Wuthering Heights — Page 9

Vocabulary

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

お辞儀

ojigi — A bow as a gesture of greeting or respect.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru', meaning 'to do'.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

乾杯

kanpai — A toast; raising glasses to celebrate or drink together.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.

応じ

ouji — To respond, comply, or react to something.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker in Japanese.

一群

hitomu re — A group or cluster of people or things.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

野良犬

norainu — A stray dog living without an owner outdoors.

ども

domo — Plural suffix, often with a derogatory or humble nuance.

不行儀

fugyougi — Bad manners; behaving in an impolite or rude way.

ため

tame — For the sake of; because of; due to a reason.

むっつり

muttsuri — Silently sulky or sullen in manner or expression.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.

座っ

suwat(te) — Sitting down; to be in a seated position.

いる

iru — To exist or be (for animate beings); progressive auxiliary.

愚か

oroka — Foolish, stupid, or lacking good sense or judgment.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, or matter; nominalizes verb phrases.

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'am'; plain present form.

気づき

kizuki — Noticing or becoming aware of something; realization.

始め

hajime — Beginning; to start doing something for the first time.

それ

sore — That; a pronoun referring to something near the listener.

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun referring to a male.

気質

kishitsu — Temperament or disposition; one's innate character traits.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle indicating the grammatical subject.

そういう

souiu — That kind of; such a type or sort of thing.

方向

houkou — Direction; the way something is headed or oriented.

向い

mukai — Facing toward; suited for; inclined in a direction.

以上

ijou — More than; given that; since that is the case.

これ

kore — This; a pronoun referring to something near the speaker.

自分

jibun — Oneself; referring to one's own person or actions.

犠牲

gisei — Sacrifice; giving something up for a greater purpose.

おもしろがら

omoshirogara — To find something amusing; to take interest in entertaining.

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb meaning to make or let someone do.

も

mo — Also, too, even; additive or inclusive particle.

気

ki — Spirit, mood, or inclination; mental or emotional feeling.

進ま

susuma — To proceed or advance; negative form implies unwillingness.

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Past negative form of 'nai'; was not inclined to do.

――おそらく

——osoraku — Probably; most likely; used to express supposition or conjecture.

良い

yoi — Good; favorable; of acceptable quality or standard.

借家人

shakuyanin — A tenant; a person who rents a house or dwelling.

怒ら

okora — To anger; stem form preceding causative or negative suffixes.

さ

sa — Causative or nominalizing suffix; also a filler particle.

慎重

shinchou — Careful, cautious, or prudent in action or judgment.

考慮

kouryo — Consideration; taking something into account before deciding.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or reason.

あろう

arou — Volitional form of 'aru'; probably is; likely to be.

代名詞

daimeishi — Pronoun; a word substituting for a noun in sentences.

や

ya — Particle meaning 'and' (non-exhaustive list) or 'or'.

助動詞

jodoushi — Auxiliary verb; a grammatical helper word in Japanese.

削り

kezuri — Shaving off or cutting away; trimming down in language.

落とす

otosu — To drop or leave out; to omit something intentionally.

無口

mukuchi — Taciturn; a person of few words, quiet by nature.

やり方

yarikata — A way of doing something; method or approach used.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount or degree of something.

緩め

yurume — To loosen or ease; to relax a strict manner or stance.

興味

kyoumi — Interest; curiosity or attention directed toward something.

持つ

motsu — To hold or have; to possess or carry something.

だろう

darou — Probably; expressing conjecture or supposition about something.

思っ

omot(te) — To think or believe; conjunctive form of 'omou'.

話題

wadai — Topic of conversation; a subject brought up to discuss.

持ち出し

mochidashi — To bring up a topic; to raise a subject in conversation.

すなわち

sunawachi — That is to say; namely; in other words precisely.

現在

genzai — The present time; currently existing or happening now.

住ん

sun(de) — Living in; residing at a particular place or location.

隠棲

insei — Living in seclusion; withdrawing from society to live quietly.

地

chi — Land, place, or ground; a suffix indicating a location.

長所

chousho — Strong point; a merit or advantage someone or something has.

短所

tansho — Weak point; a shortcoming or disadvantage of something.

について

ni tsuite — About, regarding, or concerning a particular topic or subject.

話

hanashi — A story, talk, or conversation about a topic.

ある

aru — To exist or be (for inanimate things); to have something.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings in Japanese.

触れ

fure — To touch on or mention; to briefly refer to a topic.

つい

tsui — Inadvertently; unintentionally doing something without thinking.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; to a great degree or extent.

聡明

soumei — Wise and intelligent; sharp-minded and perceptive person.

わかっ

wakat(te) — To understand; conjunctive form of 'wakaru' to comprehend.

そし

soshi — And then; connecting events in sequence (short for 'soshite').

帰宅

kitaku — Returning home; the act of going back to one's house.

する

suru — To do; a general-purpose verb for performing actions.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to a time or place.

進ん

susun(de) — To advance or proceed; willingly moving forward with something.

明日

ashita — Tomorrow; the day following today in time.

また

mata — Again; also; once more in addition to previous action.

訪問

houmon — A visit; calling on someone at their home or office.

申し出る

moushideru — To offer or propose; to volunteer oneself for something.

まで

made — Until; up to a point in time, place, or degree.

気持ち

kimochi — Feeling or emotion; one's inner mental or emotional state.

高まっ

takamatt(e) — To rise or heighten; emotions or tension building upward.

明らか

akiraka — Clear, obvious, or evident; something easily understood or seen.

押しかけ

oshikake — To push one's way in; to visit uninvited or imposingly.

くる

kuru — To come; also auxiliary indicating action toward the speaker.

望ん

nozон(de) — To wish for or desire; to hope that something happens.

でも

demo — But, however, or even so; contrastive or concessive conjunction.

行く

iku — To go; to move away from the speaker toward a destination.

つもり

tsumori — Intention; plan or expectation to do something in future.

比べる

kuraberu — To compare; to examine differences between two or more things.

いかに

ikani — How much; to what degree; in what manner or way.

社交的

shakouteki — Sociable; outgoing and enjoying interaction with other people.

感じ

kanji — A feeling or sense; impression one gets from something.

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary; can do or is done to.

か

ka — Question particle placed at sentence end to indicate inquiry.

驚く

odoroku — To be surprised or astonished by something unexpected.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; as much as; approximately in degree.