McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 34

Vocabulary

私

watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

歌

uta — Song; a piece of music with lyrics.

中

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

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

あなた

anata — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

失う

ushinau — To lose something; to be deprived of.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract.

半分

hanbun — Half; one of two equal portions.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.

歌え

utae — Imperative or potential form of 'to sing'.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates something does not exist or occur.

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

返事

henji — A reply; a response to a question or call.

言葉

kotoba — Word; language; expression used in speech.

一つ

hitotsu — One (thing); the number one in native Japanese counting.

目

me — Eye; also used as an ordinal suffix.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

覚まし

samashi — Stem of 'to awaken'; to rouse from sleep.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

かわいい

kawaii — Cute; adorable; endearing in appearance or manner.

子

ko — Child; young one; sometimes used affectionately.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle for assertion or emphasis.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.

すっかり

sukkari — Completely; entirely; thoroughly without remainder.

辛抱

shinbou — Patience; endurance; bearing hardship with perseverance.

尽き

tsuki — Running out; being exhausted or depleted completely.

しまっ

shimatte — Indicates an action completed, often with regret.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese.

お母さん

okaasan — Mother; a polite term for one's mother.

頭

atama — Head; the upper part of the human body.

上

ue — Above; on top; the upper direction or position.

に

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

身

mi — Body; one's physical self or being.

かがめ

kagame — To bend or stoop; to bow one's body.

いる

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

間

aida / ma — Interval; period of time; space between things.

さあ

saa — Well then; come on; used to prompt action.

小鳥

kotori — Small bird; a little bird.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the subject of discussion.

できる

dekiru — To be able to; to be capable of doing.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.

全部

zenbu — All; everything; the entire amount or number.

やっ

yatte — Colloquial form of 'yaru'; to do or perform.

わ

wa — Sentence-final particle expressing softness or feminine assertion.

代わり

kawari — Substitute; replacement; in exchange or return for.

その

sono — That (near listener); demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.

口づけ

kuchizuke — A kiss; pressing lips together as affectionate gesture.

目覚め

mezame — Awakening; the moment of waking from sleep.

さ

sa — Suffix or particle adding lightness or mild assertion.

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb meaning to make or let.

でしょう

deshou — Probably; I suppose; seeking or expressing conjecture.

第

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

三十五

sanjuugo — Thirty-five; the number 35.

課

ka — Lesson; chapter; section of a textbook.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size or scale.

犬

inu — Dog; a common domesticated canine animal.

大

dai / oo — Big; great; large in size or degree.

仲良し

nakayoshi — Close friends; being on very good terms together.

だっ

datte — Past or conjunctive form of the copula 'da'.

なし

nashi — Without; absence of something; lacking a certain thing.

散歩

sanpo — A walk; strolling leisurely outdoors for pleasure.

しよう

shiyou — Volitional form of 'suru'; let's do or shall we.

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; among other things.

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; way of thinking about something.

なかっ

nakatte — Past negative form; did not have or was not.

ケーキ

kēki — Cake; a sweet baked dessert food.

遊び

asobi — Play; amusement; recreational activity or fun.

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of individuals together.

平等

byoudou — Equality; fairness; treating everyone the same way.

分け

wake — Division; sharing; splitting something among parties.

合っ

atte — Conjunctive form of 'au'; to fit or mutually do.

い

i — Continuative form of 'iru'; being or existing currently.

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; a large quantity of something.

賢い

kashikoi — Clever; wise; intelligent in thinking or behavior.

芸

gei — Trick; skill; artistic performance or trained act.

教え

oshie — Teaching; instruction; to teach someone a skill.

しゃべる

shaberu — To talk; to chat; to speak informally.

以外

igai — Except; other than; excluding a particular thing.

なら

nara — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'in that case'.

何

nani / nan — What; which thing; an interrogative pronoun.

でも

demo — But; however; even; also used as 'anything'.

口ぐせ

kuchiguse — Habitual phrase; a word someone says repeatedly.

よう

you — Like; as if; appears to be a certain way.

言っ

itte — Conjunctive form of 'iu'; having said something.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; a conjunction indicating contrast or exception.

ある

aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate objects or events).

時

toki — Time; moment; occasion when something occurs.

でき

deki — Stem of 'dekiru'; ability or capability to do.

かかわら

kakawara — Despite; regardless of; notwithstanding a certain condition.

ず

zu — Negative conjunctive ending; without doing something.

本当

hontou — True; real; genuine; actually the case.

父親

chichioya — Father; one's male parent.

何か

nanika — Something; some unspecified thing or matter.

伝え

tsutae — To convey; to communicate; to pass on a message.

あっ

atte — Conjunctive form of 'aru'; existing and then connecting.

どの

dono — Which; what kind of; interrogative determiner.

し

shi — Conjunctive form listing reasons; also stem of 'suru'.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentences.

お話し

ohanashi — A story; polite form of 'hanashi' meaning talk or tale.

ましょ

masho — Volitional polite ending; let us do something together.

う

u — Volitional suffix; expresses intention or suggestion.

明るい

akarui — Bright; cheerful; well-lit in light or personality.

夏

natsu — Summer; the warmest season of the year.

午後

gogo — Afternoon; the period of time after noon.

連れ立っ

turedatte — To go together; to accompany one another somewhere.

川

kawa — River; a natural flowing body of fresh water.

ほとり

hotori — Beside; near the edge of a body of water.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as a point.

歩い

aruite — Conjunctive form of 'aruku'; having walked somewhere.

行っ

itte — Conjunctive form of 'iku'; having gone somewhere.

店

mise — Shop; store; a place where goods are sold.

から

kara — From; because; starting point in space or time.

わずか

wazuka — Only; merely; a very small amount or distance.

二

ni — Two; the numeral 2 in Japanese counting.

ブロック

burokku — Block; a city block as unit of distance.

ところ

tokoro — Place; location; point in time or situation.

水

mizu — Water; a clear liquid essential for life.

石

ishi — Stone; rock; a hard solid mineral object.

投げ

nage — To throw; to hurl an object through the air.

始め

hajime — Beginning; start; to begin doing something.

波紋

hamon — Ripple; concentric rings spreading across water surface.

次々

tsugitsugi — One after another; successively in rapid sequence.

輪

wa — Ring; circle; loop shape.

広げ

hirogete — To spread out; to expand or extend in area.

いく

iku — To go; to proceed; also expresses a continuing action.

眺め

nagame — A view; to gaze at something in the distance.

草

kusa — Grass; vegetation; plants covering the ground.

寝そべり

nesoberi — Lying stretched out; sprawling lazily on a surface.

鼻

hana — Nose; the facial organ used for smelling.

周り

mawari — Surroundings; the area around something or someone.

飛び回る

tobimawaru — To fly around; to buzz about in all directions.

ハエ

hae — Fly; a small flying insect considered a pest.

見

mi — To see; to look; stem of the verb 'miru'.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

近づき

chikazuki — Approaching; drawing closer to something or someone.

すぎ

sugi — Too much; exceeding a proper or acceptable degree.

捕まえ

tsukamaete — To catch; to grab hold of something or someone.

岸

kishi — Shore; bank; edge of a river or body of water.

近く

chikaku — Nearby; close to; in the vicinity of something.

いくつか

ikutsuka — Several; some; an unspecified small number of things.

丸太

maruta — Log; a cut section of a tree trunk.

浮かん

ukande — Floating; drifting on the surface of water.