McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 19

Vocabulary

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional clause

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

兄

ani — Older brother; one's own elder brother

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object

欺い

azamui — Deceived; betrayed someone's trust dishonestly

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

い

i — Auxiliary verb stem indicating ongoing state

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

なら

nara — If; conditional conjunction assuming a premise

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount of something

も

mo — Also; even; not even (with negation)

幸せ

shiawase — Happiness; state of being happy and content

感じ

kanji — Feeling; sense; perception of an emotion

なかっ

nakatta (stem) — Did not; negative past auxiliary verb stem

でしょ

desho — Probably; expresses supposition or conjecture politely

う

u — Volitional ending; expresses probability or intention

第

dai — Ordinal prefix indicating numbered order or rank

十七

jūnana — Seventeen; the number 17

課

ka — Lesson; chapter; section in a textbook

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun, polite form

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

やんちゃ

yancha — Naughty; mischievous; playfully unruly child

坊主

bōzu — Little boy; also refers to a Buddhist monk

お前

omae — You; informal or rough second-person pronoun

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

役

yaku — Role; use; function or purpose of something

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose

立つ

tatsu — To stand; to be useful or serve a purpose

勇敢

yūkan — Brave; courageous; showing boldness in difficulty

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

坊や

bōya — Little boy; affectionate term for a young child

できる

dekiru — Can do; to be able; to be capable of

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing

問い

toi — Question; inquiry; something asked for an answer

答え

kotae — Answer; response; reply to a question

みて

mite — Try doing; look and see (te-form of miru)

修道女

shūdōjo — Nun; a woman in a religious monastic order

よう

yō — Like; similar to; resembling something described

白い

shiroi — White; the color white as an adjective

指

yubi — Finger; toe; digit of a hand or foot

持ち

mochi — Holding; possessing; carrying something with oneself

太陽

taiyō — The sun; the star at the center of solar system

明るい

akarui — Bright; cheerful; well-lit or lively in character

巻き毛

makige — Curly hair; naturally or artificially curled hair

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to carry or possess something

一日中

ichinichijū — All day long; throughout the entire day

せっせ

sesse — Diligently; busily; working hard without stopping

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese

思案

shian — Pondering; deep thought; considering a problem carefully

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; and; listing multiple actions

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all kinds of; all possible types

いたずら

itazura — Mischief; prank; playful troublemaking behavior

遊び

asobi — Play; game; amusement; recreational activity

突っ込ん

tsukkon (de) — Plunging into; diving headfirst into something

で

de — At; by means of; particle indicating place or method

いく

iku — To go; to proceed; directional auxiliary verb

賢い

kashikoi — Clever; wise; intelligent; smart in thinking

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size or scale

頭

atama — Head; mind; brain; intellectual capacity

言える

ieru — Can say; to be able to express in words

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence

どう

dō — How; in what way; manner of doing something

見て

mite — Looking; seeing; te-form of verb 'to see'

みよう

miyō — Let's try to see; volitional form of miru

さあ

saa — Well; come on; interjection urging action

よく

yoku — Well; often; thoroughly; in a good manner

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; thinking about something carefully

カーペット

kāpetto — Carpet; floor covering made of woven fabric

上

ue — Above; top; upper surface of something

愛らしい

airashii — Adorable; lovely; endearingly cute in appearance

足

ashi — Foot; leg; the lower limb of the body

ぱたぱた

patapata — Flapping; pattering; light rapid sound of footsteps

音

oto — Sound; noise; audio produced by something

立て

tate — Making (sound); te-form of tateru, to raise

席

seki — Seat; one's place or position for sitting

よじ

yoji — Climbing by gripping; scrambling upward with effort

登っ

nobotte (stem) — Climbed; ascended; went up a surface

き

ki — Come (conjunctive); stem of kuru, to come

二つ

futatsu — Two; a pair of objects counted in Japanese

陽気

yōki — Cheerful; merry; lively and full of energy

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight in the face

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; delight; a feeling of great happiness

満ち

michi — Filled with; brimming; full of a quality

まつ毛

matsuge — Eyelash; the hair fringing the edge of eyelid

下

shita — Below; under; the lower part of something

から

kara — From; because; starting point or reason particle

見上げ

miage — Looking up; gazing upward at something or someone

手

te — Hand; the appendage at the end of an arm

顔

kao — Face; the front part of the human head

そっと

sotto — Gently; softly; quietly without disturbing anything

触れ

fure — Touching; making gentle contact with something

優しい

yasashii — Kind; gentle; tender in manner or feeling

抱擁

hōyō — Embrace; hug; wrapping arms around someone affectionately

中

naka — Inside; middle; within a space or group

へ

e — Toward; directional particle indicating destination

引き寄せ

hikiyose — Drawing close; pulling someone nearer to oneself

バラ色

barairo — Rose-colored; rosy pink; optimistic or romantic hue

唇

kuchibiru — Lips; the fleshy parts framing the mouth

こんな

konna — This kind of; such a thing like this

真実

shinjitsu — Truth; the true facts of a matter

くれ

kure — Give (me); imperative form asking someone to give

ママ

mama — Mom; informal word for one's mother

愛する

aisuru — To love; to feel deep affection for someone

得意

tokui — Good at; proud; one's strong suit or specialty

十八

jūhachi — Eighteen; the number 18

コマドリ

komadori — Robin; a small songbird with a red breast

より

yori — Than; compared to; more than in comparisons

大きく

ōkiku — Larger; bigger; adverbial form of ōkii (big)

あり

ari — To be; to exist (stem of aru, formal)

ませ

mase — Polite imperative ending; formal verb suffix

ん

n — Negation or explanatory ending; colloquial particle

ハエ

hae — Fly; a common flying insect (housefly)

ミミズ

mimizu — Earthworm; a segmented worm living in soil

虫

mushi — Insect; bug; small creature; worm-like animal

そして

soshite — And then; and also; connecting sequential events

木の実

kinomi — Berries; nuts; fruit growing on trees or bushes

食べ

tabe — Eating; te-form stem of taberu, to eat

ます

masu — Polite verb ending used in formal speech

家

ie — House; home; a building where people live

近く

chikaku — Near; nearby; close to a place or thing

木

ki — Tree; wood; a tall woody plant

巣

su — Nest; a structure built by birds for eggs

作り

tsukuri — Making; building; constructing something with effort