Won from the Waves — Page 10

Vocabulary

みんな

minna — Everyone, all people, everybody together.

やって

yatte — Doing, carrying out an action (te-form of yaru).

みよう

miyou — Let's try doing; volitional form of miru.

と

to — Quotation particle; with; and (connecting nouns).

彼

kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

ついに

tsui ni — Finally, at last, in the end.

言っ

it(te) — Said, spoke (conjunctive form of iu, to say).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

もしかしたら

moshikashitara — Perhaps, possibly, maybe (expressing uncertainty).

船

fune — Ship, boat, vessel for water travel.

砂州

sasu / sunasu — Sandbar, shallow sandy ridge in water.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.

一番

ichiban — Most, number one, the best or shallowest.

浅い

asai — Shallow, not deep (water or knowledge).

ところ

tokoro — Place, spot, location; point in time.

に

ni — Direction, location, or time particle.

乗り上げ

noriage — Run aground, mount upon a surface.

て

te — Conjunctive te-form particle connecting verb phrases.

いる

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

かも

kamo — Might, may (expressing possibility or conjecture).

しれ

shire — May not know; part of kamoshirenai (perhaps).

ない

nai — Negative ending; not, does not exist.

満潮

manchou — High tide, peak water level.

頂点

chouten — Peak, summit, highest point.

なら

nara — If, conditional assuming a given situation.

渡れる

watateru — Can cross over (potential form of wataru).

はず

hazu — Should, ought to, expected outcome.

だ

da — Copula; is, are (plain form of desu).

さあ

saa — Well, come on, let's go (exclamation).

行こう

ikou — Let's go (volitional form of iku).

もう

mou — Already, anymore, now, enough.

話す

hanasu — To talk, speak, tell someone something.

やめ

yame — Stop, quit, cease an action.

やる

yaru — To do, perform, carry out an action.

べき

beki — Should, ought to (expressing obligation or duty).

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact (nominalizer for actions).

を

wo / o — Object marker particle for direct objects.

やろう

yarou — Let's do it (volitional form of yaru).

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly, just, precisely at that moment.

その

sono — That (near listener); demonstrative adjective.

瞬間

shunkan — Moment, instant, a split second in time.

甲高く

kandakaku — In a shrill, high-pitched manner (adverb).

大きな

ookina — Large, big, great (prenominal adjective form).

声

koe — Voice, sound produced by a person.

で

de — By means of, at, with (particle).

こんな

konna — This kind of, such (near speaker).

言葉

kotoba — Word, language, expression, speech.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but (contrast).

聞こえ

kikoye — Was heard, audible (from kikoeru, to be audible).

愚かな

oroka na — Foolish, stupid, senseless (na-adjective).

者たち

monotachi — People, persons, individuals (plural of mono).

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle for emphasis or address.

深い

fukai — Deep, profound (describing water or meaning).

塩

shio — Salt; salty (as in salt water, sea).

海

umi — Sea, ocean, large body of water.

溺れ死ぬ

oboreshinu — To drown, die by drowning in water.

つもり

tsumori — Intention, plan, expectation to do something.

か

ka — Question particle; marks interrogative sentences.

とどまれ

todomare — Stay, halt, remain (imperative form of todomaru).

命じる

meijiru — To order, command, issue a directive.

さもなくば

samonakuba — Otherwise, or else, if not (conditional warning).

結果

kekka — Result, consequence, outcome of an action.

受けよ

ukeyo — Receive, accept (imperative form of ukeru).

暗闇

kurayami — Darkness, pitch black, total absence of light.

中

naka — Inside, middle, among, within something.

から

kara — From, because, after (particle of origin/reason).

くる

kuru — To come, to approach, to arrive.

よう

you — Appears to, seems like; manner or way.

誰

dare — Who, which person (interrogative pronoun).

姿

sugata — Figure, form, appearance, shape of a person.

も

mo — Also, even, too (inclusive particle).

見え

mie — Visible, can be seen (stem of mieru).

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Was not, did not exist (past negative stem).

男たち

ototachi — Men, group of male individuals.

肩越し

katagoshi — Over one's shoulder, glancing behind oneself.

周り

mawari — Surroundings, around, the area nearby.

見回し

mimawashi — Looking around, scanning the surroundings.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately, right away, very soon.

その後

sonogo — After that, subsequently, thereafter.

頭

atama — Head, the top part of a body.

てっぺん

teppen — Very top, crown, tip of something.

足先

ashisaki — Tips of the toes, very end of feet.

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as.

灰色

haiiro — Gray, ash-colored (neutral grey tone).

衣

koromo — Garment, robe, clothing (especially traditional).

まとっ

matot(te) — Wrapped in, wearing, draped with clothing.

背

se — Back, height, stature of a person.

高い

takai — Tall, high, expensive (i-adjective).

細い

hosoi — Thin, slender, narrow (i-adjective).

人影

hitokage — Silhouette, shadow or figure of a person.

暗がり

kuragari — Dark place, shadowy area, darkness.

現れ

araware — Appeared, emerged, came into view.

それ

sore — That (near listener); that thing or person.

見た

mita — Saw, looked at (past tense of miru).

地上

chijou — On the ground, earthly, terrestrial existence.

存在

sonzai — Existence, being, presence of something.

という

to iu — Called, known as, described as something.

より

yori — Than, rather than, from (comparison particle).

むしろ

mushiro — Rather, instead, more accurately speaking.

幽霊

yuurei — Ghost, spirit, apparition of deceased person.

思っ

omot(te) — Thought, felt, considered (conjunctive of omou).

し

shi — And also; lists reasons or actions.

無理

muri — Impossible, unreasonable, too much to ask.

それほど

sorehodo — That much, to that extent, so very.

濃い

koi — Thick, dense, deep (fog, colour, flavour).

霧

kiri — Fog, mist, thick atmospheric moisture.

ぼんやり

bonyari — Vaguely, dimly, hazily, in a blurred way.

空

sora — Sky, air, the expanse above the earth.

精霊

seirei — Spirit, ethereal being, elemental spiritual entity.

あなたたち

anatatachi — You all, all of you (plural second person).

行く

iku — To go, to proceed toward a destination.

禁じ

kinji — Forbid, prohibit (stem of kinjiru, to ban).

そして

soshite — And then, and so, furthermore (conjunction).

使者

shisha — Messenger, envoy, sent representative.

ある

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

私

watashi — I, me (first-person singular pronoun).

背けば

somukeba — If one defies, if one disobeys (conditional).

破滅

hametsu — Ruin, destruction, downfall, total collapse.

招く

maneku — To invite, bring about, cause (a result).

警告

keikoku — Warning, caution, alert issued to someone.

する

suru — To do, to perform an action.

近づく

chikazuku — To approach, draw near, come closer.

につれ

ni tsure — As, in proportion to, along with change.

互い

tagai — Each other, one another, mutual relationship.

身

mi — Body, oneself, one's person or being.

寄せ合っ

yoseot(te) — Huddled together, pressed close to each other.

今や

imaya — Now, at this point, by this time.

高く

takaku — Tall, highly (adverbial form of takai).

痩せこけ

yasekoke — Extremely thin, gaunt, emaciated in appearance.

女

onna — Woman, female person.

わかっ

wakat(ta) — Understood, realized (past of wakaru, to understand).