Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 15

Vocabulary

喜んで

yorokonde — Gladly; with pleasure; willingly.

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

言い

ii — Say; speak; utter words.

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb stem.

た

ta — Past tense sentence-ending auxiliary verb.

でも

demo — But; however; even so; nevertheless.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; really.

親切

shinsetsu — Kindness; being kind and considerate to others.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or manner.

し

shi — Do; act; perform; verb stem of suru.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases.

くださる

kudasaru — To give; to do for me (honorific form).

ので

node — Because; since; therefore; reason-giving conjunction.

一つ

hitotsu — One thing; one item; a single piece.

申し上げ

moushiage — Humbly say; politely tell someone something.

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional negative stem of nai.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

なり

nari — Become; be; must (part of nakereba narimasen).

ませ

mase — Polite imperative auxiliary verb ending.

ん

n — Negation or explanatory sentence-ending particle.

あの

ano — That (over there); um; that mentioned thing.

銀

gin — Silver; the precious metal or color silver.

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

持ち歩く

mochiарuku — Carry around; walk around while carrying something.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

さぞ

sazo — Surely; certainly; I can imagine how much.

骨

hone — Bone; effort; hard work; trouble.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

折れる

oreru — Break; snap; be broken; require great effort.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; abstract noun marker.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or reason.

しょう

shou — Probably; let's; volitional or conjecture ending.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction.

騎手

kishu — Jockey; horse rider; equestrian.

馬

uma — Horse; equine animal.

から

kara — From; because; since; starting point particle.

降り

ori — Get off; descend; dismount from a vehicle.

受け取り

uketori — Receive; accept; take delivery of something.

乗せ

nose — Put on; load; place aboard; give a ride.

やり

yari — Do for someone; give; perform an action.

片方

katahō — One side; one of a pair; one hand.

手

te — Hand; arm; handwriting; means or method.

手綱

tazuna — Reins; straps used to control a horse.

もう

mō — Already; another; more; soon; not anymore.

鞭

muchi — Whip; riding crop used to urge horses.

持たせ

motase — Make hold; have someone carry something.

こう

kō — Like this; in this way; thus.

速く

hayaku — Fast; quickly; speedily; at high speed.

走らせ

hashirase — Make run; cause to run or gallop.

たい

tai — Want to; desire to do something.

とき

toki — Time; when; moment; occasion.

唇

kuchibiru — Lips; the fleshy part around the mouth.

大きく

ōkiku — Largely; greatly; widely; in a big way.

パチン

pachin — Snap; click; sharp snapping sound onomatopoeia.

鳴らし

narashi — Sound; make a noise; ring or click something.

叫べ

sakebe — Shout; yell; call out loudly (imperative form).

いい

ii — Good; fine; alright; satisfactory.

上

ue — Above; top; upper part; on top of.

座っ

suwat- — Sit; be seated; take a seat (te-form base).

大喜び

ōyorokobi — Great joy; extreme delight; very happy.

背筋

sesuji — Spine; backbone; posture of the back.

伸ばし

nobashi — Stretch out; extend; straighten one's back.

肘

hiji — Elbow; the joint of the arm.

張り

hari — Stick out; spread; stretch elbows outward.

つま先

tsumasaki — Tiptoe; the tip or front of the foot.

外

soto — Outside; outward; exterior direction.

向け

muke — Face toward; turn; direct in a direction.

陽気

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

走り出し

hashiridashi — Start running; begin to dash off suddenly.

ある

aru — There is; exist; have (for inanimate things).

な

na — Sentence-ending particle for emphasis or prohibition.

曲

kyoku — Song; melody; musical piece; tune.

口笛

kuchibue — Whistling; sound made by pursing lips.

吹き

fuki — Blow; whistle; exhale air through lips.

また

mata — Again; also; and; moreover; in addition.

歌い

utai — Sing; perform a song with one's voice.

憂い

urei — Sorrow; grief; anxiety; melancholy feelings.

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well particle.

悲しみ

kanashimi — Sadness; sorrow; grief; feeling of unhappiness.

なく

naku — Without; not having; lacking (negative te-form).

明日

ashita — Tomorrow; the next day; the future.

など

nado — Etc.; and so on; such things; like.

知る

shiru — Know; learn; be aware of something.

もの

mono — Thing; object; matter; person; explanatory nuance.

か

ka — Question particle; rhetorical or interrogative ending.

笑っ

warat- — Laugh; smile; be cheerful (te-form base).

過ごそう

sugosō — Let's spend time; let's pass the days.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending emphasis particle for assertion.

ヒヒーン

hihīn — Neigh; the sound a horse makes.

歌おう

utaō — Let's sing; volitional form of sing.

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while; a little while; briefly.

もう少し

mō sukoshi — A little more; a bit further; almost there.

走り

hashiri — Run; running; act of running quickly.

思っ

omot- — Think; feel; believe (te-form base of think).

叫び

sakebi — Shout; yell; cry out loudly.

全速力

zensokuryoku — Full speed; maximum speed; as fast as possible.

駆け出し

kakedashi — Start dashing; break into a full run suddenly.

何

nani — What; something; anything; an unknown thing.

起き

oki — Happen; occur; wake up; arise.

分かる

wakaru — Understand; know; become clear; realize.

間

ma / aida — Interval; space; gap; between; while.

振り落とさ

furiotosa — Throw off; shake off; unseat a rider.

れ

re — Passive or potential verb suffix marker.

道端

michibata — Roadside; the side of a road or path.

仰向け

aomuke — Face up; lying on one's back flat.

倒れ

taore — Fall down; collapse; topple over suddenly.

い

i — Be; exist; be in a state (te-form continuation).

逃げ出し

nigedashi — Run away; escape; flee from a place.

しまう

shimau — End up doing; finish; complete (regrettably).

ところ

tokoro — Place; point; situation; just about to.

でし

deshi — Polite copula past stem; was; were (formal).

牛

ushi — Cow; bull; cattle; bovine animal.

連れ

tsure — Accompany; bring along; lead with oneself.

たまたま

tamatama — By chance; coincidentally; accidentally; happening to.

通りかかっ

tōrikakat- — Happen to pass by; come by coincidentally.

羊飼い

hitsujikai — Shepherd; person who tends and herds sheep.

止め

tome — Stop; halt; hold back; bring to standstill.

くれ

kure — Give me; do for me (plain imperative form).

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; soon; at once.

正気

shōki — Sanity; consciousness; sound mind; soberness.

取り戻し

torimodo shi — Regain; recover; get back what was lost.

立ち上がり

tachiagari — Stand up; rise; get back on feet.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly; severely; extremely; in a bad way.

腹

hara — Belly; stomach; anger; gut feelings.

立て

tate — Stand; set up; get angry (imperative/combining form).

こんな

konna — This kind of; such a; like this.

つまずい

tsumazui — Stumble; trip over; lose footing accidentally.

首

kubi — Neck; head; dismissal; cervical area.

折れ

ore — Break; snap; fracture; bend and break.

そう

sō — So; like that; seem; it appears that.

ほど

hodo — To the extent; so much; degree; approximately.

投げ飛ばす

nageтобasu — Throw off; hurl away; toss someone violently.

獣

kemono — Beast; wild animal; creature; brute.

乗る

noru — Ride; get on; board a vehicle or animal.

羽目

hame — Predicament; fix; awkward situation one ends up in.

なる

naru — Become; turn into; result in; come to be.

乗馬

jōba — Horseback riding; equestrian activity; riding a horse.

なんて

nante — Such a thing as; how; to think that.

冗談

jōdan — Joke; jest; not serious; kidding around.

じゃ

ja — Well then; isn't it; casual form of de wa.

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; there is no.