McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 22

Vocabulary

生き物

ikimono — Living creature or organism

雄蜂

osebachi — Male bee; drone bee in a colony

内側

uchigawa — Inner side or interior of something

巣箱

subako — Beehive box; nesting box for bees

怠惰な

taida na — Lazy; idle; lacking effort or diligence

防衛

bōei — Defense; protecting against attack or threat

追い払われた

oiharawareta — Was driven away; was expelled or chased off

殺された

korosareta — Was killed; past passive form of kill

巣房

subō — Honeycomb cell; individual chamber in hive

大きさ

ōkisa — Size; the measurement or extent of something

働き蜂

hatarakibachi — Worker bee; bee that performs hive duties

女王蜂

joōbachi — Queen bee; reproductive female of the colony

針

hari — Needle; stinger; pointed piercing instrument

形

katachi — Shape; form; the appearance of something

蝋

rō — Wax; substance secreted by bees

蜂

hachi — Bee; wasp; stinging flying insect

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose

ついて

tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese

呼ばれる

yobareru — Is called; is named; passive form of call

家

ie — House; home; dwelling place

住んで

sunde — Living in; residing; te-form of 住む

い

i — Auxiliary verb stem indicating ongoing state

ます

masu — Polite verb ending in Japanese

三

san — Three; the number 3

種類

shurui — Type; kind; category or variety of things

あり

ari — There is/are; stem form of ある

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting two statements

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is, am, or are

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respectively; each one individually

の

no — Possessive or linking particle in Japanese

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar

一匹

ippiki — One small animal; counter for small creatures

しか

shika — Only; nothing but; used with negative verbs

住め

sume — Can live; potential form of 住む

ません

masen — Polite negative verb ending in Japanese

いなくなったり

inakunattari — Disappears or goes away; listing form

死んだり

shindari — Dies; listing form of 死ぬ

する

suru — To do; to perform an action

他

hoka — Other; another; the rest of something

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or creatures

仕事

shigoto — Work; job; task or occupation

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar

やめて

yamete — Stops doing; te-form of やめる

しまい

shimai — Ends up doing; regrettable completion of action

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite a lot

賢く

kashikoku — Cleverly; intelligently; adverb form of 賢い

よく

yoku — Well; often; skillfully; adverb form of 良い

働く

hataraku — To work; to labor; to be employed

小さな

chīsana — Small; little; tiny in size

皆

minna — Everyone; all; everybody together

協力

kyōryoku — Cooperation; working together toward a goal

して

shite — Doing; te-form of する

蜜

mitsu — Nectar; honey; sweet liquid from flowers

蓄える

takuwaeru — To store; to accumulate; to save up

ための

tame no — For the purpose of; in order to do

作り

tsukuri — Making; construction; crafting something

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self or role

役割

yakuwari — Role; duty; assigned function in a group

持ち

mochi — Holding; having; stem form of 持つ

し

shi — And; doing; conjunctive form of する

花

hana — Flower; blossom of a plant

から

kara — From; because; starting point particle

集め

atsume — Collecting; gathering; stem form of 集める

外

soto — Outside; exterior; outdoors

へ

e — Toward; directional particle in Japanese

出る

deru — To go out; to exit; to leave

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle

いれば

ireba — If there is; conditional form of いる

中

naka — Inside; interior; middle of something

残って

nokotte — Remaining; staying behind; te-form of 残る

で

de — At; by means of; location or method particle

作る

tsukuru — To make; to create; to build something

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely without exception

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal in nature

おり

ori — Being; existing; polite form of いる

間

ma — Space; gap; interval between things

隙間

sukima — Gap; crack; narrow space between objects

丸く

maruku — Roundly; in a circular shape; adverb

なく

naku — Without; not having; negative te-form

六つ

muttsu — Six things; the native Japanese word for six

面

men — Face; side; surface of an object

持って

motte — Having; holding; te-form of 持つ

働いて

hataraite — Working; te-form of 働く

いる

iru — To exist; to be; ongoing state verb

ところ

tokoro — Place; scene; moment of doing something

見る

miru — To see; to look; to observe something

ため

tame — For; in order to; for the sake of

ガラス

garasu — Glass; transparent material used in windows

のぞいた

nozoita — Peeked; looked through; past form of のぞく

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer in Japanese grammar

か

ka — Question particle at end of a sentence

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; all the time

どれほど

dorehodo — How much; to what extent; how very

忙しく

isogashiku — Busily; in a busy manner; adverb form

楽しい

tanoshii — Fun; enjoyable; pleasant and delightful

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction

働き

hataraki — Work; labor; function; stem of 働く

冬

fuyu — Winter; the coldest season of the year

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive; to approach

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to something

追い払われる

oiharawareru — To be driven away; to be expelled forcibly

殺され

korosaresare — Being killed; passive stem form of 殺す

それ

sore — That; that thing; referring to something nearby

なかった

nakatta — Did not exist; past negative of ない

蜂蜜

hachimitsu — Honey; sweet substance produced by bees

食べ

tabe — Eating; stem form of 食べる

させ

sase — Making someone do; causative verb form

ない

nai — Not; negative form; does not exist

子ども

kodomo — Child; children; young person

扱う

atsukau — To handle; to treat; to deal with something

あまり

amari — Not very; too much; not so much

安全

anzen — Safety; being safe and free from danger

では

dewa — In that case; as for; contextual linking phrase

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp; keen; pointed and piercing

身

mi — Body; one's self; one's own person

守る

mamoru — To protect; to defend; to guard something

うまく

umaku — Skillfully; well; successfully; adverb form

使う

tsukau — To use; to employ; to make use of

知って

shitte — Knowing; te-form of 知る

石板

sekiban — Stone slate; writing tablet made of stone

練習

renshū — Practice; exercise; training a skill repeatedly