McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 11

Vocabulary

炎

honoo — Flame; a visible, burning fire

消す

kesu — To turn off, extinguish, or erase something

まだ

mada — Still, not yet; continuing state

家

ie — House, home, or family dwelling

火

hi — Fire, flame, or burning light

屋根

yane — Roof of a building or house

呼ぶ

yobu — To call out to or summon someone

鳴らす

narasu — To ring, sound, or blow an instrument

私たち

watashitachi — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

挿絵

sashie — Illustration or picture inserted in a text

燃え

moe — Burning; stem form of 燃える (to burn)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses

いる

iru — To exist, be present (animate beings)

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese

前

mae — Front, before, or in front of something

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

走る

hashiru — To run, move quickly on foot

少年

shounen — Boy, young male, youth

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate nouns

この

kono — This (modifies noun that follows it)

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting sentence subject

火事

kaji — Fire, house fire, conflagration

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

見て

mite — Look! Watch! (te-form of 見る)

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar

い

i — Stem of いる; informal present continuative form

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense

走れ

hashire — Run! Imperative form of 走る

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing information

ベル

beru — Bell; loanword from English 'bell'

鳴らせ

narase — Ring it! Imperative form of 鳴らす

ため

tame — For the sake of, in order to

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose

男

otoko — Man, male person

呼べ

yobe — Call (him)! Imperative form of 呼ぶ

一生懸命

isshoukenmei — With all one's effort; doing one's best

働け

hatarake — Work! Imperative form of 働く

ば

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

救える

sukueru — Can save, be able to rescue someone

か

ka — Question particle or expressing uncertainty

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive particle in Japanese

しれ

shire — Stem of しれる; used in かもしれない (might be)

ない

nai — Negative ending; not, does not exist

第

dai — Prefix for ordinal numbers (first, second, etc.)

三十五

sanjuugo — Thirty-five; the number 35

課

ka — Lesson or chapter in a textbook

復習

fukushuu — Review; going over previously learned material

物音

monooto — Sound, noise made by something or someone

聞こえる

kikoeru — To be audible, can hear a sound

うん

un — Yeah, uh-huh; informal affirmative response

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun for asking questions

音

oto — Sound, noise, tone

そば

soba — Near, beside, close to something or someone

ある

aru — To exist, be located (inanimate objects)

製材所

seizaisho — Sawmill; a place where lumber is cut

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

そこ

soko — There, that place (medium distance away)

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

丸太

maruta — Log, round timber piece of wood

切っ

kitte — Cutting; te-form stem of 切る (to cut)

ん

n — Contraction of の or ぬ for explanation or negation

どう

dou — How; in what way or manner

やっ

yatte — Doing; colloquial te-form of やる (to do)

切る

kiru — To cut, slice, or sever something

斧

ono — Axe; a tool used for chopping wood

じゃ

ja — Informal contraction of では; well then, so

それ

sore — That, that thing (near the listener)

大変

taihen — Very difficult, tough, or serious situation

すぎる

sugiru — Too much, excessively; goes beyond a limit

のこぎり

nokogiri — Saw; a tool with a toothed blade

動い

ugoite — Moving; te-form of 動く (to move)

ところ

tokoro — Place, spot; also expresses moment in time

見

mi — See, look; stem form of 見る (to see)

行け

ike — Go! Imperative form of 行く (to go)

いい

ii — Good, fine, nice, acceptable

と

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

思う

omou — To think, feel, or believe something

空気

kuuki — Air, atmosphere, or mood of a place

涼しい

suzushii — Cool, refreshingly cool (weather or temperature)

し

shi — Conjunctive particle listing reasons or conditions

木陰

kokage — Shade of a tree, shadow under trees

歩ける

arukeru — Can walk, able to walk somewhere

すぐ

sugu — Right away, immediately, soon

行っ

itte — Going; te-form of 行く (to go)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese

方

hou — Direction, way, alternative; better option

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or confirmation

さも

samo — Otherwise, or else; used to express consequence

木

ki — Tree, wood, timber

山

yama — Mountain, hill, or large natural elevation

なくなっ

nakunatte — Became gone, ran out; te-form of なくなる

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; regrettable completion of action

二頭

nitou — Two (animals); counter for large animals

ヤギ

yagi — Goat; a domesticated farm animal

荷車

niguruma — Cart, wagon used for carrying loads

ここ

koko — Here, this place (near the speaker)

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as a point

乗っ

notte — Riding; te-form of 乗る (to ride)

いける

ikeru — Can go; also means 'not bad, works well'

坂道

sakamichi — Sloping road, hill road, incline

から

kara — From, because; indicates starting point or reason

速く

hayaku — Quickly, fast; adverb form of 速い

引っ張っ

hippatte — Pulling; te-form of 引っ張る (to pull)

くれる

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

三十六

sanjuuroku — Thirty-six; the number 36

先生

sensei — Teacher, instructor, or respected professional

望む

nozomu — To wish, desire, or hope for something

だろう

darou — Probably, I suppose; expresses conjecture or supposition

言う

iu — To say, tell, speak words

規則

kisoku — Rule, regulation, or established norm

守る

mamoru — To protect, keep, or follow a rule

良い

yoi — Good, fine, excellent, favorable

それぞれ

sorezore — Each, respectively, each one individually

若い

wakai — Young, youthful in age

女性

josei — Woman, female person, womanhood

囲む

kakomu — To surround, encircle, or gather around something

六人

rokunin — Six people; group of six persons

子ども

kodomo — Child, children, young person

女の子

onnnanoko — Girl, young female child

男の子

otokonoko — Boy, young male child

みんな

minna — Everyone, all, everybody together

大好き

daisuki — Really like, love, very fond of something

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, quite (intensifying adverb)

優しい

yasashii — Kind, gentle, tender-hearted person

守っ

mamotte — Protecting; te-form of 守る (to protect)

ほしい

hoshii — Want (something); desiring an object or action

言い

ii — Saying; conjunctive form of 言う (to say)

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own self or person

もらい

morai — Receiving; stem of もらう (to receive a favor)

たい

tai — Want to do; expresses desire to perform action

よう

you — Appear to, seem like; expresses resemblance or manner

人

hito — Person, human being, people

なさい

nasai — Do it! Polite imperative instruction or command

という

toiu — Called, known as; quoting or defining something

もの

mono — Thing, object, matter; nominalizing expression

これ

kore — This, this thing (near the speaker)

べき

beki — Should, ought to; expressing obligation or expectation

三十七

sanjuushichi — Thirty-seven; the number 37