McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 44

Vocabulary

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

たしか

tashika — Certainly; if I recall correctly

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location

陽気

yōki — Cheerful; merry; lively in personality

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny

女の子

onna no ko — Girl; young female child

だった

datta — Was; past tense of the copula da

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also means but

その

sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day

悲しい

kanashii — Sad; sorrowful; feeling grief or sorrow

気持ち

kimochi — Feeling; emotion; mood; sensation

母親

hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent

子どもたち

kodomotachi — Children; plural form of child

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody together

クリスマス

kurisumasu — Christmas; the winter holiday on December 25th

プレゼント

purezento — Present; gift given to someone

ある

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

けれど

keredo — But; however; although; conjunction showing contrast

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

何

nani — What; nothing (with negative verb)

も

mo — Also; too; even; emphatic particle

来

ki (from kuru) — To come; arrival of something or someone

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary adjective

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe

わ

wa — Sentence-final particle expressing soft assertion (feminine)

今年

kotoshi — This year; the current calendar year

私たち

watashitachi — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

貧し

mazushi (mazushii) — Poor; impoverished; lacking money or resources

すぎる

sugiru — Too much; excessively; to go beyond a limit

から

kara — Because; from; since; reason-giving conjunction

言って

itte — Saying; te-form of iu (to say)

い

i — Continuative auxiliary; part of te-iru construction

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

だ

da — Copula; is; am; are (plain form)

この

kono — This; referring to something close to the speaker

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; abstract noun nominalizer

を

wo / o — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar

兄弟

kyōdai — Siblings; brothers and sisters

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people and animate beings

話す

hanasu — To speak; to talk; to tell someone something

で

de — At; by means of; particle showing location or method

さんざん

sanzan — Thoroughly; at length; severely; exhaustively

話し合っ

hanashiatte — Discussing; talking it over together (te-form)

あんな

anna — That kind of; such a (distant or mentioned thing)

良く

yoku — Well; often; adverb form of yoi (good)

て

te — Te-form conjunctive particle linking verbs or adjectives

優しい

yasashii — Kind; gentle; tender-hearted; caring toward others

お母さん

okāsan — Mother; polite or affectionate term for mom

のに

noni — Even though; despite; expressing disappointment or complaint

なんて

nante — Such a thing as; how (exclamatory); expressing surprise

ひどすぎる

hidosugiru — Too cruel; way too terrible; excessively awful

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting information to the listener

いやだ

iya da — No way; I don't like it; expressing refusal or disgust

目

me — Eye; eyes; sight

涙

namida — Tears; teardrops from the eyes when crying

浮かべ

ukabe — Floating; showing (tears in eyes); conjunctive form

言っ

it (itte) — Said; te-form of iu (to say)

ああ

ā — Ah; oh; expressing realization, surprise, or emotion

きみ

kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun (often masculine)

いる

iru — To be; to exist (animate beings); to stay

じゃ

ja — Then; well then; colloquial contraction of de wa

か

ka — Question marker particle; or; expressing doubt

でも

demo — But; however; even so; conjunction showing contrast

新しい

atarashii — New; fresh; novel; recently made or acquired

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract

帰っ

kaette — Returning; going back home (te-form of kaeru)

とき

toki — Time; moment; when; occasion

もう

mō — Already; anymore; soon; expressing a changed state

一

ichi / hito — One; the number one

時間

jikan — Time; hour; duration of time

見

mi (from miru) — To see; to look; to watch

ん

n — Contracted form of no; explanatory or softening particle

跳び上がっ

tobiagatte — Jumping up; leaping upward with excitement (te-form)

笑っ

waratte — Laughing; smiling; te-form of warau

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener

なら

nara — If; in that case; conditional conjunction

かご

kago — Basket; woven container for carrying things

入れ

ire — Putting in; inserting; placing inside something

の

no — Possessive particle; nominalizer; explanatory particle

ところ

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

へ

e — Direction particle indicating movement toward a destination

運ん

hakonde (hakobi) — Carrying; transporting; bringing something somewhere

これ

kore — This; referring to something near the speaker

です

desu — Is; am; are; polite copula in Japanese

って

tte — Quotation marker; colloquial form of to (saying that)

そこ

soko — There; that place near the listener

彼ら

karera — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

座ら

suwara — Seat; make sit; stem of suwaru (to sit)

せ

se — Causative auxiliary suffix making someone do something

まわり

mawari — Around; surroundings; the area encircling something

青い

aoi — Blue; green (for plants); pale; fresh-colored

枝

eda — Branch; twig; limb of a tree or plant

敷き詰め

shikizume — Laying out completely; covering a surface with something

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; used before adjectives/adverbs

楽しい

tanoshii — Fun; enjoyable; pleasant; entertaining experience

運搬

unpan — Transportation; carrying; conveyance of goods or objects

だっ

datte — Was (past copula); colloquial contraction form

玄関

genkan — Entryway; front door area; entrance of a home

階段

kaidan — Stairs; staircase; steps in a building

置き

oki — Placing; putting down; setting something somewhere

中

naka — Inside; within; middle; interior of something

入っ

haitte — Entering; going inside; te-form of hairu

外

soto — Outside; exterior; outdoors

あります

arimasu — There is; to exist; polite form of aru (inanimate)

出

de (from deru) — Going out; coming out; stem of deru

見て

mite — Looking; seeing; te-form of miru (to look)

みる

miru — To try doing; to see; to look (auxiliary use)

いっぱい

ippai — Full; a lot; many; filled to capacity

自分

jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; one's own self

可愛い

kawaii — Cute; adorable; lovely; charming in appearance

笑顔

egao — Smiling face; smile; happy facial expression

座っ

suwatte — Sitting; seated; te-form of suwaru (to sit)

まさに

masani — Exactly; precisely; indeed; just as expected

一番

ichiban — The most; number one; best; first in rank

ほしかっ

hoshikatte — Wanted; had desired something (past te-form of hoshii)

葉っぱ

happa — Leaf; leaves of a plant or tree

巣

su — Nest; den; habitat of a bird or animal

飛び出し

tobidashi — Flying out; darting out; bursting forth suddenly

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; all the time; habitually

だって

datte — Because; even; but; colloquial explanatory expression

毎日

mainichi — Every day; daily; each and every day

会える

aeru — Can meet; able to see someone; potential form of au