Moribito - Volume 7 – Vocabulary list

勢いきおい

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

2

くすぐる

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

1

くっくっと

with a chuckle; with a giggle

1

鼻はな歌うた

humming; crooning

3

うたいだす

to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing

1

陽よう気き

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

5

しらべ

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

3

ゆる

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

おしつぶす

to squash; to crush; to flatten

1

うなり

groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

1

すぎさる

to pass; to pass by

1

子こ守もり唄うた

lullaby

1

うたう

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

2

どれくらい

how long; how far; how much

1

弱よわまる

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

1

手て探さぐり

fumbling; groping

1

こりゃ

hey there; I say; see here

1

波なみ頭がしら

wave crest; whitecaps

1

みがく

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

2

日ひ頃ごろ

normally; habitually

1

うるさい

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

みいる

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

1

紫むらさき

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

1

腹はらがへる

to become hungry

1

いいかわす

to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged

1

どやどや

sound of many footsteps

1

立たちつくす

to stand stock still

3

すらも

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

1

どきり

being startled; getting a shock

1

この世よ

this world; this life; world of the living

3

世よ

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

3

すける

to be transparent; to show through

2

まつわる

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

1

奇き怪かい

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

1

異い界かい

spirit world; underworld; the next world

5

卵たまご

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

1

干かんばつ

drought; long spell (period) of dry weather

1

景け色しき

scenery; scene; landscape

4

一いっ変ぺん

complete change; about-face

1

ひきこむ

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

4

切せつ望ぼう

earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

2

閃せん光こう

flash (of light); glint; schiller

1

われにかえる

to come to one's senses; to calm down

3

きざみに

in steps of; in units of; calculated by

1

膜まく

membrane; film

2

黒くろずむ

to blacken; to darken

2

ガクガク

trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

1

みつめあう

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

びっしり

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

2

とうかん

neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of

1

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Vocabulary list: Moribito - Volume 7