Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 1

Vocabulary

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

たち

tachi — Suffix making pronouns or nouns plural.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

木々

kigi — Trees; plural form referring to multiple trees.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

間

aida — Space or interval between two things.

小道

komichi — Narrow path or lane through nature.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

つま先立ち

tsumasakidachi — Standing or walking on tiptoe.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or manner.

歩き

aruki — Walking; stem form of verb 'to walk'.

未亡人

mibōjin — Widow; a woman whose husband has died.

庭

niwa — Garden or yard surrounding a house.

端

hashi — Edge, tip, or end of something.

方

hō — Direction or side toward something.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.

向かい

mukai — Heading toward; facing a direction.

ながら

nagara — Conjunction meaning 'while doing' simultaneously.

枝

eda — Branch of a tree or shrub.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the subject.

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

引っ掻か

hikkakka — Scratch or scrape against something (conditional stem).

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not' or 'do not'.

よう

yō — Indicates purpose or likeness; 'so that'.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

身

mi — One's own body or self.

かがめ

kagame — Bending or stooping one's body downward.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

い

i — Auxiliary indicating ongoing state or action.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

台所

daidokoro — Kitchen; the room used for cooking.

そば

soba — Near, beside, or next to something.

通り過ぎ

tōrisugī — Passing by a place without stopping.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or 'when'.

した

shita — Past form of 'suru'; did or performed.

とき

toki — Time or moment when something occurs.

木

ki — Tree or wood; a standing plant.

根

ne — Root of a tree or plant.

つまずい

tsumazui — Stumbling or tripping over an obstacle.

音

oto — Sound or noise produced by something.

立て

tate — Making or producing a sound loudly.

しまっ

shimatte — Auxiliary indicating an unintended or regrettable action.

しゃがみ込ん

shagamikon — Crouching down and staying low.

じっと

jitto — Staying still and motionless quietly.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; doing something.

大柄

ōgara — Large-bodied or big-framed person.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun.

黒人

kokujin — Black person; referring to African descent.

いう

iu — Named or called; to say or be called.

名

na — Name or title given to someone.

男

otoko — Man or male person.

入り口

iriguchi — Entrance or doorway to a building.

座っ

suwatte — Sitting down in a place.

後ろ

ushiro — Behind or at the back of something.

明かり

akari — Light or illumination in a space.

あっ

atte — There was; existing (conjunctive past form).

彼

kare — He or him; third-person male pronoun.

姿

sugata — Figure, appearance, or silhouette of a person.

かなり

kanari — Considerably, fairly, or quite a lot.

はっきり

hakkiri — Clearly or distinctly visible or audible.

見え

mie — Appearing or being visible to someone.

立ち上がり

tachiagari — Standing up from a seated position.

約

yaku — Approximately; about a certain amount.

一分

ippun — One minute of time.

ほど

hodo — About, approximately, or to the extent of.

首

kubi — Neck; the part connecting head and body.

伸ばし

nobashi — Stretching or extending outward.

耳

mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing.

澄ませ

sumase — Straining one's ears to listen carefully.

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

から

kara — From or after; indicating starting point.

言っ

itte — Said; past conjunctive form of 'to say'.

誰

dare — Who; interrogative pronoun asking identity.

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'it is'.

そこ

soko — There; that place near the listener.

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore, even more, or additionally.

降り

ori — Coming down or descending from above.

き

ki — Came; past auxiliary indicating movement toward speaker.

ちょうど

chōdo — Exactly or just right at that point.

真ん中

mannaka — The exact middle or center of something.

立っ

tatte — Standing up; being in a standing position.

手

te — Hand; the body part used for grasping.

伸ばせ

nobase — Stretch out or extend one's hand.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, nearly, or for the most part.

触れ

fure — Touching or making contact with something.

られる

rareru — Potential or passive auxiliary verb suffix.

距離

kyori — Distance or gap between two points.

だっ

datte — Was; past conjunctive form of copula.

おそらく

osoraku — Probably or most likely; expressing uncertainty.

何分

nanpun — How many minutes; several minutes.

も

mo — Also, even, or as many as.

物音

monooto — A sound made by something or someone.

一つ

hitotsu — One thing; a single item or instance.

なく

naku — Without; negative conjunctive form of 'nai'.

皆

mina — Everyone or all people together.

そんな

sonna — That kind of; such a thing.

近く

chikaku — Nearby or close to something.

足首

ashikubi — Ankle; joint connecting foot and leg.

ある

aru — To exist or there is something.

部分

bubun — Part, portion, or section of something.

かゆく

kayuku — Feeling itchy; adverbial form of itchy.

なっ

natte — Became; conjunctive past form of 'naru'.

掻く

kaku — To scratch an itchy part of body.

わけ

wake — Reason, meaning, or it stands to reason.

いか

ika — Cannot or must not do something.

なかっ

nakatte — Was not; negative past conjunctive form.

なり

nari — Becoming or turning into a state.

次

tsugi — Next; the following in sequence or order.

背中

senaka — Back; the rear surface of the body.

肩甲骨

kenkōkotsu — Shoulder blade; triangular bone on upper back.

掻け

kake — Scratch (imperative or conditional verb form).

なけれ

nakere — If there is not; negative conditional form.

死ん

shin — Dying; stem of 'to die'.

しまい

shimai — End up doing; regrettable completion auxiliary.

そう

sō — Seems like; indicating an apparent state.

気

ki — Feeling, mood, or mental state.

まあ

mā — Well; a filler expressing mild surprise or resignation.

その後

sonogo — After that; subsequently in time.

そういう

sō iu — That kind of; such a type of thing.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, or nominalized verbal concept.

何度

nando — How many times; several times repeatedly.

気づい

kizui — Noticed or became aware of something.

上流

jōryū — Upper class or upstream; high social rank.

人

hito — Person or people in general.

一緒

issho — Together with someone at the same time.

いる

iru — To be present; existing (animate beings).

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns loosely.

葬式

sōshiki — Funeral ceremony for a deceased person.

場

ba — Place or venue where something occurs.

眠く

nemuku — Feeling sleepy; adverbial form of sleepy.

眠ろう

nemurō — Let's sleep; volitional form of 'to sleep'.

掻い

kai — Scratching; conjunctive form of 'to scratch'.

いけ

ike — Must not; prohibition in negative expressions.

場所

basho — Place or location where something happens.

千

sen — One thousand; the number 1000.

か所

kasho — Counter for places or locations.

以上

ijō — More than or exceeding a certain amount.

くる

kuru — To come; approaching the speaker.

もの

mono — Thing; expressing nature or inevitable tendency.

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon after a period of time.

おい

oi — Hey; exclamation calling attention casually.

どこ

doko — Where; interrogative asking about location.

何

nani — What; interrogative asking about identity.

か

ka — Question particle or 'some-' prefix for uncertainty.

聞こえ

kikoye — Being audible; able to be heard.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

ん

n — Informal sentence-ending or explanatory particle.