McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 26

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; him; that person (male).

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

彼ら

karera — They; them; a group of people.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

ため

tame — For the sake of; in order to; purpose.

囲い

kakoi — Enclosure; fence; pen for animals.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

持っており

motte ori — Is having; possesses; holds something currently.

夜

yoru — Night; nighttime; the evening hours.

に

ni — Particle indicating time, location, or direction.

安全

anzen — Safety; security; free from danger.

保つ

tamotsu — To maintain; to keep; to preserve a state.

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; all the time.

その

sono — That; those (near the listener).

中

naka — Inside; middle; within something.

閉じ込め

tojikome — To confine; to shut in; to lock inside.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future.

パン

pan — Bread; a baked food staple.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.

草

kusa — Grass; weeds; plants growing low to ground.

与え

atae — To give; to provide; to grant something to someone.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

食べ

tabe — To eat; consuming food (verb stem).

させ

sase — Causative form; to make or let someone do.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but; however.

好き

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

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

手

te — Hand; arm; means or method.

から

kara — From; because; since; starting point.

それ

sore — That; it; that thing near the listener.

受け取り

uketori — To receive; to accept something given by another.

見る

miru — To see; to look at; to watch.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size.

友達

tomodachi — Friend; companion; close acquaintance.

呼び込み

yobikomi — To call in; to invite someone to come closer.

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb form.

た

ta — Past tense marker for verbs in Japanese.

おかしな

okashina — Strange; funny; odd; peculiar behavior or appearance.

様子

yousu — Appearance; situation; condition; how something looks.

ついて

tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic.

話し

hanashi — To talk; to speak; conversation or story.

い

i — Verb stem of iru (to be, exist).

石板

sekiban — Slate; stone board used for writing practice.

練習

renshuu — Practice; training; drilling a skill.

雪

yuki — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from sky.

よう

you — Like; similar to; appearing as if.

白い

shiroi — White; pale in color.

ウサギ

usagi — Rabbit; hare; small fluffy-tailed animal.

も

mo — Also; too; as well; even.

いれ

ire — To put in; to include; to place inside.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

黒い

kuroi — Black; dark in color.

いて

ite — Being; existing; present tense of iru.

白

shiro — White; the color white (noun form).

黒

kuro — Black; the color black (noun form).

斑点

hanten — Spot; speck; patch of contrasting color.

持つ

motsu — To have; to hold; to carry; to possess.

なん

nan — What; how many; some kind of.

柔らか

yawaraka — Soft; gentle; tender; not hard or stiff.

く

ku — Adverbial form suffix for i-adjectives.

優しい

yasashii — Kind; gentle; tender; compassionate in nature.

目

me — Eye; eyes; sense of sight.

し

shi — Conjunctive form; and; moreover; listing reasons.

いる

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

でしょう

deshou — Probably; I suppose; right? (polite conjecture).

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning number or chapter.

五十五

gojuugo — Fifty-five; the number 55.

課

ka — Lesson; chapter; section of a textbook.

こっち

kocchi — Over here; this way; this direction.

来て

kite — Come here; please come (te-form of kuru).

この

kono — This; these (near the speaker).

茂み

shigemi — Thicket; dense bush; cluster of plants.

覗い

nozoi — To peek; to peep; to look into something.

みて

mite — Try and see; please look; te-form of miru.

まあ

maa — Oh my; well; an exclamation of mild surprise.

鳥

tori — Bird; a feathered flying animal.

巣

su — Nest; a bird's home; lair or den.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing information.

かわいい

kawaii — Cute; adorable; pretty; charming in appearance.

卵

tamago — Egg; an oval object laid by birds.

な

na — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or exclaiming.

お母さん

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

見せる

miseru — To show; to display; to let someone see.

持って

motte — Holding; carrying; te-form of motsu.

いって

itte — Going; te-form of iku (to go).

いい

ii — Good; fine; acceptable; all right.

もし

moshi — If; supposing that; in case that.

親鳥

oyatori — Parent bird; the mother or father bird.

戻って

modotte — Returning; coming back; te-form of modoru.

き

ki — Come; verb stem of kuru (to come).

見つから

mitsukara — To be found; to be discovered (negative stem).

なかっ

nakatt — Was not; negative past auxiliary verb stem.

たら

tara — If; when; conditional form of past tense.

どう

dou — How; in what way; what about it.

する

suru — To do; to make; to perform an action.

ああ

aa — Oh; ah; an exclamation of realization or emotion.

すぐ

sugu — Soon; immediately; right away; without delay.

戻し

modoshi — To return something; to put back; restore.

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive; to approach.

わ

wa — Feminine sentence-ending particle for soft assertion.

そう

sou — That's right; so; in that way; indeed.

だ

da — Copula; is; am; are (plain form).

ね

ne — Right?; isn't it? sentence-ending seeking agreement.

でも

demo — But; however; even so; nevertheless.

元

moto — Original; former; the original place or state.

場所

basho — Place; location; spot; a specific area.

しっかり

shikkari — Firmly; securely; tightly; in a steady manner.

固定

kotei — To fix; to fasten; to secure in place.

こと

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

でき

deki — Can; to be able to; possibility (verb stem).

ない

nai — Not; negative form of verbs and adjectives.

風

kaze — Wind; breeze; air current outside.

吹い

fui — Blowing; te-form stem of fuku (to blow).

倒れ

taore — To fall over; to collapse; to topple.

割れ

ware — To crack; to break; to split apart.

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; to finish; unfortunately happen.

五十六

gojuuroku — Fifty-six; the number 56.

やって

yatte — Doing; te-form of yaru (to do, try).

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; like that.

丈夫

joubu — Strong; sturdy; durable; in good health.

作る

tsukuru — To make; to create; to build something.

母鳥

hahatori — Mother bird; the female parent bird.

くちばし

kuchibashi — Beak; bill; the pointed mouth of a bird.

爪

tsume — Claw; nail; talon of an animal or bird.

使って

tsukatte — Using; te-form of tsukau (to use).

けれど

keredo — But; however; although; nevertheless.

神様

kamisama — God; deity; divine being (polite form).

教え

oshie — To teach; to tell; to instruct someone.

くださら

kudasara — Please give (honorific stem of kudasaru).

なけれ

nakere — If not; unless; conditional negative form.

作り方

tsukurikata — How to make; method of making something.

知る

shiru — To know; to be aware of; to learn.

ん

n — Explanatory or softening sentence-ending particle.

何

nani — What; which thing; something unspecified.

作ら

tsukura — To make; passive or negative stem of tsukuru.

れ

re — Passive or potential verb suffix in Japanese.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.

見える

mieru — To be visible; to appear; to seem; to look.