McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 68

Vocabulary

それ

sore — That thing; referring to something near the listener.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

全部

zenbu — All, everything, the whole amount.

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

家

ie — House, home, residence.

に

ni — Directional or locative particle indicating location or destination.

持っ

mot(te) — To hold, carry, bring (stem form of 持つ).

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or parallel actions.

き

ki — Come (stem of くる, used in compound verb forms).

なさい

nasai — Polite imperative suffix; please do, you must do.

そう

sō — So, that way; expressing agreement or resemblance.

すれ

sure — Conditional stem of する (to do); if one does.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

並べる

naraberu — To line up, arrange, place things in order.

手伝っ

tetsudatt(e) — Help, assist (stem/te-form of 手伝う).

あげ

age — Give (to someone else); auxiliary expressing doing a favor.

ましょ

mashō — Volitional polite suffix; let's do, shall we.

う

u — Volitional ending particle; let's, shall.

そこ

soko — There, that place; location near the listener.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.

来る日も来る日も

kuru hi mo kuru hi mo — Day after day, every single day without rest.

森

mori — Forest, woods, grove of trees.

中

naka — Inside, within, the middle of something.

一番

ichiban — The most, number one, the best or finest.

きれい

kirei — Beautiful, pretty, clean, neat in appearance.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives modifying nouns.

花

hana — Flower, blossom, floral bloom.

や

ya — And (among other things); listing particle for examples.

繊細

sensai — Delicate, fine, subtle, sensitive in quality.

シダ

shida — Fern; a type of leafy forest plant.

コケ

koke — Moss; small green plants growing on surfaces.

探し

sagashi — Search, seek, look for something (stem of 探す).

回り

mawari — Go around, wander about searching (stem of 回る).

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary (stem of ました).

た

ta — Past tense ending particle indicating completed action.

先生

sensei — Teacher, instructor, mentor, respected professional.

もらっ

moratt(e) — Receive (te-form of もらう); have someone do for you.

後

ato / nochi — After, later, following a certain point in time.

彼

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

それら

sorera — Those things; plural pronoun for previously mentioned items.

近く

chikaku — Nearby, close to, in the vicinity of.

町

machi — Town, city district, neighborhood area.

行っ

itt(e) — Go (te-form of 行く); proceeded to a place.

売り

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

すぐ

sugu — Soon, immediately, right away, without delay.

新しい

atarashii — New, fresh, recent, brand new.

服

fuku — Clothes, clothing, garment, outfit.

買える

kaeru — Can buy, be able to purchase something.

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely, no more than.

お金

okane — Money, cash, funds.

稼ぎ

kasegi — Earnings, income; act of earning money (stem of 稼ぐ).

今

ima — Now, at this moment, currently.

日

hi / nichi — Day, sun, daylight.

光

hikari — Light, radiance, glow, brightness.

鳥

tori — Bird, fowl.

さえずり

saezuri — Chirping, singing of birds, bird song.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

喜ば

yorokoba — Make happy, delight (causative stem of 喜ぶ).

せ

se — Causative suffix making someone experience or feel something.

い

i — Exist, be (stem of いる for animate beings).

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future tense.

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning number, chapter, lesson.

課

ka — Lesson, chapter, unit in a textbook or curriculum.

夕食

yūshoku — Dinner, evening meal, supper.

谷

tani — Valley, ravine, dale between hills or mountains.

遥か

haruka — Far away, distant, a long way off.

下方

kahō — Below, lower direction, downward area.

小麦

komugi — Wheat; grain used to make flour and bread.

深々と

fukabuka to — Deeply, lushly, growing thick and full.

育ち

sodachi — Growth, upbringing; growing (stem of 育つ).

刈り取る

karitoru — To reap, harvest, cut and gather crops.

人

hito — Person, people, human being.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

揺らし

yurashi — Swaying, shaking (stem of 揺らす, to sway).

いる

iru — To be, exist (for animate beings); progressive auxiliary.

そして

soshite — And then, and also, furthermore connecting sentences.

明るく

akaruku — Brightly, cheerfully (adverbial form of 明るい).

高らか

takaraka — Loudly, resonantly, in a loud clear voice.

声

koe — Voice, sound produced by speaking or singing.

響かせ

hibikase — Make resound, cause to echo or ring out.

ながら

nagara — While doing, simultaneously performing two actions.

彼ら

karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun.

歌う

utau — To sing, to perform a song vocally.

聞こえ

kikoye — Can be heard, audible (stem of 聞こえる).

くる

kuru — To come; also auxiliary indicating action approaching speaker.

これ

kore — This thing; referring to something near the speaker.

今まで

ima made — Until now, up to this point, so far.

育っ

sodatt(e) — Grew up, was raised (te-form of 育つ).

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful, splendid, magnificent, outstanding.

だ

da — Copula meaning is, are; plain form of です.

ため

tame — For the sake of, in order to, because of.

もの

mono — Thing, object, matter; also adds nuance to statements.

川

kawa — River, stream, waterway.

古い

furui — Old, aged, ancient, not new.

水車小屋

suishagoya — Watermill, a mill powered by a water wheel.

あり

ari — Exist, there is (classical/stem form of ある).

粉屋

konaya — Miller, flour seller; one who grinds grain.

埃まみれ

hokori mamire — Covered in dust, completely dusty all over.

手

te — Hand, arm, handwork.

こすり

kosuri — Rubbing, scrubbing (stem of こする, to rub).

合わせ

awase — Together, combining, joining (stem of 合わせる).

石臼

ishiusu — Stone mill, millstone used for grinding grain.

挽き

hiki — Grinding, milling (stem of 挽く, to grind).

続ける

tsuzukeru — To continue, keep doing, carry on an action.

眺め

nagame — View, scene; gazing at (stem of 眺める).

歌

uta — Song, poem, verse sung or recited.

言葉

kotoba — Words, language, expression, speech.

こう

kō — Like this, in this way, thus.

小麦粉

komugiko — Wheat flour used for baking bread and cooking.

階下

kaika — Downstairs, the floor below, lower level.

台所

daidokoro — Kitchen, cooking area in a home.

火

hi — Fire, flame, burning light.

輝き

kagayaki — Sparkle, brilliance, gleaming light (stem of 輝く).

料理人

ryōrinin — Cook, chef, person who prepares food.

柔らかく

yawarakaku — Softly, gently (adverbial form of 柔らかい).

白い

shiroi — White, pale in color.

パン生地

pan kiji — Bread dough, uncooked mixture for making bread.

こね

kone — Kneading (stem of こねる, to knead dough).

陽気

yōki — Cheerful, merry, lively in mood or manner.

忙しく

isogashiku — Busily (adverbial form of 忙しい, busy).

働き

hataraki — Work, labor (stem of 働く, to work).

今日

kyō — Today, this day.

彼女

kanojo — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun.

歌っ

utatt(e) — Sang, singing (te-form of 歌う).

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or additive particle.

遠く

tōku — Far away, distantly (adverbial form of 遠い).

挿絵

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

テーブル

tēburu — Table, desk used for eating or working.

座っ

suwatt(e) — Sitting, seated (te-form of 座る, to sit).

小さな

chiisana — Small, little, tiny in size.

女

onna — Woman, female, girl.

子

ko — Child, young one, kid.

給仕

kyūji — Waiter, server; act of serving food at table.

する

suru — To do, to perform, to carry out an action.

母親

hahaoya — Mother, one's own mother, female parent.