McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 66

Vocabulary

挿絵

sashie — Illustration or picture inserted within a text.

馬

uma — Horse; a large domesticated mammal.

を

wo — Particle marking the direct object of a verb.

引く

hiku — To pull, draw, or lead something toward oneself.

少女

shoujo — Young girl; a female child or adolescent.

ああ

aa — Ah; exclamation expressing realization, emotion, or longing.

と

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

は

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

呼びかける

yobikakeru — To call out to someone; to address or hail.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful; visually or aesthetically pleasing and lovely.

生き物

ikimono — Living creature; any animate being or organism.

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of a body.

向け

muke — To turn or direct toward something or someone.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

優しい

yasashii — Gentle, kind, tender; having a warm soft nature.

声

koe — Voice; the sound produced when speaking or calling.

よく

yoku — Well; often; frequently or thoroughly.

知っ

shit- — Stem of 'shiru'; to know or be aware of.

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking verbs or clauses together.

い

i — Stem of 'iru'; to exist or be (animate).

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle used in Japanese.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means/reason.

友人

yuujin — Friend; a person one has a close relationship with.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or recipient.

会え

ae — Potential/conditional stem of 'au'; to be able to meet.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy, delight; a feeling of great happiness or pleasure.

まっすぐ

massugu — Straight ahead; directly without turning or curving.

柵

saku — Fence; a barrier made of posts or rails.

ところ

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

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place.

やっ

yat- — Colloquial stem of 'yatte kuru'; to come along.

来

ki — Stem of 'kuru'; to come; arrive at a place.

肩

kata — Shoulder; the joint connecting the arm to the body.

こすりつけ

kosurituke — To rub against; to press and scrape onto something.

門

mon — Gate; an entrance or large door to a property.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; also indicates contrast or emphasis.

開く

hiraku — To open; to become open or unfold.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; very soon or nearby.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; inadvertently; just recently or nearby.

納屋

naya — Barn or shed; a building for storing farm goods.

向かっ

mukat- — Stem of 'mukau'; to head toward or face a direction.

男たち

otoko-tachi — Men; a group of male persons.

乱暴

ranbou — Rough, violent; treating something or someone harshly.

扱っ

atsukut- — Stem of 'atsukau'; to handle or treat someone/something.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned.

覚え

oboe — Memory, recollection; to remember or learn something.

しかし

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

いつも

itsumo — Always; at all times; habitually or usually.

餌

esa — Feed, bait; food given to animals or fish.

与え

atae — Stem of 'ataeru'; to give or provide to someone.

くれ

kure — Stem of 'kureru'; to give (to the speaker's benefit).

たり

tari — Particle listing representative actions among others.

撫で

nade — To stroke or pet gently with the hand.

する

suru — To do; general verb meaning to perform an action.

手

te — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

愛し

itoshi — To love dearly; feeling deep affection for someone.

愛

ai — Love; deep affection or devotion toward someone.

親切

shinsetsu — Kindness; being considerate and helpful toward others.

喜ん

yorokon- — Stem of 'yorokobu'; to rejoice or be glad.

尽くす

tsukusu — To devote oneself fully; to do one's utmost.

応え

kotae — Response; to respond or react to something given.

第

dai — Prefix indicating ordinal numbers (e.g., first, second).

課

ka — Lesson or chapter; a unit in a textbook.

かわいそう

kawaisou — Poor, pitiful; feeling sorry for someone's misfortune.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

村

mura — Village; a small rural community or settlement.

学校

gakkou — School; an institution for education and learning.

休み時間

yasumijikan — Break time; recess period during school or work.

だっ

dat- — Past form stem of 'da'; was, indicating past state.

鐘

kane — Bell; a metal instrument that rings when struck.

鳴り

nari — Stem of 'naru'; to ring, sound, or resonate.

子ども

kodomo — Child or children; young people of school age.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

笑い声

waraigoe — Laughter; the sound of people laughing aloud.

歓声

kansei — Cheer, shout of joy; an excited cry of delight.

あげ

age — Stem of 'ageru'; to raise, give, or let out.

ながら

nagara — While; doing two actions simultaneously at the same time.

明るい

akarui — Bright, cheerful; full of light or positive energy.

陽光

youkou — Sunlight; the light and warmth radiating from the sun.

中

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

駆け出し

kakedashi — To dash out; to start running or rush outside.

除い

nozoite — Except for; excluding one person or thing from a group.

全員

zen'in — Everyone; all members of a group without exception.

彼

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

最後

saigo — Last; the final one in a sequence or order.

とても

totemo — Very, extremely; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; at an unhurried or leisurely pace.

出

de — Stem of 'deru'; to exit or come out.

き

ki — Stem of 'kuru'; came, arrived (classical form).

笑わ

warawa — Negative stem of 'warau'; to laugh or smile.

なかっ

nacat- — Past negative stem; was not, did not.

悩み

nayami — Worry, trouble; a problem or concern weighing on someone.

抱え

kakae — To hold or carry; to bear a burden or problem.

明るく

akaruku — Adverbial form of 'akarui'; brightly or cheerfully.

黄金色

ougoniro — Golden color; a rich warm yellow like gold.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle adding to a list.

喜ば

yorokoba — Causative/conditional stem of 'yorokobu'; to make happy.

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary; to make or let someone do something.

校庭

koutei — Schoolyard; the outdoor grounds of a school campus.

横切り

yokogiri — To cross or cut across a space or area.

古い

furui — Old; having existed for a long time; aged.

カエデ

kaede — Maple tree; a deciduous tree with distinctive lobed leaves.

木

ki — Tree or wood; a large woody plant.

後ろ

ushiro — Behind, back; the area at the rear of something.

ある

aru — To exist, be located (for inanimate things).

石

ishi — Stone, rock; a solid mineral fragment found in nature.

上

ue — Above, on top; the upper surface or higher position.

座っ

suwat- — Stem of 'suwaru'; to sit down in a place.

一番

ichiban — Number one; the most; the best or highest ranked.

高い

takai — High, tall; elevated or expensive in degree.

枝

eda — Branch; a limb extending from a tree trunk.

小鳥

kotori — Small bird; a little bird, often associated with singing.

せよう

seyou — Volitional causative; let's make or let something happen.

か

ka — Question particle placed at the end of a sentence.

よう

you — Volitional auxiliary suggesting intention or resemblance.

歌っ

utat- — Stem of 'utau'; to sing a song.

気づか

kizuka — Negative stem of 'kizuku'; to notice or become aware.

自分

jibun — Oneself; referring reflexively to the speaker or subject.

ぼろぼろ

boroboro — Tattered, worn-out; ragged and falling apart from use.

服

fuku — Clothes, clothing; garments worn on the body.

言わ

iwa — Negative stem of 'iu'; to say or tell something.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary suffix indicating something done to subject.

意地悪

ijiwaru — Mean, spiteful; deliberately unkind or bullying in behavior.

言葉

kotoba — Word, language; an expression or spoken utterance.

考え

kangae — Thought, idea; the act of thinking about something.

涙

namida — Tear; a drop of liquid from the eye when crying.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight in a person or animal.

から

kara — From; indicating starting point in place, time, or reason.

こぼれ

koboreru — To spill over; to overflow or fall from a container.

頬

hoho — Cheek; the fleshy area on the side of the face.

伝っ

tsutawat- — Stem of 'tsutau'; to run along or flow down a surface.

流れ落ち

nagareochi — To flow down; to stream downward along a surface.

下

shita — Below, under, down; a lower position or place.

一人

hitori — Alone, one person; by oneself without others present.

座る

suwaru — To sit; to take a seated position somewhere.

少年

shounen — Boy; a young male child or adolescent.