shaped like something specified.

居間

ima — Living room; sitting room in a home.

ガウン

gaun — Gown; a loose robe-like garment worn casually.

まとっ

mato(tte) — To wear; to drape; to be clothed in.

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; form of a person.

暖炉

danro — Fireplace; hearth for burning wood indoors.

まわり

mawari — Around; surrounding area; vicinity of something.

きびきび

kibikibi — Briskly; energetically; moving with sharp liveliness.

行っ

i(tte) — To go; to move toward a destination.

たり

tari — Particle listing representative repeated actions.

来

ki — To come; to arrive; to approach the speaker.

黄色い

kiiroi — Yellow; having a bright golden-yellow color.

輝き

kagayaki — Radiance; brilliance; bright shining light.

隠し

kakushi — To hide; to conceal; to keep secret.

現し

arawashi — To reveal; to show; to make something visible.