War and Peace — Page 6

Vocabulary

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

は

wa — Topic marker particle

陛下

heika — His/Her Majesty, title for emperor or monarch

が

ga — Subject marker particle

男爵

danshaku — Baron, a noble title of low rank

に

ni — Direction/target particle, to, toward, for

対して

taishite — Toward, in regard to, with respect to

を

wo — Object marker particle

示して

shimeshite — Showing, indicating, demonstrating something

くださった

kudasatta — Gave (to me/us), respectful form of giving

と

to — Quotation particle, and, with

付け加え

tsukekuwae — Adding on, appending additional information

再び

futatabi — Again, once more, a second time

その

sono — That, the (referring to nearby noun)

顔

kao — Face, facial expression

悲しみ

kanashimi — Sadness, sorrow, grief

曇った

kumotta — Became cloudy, clouded over, darkened

公爵

kōshaku — Duke, a high-ranking nobleman

黙って

damatte — Silently, without speaking, keeping quiet

無関心

mukanshin — Indifference, lack of interest or concern

な

na — Adjectival linking particle (na-adjective form)

様子

yōsu — Appearance, manner, state, situation

見せた

miseta — Showed, displayed, made visible

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless

染み付いた

shimitsuite — Ingrained, deeply embedded, habitual

女性

josei — Woman, female, womanhood

らしく

rashiku — In a manner befitting, appropriately like

宮廷

kyūtei — Imperial court, royal court

人

hito — Person, human being

らしい

rashii — Seeming like, typical of, resembling

機敏

kibin — Agile, quick-witted, nimble, sharp

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix, -ness quality

機転

kiten — Quick wit, tact, presence of mind

もって

motte — With, by means of, using

皇后

kōgō — Empress, the emperor's wife

推薦

suisen — Recommendation, endorsement of a person

された

sareta — Was done, passive past form

人物

jinbutsu — Person, figure, character, individual

について

nitsuite — About, concerning, regarding something

あのような

anoyōna — That kind of, like that over there

発言

hatsugen — Remark, statement, utterance, comment

した

shita — Did, past tense of suru (to do)

彼

kare — He, him, boyfriend

窘める

koshimeru — To rebuke, admonish, reproach someone

同時に

dōji ni — At the same time, simultaneously

慰めよう

nagusameyō — Let's comfort, intending to console someone

して

shite — Doing, connecting verb form of suru

こう

kō — Like this, in this way, thus

言った

itta — Said, spoke, past tense of iu

さて

sate — Well, now then, by the way

ご

go — Honorific prefix, polite or respectful

家族

kazoku — Family, household members

の

no — Possessive and linking particle, of

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact, circumstance

です

desu — Polite copula, is, am, are

お嬢様

ojōsama — Young lady, daughter (honorific)

デビュー

debyū — Debut, first public appearance

なさって

nasatte — Honorific doing, respectful form of doing

から

kara — From, since, because, after

皆

mina — Everyone, all, everybody

魅了

miryō — Fascination, captivation, charming others

されて

sarete — Being done to, passive progressive form

いる

iru — To be (animate), to exist, to stay

ご存知

gozonji — Honorific knowing, are you aware of

か

ka — Question particle, turns sentence into question

驚く

odoroku — To be surprised, to be astonished

ほど

hodo — To the extent that, about, approximately

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, pretty

言われて

iwarete — Being said, being told (passive form)

おります

orimasu — Humble form of 'to be', I am

わ

wa — Feminine sentence-ending particle, softening assertion

敬意

keii — Respect, reverence, esteem for someone

感謝

kansha — Gratitude, appreciation, thankfulness

意

i — Meaning, intent, mind, will

示す

shimesu — To show, indicate, demonstrate something

よう

yō — In order to, so as to, like

頭

atama — Head, mind, top part

下げた

sageta — Lowered, bowed, brought down

私

watashi — I, me, first-person pronoun

よく

yoku — Well, often, frequently, carefully

思う

omou — To think, to feel, to consider

少し

sukoshi — A little, a bit, slightly

間

ma — Space, pause, interval, gap

置いて

oite — Placing, leaving, pausing briefly

続け

tsuzuke — Continuing, carrying on, proceeding further

近づいて

chikazuite — Drawing near, approaching, coming closer

親しみ

shitashimi — Familiarity, friendliness, warmth toward someone

やすい

yasui — Easy to do, approachable, accessible

笑み

emi — Smile, a gentle pleasant facial expression

向け

muke — Directed toward, turning to face someone

ながら

nagara — While doing, simultaneously, even though

政治

seiji — Politics, political affairs, governance

や

ya — And (among others), listing particle

社会

shakai — Society, community, social world

的

teki — Suffix meaning -tic, -al, -like

話題

wadai — Topic of conversation, subject, theme

終わり

owari — End, conclusion, finish

打ち解けた

uchitoketa — Relaxed, opened up, informal conversation

会話

kaiwa — Conversation, dialogue, talk

時間

jikan — Time, hour, period

来た

kita — Came, arrived, past tense of kuru

人生

jinsei — Life, one's life, human existence

喜び

yorokobi — Joy, delight, happiness, pleasure

という

to iu — Called, known as, the thing that is

もの

mono — Thing, object, matter, substance

時として

toki toshite — Sometimes, occasionally, at times

いかに

ikani — How, in what way, to what degree

不公平

fukouhei — Unfair, unjust, inequitable distribution

配分

haibun — Distribution, allocation, apportionment

なぜ

naze — Why, for what reason

運命

unmei — Fate, destiny, fortune

あなた

anata — You, second-person pronoun

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful, splendid, magnificent, excellent

お子さん

okosan — Someone's child (honorific), children

二人

futari — Two people, a pair, both of them

も

mo — Also, too, even, as many as

与えた

ataeta — Gave, granted, bestowed upon someone

でしょう

deshō — Probably, I suppose, right? (conjecture)

末

sue — End, conclusion, youngest, last

申し

mōshi — Humble form of 'to say', I say

ません

masen — Polite negative ending, do not, am not

あの

ano — That (over there), referring to distant thing

方

kata — Person (honorific), direction, way

好き

suki — Like, fond of, favorite

では

de wa — In that case, well then, is not

ありません

arimasen — There is not, polite negative of aru

眉

mayu — Eyebrow, brow

上げ

age — Raising, lifting up

反論

hanron — Counterargument, objection, rebuttal

許さ

yurusa — Allowing, permitting (stem form)

ない

nai — Not, does not exist, negative

口調

kuchō — Tone of voice, manner of speaking

で

de — At, by, with, means or location particle

付け加えた

tsukekuwaeta — Added, appended, supplemented a statement

そのような

sonoyōna — Such, that kind of, like that

可愛らしい

kawairashii — Adorable, charming, cute, lovely

それ

sore — That, that thing, it

なのに

nanoni — Even though, despite that, and yet

誰

dare — Who, someone, anyone

より

yori — Than, more than, from, compared to

彼ら

karera — They, them (third person plural)

大切

taisetsu — Important, precious, cherished, valued

いらっしゃら

irasshara — Honorific to be/exist (negative stem)

だから

dakara — Therefore, so, that's why

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely, solely

資格

shikaku — Qualification, eligibility, right, credential

そして

soshite — And then, and, after that

恍惚

kōkotsu — Ecstasy, rapture, enchantment, bliss

微笑み

hohoemi — Smile, gentle smile, warm expression

浮かべた

ukabeta — Showed on face, expressed, floated up

仕方

shikata — Way, method, means, manner of doing

なら

nara — If, in that case, speaking of

ば

ba — Conditional particle, if, when

父性

fusei — Paternity, fatherliness, paternal quality

隆起

ryūki — Protrusion, prominence, raised bump

欠けて

kakete — Lacking, missing, deficient in something

冗談

jōdan — Joke, jest, humor, kidding

おっしゃら

osshara — Honorific say (negative stem form)

ないで

naide — Without doing, please don't do

真剣

shinken — Serious, earnest, grave, genuine

話

hanashi — Talk, story, conversation, topic

する

suru — To do, to make, to perform

つもり

tsumori — Intention, plan, expectation of doing