Vocabulary from Electric Kiss (EXO)
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に: (particle which specifies the target of a verb’s action)
-て: (connective verb ending; may imply contrast in a sentence, “even though…”)
-ない: (negative verb ending)
の: (a particle that (1) modifies nouns and adjectives (2) indicates possession)
を: (direct object particle)
-様（-よう）(suffix meaning “method of __-ing”, “way to…” or “appearing…”, “looking…”)
-でる: (indicates that an action is ongoing)
-(ら)れる: (turns a verb into the passive voice)
-たい: (expresses that the speaker wants to do something)
で: (a particle which allows the context in which an action is performed to be specified, whether time, location, or means/way)
が: (a particle which indicates that the speaker wants to identify something unspecified)
-んだ（contraction of -のだ）(a masculine way of conveying an explanatory tone)
そう: (interjection that may express that the speaker is paying attention) yes, yeah; it’s like that, that’s how it is; I see
迄（まで）until, up to; as far as; even, to an extent; only, merely
かい: (masculine usage; a softer version of the 「か」question ending; may indicate a yes-or-no question)
-ば: (conditional particle) if
よう: (masculine usage; a helping verb which may (1) express one’s will to do something, (2) induce or stimulate the listener to do something, and/or (3) indicate that a word is for the use of, used for, or made for [something])
だって: (conjunction) after all, because; but; (particle) even; too, as well, also; “They say…”, “I mean…”, “I hear…”
物の（ものの）only…, no more than…; a matter of…
-だし: (combination of -だ, a helping verb which expresses a declarative tone + -し, a particle which lists multiple reasons for multiple states and/or actions)
すれば: if so, in that case, in that situation
も: (inclusive topic particle) also
う: (a helping verb which may indicate (1) speculation, (2) invitation, and/or (3) will or intention)
よ: (sentence ending which may indicate emphasis, contempt, request, etc.)
成る（なる）to become, get, grow; to result in, prove to be; to play a role; to change into, to be exchanged for
止む（やむ）to stop, cease, be over
凭れる（もたれる）to lean against, to recline on; to lie heavily [on the stomach], to be uneasily digested
寄せる （よせる）to come near, to let [someone] approach or drop by; to include, welcome, let in [a group]; to have feelings for; to rely or depend upon
聞く（きく）to hear, listen; to ask, inquire
叫ぶ（さけぶ）to shout, shriek, scream, cry; to clamor for/against
飲み込む（のみこむ）to gulp down, swallow deeply, engulf; to hold back from saying something, to swallow one’s words; to understand, catch onto, digest
上り詰める（のぼりつめる）to be infatuated with, engrossed in, enthusiastic about; to go, climb, or ascend to the top; to reach the summit or peak
近づく（ちかづく）to approach, draw near, get closer; to get acquainted with, get to know
触れる（ふれる）to allude, to touch on a subject; to touch, to feel; to experience, perceive, come in contact with; to be emotionally moved by
閉じる（とじる）to close, to shut [one’s eyes, a book, etc.]
刺激（しげき）stimulus; incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation; excitement, thrill
暴れる（あばれる）to act violently, to rage, to struggle
飛び散る（とびちる）to fly around, to scatter
痺れる（しびれる）to become numb; to be mesmerized, titillated, excited
怒り出す（おこりだす）to fly into a rage, to lose one’s temper; to burst or break out, to flare up
焦らす（じらす）to tease, tantalize, keep [someone] in suspense; to irritate
利かせる（きかせる）to exercise, display, use; to season, to bring out a taste
手出し（てだし）to meddle, interfere
出る（でる）to leave, exit, go out, come out; to move forward
抜け出す（ぬけだす）to slip out, sneak away, break free, break out
歪む（ゆがむ）to warp, swerve, deflect; to be crooked, distorted, bent, slanted, strained
刺さる: to stick [usually something with a sharp point] into; to prick, pierce; to get stuck [in], to lodge [in]
知らない（しらない）unknown, strange
いい: (a more casual/informal reading of 「良い（よい）」) good, fine, pleasant, agreeable, excellent, okay
彼の（あれの）that [over there] (something mentioned that is distant psychologically or in terms of time)
下手（へた）unskillful, poor, awkward
狭い: narrow, confined, small
体（からだ）body; build, physique, constitution
心（こころ）heart; mind; spirit
間（ま）time, pause; space; room
君（きみ）you (masculine usage; used colloquially by females)
口（くち）mouth; taste, palate
愛（あい）love; affection, care; craving, desire
目（め）eye(s); look, stare, glance
刺激（しげき）stimulus; incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation; excitement, thrill
庭（にわ）area, field [of action]; garden, yard
馬鹿（ばか）idiot, fool; trivial matter, absurdity
幅（はば）gap, difference; range; width, breadth
其れ（それ）that (something close to the speaker, either physically or psychologically); that time, then
街（まち）town, block, neighborhood
闇 （やみ）darkness, the dark; bewilderment, despair, hopelessness
視線（しせん）one’s line of sight, gaze, glance, look
背中（せなか）the back of [someone’s] body
そっと: softly, gently, quietly; secretly, stealthily
誰にも（だれにも）anyone, anybody; (when used with a negative verb) no one, nobody
段々（だんだん）gradually, increasingly, little by little, more and more
限り限り（ギリギリ）just barely, at the very limit, at the last moment
未だ（まだ）as yet, only, still; more, besides; (when used with a negative verb) not yet
儘（まま）as it is, as one likes; because, as
馬鹿に（ばかに）ridiculously, unusually, exceptionally
もう: now, soon, shortly; already, by now, [not] anymore; (an interjection used to strengthen or emphasize an emotion, often exasperation)
馬鹿に（ばかに）ridiculously, unusually, exceptionally
