Won from the Waves — Page 14

Vocabulary

上陸

jōriku — Coming ashore; landing on land from sea.

場所

basho — Place; location; spot.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

方

hō — Direction; side; person (polite reference).

を

wo — Direct object particle marking the object of a verb.

見る

miru — To see; to look at; to watch.

と

to — Quotation or conjunctive particle meaning 'and/that/when'.

塩

shio — Salt; sea salt.

海

umi — Sea; ocean.

サル

saru — Monkey; primate (often written in katakana).

高い

takai — High; tall; expensive.

姿

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

が

ga — Subject-marking particle.

桟橋

sanbashi — Pier; wharf; jetty extending into water.

端

hashi — Edge; tip; end of something.

に

ni — Location, direction, or indirect object particle.

立ち

tachi — Standing; stem form of 'tatsu' (to stand).

彼ら

karera — They; them (third-person plural).

見下ろし

miodoshi — Looking down upon; overlooking from above.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

いる

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

見え

mie — Stem of 'mieru'; appearing; being visible.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

愚か

oroka — Foolish; stupid; unwise.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun.

男

otoko — Man; male person.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle expressing assertion or emphasis.

お前

omae — You (informal, can be rude or familiar).

苦労

kurō — Hardship; trouble; toil; laborious effort.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the sentence topic.

無駄

muda — Wasteful; futile; useless; in vain.

終わっ

owat(te) — Ended; finished; conjugated form of 'owaru'.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless.

呪わ

norowa — Cursed; stem form of 'norou' (to curse).

れ

re — Passive/potential auxiliary verb suffix.

船

fune — Ship; boat; vessel.

辿り着け

tadoritsuke — Managed to reach; arrived after great effort.

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Did not; negative past auxiliary form.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter (nominalizer).

とっ

tot(te) — For; taking; te-form of 'toru'.

幸い

saiwai — Fortunate; lucky; blessing.

だ

da — Copula; assertive verb meaning 'is/am/are'.

私

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

警告

keikoku — Warning; caution; alert.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; doing; also listing particle.

無視

mushi — Ignoring; disregarding; paying no attention to.

風

kaze — Wind; breeze.

波

nami — Wave; ocean wave.

前進

zenshin — Advancing forward; moving ahead; progress.

阻む

habamu — To obstruct; to hinder; to block progress.

よう

yō — So that; in order to; expressing intention or command.

命じ

meiji — Ordered; commanded; stem form of 'meijiru'.

命令

meirei — Order; command; instruction.

聞き

kiki — Listening; hearing; stem form of 'kiku'.

従っ

shitagat(te) — Obeyed; followed; complied with an order.

次

tsugi — Next; following; subsequent.

しよう

shiyō — Let's do; volitional form of 'suru'.

まい

mai — Negative volitional; I will not; shall not.

今すぐ

imasugu — Right now; immediately; at once.

家

ie — House; home; household.

帰れ

kaere — Go home! (imperative form of 'kaeru').

そして

soshite — And then; and so; furthermore.

さ

sa — Sentence-final particle adding lightness or assertion.

罰する

bassuru — To punish; to penalize; to discipline.

適当

tekitō — Appropriate; suitable; also can mean half-hearted.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist.

判断

handan — Judgment; decision; assessment.

感謝

kansha — Gratitude; thanks; appreciation.

する

suru — To do; to make; general action verb.

よい

yoi — Good; fine; acceptable.

重ね

kasane — Piling up; layering; repeating actions.

あの

ano — That (over there); that mentioned earlier.

滅びる

horobiru — To perish; to be destroyed; to fall to ruin.

運命

unmei — Fate; destiny; one's lot in life.

ある

aru — To exist; to be; to have (inanimate).

老婆

rōba — Old woman; elderly woman.

以前

izen — Before; previously; formerly.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal.

荒々しく

araara shiku — Roughly; wildly; in a fierce fierce manner.

大きな

ōkina — Big; large; great.

声

koe — Voice; sound produced by a person.

これら

korera — These (things); plural form of 'kore'.

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; speech; expression.

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening; entrance.

間

aida — Between; among; interval; duration.

乗組員

norikumiin — Crew member; sailor on a ship or vessel.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward; to'.

向かっ

mukat(te) — Facing; heading toward; directed at.

い

i — Stem of 'iru'; being; existing (continuous form).

そこ

soko — There; that place (near listener).

辿り着く

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

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to.

その

sono — That (attributive); that particular.

奇妙

kimyō — Strange; peculiar; odd; mysterious.

存在

sonzai — Existence; being; presence; entity.

闇

yami — Darkness; the dark; blackness.

中

naka — Inside; within; middle; among.

消え

kie — Disappeared; vanished; stem form of 'kieru'.

ただし

tadashi — However; but; provided that; with the condition.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also means 'girlfriend'.

崖

gake — Cliff; precipice; steep rock face.

らしき

rashiki — Seemingly; appearing to be; resembling.

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; limited to.

聞こえ

kikoе — Can be heard; audible; stem of 'kikoeru'.

もう

mō — Already; anymore; soon; once more.

一度

ichido — Once; one time.

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to tell.

ぞ

zo — Emphatic sentence-final particle (masculine, strong).

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody.

哀れ

aware — Pitiful; pathetic; evoking sorrow or compassion.

狂女

kyōjo — Madwoman; insane or deranged woman.

から

kara — From; since; because (particle).

聞い

kiite — Heard; listened; te-form of 'kiku'.

気

ki — Spirit; feeling; mind; attention; energy.

叫ん

sakend(e) — Shouted; cried out; te-form of 'sakebu'.

小屋

koya — Hut; shack; small cabin or shed.

来い

koi — Come! (imperative form of 'kuru').

夕食

yūshoku — Dinner; evening meal; supper.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a bit; a small amount.

食べ

tabe — Eat; stem form of 'taberu'.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

また

mata — Again; also; in addition; once more.

出発

shuppatsu — Departure; setting off; leaving a place.

できる

dekiru — Can do; to be able to; to be possible.

機会

kikai — Opportunity; chance; occasion.

待とう

matō — Let's wait; volitional form of 'matsu'.

夫人

fujin — Madam; Mrs.; a married woman (formal title).

待ち受け

machiuke — Waiting in anticipation; lying in wait for someone.

準備

junbi — Preparation; readiness; getting ready.

住まい

sumai — Dwelling; residence; place where one lives.

調度品

chōdohin — Furnishings; household goods; furniture and fittings.

砂

suna — Sand; fine granules of rock.

敷き

shiki — Spreading; laying out; stem of 'shiku'.

床

yuka — Floor; the ground surface of a room.

や

ya — And (listing particle); or; et cetera.

粗末

somatsu — Crude; shabby; rough; poor quality.

椅子

isu — Chair; seat; stool.

腰掛け

koshikake — Seat; bench; perch; sitting on something temporary.

濡れ

nure — Wet; soaked; stem form of 'nureru'.

衣服

ifuku — Clothing; garments; attire.

によって

ni yotte — By means of; due to; depending on.

傷つく

kizutsuku — To be hurt; to be wounded; to be damaged.

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; nominalizing expression.