Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
物語 | ものがたり | tale, story, legend |
日本語 | にほんご | Japanese language |
書く | かく | to write |
話 | はなし | talk, speech, chat, story |
携帯 | けいたい | mobile telephone |
読む | よむ | to read |
振り仮名 | ふりがな | furigana |
無し | なし | without |
第一章 | だいいっしょう | first chapter |
から | から | from, through, since, because |
最初 | さいしょ | beginning, first |
章 | しょう | chapter, section |
目次 | もくじ | table of contents |
在る | ある | to live, to be |
最新 | さいしん | latest, newest |
全章 | ぜんしょう | all chapters |
無い | ない | there isn't, doesn't have |
作者 | さくしゃ | author, authoress |
に就いて | について | concerning |
英語 | えいご | the English language |
意見 | いけん | opinion, view |
質問 | しつもん | question, inquiry |
等 | など | et cetera, and the like |
此方 | こちら | this person/direction/side |
覧る | みる | to peruse, to see |
或は | あるいは | or, possibly |
送る | おくる | to send (a thing) |
最新 | さいしん | latest, newest |
過去 | かこ | the past, bygone days, previous |
前 | せん | before |
次 | つぎ | next, following, subsequent |
最後 | さいご | last, end, conclusion |
紹介 | しょうかい | introduction |
昔々 | むかしむかし | long ago, "once upon a time" |
小さい | ちいさい | small, little, tiny |
村 | むら | village |
娘 | むすめ | maiden |
お祖母さん | おばあさん | grandmother, female senior-citizen |
二人 | ふたり | two people, pair, couple |
暮らす | くらす | to live, to get along |
迚も | とても | very, awfully, exceedingly |
美しい | うつくしい | beautiful, lovely |
子 | こ | child |
大変 | たいへん | serious, terrible, enormous, difficult |
貧しい | まずしい | poor, needy |
生活 | せいかつ | living, one's daily existence, livelihood |
全体 | ぜんたい | whole, entirety |
若者 | わかもの | young man, youth, lad |
姿 | すがた | figure, shape, appearance |
見る | みる | to see, to watch, (aux) to try |
結婚 | けっこん | marriage |
者 | もの | person |
誰 | だれ | who |
一人 | ひとり | one person |
として | として | as (for), for, by way of |
現れる | あらわれる | to appear, to become visible, to express oneself |
幸 | さち | happiness, wish, fortune |
探す | さがす | to search, to seek |
為に | ために | for the sake of, in favor of, on behalf of |
都 | みやこ | capital |
行う | おこなう | to perform, to do, to carry out |
方 | ほう | side, direction, way |
毎日 | まいにち | every day |
言う | いう | to say |
独り | ひとり | alone, unmarried |
残す | のこす | to leave (behind, over), to bequeath, to reserve |
出かける | でかける | to depart, to go out |
答える | こたえる | to answer, to reply |
或る日 | あるひ | one day |
亡くなる | なくなる | to die |
墓 | はか | gravesite, tomb |
葬る | ほうむる | to bury, to entomb, to shelve |
無けなし | なけなし | very small amount which looks like nothing |
家財 | かざい | household belongings |
集める | あつめる | to collect, to assemble |
向ける | むける | to turn towards, to point |
出発 | しゅっぱつ | departure |
漁師 | りょうし | fisherman |
出会い | であい | meeting, rendezvous, encounter |
間もなく | まもなく | soon, before long, in a short time |
海 | うみ | sea, beach |
着く | つく | to arrive at, to reach |
砂浜 | すなはま | sandy beach |
網 | あみ | net, network |
開く | あく | to open, to become open/empty |
穴 | あな | hole |
繕う | つくろう | to mend, to repair, to tidy up, to adjust, to trim |
申す | もうす | to be called, to say |
手伝う | てつだう | to help, to assist, to take part in |
分かる | わかる | to understand, to grasp, to know, to realize |
貝 | かい | shell, shellfish |
採る | とる | to adopt (measure, proposal), to pick (fruit), to assume (attitude) |
座る | すわる | to sit, to squat |
間に | あいだに | while, during |
海岸 | かいがん | coast, beach |
終わる | おわる | to finish, to close |
呼ぶ | よぶ | to call out, to invite |
綺麗 | きれい | pretty, clean, nice, tidy |
修繕 | しゅうぜん | repair, mending |
大分 | だいぶん | considerably, greatly, a lot |
助かる | たすかる | to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to be helpful |
余り | あまり | not very (adverb), not much, remnant, too much |
旨く | うまく | skillfully, aptly, cleverly |
聞く | きく | to hear/listen, to ask |
幸せ | しあわせ | happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing |
参る | まいる | to go/come |
頑張る | がんばる | to persist, to insist on, to stand firm, to try one's best |
感謝 | かんしゃ | thanks, gratitude |
印 | しるし | mark, symbol, evidence |
半分 | はんぶん | half |
受け取る | うけとる | to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to interpret, to understand |
詰らない | つまらない | dull, uninteresting, boring, insignificant |
頂く | いただく | to receive, to take food or drink |
魚 | うお | fish |
捕まえる | つかまえる | to catch, to arrest, to seize |
思う | おもう | to think, to feel |
本当 | ほんとう | truth, reality |
出端 | では | chance of going out, opportunity (to succeed), moment of departure, beginning of work |
懐 | ふところ | bosom, bust, (breast) pocket, handbag |
入れる | いれる | to put in, to take in, to bring in, to let in |