McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 25

Vocabulary

杖

tsue — Walking stick or cane used for support

と

to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with'

シルクハット

shiruku hatto — Silk top hat, formal cylindrical hat

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese sentences

かぶった

kabutta — Wore on the head, past tense of kaburu

男性

dansei — Male person, man

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar

浜辺

hamabe — Beachside, area along the shore

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time

座っています

suwatte imasu — Is sitting, currently in a seated position

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese sentences

おじいさん

ojiisan — Grandfather or elderly man

一緒

issho — Together, in the company of someone

やって来ました

yatte kimashita — Came along, arrived at a place

彼女たち

kanojotachi — They, referring to a group of females

海

umi — Sea or ocean

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

近く

chikaku — Nearby, close to a place

町

machi — Town or city district

住んでいます

sunde imasu — Currently living or residing somewhere

大きな

ōkina — Large, big in size

岩

iwa — Rock or boulder

上

ue — Above, on top of something

座って

suwatte — Sitting, in the act of being seated

青い

aoi — Blue in color

遠く

tōku — Far away, in the distance

航行する

kōkō suru — To navigate or sail across water

船

fune — Ship or boat

眺める

nagameru — To gaze at or watch something

好きです

suki desu — To like or be fond of something

時に

toki ni — At times, occasionally

一日中

ichinichijū — All day long, throughout the entire day

そこ

soko — There, that place nearby

座っている

suwatte iru — Be sitting, remain in a seated state

こと

koto — Thing, fact, or nominalized action

も

mo — Also, too, even as a particle

あります

arimasu — There is, exists (for inanimate things)

小さな

chiisana — Small, little in size

女の子たち

onnanokotachi — Girls, a group of young females

砂

suna — Sand found on beaches or deserts

掘ったり

hottari — Digging (as one of several actions listed)

きれいな

kireina — Beautiful, pretty, or clean

貝殻

kaigara — Seashell, shell of a mollusk

拾ったり

hirottari — Picking up (as one of several listed actions)

する

suru — To do, to perform an action

波

nami — Wave on the surface of water

打ち寄せ

uchiyose — Waves rolling or washing ashore

白い

shiroi — White in color

泡

awa — Foam, bubbles, or froth

なって

natte — Becoming, turning into something

砕ける

kudakeru — To break apart, shatter, or crash

眺めます

nagamemasu — Gazes at, watches something in the distance

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

家

ie — House or home

作り

tsukuri — Making or building something

その

sono — That (referring to something nearby or mentioned)

周り

mawari — Surroundings, area around something

壁

kabe — Wall of a building or structure

築く

kizuku — To build or construct a structure

そして

soshite — And then, furthermore connecting sentences

木

ki — Tree or wood

スコップ

sukoppu — Shovel or scoop tool for digging

井戸

ido — Water well dug into the ground

掘ります

horimasu — Digs, excavates the ground

妹

imōto — Younger sister

ため

tame — For the sake of, in order to

拾い集めて

hiroi atsumete — Gathering up, collecting scattered items

いました

imashita — Was (doing), past progressive existence form

まだ

mada — Still, not yet

来られる

korareru — Able to come, can come to a place

ほど

hodo — To the extent of, about, approximately

大きく

ōkiku — Largely, in a big manner

ありません

arimasen — Does not exist, is not (polite negative)

太陽

taiyō — The sun

明るく

akaruku — Brightly, in a bright manner

輝いていて

kagayaite ite — Shining and (continuing), glowing brightly

風

kaze — Wind, breeze

あまり

amari — Not very, not much (with negative)

強く

tsuyoku — Strongly, powerfully

吹かない

fukanai — Does not blow (of wind)

とき

toki — Time, moment, occasion

子供たち

kodomotachi — Children, a group of kids

みんな

minna — Everyone, all people

海辺

umibe — Seaside, area along the ocean shore

遊ぶ

asobu — To play, to have fun

好きだ

suki da — To like something (plain form)

思います

omoimasu — I think, I believe something

第

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

五十四

gojūshi — Fifty-four, the number 54

課

ka — Lesson or chapter in a textbook

挿絵

sashie — Illustration or picture inserted in text

ウサギ

usagi — Rabbit or hare

二人

futari — Two people

男の子

otokonoko — Boy, young male child

ある

aru — A certain, one particular (attributive use)

日

hi — Day or sun

お父さん

otōsan — Father, dad (polite form)

市場

ichiba — Market, marketplace for buying goods

四匹

yonhiki — Four small animals (counter for animals)

かご

kago — Basket or cage

入れた

ireta — Put into, placed inside something

見かけました

mikakemashita — Happened to see or spot someone

これ

kore — This, referring to something nearby

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to

良い

yoi — Good, fine, excellent

ペット

petto — Pet, a domestic animal companion

なる

naru — To become, to turn into

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, or intention

いくら

ikura — How much (price or quantity)

売る

uru — To sell something

つもり

tsumori — Intention or plan to do something

か

ka — Question-marking particle at sentence end

尋ねました

tazunemashita — Asked, inquired about something politely

五十

gojū — Fifty, the number 50

セント

sento — Cent, unit of currency

いいです

ii desu — It is fine, that is okay

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting information

お客さん

okyakusan — Customer, guest, or client (polite)

言いました

iimashita — Said, spoke words to someone

買い

kai — Buying, purchasing (stem form)

連れて

tsurete — Bringing along, taking someone with you

帰りました

kaerimashita — Returned home, went back

ここ

koko — Here, this place nearby

ウサギたち

usagitachi — Rabbits, a group of rabbits

飼い主

kainushi — Owner of a pet or animal

姿

sugata — Figure, appearance, or form of someone