McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 28

Vocabulary

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

は

wa — Topic marker particle

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody

を

wo — Object marker particle

養う

yashinau — To support, raise, or provide for someone

ため

tame — For the sake of; in order to

に

ni — Direction, time, or purpose particle

どれ

dore — Which one (of three or more)

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; about; approximately

懸命

kenmei — With all one's might; desperately; earnestly

働か

hataraka — Work (stem/negative base form of 働く)

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional base of negative necessity

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when

なら

nara — If; conditional; speaking of

ない

nai — Negation; not; does not exist

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

でしょ

desho — Probably; right? (seeking agreement)

う

u — Volitional ending; let's; shall

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning number or chapter

五十八

gojūhachi — The number fifty-eight

課

ka — Lesson; chapter; section

落ちる

ochiru — To fall; to drop; to come down

数える

kazoeru — To count; to enumerate

悩み

nayami — Worry; trouble; concern; distress

近く

chikaku — Nearby; close to; near

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb

悲しみ

kanashimi — Sadness; sorrow; grief

星々

hoshiboshi — Stars; many stars in the sky

涙

namida — Tears; teardrop

朝

asa — Morning; early part of the day

主

nushi / shu — Lord; master; owner; God

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respectively; individually

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; happiness; delight; gladness

日

hi / nichi — Day; sun; sunlight

が

ga — Subject marker particle

沈む

shizumu — To sink; to set (sun); to submerge

とき

toki — Time; moment; when; occasion

高い

takai — High; tall; expensive

ところ

tokoro — Place; spot; location

から

kara — From; because; after

あなた

anata — You (second-person pronoun)

見守り

mimamori — Watching over; keeping an eye on

始まる

hajimaru — To begin; to start

いる

iru — To be (animate); to exist; to stay

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; emotion; desire

なさい

nasai — Polite imperative; please do

する

suru — To do; to make; to perform

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; situation

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to tell

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely

見て

mite — Looking; watching (te-form of 見る)

聞く

kiku — To listen; to hear; to ask

でき

deki — Can; be able to (stem of できる)

ます

masu — Polite verb ending

働く

hataraku — To work; to labor; to be employed

遊ぶ

asobu — To play; to have fun; to enjoy

ご存じ

gozonji — Honorific: do you know? are you aware?

で

de — At; by means of; because of (particle)

一粒

hitotsubu — One grain; one drop; single particle

数え

kazoe — Counting (stem form of 数える)

打ち明ける

uchi akeru — To confide; to reveal a secret openly

知り

shiri — Knowing (stem form of 知る)

五十九

gojūku — The number fifty-nine

笛

fue — Flute; whistle; pipe instrument

ポケット

poketto — Pocket (borrowed from English)

柳

yanagi — Willow tree

音符

onpu — Musical note; musical symbol

満たさ

mitasa — Filled; satisfied (passive stem of 満たす)

れた

reta — Passive/past auxiliary ending

死ん

shin- — Died (contracted stem of 死ぬ)

だ

da — Casual copula; is; was

病気

byōki — Illness; sickness; disease

歩く

aruku — To walk; to go on foot

小道

komichi — Narrow path; lane; small road

足

ashi — Foot; leg

不自由

fujiyū — Inconvenient; disabled; not free

な

na — Adjectival ending (na-adjective); don't (negative imperative)

持って

motte — Holding; carrying (te-form of 持つ)

行く

iku — To go; to proceed

杖

tsue — Cane; walking stick; staff

ある

aru — To exist; to have (inanimate)

散歩

sanpo — Walk; stroll; outing on foot

し

shi — Do; and (conjunctive stem of する)

ながら

nagara — While doing; at the same time as

人形

ningyō — Doll; puppet; figurine

歌

uta — Song; poem; lyrics

眠ら

nemura — Sleep (negative/volitional base of 眠る)

せよ

seyo — Causative imperative; make (someone do)

て

te — Te-form connector particle

籠

kago — Basket; cage; container made of wicker

出会い

deai — Encounter; meeting; chance meeting

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary (stem of ました)

貧しく

mazushiku — Poorly; in poverty (adverb form of 貧しい)

小さく

chiisaku — Smallly; in a small way; small (adverb form)

男の子

otoko no ko — Boy; male child

彼

kare — He; him; boyfriend

父

chichi — Father (one's own, humble form)

母

haha — Mother (one's own, humble form)

亡くなっ

nakunatt- — Passed away (past stem of 亡くなる)

優しい

yasashii — Kind; gentle; tender-hearted

おばあさん

obāsan — Grandmother; elderly woman

世話

sewa — Care; looking after; help; assistance

幸せ

shiawase — Happiness; fortune; blessing; lucky

しよ

shiyo — Let's do; volitional form of する

努め

tsutome — Effort; duty; endeavor; to strive

毎日

mainichi — Every day; daily

お母さん

okāsan — Mother (polite, referring to another's)

パン

pan — Bread (borrowed from Portuguese)

肉

niku — Meat; flesh

少し

sukoshi — A little; a bit; slightly

お茶

ocha — Tea (polite); green tea

入れ

ire — Put in; pour; place inside (imperative/stem)

くれ

kure — Give (me); please do for me

ごきげん

gokigen — Mood; feeling; how are you (honorific)

いかが

ikaga — How; how about (polite form of どう)

言い

ii — Saying (stem of 言う)

静か

shizuka — Quiet; calm; peaceful; still

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement

私

watashi — I; me (first-person pronoun)

眠ろ

nemuro — Let's sleep; volitional form of 眠る

今日

kyō — Today; this day

具合

guai — Condition; state; feeling; situation

悪い

warui — Bad; wrong; poor; unwell

よ

yo — Assertive sentence-final particle

それ

sore — That; it (mid-distance demonstrative)

あげよ

ageyo — Will give; let me give (volitional of あげる)

取り出し

toridashi — Taking out; pulling out; extracting

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy (in length or duration)

音

oto — Sound; noise; tone

吹き

fuki — Blowing; playing (wind instrument, stem form)