Wuthering Heights — Page 3

Vocabulary

さん

san — Honorific title added after a person's name.

ドア

doa — A door, entrance to a room or building.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

傷ん

itamin — Damaged, worn, or deteriorated in condition.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause.

いる

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

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the subject.

あなた

anata — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.

使用人

shiyōnin — A servant or domestic employee in a household.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

のんびり

nonbiri — Relaxed, carefree, easygoing manner or attitude.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form linking clauses or reasons.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential verb actions.

せい

sei — Fault, blame, or cause of a negative outcome.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.

聞こえる

kikoeru — To be audible; to be able to hear something.

よう

yō — Appears to; seems like; in a way that.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

する

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

大変

taihen — Very; extremely; a serious or difficult situation.

苦労

kurō — Hardship, effort, or trouble endured in doing something.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary; indicates completed polite action.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese.

彼女

kanojo — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun.

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening of the face used for speaking.

を

o — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

一言

hitokoto — A single word or brief remark.

も

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

開き

hiraki / aki — Opening; stem form of the verb 'to open'.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or negative auxiliary ending.

ん

n — Negative or nominalizing contracted auxiliary particle.

でし

deshi — Polite copula past stem before auxiliary た.

私

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

じっと

jitto — Steadily, fixedly, without moving or looking away.

見つめ

mitsume — Gazing steadily, staring intently at something.

また

mata — Again; also; in addition to what was said.

返し

kaeshi — Returning; giving back; reverting to a prior state.

いずれ

izure — Eventually; either way; sooner or later, somehow.

せよ

seyo — Imperative form of する; let it be, regardless.

冷淡

reitan — Cold, indifferent, or unfriendly in attitude or manner.

無頓着

mutonchaku — Indifferent, unconcerned, careless about one's surroundings.

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.

様子

yōsu — Appearance, state, situation, or manner of something.

から

kara — From; because; starting point or reason particle.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight; a gaze or look.

離さ

hanasa — Negative stem of 'to separate' or 'look away'.

ず

zu — Classical negative auxiliary meaning 'without doing'.

それ

sore — That; pronoun referring to something near listener.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly, severely, extremely in a negative sense.

当惑

tōwaku — Bewilderment, confusion, or being at a loss.

さ

sa — Causative or nominalizing suffix; makes adjectives nouns.

せ

se — Causative auxiliary stem meaning 'to make/let do'.

られる

rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb in Japanese.

不快

fukai — Unpleasant, uncomfortable, disagreeable feeling or experience.

もの

mono — Thing, object; nominalizer expressing reason or emotion.

座れ

suware — Imperative form of 'sit down'; a command to sit.

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with; conditional particle.

若い

wakai — Young in age; youthful in appearance or spirit.

男

otoko — Man, male person; a grown male human.

無愛想

buaisō — Unfriendly, curt, unsociable, lacking warmth or courtesy.

言い

ii — Saying; stem form of the verb 'to say'.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately, right away, soon without delay.

戻り

modori — Returning; coming back to a previous place.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future tense.

従い

shitagahi / shitagai — Obeying, following, complying with an instruction.

そし

soshi — Stem form before て; and then, after that.

咳払い

sekibarai — A deliberate cough to attract attention or clear throat.

あの

ano — That (over there); used to refer to something distant.

悪党

akutō — Villain, scoundrel, rascal; a wicked or bad person.

め

me — Derogatory suffix expressing contempt toward a person.

声

koe — Voice; the sound produced by a person or animal.

かける

kakeru — To call out to; to speak to; to address someone.

二度目

nidome — The second time; occurring for the second occasion.

お目見え

omemie — First meeting; making one's appearance before someone.

あたり

atari — Around, about, approximately; in the vicinity of.

かろうじて

karōjite — Barely, narrowly, just managing to do something.

尻尾

shippo — Tail of an animal; the rear appendage.

先

saki — Tip, end, ahead; front part or future point.

わずか

wazuka — A little, slightly, just a small amount.

動かし

ugokashi — Moving, causing to move; stem of 'to move'.

顔見知り

kaomishiri — An acquaintance; someone whose face you recognize.

認め

mitome — Recognizing, acknowledging, admitting; stem of 認める.

くれ

kure — Please do (for me); imperative of くれる.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing in appearance.

動物

dōbutsu — Animal; any living creature that is not a plant.

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or softening tone.

再び

futatabi — Again, once more, a second time.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby noun.

子犬

koinu — Puppy; a young or small dog.

手放す

tebanasu — To let go of; to give away; to release something.

おつもり

otsumori — Polite form of つもり; intention or plan to do.

か

ka — Question-marking sentence-final particle in Japanese.

奥様

okusama — Honorific term for another person's wife or mistress.

ありません

arimasen — Polite negative of ある; there is not, does not exist.

愛想

aisō — Friendliness, cordiality, good manners toward others.

よい

yoi — Good, nice, acceptable, favorable in quality.

女主人

onnashuujin — Female head of household; mistress of the house.

自身

jishin — Oneself, herself, himself; emphatic reflexive pronoun.

答える

kotaeru — To answer, reply, or respond to a question.

より

yori — Than; from; a comparative or source particle.

なお

nao — Even more, still further, furthermore, in addition.

突き放し

tsukihanashi — Pushing away; being cold and distancing toward someone.

口調

kuchō — Tone of voice; manner or style of speaking.

ああ

ā — Ah, oh; interjection expressing realization or emotion.

お気に入り

okiniiri — Favorite; something or someone one is fond of.

こちら

kochira — This way, this side; polite form of ここ.

続け

tsuzuke — Continuing; stem of 続ける, to keep doing something.

猫

neko — Cat; a domesticated feline animal.

ぎっしり

gisshiri — Packed tightly, stuffed full without any gaps.

詰まっ

tsumatte / tsumatt- — Packed, filled, crammed; stem of 詰まる.

薄暗い

usugurai — Dim, dusky, faintly dark in lighting or atmosphere.

クッション

kusshon — Cushion; a soft pad used for comfort or decoration.

ほう

hō — Direction, side; used comparatively or directionally.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.

向き

muki — Direction, orientation; facing a particular way.

変え

kae — Changing; stem form of 変える, to change something.

変わっ

kawatte / kawatt- — Changed, altered; past/te-stem of 変わる.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for verb phrases.

軽蔑

keibetsu — Contempt, scorn, disdain for someone or something.

あいにく

ainiku — Unfortunately, regrettably, to one's inconvenience.

死ん

shin — Dead, died; te/n-form of 死ぬ, to die.

だ

da — Plain-form copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.

ウサギ

usagi — Rabbit; a small furry long-eared animal.

山

yama — Mountain; pile or heap of something large.

もう

mō — Already; anymore; soon; expressing exasperation or finality.

一度

ichido — Once; one time; a single occurrence of something.

暖炉

danro — Fireplace, hearth; a structure for burning fire indoors.

近づき

chikazuki — Approaching, drawing near; stem of 近づく.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction in Japanese.

夜

yoru — Night; the dark period after sunset and before dawn.

荒れ模様

aremoyō — Stormy conditions; signs of rough or unsettled weather.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally, inadvertently; just recently, before long.

言葉

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

繰り返し

kurikaeshi — Repetition; doing or saying something over and over.

外

soto — Outside; the exterior or outdoors beyond a boundary.

出る

deru — To go out, exit, leave a place.

べき

beki — Should, ought to; expressing moral obligation or expectation.

立ち上がり

tachiagari — Rising up, standing up from a seated position.

缶

kan — Can, tin; a metal container for storing items.

二つ

futatsu — Two things; the number two as a counter.

取り

tori — Taking, picking up; stem of 取る, to take.

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as; a limit particle.

位置

ichi — Position, location, place where something is situated.

光

hikari — Light; the brightness emitted by the sun or fire.

遮ら

saegira — Blocking, intercepting light or view; stem of 遮る.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix attached to verb stems.

い

i — Stem of いる; present continuous auxiliary in Japanese.

今や

imaya — Now, at this moment; things have reached this point.

全身

zenshin — Whole body; one's entire physical form from head to toe.

顔

kao — Face; the front of a person's head.

はっきり

hakkiri — Clearly, distinctly, plainly without ambiguity.

見る

miru — To see, to look at, to watch something.

でき

deki — Able to do; stem of できる, to be possible.