McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 24

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size.

男の子

otokonoko — Boy; young male child.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

よう

you — Seems like; appearance; resemblance.

に

ni — Direction, location, or purpose particle.

見え

mie — To appear; to seem; to be visible.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense.

でも

demo — But; however; even so.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

すぎ

sugi — Too much; excessive degree of something.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or request verb ending.

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-ending particle.

さあ

saa — Well; come on; now then; interjection.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also means 'but'.

握手

akushu — Handshake; gripping another person's hand.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

を

wo — Direct object marker particle in Japanese.

見

mi — To see; to look; to watch.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

ください

kudasai — Please; polite request for an action.

お手

ote — 'Shake hands' command given to a dog.

どうぞ

douzo — Please go ahead; here you are; welcome.

ごきげん

gokigen — Mood; feeling; how one is doing.

いかが

ikaga — How; polite form of 'how are you'.

です

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

か

ka — Question marker particle at sentence end.

旦那様

dannasama — Master; husband; polite term of address.

私たち

watashitachi — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

と

to — With; and; quotation or companion particle.

一緒

issho — Together; at the same time or place.

夕食

yuushoku — Dinner; evening meal; supper.

食べ

tabe — To eat; stem form of taberu.

お話し

ohanashi — Story; talk; conversation; polite speech.

ワンワン

wanwan — Woof woof; Japanese dog barking sound.

言い

ii — To say; to speak; stem of iu.

ありがとう

arigatou — Thank you; expression of gratitude.

そう

sou — So; that way; like that; indeed.

し

shi — And; doing; connecting verb stem particle.

いう

iu — To say; to call something by a name.

意味

imi — Meaning; significance; what something signifies.

いい

ii — Good; fine; nice; agreeable.

犬

inu — Dog; domestic canine animal.

で

de — At; by means of; location or method particle.

しょう

shou — Probably; let's; volitional or presumptive form.

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; all the time.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; exceedingly.

礼儀正しい

reigi tadashii — Polite; well-mannered; having proper etiquette.

ね

ne — Right; isn't it; sentence-ending confirmation particle.

学校

gakkou — School; educational institution.

終わっ

owat(te) — Finished; ended; completed an activity.

たら

tara — When; if; conditional verb suffix.

他

hoka — Other; another; different; else.

いくつか

ikutsuka — Several; some; a few of something.

芸

gei — Trick; skill; performance; talent.

教え

oshie — To teach; to instruct; to show how.

み

mi — Try doing; suffix indicating attempting an action.

第

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

五十二

gojuuni — Fifty-two; the number 52.

課

ka — Lesson; chapter; unit in a textbook.

まあ

maa — Well; oh my; expressive interjection of mild surprise.

たった今

tatta ima — Just now; a moment ago; very recently.

小屋

koya — Shed; hut; small simple structure or shelter.

大きな

ookina — Large; big; great in size.

ネズミ

nezumi — Mouse; rat; small rodent.

まし

mashi — Better; preferable; past polite verb auxiliary.

た

ta — Past tense verb ending.

そし

soshi — And then; after that; conjunction abbreviation.

老い

oi — Old age; aging; to grow old.

捕まえ

tsukamae — To catch; to capture; to grab hold of.

いいえ

iie — No; negative response; polite disagreement.

でし

deshi — Polite copula past tense auxiliary form.

猫

neko — Cat; domestic feline animal.

私

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

もう

mou — Already; anymore; soon; one more.

一匹

ippiki — One small animal; counter for animals.

方

hou — Direction; way; alternative; person (polite).

どう

dou — How; in what way; what about.

やっ

yat(te) — To do; to try; doing something.

追いかけ

oikake — To chase; to run after; to pursue.

あり

ari — There is; exists; to have (formal stem).

箱

hako — Box; container; crate.

上

ue — Above; on top of; upper position.

隠れ

kakure — To hide; to conceal oneself; hidden.

い

i — To be; existence verb stem (iru).

そっ

sot(to) — Quietly; gently; softly; without making noise.

出

de — To come out; to exit; to emerge.

くる

kuru — To come; to arrive; to approach.

飛びかかっ

tobikakat(te) — To leap at; to pounce on; to jump upon.

かわいそう

kawaisou — Poor thing; pitiful; deserving of sympathy.

な

na — Sentence-ending particle; adjective linker; prohibition.

きっと

kitto — Surely; certainly; definitely; for sure.

お腹

onaka — Stomach; belly; abdomen; tummy.

空い

sui — To be empty; hungry; vacant.

でしょう

deshou — Probably; I suppose; polite presumption.

何か

nanika — Something; anything; some kind of thing.

食べる

taberu — To eat; to consume food.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract.

探し

sagashi — To search for; to look for something.

き

ki — Came; come (stem of kuru in compounds).

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs.

残念

zannen — Regrettable; unfortunate; too bad; what a pity.

思っ

omot(te) — To think; to feel; to believe.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings.

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; no wonder; of course.

ない

nai — Not; negative form; does not exist.

言え

ie — To be able to say; say! (imperative).

あっ

a — Ah; oh; exclamation of sudden realization.

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well; particle.

苦しむ

kurushimu — To suffer; to be in pain or distress.

見る

miru — To see; to look at; to watch.

好き

suki — Like; fond of; to be fond of something.

五十三

gojuusan — Fifty-three; the number 53.