McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 12

Vocabulary

学校

gakkō — School; educational institution for students

子ども

kodomo — Child; young person

教会

kyōkai — Church; Christian place of worship

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion

本

hon — Book; printed reading material

挿絵

sashie — Illustration; picture inserted in a book

小さな

chīsana — Small; little; tiny in size

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target

似た

nita — Resembling; looking similar to something

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

前

mae — Front; before; in front of

立つ

tatsu — To stand; to be upright

数人

sūnin — Several people; a few persons

人々

hitobito — People; various individuals; folks

これ

kore — This; referring to something nearby

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese sentences

どんな

donna — What kind of; what sort of

建物

tatemono — Building; structure; constructed facility

です

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

か

ka — Question-marking particle at sentence end

校舎

kōsha — School building; academic facility structure

だ

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

と

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

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; the act of thinking

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future

それとも

soretomo — Or; otherwise; used for alternatives

よう

yō — Appearing as; seeming like; resemblance

見え

mie — Appears; is visible; can be seen

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar

男の子

otokonoko — Boy; young male child

女の子

onnanoko — Girl; young female child

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar

持っ

mott(e) — Holding; carrying; having in hand

て

te — Connective verb form linking actions

いる

iru — To exist; ongoing action auxiliary verb

ベル

beru — Bell; ringing signaling device

鳴る

naru — To ring; to sound; to chime

彼ら

karera — They; them; a group of people

中

naka — Inside; middle; within a space

入り

iri — Entering; going inside a place

良い

yoi — Good; fine; satisfactory in quality

子

ko — Child; kid; young individual

行く

iku — To go; to move toward a place

好き

suki — Liked; fond of; favorite

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'lesson'

三十八

sanjūhachi — Thirty-eight; the number 38

課

ka — Lesson; chapter in a textbook

すばやい

subayai — Quick; swift; nimble in movement

見た

mita — Saw; past tense of to see

殺す

korosu — To kill; to take a life

私を

watashi wo — Me; myself as the object

ああ

ā — Ah; oh; exclamation of realization or emotion

食べる

taberu — To eat; to consume food

最初の

saisho no — First; the initial one; the beginning

知る

shiru — To know; to learn; to find out

こっち

kocchi — Over here; this direction; this way

来て

kite — Come; imperative form of to come

急い

isoi — Hurrying; rushing; moving quickly

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or manner

鳥

tori — Bird; feathered flying animal

教え

oshie — Teaching; instruction; showing someone something

ください

kudasai — Please give; please do (polite request)

知ら

shira — Not knowing; stem of shiru (negative)

ない

nai — Negation; not; does not exist

知り

shiri — Knowing; stem form of the verb shiru

ませ

mase — Polite negative verb auxiliary component

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-final particle

何

nani — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun

初めて

hajimete — For the first time; first experience

食べ

tabe — Eating; stem form of taberu

おいしい

oishii — Delicious; tasty; good-flavored food

はい

hai — Yes; affirmative response

でも

demo — But; however; even so

殺し

koroshi — Killing; act of taking life

たく

taku — Want to (desiderative auxiliary verb stem)

あり

ari — There is; existence (classical or formal)

三十九

sanjūku — Thirty-nine; the number 39

かわいい

kawaii — Cute; adorable; charming in appearance

名前

namae — Name; one's given or full name

青い

aoi — Blue; pale; azure in color

赤ちゃん

akachan — Baby; infant; very young child

近く

chikaku — Nearby; close to; in the vicinity

閉じた

tojita — Closed; shut (past tense of tojiru)

座る

suwaru — To sit; to take a seated position

眠る

nemuru — To sleep; to slumber; to rest

この

kono — This (preceding noun); referring to nearby thing

かわいく

kawaikaku — Cutely; adorably; in a cute manner

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

大きな

ōkina — Big; large; great in size

目

me — Eye; organ of sight

し

shi — Connective verb ending or listing particle

い

i — Adjective or verb stem ending

閉じ

toji — Closing; shutting; stem of tojiru

痛い

itai — Painful; hurting; sore

や

ya — And; or; listing particle in Japanese

具合

guai — Condition; state of health or affairs

悪い

warui — Bad; poor; unwell; not good

泣き

naki — Crying; weeping; stem form of naku

座っ

suwatt(e) — Sitting; seated (conjunctive form)

揺らす

yurasu — To rock; to swing; to sway something

四十

yonjū — Forty; the number 40

復習

fukushū — Review; revision of previously learned material

私たち

watashitachi — We; us; our group of people

家

ie — House; home; residence

住ん

sun(de) — Living; residing (conjunctive form of sumu)