Wuthering Heights — Page 8

Vocabulary

幸い

さいわい (saiwai) — Fortunately; luckily; a blessing or good fortune.

な

na — Particle expressing prohibition or emphasis; also copula.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, time, or purpose.

台所

だいどころ (daidokoro) — Kitchen; the room where cooking takes place.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle; connecting nouns.

住人

じゅうにん (jūnin) — Resident; inhabitant; person living in a place.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also indicates contrast or emphasis.

より

yori — Than; from; comparative particle indicating degree or origin.

素早く

すばやく (subayaku) — Quickly; swiftly; in a nimble or agile manner.

動い

うごい (ugoi) — Moved; acted (conjunctive form of 動く, to move).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.

裾

すそ (suso) — Hem or bottom edge of a garment or skirt.

を

wo / o — Object marker particle indicating direct object of verb.

たくし

takushi — Tucking up (stem of たくし上げる, to hitch up).

上げ

あげ (age) — Raising up; lifting (from 上げる, to raise or lift).

スカート

sukāto — Skirt; a lower-body garment worn by women.

むき出し

むきだし (mukidashi) — Exposed; bare; uncovered; laid bare without covering.

腕

うで (ude) — Arm; also refers to skill or ability.

火照っ

ほてっ (hotett-) — Flushed; hot; burning with warmth (of skin or cheeks).

頬

ほお / ほほ (hō / hoho) — Cheek; the side of the face below the eye.

し

shi — Conjunctive particle listing reasons or actions; and also.

逞しい

たくましい (takumashii) — Robust; sturdy; strong and powerfully built.

女

おんな (onna) — Woman; female person.

フライパン

furaipan — Frying pan; flat pan used for cooking on stove.

振り回し

ふりまわし (furimawashi) — Swinging around; brandishing wildly in the air.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

我々

われわれ (wareware) — We; us; formal first-person plural pronoun.

真っただ中

まっただなか (mattadanaka) — Right in the middle; smack in the center of something.

飛び込ん

とびこん (tobikon-) — Jumped into; plunged into (conjunctive of 飛び込む).

で

de — Particle indicating place of action, means, or cause.

き

ki — Came (conjunctive stem of くる, to come).

て

te — Te-form conjunction connecting sequential or simultaneous actions.

その

sono — That; the (demonstrative adjective for nearby referent).

武器

ぶき (buki) — Weapon; tool or instrument used for fighting.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional if-particle.

舌

した (shita) — Tongue; also implies verbal skill or sharp words.

存分

ぞんぶん (zonbun) — To one's heart's content; fully; without restraint.

使っ

つかっ (tsukatt-) — Used; employed (conjunctive form of 使う, to use).

おかげ

okage — Thanks to; owing to; because of someone's help.

嵐

あらし (arashi) — Storm; tempest; violent wind and rain.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject of discussion.

魔法

まほう (mahō) — Magic; sorcery; supernatural power or spell.

よう

yō — Like; as if; seems; expressing resemblance or manner.

収まり

おさまり (osamari) — Settling down; calming; coming to order or resolution.

主人

しゅじん (shujin) — Master; husband; owner; head of household.

場

ば (ba) — Place; scene; situation; location where something happens.

現れ

あらわれ (awarare) — Appeared; emerged; came into view or presence.

時

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

彼女

かのじょ (kanojo) — She; her; also used to mean girlfriend.

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; limiting particle indicating sole extent.

残っ

のこっ (nokott-) — Remained; stayed behind (conjunctive of 残る, to remain).

強風

きょうふう (kyōfū) — Strong wind; gale; powerful gusting wind force.

後

あと / のち (ato / nochi) — After; later; behind; following a certain point in time.

海

うみ (umi) — Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater.

うねっ

unett- — Swelling; undulating; rolling in waves (from うねる).

い

i — Continuative form of いる (to be/exist); ongoing state.

一体

いったい (ittai) — What on earth; in the world; used for strong emphasis.

全体

ぜんたい (zentai) — Whole; entire; overall; used with 一体 for emphasis.

何事

なにごと (nanigoto) — What in the world; what matter; what is happening here.

だ

da — Copula; informal form of です meaning 'is' or 'are'.

彼

かれ (kare) — He; him; also used to mean boyfriend.

尋ね

たずね (tazune) — Asked; inquired (conjunctive of 尋ねる, to ask/inquire).

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

無愛想

ぶあいそう (buaisō) — Unfriendly; cold; curt; lacking warmth or hospitality.

扱い

あつかい (atsukai) — Treatment; handling; the way one is dealt with.

到底

とうてい (tōtei) — By no means; utterly impossible; cannot possibly do.

堪え

たえ (tae) — Enduring; bearing; tolerating (stem of 堪える, to endure).

がたい

gatai — Difficult to do; hard to bear; suffix indicating impossibility.

目つき

めつき (metsuki) — Look in one's eyes; expression; manner of looking at someone.

私

わたし (watashi) — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

見

み (mi) — Looked at; saw (stem of 見る, to see or look).

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; used to express strong exasperation.

つぶやい

tsubuyai — Muttered; murmured (conjunctive of つぶやく, to mutter).

悪霊

あくりょう (akuryō) — Evil spirit; malevolent ghost or demonic entity.

取り憑か

とりつか (toritsuka) — Possessed by; haunted (stem of 取り憑く, to possess).

れ

re — Passive auxiliary suffix indicating being acted upon.

豚

ぶた (buta) — Pig; swine; used literally or as an insult.

群れ

むれ (mure) — Herd; flock; pack; a group of animals together.

も

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

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun; also used to address spouse.

飼っ

かっ (katt-) — Kept; raised (conjunctive of 飼う, to keep or raise animals).

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings); ongoing state.

あの

ano — That (over there); demonstrative adjective for distant referent.

獣

けもの (kemono) — Beast; animal; wild creature; used pejoratively.

ども

domo — Plural suffix with derogatory nuance; those fellows or creatures.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; as much as; degree or limit.

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; awful; harsh; cruel; extremely bad or severe.

霊

れい / たま (rei / tama) — Spirit; soul; ghost; supernatural spiritual entity.

憑か

つか (tsuka-) — Possessed; haunted (stem of 憑く, to haunt or possess).

まい

mai — Negative volitional auxiliary; will not; probably not.

いう

iu / yū — To say; to be called; to refer to something as.

もの

mono — Thing; person; used to soften or justify a statement.

です

desu — Polite copula; is; are; formal sentence-ending verb.

見知らぬ

みしらぬ (mishiranu) — Unknown; unfamiliar; a stranger one has never met.

人

ひと (hito) — Person; human being; individual; people in general.

虎

とら (tora) — Tiger; also used metaphorically for something fierce.

中

なか (naka) — Inside; middle; among; within a space or group.

置き去り

おきざり (okizari) — Abandonment; leaving someone behind; deserting a person.

する

suru — To do; to perform; multipurpose action verb.

同然

どうぜん (dōzen) — As good as; practically; virtually the same as something.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing information.

何

なに / なん (nani / nan) — What; which; interrogative pronoun asking about things.

触ら

さわら (sawara-) — Touch; contact (stem of 触る, to touch or meddle).

ない

nai — Negative form; not; does not exist; absence of action.

人間

にんげん (ningen) — Human being; person; mankind; humanity in general.

手

て (te) — Hand; arm; also means method or involvement in something.

出し

だし (dashi) — Put out; extend; stick out (stem of 出す, to put out).

ませ

mase — Polite imperative suffix; please do (formal request form).

ん

n — Negative contraction of ない; no; not; denial.

言い

いい (ii-) — Said; speak (conjunctive stem of 言う, to say).

前

まえ (mae) — Before; front; previous; prior to something happening.

ボトル

botoru — Bottle; a container for liquids such as wine.

置き

おき (oki) — Placed; put (conjunctive stem of 置く, to place).

ずれ

zure — Shift; displacement; misalignment; slight deviation from position.

テーブル

tēburu — Table; a piece of furniture with a flat surface.

元

もと (moto) — Original place; origin; back to where it was before.

戻し

もどし (modoshi) — Returned; put back (conjunctive of 戻す, to return something).

犬

いぬ (inu) — Dog; domestic canine animal kept as pet or guard.

用心深く

ようじんぶかく (yōjinbukaku) — Cautiously; carefully; in a very watchful or wary manner.

ある

aru — To be; to exist (for inanimate objects); there is.

当然

とうぜん (tōzen) — Naturally; of course; as a matter of course; obvious.

ワイン

wain — Wine; alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes.

一杯

いっぱい (ippai) — One cup or glass; full; a single serving of drink.

いかが

ikaga — How about; would you like; polite offer or suggestion.

か

ka — Question marker particle; also expresses uncertainty or choice.

いいえ

iie — No; a negative response; polite refusal or denial.

結構

けっこう (kekkō) — No thank you; fine; quite good; declining politely.

噛ま

かま (kama-) — Bite (stem of 噛む, to bite or chew something).

もし

moshi — If; supposing; used to introduce a conditional hypothesis.

なら

nara — If; in that case; conditional particle for given situation.

噛ん

かん (kan-) — Bit; chewed (conjunctive of 噛む, to bite or chew).

相手

あいて (aite) — Partner; opponent; the other party in an interaction.

印

しるし (shirushi) — Mark; sign; symbol; a trace left on something.

刻ん

きざん (kizan-) — Carved; engraved (conjunctive of 刻む, to carve or engrave).

やっ

yatt- — Did; accomplished (conjunctive of やる, to do or perform).

でしょ

desho — Right; probably; informal form of でしょう seeking agreement.

う

u — Volitional suffix; let's; will; expressing intention or conjecture.

顔

かお (kao) — Face; facial expression; countenance; one's appearance.

ほころん

hokoron- — Broke into a smile; relaxed (from ほころぶ, to loosen/smile).

にやり

niyari — Grinning slyly; smirking; a cunning or knowing smile.

まあ

mā — Well; now now; used to soften or introduce a comment.

言っ

いっ (itt-) — Said; spoke (conjunctive of 言う, to say or speak).

動揺

どうよう (dōyō) — Agitation; upset; being shaken emotionally or mentally.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.

さん

san — Honorific title; Mr., Mrs., Ms.; respectful name suffix.

さあ

sā — Come now; well then; used to urge or invite action.

少し

すこし (sukoshi) — A little; a small amount; slightly; not very much.

召し上がれ

めしあがれ (meshiagare) — Please eat or drink; polite imperative inviting someone to dine.

家

いえ / うち (ie / uchi) — House; home; one's household or family residence.

客人

きゃくじん / まろうど (kyakujin / maroudo) — Guest; visitor; someone welcomed into one's home.

極めて

きわめて (kiwamete) — Extremely; exceedingly; to the utmost degree possible.

稀

まれ (mare) — Rare; uncommon; seldom occurring; infrequent occurrence.

正直

しょうじき (shōjiki) — Honest; frankly speaking; truthful; sincere in expression.

申せ

もうせ (mōse) — Say (humble imperative stem of 申す, to say humbly).

ば

ba — Conditional particle; if; when; supposing that something occurs.

客

きゃく (kyaku) — Guest; customer; visitor; someone visiting a place.

どう

dō — How; in what way; used to ask about manner or method.

迎え

むかえ (mukae) — Welcoming; receiving; going to meet or greet someone.

たら

tara — Conditional form; if; when; after doing something.

よい

yoi — Good; fine; all right; desirable or acceptable outcome.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; mostly; hardly; nearly all or nearly nothing.

分から

わから (wakara-) — Understand; know (stem of 分かる, to understand or know).

ご

go — Honorific prefix added to nouns for politeness and respect.

健康

けんこう (kenkō) — Health; good physical condition; being well and healthy.

祈っ

いのっ (inott-) — Prayed; wished (conjunctive of 祈る, to pray or wish).

乾杯

かんぱい (kanpai) — Cheers; toast; raising a glass to celebrate together.

ましょ

mashō — Let's (do something); polite volitional form of ます.