McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 69

Vocabulary

ついに

tsui ni — Finally, at last, after a long time.

お母さん

okaasan — Mother; polite or familiar term for mother.

子供部屋

kodomo beya — Children's room; a bedroom for kids.

やってきました

yatte kimashita — Came along; arrived; showed up.

そんなに

sonna ni — That much; to that extent; so very.

急いで

isoide — Hurriedly; in a rush; quickly.

何を持っている

nani o motte iru — What are you holding or carrying?

でしょう

deshō — Probably; I wonder; seeking confirmation politely.

何か

nanika — Something; anything; some kind of thing.

黄色

kiiro — Yellow; the color yellow.

白

shiro — White; the color white.

いっぱい

ippai — Full; a lot; plenty of something.

一皿

hito sara — One plate; a single serving dish.

そして

soshite — And then; moreover; connecting two ideas.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also means girlfriend in Japanese.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; highly.

明るい

akarui — Bright; cheerful; light; radiant.

笑顔

egao — Smiling face; smile; cheerful expression.

歌います

utaimasu — Sings; to sing a song (polite form).

これ

kore — This; this thing here; referring to something close.

私

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

今まで

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

最高

saikō — The best; greatest; highest; superb.

バタートースト

batā tōsuto — Buttered toast; bread toasted and spread with butter.

夕ごはん

yūgohan — Evening meal; dinner; supper.

吹雪

fubuki — Blizzard; snowstorm with strong blowing winds.

昨夜

sakuya — Last night; the previous evening.

冷たい

tsumetai — Cold (to touch); chilly; emotionally cold.

北風

kitakaze — North wind; cold wind blowing from the north.

大きな

ōkina — Large; big; great in size.

雪雲

yukigumo — Snow cloud; clouds that bring snowfall.

空

sora — Sky; the heavens; air above.

一面

ichimen — The whole surface; entirely; all over.

吹き寄せ

fukiyose — Blown together; drifted by the wind.

星

hoshi — Star; a celestial body visible at night.

青空

aozora — Blue sky; clear open sky without clouds.

かけら

kakera — Fragment; piece; small bit of something.

見えません

miemasen — Cannot be seen; not visible (polite negative).

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon; eventually; in due course.

小さな

chīsana — Small; little; tiny in size.

雪片

yukihira / yuki no kakera — Snowflake; a single piece of falling snow.

白い

shiroi — White; being the color white.

鳥

tori — Bird; a winged animal.

群れ

mure — Flock; herd; swarm; group of creatures.

ふわり

fuwari — Lightly; softly; floating gently through the air.

舞い降り

maikudari / maiori — Flutter down; descend gracefully; drift downward.

どんどん

dondondo — Rapidly; increasingly; more and more; steadily progressing.

激しく

hageshiku — Intensely; violently; fiercely; with great force.

降り注ぎ

furisosogu — Pour down; fall heavily (rain or snow).

空気

kūki — Air; atmosphere; the air around us.

埋め尽くし

uzume tsukushi — Fill up completely; cover entirely; pack full.

音を立て

oto o tate — Making a sound; producing noise while doing something.

一晩中

hitobanjū — All night long; throughout the entire night.

せっせと

sesse to — Diligently; industriously; working hard without stopping.

働き

hataraki — Work; labor; effort; function or activity.

地面

jimen — Ground; surface of the earth; the floor outside.

全体

zentai — Whole; entirety; the complete thing or area.

柔らかい

yawarakai — Soft; gentle; tender; not hard or stiff.

じゅうたん

jūtan — Carpet; rug; a soft floor covering.

覆い

ōi — Cover; covering; something that covers over another.

背の高い

se no takai — Tall; having a high stature or height.

緑

midori — Green; the color green; also means greenery.

モミの木

momi no ki — Fir tree; an evergreen coniferous tree.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing.

茂み

shigemi — Thicket; bush; dense cluster of shrubs or plants.

温かい

atatakai — Warm; cozy; not cold; comfortably heated.

帽子

bōshi — Hat; cap; a head covering.

着せ

kise — Dress someone; put clothes on another person.

眠らせ

nemurase — Put to sleep; cause someone or something to sleep.

小道

komichi — Path; narrow lane; small trail or footpath.

隠し

kakushi — Hide; conceal; keep something out of sight.

男の子

otoko no ko — Boy; a male child.

新しい

atarashii — New; fresh; recent; not old.

道

michi — Road; path; way; route.

掘り出す

horidasu — Dig out; unearth; discover by digging.

楽しみ

tanoshimi — Enjoyment; pleasure; something to look forward to.

味わえる

ajiwaeru — Can taste; be able to savor or experience.

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new; from the past.

柵

saku — Fence; railing; barrier made of posts or bars.

兵士

heishi — Soldier; military person; a member of armed forces.

列

retsu — Row; line; column of people or things.

隊長

taichō — Commander; captain; leader of a group or unit.

仕立て

shitate — Tailor; make into; fashion or transform into something.

納屋

naya — Barn; shed; storage building for farm equipment.

逆さまに

sakasama ni — Upside down; inverted; in reversed orientation.

置き忘れ

okiwasure — Left behind; forgotten somewhere; misplaced and abandoned.

トウモロコシ

tōmorokoshi — Corn; maize; a yellow cereal grain plant.

かご

kago — Basket; woven container for carrying or storing things.

丸い

marui — Round; circular; spherical in shape.

屋根

yane — Roof; the top covering of a building.

かわいらしい

kawairashii — Cute; charming; adorable; sweetly attractive.

作り上げ

tsukuriage — Build up; complete; finish constructing or creating something.