McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 26

Vocabulary

寒い

samui — Cold (temperature), used to describe cold weather

冬

fuyu — Winter, the coldest season of the year

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

来る

kuru — To come, to arrive at a place

前

mae — Before, in front of, prior to something

に

ni — Direction, time, or location particle in Japanese

まもなく

mamonaku — Soon, before long, in a short time

羊

hitsuji — Sheep, a wool-bearing domesticated animal

新しい

atarashii — New, fresh, recently made or acquired

羊毛

yōmō — Wool, the fleece coat of a sheep

生え

hae — To grow (hair, plants), to sprout up

て

te — Connective verb form linking sequential actions

き

ki — Auxiliary indicating action directed toward speaker

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense

春

haru — Spring, the season following winter

ころ

koro — Around a time, approximately when something occurs

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, to a great degree

多く

ōku — Many, much, a large amount or number

なる

naru — To become, to turn into a new state

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese

で

de — Particle indicating reason, means, or location of action

また

mata — Again, also, once more, additionally

刈り取ら

karitori(a) — To cut, mow, or shear (stem form used here)

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative form meaning must do something

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when

なり

nari — Becomes; part of the must-do grammar pattern

ませ

mase — Polite auxiliary verb ending component

ん

n — Negative or sentence-ending colloquial particle

雲

kumo — Cloud, a mass of water vapor in the sky

空

sora — Sky, the expanse above the earth

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object

さまよう

samayou — To wander, to roam aimlessly without direction

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle adding assertion or emphasis

時

toki — Time, moment, when something happens

低く

hikuku — Lowly, at a low height or level

高く

takaku — Highly, at a great height or level

夜

yoru — Night, the dark period after sunset

暗闇

kurayami — Darkness, complete absence of light

中

naka — Inside, within, in the middle of something

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle in Japanese

暖かく

atatakaku — Warmly, in a warm manner or temperature

明るい

akarui — Bright, light, cheerful in appearance or mood

陽光

yōkō — Sunlight, the light radiated by the sun

ああ

aa — Ah, oh; exclamation expressing emotion or realization

あなた

anata — You, second-person pronoun in Japanese

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living things

何か

nanika — Something, anything; an unspecified thing or matter

役

yaku — Role, use, service, function or purpose

立つ

tatsu — To stand; to be useful when combined with 役

仕事

shigoto — Work, job, occupation or task to do

ある

aru — To exist, to have, to be (inanimate things)

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of a sentence

しら

shira — I wonder; feminine sentence-ending particle of pondering

と

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

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

不思議

fushigi — Wonder, mystery, something strange or curious

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, a deeply held sentiment

そう

sō — So, that's right, in that way

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is, are, or am

昼

hiru — Daytime, noon, midday hours of the day

忙しく

isogashiku — Busily, in a busy or occupied manner

大地

daichi — The earth, ground, vast land surface

上

ue — Above, on top of, upper part

進ん

susunn — Advanced, moved forward (stem of 進む)

いき

iki — Going; auxiliary indicating ongoing directional movement

草

kusa — Grass, weeds, low-growing green plants

や

ya — And (among other things); listing particle in Japanese

花

hana — Flower, blossom of a plant

穀物

kokumotsu — Grain, cereal crops used as food

雨

ame — Rain, water falling from clouds

もたらす

motarasu — To bring, to cause, to produce a result

もの

mono — Thing, one who does something; nominalizer

蒸し暑い

mushiatsui — Hot and humid, muggy, steamy summer weather

夏

natsu — Summer, the hottest season of the year

日

hi — Day, sun, sunlight, a single day

太陽

taiyō — The sun, the star at the center of our solar system

強い

tsuyoi — Strong, powerful, intense in force or degree

光線

kōsen — Ray of light, beam of sunlight or radiation

から

kara — From, because of; starting point or cause particle

守り

mamori — Protection, guarding, keeping something safe

リス

risu — Squirrel, a small tree-climbing rodent

小さな

chiisana — Small, little, tiny in size or scale

大きな

ōkina — Big, large, great in size or scale

森

mori — Forest, woods, a large area of trees

近く

chikaku — Near, nearby, close to a place

丸太小屋

marutakoya — Log cabin, a small house built from logs

住ん

sunn — Living (in), residing (stem of 住む)

い

i — Auxiliary indicating continuous state of being

彼女

kanojo — She, her; third-person female pronoun

姉妹

shimai — Sisters, female siblings

ず

zu — Negative verb ending meaning without doing

年上

toshiue — Older, senior in age to another person

兄

ani — Older brother, one's senior male sibling

一日中

ichinichijū — All day long, throughout the entire day

父親

chichioya — Father, one's male parent

手伝っ

tetsudatt — Helped, assisted (stem of 手伝う)

出かけ

dekake — Going out, leaving the house to go somewhere

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction showing contrast

ちっとも

chittomo — Not at all, not in the least (with negative)

寂しく

sabishiku — Lonelily, in a lonely or solitary manner

あり

ari — Is, exists; stem of ある in formal usage

なぜなら

nazenara — Because, the reason being; causal conjunction

一番

ichiban — Most, number one, best or nearest of all

近い

chikai — Close, near, not far in distance

家

ie — House, home, a place where people live

何

nan — What, how many; question word for quantity

マイル

mairu — Mile, unit of distance equal to 1.6 kilometers

離れ

hanare — Separated, away, at a distance from

たくさん

takusan — Many, a lot, a large number or amount

友達

tomodachi — Friend, a person one has a friendship with

いる

iru — To exist, to be present (animate beings)

こちら

kochira — This way, this side, here (polite form)

住む

sumu — To live in, to reside at a place

うち

uchi — Among, within a group; also means home

二匹

nihiki — Two small animals, counter for small creatures

でも

demo — But, however, even so; concessive conjunction

どう

dō — How, in what way, by what means

やっ

yatt — Did, managed (colloquial stem of やる)

彼ら

karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

こんな

konna — Such, like this, of this kind or degree

人懐っこく

hitonatsukkou — Friendly, sociable, easily getting close to people

しつけ

shitsuke — Training, discipline, raising with good manners

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese

でしょう

deshō — Probably, I wonder; expresses conjecture politely

よく

yoku — Often, well, frequently or skillfully

来

ki — Come (stem of 来る in various conjugations)

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually, all the time

静か

shizuka — Quiet, calm, peaceful in nature or behavior

優しかっ

yasashikatt — Was gentle, was kind (past stem of 優しい)

怖がる

kowagaru — To be afraid, to fear, to show fright

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary, needed, essential for something

ない

nai — Not exist, not have; negative form adjective

わかり

wakari — Understanding, comprehension (stem of わかる)

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary indicating completed polite action