McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 17

Vocabulary

それ

sore — That thing; refers to something near the listener.

ならば

naraba — If that is the case; conditional conjunction.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.

たち

tachi — Suffix indicating plural for people or groups.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

愛さ

aisa — Stem form of 'to love'; base of verb 愛する.

なけれ

nakere — Negative conditional stem; part of must-do construction.

ば

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

なら

nara — Conditional form meaning 'if' or 'in that case'.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates negation of a verb.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle with multiple uses.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause.

でしょう

deshō — Polite conjecture; probably, I suppose, right?

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentences.

第

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

五十二

gojūni — The number fifty-two.

課

ka — Lesson or chapter, as in a textbook unit.

主

nushi / shu — Lord, master, or owner; central figure.

微笑み

hohoemi — A smile; gentle, warm facial expression.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy, happiness, or delight.

涙

namida — Tears; drops of liquid from the eyes.

近く

chikaku — Near, close by; in the vicinity of something.

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day.

悲しみ

kanashimi — Sadness, sorrow, grief.

嘆き

nageki — Lamentation, grief, deep sorrow or mourning.

星

hoshi — Star; a celestial body seen in the night sky.

言う

iu — To say, to speak, to tell someone something.

挿絵

sashie — Illustration or picture inserted within a text.

夕日

yūhi — The setting sun; evening sunlight at dusk.

手前

temae — In front of; this side, near side of something.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.

湖

mizuumi — Lake; a large body of still inland water.

月

tsuki — Moon; also means month in Japanese.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with'; also quotation marker.

太陽

taiyō — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

沈む

shizumu — To sink, to set (as the sun), to submerge.

とき

toki — Time, moment, when; a point or period in time.

高い

takai — High, tall, or expensive in price or position.

ところ

tokoro — Place, location, spot; also a point in time.

から

kara — From; indicates starting point in space or time.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

見守る

mimamoru — To watch over, to keep a protective eye on.

光

hikari — Light; radiance or illumination from a source.

訪れる

otozureru — To visit, to come; also used for seasons arriving.

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, emotion, or deep sentiment.

なさい

nasai — Polite imperative suffix; do (something), please.

する

suru — To do; the most common action verb in Japanese.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizes verbs or clauses.

すべて

subete — All, everything, every single thing entirely.

見て

mite — Te-form of 'to see'; seeing or having looked.

聞く

kiku — To listen, to hear, or to ask someone something.

でき

deki — Stem of できる; to be able to, can do.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending used in formal speech.

働く

hataraku — To work, to labor, to be employed.

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive particle adding more items.

遊ぶ

asobu — To play, to have fun, to enjoy leisure time.