Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 13

Vocabulary

それから

sorekara — And then; after that; subsequently

彼

kare — He; him; that person (male)

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject

王

ou — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns

ところ

tokoro — Place; location; situation; point in time

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward

行き

iki — Going; traveling toward a destination

兄

ani — Older brother; elder male sibling

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or groups

悪事

akuji — Evil deed; wrongdoing; wicked act

を

wo — Object marker particle for direct objects

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely without exception

告げ

tsuge — Telling; informing; reporting to someone

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix

捕らえ

torae — Capturing; seizing; arresting someone

られ

rare — Passive voice auxiliary indicating action received

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

罰せ

basse — Punishing; penalizing; imposing punishment on

再び

futatabi — Again; once more; a second time

王女

oujo — Princess; daughter of a king

与え

atae — Giving; granting; bestowing upon someone

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting two clauses

死後

shigo — After death; posthumously; following one's death

その

sono — That; the aforementioned; referring to something prior

王国

oukoku — Kingdom; realm ruled by a king

世継ぎ

yotsugi — Heir; successor to a throne or lineage

と

to — Quotation or connective particle; and; with

なっ

natt(e) — Became; turned into; transitional verb form

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; for a long time

後

nochi / ato — After; later; subsequent time or event

ある

aru — A certain; there is; existing (for things)

日

hi — Day; sun; a particular day

森

mori — Forest; woods; wooded area

散歩

sanpo — Walk; stroll; leisurely outdoor walking

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; doing and continuing

いる

iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)

老い

oi — Old age; aging; growing old

キツネ

kitsune — Fox; clever wild animal in Japanese folklore

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject

現れ

araware — Appearing; showing up; emerging suddenly

涙

namida — Tears; teardrops from crying or emotion

浮かべ

ukabe — Floating; showing (expression); bearing tears in eyes

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun

殺し

koroshi — Killing; slaying; act of taking life

頭

atama / kashira — Head; top part of the body

足

ashi — Foot; leg; lower limb of body

切り落とし

kiriotoshi — Cutting off; severing a part completely

くれる

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

よう

you — Manner; way; requesting or hoping for something

懇願

kongan — Earnest plea; fervent request; imploring someone

ついに

tsui ni — Finally; at last; in the end

そのとおり

sono toori — Exactly so; just as said; that's correct

に

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

する

suru — To do; to perform; general action verb

たちまち

tachimachi — Instantly; immediately; in the blink of an eye

人間

ningen — Human being; person; humankind

変わり

kawari — Changing; transformation; turning into something else

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something previously mentioned

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy; extended in time or space

年月

toshitsuki — Years and months; long passage of time

間

aida / ma — Between; during; interval of time or space

行方不明

yukue fumei — Missing; whereabouts unknown; disappeared without trace

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizing events or states

わかっ

wakatt(e) — Understood; realized; became clear or known

幸運

kouun — Good luck; fortune; fortunate circumstances

生まれながら

umarenagara — Born with; innately; by nature from birth

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

者

mono — Person; one who; individual with a quality

という

to iu — Called; named; known as; referred to as

彼ら

karera — They; them; those people (group)

や

ya — And; listing particle; or; exclamatory particle

しよう

shiyou — Let's do; volitional form suggesting an attempt

うまく

umaku — Skillfully; successfully; going well

いく

iku — To go; to proceed; to work out

手

te — Hand; means; method; a hand in cards

入る

hairu — To enter; to come in; to obtain

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract

利益

rieki — Profit; benefit; gain; advantage

なり

nari — Becoming; turning into; or; either (conjunctive)

飼っ

katt(e) — Keeping; raising; tending (an animal)

ガチョウ

gachou — Goose; large waterfowl domesticated bird

みな

mina — All; everyone; every one of them

白鳥

hakuchou — Swan; large white graceful water bird

見え

mie — Appearing; looking like; being visible

手札

tefuda — Cards in hand; hand of playing cards

切り札

kirifuda — Trump card; decisive weapon or advantage

だ

da — Copula; is; am; are (plain form)

どちら

dochira — Which; which way; either of two options

転がさ

korogasa — Rolling; spinning; turning something over

とも

tomo — Even if; whether; both; in any case

かわいそう

kawaisou — Pitiful; poor; deserving of sympathy

猫

neko — Cat; domestic feline animal

常

tsune — Always; usually; constant; ordinary state

着地

chakuchi — Landing; touching down on the ground

ますます

masumasu — More and more; increasingly; to a greater degree

速く

hayaku — Quickly; fast; at high speed

前

mae — Before; in front; previous; ahead

進む

susumu — To advance; to move forward; to progress

ばかり

bakari — Only; just; nothing but; approximately

世間

seken — Society; the world; public; other people

必ずしも

kanarazu shimo — Not necessarily; not always; not invariably

自分自身

jibun jishin — Oneself; one's very own self; personally

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe

思っ

omott(e) — Thinking; believing; conjunctive form of 思う

いない

inai — Not there; not present; does not exist

かも

kamo — Perhaps; might; expressing uncertain possibility

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary; does not exist

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; such things as

どこ

doko — Where; what place; which location

吹く

fuku — To blow (wind); to play a wind instrument

風

kaze — Wind; breeze; air current

物事

monogoto — Things; matters; affairs; all sorts of things

何

nani — What; which; how many; something unspecified

知っ

shitt(e) — Knowing; being aware of; conjunctive form

か

ka — Question particle; or; indicating uncertainty

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; like that

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; individual; notable figure

一人

hitori — One person; alone; by oneself

隣人

rinjin — Neighbor; person living nearby

だっ

datt(e) — Was; were; past form of copula だ

七年

shichinen — Seven years; a period of seven years

も

mo — Also; too; even; as many as

主人

shujin — Master; employer; husband; head of household

ため

tame — For the sake of; because of; purpose

懸命

kenmei — With all one's might; desperately hard-working

働い

hataraite — Working; laboring; conjunctive form of 働く

言っ

itt(e) — Said; told; conjunctive form of 言う

旦那様

dannasama — Master; sir; honorific address to employer

奉公

hokou — Service; working as a servant; employment

期限

kigen — Deadline; time limit; expiration date

参り

mairi — Humble form of going or coming; visiting

家

ie / uchi — Home; house; household; one's dwelling

帰っ

kaett(e) — Returning home; going back; conjunctive form

母

haha — Mother; one's own mother

会わ

awa — Meeting; seeing; encountering (negative base)

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional negative; if there is not

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when

ん

n — Colloquial negative or explanatory sentence ending

どうか

douka — Please; somehow; I beg you; a request

賃金

chingin — Wages; salary; pay for labor

お

o — Honorific prefix indicating politeness or respect

払い

harai — Payment; paying; settling a debt

いただき

itadaki — Humble form of receiving; humbly requesting

暇

hima — Free time; leave; dismissal from service

ください

kudasai — Please give me; please do (polite request)