Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 12

Vocabulary

これ

kore — This; refers to something near the speaker.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.

が

ga — Subject marker particle highlighting the subject.

それら

sorera — Those; plural pronoun referring to previously mentioned things.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

で

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

耕し

tagayashi — Tilling; cultivating or plowing the soil.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.

際

sai — At the time of; on the occasion of something.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.

見方

mikata — Way of seeing; perspective or viewpoint.

なかっ

nakatt — Was not; negative past stem of ない.

星々

hoshiboshi — Stars; plural form referring to many stars.

何

nani / nan — What; interrogative pronoun or exclamatory word.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting elements.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful; splendid; marvelous and impressive.

三角形

sankakkei — Triangle; a three-sided geometric shape.

頂点

chouten — Apex; vertex or topmost point of a shape.

ある

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

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

か

ka — Question particle; expresses doubt or inquiry.

宇宙

uchu — Universe; outer space; the cosmos.

様々

samazama — Various; diverse; of many different kinds.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

館

kan / yakata — Hall; building; mansion or large structure.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.

住む

sumu — To live; to reside in a place.

遠く

tooku — Far away; at a great distance.

異なる

kotonaru — To differ; to be different from something else.

存在

sonzai — Existence; being; an entity that exists.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal in nature or kind.

瞬間

shunkan — Moment; instant; a very brief point in time.

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; nominalizing expression.

見つめ

mitsume — Gazing; staring fixedly at something or someone.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs in sequence.

いる

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

自然

shizen — Nature; the natural world; something naturally occurring.

人間

ningen — Human being; mankind; a person.

生

sei / shou / nama — Life; living; birth; raw or unprocessed.

私たち

watashitachi — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respective; individually different.

気質

kishitsu — Temperament; disposition; inherent character traits.

同様

dōyō — Similarly; in the same way; likewise.

多様

tayō — Diverse; varied; multifaceted in nature.

人生

jinsei — Life; one's life journey or experience.

他者

tasha — Others; other people; third parties.

いかなる

ikanaru — Any kind of; whatever; no matter what.

展望

tenbō — Outlook; prospect; panoramic view or perspective.

与える

ataeru — To give; to provide; to grant something to someone.

誰

dare — Who; which person; an interrogative pronoun.

言い

ii — Saying; speaking; stem form of 言う.

得よう

eyō — Can say; volitional form expressing possibility.

互い

tagai — Each other; mutual; reciprocal relationship.

目

me — Eye; eyesight; perspective or viewpoint.

通し

tooshi — Through; throughout; via; passing through something.

一瞬

isshun — An instant; a split second; momentary.

見る

miru — To see; to look at; to watch.

より

yori — Than; more than; comparative particle.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.

大きな

ookina — Large; big; great in size or scale.

奇跡

kiseki — Miracle; wonder; an extraordinary and surprising event.

起こり

okori — Occurrence; happening; stem of 起こる (to occur).

得る

eru / uru — To obtain; to be able to; potential auxiliary.

だろう

darō — Probably; likely; expressing conjecture or supposition.

一時間

ichijikan — One hour; a period of sixty minutes.

うち

uchi — Within; inside; among; during a period.

世界

sekai — World; the entire globe or universe.

あらゆる

arayuru — All; every; of every kind possible.

時代

jidai — Era; age; historical period or epoch.

生き

iki — Living; being alive; stem of 生きる.

そう

sō — So; that way; like that; indeed.

生きる

ikiru — To live; to be alive; to exist.

歴史

rekishi — History; the recorded past of humanity.

詩

shi — Poetry; a poem; literary verse.

神話

shinwa — Myth; mythology; a traditional legend or story.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; as much as; approximately.

驚く

odoroku — To be surprised; to be astonished by something.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expresses moral obligation.

満ち

michi — Filled with; full of; brimming.

体験

taiken — Experience; personal encounter with an event.

読み方

yomikata — Way of reading; how to read something.

知ら

shira — Not knowing; stem of 知る (to know).

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary adjective or verb.

隣人

rinjin — Neighbor; a person living nearby.

善

zen — Good; virtue; moral goodness.

呼ぶ

yobu — To call; to name; to summon someone.

大半

taihan — The majority; the greater part of something.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings.

底

soko — Bottom; depths; the lowest part of something.

悪

aku / waru — Evil; bad; wicked; moral wrongness.

信じ

shinji — Believing; trusting; stem of 信じる.

おり

ori — Is (humble); being; stem of おる (to be).

もし

moshi — If; supposing that; conditional expression.

何か

nanika — Something; anything; some unspecified thing.

悔いる

kuiru — To regret; to feel remorse for an action.

すれ

sure — Conditional stem of する (to do).

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

おそらく

osoraku — Probably; perhaps; most likely.

自分

jibun — Oneself; myself; one's own self.

善い

yoi — Good; virtuous; morally right or proper.

振る舞い

furumai — Behavior; conduct; manner of acting.

あろう

arō — Probably is; volitional or speculative form of ある.

悪魔

akuma — Devil; demon; an evil supernatural being.

取り憑い

toritsui — Possessed by; haunted; a spirit clinging to someone.

あれ

are — That (over there); conditional or imperative form.

行儀

gyōgi — Manners; etiquette; polite behavior and conduct.

よく

yoku — Well; often; skillfully; adverbial form of よい.

振る舞わ

furumawa — Behaving; stem of 振る舞う (to behave).

せ

se — Causative suffix; make or let someone do something.

老人

rōjin — Elderly person; old man or woman.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or calling attention.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

できる

dekiru — To be able to; can; to be possible.

限り

kagiri — Limit; as long as; to the extent possible.

賢い

kashikoi — Wise; clever; intelligent and shrewd.

言う

iu / yuu — To say; to speak; to tell someone.

よい

yoi — Good; fine; acceptable; positive quality.

種

tane / shu — Seed; kind; type; species or sort.

名誉

meiyo — Honor; glory; prestige and good reputation.

なし

nashi — Without; none; lacking; absence of something.

せず

sezu — Without doing; negative conjunctive of する.

七十年

nanajūnen — Seventy years; a span of seven decades.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative prenominal modifier.

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely without exception.

から

kara — From; because; after; starting point particle.

遠ざけよう

tōzakeyō — Let us keep away; volitional of 遠ざける.

誘う

sasou — To invite; to tempt; to lure someone.

抗い

aragai — Resisting; opposing; stem of 抗う (to resist).

がたい

gatai — Hard to do; difficult to perform an action.

声

koe — Voice; sound produced by speaking or calling.

聞く

kiku — To listen; to hear; to ask.

世代

sedai — Generation; an age group of people.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; and; also lists reasons.

船

fune — Ship; boat; a vessel for water travel.

よう

yō — Like; as if; seems; expresses resemblance.

別

betsu — Separate; different; another; distinct.

事業

jigyō — Business; enterprise; project or undertaking.

見捨てる

misuteru — To abandon; to forsake; to give up on someone.

今

ima — Now; at present; the current moment.

はるか

haruka — Far; much; by a great degree.

多く

ooku — Many; much; a large quantity.

安心

anshin — Relief; peace of mind; feeling secure.

信頼

shinrai — Trust; confidence; reliance on someone.

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe something.

誠実

seijitsu — Sincere; honest; faithful and trustworthy.

他

hoka / ta — Other; another; else; different thing or person.

注ぐ

sosogu — To pour; to devote; to direct energy toward.

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; limiting particle.

自己

jiko — Self; oneself; the individual ego.

へ

e — To; toward; directional particle.

配慮

hairyo — Consideration; thoughtfulness; careful attention to others.

放棄

hōki — Abandonment; renunciation; giving something up entirely.

だ

da — Is; copula indicating a declarative statement.

強さ

tsuyosa — Strength; power; degree of being strong.

弱さ

yowasa — Weakness; frailty; degree of being weak.

適応

tekiō — Adaptation; adjustment to a new environment.