McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 32

Vocabulary

虎

tora — Tiger, large wild cat

の

no — Possessive or descriptive particle

ひげ

hige — Whiskers, beard, or mustache

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time

わずか

wazuka — Only a little, slight, mere amount

触れる

fureru — To touch, come into contact with something

だけ

dake — Only, just, nothing more than

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action

道

michi — Road, path, way

何か

nanika — Something, anything, some kind of thing

が

ga — Subject-marking particle

ある

aru — To exist, to be (inanimate objects)

とき

toki — Time, moment, occasion when something happens

それ

sore — That, referring to something previously mentioned

を

wo — Object-marking particle

知る

shiru — To know, to come to know something

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter (abstract nominalizer)

でき

deki — Can, be able to (stem of できる)

ます

masu — Polite verb ending for present/future tense

数年

suunen — Several years, a few years

前

mae — Before, ago, in front of

何人

nannin — How many people, several people

か

ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker

イギリス人

igirisujin — British person, someone from England

将校

shoukō — Military officer, commissioned officer

狩り

kari — Hunting, a hunt for animals

出かけ

dekake — Going out, setting off somewhere

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary (stem)

た

ta — Past tense verb ending

その

sono — That, that particular (demonstrative adjective)

日

hi — Day, sun, daylight

終え

oe — Finishing, completing (stem of 終える)

て

te — Connective particle linking sequential actions

帰る

kaeru — To return, to go back home

途中

tochuu — On the way, in the middle of journey

彼ら

karera — They, them (plural third person)

は

wa — Topic-marking particle

小さな

chiisana — Small, tiny, little (attributive adjective)

子

ko — Child, young animal, offspring

見つけ

mitsuke — Finding, discovering (stem of 見つける)

連れ

tsure — Taking along, bringing someone with you

帰り

kaeri — Return, going back home

首輪

kubiwa — Collar worn around an animal's neck

と

to — And, with, quotation particle

鎖

kusari — Chain, metal links connected together

テント

tento — Tent, portable outdoor shelter

柱

hashira — Pillar, post, column supporting structure

繋ぎ

tsunagi — Tying, fastening, connecting (stem of 繋ぐ)

無邪気

mujaki — Innocent, naive, carefree and childlike

遊び

asobi — Play, fun, amusement, recreation

回り

mawari — Around, surroundings, turning around

見る

miru — To see, to look at, to watch

者

mono — Person, one who does something

すべて

subete — All, everything, every single one

喜ばせ

yorokobàse — Making someone happy, delighting others

夕方

yuugata — Evening, late afternoon time of day

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly, just, precisely at that moment

辺り

atari — Around, nearby area, vicinity

暗く

kuraku — Darkly, becoming dark (adverbial form)

なりかけ

narikake — Beginning to become, on the verge of

ころ

koro — Around that time, approximately when

非常

hijou — Extremely, very, extraordinary degree

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Terrifying, dreadful, frightening, horrible

音

oto — Sound, noise, audio

耳

mimi — Ear, the organ for hearing

し

shi — And, doing (connective verb form)

咆哮

houkou — Roar, loud fierce animal cry

でし

deshi — Polite past copula stem (でした)

子虎

kotora — Tiger cub, young tiger

引っ張り

hippari — Pulling, tugging with force

逃げ出そ

nigedaso — Trying to flee, attempting to escape

う

u — Volitional verb ending, let's or shall

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp, keen, piercing, acute

鳴き声

nakigoe — Cry or call of an animal

外

soto — Outside, exterior, outdoors

声

koe — Voice, sound made by a being

応え

kotae — Response, reply, answer to a call

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly, all at once, unexpectedly

大きな

ookina — Large, big (attributive adjective form)

雌虎

mesu tora — Female tiger, tigress

中

naka — Inside, middle, among, within

へ

e — Directional particle, toward a place

飛び込ん

tobikon — Jumping in, leaping into (stem form)

き

ki — Came (classical past stem of くる)

彼女

kanojo — She, her, girlfriend

首

kubi — Neck, head, throat area

くわえ

kuwae — Holding in mouth, gripping with teeth

繋い

tsunai — Having tied, connected (conjunctive form)

い

i — Being, existing (conjunctive of いる)

断ち切り

tachikiri — Cutting off, severing completely

から

kara — From, since, because, after

入口

iriguchi — Entrance, doorway, entry point

方

hou — Direction, way, side, alternative

向き

muki — Facing direction, orientation

変え

kae — Changing, altering (stem of 変える)

来た

kita — Came, arrived (past tense of 来る)

同じ

onaji — Same, identical, equal

くらい

kurai — About, approximately, to the extent that

走り去り

hashirisari — Running away, dashing off into distance

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning number or rank

課

ka — Lesson, chapter, section of textbook

暖炉

danro — Fireplace, hearth for warmth

そば

soba — Beside, near, close to something

冬

fuyu — Winter, the cold season

夜

yoru — Night, evening, nighttime

ロード

roodo — Lord or road (loanword from English)

夫人

fujin — Lady, wife, Mrs., madam

二人

futari — Two people, a pair of persons

幼い

osanai — Young, infantile, very small child

娘

musume — Daughter, young woman, girl

心地よい

kokochiyoi — Comfortable, pleasant, cozy feeling

我が家

wagaya — Our home, one's own house

明るい

akarui — Bright, cheerful, well-lit

座っ

suwatte — Sitting, seated (conjunctive of 座る)

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings

裁縫

saihou — Sewing, needlework, tailoring

おり

ori — Being, existing (humble form of いる)

母親

hahaoya — Mother, one's own mother

編み物

amimono — Knitting, crocheting, knitted work

忙しく

isogashiku — Busily, in a busy manner

やがて

yagate — Before long, soon, eventually

仕事

shigoto — Work, job, task, occupation

顔

kao — Face, facial expression

上げ

age — Raising, lifting up (stem of 上げる)

言い

ii — Saying, speaking (stem of 言う)

お母さん

okaasan — Mother, mom (polite form)

今夜

konya — Tonight, this evening

火

hi — Fire, flame, heat source

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually, all the time

より

yori — Than, more than, compared to

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, impression, emotion