Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 5

Vocabulary

そのような

sono you na — Such; of that kind or nature

不必要な

fuhitsuyou na — Unnecessary; not needed or required

重荷を

omoni wo — A heavy burden; a load weighing one down

持たない

motanai — Not having; does not possess or hold

者たちは

mono-tachi wa — Those people; referring to a group of persons

数

suu — Number; several; a count or quantity

立方

rippou — Cubic; three-dimensional unit of volume measurement

肉体を

nikutai wo — The body; physical flesh and form

制御し

seigyo shi — Controlling; managing or regulating something

耕す

tagayasu — To till; to cultivate or plow the land

だけでも

dake demo — Even just; at the very least

十分な

juubun na — Sufficient; enough in amount or degree

労苦で

rōku de — With toil; involving hardship and strenuous effort

あると

aru to — That there is; expressing existence or state

感じる

kanjiru — To feel; to sense or perceive something

しかし

shikashi — However; but; a conjunction showing contrast

人間は

ningen wa — Humans; referring to mankind or people generally

誤りの

ayamari no — Of error; relating to mistakes or wrongness

もとに

moto ni — Under; based on; at the source of something

労苦して

rōku shite — Toiling; working with great effort and hardship

いる

iru — To be; indicates ongoing state or action

人間の

ningen no — Of humans; belonging to mankind or people

最良の

sairyou no — The best; finest or most excellent part

部分は

bubun wa — The part; a portion or section of something

やがて

yagate — Eventually; before long; in due course

堆肥として

taihi to shite — As compost; decomposed organic fertilizing material

土に

tsuchi ni — Into the earth; referring to soil or ground

しまう

shimau — To end up; completing an action, often regrettably

一般に

ippan ni — Generally; commonly; in a broad or usual sense

必然と

hitsuzen to — Inevitability; something certain to happen by necessity

呼ばれる

yobareru — Is called; to be named or referred to

見かけ上の

mikake-jou no — Apparent; seeming on the surface but possibly not

運命に

unmei ni — To fate; concerning one's destiny or fortune

よって

yotte — By means of; because of; due to something

彼らは

karera wa — They; referring to a group of people

古い

furui — Old; ancient; not new or modern

書物に

shomotsu ni — In books; referring to written texts or volumes

記されて

shirусаrete — Written down; recorded or inscribed in text

いるように

iru you ni — As is stated; in the manner that it appears

蛾と

ga to — Moths and; insects that consume and destroy things

錆が

sabi ga — Rust; corrosion that destroys metal objects

腐らせ

kusarase — Causing to rot; making something decay or corrupt

盗人が

nusutto ga — Thief; a person who steals others' belongings

押し入って

oshihatte — Breaking in; forcibly entering a place unlawfully

盗む

nusumu — To steal; to take something without permission

宝を

takara wo — Treasure; precious valuables or cherished possessions

蓄える

takuwaeru — To accumulate; to store up or amass things

ことに

koto ni — Especially; to the matter of doing something

従事して

juuji shite — Engaged in; occupied with or devoted to work

それは

sore wa — That is; referring to something previously mentioned

愚か者の

oroka-mono no — Of a fool; belonging to a foolish person

生き方で

ikikata de — A way of living; one's manner or lifestyle

あり

ari — Is; exists; formal linking or existential verb form

遅かれ

osokare — Late or; part of phrase meaning sooner or later

早かれ

hayakare — Early or; part of phrase sooner or later

その

sono — That; indicating something previously mentioned

終わりに

owari ni — At the end; toward the conclusion of something

至った

itatta — Reached; arrived at a point or conclusion

とき

toki — When; at the time that something occurs

気づく

kizuku — To notice; to become aware of something

だろう

darou — Probably; expressing conjecture or supposition

石を

ishi wo — Stones; rocks used as objects or material

頭の

atama no — Of the head; relating to the top body part

後ろに

ushiro ni — Behind; toward the back of something

投げる

nageru — To throw; to cast or hurl something

ことで

koto de — By doing; through the act of something

人間を

ningen wo — Humans; mankind as the object of an action

創った

tsukutta — Created; made or brought into existence

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese grammar

言われて

iwarete — Is said; reported or told by others

それゆえ

soreyue — Therefore; consequently; for that reason

我々は

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

硬い

katai — Hard; firm; rigid in texture or nature

種族で

shuzoku de — As a race; as a tribe or ethnic group

労苦を

rōku wo — Toil; suffering hardship and laborious effort

経験し

keiken shi — Experiencing; going through or undergoing something

我々が

wareware ga — We; first-person plural as grammatical subject

いかなる

ikanaru — Whatever; any kind of; no matter what

起源から

kigen kara — From origin; from the source or beginning

生まれたかを

umareta ka wo — Whether born from; questioning one's origins

証明する

shoumei suru — To prove; to demonstrate or verify something

あるいは

arui wa — Or; alternatively; on the other hand

彼の

kare no — His; belonging to him or that male person

調子で

choushi de — In a tone; with a certain rhythm or style

韻を

in wo — Rhyme; rhythmic sound pattern in poetry

踏んで

funde — Stepping on; treading; following a rhyme pattern

言う

iu — To say; to speak or express in words

ように

you ni — So that; in such a way; like something

我々の

wareware no — Our; belonging to us as a group

種族は

shuzoku wa — Our race; the tribe or group we belong to

薄情で

hakujou de — Coldhearted; heartless; lacking warmth or compassion

苦痛と

kutsuu to — Pain and; physical or mental suffering

苦労に

kurou ni — To hardship; trouble and difficulty endured

耐え

tae — Enduring; bearing or withstanding difficulty

身体が

shintai ga — The body; physical form as grammatical subject

石の

ishi no — Of stone; rocky or stone-like in nature

性質を

seishitsu wo — Nature; quality or characteristic of something

持つ

motsu — To have; to hold or possess something

ことを

koto wo — The fact that; nominalizer marking an action

証明して

shoumei shite — Proving; demonstrating or showing to be true

投げ

nage — Throw; the act of casting or hurling something

それが

sore ga — That; referring to something as the subject

どこに

doko ni — Where; asking about or indicating a location

落ちるかも

ochiru ka mo — Whether it falls; uncertain about where it lands

見ずに

mizu ni — Without looking; not watching or observing

的外れな

mato hazure na — Off the mark; irrelevant or missing the point

神託に

shintaku ni — To an oracle; a divine prophecy or utterance

盲目的に

moumoku-teki ni — Blindly; without reason or critical judgment

従う

shitagau — To follow; to obey or comply with something

とは

to wa — As for; defining or emphasizing a concept

こういう

kou iu — This kind of; such a type of thing

ある

aru — There is; to exist; to have something

ほとんどの

hotondo no — Most; nearly all of something

この

kono — This; indicating something nearby or just mentioned

比較的

hikaku-teki — Comparatively; relatively; when compared to others

自由な

jiyuu na — Free; having freedom or liberty

国に

kuni ni — In a country; referring to a nation or land

おいて

oite — In; at; within a particular place or context

さえ

sae — Even; emphasizing an extreme or unexpected case

単なる

tan naru — Mere; simple; nothing more than something

無知と

muchi to — Ignorance and; lack of knowledge or awareness

誤りに

ayamari ni — In error; into mistakes or wrongful thinking

人生の

jinsei no — Of life; relating to one's lifetime or existence

心配事や

shinpai-goto ya — Worries and; anxious concerns and troubles

過剰に

kajou ni — Excessively; more than is needed or appropriate

粗野な

soya na — Coarse; rough; crude in manner or quality

労働に

roudou ni — In labor; engaged in work or toil

すっかり

sukkari — Completely; entirely; thoroughly occupied or changed

占有されて

senyuu sarete — Being occupied; taken over or consumed completely

ため

tame — Because; for the sake of; resulting in

より

yori — More than; from; compared to something else

繊細な

sensai na — Delicate; fine; subtle in nature or quality

果実を

kajitsu wo — Fruit; the product or result of something

手に

te ni — In hand; within reach or grasp

取る

toru — To take; to pick up or grasp something

ことが

koto ga — The fact of; nominalizer as grammatical subject

できない

dekinai — Cannot do; unable to accomplish something

過度の

kado no — Excessive; beyond a reasonable or normal degree

彼らの

karera no — Their; belonging to them as a group

指は

yubi wa — Fingers; the digits of the hand

ためには

tame ni wa — In order to; for the purpose of doing

あまりにも

amari ni mo — Far too; excessively beyond an acceptable degree

不器用で

bukiyou de — Clumsy; lacking skill or dexterity in action

震えすぎて

furue sugite — Trembling too much; shaking excessively to act