McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 23

Vocabulary

挿絵

sashie — Illustration or picture inserted in a text.

習字

shuuji — Calligraphy practice; learning to write characters beautifully.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

練習

renshuu — Practice or drill to improve a skill.

小さな

chiisana — Small or tiny; attributive adjective form.

働き者

hatarakimono — Hard worker; a diligent, industrious person.

ミツバチ

mitsubachi — Honeybee; small insect that collects nectar.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject discussed.

輝く

kagayaku — To shine, sparkle, or gleam brightly.

時間

jikan — Time; a period or duration of time.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

どう

dou — How; in what way or manner.

活かす

ikasu — To make use of; to put to good use.

か

ka — Question marker particle at end of sentence.

一日中

ichinichijuu — All day long; throughout the entire day.

蜜

mitsu — Nectar or honey; sweet liquid from flowers.

集め

atsume — Collecting or gathering things together.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

咲き

saki — Blooming; the act of flowers opening.

開く

hiraku — To open or bloom; to spread wide.

すべて

subete — All; every; the whole of something.

花

hana — Flower; a blossom of a plant.

から

kara — From; indicating origin, cause, or starting point.

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning number; used before numerals.

二十二

nijuuni — The number twenty-two.

課

ka — Lesson or chapter in a textbook.

花びら

hanabira — Flower petal; individual leaf of a blossom.

陰鬱な

in'utsu na — Gloomy, melancholic, or depressing in atmosphere.

疲れた

tsukareta — Tired or exhausted; having lost energy.

ナデシコ

nadeshiko — Pink dianthus flower; Japanese fringed pink flower.

香りのする

kaori no suru — Having a fragrance; emitting a pleasant smell.

働く

hataraku — To work or labor; to be employed.

課税する

kazei suru — To tax; to levy a tax on something.

ブンブン

bunbun — Buzzing sound; onomatopoeia for bee humming.

香り高い

kaoritakai — Highly fragrant; having a strong pleasant scent.

アザミ

azami — Thistle; a prickly wild plant with purple flowers.

雑草

zassou — Weed; unwanted plant growing wild in fields.

香り

kaori — Fragrance or scent; a pleasant smell.

宝物

takaramono — Treasure; something highly valuable or precious.

黄色い

kiiroi — Yellow in color; having a yellow hue.

牧草地

bokusochi — Meadow or pasture; grassy land for grazing.

税

zei — Tax; money levied by government authorities.

夏

natsu — Summer; the warmest season of the year.

クローバー

kuroobaa — Clover; small flowering plant found in meadows.

曇った

kumotta — Cloudy or overcast; sky covered with clouds.

ヒナギク

hinagiku — Daisy; small white and yellow garden flower.

水仙

suisen — Daffodil or narcissus; spring-blooming yellow flower.

ハミングする

hamingu suru — To hum; to sing softly with closed lips.

花々

hanabana — Flowers; plural of flower, many blooms.

歌

uta — Song or poem; a musical vocal composition.

一

ichi — One; the first number or first item.

これ

kore — This; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

脚

ashi — Leg; limb used for walking or support.

黄色く

kiiroku — Yellow; adverbial form of the color yellow.

陽気

youki — Cheerful, merry, or lively in disposition.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or condition.

良い

yoi — Good, fine, or favorable in quality.

仲間

nakama — Companion, friend, or fellow group member.

それでも

soredemo — Even so; nevertheless; despite that fact.

大きな

ooki na — Large or big; attributive adjective for size.

だ

da — Copula meaning is or are; plain form.

二

ni — Two; the second number or second item.

晴れた

hareta — Clear or sunny; sky free from clouds.

日

hi — Day; also sun or daylight.

に

ni — Particle indicating time, place, direction, or purpose.

蝋

rou — Wax; substance produced by bees for honeycombs.

作る

tsukuru — To make, create, or produce something.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting related nouns loosely.

ユリ

yuri — Lily; a tall flowering plant with large blooms.

上

ue — Above, on top of, or upper position.

陽気な

youki na — Cheerful, jolly, or lighthearted in character.

課す

kasu — To impose or levy a burden or tax.

三

san — Three; the third number or third item.

甘く

amaku — Sweetly; adverbial form of sweet taste or smell.

香る

kaoru — To be fragrant; to emit a sweet scent.

彼

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

ハミング

hamingu — Humming; soft melodic sound made with closed mouth.

しながら

shinagara — While doing; continuing an action simultaneously.

飛び回る

tobimawaru — To fly around; to buzz about from place to place.

バラ

bara — Rose; a thorny flowering plant with fragrant blooms.

翅

hane — Wing; insect wing used for flying.

芳しく

kanbashiku — Fragrantly; adverb meaning with a sweet aroma.

する

suru — To do; general verb for performing actions.

決して

kesshite — Never; not under any circumstances (with negative).

怠けず

namakeezu — Without being lazy; not slacking off.

も

mo — Also or too; inclusive particle adding elements.

何か

nanika — Something; some unspecified thing or matter.

持ち帰る

mochikaeru — To bring back; to carry something home.

四

shi / yon — Four; the fourth number or fourth item.

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day.

最初

saisho — First, beginning, or the earliest point.

光

hikari — Light; brightness from the sun or other source.

夜

yoru — Night; the dark period after sunset.

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive at a place.

まで

made — Until or as far as; indicating a limit.

歌い

utai — Singing; the action of performing a song.

働き続ける

hataraki tsuzukeru — To continue working without stopping or resting.

一日

ichinichi — One day; a full day's duration.

通して

tooshite — Throughout; all the way through a period.

ああ

aa — Ah or oh; exclamation expressing emotion or realization.

私たち

watashitachi — We or us; first-person plural pronoun.

疲れる

tsukareru — To become tired or fatigued from exertion.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, or matter; nominalizer for verbs.

あり

ari — There is; existence verb in classical or formal form.

仕事

shigoto — Work, job, or occupation; one's professional duties.

退屈

taikutsu — Boredom; feeling of being dull or uninteresting.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting items or clauses.

思う

omou — To think or feel; to have an opinion.

ある

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

しかし

shikashi — However, but; a conjunction indicating contrast.

はるかに

haruka ni — Far more; by a great margin or degree.

辛い

tsurai — Hard, painful, or difficult to endure emotionally.

何も

nanimo — Nothing; not anything (used with negatives).

ない

nai — There is not; negative existence or absence.

二十三

nijuusan — Twenty-three; the number 23.

不幸な

fukou na — Unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable in situation.

約束した

yakusoku shita — Made a promise; pledged or committed to something.

不注意な

fuchuui na — Careless or inattentive; lacking proper care.

なった

natta — Became; past tense of the verb to become.

成長する

seichou suru — To grow up; to develop or mature over time.

厳しく

kibishiku — Strictly, severely; adverb of strict or harsh manner.

去る

saru — To leave or depart; to go away from somewhere.

容易に

youi ni — Easily; without much difficulty or effort.

結果

kekka — Result or outcome; consequence of an action.

悩ます

nayamasu — To trouble, worry, or cause distress to someone.

奥様

okusama — Madam or lady; respectful term for a woman.

責める

semeru — To blame, reproach, or criticize someone strongly.

より悪い

yori warui — Worse; comparatively more bad than something else.

破れた

yabureta — Broken, torn, or shattered; past tense of break.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, nearly, or mostly; very close to all.

最も

mottomo — Most; superlative adverb meaning to the greatest degree.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful, splendid, or magnificent; highly impressive.

費やす

tsuiyasu — To spend or use up time, money, or resources.

習慣

shuukan — Habit, custom, or routine practice over time.

悪い

warui — Bad, wrong, or poor in quality or morality.

木

ki — Tree or wood; a large woody plant.

下

shita — Below, under, or beneath something.

座る

suwaru — To sit down; to take a seated position.

母

haha — Mother; one's own female parent.

娘

musume — Daughter; a female child of a parent.

人形

ningyou — Doll; a toy figure made in human likeness.