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Harry Potter Book Terms [Vocab]

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Spells, Potions, Creatures, Locations, School Terms, and more – basic terminology you need to be able to read Harry Potter books in Japanese. This deck focuses on book-specific terminology to complement other more general decks.

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Core Story Setting

Basic terms for locations and daily life at Hogwarts

城（しろ）

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Hogwarts (School of Witchcraft and Wizardry)

階段（かいだん）

stairs, stairway, staircase

寮（りょう）

hostel, dormitory, bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system), tea-ceremony room, villa

大広間（おおひろま）

main hall, reception hall, banquet hall

寮生（りょうせい）

boarder, boarding student

肖像画（しょうぞうが）

塔（とう）

pagoda, steeple, column, tower

地下室（ちかしつ）

cellar, basement

廊下（ろうか）

corridor, hallway, passageway

図書館（としょかん）

書庫（しょこ）

library, book storage, stack room, archive (file)

居間（いま）

living room (Western style), sitting room

寝室（しんしつ）

湖（みずうみ）

森（もり）

魔法学校（まほうがっこう）

School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

城壁（じょうへき）

castle wall, town walls, defensive wall, rampart

天井（てんじょう）

ceiling, ceiling price, (price) ceiling

玄関（げんかん）

entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, foyer, entryway, mud room

食堂（しょくどう）

dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, messroom

病棟（びょうとう）

(hospital) ward

温室（おんしつ）

greenhouse, hothouse, conservatory, glasshouse

牢獄（ろうごく）

prison, jail, gaol

階（かい）

storey, story, floor, stairs, stage (in chronostratigraphy), counter for storeys and floors of a building

段（だん）

step, stair, (flight of) steps, (row of) stitches, columns (of print), grade, rank, level, counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.)

部屋（へや）

room, apartment, flat, pad, chamber

広間（ひろま）

hall, saloon, spacious room, reception room

地下（ちか）

underground, below the ground, world of the dead, the grave, underground (activities, movement, etc.), secret, illegal, in hiding

図書（としょ）

区域（くいき）

limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory, area (e.g. in programming languages)

壁（かべ）

wall, partition, barrier, obstacle, Chinese Wall constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

窓（まど）

門（もん）

屋根（やね）

柱（はしら）

pillar, post, support, prop, mainstay, counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

石（いし）

stone, gem, jewel

木（き）

tree, shrub, bush

床（ゆか）

floor, stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player), dining platform built across a river

庭（にわ）

garden, yard, courtyard, field (of action), area

橋（はし）

道（みち）

road, street, way, path, course, route, lane

村（むら）

School Life Basics

Common terms for classes and student life

授業（じゅぎょう）

lesson, class work, teaching, instruction

時間割（じかんわり）

timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable), schedule

試験（しけん）

examination, test, study, trial, experiment

宿題（しゅくだい）

教科書（きょうかしょ）

textbook, coursebook, schoolbook

魔法薬（まほうやく）

占（うらな）い

fortune-telling, divination

教授（きょうじゅ）

professor, teaching, instruction

校長（こうちょう）

principal, headmaster

生徒（せいと）

制服（せいふく）

組（くみ）

set (of items), group (of people), class (of students), company (esp. construction), family (i.e. mafia), team, typesetting, composition

学期（がっき）

school term, semester

休（やす）み時間（じかん）

recess, break time, break between classes, free period, recess time, recreation hour, time for recess

課題（かだい）

subject, theme, issue, matter, homework, assignment, task, challenge, problem, question

点数（てんすう）

marks, points, score, runs, number of items, credits

賞罰（しょうばつ）

reward and punishment

勉強（べんきょう）

練習（れんしゅう）

practice, training, drill, (an) exercise, workout

朝食（ちょうしょく）

昼食（ちゅうしょく）

lunch, midday meal, food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

夕食（ゆうしょく）

evening meal, dinner

寮監（りょうかん）

housemaster, resident advisor, houseparent, housefather, housemother, dorm parent

級長（きゅうちょう）

head of class, monitor

試合（しあい）

match, game, bout, contest

時間（じかん）

教科（きょうか）

subject, curriculum

書（しょ）

学校（がっこう）

教室（きょうしつ）

休（やす）み

rest, recess, respite

賞（しょう）

罰（ばち）

(divine) punishment, curse, retribution

監督（かんとく）

supervision, control, superintendence, direction, director, superintendent, supervisor, coach, foreman, manager, overseer, controller, boss

席（せき）

seat, location (of a gathering, etc.), place, position, post

机（つくえ）

黒板（こくばん）

答（こた）え

answer, reply, response, solution

質問（しつもん）

question, inquiry, enquiry

成績（せいせき）

results, record, grades, marks

宿舎（しゅくしゃ）

自習（じしゅう）

self-study, teaching oneself

講義（こうぎ）

実技（じつぎ）

practical skill

Basic Magical Terms

Fundamental magic concepts

魔法（まほう）

magic, witchcraft

魔術（まじゅつ）

black magic, sorcery, magic tricks, juggling

呪文（じゅもん）

spell, charm, incantation, magic word

魔法使（まほうつか）い

witch, enchantress, witch, thaumaturgist, magician, wizard, thaumaturge, sorcerer, necromancer, sorceress

魔女（まじょ）

魔力（まりょく）

magical powers, supernatural powers, spell, charm

杖（つえ）

cane, walking stick, staff, wand

純血（じゅんけつ）

pure-bred (usu. animal), pure-blooded, thoroughbred

混血（こんけつ）

mixed race, mixed parentage

魔術師（まじゅつし）

magician, conjurer

妖精（ようせい）

fairy, sprite, elf

結界（けっかい）

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices, prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice), fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple, short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store

術（すべ）

way, method, means

師（し）

teacher, master, mentor

弟子（でし）

pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper

先生（せんせい）

teacher, master, doctor

見習（みなら）い

learn by observation, apprentice

血（ち）

blood, consanguinity

力（ちから）

force, strength, might, vigour (vigor), energy

省（しょう）

ministry, department

長（おさ）

head, chief, leader, elder, the greatest of all, the most excellent

監（げん）

special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi)

官（つかさ）

office, official, chief, head, (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

使（つか）い

errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, charmer

者（もの）

主（ぬし）

head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you

家（いえ）

house, residence, dwelling, family

Character Relationships

Terms for describing people and relationships

友達（ともだち）

friend, companion

親友（しんゆう）

close friend, bosom (old, intimate) friend, buddy, crony, chum

敵（かたき）

rival, opponent, adversary, competitor, enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity), foe, revenge, spouse

味方（みかた）

friend, ally, supporter, taking sides with, supporting, standing by, backing up

仲間（なかま）

company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner, member of the same category

家族（かぞく）

family, members of a family

両親（りょうしん）

parents, both parents

級友（きゅうゆう）

classmate, friend in the same class

恋人（こいびと）

lover, sweetheart

相棒（あいぼう）

partner, pal, accomplice

裏切（うらぎ）り者（もの）

betrayer, traitor, turncoat, informer

守護者（しゅごしゃ）

guardian, custodian

支援者（しえんしゃ）

supporter, backer

後見人（こうけんにん）

同盟（どうめい）

alliance, union, league

対立（たいりつ）

confrontation, opposition, antagonism, conflict

絆（きずな）

bonds (between people), (emotional) ties, relationship, connection, link, tether, fetters

信頼（しんらい）

reliance, trust, faith, confidence

忠誠（ちゅうせい）

loyalty, sincerity, allegiance, fidelity, integrity

友情（ゆうじょう）

friendship, fellowship, camaraderie

憎（にく）しみ

愛（あい）

love, affection, care, attachment, craving, desire

友（とも）

friend, companion, comrade, pal

恋（こい）

(romantic) love

棒（ぼう）

pole, rod, stick

裏切（うらぎ）り

perfidy, betrayal, treason, treachery, betrayal, perfidy, perfidiousness, treachery

守（かみ）

director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)

支援（しえん）

support, backing, aid, assistance

後見（こうけん）

guardianship, guardian, (theatrical) assistant, prompter

心（こころ）

mind, heart, spirit, the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

影（かげ）

shadow, silhouette, figure, shape, reflection, image, ominous sign, light (stars, moon), trace, shadow (of one's former self)

心配（しんぱい）

worry, concern, anxiety, uneasiness, fear

優（やさ）しい

tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable, nice

厳（きび）しい

severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless, stern, austere, grave, solemn, majestic, intense (cold), harsh

温（あたた）かい

warm, mild, hot

Basic Magic Actions

Common magical verbs and actions

唱（とな）える

to recite, to chant, to cry, to yell, to shout, to advocate, to advance, to preach, to insist

振（ふ）る

to wave, to shake, to swing, to sprinkle, to throw (dice), to cast (actor), to allocate (work), to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump, to abandon, to give up, to ruin, to add kana indicating a reading of a word, to slightly change headings, to change directions, to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct, to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine), to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic, to replace, to substitute, to set up a joke for somebody else

指（さ）す

to point, to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person, to identify, to indicate, to point out, to play, to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)

消（き）える

to go out, to vanish, to disappear

現（あらわ）れる

to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

浮（う）く

to float, to become merry, to be cheerful, to become loose, to become unsteady, to feel out of it, to be cut off (e.g. from those around you), to feel out of place, to be frivolous, to be uncertain, to have (time, money, etc.) left over, to be saved (e.g. money), to have no basis, to be unreliable

飛（と）ぶ

to fly, to soar

封（ふう）じる

to seal (letter), to prevent, to forbid, to block

解（と）く

to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack, to unsew, to unstitch, to solve, to work out, to answer, to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.), to clear up, to remove (suspicion), to appease, to dissolve (a contract), to cancel, to remove (a prohibition), to lift (a ban), to raise (a siege), to release (from duty), to relieve, to dismiss, to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair)

守（まも）る

to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow

治（なお）す

to cure, to heal, to fix, to correct, to repair, to do over again (after -masu base of verb), to replace, to put back as it was, to convert (into a different state), to transform

結（むす）ぶ

to tie, to bind, to link, to bear (fruit), to close (e.g. deal), to confirm, to conclude, to connect (two distant places), to close tightly, to purse (e.g. lips), to unite (with), to ally, to join hands

瞬間移動（しゅんかんいどう）

姿（すがた）を消（け）す

to disappear, to vanish

光（ひか）る

to shine, to glitter, to be bright

変（へん）

strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, queer, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy, unexpected, change, incident, disturbance, disaster, accident, flat

攻撃（こうげき）

attack, strike, offensive, criticism, censure, denunciation, condemnation

破壊（はかい）

destruction, disruption, (application) crash

封印（ふういん）

seal, stamp, to stamp, to affix a seal, to seal up, to seal off

移動（いどう）

movement, transfer, migration, removal, travel, mobile, moving, traveling, travelling, roving

姿（すがた）

figure, form, shape, appearance, dress, guise, state, condition, picture, image, form (of a waka), dressed in ..., wearing ...

隠（かく）す

to hide, to conceal

見（み）る

to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe

聞（き）く

話（はな）す

to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat

動（うご）く

to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing

止（と）まる

to stop (moving), to come to a stop

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