Won from the Waves — Page 1

Vocabulary

桟橋

sanbashi — A pier or wharf extending into water

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

陰鬱

in'utsu — Gloomy, dismal, or depressing in atmosphere

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

夕暮れ

yūgure — Twilight or dusk, the evening hour

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

あっ

a'(tta) — Contracted form of aru, meaning to exist

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

粗削り

arazukuri — Roughly hewn or crudely fashioned in construction

木造

mokuzō — Wooden construction or built from timber

の

no — Possessive or noun-modifying particle

先端

sentan — The tip, point, or leading edge of something

一群

hitomuré — A group or cluster of people or things

漁師

ryōshi — A fisherman who catches fish professionally

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese sentences

立っ

ta(tte) — Standing upright, stem form of tatsu

い

i — Stem of iru, to exist or be present

その

sono — That; demonstrative determiner referring to nearby thing

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting sentence subject

水面

suimen — The surface of a body of water

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something

と

to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker

突き出し

tsukidashi — Protruding or jutting outward into a space

小さな

chiisana — Small or little in size or scale

川

kawa — A river or stream of flowing water

河口

kakō — The mouth of a river meeting the sea

南側

minamigawa — The southern side of a place or structure

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

形成

keisei — Formation or creation of a shape or structure

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru, meaning to do

北海

Hokkai — The North Sea, body of water in Europe

渡っ

wata(tte) — Crossing over water or a distance

押し寄せ

oshiyose — Surging or pressing forward in large waves

き

ki — Stem form of kuru, meaning to come

濃い

koi — Thick, dense, or deep in concentration

霧

kiri — Fog or mist obscuring visibility outdoors

空

sora — The sky above or open air overhead

覆い

ōi — Covering or enveloping something completely

岸

kishi — A shore, bank, or coast beside water

から

kara — Particle meaning from a starting point

数百

sūhyaku — Several hundred in number or quantity

尋

hiro — A fathom, traditional unit of depth measurement

超え

koe — Exceeding or going beyond a certain limit

ところ

tokoro — A place or point in time or space

ある

aru — To exist or to be located somewhere

もの

mono — A thing, object, or abstract matter

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

も

mo — Particle meaning also, even, or not at all

見え

mie — To be visible or able to be seen

なかっ

naka(tta) — Past negative form meaning did not exist

鉛色

namaríiro — Lead gray color, dull heavy metallic hue

暗い

kurai — Dark, dim, or lacking sufficient light

波

nami — A wave on the surface of water

打ち寄せ

uchiyose — Waves washing or crashing against the shore

激しい

hageshii — Intense, fierce, or violent in degree

嵐

arashi — A storm with strong wind and rain

接近

sekkin — Approaching or drawing near to something

しばしば

shibashiba — Frequently, often, or repeatedly occurring

告げる

tsugeru — To tell, announce, or give notice of something

あの

ano — That over there; distal demonstrative determiner

不吉

fukitsu — Ominous, ill-omened, or having bad portent

唸り声

unarigoe — A growling, moaning, or rumbling low sound

あげ

age — Raising or producing a sound or action

北側

kitagawa — The northern side of a place or structure

広大

kōdai — Vast, extensive, or very wide in area

砂地

sunachi — Sandy ground or a stretch of sandy terrain

広がり

hirogari — A spreading expanse or widening stretch of land

そこ

soko — There; that place previously mentioned

生える

haeru — To grow or sprout, said of plants

植物

shokubutsu — Plants or vegetation as a general category

いえば

ieba — Speaking of; conditional phrase meaning if one says

矮小

waisho — Dwarf-sized, stunted, or abnormally small in growth

や

ya — Particle listing examples among other similar things

くすん

kusun(da) — Dull, muted, or faded in color tone

だ

da — Copula meaning is or am in Japanese

薄緑色

usumidoriiro — Pale green or light green in color

葉

ha — A leaf of a plant or tree

持つ

motsu — To hold, carry, or possess something

ばかり

bakari — Only, nothing but, or approximately in amount

粗い

arai — Coarse, rough, or crude in texture or manner

草

kusa — Grass or low-growing vegetation in general

茂み

shigemi — A thicket or dense cluster of shrubs

間

ma / aida — A gap, interval, or space between things

生え

hae — Growing up through soil, sprouting from ground

根

ne — The root of a plant anchoring it underground

冬

fuyu — Winter, the coldest season of the year

暴風

bōfū — A violent storm or gale-force wind

吹き抜ける

fukinukeru — To blow through or sweep across an area

際

sai — At the time of; an occasion or moment

砂

suna — Sand, fine granular particles of eroded rock

飛び散る

tobichiru — To scatter or fly apart in all directions

防ぐ

fusegu — To prevent, block, or defend against something

助け

tasuke — Help, aid, or assistance given to someone

なっ

na(tte) — Becoming; conjunctive form of naru

海

umi — The sea or ocean, large body of saltwater

方

hō — Direction, side, or way toward something

向い

mukai — Facing toward or turning in a direction

とき

toki — A time, moment, or occasion when something happens

右手

migite — The right hand or right-hand side direction

平坦

heitan — Flat, level, or even terrain without hills

地面

jimen — The ground surface or floor of the earth

挟ん

hasan(de) — Sandwiched or squeezed between two things

淡い

awai — Pale, faint, or light in color or feeling

粘土

nendo — Clay, a fine-grained natural earth material

でき

deki — Made of or formed from a material

高い

takai — Tall, high, or expensive in degree

崖

gake — A cliff or steep rocky face of terrain

南方

nanpō — The southern direction or region far away

遠く

tōku — Far away, at a great distance

連なり

tsuranari — A series or chain of things stretching continuously

麓

fumoto — The foot or base of a hill or mountain

細い

hosoi — Thin, narrow, or slender in width

浜辺

hamabe — A beach or shoreline along the sea

平行

heikō — Parallel, running alongside without meeting

緑

midori — Green color, as seen in nature and plants

土手

dote — An embankment, levee, or earthen bank

あり

ari — Existing or being present; stem form of aru

斜面

shamen — A slope or inclined surface of terrain

いくつか

ikutsuka — Several or a few in an indefinite number

小屋

koya — A small hut, shed, or cabin structure

立ち並ん

tachinaran(de) — Standing in a row or lined up together

それら

sorera — Those things; plural distal demonstrative pronoun

構成

kōsei — Composition or the way something is made up

する

suru — To do or perform an action

材料

zairyō — Materials or ingredients used to make something

見れ

mire — Conditional form of miru, meaning if one looks

荒海

araumi — A rough or stormy sea with violent waves

生計

seikei — A livelihood or means of earning a living

立てる

tateru — To establish or make a living or plan

屈強

kukkyō — Sturdy, robust, or powerfully built in physique

男

otoko — A man or male person

住処

sumika — A dwelling place, home, or habitat

こと

koto — A thing, fact, or nominalized verbal action

明らか

akiraka — Clear, obvious, or evident to the observer

囲む

kakomu — To surround or enclose on all sides

柵

saku — A fence or palisade barrier around an area

物置

monooki — A storage shed or storeroom for belongings

離れ

hanare — A detached building or annex separate from main house

そして

soshite — And then; conjunction connecting sequential statements

飾り

kazari — A decoration or ornament used for adornment

として

toshite — As, in the capacity of or role of

用い

mochii — To use or employ something for a purpose

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

さえ

sae — Even; particle indicating an extreme or unexpected case

難破船

nanpasen — A shipwreck or wrecked vessel lost at sea

残骸

zangai — The wreckage or remains of something destroyed

一部

ichibu — A part or portion of a whole thing