McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 7

Vocabulary

男の子たち

otoko no ko tachi — A group of boys; plural form of boy.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

シャボン玉

shabon dama — Soap bubble; small iridescent ball of soapy film.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

吹く

fuku — To blow air; to exhale forcefully through mouth.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to do something.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

ポーチ

pōchi — A porch; covered entrance area outside a building.

出て

dete — Going out; exiting a place (te-form of deru).

年老い

toshi oi — Aged; grown old over many years.

猫

neko — A cat; common domestic feline animal.

ドア

doa — A door; movable barrier at room entrance.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.

そば

soba — Nearby; beside; close to something or someone.

マット

matto — A mat; flat pad placed on the floor.

上

ue — Above; on top of a surface or object.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

眠っ

nemut(te) — Sleeping; being in a state of sleep.

ます

masu — Polite present tense verb ending in Japanese.

と

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

笑い

warai — Laughter; the act of laughing aloud.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese sentences.

背中

senaka — The back; rear surface of a person's torso.

そっ

sot(to) — Gently; softly; with quiet careful movement.

落ち

ochi — Falling; dropping down from a higher position.

割れ

ware — Breaking; splitting apart or shattering into pieces.

も

mo — Also; too; likewise; inclusive particle.

自分

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

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; exactly alike in nature.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; abstract matter or situation.

しよう

shiyou — Let's do; volitional form expressing intention to act.

今度

kondo — This time; next time; current occasion.

顔

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

くしゃみ

kushami — A sneeze; involuntary expulsion of air through nose.

石鹸

sekken — Soap; cleansing agent used for washing.

なし

nashi — Without; lacking; none; absence of something.

洗い

arai — Washing; the act of cleaning with water.

たい

tai — Want to; expresses desire to do something.

みたい

mitai — Seems like; looks as if; resembling something.

だ

da — Informal copula meaning is or are.

ね

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or confirmation.

言い

ii (from iu) — Saying; the act of speaking or stating.

さあ

saa — Well; come on; let's go; encouraging exclamation.

誰

dare — Who; asking about a person's identity.

一番

ichiban — Number one; the most; the best; first place.

大きな

ōkina — Big; large; great in size or scale.

作れる

tsukureru — Can make; able to create or produce something.

か

ka — Question marker particle at sentence end.

見

mi — Looking; seeing; observing (stem form of miru).

よう

you — Let's; volitional auxiliary suggesting shared action.

ぼく

boku — I; me; informal first-person pronoun used by males.

大きい

ōkii — Big; large; adjective describing great size.

空中

kūchū — In the air; midair; aerial space above ground.

どれ

dore — Which one; asking which item among several.

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; as much as; approximately.

高く

takaku — High up; at a great height; elevated adverb form.

浮かん

ukan(de) — Floating; rising and hovering in the air.

いる

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

見える

mieru — To be visible; can be seen; appears to be.

あ

a — Oh; ah; exclamation of realization or surprise.

しまっ

shimat(te) — Ended up; completed unintentionally (often regretful nuance).

家

ie / uchi — House; home; a building where people live.

木々

kigi — Trees; plural form referring to multiple trees.

空

sora — Sky; the expanse of atmosphere seen overhead.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

なん

nan — What; how; informal form of nani.

きれい

kirei — Beautiful; pretty; clean and attractive in appearance.

色

iro — Color; hue; the visual property of pigment.

だろう

darou — Probably; I wonder; expressing conjecture or wonder.

何色

nani iro — What color; asking about the color of something.

あるの

aru no — There are; asking how many exist (informal).

赤

aka — Red; the color red.

一つ

hitotsu — One; one item (native Japanese counting word).

青

ao — Blue; also green in some contexts; a cool color.

二つ

futatsu — Two; two items (native Japanese counting word).

全部

zenbu — All; everything; the whole amount or number.

消え

kie — Disappearing; vanishing; fading out of sight.

もう

mou — Already; anymore; soon; expressing change in state.

一度

ichido — Once; one time; doing something a single time.

やっ

yat(te) — Doing; trying; performing an action (te-form of yaru).

ある

aru — To exist; to have; to be present (inanimate).

知っ

shit(te) — Knowing; having knowledge of something.

てる

teru — Ongoing state contraction of te iru.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or informing listener.

虹

niji — Rainbow; arc of colors appearing after rain.

だけ

dake — Only; just; limited to a certain amount.

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning number or the Nth.

三

san — Three; the number 3 in Japanese.

課

ka — Lesson; chapter; unit in a textbook.

ゴム

gomu — Rubber; elastic material used in many products.

銃

juu — Gun; firearm; weapon that fires projectiles.

客間

kyakuma — Guest room; parlor; room for receiving visitors.

通り

toori — Street; road; avenue; a path through an area.

数

kazu / suu — Number; count; quantity of something.

十

juu — Ten; the number 10 in Japanese.

時

toki / ji — Time; hour; a point or period in time.

撃つ

utsu — To shoot; to fire a weapon at a target.

手紙

tegami — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone.

年

nen — Year; counter for years in time.

月

tsuki / gatsu — Month; moon; counter for months of the year.

日

hi / nichi — Day; sun; counter for days of the month.

親愛

shin'ai — Dear; beloved; term of affection in correspondence.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to come to be.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to.

パパ

papa — Papa; dad; informal word for father.

クリスマスツリー

Kurisumasu Tsurī — Christmas tree; decorated evergreen tree for Christmas.

くれる

kureru — To give; someone gives something to the speaker.

そう

sou — That's right; so; like that; agreement expression.

お願い

onegai — Please; a polite request or earnest wish.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

素敵

suteki — Wonderful; lovely; splendid; something very attractive.

もの

mono — Thing; object; physical or abstract item.

飾っ

kazat(te) — Decorating; adorning; embellishing with ornaments.

言っ

it(te) — Saying; having said; te-form of the verb iu.