McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 24

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

かわいらしい

kawairashii — Cute, charming, or adorable in appearance or manner.

女の子

onnanoko — Girl; a young female child.

が

ga — Conjunction meaning 'but'; also a subject marker particle.

いくつか

ikutsuka — Several; a few; some number of things.

の

no — Possessive/linking particle connecting nouns.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact (abstract noun).

について

ni tsuite — Regarding; about; concerning a topic.

うっかり

ukkari — Carelessly; absentmindedly; by oversight.

本

hon — Book; a bound volume of written text.

や

ya — Particle listing examples: 'and,' 'or,' among others.

おもちゃ

omocha — Toy; a plaything for children.

を

wo/o — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

最後

saigo — Last; final; the end of something.

に

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

場所

basho — Place; location; spot where something is situated.

そのまま

sono mama — As is; leaving things in their current state.

おく

oku — To leave/put in place; to do something in advance.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also used to mean girlfriend.

癖

kuse — Habit; quirk; tendency one has developed.

お母さん

okaasan — Mother; polite/common term for one's mother.

それら

sorera — Those things; plural pronoun referring to previously mentioned items.

拾い上げ

hiroi age — Picking up; lifting something off the ground.

正しい

tadashii — Correct; right; proper; accurate.

片付ける

katazukeru — To tidy up; to put things away in order.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite (degree adverb).

苦労

kurō — Hardship; trouble; hard work and effort.

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; referring to something mentioned.

不注意

fuchūi — Carelessness; inattentiveness; lack of care.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.

いる

iru — To exist (animate); to be; ongoing state marker.

悪い

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

影響

eikyō — Influence; effect; impact on something or someone.

たびたび

tabitabi — Repeatedly; again and again; frequently.

話し

hanashi — Talk; story; conversation (noun/verb stem of 話す).

傷ん

itamn(de) — Getting damaged; deteriorating; being harmed or spoiled.

しまい

shimai — Ending up; finishing (conjunctive form of しまう).

壊れ

koware — Breaking; being broken (stem/te-form of 壊れる).

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless (conjunctive adverb).

これ

kore — This; this thing (near the speaker).

より

yori — Than; from; more than (comparison particle).

も

mo — Also; even; too (inclusive/emphatic particle).

という

to iu — Called; known as; the fact that (quotative phrase).

習慣

shūkan — Habit; custom; established routine or practice.

育っ

sodatt(e) — Growing up; being raised (te-form of 育つ).

それ

sore — That; that thing (at a medium distance from speaker).

一生涯

isshōgai — Throughout one's entire lifetime; for one's whole life.

わたっ

watatt(e) — Spanning; covering (te-form of 渡る, extending over).

大きな

ōkina — Big; large; great (prenominal adjective form).

害

gai — Harm; damage; injury; adverse effect.

もたらす

motarasu — To bring about; to cause; to produce a result.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to result in.

不幸

fukō — Unhappiness; misfortune; sorrow; bad luck.

友人

yūjin — Friend; a person one has friendly relations with.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

悩ませる

nayamaseru — To trouble; to worry; to cause distress to someone.

でしょ

deshō — Probably; right? (polite conjecture/confirmation form).

ある

aru — To exist (inanimate); there is/are; a certain (one).

日

hi — Day; sun; a particular day or daytime.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; when/if conjunction.

外

soto — Outside; outdoors; exterior of a building.

気持ち

kimochi — Feeling; mood; sensation; emotional state.

よい

yoi — Good; fine; pleasant; favorable.

庭

niwa — Garden; yard; outdoor space around a house.

屋外

okugai — Outdoors; outside a building or structure.

一

ichi / hito — One; the number one; a single unit.

時間

jikan — Time; hour; duration of a period.

過ごす

sugosu — To spend time; to pass time doing something.

夫人

fujin — Madam; Mrs.; a married woman (formal term).

仕事

shigoto — Work; job; task; occupation or labor.

道具

dōgu — Tool; instrument; implement used for a task.

持っ

mott(e) — Having; holding; carrying (te-form of 持つ).

走り回っ

hashirimawatt(e) — Running around; dashing about in various directions.

飼い犬

kaiinu — Pet dog; a dog kept as a household pet.

ダッシュ

dasshu — Dash; a quick sprint; running at full speed.

遊び

asobi — Play; game; amusement; recreational activity.

楽しい

tanoshii — Fun; enjoyable; pleasant; delightful.

隅

sumi — Corner; nook; a secluded or peripheral spot.

いちばん

ichiban — Most; number one; the best or most favorite.

お気に入り

okiniiri — Favorite; most beloved; preferred item or person.

人形

ningyō — Doll; puppet; a figure made to resemble a person.

ずたずた

zutazuta — Torn to shreds; ripped apart completely; tattered.

破れ

yabure — Torn; ripped; broken (stem/te-form of 破れる).

おり

ori — Being; existing (humble/literary form of いる).

その

sono — That; that particular (prenominal demonstrative adjective).

服

fuku — Clothes; clothing; garment worn on the body.

泥

doro — Mud; dirt; wet earth or clay.

汚れ

yogore — Dirt; stain; becoming soiled or dirty.

見つけ

mitsuke — Finding; discovering (stem/te-form of 見つける).

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; soon; nearby.

だ

da — Copula: is/am/are (plain form of です).

わかり

wakari — Understanding; realizing (stem of わかる, 'to understand').

ひどく

hidoku — Severely; harshly; terribly; extremely badly.

叱りつけ

shikарitsuke — Scolding sharply; reprimanding sternly and forcefully.

ところ

tokoro — Place; point in time; situation; just about to.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place.

見せ

mise — Showing; displaying (stem/te-form of 見せる).

ず

zu — Negative auxiliary meaning 'without doing' something.

簡単

kantan — Easy; simple; not complicated or difficult.

取れる

toreru — Can be taken/removed; to come off naturally.

よう

yō — Way; manner; so that; seems like (auxiliary/noun).

玄関

genkan — Entryway; front door area of a Japanese home.

置い

oite — Placing; putting down (te-form of 置く).

しまっ

shimatt(e) — Finishing; ending up (te-form of しまう).

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist.

か

ka — Question particle added to the end of a sentence.

尋ね

tazune — Asking; inquiring (stem/te-form of 尋ねる).

する

suru — To do; to perform an action (general verb).

はい

hai — Yes; that is correct; a formal affirmative answer.

そう

sō — So; that way; that is right; indeed.

です

desu — Polite copula: is/am/are (polite form of だ).

答え

kotae — Answer; reply; response to a question.

ば

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