Little Women — Page 4

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject

すぐ

sugu — Immediately, right away, at once

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location

身

mi — One's body or person

を

wo — Object marker particle

起こし

okoshi — Raised or lifted up (body or object)

ポケット

poketto — Pocket, a small bag sewn into clothing

手

te — Hand, the end part of the arm

突っ込ん

tsukkon — Shoved or thrust into something forcefully

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action

口笛

kuchibue — Whistle made with the mouth, whistling

吹き始め

fukihajime — Started blowing or whistling

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb

やめて

yamete — Stop it, cease that action please

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle adding emphasis or assertion

男の子

otoko no ko — Boy, a male child

みたい

mitai — Seems like, looks like, resembles

じゃ

ja — Colloquial contraction of では, meaning 'is not'

ない

nai — Negative form, does not exist or is not

の

no — Particle indicating possession or nominalizing clauses

だから

dakara — Therefore, that's why, for that reason

やっ

yat(te) — Doing, carrying out an action

てる

teru — Contraction of ている, ongoing action or state

無作法

busahō — Rudeness, bad manners, impolite behavior

淑女

shukujo — Lady, a refined and well-mannered woman

らしく

rashiku — In a manner befitting, typical of something

女の子

onna no ko — Girl, a female child

なんて

nante — Things like, such as (often expressing disdain)

大嫌い

daikirai — Strongly dislike, hate very much

気取っ

kidot(te) — Putting on airs, acting pretentiously

おしとやか

oshitoyaka — Gentle and graceful, ladylike in manner

ぶっ

but(te) — Pretending to be, putting on a facade

小娘

komusume — Young girl, often used dismissively or affectionately

ごめん

gomen — Sorry, excuse me, an apology expression

だ

da — Copula, plain form of 'to be'

わ

wa — Sentence-ending particle conveying feminine assertion

小鳥

kotori — Small bird, a little bird

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals

巣

su — Nest, a bird's or animal's home

中

naka — Inside, within, the middle of something

仲良く

nakayoku — Getting along well, in a friendly manner

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting actions or reasons

て

te — Te-form particle connecting sequential actions

いる

iru — To be, to exist (for animate beings)

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or 'when'

仲裁役

nakasai yaku — Mediator, one who reconciles quarreling parties

が

ga — Subject marker particle

おかしな

okashina — Strange, funny, peculiar in appearance or manner

顔

kao — Face, one's facial expression

歌っ

utat(te) — Sang, performed a song

ので

node — Because, since (giving a reason)

二人

futari — Two people, a pair of individuals

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp, keen, piercing (of sound or wit)

声

koe — Voice, the sound produced by speaking or singing

笑い声

waraigoe — Laughter, the sound of laughing

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'

和らぎ

yawaragi — Softened, calmed, became gentler

その

sono — That (near the listener), those

つつき合い

tsutsukai — Pecking at each other, poking quarrel

ひとまず

hitomazu — For now, for the time being

終わっ

owat(te) — Ended, finished, came to a close

本当

hontō — True, real, genuine; truly, really

とも

tomo — Indeed, certainly (emphatic agreement)

悪い

warui — Bad, wrong, poor in quality

言い

ii — Said, stated (stem of 言う)

お姉さん

onēsan — Older sister, also polite term for young woman

らしい

rashii — Seeming like, typical of, befitting

やり方

yarikata — Way of doing things, method, approach

お説教

osekkyō — Lecture, sermon, moralizing speech

始め

hajime — Beginning, start of something

あなた

anata — You, second-person pronoun

もう

mō — Already, anymore, soon

な

na — Sentence-ending particle for prohibition or exclamation

悪ふざけ

warufuzake — Mischief, prank, bad joke or horseplay

やめ

yame — Stop, quit, cease doing something

もっと

motto — More, to a greater extent

ちゃんと

chanto — Properly, correctly, in an orderly manner

振る舞える

furumaweru — Able to behave or conduct oneself well

年齢

nenrei — Age, the number of years one has lived

はず

hazu — Expected to be, supposed to, should be

小さな

chīsana — Small, little, tiny in size

だっ

dat(ta) — Was, were (past tense of だ)

頃

koro — Around that time, approximately when

それほど

sorehodo — That much, to that extent, so much

問題

mondai — Problem, issue, matter requiring attention

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Did not exist, was not (past negative)

けど

kedo — But, however, although (casual)

今

ima — Now, the present moment

こんなに

konnani — This much, to this extent, so very

背

se — Height, stature, one's back

も

mo — Also, too, even (inclusive particle)

高く

takaku — Highly, tall (adverbial form of 高い)

なっ

nat(te) — Became, turned into (te-form of なる)

髪

kami — Hair, especially hair on one's head

まとめ

matome — Gathering up, putting together, bundling hair

ん

n — Colloquial form of の for nominalizing or explanation

から

kara — From, because, after (particle)

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own self

若い

wakai — Young, youthful in age

という

to iu — Called, known as; the fact that

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter (abstract noun)

忘れ

wasure — Forget, fail to remember something

ちょうだい

chōdai — Please give me, please do (casual request)

違う

chigau — Different, wrong, that's not it

たら

tara — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'

なる

naru — To become, to turn into

なら

nara — If, in the case that (conditional)

二十歳

hatachi — Twenty years old, age of adulthood in Japan

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as

二つ

futatsu — Two (things), a pair of items

結ん

musubn(de) — Tied, bound, fastened together

やる

yaru — To do, to perform (casual form)

叫び

sakebi — Shout, cry out, yell loudly

ヘアネット

heanetto — Hair net, a mesh covering for hair

引き剥がし

hikihagashi — Tearing off, ripping away forcefully

栗色

kuriiro — Chestnut color, a reddish-brown hair color

さらり

sarari — Smoothly, lightly flowing (of hair or fabric)

解き放っ

tokihanat(te) — Released, set free, let loose

大人

otona — Adult, a grown-up person

ミス

Misu — Miss, title for an unmarried woman

長い

nagai — Long in length, lengthy, extended

ドレス

doresu — Dress, a one-piece women's garment

着

ki — Wearing (stem of 着る, to wear)

お高く

otakaku — Acting high and mighty, snobbishly

とまっ

tomat(te) — Stopped at, settled at, perched (figuratively)

なきゃ

nakya — Must, have to (casual negative obligation)

考える

kangaeru — To think, to consider, to ponder

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely, that much

嫌

iya — Disagreeable, disliked, unpleasant

遊び

asobi — Play, fun, recreation, amusement

や

ya — And (listing particle), or, hey (exclamation)

仕事

shigoto — Work, job, occupation, task

振る舞い

furumai — Behavior, conduct, manner of acting

好き

suki — Liked, fond of, favorite

ある

aru — To exist, to have (inanimate things)

十分

jūbun — Sufficient, enough, fully adequate

失望

shitsubō — Disappointment, disillusionment, loss of hope

どうして

dōshite — Why, how come, for what reason

拭え

nugue — Wipe away, erase, remove (a feeling)

それ

sore — That (thing near the listener)

以前

izen — Before, formerly, previously in the past

増し

mashi — Better, more, increased in degree

辛い

tsurai — Hard, painful, distressing, difficult to bear

パパ

papa — Papa, dad, father (informal)

一緒

issho — Together, with someone, in company

戦い

tatakai — Battle, fight, struggle, conflict

行き

iki — Going, heading toward a place

たく

taku — Want to do (desiderative auxiliary verb)

たまら

tamara(nai) — Can't stand it, unbearable, irresistible feeling

じれったい

jirettai — Frustrating, impatient, vexingly slow

お婆さん

obāsan — Old woman, grandmother, elderly lady

家

ie / uchi — House, home, one's dwelling place

留まっ

todomat(te) — Stayed, remained, kept in one place

編み物

amimono — Knitting, crocheting, needlework with yarn

する

suru — To do, to perform an action

しか

shika — Only, nothing but (used with negatives)