McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 67

Vocabulary

背景

haikei — Background, setting, or backdrop of a scene.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or context.

他

hoka — Other, another, or different thing or person.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

子供

kodomo — Child or children, young person.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living things.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese sentences.

遊ん

ason — Playing; stem form of 遊ぶ (asobu).

いる

iru — To exist or be (for animate things).

かわいそう

kawaisō — Pitiful, poor, deserving of sympathy or compassion.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, target, or indirect object.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the sentence subject.

父親

chichioya — Father, one's male parent.

なく

naku — Without; negative conjunctive form of ない.

彼

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

母親

hahaoya — Mother, one's female parent.

を

o — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

学校

gakkō — School, educational institution for students.

通わ

kayowa — Attending regularly; stem of 通う (kayou).

せる

seru — Causative suffix meaning to make or let someone do.

ため

tame — For the sake of, in order to, for a purpose.

懸命

kenmei — Earnestly, with all one's effort and energy.

働か

hataraka — Working; stem form of 働く (hataraku).

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative stem, must or have to.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

なり

nari — Becoming; part of なりません (must become/do).

ませ

mase — Polite verb ending component in formal speech.

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-ending particle.

でし

deshi — Past polite copula stem; part of でした.

た

ta — Past tense verb ending suffix.

その

sono — That; demonstrative determiner for nearby things.

夜

yoru — Night, evening, nighttime.

野原

nohara — Field, open plain, grassy meadow.

横切り

yokogiri — Crossing across, cutting through a space.

森

mori — Forest, woods, a dense wooded area.

抜ける

nukeru — To pass through, exit, or come out of.

道

michi — Road, path, or way to a destination.

通っ

tōt — Passing through; te-form stem of 通る (tōru).

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

家

ie — House, home, one's residence.

帰り

kaeri — Returning home; noun or stem of 帰る (kaeru).

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb component.

まだ

mada — Still, yet, not yet, continuing state.

悲しい

kanashii — Sad, sorrowful, feeling grief or sorrow.

気持ち

kimochi — Feeling, mood, or emotional state of mind.

心配

shinpai — Worry, anxiety, concern about something.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix or casual sentence-ending particle.

せ

se — Causative verb stem component.

たく

taku — Wanting to; desire form suffix of たい.

なかっ

nakat — Negative past stem; part of なかった (was not).

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while, for some time, briefly.

木々

kigi — Trees (plural), multiple trees collectively.

間

aida — Between, among, the space or interval between.

ぶらつい

buratsui — Wandering, strolling aimlessly; stem of ぶらつく.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally, inadvertently, ending up doing something.

木

ki — Tree, wood, wooden object or material.

下

shita — Below, under, beneath something.

緑

midori — Green color; also refers to greenery or vegetation.

苔

koke — Moss, a small green plant on surfaces.

上

ue — Above, on top of, upper position.

身

mi — Body, oneself, one's person or being.

投げ

nage — Throwing; stem of 投げる (nageru), to throw.

挿絵

sashie — Illustration, picture inserted in a book or text.

女性

josei — Woman, female person, adult female.

少年

shōnen — Boy, young male, youth.

話しかけ

hanashikake — Speaking to someone, initiating a conversation.

ちょうど

chōdo — Exactly, just, precisely at that moment.

時

toki — Time, moment, occasion or point in time.

先生

sensei — Teacher, instructor, or respected professional.

通りかかり

tōrikakari — Happening to pass by a place.

誰

dare — Who, which person, someone (interrogative pronoun).

か

ka — Question particle or indefinite marker in Japanese.

見

mi — Seeing; stem of 見る (miru), to look.

立ち止まり

tachitomari — Stopping in one's tracks, coming to a halt.

優しく

yasashiku — Kindly, gently, in a gentle or kind manner.

どう

dō — How, in what way, what is the matter.

し

shi — Doing; conjunctive or listing form of する.

と

to — Quotation particle or 'and' conjunction in Japanese.

言い

ii — Saying; stem of 言う (iu), to say or speak.

何

nani — What, something; interrogative pronoun in Japanese.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle in Japanese.

また

mata — Again, also, once more, additionally.

涙

namida — Tears, teardrops shed from crying.

あふれ

afure — Overflowing, welling up; stem of あふれる.

始め

hajime — Beginning, starting; stem of 始める (hajimeru).

話し

hanashi — Talking, a story; stem of 話す (hanasu).

くれ

kure — Give (to me); imperative of くれる (kureru).

ない

nai — Negative ending meaning not, does not exist.

もしかしたら

moshikashitara — Perhaps, maybe, possibly, there is a chance.

力

chikara — Power, strength, ability, force, or energy.

なれる

nareru — To be able to become, can become something.

かも

kamo — Perhaps, might be; uncertainty or possibility marker.

しれ

shire — May, might; stem of しれない (may not know).

わ

wa — Feminine sentence-ending particle expressing assertion.

それ

sore — That (near listener); demonstrative pronoun.

から

kara — From, because, after; Japanese conjunction or particle.

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own self or situation.

悩み

nayami — Worry, trouble, anguish, personal problem.

すべて

subete — All, everything, entirely, the whole of something.

終わる

owaru — To end, finish, come to a conclusion.

明るく

akaruku — Brightly, cheerfully, in a lively manner.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

助け

tasuke — Help, aid, assistance given to someone.

なる

naru — To become, to turn into, to result in.

思う

omou — To think, believe, feel, or suppose something.

計画

keikaku — Plan, scheme, project, organized arrangement.

ある

aru — To exist, to have (for inanimate objects).

ああ

ā — Oh, ah; exclamation expressing emotion or realization.

どんな

donna — What kind of, what sort of, any type.

希望

kibō — Hope, wish, desire for a positive future.

表情

hyōjō — Facial expression, look on one's face.

体

karada — Body, physical form or health of a person.

起こし

okoshi — Raising up; stem of 起こす (okosu), to raise.

一粒

hitotsubu — One drop or one small grain of something.

青い

aoi — Blue, pale, or green in color; vivid hue.

スミレ

sumire — Violet, a small purple flowering plant.

落ち

ochi — Falling, dropping; stem of 落ちる (ochiru).

そう

sō — That's right, so, yes, that way or manner.

ねえ

nē — Hey, right?; seeking agreement or gentle address.

小さな

chiisana — Small, little, tiny; attributive form of small.

お花

ohana — Flower; polite or affectionate form of 花 (hana).

売り

uri — Selling; stem of 売る (uru), to sell.

お金

okane — Money, currency, funds.

稼げる

kasegeru — Can earn, able to make money through work.

楽し

tanoshi — Fun, enjoyable, pleasant; stem of 楽しい.

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'are' in plain form.

でも

demo — But, however, even so; conjunction of contrast.

花

hana — Flower, blossom, floral plant or bloom.

どこ

doko — Where, what place; interrogative of location.

手

te — Hand, arm; part of the body or handwork.

入れる

ireru — To put in, insert, place something inside.

この

kono — This; demonstrative determiner for nearby things.

中

naka — Inside, within, the middle of something.

や

ya — And (listing), or; particle listing items informally.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing information.

ここ

koko — Here, this place, this spot nearby.

素敵

suteki — Wonderful, lovely, splendid, charming, attractive.

小川

ogawa — Stream, small river, brook or rivulet.

そば

soba — Near, beside, close by a person or thing.

白い

shiroi — White in color, pale, bright white.

あっ

a — Oh! Ah! Exclamation of sudden realization or surprise.

岩

iwa — Rock, large stone, boulder found in nature.

シダ

shida — Fern, a leafy green plant found in forests.