Little Women — Page 7

Vocabulary

父親

chichi-oya — Father; male parent of a family

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object

と

to — Particle meaning 'and,' 'with,' or quotation marker

呼ん

yon — Called; addressed someone by a name

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause

い

i — Stem of verb 'iru'; to exist or be (animate)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

その

sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned

名前

namae — Name; a word by which someone is known

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; to a great degree

似合っ

niatt — Suited; fitting; becoming (of appearance or name)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses or actions

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; for the reason that

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self or identity

だけ

dake — Only; just; limited to a certain amount

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

幸せ

shiawase — Happiness; good fortune; a state of joy

な

na — Adjectival ending linking na-adjectives to nouns

世界

sekai — World; the entire earth or a personal realm

生き

iki — Living; being alive; stem of 'ikiru' (to live)

いる

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

よう

you — As if; seeming like; in the manner of

信頼

shinrai — Trust; confidence; reliance on someone

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; and; listing multiple actions

愛する

aisuru — To love; to feel deep affection for someone

少数

shousuu — Small number; minority; a few people or things

人々

hitobito — People; various individuals; plural of person

会う

au — To meet; to encounter someone in person

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion when something happens

から

kara — From; because; starting point in time or space

外

soto — Outside; exterior; the outdoor world

出

de — Going out; exiting; stem of 'deru' (to exit)

くる

kuru — To come; to arrive; auxiliary showing action toward speaker

見え

mie — Appears; is visible; seems a certain way

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'are' in plain form

四人

yonin — Four people; a group of four persons

中

naka — Among; inside; in the middle of a group

一番

ichiban — Most; number one; the best or youngest of all

年下

toshishita — Younger; junior in age compared to others

だっ

datt — Past form of copula 'da'; was; were

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but; however (conjunction)

少なくとも

sukunakutomo — At least; not less than a certain degree

自身

jishin — Oneself; personally; one's own self (emphatic)

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; opinion; way of thinking

最も

mottomo — Most; extremely; to the greatest degree

重要

juuyou — Important; significant; of great consequence

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; individual of significance

まさに

masani — Exactly; precisely; truly; indeed without doubt

雪

yuki — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from clouds

乙女

otome — Maiden; young girl; innocent young woman

そのもの

sonomo no — Itself; the very thing; exactly that essence

青い

aoi — Blue; pale; describing a blue or pale color

瞳

hitomi — Pupil of the eye; eyes (poetic expression)

肩

kata — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm and torso

巻きつく

makitsuku — To wind around; to coil or wrap around something

金色

kin'iro — Golden color; the color of gold

髪

kami — Hair; strands of hair on a person's head

持ち

mochi — Having; possessing; stem of 'motsu' (to hold)

色白

irojiro — Fair-skinned; having a pale or light complexion

ほっそり

hossori — Slim; slender; having a thin graceful figure

おり

ori — Being; existing (humble/literary form of 'iru')

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; all the time habitually

礼儀

reigi — Etiquette; manners; proper social behavior

心がける

kokorogakeru — To keep in mind; to make an effort toward something

若い

wakai — Young; youthful; of a low age

お嬢様

ojou-sama — Young lady; refined daughter of a wealthy family

振る舞っ

furumatt — Behaved; conducted oneself; acted in a certain manner

四姉妹

shi-shimai — Four sisters; a group of four female siblings

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respectively; every one individually

性格

seikaku — Personality; character; one's nature or disposition

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; inadvertently; before one realizes

読者

dokusha — Reader; person who reads a book or text

見つけ

mitsuke — Finding; discovering; stem of 'mitsukeru'

もらう

morau — To receive; to have someone do something for you

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns

しよう

shiyou — Let's do; volitional form of 'suru' (to do)

時計

tokei — Clock; watch; a device that tells time

六時

rokuji — Six o'clock; the hour of six

打つ

utsu — To strike; to hit; to chime (of a clock)

炉床

rotoko — Hearth; the floor of a fireplace

掃き

haki — Sweeping; brushing clean; stem of 'haku'

清め

kiyome — Purifying; cleaning; making something pure

一足

issoku — One pair (of footwear); a single pair of shoes

スリッパ

surippa — Slippers; indoor footwear worn at home

暖め

atatame — Warming; heating something up gently

炉

ro — Hearth; furnace; a fire pit for heating

前

mae — Front; before; in front of something

置い

ooi — Placed; put down; stem of 'oku' (to place)

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new; worn from long use

靴

kutsu — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet outdoors

見

mi — Seeing; looking; stem of 'miru' (to see)

何となく

nantonaku — Somehow; for some reason; vaguely; without clear reason

娘

musume — Daughter; young woman; one's female child

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people; they or those people

よい

yoi — Good; fine; favorable; having positive quality

効果

kouka — Effect; result; impact of an action or thing

もたらし

motarashi — Brought about; caused; produced an effect

お母さん

okaasan — Mother; mom; polite term for one's mother

帰っ

kaett — Returned home; went back; stem of 'kaeru'

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe something

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody together

明るく

akaruku — Brightly; cheerfully; in a lively happy manner

なっ

natt — Became; turned into; stem of 'naru'

迎えよ

mukaeyou — Let's welcome; volitional form of 'mukaeru'

う

u — Volitional ending; let's; expressing intention or invitation

小言

kogoto — Grumbling; nagging; a complaint or scolding remark

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to express in words

やめ

yame — Stopping; quitting; stem of 'yameru' (to stop)

ランプ

ranpu — Lamp; a device that produces artificial light

火

hi — Fire; flame; light from burning

灯し

tomoshi — Lighting; kindling; turning on a flame or lamp

言わ

iwa — Said; spoken; passive/negative stem of 'iu'

れる

reru — Passive or potential verb ending suffix

ひとり

hitori — One person; alone; by oneself

安楽椅子

anraku-isu — Armchair; comfortable chair for relaxing

立ち上がり

tachiagari — Rising up; standing up from a seated position

炎

honoo — Flame; blaze; a burning fire

近づけよ

chikazukeyou — Bring closer; move something nearer (imperative/volitional)

身

mi — Body; oneself; one's physical self

乗り出す

noridasu — To lean forward; to start eagerly; to thrust forward

うち

uchi — Among; within; while; during a certain time

どれほど

dorehodo — How much; to what extent; how greatly

疲れ

tsukare — Tiredness; fatigue; feeling of exhaustion

か

ka — Question particle; or; marks a question

忘れ

wasure — Forgetting; stem of 'wasureru' (to forget)

しまっ

shimatt — Completely did; ended up doing (auxiliary verb)

すっかり

sukkari — Completely; entirely; thoroughly; all the way

擦り切れ

surikire — Worn out; frayed; tattered from repeated use

わ

wa — Sentence-final particle expressing feminine assertion

新しい

atarashii — New; fresh; recently made or acquired

必要

hitsuyou — Necessary; needed; essential requirement

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or confirmation

私

watashi — I; me; the first-person singular pronoun

お小遣い

okozukai — Pocket money; allowance; small personal spending money

買っ

katt — Bought; purchased; stem of 'kau' (to buy)

あげよ

ageyo — I'll give; volitional form of 'ageru' (to give)

思っ

omott — Thought; felt; past stem of 'omou'

言っ

itt — Said; spoke; past stem of 'iu'

いいえ

iie — No; a negative reply or disagreement

買う

kau — To buy; to purchase something with money

叫ん

sakenn — Shouted; cried out; stem of 'sakebu'

年上

toshiue — Older; senior in age compared to another

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing a statement

言いかけ

iikake — Started to say; began speaking but stopped

決然

ketsuzen — Resolutely; decisively; with firm determination

口調

kuchou — Tone of voice; manner of speaking

割り込ん

warikonde — Cutting in; interrupting a conversation abruptly

パパ

papa — Papa; dad; informal term for one's father

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negative adjective ending

今

ima — Now; at this moment; currently

この

kono — This; referring to something near the speaker

家

ie — House; home; a place of residence

男手

otokode — Man's hand; male help around the household

だから

dakara — Therefore; so; for that reason consequently

用意

youi — Preparation; readiness; getting things ready

する

suru — To do; to perform; general purpose action verb

出かける

dekakeru — To go out; to leave home for somewhere

くれぐれも

kureguremo — Please take good care; earnestly; with great caution

大切

taisetsu — Important; precious; valuable; treated with great care

れ

re — Imperative or passive verb ending suffix

ん

n — Contracted form of 'no'; explanatory or reasoning particle

もの

mono — Thing; object; reason-giving sentence-final particle