Tsunagari no Kura – Vocabulary list

喉のどを潤うるおす

to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

1

湯ゆ飲のみ

teacup

1

口くちをつける

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1

席せきを立たつ

to leave one's seat

1

もういっぺん

once more; again

2

尊そん敬けい

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

2

ほう

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

2

歌か詞し

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

6

握にぎりしめる

to grasp tightly

1

加か護ご

divine protection

1

不ふ憫びん

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

1

涙なみだぐむ

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

2

行いったり来きたり

going to and fro; back and forth

1

抱いだく

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

1

手ての甲こう

back of the hand

1

促うながす

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

耳みみ元もと

close to the ear

1

今いま頃ごろ

about this time

3

お茶ちゃ

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

屋や久く杉すぎ

Yakushima cedar (esp. one over 1000 years old)

3

一いち枚まい

one thin flat object; one sheet

2

板いた

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

1

どれだけ

how long; how much; to what extent

1

大たい木ぼく

large tree

1

欅けやき

Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)

1

麦むぎ茶ちゃ

barley tea

1

メートル

metre; meter; meter; gauge

2

百ひゃく年ねん

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

及およびもつかない

far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

1

ふっと

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

4

地ち方ほう

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

だいたい

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

3

冊さっ子し

book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

1

裾すそ野の

foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent

1

哀あわれ

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

甲か斐い

effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

1

十じゅっ歳さい

age 10

1

幼おさない

very young; little; childish; immature

5

宿やど

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

1

着きる物もの

something to wear; clothes

2

雪ゆき

snow; snowfall

1

凍こごえる

to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

1

恋こいしい

yearned for; longed for; missed

7

先さき立だつ

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

2

おもちゃや

toy shop

1

嘆なげく

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

2

泣なき崩くずれる

to break down crying

2

孝こう行こう

filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)

1

運はこぶ

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

1

積つむ

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

8

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Vocabulary list: Tsunagari no Kura