McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 27

Vocabulary

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences

パン

pan — Bread; baked loaf food

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

牛乳

gyūnyū — Cow's milk; fresh dairy drink

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese sentences

木

ki — Tree; wood; timber

の

no — Possessive or linking particle

下

shita — Below; underneath; lower position

で

de — At; in; by means of (location/method particle)

食べる

taberu — To eat food or a meal

ため

tame — For the purpose of; for the sake of

に

ni — Direction, location, or purpose particle

持っ

mott(e) — Carrying; holding (stem of 持つ, motsu)

て

te — Te-form connector linking sequential actions

き

ki — Came (stem of くる, kuru, to come)

必ず

kanarazu — Always; without fail; certainly

リス

risu — Squirrel; small tree-dwelling rodent

パン屑

pankuzu — Bread crumbs; small fragments of bread

残し

nokoshi — Leaving behind; saving a portion

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but (conjunction)

近づい

chikazui(te) — Approaching; drawing near (stem form)

くる

kuru — To come; to approach

じっと

jitto — Staying still; gazing fixedly without moving

座っ

suwatt(e) — Sitting; being seated (stem of 座る)

それら

sorera — Those things; those (plural demonstrative pronoun)

見

mi — Seeing; watching (stem of 見る, miru)

そし

soshi(te) — And then; and so (conjunction stem)

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount

ずつ

zutsu — Each; at a time; little by little

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals

友達

tomodachi — Friend; friends; companion

いき

iki — Going; proceeding (stem of 行く, iku)

つい

tsui — Finally; at last; ending up doing

肩

kata — Shoulder; part of the upper body

座り

suwari — Sitting; perching on something

手

te — Hand; arm

から

kara — From; because; after (particle)

食べ物

tabemono — Food; something to eat

よう

yō — Appearing to; seeming like; in order to

なり

nari — Becoming (stem of なる, naru)

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self

夏

natsu — Summer; the warm season

巣

su — Nest; den; home for animals

作り

tsukuri — Making; building; constructing

ます

masu — Polite present/future tense verb ending

葉っぱ

happa — Leaf; leaves of a plant or tree

や

ya — And; or; listing particle (non-exhaustive)

小枝

koeda — Twig; small branch of a tree

苔

koke — Moss; soft green plant on surfaces

作ら

tsukura — To make; to build (passive/negative stem)

涼しく

suzushiku — Cool; pleasantly not hot (adverbial form)

快適

kaiteki — Comfortable; pleasant; agreeable conditions

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

冬

fuyu — Winter; the cold season

寒さ

samusa — Coldness; the feeling of being cold

雪

yuki — Snow; frozen precipitation

全く

mattaku — Completely; not at all; entirely

向き

muki — Facing; suited for; direction

そこ

soko — There; that place

この

kono — This (modifies the following noun)

賢い

kashikoi — Clever; wise; intelligent

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny

生き物

ikimono — Living creature; living thing; animal

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new

洞

hora — Hollow; cavity in a tree or rock

見つけ

mitsuke — Finding; discovering something

柔らかい

yawarakai — Soft; tender; gentle to the touch

暖かく

atatakaku — Warmly; in a warm manner (adverbial)

居心地

igokochi — Comfort; feeling of ease in a place

よく

yoku — Well; nicely; often (adverb)

整え

totonoe — Arranging; setting up; putting in order

ここ

koko — Here; this place

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy in time or distance

間

aida / ma — Between; interval; period of time

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; the whole time

暮らし

kurashi — Living; daily life; livelihood

あなた

anata — You (second-person pronoun)

会え

ae — Can meet; able to see someone (potential stem)

嬉しい

ureshii — Happy; glad; delighted

鳥

tori — Bird; fowl

さん

san — Polite honorific suffix for names

聞こえ

kikoе — Can be heard; audible (stem of 聞こえる)

さえずり

saezuri — Chirping; twitter of a bird

何

nani / nan — What; which thing

言い

ii — Saying; wanting to say (stem of 言う)

たかっ

takatt(a) — Wanted to (past stem of たい, desire form)

か

ka — Question particle; or; whether

寒い

samui — Cold; chilly weather or temperature

日

hi — Day; sun; daylight

何か

nanika — Something; anything

ください

kudasai — Please give me; please do (polite request)

でも

demo — But; however; even so

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; certainly; naturally

そう

sō — So; that way; like that

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting information

たっぷり

tappuri — Plenty; abundantly; more than enough

取っ

tott(e) — Taking; grabbing (stem of 取る, toru)

おい

oi — Hey; put/placed (imperative/stem of 置く)

全部

zenbu — All; everything; the whole amount

あげ

age — Giving (to someone); offering (stem of あげる)

怖がら

kowagara — Being afraid; showing fear (stem form)

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negative form

ご馳走

gochisō — Feast; fine meal; treat for someone

待っ

matt(e) — Waiting; standing by (stem of 待つ)

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; awful; cruel; severe

話

hanashi — Story; talk; conversation; matter

聞い

kiі(te) — Heard; listened (stem of 聞く, kiku)

教え

oshie — Teaching; telling; instructing someone

本当

hontō — Truth; reality; truly; really

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer

間中

あいだじゅう (aidajū) — Throughout; the whole time; all along

盗み

nusumi — Stealing; theft; pilfering

働い

hataraі(te) — Working; laboring (stem of 働く, hataraku)

いる

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

それ

sore — That; that thing (near listener)

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite

悪い

warui — Bad; wrong; evil; poor quality

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

思い

omoі — Thinking; feeling; thought (stem of 思う)