McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 16

Vocabulary

気をつける

ki wo tsukeru — To be careful; to pay attention to something.

いつも

itsumo — Always; at all times; habitually.

線

sen — Line; stripe; track.

漕ぐ

kogu — To row or paddle a boat.

〜していた

~shite ita — Was doing; past progressive tense marker.

保つ

tamotsu — To maintain; to keep in a certain state.

家

ie / uchi — House; home; one's family residence.

挿絵

sashie — Illustration; picture inserted in a book.

池

ike — Pond; small body of still water.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

杭

kui — Stake; post; pile driven into ground.

から

kara — From; because; starting point particle.

白い

shiroi — White; having the color white.

ボート

booto — Boat; small watercraft for rowing.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

ほどいて

hodoite — Untying; loosening a knot or rope.

いる

iru — To exist; to be (for animate beings).

少年

shounen — Boy; young male; youth.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting sentence subject.

きれい

kirei — Pretty; clean; beautiful; neat.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

持って

motte — Holding; carrying; having in hand.

います

imasu — Polite form of 'to be' for animate things.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

白く

shiroku — Whitely; adverbial form of 'white.'

水面

suimen — Water surface; the top of water.

近く

chikaku — Near; close to; nearby location.

に

ni — Direction, location, or time particle.

黒い

kuroi — Black; dark-colored.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

あります

arimasu — There is/are; polite form for inanimate existence.

彼

kare — He; him; that male person.

置いて

oite — Placing; putting something down somewhere.

いつも

itsumo — Always; at all times; habitually.

よく

yoku — Well; often; frequently; skillfully.

手入れ

teire — Maintenance; care; upkeep of something.

して

shite — Doing; te-form of suru connecting actions.

庭

niwa — Garden; yard; outdoor space of a home.

で

de — Location or means particle indicating where/how action occurs.

作業

sagyou — Work; task; operation; labor activity.

いて

ite — Being; te-form of iru linking ongoing states.

今

ima — Now; the present moment.

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while; for some time; briefly.

漕ぐ

kogu — To row or paddle a boat.

つもり

tsumori — Intention; plan; expectation to do something.

です

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

第

dai — Prefix indicating ordinal number (e.g., first, second).

三十七

sanjuu nana — Thirty-seven; the number 37.

課

ka — Lesson; chapter in a textbook.

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; plenty; in large quantity.

一つ

hitotsu — One (thing); a single item.

まだ

mada — Still; not yet; continuing current state.

空腹な

kuufuku na — Hungry; having an empty stomach.

見た

mita — Saw; past tense of to see.

おばあちゃん

obaachan — Grandma; informal term for grandmother.

とうもろこし

toumorokoshi — Corn; maize.

〜するだろう

~suru darou — Probably will do; conjecture about future action.

ポーチ

poochi — Porch; covered entrance or veranda of house.

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of persons.

子ども

kodomo — Child; children; young person.

女の子

onna no ko — Girl; young female child.

お椀

owan — Bowl; Japanese lacquered soup bowl.

男の子

otoko no ko — Boy; young male child.

階段

kaidan — Stairs; staircase; steps.

座って

suwatte — Sitting; seated; te-form of to sit.

模型

mokei — Model; miniature replica of an object.

帆船

hansen — Sailing ship; vessel propelled by sails.

あれ

are — That (over there); referring to distant object.

何

nani / nan — What; asking about an unknown thing.

と

to — Quotation particle; also means 'and' or 'with.'

出て

dete — Coming out; exiting; te-form of to exit.

き

ki — Coming (part of kite/kimasu); movement toward speaker.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

言い

ii — Saying; stem of 'to say' (iu/iimasu).

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary (part of mashita).

た

ta — Past tense marker; indicates completed action.

まあ

maa — Oh my; well; expression of mild surprise.

小さな

chiisana — Small; tiny; little in size.

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is/am/are.'

わ

wa — Sentence-final particle expressing feminine assertion or surprise.

なんて

nante — How (exclamatory); such a; expressing strong feeling.

できあがっ

dekiagat(te) — Finished; completed; fully done (te-form base).

たら

tara — When; if; conditional form indicating completion triggers next action.

あげる

ageru — To give (to someone else); to do for someone.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting information to listener.

優しく

yasashiku — Kindly; gently; adverbial form of 'kind.'

欲しい

hoshii — Wanting; desiring; to wish to have.

うん

un — Yeah; uh-huh; informal affirmative response.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; greatly; highly.

ありがとう

arigatou — Thank you; expression of gratitude.

おばあちゃん

obaachan — Grandma; informal term for grandmother.

もう

mou — Already; anymore; soon; expressing change of state.

見た

mita — Saw; past tense of to see.

まだ

mada — Still; not yet; continuing current state.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting information to listener.

あとで

ato de — Later; afterward; after some time.

いって

itte — Going; te-form of iku (to go).

あげ

age — Giving; stem of ageru (to give/do for someone).

よう

you — Let's; volitional suffix suggesting intention or invitation.

お皿

osara — Plate; dish; polite form of sara.

入って

haitte — Entering; going inside; te-form of hairu.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

めんどり

mendori — Hen; female chicken.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward destination.

とうもろこし

toumorokoshi — Corn; maize.

お腹

onaka — Stomach; belly; abdomen.

空いて

aite — Empty; hungry; te-form of aku (to become empty).

はず

hazu — Supposed to; expectation that something should be so.

三十八

sanjuu hachi — Thirty-eight; the number 38.

市場

ichiba / shijou — Market; marketplace where goods are bought and sold.

パン

pan — Bread; baked dough product.

かご

kago — Basket; woven container for carrying items.

買った

katta — Bought; past tense of to buy.

肉

niku — Meat; flesh; animal protein food.

お茶

ocha — Tea; Japanese green tea; polite word for tea.

しようとしている

shiyou to shite iru — Trying to do; attempting an action currently.

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to tell.

どちら

dochira — Which (of two); which direction; polite which.

柵

saku — Fence; railing; barrier made of posts.

隣

tonari — Next to; neighboring; adjacent place or person.

道

michi — Road; path; way; street.

歩いて

aruite — Walking; on foot; te-form of aruku.

女性

josei — Woman; female; adult female person.

かご

kago — Basket; woven container for carrying items.

お母さん

okaasan — Mother; mom; polite term for one's mother.

市場

ichiba — Market; marketplace where goods are bought and sold.

行って

itte — Going; te-form of iku (to go).

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.

パン

pan — Bread; baked dough product.

お茶

ocha — Tea; Japanese green tea; polite word for tea.

買い

kai — Buying; stem of kau (to buy).

それら

sorera — Those (things); plural form of sore.

腕

ude — Arm; the limb from shoulder to wrist.

かけた

kaketa — Hung; placed over; past tense of kakeru.

中

naka — Inside; middle; within; among.