McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 41

Vocabulary

ワシ

washi — Eagle, a large bird of prey

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp, keen, pointed

くちばし

kuchibashi — Beak or bill of a bird

と

to — And, with; connecting particle

爪

tsume — Claw, nail, talon

で

de — With, by means of; instrumental particle

猛然

mōzen — Fiercely, violently, with great ferocity

タカ

taka — Hawk, a bird of prey

に

ni — Direction or target marker particle

飛びかかり

tobikakari — Pouncing, leaping or swooping upon something

魚

sakana — Fish, aquatic animal

を

wo — Direct object marker particle

落とさせる

otosaseru — Cause someone to drop something

そして

soshite — And then, and, furthermore

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

地面

jimen — Ground, earth, surface of the ground

落ちる

ochiru — To fall, drop, come down

前

mae — Before, in front, prior to

落ちて

ochite — Falling, dropping (te-form of ochiru)

くる

kuru — To come; indicates action toward speaker

つかまえ

tsukamae — Catching, grabbing, seizing something

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking actions

持ち去る

mochisaru — To carry away, take off with something

かわいそう

kawaisō — Pitiful, poor, deserving of sympathy

な

na — Adjectival noun modifier particle

大きな

ōkina — Big, large, great

鳴き声

nakigoe — Cry, call, or sound of an animal

あげ

age — Raising, letting out (a sound or voice)

おずおず

ozuozu — Timidly, hesitantly, in a nervous manner

飛び去る

tobisaru — To fly away, depart by flying

彼

kare — He, him, that person

再び

futatabi — Again, once more, a second time

水辺

mizube — Waterside, bank, edge of the water

へ

e — Direction particle, toward, to

行き

yuki — Going, heading toward (stem of iku)

夕食

yūshoku — Dinner, evening meal

の

no — Possessive or linking particle

ため

tame — For the sake of, in order to

別

betsu — Another, separate, different

捕まえ

tsukamaе — Catching, capturing prey or target

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative auxiliary form

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or unless

なら

nara — If, in that case, conditional particle

ない

nai — Negation, not existing, not doing

この

kono — This, referring to something nearby

よう

yō — Like, in the manner of, it seems

泥棒

dorobō — Thief, robber, burglar

ある

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

捕る

toru — To catch, capture, hunt prey

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact, nominalizer

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely, limited to

生計

seikei — Livelihood, means of making a living

手段

shudan — Means, method, way of doing something

する

suru — To do, to make, to perform

から

kara — From, because, after; causal particle

奪う

ubau — To snatch, steal, take by force

だ

da — Copula, is, am, are (plain form)

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning number, rank

四十二

yonjūni — Forty-two, the number 42

課

ka — Lesson, chapter, section of study

葉っぱ

happa — Leaf, leaves of a plant

言っ

it(te) — Said, spoke (te-form of iu)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

一度

ichido — Once, one time

か

ka — Or; question particle

二度

nido — Twice, two times

小さな

chiisana — Small, little, tiny

葉

ha — Leaf, foliage

泣い

nai(te) — Crying, weeping (te-form of naku)

たり

tari — Listing actions alternately (e.g. doing and doing)

ため息

tameiki — Sigh, a deep breath of emotion

ついたり

tsuitari — Doing such as sighing, exhaling

聞こえ

kikoе — Being heard, audible, sounds like

そっと

sotto — Gently, softly, quietly, without disturbance

風

kaze — Wind, breeze

吹く

fuku — To blow (wind), to breathe out

とき

toki — Time, moment, when, occasion

よく

yoku — Often, well, frequently, thoroughly

そう

sō — So, that way, it seems, like that

もの

mono — Thing, object, person; explanatory particle

すると

suruto — Then, thereupon, and then suddenly

小枝

koeda — Twig, small branch of a tree

どう

dō — How, in what way, what's the matter

した

shita — Did, past tense of suru

ね

ne — Sentence-ending seeking agreement or emphasis

いつか

itsuka — Someday, sometime, one day

わたし

watashi — I, me, first-person pronoun

引きちぎっ

hikichigit(te) — Tearing off, ripping away forcefully

投げ捨て

nagesute — Throwing away, discarding carelessly

死なせる

shinaseru — To cause to die, let die

たった今

tattaima — Just now, this very moment

それ

sore — That, that thing, it

枝

eda — Branch, bough of a tree

伝え

tsutae — Conveying, passing along, communicating

木

ki — Tree, wood

聞く

kiku — To listen, hear, ask

全体

zentai — Whole, entire, overall, the whole body

ざわざわ

zawazawa — Rustling, murmuring, noisy crowd-like sound

揺らし

yurashi — Swaying, shaking, causing to tremble

震え

furue — Trembling, shaking, shuddering

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate subjects)

言葉

kotoba — Word, language, speech, expression

送り返し

okurikaeshi — Sending back, returning a message

恐れる

osoreru — To fear, be afraid of something

しっかり

shikkari — Firmly, tightly, steadily, reliably

つかまっ

tsukamат(te) — Holding on, gripping tightly

い

i — Abbreviated form of iru, to be

なさい

nasai — Imperative ending, please do, do it

すれ

sure — Conditional form of suru, if done

準備

junbi — Preparation, readiness, getting ready

できる

dekiru — To be able to, can, is possible

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as

離れ

hanare — Separating, leaving, moving away from

られる

rareru — Potential or passive auxiliary verb ending