Dragon Quest XI Vocabulary ＆Kanji

Godan verb with `mu' ending, intransitive verb

to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for; to tackle

to pressure someone for sex; to woo; to make love to

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

marriage

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

direction; orientation; bearing; way

course (e.g. of action)

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

convenient; handy; useful

adverb (fukushi)

very; awfully; exceedingly

(before a negative form) (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

indicates passive voice (inc. the "suffering passive")

indicates the potential form

indicates spontaneous occurrence

used as an honorific for others' actions

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

changing; change

Godan verb with `u' ending, transitive verb

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use

to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate

to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume

to use (language); to speak

to take (one's lunch); to circulate (bad money)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

push; pressure; authority; audacity

Godan verb with `u' ending, intransitive verb

to lose one's way

to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed

to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

to turn in one's grave

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

colour; color

complexion

appearance; look

love; lust; sensuality; love affair; lover

kind; type; variety

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

blowoff; blowing; venting

speech balloons (in a comic strip); speech bubble

blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

stairs; stairway; staircase

Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb

to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to farewell

to see out; to send off

to let pass; to wait and see; to continue (e.g. in legal contexts)

to let a pitch go by (baseball); to watch a batted ball go into the stands