Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 4

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

の

no — Possessive or attributive particle linking nouns.

首都

shuto — Capital city of a country or region.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or context.

いいえ

iie — No; used to express negation or disagreement.

それ

sore — That; pronoun referring to something near the listener.

全部

zenbu — All, everything, the whole amount.

間違っ

machigat(te) — To be wrong, mistaken; conjugated form of 間違う.

て

te — Te-form connector linking verbs or clauses.

いる

iru — To exist, to be; used for animate things.

きっと

kitto — Surely, certainly, without doubt.

そう

sō — So, that way; expresses agreement or supposition.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing information.

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

と

to — And; with; particle connecting nouns or quoting speech.

取り替え

torikae — Exchange, swap; replacing one thing with another.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

しまっ

shimatt(e) — Ended up doing; expresses regret or completion.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

に

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

違いない

chigainai — Must be, no doubt; expresses strong certainty.

いかに

ika ni — How, in what way; literary or formal expression.

小さき

chiisaki — Small, little; archaic or literary adjectival form.

言っ

it(te) — Said; te-form of 言う, to say or speak.

み

mi — Suffix indicating trying or experiencing an action.

ましょ

mashō — Volitional polite suffix; let's do something together.

う

u — Volitional ending; let's or I will do something.

彼女

kanojo — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun.

まるで

marude — Just like, as if; used with comparisons.

授業

jugyō — Class, lesson; a formal educational session.

暗唱

anshō — Recitation from memory; reciting without looking.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

か

ka — Question particle; also used for uncertainty or options.

よう

yō — Like, as if; expresses resemblance or manner.

両手

ryōte — Both hands; two hands together.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

膝

hiza — Knee, lap; the joint between upper and lower leg.

上

ue — Above, top, on; indicating upper position.

組み

kumi — Clasped, folded; combining or organizing things together.

繰り返し

kurikaeshi — Repetition; doing something again and again.

始め

hajime — Beginning; start of something; to begin.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also marks contrast or emphasis.

声

koe — Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing.

しゃがれ

shagare — Hoarse, husky; describing a rough or raspy voice.

奇妙

kimyō — Strange, odd, peculiar; something unusual or weird.

聞こえ

kikoye — Sound, be audible; to be heard or perceived.

言葉

kotoba — Word, language, expression; spoken or written words.

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually; something that happens regularly.

出

de — Come out, emerge; to exit or appear.

こ

ko — Come; short form used in verb constructions.

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Was not; negative past auxiliary verb form.

小さな

chiisana — Small, little; prenominal adjective modifying a noun.

ワニ

wani — Crocodile or alligator; a large reptile.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

輝く

kagayaku — To shine, glitter, sparkle brilliantly.

尻尾

shippo — Tail; the appendage at the back of an animal.

磨き

migaki — Polish, shine; act of making something gleam.

水

mizu — Water; the liquid essential for life.

注ぐ

sosogu — To pour, flow into; liquid flowing into something.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, act; nominalizer for verbal phrases.

黄金

ōgon — Gold; precious yellow metal or golden color.

うろこ

uroko — Scale; the small plates covering a fish or reptile.

ひとつひとつ

hitotsu hitotsu — One by one; each individual item carefully.

陽気

yōki — Cheerful, merry; lively and in good spirits.

にやり

niyari — Grinning slyly; a smug or cunning smile.

笑い

warai — Laughter, smile; the act of laughing.

器用

kiyō — Dexterous, skillful; able to do things cleverly.

爪

tsume — Claw, nail; sharp appendage on animals or fingers.

広げ

hiroge — Spread, open wide; to extend or expand something.

魚

sakana — Fish; aquatic vertebrate animal used as food.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for animate nouns; a group of people or animals.

迎え入れる

mukaeireru — To welcome in, invite inside; receive someone warmly.

やさしく

yasashiku — Gently, kindly; in a tender or soft manner.

微笑む

hohoemu — To smile gently; a soft, warm expression.

顎

ago — Jaw, chin; the lower part of the face.

あれ

are — That over there; pronoun for distant objects.

正しい

tadashii — Correct, right, proper; conforming to truth or rules.

じゃ

ja — Well then; casual contraction of では.

ない

nai — Not, no; plain negative ending for verbs and adjectives.

わ

wa — Sentence-ending particle expressing soft assertion or emotion.

かわいそう

kawaisō — Poor, pitiful; feeling sympathy for someone's misfortune.

な

na — Adjectival particle or soft sentence-ending exclamation.

言い

ii — Said, spoke; conjunctive form of 言う.

また

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

目

me — Eye; the organ used for seeing.

涙

namida — Tear, teardrop; liquid from the eye when crying.

浮かべ

ukabe — To float, well up; tears or images appearing.

ながら

nagara — While doing; indicates two simultaneous actions.

続け

tsuzuke — Continue; keep doing something without stopping.

やっぱり

yappari — After all, as expected; confirming prior assumption.

あの

ano — That (over there); demonstrative adjective for distant things.

狭く

semaku — Narrowly, small; adverbial form of 狭い (narrow).

家

ie — House, home; a building where people live.

行っ

it(te) — Went; te-form of 行く, to go.

住ま

suma — Reside, live; stem of 住む, to dwell.

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional negative form used in obligation patterns.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

なら

nara — If, in the case of; conditional or topic particle.

し

shi — And; listing reasons or actions; conjunctive particle.

遊ぶ

asobu — To play, have fun; engaging in recreation.

おもちゃ

omocha — Toy; an object children play with.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle adding to topic.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly, hardly any; nearly all or none.

なく

naku — Without, not having; negative adverbial verb form.

ああ

ā — Oh, ah; exclamation expressing emotion or realization.

覚え

oboe — Memory, recollection; remembering or memorizing something.

こんなに

konna ni — This much, so; to this extent or degree.

たくさん

takusan — Many, a lot, plenty; a large quantity.

もう

mō — Already, anymore, soon; indicating change of state.

決め

kime — Decide, determine; to make up one's mind.

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a hypothetical condition.

ここ

koko — Here, this place; indicating the speaker's location.

みんな

minna — Everyone, all; referring to a whole group.

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

下

shita — Below, under, down; indicating lower position.

向け

muke — Directed toward, aimed at; turning in a direction.

上がっ

agat(te) — Rose, went up; te-form of 上がる, to rise.

おいで

oide — Come here; polite or familiar imperative to come.

ねえ

nē — Hey, right?; seeking agreement or getting attention.

無駄

muda — Useless, wasteful; effort or resource with no result.

ただ

tada — Just, merely, only; simple or free of charge.

見上げ

miage — Look up; to gaze upward toward something.

じゃあ

jā — Well then, in that case; casual transitional expression.

誰

dare — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.

言う

iu — To say, speak; expressing something verbally.

だけ

dake — Only, just; limiting to a specific extent or amount.

まず

mazu — First of all, to begin with; initial step.

教え

oshie — Teaching, instruction; to teach or tell someone.

から

kara — From, because; indicates origin, reason, or starting point.

人

hito — Person, human; an individual human being.

好き

suki — Like, fond of; expressing preference or affection.

上がる

agaru — To rise, go up; movement in an upward direction.

誰か

dareka — Someone, somebody; an unspecified person.

別

betsu — Different, separate, another; distinct from the current.

なる

naru — To become; indicating a change of state or condition.

まで

made — Until, up to; indicating a limit of time or place.

でも

demo — But, however, even so; expressing contrast or concession.

まあ

mā — Well, oh my; expression of mild surprise or resignation.