McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 31

Vocabulary

本当に

hontou ni — Truly, really; used to emphasize sincerity or truth.

無理

muri — Impossible, unreasonable; cannot be done.

です

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

と

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

小さな

chiisana — Small, tiny; describes something of little size.

ひよこ

hiyoko — Baby chick; a newly hatched young bird.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people or animals.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

さえずり

saezuri — Chirping or twittering sound made by birds.

た

ta — Past tense verb ending indicating completed action.

まあ

maa — Well, oh my; expresses mild surprise or resignation.

老い

oi — Old age, aging; the state of growing old.

雌鶏

mendori — Hen; a female domestic chicken or fowl.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence's topic.

言い

ii — Saying; stem form of the verb 'to say'.

諦め

akirame — Giving up, resignation; accepting something cannot continue.

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative form meaning 'must' or 'have to'.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

なり

nari — Become; verb stem used in auxiliary constructions.

ん

n — Colloquial negative or sentence-ending explanatory particle.

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation.

そこで

sokode — Therefore, and so; indicates a resulting action follows.

彼女

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

岸

kishi — Shore, bank; edge of water such as river or lake.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.

飛び

tobi — Flying, jumping; stem form of 'to fly or leap'.

戻り

modori — Returning; stem form of the verb 'to return'.

ひな

hina — Chick, fledgling; a young newly hatched bird.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

連れ

tsure — Bringing along, accompanying; leading someone with you.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses sequentially.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly, at a relaxed pace; unhurriedly.

家

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

歩い

arui — Walking; te-form stem of the verb 'to walk'.

帰り

kaeri — Returning home; the act of going back home.

お母さん

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

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, location, or indirect object.

求め

motome — Demanding, seeking, requesting something from someone.

すぎ

sugi — Too much, excessively; indicates going beyond a limit.

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling; stem of the verb 'to think'.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future tense.

一羽

ichi wa — One bird; counter for counting birds individually.

の

no — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or noun modifier.

他

hoka — Other, another; something or someone different or additional.

頑張り

ganbari — Persevering, trying hard; doing one's best persistently.

し

shi — Verb stem ending or conjunction listing multiple reasons.

み

mi — Trying; stem of みる meaning 'to try doing'.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or additive particle.

無駄

muda — Useless, wasteful; something with no result or purpose.

から

kara — Because, from, after; causal or starting-point particle.

着く

tsuku — To arrive, to reach a destination or place.

何

nani / nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about identity or thing.

か

ka — Question particle or 'some-' prefix indicating uncertainty.

食べ物

tabemono — Food; something edible that is eaten for nourishment.

探し

sagashi — Searching, looking for; stem of 'to search or seek'.

始め

hajime — Beginning, starting; stem of the verb 'to begin'.

すぐ

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

裏口

uraguchi — Back door, rear entrance; the back exit of building.

近く

chikaku — Nearby, close; in the vicinity of something.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.

パン

pan — Bread; a baked food staple often eaten daily.

切れ端

kirehashi — Scrap, piece, fragment; a small cut-off bit of something.

見つけ

mitsuke — Finding, discovering; stem of the verb 'to find'.

呼ぶ

yobu — To call out, to summon or invite someone over.

みんな

minna — Everyone, all; referring to a whole group of people.

もと

moto — To, toward; going to someone's side or location.

駆け寄り

kakeyori — Running up to; rushing over quickly toward someone.

それぞれ

sorezore — Each, respectively; every individual member of a group.

かじり

kajiri — Nibbling, gnawing; biting into something repeatedly.

う

u — Volitional ending meaning 'let's' or expressing intention.

いいえ

iie — No; formal negative response or polite disagreement.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective indicating something nearby.

ため

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

石

ishi — Stone, rock; a solid mineral object found naturally.

まで

made — Until, up to; indicating a limit of time or place.

本当

hontou — True, real, genuine; the actual truth of something.

跳ぼ

tobo — Let's jump; volitional form of the verb 'to jump'.

子

ko — Child, young one; a young person or offspring.

だけ

dake — Only, just; limiting particle indicating sole extent.

本

hon — Book; a bound printed text for reading.

最後

saigo — Last, final; the very end of something or series.

課

ka — Lesson, chapter; a unit of study in a textbook.

たどり

tadori — Tracing, following; stem of 'to follow a path carefully'.

着き

tsuki — Arriving; stem form of the verb 'to arrive'.

読み

yomi — Reading; stem of the verb 'to read'.

終え

oe — Finishing, completing; stem of 'to finish doing something'.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

もう

mou — Already, now, anymore; indicating a changed state.

すべて

subete — All, everything; the entirety of something without exception.

読む

yomu — To read; the act of reading text or books.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, act; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

でき

deki — Can do, be able to; stem of 'to be able'.

石板

sekiban — Slate, stone tablet; a flat stone used for writing.

書く

kaku — To write; the act of putting words on paper.

大切

taisetsu — Important, precious, valuable; something to be treasured.

き

ki — Come; imperative or stem form of the verb 'to come'.

子ども

kodomo — Child, children; a young person below adulthood.

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually; at all times or habitually.

きれい

kirei — Clean, beautiful, pretty; aesthetically pleasing or tidy.

清潔

seiketsu — Clean, hygienic; free from dirt and properly sanitized.

保つ

tamotsu — To maintain, keep; preserving a state or condition.

べき

beki — Should, ought to; expresses moral obligation or expectation.

新しい

atarashii — New, fresh; something recently made or not used before.

進む

susumu — To advance, proceed, move forward in direction or progress.

準備

junbi — Preparation, readiness; getting ready for something ahead.

うれしく

ureshiku — Happily, gladly; adverbial form of 'happy or pleased'.

ない

nai — Not, non-existent; plain negative adjective or verb ending.

親御

oyago — Parents; a respectful term referring to someone's parents.

さん

san — Honorific suffix used politely after names or titles.

学校

gakkou — School; an institution for education and learning.

通わ

kayowa — Attending regularly; stem of 'to commute or attend regularly'.

せ

se — Causative verb ending making someone do something.

くれる

kureru — To give (to me); giving something as a favor.

とても

totemo — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb expressing high degree.

親切

shinsetsu — Kind, considerate; showing warmth and helpfulness to others.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns they modify.

方々

katagata — People, persons; respectful plural referring to multiple people.