Chapter 1 Flashcards
気高い
noble, high-minded
誇り
pride
誇り高い
proudly
天国
heaven
教える
to teach, instruct
続ける
to continue
母親
mother
果たす
to accomplish, to do entirely
果たして
“as a result”, “as was expected”
確か
certainly
底
bottom, depths
どん底
very bottom
暮らし
life, living
あくまで
to the (bitter) end
気位
pride, haughtiness
必ず
definitely, for sure
必ずしも
(not) necessarily
むしろ
rather, better, instead
切符
ticket
清い
pure, noble
正しい
correct, righteous
美しい
beautiful
さながら
just like
女神
goddess
同時 (に)
at the same time
愚か
foolish
嫌い
to dislike/hate
食事
meal
困る
be worried
貧困
poverty / poor, lacking
己
oneself
息子
son
空腹
hunger
あえぐ
to suffer, to struggle
環境
circumstance
働く
to work
なけなし
a very small amount that looks like nothing
金
money
近所
neighborhood
飢える
to starve/thirst
子供達
children
分け与える
to distribute, hand out
老人
elderly person
弱い
weak
弱き者
weakling
施し
charity
恵み
blessing
責務
duty
優しい
kind
惜しげ
regret, frugality
周囲
surroundings
振りまく
to scatter
家庭
home, household
庭
garden
常
(usual state of things)
後回し
postpone
街
town
評価
value, appreciate
場所
place, location
牧歌的
pastoral, idyllic
田舎
countryside
溝
ditch
劣る
to be inferior
性格
personality
それなり
in its own way
受ける
to receive
笑う
to laugh
心底
from the bottom of one’s heart
面白い
interesting, amusing
実
(in) truth, reality
楽しい
enjoyable, fun(ny)
冗談
joke
げらげら笑う
to guffaw, laugh heartily
笑い声
laughter
聞く
to hear
大して
(not so) much, (not) very
反感
animosity
抱く
to embrace, to harbor
通り
in accordance with / street
一緒
together
怒り
anger
先行
to precede, to go first, to take priority
さすが
“as one would expect (from)”
ままならない・ままならぬ
unable to have one’s way / beyond one’s control
救い
help, salvation
馬鹿
idiot
軽んじる
to look down on, to make light of
済ます
to settle, to pay back
叱る
to scold
風
wind / ~in that manner
暴力
violence, mayhem
口癖
favorite phrase
頼る
to rely on, to depend on
自体
oneself (body), itself
具体的
concrete, definite
意味
meaning
呪文
incantation, spell
印象
impression
言葉
words
考える
to think, to consider (k-)
理解
comprehension
当然
natural, as a matter of course
理解不能
impossible to understand
失う
to lose (ie an object)
得る
to earn
動物
animal
違い
difference
違いない
no mistaking it, for certain
っぱなし
(suffix) keep… -ing (negative nuance)
そこそこ
reasonably, fairly well (amounts, etc)
差す
to raise (hands, umbrella), to shine, to provoke a feeling, etc
ことあるごとに
(exp) at every opportunity, with every little thing
幼い
very young, childish, immature
苛つく
to get irritated
激しい
furious
苛立ち
irritation
覚える
to remember
理不尽
unreasonable, irrational
許す
to forgive
満足
satisfaction, sufficiency
慈善事業
charitable work
大層
very much
満腹
full stomach
真剣
seriousness, earnestness
深刻
seriously, severely, gravely
酒
alcohol
酔う
to get drunk
振るう
to swing, to wield (physically), to exert
すっと
quietly, gently, softly
ざまあみろ
“it serves you right”
幼少期
(early) childhood
下衆
low-life, sleazebag
小物
small objects
マシ
better, less objectionable, preferable
与える
to give
施す
to donate
あるいは
“or else”, “or more specifically”
奪う
to take
因縁
fate
以上
more than …
強奪
pillage, plunder
癖
habit
きっかけ
impetus, reason x happened (~が)
原因
the cause, origin
適当
proper
博打
gambling
詐欺
fraud, swindle
まがい
-like, imitation, sham
行為
act, deed
恐喝
blackmail, extortion
連中
company, “those guys”
金銭
money (2k)
死ぬ
to die
対極
opposite, antithesis
真っ当
decent
少なくとも
at least
奔放
wild, uninhibited
ずる賢い
devious, cunning
格好いい
cool
憧れる
to yearn for, to admire
尊敬
respect
正気
sanity
沙汰
matter
正気の沙汰ではない
crazy, not in the right state of mind
生きざま
way of living
鮮やか
vivid, bright
必要
necessary
応じる
to yield, to comply
必要に応じる
as necessary
落とす
to drop, to let fall
蹴落とす
to kick down, to defeat
あどけない
innocent (ie youth)
頃
a time
強い
strong
ボロボロ
worn-out, in tatters
人生
(human) life
一番
best, most
唯一
only, sole
誇らしい
proud (i-adj)
感じる
to feel
否定
denial
真っ向
right in front
批判
criticism
盗む
to steal
返す
to return something
殴る
to hit
倒す
to bring down
さんざん
thoroughly
蹴る
to kick
酒瓶
sake bottle
投げつける
to throw at
弟
younger brother
妹
younger sister
流れる
to flow