Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.

扇

ōgi — A folding fan used for cooling oneself.

と

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

手袋

tebukuro — Gloves worn on the hands.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

拾い上げ

hiroi age — Picked up or gathered something from the ground.

ホール

hōru — A hall or large room (from English).

が

ga — Subject-marking particle highlighting the subject.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; used to intensify adjectives.

暑かった

atsukatta — Was hot; past tense of hot (weather/temperature).

ので

node — Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'so therefore'.

話し続ける

hanashi tsuzukeru — To keep talking; continue speaking without stopping.

間

aida — During; the interval or period between events.

ずっと

zutto — Continuously; all along; the entire time.

自分

jibun — Oneself; refers to the speaker themselves.

あおぎ

aogi — Fanning oneself; waving a fan for cool air.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

言いました

iimashita — Said; polite past tense of 'to say'.

まあ

maa — Oh my; well; an expression of mild surprise.

今日

kyō — Today; the current day.

なんて

nante — Such a thing as; expressing surprise or contempt.

何もかも

nani mo kamo — Everything; absolutely everything without exception.

変

hen — Strange; odd; unusual or weird.

な

na — Adjectival noun ending linking to nouns.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

かしら

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

昨日

kinō — Yesterday; the day before today.

いつも通り

itsumo dōri — As usual; same as always; normal routine.

だった

datta — Was; plain past tense of the copula 'da'.

のに

noni — Even though; expresses disappointment or contradiction.

夜

yoru — Night; the nighttime hours.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, time, or direction.

私

watashi — I; the first-person singular pronoun.

変え

kae — Change; stem form of 'to change' something.

られて

rarete — Passive te-form; indicates being acted upon.

しまった

shimatta — Ended up doing; expresses regret or completion.

考えて

kangaete — Think; te-form of 'to think or consider'.

みましょう

mimashō — Let's try; volitional form suggesting attempting something.

今朝

kesa — This morning; earlier today in the morning.

起きた

okita — Woke up; past tense of 'to wake/get up'.

とき

toki — When; the time at which something occurs.

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; at all times.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; not different.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount or degree.

違う

chigau — Different; to differ; to be wrong.

感じ

kanji — Feeling; a sense or impression of something.

した

shita — Did; plain past tense of 'to do'.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; mostly; nearly all.

覚えて

oboete — Remembering; te-form of 'to remember or memorize'.

いる

iru — To exist (animate); auxiliary indicating ongoing state.

よう

yō — It seems; like; expresses appearance or resemblance.

気

ki — Feeling; spirit; mood; sense of something.

します

shimasu — Do; polite present tense of 'to do'.

でも

demo — But; however; introduces a contrasting statement.

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional supposition.

で

de — Particle indicating place of action or means.

ない

nai — Not; negative form of existence or adjectives.

なら

nara — If it is; conditional particle expressing supposition.

次

tsugi — Next; the following one in sequence.

問題

mondai — Problem; issue; question to be resolved.

いったい

ittai — On earth; what in the world; emphatic question.

誰

dare — Who; asking about a person's identity.

ああ

aa — Ah; oh; exclamation of realization or emotion.

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

大きな

ōkina — Big; large; great in size.

謎

nazo — Mystery; puzzle; something unknown or unexplained.

です

desu — Is; polite copula linking subject and predicate.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sequential events.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also used to mean girlfriend.

年齢

nenrei — Age; the number of years one has lived.

知って

shitte — Knowing; te-form of 'to know' something.

子供たち

kodomo-tachi — Children; plural form of child.

すべて

subete — All; everything; every single one.

思い浮かべ

omoiukabe — Called to mind; pictured someone in one's thoughts.

始めました

hajimemashita — Started; polite past tense of 'to begin'.

その中

sono naka — Among them; within that group.

誰か

dareka — Someone; anybody; an unspecified person.

入れ替わって

irekawatte — Swapped; exchanged places with another person.

いない

inai — Not there; does not exist (animate negative).

か

ka — Question particle; also expresses uncertainty.

どうか

dō ka — Whether or not; please (in requests).

確かめる

tashikameru — To confirm; to verify; to make sure.

ために

tame ni — For the purpose of; in order to.

じゃ

ja — Isn't it; well then; casual copula contraction.

わ

wa — Feminine sentence-ending particle adding soft emphasis.

だって

datte — Because; but; you see; giving a reason.

髪

kami — Hair; the hair on one's head.

長い

nagai — Long; extended in length or duration.

なって

natte — Became; te-form of 'to become'.

けど

kedo — But; though; casual conjunction showing contrast.

もの

mono — Thing; object; also used as explanatory ending.

それに

sore ni — Besides; moreover; in addition to that.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.

いろんな

ironna — Various; all kinds of; diverse things.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter (abstract or intangible).

あら

ara — Oh; my; feminine exclamation of mild surprise.

何

nani — What; asking about an unspecified thing.

知ら

shira — Don't know; stem of 'to know' in negative.

ん

n — Informal contraction of の; explanatory or assertive.

だ

da — Is; plain form copula asserting a state.

から

kara — Because; from; indicates reason or starting point.

もう

mō — Already; anymore; expresses exasperation or completion.

とっても

tottemo — Very; extremely; informal intensifier.

混乱

konran — Confusion; disorder; state of being mixed up.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

以前

izen — Before; previously; formerly; in the past.

いた

ita — Was (there); plain past of いる (animate).

全部

zenbu — All; everything; the whole lot.

まだ

mada — Still; not yet; continuing up to now.

試して

tameshite — Trying; te-form of 'to try or test'.

そうね

sō ne — That's right; feminine agreement or reflection.

四

shi / yon — Four; the number 4.

五倍

gobai — Five times; fivefold multiplication.

十二

jūni — Twelve; the number 12.

六倍

rokubai — Six times; sixfold multiplication.

十三

jūsan — Thirteen; the number 13.

七倍

shichibai — Seven times; sevenfold multiplication.

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; like that.

調子

chōshi — Condition; pace; rhythm; how things are going.

二十

nijū — Twenty; the number 20.

永遠

eien — Eternity; forever; everlasting without end.

たどり着け

tadoritsuke — Can reach; potential form of 'to arrive at'.

九九

kukku — Multiplication table; times tables recited in Japanese.

どうでも

dō demo — Whatever; doesn't matter either way.

いい

ii — Good; fine; okay; acceptable.

地理

chiri — Geography; the study of places and landscapes.