McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 42

Vocabulary

こうして

kōshite — In this way; thus; doing so like this

葉

ha — Leaf; foliage of a plant or tree

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

ため息

tameiki — A sigh; exhaling breath expressing emotion

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar

つく

tsuku — To breathe out; to sigh or exhale deeply

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese

やめ

yame — Stop; cease doing something; quitting an action

歌い

utai — Singing; the act of producing a song

さらさら

sarasara — Rustling or flowing sound; smooth and light

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese

音

oto — Sound; noise produced by something

立て

tate — To make or produce a sound or action

続け

tsuzuke — To continue; keep on doing something

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese

夏

natsu — Summer; the warmest season of the year

間

aida / ma — Period of time; interval; space between things

じゅう

jū — Throughout; all through a period or place

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; the whole time

十月

jūgatsu — October; the tenth month of the year

に

ni — Direction, time, or location particle in Japanese

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something new

まで

made — Until; up to a point in time or space

育ち

sodachi — To grow up; be raised; develop over time

そして

soshite — And then; after that; connecting two events

秋

aki — Autumn; fall season of the year

明るい

akarui — Bright; cheerful; full of light or joy

日々

hibi — Days; daily life; each passing day

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive at a place or time

周り

mawari — Surroundings; area around something or someone

すべて

subete — All; everything; every single thing

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; to a great degree

美しく

utsukushiku — Beautifully; in a beautiful manner or way

なって

natte — Having become; turning into (te-form of naru)

いる

iru — To be; to exist; ongoing state or action

見た

mita — Looked; saw; past tense of to see

ある

aru — To exist; there is; a certain (thing)

もの

mono — Thing; object; matter; something tangible

黄色く

kiiroku — Turning yellow; in a yellow-colored manner

茶色く

chairoku — Turning brown; in a brown-colored manner

多く

ōku — Many; a large number or quantity of things

さまざまな

samazama na — Various; diverse; many different kinds of

色

iro — Color; hue; shade of a visible spectrum

縞模様

shima moyō — Striped pattern; design with alternating color stripes

そこで

sokode — Therefore; so; at that point in the situation

木

ki — Tree; wood; a large woody plant

これ

kore — This; referring to something nearby the speaker

どういう

dō iu — What kind of; what does this mean exactly

意味

imi — Meaning; significance of a word or action

か

ka — Question marker particle ending a sentence

尋ね

tazune — To ask; inquire; seek an answer from someone

言っ

it(te) — Said; spoke; past form of to say

これら

korera — These; plural form of this, referring to nearby things

みな

mina — Everyone; all; every one of a group

飛び去る

tobisaru — To fly away; depart by flying into the distance

準備

junbi — Preparation; getting ready for something upcoming

して

shite — Doing; te-form of suru, connecting actions

だ

da — Is; plain form copula asserting a statement

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; happiness; delight felt about something

あまり

amari — Too much; so much that; excess of something

この

kono — This (before a noun); referring to nearby thing

身

mi — Body; oneself; one's own person or being

まとっ

matot(te) — Wearing; draping around the body; adorning oneself

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing something

すると

suru to — Then; thereupon; at that moment something follows

小さな

chīsana — Small; little; tiny in size or degree

去り

sari — Leaving; departing; going away from a place

たい

tai — Want to; desire to do something (suffix)

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; emotion; a strong inner feeling

始め

hajime — Beginning; to start; the beginning of something

その

sono — That (before noun); referring to something nearby listener

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verb phrases

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe something

ます

masu — Polite verb ending in Japanese formal speech

鮮やか

azayaka — Vivid; brilliant; strikingly bright in color

な

na — Adjectival linking particle; sentence-final softener

とき

toki — Time; moment; when something occurs or happened

枝

eda — Branch; a limb extending from a tree trunk

何も

nani mo — Nothing; not anything at all on it

ついて

tsuite — Attached to; following; clinging onto something

気がつい

ki ga tsui(te) — Noticed; realized; became aware of something

おお

ō — Oh!; exclamation of surprise or realization

私

watashi — I; me; first-person pronoun in Japanese

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living beings

黄金色

kogane-iro — Golden color; the brilliant yellow of gold

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason does this occur

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun addressing another person

鉛色

namari-iro — Lead-gray color; dull grayish somber hue

です

desu — Is; polite copula asserting a statement formally

作業着

sagyōgi — Work clothes; clothing worn for doing physical labor

着

ki(ru) — To wear; to put clothing on one's body

なければならない

nakereba naranai — Must; have to; it is necessary to do

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; for the following reason

仕事

shigoto — Work; job; occupation; labor one must do

まだ

mada — Still; not yet; continuing in current state

終わっ

owat(te) — Finished; ended; past form of to end

しかし

shikashi — However; but; a contrasting conjunction word

お前

omae — You; informal/blunt second-person pronoun in Japanese

服

fuku — Clothes; garment; clothing worn on the body

晴れ着

haregi — Formal or festive clothes worn for special occasions

務め

tsutome — Duty; obligation; one's assigned responsibility or role

もう

mō — Already; anymore; soon; by now done

ちょうど

chōdo — Exactly; just; precisely at that moment or amount

ひと吹き

hitofuki — A single puff or gust of wind

風

kaze — Wind; breeze; moving air outdoors

来て

kite — Coming; arriving (te-form of kuru)

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; thinking about something carefully

ず

zu — Without doing; negative conjunctive verb form

手

te — Hand; the end part of the human arm

放し

hanashi — Letting go; releasing grip; setting something free

舞い上げ

maiage — To whirl up; send swirling upward into air

何度

nando — Many times; how many times; repeated occurrences

くるくる

kurukuru — Spinning around; whirling repeatedly in circular motion

回し

mawashi — Turning; spinning; rotating something around and around

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener

そっと

sotto — Gently; softly; quietly without disturbing anything

垣根

kakine — Fence; hedge; boundary barrier around a property

ふち

fuchi — Edge; rim; border of something like a fence

下

shita — Below; under; the lower part of something

何百

nanhyaku — Hundreds; several hundred of something

落ちて

ochite — Falling down; dropping (te-form of ochiru)

以来

irai — Since; ever since a particular point in time

目

me — Eye; the organ used for seeing things

覚まし

samashi — Waking up; awakening from sleep or a dream

夢見

yumemi — Dreaming; seeing dreams while asleep or imagining

話し

hanashi — Talk; story; conversation; speaking to someone

くれ

kure — Please give; do for me (request form)

第

dai — Ordinal number prefix meaning number or chapter

四十三

yonjūsan — Forty-three; the number 43

課

ka — Lesson; chapter; section of a textbook

金

kin — Gold; money; the color or metal gold

子羊

kobitsuji — Lamb; a young sheep; baby lamb animal

やさしく

yasashiku — Kindly; gently; in a tender or gentle manner

こおろぎ

kōrogi — Cricket; small chirping insect found in fields

野原

nohara — Field; open grassy plain or meadow area

羊毛

yōmō — Wool; fleece fiber from a sheep's coat

さようなら

sayōnara — Goodbye; farewell; parting expression when leaving someone

覆い

ōi — Cover; covering; something that covers over another

林間

rinkan — Between the trees; inside or among a forest

空き地

akichi — Vacant lot; empty open land area or clearing

谷

tani — Valley; low area between hills or mountains

夢

yume — Dream; vision experienced during sleep or imagination

満足

manzoku — Satisfaction; contentment; being fully pleased with something

し

shi — And; doing (conjunctive form linking multiple actions)

ひらひら

hirahira — Fluttering; flapping lightly like leaves or butterflies

挿絵

sashie — Illustration; picture inserted to accompany written text

大きな

ōkina — Big; large; great in size or scale