McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 25

Vocabulary

犬

inu — Dog; a common domestic animal.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

責め

seme — Blame; to hold someone responsible for wrongdoing.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

いけ

ike — Should not; base of expression meaning impermissible.

ませ

mase — Polite verb ending component used in formal speech.

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-ending particle.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; introduces an explanation or reason.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

人形

ningyou — Doll; a toy figure resembling a person.

で

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

遊ぶ

asobu — To play; to engage in recreational activity.

こと

koto — Thing; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

悪い

warui — Bad; wrong; of poor quality or morally incorrect.

だ

da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunctive meaning 'and' or 'that'.

知ら

shira — Not knowing; base form of 'shiru' (to know).

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not'; absence of something.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.

から

kara — Because; from; particle indicating reason or origin.

これから

korekara — From now on; hereafter; in the future.

遊び

asobi — Play; fun activity; recreation or amusement.

終わっ

owat(te) — Finished; completed; past form of 'owaru' (to end).

たら

tara — Conditional particle meaning 'when' or 'if' something occurs.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun.

もの

mono — Thing; object; belonging or possession.

片付ける

katazukeru — To tidy up; to put away; to clean and organize.

という

to iu — Called; known as; used to define or quote something.

教訓

kyoukun — Lesson; moral; instructive principle drawn from experience.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, purpose, or indirect object.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; also means 'to do' (base).

ほしい

hoshii — Want; desire someone to do something for you.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; desire; emotional sentiment.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future tense.

やって

yatte — Doing; trying; te-form of 'yaru' (to do/try).

み

mi — Try; short for 'miru' meaning to try doing something.

言い

ii — Saying; stem form of 'iu' (to say/speak).

まし

mashi — Past polite verb stem used before 'ta' ending.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

そして

soshite — And then; and; moreover; connecting sequential events.

母親

hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent.

できる

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

限り

kagiri — As much as possible; limit; extent of ability.

修繕

shuuzen — Repair; mending; fixing something that is broken.

する

suru — To do; versatile verb indicating performing an action.

約束

yakusoku — Promise; agreement; commitment made between people.

羊

hitsuji — Sheep; a wool-bearing domesticated livestock animal.

毛刈り

kegari — Shearing; cutting wool from sheep.

月

tsuki / gatsu — Month; moon; used to indicate calendar months.

ある

aru — To exist; to have; there is (for inanimate objects).

時期

jiki — Time period; season; appropriate or specific timing.

洗わ

arawa — Washing; passive/negative base of 'arau' (to wash).

れ

re — Passive or potential verb suffix in Japanese grammar.

毛

ke — Hair; fur; wool fiber from an animal.

刈ら

kara — Shear; cut; base form of 'karu' (to cut/mow).

これ

kore — This; referring to something near the speaker.

暑い

atsui — Hot; describing high ambient temperature weather.

日

hi / nichi — Day; sun; a single calendar day.

始まる

hajimaru — To begin; to start; to commence an activity.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to a time or place.

早い

hayai — Early; fast; occurring sooner than expected.

行わ

okonawa — Carried out; base of 'okonau' (to conduct/perform).

れる

reru — Passive voice auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or expectation.

見物

kenbutsu — Sightseeing; watching; spectating an event or scene.

人たち

hitotachi — People; a group of persons; plural of 'hito'.

とっ

tot(te) — For; taking; te-form of 'toru' or particle 'totte'.

楽しい

tanoshii — Fun; enjoyable; pleasant; bringing happiness or delight.

あまり

amari — Not very; too much; not particularly (with negatives).

あり

ari — There is; existing; stem form of 'aru'.

刈り取っ

karitot(te) — Cutting off; harvesting; clipping wool or crops.

もらう

morau — To receive; to have someone do something for you.

最善

saizen — Best; optimal; the most favorable course of action.

そう

sou — So; that way; expressing agreement or supposition.

なけれ

nakere — If not; conditional negative base used in grammar.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' in Japanese grammar.

夏

natsu — Summer; the hot season of the year.

間

aida / ma — Between; during; interval of time or space.

苦しむ

kurushimu — To suffer; to be in pain or distress.

なり

nari — Become; or; a form indicating result or alternatives.

洗う

arau — To wash; to clean something with water.

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive; to approach the speaker.

池

ike — Pond; a small body of still water.

や

ya — And; or; particle listing multiple items loosely.

小川

ogawa — Stream; brook; a small flowing body of water.

へ

he — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.

追い立て

oitate — Driving away; herding; chasing animals toward a direction.

られ

rare — Passive auxiliary verb suffix indicating being acted upon.

一頭

ittou — One large animal; counter for large animals like sheep.

ずつ

zutsu — Each; at a time; distributing one by one evenly.

水

mizu — Water; liquid H₂O; essential for drinking and cleaning.

中

naka — Inside; middle; within a space or group.

投げ入れ

nageire — Throwing in; tossing into a container or body of water.

いる

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

男たち

ototachi — Men; a group of male persons.

捕まえ

tsukamaete — Catching; grabbing; seizing hold of someone or something.

濡れ

nure — Wet; soaked; being damp with liquid.

羊毛

youmou — Wool; fiber harvested from sheep for textiles.

手

te — Hand; the human hand used for gripping and work.

絞っ

shibот(te) — Wringing; squeezing out liquid from wet material.

汚れ

yogore — Dirt; stain; filth or impurity on a surface.

すべて

subete — All; everything; the entirety of something.

取り出し

toridashi — Taking out; removing something from inside a place.

それから

sorekara — After that; then; following a preceding event.

十分

juubun — Enough; sufficient; thoroughly; adequately.

乾かさ

kawakasa — Drying; causative base of 'kawaku' (to dry).

ところ

tokoro — Place; point; situation; location of an action.

連れ

tsure — Accompanying; bringing along; leading someone somewhere.

行か

ika — Going; negative/causative base of 'iku' (to go).

大きな

ookina — Large; big; of considerable size or magnitude.

切り取り

kiritorie — Cutting off; clipping; removing by cutting a portion.

染め

some — Dyeing; coloring fabric or fiber with pigment.

紡が

tsumuga — Spinning; drawing out fiber to make thread or yarn.

布

nuno — Cloth; fabric; woven textile material.

織ら

ora — Weaving; base of 'oru' (to weave fabric on a loom).