McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 12

Vocabulary

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

は

wa — Topic marker particle

日陰

hikage — Shade; shadow away from sunlight

に

ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle

私たち

watashitachi — We; us

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

ため

tame — For the sake of; for the benefit of

ブランコ

buranko — Swing; a playground swing

を

wo — Direct object marker particle

吊るし

tsurushi — Hanging; suspending something from above

て

te — Te-form connector particle linking actions

くれる

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

でしょう

deshō — Probably; I suppose; right?

第

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

課

ka — Lesson; chapter in a textbook

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while; for some time

連れて

tsurete — Taking along; bringing someone with you

いく

iku — To go; to proceed

眠る

nemuru — To sleep; to fall asleep

しまい込む

shimaikomu — To put away; to store something carefully

安全

anzen — Safety; safe; secure

な

na — Adjectival ending or emphatic sentence particle

ああ

ā — Ah; oh; expression of realization or emotion

濡れ

nure — Getting wet; dampness

た

ta — Past tense verb ending

足

ashi — Foot; leg

ひよこ

hiyoko — Baby chick; newly hatched chicken

でき

deki — Can do; being able to (stem form)

ない

nai — Negative form; not exist; cannot

感じる

kanjiru — To feel; to sense; to perceive

羽

hane — Wing; feather

どこ

doko — Where; what place

へ

e — Direction particle meaning 'toward'

行っ

it- — Went; going (conjunctive form of iku)

小さな

chīsana — Small; little; tiny

ちゃん

chan — Affectionate honorific suffix for children

迷子

maigo — Lost child; child who has wandered off

なっ

nat- — Became; turned into (conjunctive form)

お母さん

okāsan — Mother; mom (polite form)

鶏

niwatori — Chicken; domestic fowl

ところ

tokoro — Place; location; point in time

戻れ

modore — Return; go back (imperative form)

ここ

koko — Here; this place

い

i — Being; existing (informal copula stem)

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement

連れ

tsure — Accompanying; taking someone along

帰っ

kait- — Returned home (conjunctive form)

あげ

age — To give; to do something for someone

ましょう

mashō — Let's; shall we (volitional polite form)

ほら

hora — Look; hey; there you go

この

kono — This (modifying a noun)

下

shita — Below; under; beneath

入れ

ire — Put in; insert; place inside

さあ

sā — Well; come on; let's go

お腹

onaka — Stomach; belly; abdomen

しまっ

shimat- — Put away; finished (conjunctive form)

眠り

nemuri — Sleep; slumber

なさい

nasai — Please do (polite imperative ending)

今

ima — Now; at this moment

なんて

nante — Such a thing as; how (exclamatory)

安心

anshin — Relief; peace of mind; reassurance

し

shi — And; doing (conjunctive verb form)

いる

iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)

風

kaze — Wind; breeze

時間

jikan — Time; hour; duration

そこ

soko — There; that place

柵

saku — Fence; railing; barrier

凧

tako — Kite (the flying toy)

高い

takai — High; tall; expensive

目

me — Eye; eyesight

明るい

akarui — Bright; cheerful; light

飛ぶ

tobu — To fly; to jump; to soar

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason

日

hi — Day; sun; sunlight

輝く

kagayaku — To shine; to glitter; to radiate light

今日

kyō — Today

いい

ii — Good; fine; nice

天気

tenki — Weather; fine weather

です

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

太陽

taiyō — The sun

が

ga — Subject marker particle

明るく

akaruku — Brightly; in a cheerful manner

輝い

kagayai- — Shining; gleaming (conjunctive form)

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present/future tense

吹い

fui- — Blowing (wind); conjunctive form of fuku

私

watashi — I; me (first person pronoun)

高く

takaku — Highly; in a high manner; adverb of takai

飛ん

ton- — Flying; soaring (conjunctive form of tobu)

で

de — At; by means of; and (particle)

かろうじて

karōjite — Barely; narrowly; just managing to

見え

mie- — Can be seen; visible (stem form)

入り

iri — Entering; going into

立ち

tachi — Standing; stopping (stem of tatsu)

おや

oya — Oh my; oh; expression of surprise

犬

inu — Dog

やって

yatte — Doing; coming along (te-form of yaru)

き

ki — Came; coming (stem of kuru)

荷車

niguruma — Cart; wagon for carrying loads

まし

mashi — Better; preferable; polite verb stem

か

ka — Question marker sentence-final particle

楽しい

tanoshii — Fun; enjoyable; pleasant

だっ

dat- — Was; were (past plain copula form)

と

to — With; and; quotation particle

一緒

issho — Together; at the same time

森

mori — Forest; woods

行か

ika- — Going (negative stem form of iku)

なく

naku — Without; not doing (negative adverb form)

よかっ

yokat- — Was good; it was fortunate (past form)

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; thinking

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or negative verb ending

ん

n — Explanatory or negative contracted particle

練習

renshū — Practice; exercise; drill

池

ike — Pond; small lake

静か

shizuka — Quiet; calm; peaceful

熱い

atsui — Hot (to the touch); burning

なんと

nanto — How; what a; exclamation of surprise

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer

座れる

suwareru — Can sit; able to sit down

行き

iki — Going; outbound (stem of iku)