Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 5

Vocabulary

という

to iu — Called; named; known as something.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

猫

neko — Cat; a common domestic feline animal.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or reason.

ある

aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate things).

お茶

ocha — Tea; polite word for green or black tea.

時間

jikan — Time; hours; a period or duration of time.

に

ni — Particle indicating time, place, direction, or purpose.

ミルク

miruku — Milk; loanword from English for dairy milk.

皿

sara — Plate; dish; shallow container for food or drink.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

忘れ

wasure — Forget; stem form of the verb to forget.

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary indicating absence or negation.

い

i — Stem of iru; to be (animate); auxiliary verb.

て

te — Te-form conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

くれる

kureru — To give (to me); to do a favor for me.

と

to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker.

いい

ii — Good; nice; fine; expressing a wish or approval.

けど

kedo — But; though; casual conjunctive expressing contrast.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.

ここ

koko — Here; this place; nearby location.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to a place.

一緒

issho — Together; in company with another person.

来られ

koware — Could come; potential form of the verb to come.

たら

tara — Conditional form meaning if or when something happens.

よかった

yokatta — It would have been good; expressing regret or relief.

空中

kuuchuu — Midair; in the air; aerial space above ground.

ねずみ

nezumi — Mouse; rat; small rodent common in many regions.

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe something.

こうもり

koomori — Bat; flying nocturnal mammal with webbed wings.

捕まえる

tsukamaeru — To catch; to capture; to grab hold of something.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.

できる

dekiru — To be able to; can do; to be possible.

か

ka — Question particle added to the end of sentences.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle in Japanese.

しれ

shire — Stem of shireru; used in かもしれない maybe/perhaps.

し

shi — Conjunctive particle listing reasons or adding emphasis.

って

tte — Casual quotation or topic particle in spoken Japanese.

よく

yoku — Well; often; frequently; adverbial form of good.

似

ni — Resemblance; stem of niru meaning to resemble.

いる

iru — To exist; to be present (for animate beings).

じゃ

ja — Casual contraction of では; well then; in that case.

でも

demo — But; however; or even; concessive conjunction.

食べる

taberu — To eat; to consume food.

かしら

kashira — I wonder; feminine sentence-ending expressing uncertainty.

そこで

sokode — And so; thereupon; therefore; transitional conjunction.

だんだん

dandan — Gradually; little by little; increasingly over time.

眠く

nemuku — Sleepy; adverbial form of nemui meaning sleepy.

なっ

natte — Became; te-form of naru meaning to become.

き

ki — Came; stem of kuru in the progressive kite kita.

夢見る

yumemiru — To dream; to see dreams while sleeping.

よう

you — Like; as if; seems; expressing resemblance or manner.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle; modifying a following noun.

調子

choushi — Condition; rhythm; state; tone or manner of something.

ひとりごと

hitorigoto — Talking to oneself; a monologue or soliloquy.

言い

ii — Saying; stem form of iu meaning to say.

続け

tsuzuke — Continue; stem of tsuzukeru meaning to keep doing.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.

それ

sore — That; that thing; referring to something nearby listener.

から

kara — From; because; after; indicating origin or reason.

ときどき

tokidoki — Sometimes; occasionally; from time to time.

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason; interrogative adverb.

なら

nara — If; since; conditional particle expressing supposition.

どちら

dochira — Which; which one; polite form of dore/doko.

質問

shitsumon — Question; inquiry; asking something of someone.

答え

kotae — Answer; response; reply to a question.

られ

rare — Potential or passive suffix attached to verb stems.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of desu meaning to be.

言い方

iikata — Way of saying; manner of expression or phrasing.

大して

taishite — Not much; not particularly; used with negatives.

変わり

kawari — Difference; change; variation from something else.

だっ

da (past stem) — Past stem of copula da; was; used in compounds.

うとうと

utouto — Dozing; nodding off; half-asleep state.

感じ

kanji — Feeling; sense; impression; how something feels.

ちょうど

choudo — Just; exactly; precisely; at the right moment.

手

te — Hand; the human hand or arm.

つない

tsunai — Joined; linked; stem of tsunagu to connect or hold.

歩き

aruki — Walking; stem of aruku meaning to walk.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunctive particle.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; adverb of degree.

真剣

shinken — Serious; earnest; in earnest; not joking.

こう

kou — Like this; in this way; thus; this manner.

言っ

itte — Said; te-form of iu meaning to say.

夢

yume — Dream; a vision experienced during sleep.

見

mi — See; stem of miru meaning to see or look.

始め

hajime — Begin; start; stem of hajimeru to start something.

ところ

tokoro — Place; point in time; just about to do something.

さあ

saa — Well; now then; come on; interjection urging action.

本当

hontou — True; real; genuine; actually; really.

教え

oshie — Teach; tell; stem of oshieru to teach or inform.

食べ

tabe — Eat; stem form of taberu meaning to eat.

その

sono — That; that particular; pre-noun demonstrative adjective.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when; a specific point in time.

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly.

どすん

dosun — Thud; sound of a heavy impact or fall.

枯れ枝

kareeda — Dead branch; dry twig from a withered tree.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns loosely.

枯れ葉

kareha — Dead leaf; fallen dry leaf from a tree.

山

yama — Mountain; hill; pile or heap of something.

上

ue — Above; top; on top of something.

落ち

ochi — Fall; drop; stem of ochiru meaning to fall.

落下

rakka — Falling; dropping; descent from a height.

終わっ

owatte — Ended; finished; te-form of owaru to end.

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; not at all (with negatives).

怪我

kega — Injury; wound; hurt sustained by an accident.

ず

zu — Without doing; classical negative conjunctive form.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; soon; without delay.

飛び起き

tobiokit — Jump up; spring to one's feet suddenly.

見上げ

miage — Look up; gaze upward at something above.

頭上

zuijou — Overhead; above one's head; directly above.

すっかり

sukkari — Completely; entirely; thoroughly; all of something.

暗かっ

kurakatta — Was dark; past form of kurai meaning dark.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight.

前

mae — In front; before; ahead of something or someone.

また

mata — Again; once more; also; in addition.

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy; extended in space or time.

通路

tsuurо — Passage; corridor; pathway through a space.

あり

ari — There is; exists; stem of aru to exist.

白うさぎ

shiro usagi — White rabbit; the iconic rabbit from the story.

まだ

mada — Still; yet; not yet; continuing state.

見え

mie — Can see; visible; stem of mieru to be visible.

急い

isoi — Hurrying; rushing; stem of isogu to hurry.

進ん

susun — Advancing; proceeding; stem of susumu to advance.