McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 30

Vocabulary

ボート

bōto — Boat; small watercraft for rowing or motoring.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle indicating relationship.

中

naka — Inside, within, or the middle of something.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

動き回っ

ugokimawat(te) — Moving around restlessly from place to place.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or simultaneous actions.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject discussed.

いけません

ikemasen — Must not; it is not permissible to do.

と

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

氏

shi — Honorific suffix meaning Mr., Mrs., or Ms.

水上

suijō — On the water; surface of a body of water.

旅

tabi — Journey, trip, or travel to another place.

に

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

連れ

tsure — To bring along; accompany someone somewhere.

行く

iku — To go; move toward a destination.

若者

wakamono — Young person; youth or young people generally.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix attached to nouns referring to people.

言い

ii (from iu) — To say; the stem form of the verb 'to say'.

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb stem form.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

大きく

ōkiku — Largely, greatly; adverbial form of 'big'.

簡単

kantan — Easy, simple; not requiring much effort or skill.

転覆

tenpuku — Capsizing; overturning of a boat on water.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose verb indicating action or occurrence.

もの

mono — Thing; used to nominalize or express reason or expectation.

あり

ari — Stem of 'aru'; to exist or be (inanimate).

ませ

mase — Polite negative auxiliary verb component.

ん

n — Informal negative or explanatory sentence-ending particle.

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem used before past tense た.

夫妻

fusai — Married couple; husband and wife together.

船頭

sendō — Boatman; person who steers or rows a boat.

そし

soshi (そして) — And then; connecting events in sequence.

何人

nannin — How many people; a number of people.

か

ka — Question particle or indefinite marker meaning 'some'.

少年

shōnen — Boy; young male child or adolescent.

少女

shōjo — Girl; young female child or adolescent.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

い

i — Stem of いる; to exist or be (animate beings).

左右

sayū — Left and right; both sides or side to side.

動き

ugoki — Movement, motion; the act of moving.

始め

hajime — Beginning; start of an action or event.

とき

toki — Time, moment, or occasion when something occurs.

お願い

onegai — Please; a polite request or favor.

です

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

から

kara — Because; from; indicates reason or starting point.

静か

shizuka — Quiet, calm, still; free from noise or disturbance.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form or listing conjunction meaning 'and'.

ください

kudasai — Please do; polite request form used with て-form.

若い

wakai — Young; of small age or youthful in appearance.

方々

katagata — People; polite plural referring to a group of persons.

彼ら

karera — They; third-person plural pronoun referring to people.

ほんの

hon no — Just, merely; emphasizing a very small amount.

少し

sukoshi — A little, a small amount; not very much.

間

aida / ma — While, between; a span of time or space.

だけ

dake — Only, just; limiting to a specific amount or thing.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately, soon; without delay or hesitation.

手

te — Hand; the part of the body at the arm's end.

持っ

mot(te) — Holding, carrying; te-form of 持つ (motsu).

いる

iru — To be, to exist; used for animate beings.

棒

bō — Stick, rod, pole; a long rigid object.

欲し

hoshi — Wanting, desiring; stem of 欲しい (hoshii).

く

ku — Adverbial ending or conjunctive form of い-adjectives.

なり

nari — Becoming; conjunctive form of なる (to become).

を

wo / o — Direct object marker particle indicating what is acted upon.

取ろ

torō — Volitional form of 取る; let's take or grab.

う

u — Volitional suffix meaning 'let's' or expressing intention.

バランス

baransu — Balance; equilibrium of weight or stability.

崩し

kuzushi — Losing balance; disrupting stability or structure.

水

mizu — Water; the liquid essential for life.

落ち

ochi — Falling down; dropping into something below.

しまい

shimai — Ending up doing; regrettable completion of an action.

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of individuals.

とも

tomo — Both; indicating both of two things or people.

立ち上がり

tachiagari — Standing up; rising to one's feet.

彼

kare — He, him; third-person singular male pronoun.

救お

sukuo (volitional) — Let's save; volitional form of 救う (to rescue).

腕

ude — Arm; upper limb of the human body.

伸ばし

nobashi — Stretching out; extending arms or limbs toward something.

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or contradiction.

そう

sō — So, that way; indicating agreement or reference to something.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

さ

sa — Sentence-ending particle adding emphasis or casual assertion.

せ

se — Causative verb stem; making someone do something.

全員

zen'in — All members; everyone in the entire group.

皆

mina / minna — Everyone, all; referring to every person present.

溺れる

oboreru — To drown; to sink and suffocate in water.

最大

saidai — Maximum, greatest; the largest possible degree or size.

危険

kiken — Danger, risk; a hazardous or perilous situation.

さらさ

sarasa (sarasu) — Exposing to; being subjected to danger or elements.

れ

re — Passive verb suffix indicating an action done to subject.

近く

chikaku — Nearby, close; in the vicinity of a place.

別

betsu — Another, separate, different; a distinct entity or person.

一人

hitori — One person; a single individual.

男性

dansei — Male, man; an adult male person.

乗っ

not(te) — Riding, boarding; te-form of 乗る (to ride/board).

できる

dekiru — To be able to; capability or possibility of action.

限り

kagiri — As much as possible; to the limit of one's ability.

急い

isoi — Hurrying, rushing; conjunctive form of 急ぐ (to hurry).

駆けつけ

kaketsuke — Rushing to the scene; hurrying to help someone.

溺死

dekishi — Death by drowning; fatal submersion in water.

救い

sukui — Rescue, salvation; act of saving someone from danger.

子供

kodomo — Child; a young person, boy or girl.

常に

tsuneni — Always, constantly; at all times without exception.

注意深く

chūibukaku — Carefully, attentively; with great caution and attention.

年上

toshiue — Older; someone senior in age to oneself.

人

hito — Person, human being; an individual person.

言う

iu — To say, to tell; expressing words verbally.

従う

shitagau — To obey, follow; acting according to instructions or rules.

べき

beki — Should, ought to; expressing moral obligation or advisability.

第

dai — Ordinal number prefix meaning 'number' or 'the nth'.

三十一

sanjūichi — Thirty-one; the number 31.

課

ka — Lesson, chapter; a unit of study in a textbook.

手紙

tegami — Letter; a written message sent to someone.

年

nen — Year; a unit of time equal to twelve months.

6

roku — Six; the number 6.

月

tsuki / gatsu — Month or moon; used to indicate months of year.

25

nijūgo — Twenty-five; the number 25.

日

nichi / hi — Day; a calendar date or the sun.

親愛

shin'ai — Dear, beloved; affectionate term used in letters.

なる

naru — To become; indicating a change of state.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'to' or 'toward'.

今朝

kesa — This morning; earlier today in the morning hours.

漕い

koi — Rowing; conjunctive form of 漕ぐ (to row/paddle).

最中

saichū — In the middle of; right in the midst of doing.

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

溺れ

obore — Drowning; the act or state of sinking in water.