Wuthering Heights — Page 1

Vocabulary

年

nen — Year; used in dates and time expressions.

私

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly, just; indicates precise timing or amount.

家主

yanushi — Landlord, house owner; person who owns rental property.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

ところ

tokoro — Place, location; also indicates a situation or point.

へ

e — Direction particle indicating movement toward something.

訪問

houmon — Visit, call; act of going to see someone.

から

kara — From; indicates starting point or reason.

戻った

modotta — Returned, came back; past tense of 戻る.

だ

da — Casual copula; equivalent of 'is' or 'am'.

彼

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

が

ga — Subject marker particle; identifies the grammatical subject.

付き合う

tsukiau — To associate with, get along with someone.

なければならない

nakereba naranai — Must, have to; expresses obligation or necessity.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates negation of a verb.

唯一

yuiitsu — Only, sole; the one and only thing or person.

隣人

rinjin — Neighbor; person living nearby or next door.

である

de aru — Formal copula; to be, to exist formally.

これ

kore — This; near demonstrative pronoun for objects.

確かに

tashika ni — Certainly, surely; expresses confident affirmation.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely; describes aesthetic beauty.

土地

tochi — Land, ground; a plot or area of earth.

全土

zendo — Entire land, whole country; across the whole territory.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

探して

sagashite — Searching, looking for; te-form of 探す.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting actions or clauses.

も

mo — Also, even; inclusive or emphatic particle.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; indicates degree or approximation.

社会

shakai — Society; human community and its social structures.

喧騒

kensou — Hustle and bustle, noisy commotion; turbulent activity.

完全

kanzen — Complete, perfect; thorough without any deficiency.

切り離された

kiri hanasareta — Severed, separated, cut off from something completely.

場所

basho — Place, location, spot; a specific physical area.

見つけられる

mitsuke rareru — Can be found; potential passive form of 見つける.

と

to — Quotation particle; also means 'and' or 'with'.

思える

omoeru — Seems, appears; potential form of 思う.

まさに

masani — Exactly, precisely, truly; strong emphatic affirmation.

人間嫌い

ningen girai — Misanthropy; dislike or hatred of people generally.

楽園

rakuen — Paradise, Eden; an ideal or perfect place.

そして

soshite — And then, and so; connects sequential statements.

氏

shi — Mr., Ms.; formal honorific suffix for names.

この

kono — This; near demonstrative modifying a noun.

荒涼

kouryou — Bleak, desolate; describing a barren, dreary landscape.

孤独

kodoku — Solitude, loneliness; state of being alone isolated.

分かち合う

wakachi au — To share, divide and enjoy together with others.

以上

ijou — More than, above; also indicates conclusion or end.

組み合わせ

kumiawase — Combination, pairing; things put or matched together.

実に

jitsu ni — Truly, indeed, really; strong emphatic expression.

立派な

rippa na — Fine, splendid, admirable; of excellent character or quality.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.

人物

jinbutsu — Person, figure, character; notable individual or personality.

馬

uma — Horse; a large domesticated riding or working animal.

近づいた

chikazuita — Approached, drew near; past tense of 近づく.

とき

toki — Time, moment, when; indicates a point in time.

黒い

kuroi — Black, dark; describes something of black color.

瞳

hitomi — Pupil of the eye; also refers to eyes expressively.

いかにも

ikanimo — Indeed, truly, as if; strongly emphasizes appearance or manner.

疑わしい

utagawashii — Suspicious, doubtful; expressing distrust or skepticism.

げ

ge — Suffix indicating appearance or seeming manner.

眉

mayu — Eyebrow; the arc of hair above the eye.

下

shita — Below, under; indicates lower position or direction.

引っ込み

hikkkomi — Withdrawal, pulling back; retreating or shrinking away.

名前

namae — Name; a word used to identify a person.

名乗る

nanoru — To state one's name, introduce oneself by name.

指

yubi — Finger; one of the digits on a hand.

かたくな

katakuna — Stubbornly, obstinately; refusing to change or yield.

決意

ketsui — Determination, resolve; firm decision to do something.

とも

tomo — Even, regardless; concessive particle or 'with both'.

中

naka — Inside, within; the interior space of something.

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore, even more; indicates added degree or continuation.

深く

fukaku — Deeply; adverb indicating great depth or intensity.

隠れる

kakureru — To hide, conceal oneself; become out of sight.

見て

mite — Looking, seeing; te-form of 見る meaning to look.

心

kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit; inner emotional or mental self.

どれ

dore — Which one; interrogative pronoun selecting among multiple options.

対し

taishi — Toward, against, in contrast to; directional relation particle.

温かく

atatakaku — Warmly; adverb describing warm feelings or temperature.

なった

natta — Became; past tense of なる indicating change of state.

か

ka — Question particle placed at sentence end for questions.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly, hardly; indicates near-completeness or near-zero.

想像

souzou — Imagination; the act of forming mental images or ideas.

する

suru — To do; basic action verb used widely in Japanese.

いない

inai — Not present, not there; negative of いる (to exist).

なかった

nakatta — Did not; past negative form of ない.

だろう

darou — Probably, I suppose; expresses conjecture or probability.

さん

san — Honorific title; Mr., Ms., Mrs., or Miss.

です

desu — Polite copula; is, am, are in polite speech.

言った

itta — Said, told; past tense of 言う.

答え

kotae — Answer, reply; a response to a question or problem.

うなずき

unazuki — A nod; gesture of agreement made by nodding head.

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely; limits scope to one thing.

だった

datta — Was, were; past tense casual copula form.

申します

moushimasu — My name is, I am called; humble form of 言う.

新しい

atarashii — New, fresh; describing something recently made or arrived.

借家人

shakuyanin — Tenant, renter; person renting a house from landlord.

ございます

gozaimasu — Am, is, are; very formal and polite copula form.

到着

touchaku — Arrival; the act of reaching a destination.

後

ato / go — After, later; following a point in time or event.

できるだけ

dekiru dake — As much as possible; to the maximum extent one can.

早く

hayaku — Quickly, soon, early; adverb indicating speed or timing.

お伺いする

o-ukagai suru — To humbly visit or inquire; polite humble form of 訪問.

光栄

kouei — Honor, glory; feeling privileged by recognition or opportunity.

浴した

yokushita — Received, basked in; past tense of 浴する.

賃借

chinshaku — Renting, leasing; borrowing property in exchange for payment.

熱心

nesshin — Enthusiastic, eager, zealous; showing great dedication.

お願い

onegai — Request, please; polite expression asking for a favor.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

ご迷惑

go-meiwaku — Trouble, bother; polite reference to causing inconvenience.

おかけ

okake — To impose, to cause; humble form relating to burden.

たく

taku — Desiderative suffix meaning 'want to do'.

参りました

mairimashita — Came, visited; humble past form of 来る.

昨日

kinou — Yesterday; the day immediately before today.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in polite speech.

いくつか

ikutsuka — Some, several; an unspecified small number of things.

お考え

o-kangae — Your thoughts, your opinion; polite form of 考え.

お持ち

o-mochi — Have, hold; polite form of 持つ to possess.

うかがい

ukagai — To humbly ask or visit; humble form of 聞く or 訪問.

もの

mono — Thing, object; can also indicate a reason or emotion.

顔

kao — Face; the front of the head with facial features.

しかめながら

shikame nagara — While frowning, grimacing; making a displeased facial expression.

話

hanashi — Talk, story, conversation; act or content of speaking.

遮った

saeggitta — Interrupted, blocked; past tense of 遮る to cut off.

防げる

fusegeru — Can prevent, can block; potential form of 防ぐ.

誰

dare — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.

迷惑

meiwaku — Trouble, nuisance, bother; causing inconvenience to someone.

かける

kakeru — To impose, hang, apply; multi-use verb with many meanings.

させる

saseru — To make someone do; causative verb ending.

ません

masen — Polite negative verb ending; will not, do not.

お入りください

o-hairi kudasai — Please come in; polite imperative inviting someone inside.

という

to iu — Called, known as; links name or content to noun.

言葉

kotoba — Word, language, speech; spoken or written expression.

歯

ha — Tooth, teeth; hard structures in the mouth for chewing.

食いしばって

kuishibatte — Clenching teeth; gritting teeth tightly in tension or anger.

発せられた

hasse rareta — Uttered, emitted; past passive form of 発する.

失せろ

usero — Get lost, go away; rude imperative command to leave.

感情

kanjou — Emotion, feeling; inner psychological state or sentiment.

表した

arawashita — Expressed, showed; past tense of 表す to display.