McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 29

Vocabulary

まあ

maa — Expresses mild surprise or resignation; 'well, my!'

なんて

nante — Expresses surprise or contempt; 'such a thing as!'

すてき

suteki — Wonderful, lovely, or splendid in appearance or quality.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and,' 'with,' or quotation marker.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence subject.

叫び

sakebi — A shout or cry; the act of exclaiming loudly.

まし

mashi — Past tense auxiliary forming polite verb endings.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

やら

yara — Particle expressing uncertainty or listing examples vaguely.

せて

sete — Causative te-form; letting or making someone do something.

ください

kudasai — Please give or do; polite request expression.

そう

sou — That's right; expresses agreement or resemblance.

だよ

da yo — Casual sentence-ending asserting a fact confidently.

あげる

ageru — To give something to someone else; to do for someone.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or informing the listener.

おばあちゃん

obaachan — Grandmother; affectionate informal term for elderly woman.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or recipient.

とても

totemo — Very, extremely; intensifier for adjectives and adverbs.

親切

shinsetsu — Kindness, gentleness; being considerate toward others.

して

shite — Te-form of suru; doing, connecting actions in sequence.

くれる

kureru — To give or do something for the speaker's benefit.

から

kara — Because; particle expressing reason or cause.

どうも

doumo — Thank you very much; expresses gratitude informally.

ありがとう

arigatou — Thank you; common expression of gratitude.

長い

nagai — Long in length or duration; lengthy.

間

aida / ma — Interval, space, or period of time between things.

ふーふー

fuufuu — Onomatopoeia for blowing air steadily and repeatedly.

吹き

fuki — Blowing; stem of fuku, to blow air or wind.

続け

tsuzuke — Continuing without stopping; stem of tsuzukeru.

笛

fue — Flute or whistle; a wind musical instrument.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also indicates contrast or emphasis.

鳴らせ

narase — Causative or potential form of naru; make it sound.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; indicating something does not exist or occur.

わ

wa — Feminine sentence-ending particle expressing mild assertion.

彼女

kanojo — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun.

泣き

naki — Crying, weeping; stem of naku meaning to cry.

なり

nari — While becoming; conjunction linking simultaneous actions.

ながら

nagara — While doing; conjunction for two simultaneous actions.

言い

ii — Saying; stem of iu meaning to say or speak.

鳴る

naru — To sound, ring, or make a noise.

とき

toki — Time, moment, or occasion when something happens.

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive particle adding to existing items.

あれ

are — That over there; distal demonstrative pronoun.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when something occurs.

鳴ら

nara — Stem of narasu; to make something sound or ring.

ある

aru — To exist or have; existence verb for inanimate things.

もう

mou — Already, anymore, or once more; contextual adverb.

一度

ichido — One time, once; indicates a single occurrence.

やっ

ya(tte) — Colloquial form of yaru; to do or try something.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking sequential verb actions.

み

mi — Stem of miru; try doing, attempt an action.

試す

tamesu — To try, test, or attempt something experimentally.

低く

hikuku — Low, in a low manner; adverb form of hikui.

甘い

amai — Sweet in taste or sound; gentle and soft.

音

oto — Sound, noise, or musical tone.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object of verb.

出し

dashi — Producing or emitting; stem of dasu meaning to put out.

鳴っ

natte — Te-form of naru; sounding, ringing as it connects.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy, delight, or happiness felt strongly.

あまり

amari — Too much, excessively; so much that something results.

人形

ningyou — Doll or puppet; a small figure resembling a person.

顔

kao — Face; the front part of a person's head.

下向き

shimuki — Facing downward; directed or turned toward the ground.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of suru; also lists multiple reasons.

い

i — Stem of iru; to be, exist for animate beings.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action, means, or cause.

目

me — Eye; the organ used for seeing.

まるで

marude — Just like, as if; used before simile expressions.

眠っ

nemutte — Te-form of nemuru; sleeping, in the act of sleeping.

しまっ

shimatte — Te-form of shimau; indicates completion, often with regret.

か

ka — Question particle placed at sentence end; also uncertainty.

よう

you — Appears as if, seems like; expresses resemblance.

ぴったり

pittari — Perfectly fitting, exactly right, snugly closed.

閉じ

toji — Closing, shutting; stem of tojiru meaning to close.

ほら

hora — Look! Hey! Interjection drawing attention to something.

眠ら

nemura — Stem of nemuru; sleep, used in causative constructions.

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary; to make or let someone do something.

吹け

Imperative form of fuku; blow! as a command.

いい

ii — Good, fine, or nice; common positive adjective.

って

tte — Casual quotation or topic marker; colloquial form of to/wa.

言っ

itte — Te-form of iu; saying, having said something.

でしょ

desho — Right? Isn't it? Seeking confirmation from listener.

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation.

かわいい

kawaii — Cute, adorable; describing something endearingly sweet.

子

ko — Child; also used for young animals or affectionately.

ベッド

beddo — Bed; a piece of furniture for sleeping.

寝かせ

nekase — Causative stem of neru; putting someone to sleep.

なく

naku — Must do; negative te-form used in obligation expressions.

ちゃ

cha — Contracted form of ては; must, have to do something.

そして

soshite — And then, and so; conjunction connecting sequential events.

二人

futari — Two people; referring to a pair of individuals.

家

ie / uchi — House, home; one's place of residence.

中

naka — Inside, within, or the middle of something.

入り

iri — Entering; stem of hairu meaning to go inside.

かご

kago — Basket or cage; a container made of woven material.

すぐ

sugu — Soon, immediately, right away, or very close by.

いっぱい

ippai — Full, filled up; a lot of something.

彼

kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.

幸せ

shiawase — Happiness, fortune; a state of being content and happy.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.

帰り

kaeri — Returning home; stem of kaeru meaning to go back.

むかし

mukashi — Long ago, once upon a time; the distant past.

十二羽

juuniba — Twelve birds; counter wa used for counting birds.

ひよこ

hiyoko — Baby chick; a newly hatched small chicken.

持つ

motsu — To hold, carry, or possess something.

大きな

ookina — Big, large; prenominal adjective modifying a noun.

白い

shiroi — White; describing something of white color.

めんどり

mendori — Hen; a female chicken or domestic fowl.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

小さく

chiisaku — Small, in a small way; adverb form of chiisai.

年老い

toshioi — Growing old in age; aging or being elderly.

彼ら

karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun.

よく

yoku — Well, often, frequently; adverb expressing quality or frequency.

世話

sewa — Care, looking after; taking care of someone or something.

昼間

hiruma — Daytime, during the day; the daylight hours.

ため

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

えさ

esa — Animal feed, food for animals or birds.

見つけ

mitsuke — Finding, discovering; stem of mitsukeru to find.

夜

yoru — Night, nighttime; the dark hours after sunset.

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own; reflexive pronoun referring to self.

翼

tsubasa — Wing; the limb used by birds for flying.

下

shita — Below, under, or beneath something.

かくまい

kakumai — To shelter or hide someone; giving protective refuge.