White nights, and other stories — Page 9

Vocabulary

しかし

shikashi — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.

その

sono — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (near listener).

瞬間

shunkan — A moment or instant in time.

過ぎ去り

sugisari — To pass by or elapse, as time.

翌日

yokujitsu — The following or next day.

また

mata — Again; also; furthermore.

以前

izen — Before; formerly; previously.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal to another.

物思い

monoomoi — Deep contemplation; brooding or melancholic thought.

沈ん

shizun — Sunk into; submerged; lost in (emotion).

上の空

ue no sora — Absent-minded; distracted; not paying attention.

表情

hyōjō — Facial expression; look on one's face.

青白い

aojiroi — Pale; pallid; having a whitish-blue complexion.

顔

kao — Face; facial appearance of a person.

おとなしく

otonashiku — Quietly; meekly; in a gentle, subdued manner.

臆病

okubyō — Cowardice; timidity; being overly fearful.

仕草

shigusa — Gesture; mannerism; characteristic bodily movement.

そして

soshite — And then; and also; furthermore.

悔恨

kaikon — Remorse; deep regret over past actions.

しるし

shirushi — Sign; mark; token or indication of something.

つかの間

tsuka no ma — A brief moment; fleeting instant of time.

気晴らし

kibarashi — Distraction; pastime; something to relieve boredom.

死ぬ

shinu — To die; to cease living.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; as much as; about.

苦悩

kunō — Anguish; suffering; deep mental or emotional pain.

後悔

kōkai — Regret; remorse; feeling sorry for past actions.

痕跡

konseki — Trace; vestige; remaining mark or evidence.

さえ

sae — Even; particle indicating extreme or surprising case.

目

me — Eye; eyes; gaze; sense of sight.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun (polite or intimate).

一瞬

isshun — One instant; a split second of time.

美し

utsukushi — Beautiful; lovely (stem form of 美しい).

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives into abstract nouns.

かく

kaku — Thus; in this way; so (literary/archaic adverb).

早く

hayaku — Quickly; early; at a fast pace.

消え去り

kiesari — To vanish completely; disappear without a trace.

二度

nido — Twice; two times; a second time.

戻ら

modora — To return; to come back (negative stem here).

ぬ

nu — Classical negative auxiliary meaning 'not' (archaic).

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something near the listener.

裏切る

uragiru — To betray; to be unfaithful; to deceive.

よう

yō — Like; as if; seeming; resembling something.

虚しく

munashiku — Emptily; vainly; in a futile or hollow manner.

前

mae — Before; in front of; previous time.

輝い

kagayai — Shone; glittered; radiated brilliance or light.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.

愛する

aisuru — To love; to feel deep affection for someone.

時間

jikan — Time; hours; a period or duration.

悲しむ

kanashimu — To grieve; to feel sadness or sorrow.

でも

demo — But; however; even so; or even.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

夜

yoru — Night; evening; nighttime.

昼

hiru — Daytime; noon; midday.

より

yori — Than; from; comparative particle.

良かっ

yokatt(a) — Was good; it was better (past form).

これ

kore — This; referring to something close to the speaker.

一部始終

ichibushijū — The whole story; every detail from start to finish.

ある

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

町

machi — Town; city district; neighborhood.

戻っ

modott(e) — Returned; went back to a place.

たいへん

taihen — Very; extremely; also 'hardship' as a noun.

遅い

osoi — Late; slow; not on time.

時刻

jikoku — A specific point or hour in time.

下宿

geshuku — Lodging house; boarding accommodation for rent.

向かっ

mukatt(e) — Headed toward; directed oneself toward a place.

歩い

arui(te) — Walked; proceeded on foot.

いる

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

とき

toki — Time; moment; when something occurs.

十時

jūji — Ten o'clock; the hour of ten.

鐘

kane — Bell; large bell rung to mark the hour.

鳴っ

natt(e) — Rang; sounded; made a ringing noise.

道

michi — Road; path; street; way.

運河

unga — Canal; artificial waterway for navigation or irrigation.

堤防

teibō — Embankment; levee; bank alongside water.

沿い

zoi — Along; following the length of something.

続い

tsuzui(te) — Continued; stretched on; followed consecutively.

人っ子一人

hitokko hitori — Not a single person; not one soul around.

出会う

deau — To encounter; to come across someone by chance.

確か

tashika — Certainly; surely; if I recall correctly.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly; awfully; to an extreme degree.

辺鄙

henpi — Remote; out-of-the-way; isolated from urban areas.

一角

ikkaku — A corner; a section or part of an area.

住ん

sun(de) — Lived; resided in a particular place.

歌い

utai — Singing; the act of singing a song.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; for the reason that.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; delight; happiness; a feeling of pleasure.

分かち合う

wakachiau — To share; to divide and enjoy together with others.

友人

yūjin — Friend; a person one has a friendly relationship with.

知人

chijin — Acquaintance; someone one knows but not closely.

いない

inai — Is not present; does not exist (animate negative).

幸福

kōfuku — Happiness; bliss; a state of being fortunate.

人間

ningen — Human being; person; humanity in general.

みな

mina — Everyone; all people; everybody.

そう

sō — So; that way; in that manner.

幸せ

shiawase — Happiness; good fortune; being in a happy state.

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; at all times.

一人

hitori — One person; alone; by oneself.

鼻歌

hanauta — Humming; singing softly to oneself without words.

歌っ

utatt(e) — Sang; performed a song vocally.

から

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

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once; without warning.

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; absolutely; indeed.

思いがけ

omoigake(nai) — Unexpected; unforeseen; happening without anticipation.

出来事

dekigoto — Happening; event; occurrence; incident.

起き

oki — Occurred; happened; took place.

欄干

rangan — Railing; balustrade; guardrail on a bridge or balcony.

寄りかかり

yorikakari — Leaning against; resting one's weight on something.

肘

hiji — Elbow; the joint of the arm.

手すり

tesuri — Handrail; railing for support or safety.

のせ

nose — Placed upon; rested on top of something.

女

onna — Woman; female; a grown female person.

濁っ

nigott(e) — Murky; turbid; clouded or impure (of water).

水

mizu — Water; liquid water in natural or general sense.

じっと

jitto — Fixedly; motionlessly; staring without moving.

熱心

nesshin — Earnestly; eagerly; with great enthusiasm or zeal.

見つめ

mitsume — Gazed at; stared intently at something.

可愛らしい

kawarashii — Cute; charming; adorably pretty in appearance.

黄色い

kiiroi — Yellow; having a yellow color.

帽子

bōshi — Hat; cap; headwear of any style.

しゃれ

share — Stylish; chic; fashionably dressed or designed.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny (attributive adjective form).

黒い

kuroi — Black; dark in color.

マント

manto — Cloak; mantle; a sleeveless outer garment.

身

mi — Body; one's person; oneself.

つけ

tsuke — Wore; attached; put on (clothing or accessories).

若い

wakai — Young; youthful; of a young age.

娘

musume — Young woman; daughter; girl.

きっと

kitto — Surely; certainly; definitely; without doubt.

黒髪

kurokami — Black hair; dark-colored natural hair.

違いない

chigainai — Must be; no doubt; certainly the case.

思っ

omott(e) — Thought; felt; believed in one's mind.