McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 49

Vocabulary

狡猾

kōkatsu — Cunning, sly, crafty in a deceitful way

な

na — Sentence-ending particle or adjective connector

老狐

oigitsune — Old fox, often symbolizing cunning wisdom

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

群れ

mure — A flock, herd, or group of animals

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

真っ只中

massatadanaka — Right in the middle, smack in the center

に

ni — Directional or locational particle, to/at/in

漂い込み

tadayoikomi — Drifting into, floating into a place

左右

sayū — Left and right, both sides

素早く

subayaku — Quickly, swiftly, with fast movement

噛みついて

kamitsuite — Biting into, snapping at with teeth

立派

rippa — Fine, splendid, impressive, admirable in quality

若い

wakai — Young, youthful in age

アヒル

ahiru — Duck, domestic duck

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese sentences

二羽

niwa — Two birds, counter for birds

捕まえ

tsukamaee — Catching, grabbing, seizing something or someone

それら

sorera — Those things, referring to previously mentioned items

連れて

tsurete — Taking along, bringing someone or something

流れ

nagare — Flow, current, stream of water or movement

去っ

satte — Going away, departing, leaving a place

た

ta — Past tense verb ending in Japanese

残り

nokori — Remainder, the rest, what is left over

恐怖

kyōfu — Fear, terror, dread, extreme fright

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, cause

飛び去り

tobisari — Flying away, fleeing by flying off quickly

長い

nagai — Long in length or duration of time

間

aida / ma — Period of time, space between, interval

戻っ

modotte — Returning, going back to a place

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

来

ki — Coming, arriving at a place

なかっ

nakatte — Did not, negative past auxiliary form

狐

kitsune — Fox, often depicted as cunning in folklore

その

sono — That, referring to a previously mentioned noun

狡賢く

zurugashikoku — Cunningly, in a sly and clever manner

辛抱強い

shinbōzuyoi — Patient, persevering, enduring difficulties steadily

働き

hataraki — Work, effort, labor, activity performed

見合っ

miate — Matching, being proportionate or suitable to something

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful, magnificent, excellent, superb

夕食

yūshoku — Evening meal, dinner, supper

得た

eta — Obtained, gained, acquired something

違いない

chigainai — Must be, no doubt, certainly the case

第

dai — Ordinal prefix, used before numbers for ranking

課

ka — Lesson, chapter, section in a textbook

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing

行い

okonai — Conduct, behavior, deeds, actions performed

する

suru — To do, to perform an action

者

mono / sha — Person, one who does something, individual

だ

da — Copula, informal form of 'is/are/am'

蜘蛛

kumo — Spider, the arachnid insect

地味

jimi — Plain, modest, understated, subdued in appearance

茶色

chairo — Brown color

衣

koromo — Clothing, garment, robe worn on body

まとい

matoi — Wearing, draping oneself in garments

せっせ

sesse — Diligently, busily, industriously working away

と

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

糸

ito — Thread, string, yarn, filament

紡ぐ

tsumugu — To spin thread, to weave or spin fibers

ネズミ

nezumi — Mouse, rat, small rodent

よう

yō — Like, similar to, in the manner of

静か

shizuka — Quiet, calm, peaceful, silent

銀色

giniro — Silver color, silvery hue

家

ie / uchi — House, home, dwelling place

中

naka / jū — Inside, within, middle of something

動き回る

ugokimawaru — Moving around, bustling about, roaming actively

彼女

kanojo — She, her, girlfriend

見て

mite — Looking at, watching, observing something

も

mo — Also, even, too; inclusive particle

どう

dō — How, in what way, by what means

やっ

yatte — Doing, performing; colloquial form of doing

食事

shokuji — Meal, eating, having food

得る

eru — To obtain, to get, to acquire

か

ka — Question particle placed at sentence end

決して

kesshite — Never, by no means, not at all

想像

sōzō — Imagination, conjecture, picturing in the mind

でき

deki — Being able to, can do something

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary, does not exist, cannot

だろう

darō — Probably, I suppose, conjecture or presumption

一生

isshō — One's whole life, lifetime, entire life span

において

ni oite — In, at, regarding; formal location/context expression

悪しき

ashiki — Evil, wicked, bad, malicious (archaic adjective form)

考え

kangae — Thought, idea, thinking, notion

など

nado — Et cetera, and so on, such things as

一度

ichido — Once, one time, a single occasion

抱い

daite — Holding, embracing, harboring a feeling or thought

こと

koto — Thing, fact, nominalizer for verb phrases

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

見える

mieru — To appear, to seem, to be visible

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless, yet

慎重

shinchō — Careful, cautious, prudent, deliberate in action

足取り

ashidori — Footsteps, gait, way of walking

動き

ugoki — Movement, motion, activity, change

ながら

nagara — While doing, simultaneously performing two actions

絹

kinu — Silk, fine smooth fabric from silkworms

紡ぎ

tsumugu — Spinning thread or silk continuously

なお

nao — Still, furthermore, even more so, besides

殺し

koroshi — Killing, murder, act of taking life

行う

okonau — To carry out, to perform, to conduct

方法

hōhō — Method, way, means, procedure

ひたすら

hitasura — Earnestly, solely, single-mindedly, wholeheartedly

企て

kuwadare — Scheme, plan, plot, devised intention

続けて

tsuzukete — Continuing to do, keeping on, persisting

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate beings)

この

kono — This, referring to something nearby or just mentioned

素朴

soboku — Simple, naive, unpretentious, plain and honest

詩

shi — Poem, poetry, verse

目

me — Eye, vision, viewpoint

伏せ

fuse — Lowering eyes, facing down, hiding gaze

優しく

yasashiku — Kindly, gently, tenderly, softly

読む

yomu — To read text or written material

わが子

wagako — My child, one's own child, dear child

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle expressing assertion or address

古い

furui — Old, ancient, not new, aged

ことわざ

kotowaza — Proverb, saying, adage, traditional wisdom phrase

曰く

iwaku — It is said, according to, as stated by

そして

soshite — And then, and, furthermore, after that

真

shin / makoto — Truth, reality, genuine, true essence

価値

kachi — Value, worth, merit, significance

貧し

mazushi — Poor, impoverished, lacking material wealth

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into nouns

豊か

yutaka — Rich, abundant, prosperous, plentiful

され

sare — Passive form, being made or done to

という

to iu — Called, known as, meaning that, expressing a quote

覚え

oboe — Memory, recollection, remembering something learned

おき

oki — Keeping in mind, bearing in memory

なさい

nasai — Please do, gentle imperative command form

聖人

seijin — Saint, holy person, sage of great virtue

罪人

zainin — Sinner, criminal, guilty person, wrongdoer

決める

kimeru — To decide, to determine, to judge something

衣服

ifuku — Clothing, garments, attire, clothes worn daily