McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 9

Vocabulary

あの

ano — That (over there); used to indicate distant things

優しい

yasashii — Kind, gentle, tender in nature

老い

oi — Old age; the state of being aged

牛

ushi — Cow; domesticated bovine animal

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object

甘い

amai — Sweet in taste; also meaning naive or lenient

ミルク

miruku — Milk; dairy liquid from cows

を

wo — Direct object marker particle in Japanese grammar

飲ま

noma — Stem form of 'to drink'; drink (verb base)

せ

se — Causative verb suffix meaning to make/let someone do

て

te — Te-form connector joining verbs or clauses

くれ

kure — To give (to me/us); benefactive verb form

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating formality

第

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

二十

nijuu — Twenty; the number 20

課

ka — Lesson or chapter in a textbook

ママ

mama — Mom; informal word for mother

大きい

ookii — Big, large in size

と

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

し

shi — Verb stem or conjunction listing reasons

パパ

papa — Dad; informal word for father

腕

ude — Arm; the limb from shoulder to wrist

乗る

noru — To ride; to get on a vehicle or animal

遠い

tooi — Far, distant in space or time

納屋

naya — Barn; a farm storage building

両方

ryouhou — Both; the two sides or parties

プリンス

purinsu — Prince; a male royal or noble title

速歩

hayaashi — Trot; brisk walking or trotting pace

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese

挿絵

sashie — Illustration; a picture inserted in a text

馬

uma — Horse; large domesticated riding animal

男性

dansei — Male; a man or masculine gender

女の子

onnanoko — Girl; a young female child

一緒

issho — Together; at the same time or place

乗せ

nose — To give a ride; to place someone on something

か

ka — Question marker particle at end of sentence

中

naka — Inside, middle, or center of something

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

じっと

jitto — Staying still; motionlessly without moving

い

i — Short form of the verb 'to be/exist' (iru)

見

mi — Stem of 'to see/look'; seeing or viewing

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of individuals

とも

tomo — Both; all of the mentioned parties

乗っ

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

なん

nan — What; informal interrogative or exclamatory word

大き

ooki — Big; stem form of 大きい used before nouns

でしょ

desho — Probably; seeking agreement or expressing conjecture

う

u — Volitional suffix meaning let's or probably

さあ

saa — Well now; interjection urging action or thought

進め

susume — Advance! Go forward! Imperative of 進む

まで

made — Until; up to a certain point in time or place

でき

deki — Can do; stem of できる (to be able)

ない

nai — Negative suffix meaning not or does not exist

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; as much as; degree

太っ

futot(te) — Being fat; te-form of 太る (to gain weight)

いない

inai — Not present; negative of いる (to exist/be)

二十一

nijuuichi — Twenty-one; the number 21

投げる

nageru — To throw; to hurl an object

落ちる

ochiru — To fall down; to drop from a position

うまく

umaku — Skillfully, successfully, or well done

ボール

booru — Ball; a round object used in games

壁

kabe — Wall; a vertical structural surface

だっ

datt(e) — Was; past or te-form of the copula だ

きれい

kirei — Beautiful, pretty, or clean

な

na — Adjectival noun connector or soft exclamation particle

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

ひとつ

hitotsu — One thing; a single item

草原

sougen — Meadow or grassland; an open grassy area

立つ

tatsu — To stand; to rise to an upright position

遊ん

ason(de) — Playing; te-form base of 遊ぶ (to play)

いる

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

まあ

maa — Well; oh my; softening or surprised interjection

ええ

ee — Yes; an informal affirmative response

受け取れ

uketore — Receive it! Imperative form of 受け取る

投げ

nage — Throw; stem form of 投げる (to throw)

み

mi — Try doing; short for みる (to try)

ごらん

goran — Please look; polite imperative to try or see

なさい

nasai — Please do; polite imperative verb ending

落とさ

otosa — Drop; negative base of 落とす (to drop)

よう

you — Like; in a way that; volitional or resemblance

よく

yoku — Well; often; adverb from 良い (good)

まし

mashi — Better; comparative improvement over an alternative

今度

kondo — This time; next time; soon

できる

dekiru — To be able to; can do something

なら

nara — If; conditional particle meaning 'if that is the case'

上

ue — Above; top; upper position

二十二

nijuuni — Twenty-two; the number 22

持っ

mott(e) — Holding; te-form of 持つ (to hold/carry)

行っ

itt(e) — Going; te-form of 行く (to go)

呼ぶ

yobu — To call; to summon or address someone

かも

kamo — Maybe; perhaps; expresses possibility

しれ

shire — Might; part of かもしれない (might be)

旗

hata — Flag; a piece of cloth with a symbol

近く

chikaku — Near, nearby; close in distance

泳い

oyoi(de) — Swimming; te-form base of 泳ぐ (to swim)

だ

da — Is; plain form copula asserting a state

ブランコ

buranko — Swing; a hanging seat for swinging

柵

saku — Fence; a barrier made of posts

門

mon — Gate; an entrance door or gateway

そば

soba — Beside; near; close to something

女性

josei — Female; a woman or feminine gender

呼ん

yon(de) — Calling; te-form base of 呼ぶ (to call)

池

ike — Pond; a small body of still water

へ

e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement

行き

iki — Going; stem form of 行く (to go)

人形

ningyou — Doll; a toy figure resembling a person

アヒル

ahiru — Duck; a common water bird

岸

kishi — Shore, bank; edge of a body of water

き

ki — Come; stem of くる or directional suffix

えさ

esa — Animal feed; food given to animals

やり

yari — Giving; stem of やる (to give/do)

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling; stem of 思う (to think)

あまり

amari — Too much; not very (with negatives)

近づか

chikazuka — Approach; negative base of 近づく (to approach)

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Did not; past negative auxiliary form

今

ima — Now; the present moment

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle

いい

ii — Good; fine; alright

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is/am/are'

二十三

nijuusan — Twenty-three; the number 23