Won from the Waves — Page 9

Vocabulary

船

fune — A vessel used for traveling on water.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

座礁

zashou — Running aground; a ship becoming stuck on a shoal.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of verb; connects clauses together.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions or states.

深刻

shinkoku — Serious; grave; describing a severe situation or problem.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

危機

kiki — Crisis; a moment of intense danger or difficulty.

に

ni — Directional or locative particle indicating destination or location.

陥っ

おちい-ochi(i) — Fell into; became caught in a difficult situation.

いる

iru — To exist; indicates ongoing state or action.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun clauses.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.

疑い

utagai — Doubt; suspicion; uncertainty about something.

よう

you — Appears; seems; likeness; resemblance to something.

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Past negative; there was not; did not exist.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.

彼ら

karera — They; a group of people being referred to.

泡立つ

awadatsu — To foam; to bubble up; to froth on surface.

白波

shironami — Whitecaps; foamy white waves on a rough sea.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

いただい

itadai — Topped with; received (humble form of receiving something).

押し寄せる

oshiyoseru — To surge toward; waves rushing and pressing forward.

暗く

kuraku — Darkly; in a dark manner; describing dim conditions.

揺れる

yureru — To sway; to rock; to shake back and forth.

波

nami — Wave; a moving ridge of water on a surface.

見つめ

mitsume — Staring at; gazing intently at something or someone.

急速

kyuusoku — Rapid; swift; describing something happening very quickly.

薄れ

usure — Fading; becoming thinner or less visible over time.

ゆく

yuku — To go; indicates gradual progression of an action.

夕暮れ

yuugure — Dusk; twilight; the dim period around sunset.

の

no — Possessive or descriptive particle linking two nouns.

中

naka — Inside; middle; within a space or situation.

かろうじて

karoujite — Barely; just barely managing to do something difficult.

その

sono — That; a demonstrative modifier referring to something nearby.

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; the visible shape of a person.

見定め

misadame — Making out; discerning; confirming the identity of something.

滑り

suberi — Slipping; sliding; tending to be slippery underfoot.

やすい

yasui — Easy to; prone to; suffix indicating tendency.

桟橋

sanbashi — Pier; jetty; a structure extending over water for docking.

上

ue — Above; on top of; upper surface of something.

で

de — At; by means of; particle indicating location or means.

屈強

kukkyou — Tough; brawny; describing physically powerful and sturdy people.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; referring to the speaker.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix added to pronouns or nouns indicating group.

さえ

sae — Even; as much as; an emphatic particle for extremes.

も

mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle adding another element.

まとも

matomo — Properly; decently; in a normal upright manner.

立っ

tatt(e) — Standing; being in an upright standing position.

い

i — Continuative form of iru; being in a state.

られ

rare — Potential or passive auxiliary indicating ability or passivity.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not; indicates absence of action or state.

ほど

hodo — To the extent; as much as; indicating degree.

激しい

hageshii — Intense; fierce; violent; describing very strong force.

突風

toppuu — Gust; a sudden strong blast of wind.

受け

uke — Receiving; being subjected to something coming toward you.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when; a point or period in time.

いかに

ikani — No matter how; however; to what extent something applies.

勇敢

yuukan — Brave; courageous; describing boldness in dangerous situations.

大胆

daitan — Bold; daring; audacious; willing to take great risks.

あっ

att(e) — Being; existing; conjunctive form of aru verb.

不運

fuun — Misfortune; bad luck; an unfortunate circumstance or fate.

乗組員

norikumiin — Crew member; a person working aboard a ship.

救助

kyuujo — Rescue; saving someone from danger or distress.

する

suru — To do; to perform; a general action verb.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; for the sake of something.

繰り出す

kuridasu — To sally forth; to set out; to launch into action.

ためらっ

tameratt(a) — Hesitated; wavered; felt reluctant before taking action.

難破船

nanpasen — Shipwreck; a ship that has been wrecked or destroyed.

辿り着く

tadoritsuku — To finally reach; to arrive after great difficulty.

はるか

haruka — Far; distant; a great distance away in space or time.

前

mae — Before; in front; prior to a certain point in time.

荒れ狂う

arekuruu — To rage; to run wild; describing a violent storm.

海

umi — Sea; ocean; a large body of salt water.

闇

yami — Darkness; the absence of light; deep dark conditions.

包ま

tsutsum(a) — Wrapped; enveloped; surrounded completely by something.

れ

re — Passive suffix indicating an action done to the subject.

しまう

shimau — To end up; to complete regrettably; finishing an action.

だろう

darou — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture or supposition.

そもそも

somosomo — In the first place; to begin with; fundamentally speaking.

この

kono — This; a demonstrative modifier for nearby objects or topics.

猛烈

mouretsu — Ferocious; intense; describing extremely powerful force or energy.

強風

kyoufuu — Strong wind; a powerful gust affecting movement outdoors.

逆らっ

sakaratt(e) — Going against; defying; resisting a force or authority.

漕ぎ出す

kogidasu — To row out; to start rowing into open water.

できる

dekiru — To be able to; to be possible; expressing capability.

か

ka — Question particle placed at sentence end to form questions.

どう

dou — How; in what way; asking about manner or method.

疑わしかっ

utagawashikatt(a) — Was doubtful; was questionable; seemed uncertain or suspicious.

ひと

hito — Person; human being; one (used as prefix for size).

回り

mawari — Surroundings; around; the area encircling something or someone.

彼

kare — He; him; a third-person singular male pronoun.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; the inner emotional self.

深く

fukaku — Deeply; profoundly; to a great depth or degree.

乱れ

midare — Disorder; turmoil; a state of being disturbed or confused.

難

nan — Difficulty; hardship; a challenging obstacle to overcome.

乗り越え

norikoer(u) — Overcoming; surmounting; getting past a difficulty or obstacle.

られる

rareru — Potential or passive suffix; able to do or be done.

あれ

are — That over there; a distal demonstrative pronoun.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when something occurs.

あの

ano — That; a distal demonstrative modifier referring to something distant.

危険

kiken — Danger; risk; a hazardous or perilous situation.

砂州

sunasu — Sandbar; a ridge of sand formed in water by currents.

乗り上げ

noriage — Running aground; riding up onto a sandbar or obstacle.

仲間

nakama — Companion; comrade; a fellow member of a group.

真っ先

massaki — First of all; right at the very front or beginning.

飛び出す

tobidasu — To rush out; to leap out suddenly from a place.

これ

kore — This; a proximal demonstrative pronoun near the speaker.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as a certain point.

一度

ichido — Once; one time; a single occurrence of something.

欠かし

kakashi — Neglecting; failing to do something that should be done.

大きかっ

ookikatt(a) — Was large; was big; past tense of the adjective big.

体力

tairyoku — Physical strength; stamina; bodily energy and endurance.

尽きれ

tsukire — Running out; becoming completely exhausted or depleted.

砕波

kudake-nami — Breaking wave; a wave that crashes and breaks on shore.

押し戻さ

oshimodosa — Pushed back; forced to return by opposing force.

岸

kishi — Shore; bank; the edge of land meeting water.

叩きつけ

tatakitsuke — Smashing against; slamming forcefully into a hard surface.

しれ

shire — Might; perhaps; expressing uncertainty about an outcome.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting words or clauses.

知っ

shitt(e) — Knowing; being aware of; having knowledge of something.

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; perhaps; introducing another possibility.

最大

saidai — Maximum; greatest; the largest possible degree or extent.

待ち受ける

machiukeru — To lie in wait; to await something that is coming.

近く

chikaku — Nearby; close; in the vicinity of something or someone.

辿り着い

tadoritsui — Arrived at; reached after a long arduous journey.

人々

hitobito — People; folks; referring to multiple persons collectively.

救う

sukuu — To save; to rescue someone from danger or suffering.

十分

juubun — Sufficient; enough; adequately meeting a required amount.

近づく

chikazuku — To approach; to draw near; to come closer to something.

でき

deki — Being able to; possibility form of the verb dekiru.

一瞬

isshun — An instant; a brief moment; a split second in time.

遅れ

okure — Delay; lateness; being behind schedule or too slow.

冒さ

okasa — Venturing; daring to risk; exposing oneself to danger.

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional negative base implying necessity to act.

なら

nara — If; given that; a conditional expressing a premise.

増大

zoudai — Increase; growth; becoming larger or more in degree.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into abstract nouns.

せ

se — Causative suffix making someone cause or let an action.

いっ

itt(e) — Going; saying; connective form used in compound verbs.