McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 70

Vocabulary

忙し

isogashi — Busy, having much to do

そうな

sō na — Appearing to be, seeming like

小さな

chīsana — Small, little, tiny

雪片

yukihira / yuki-hen — Snowflake, a single piece of snow

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or groups

仕事

shigoto — Work, job, occupation, task

終える

oeru — To finish, to complete, to end something

太陽

taiyō — The sun, solar body

昇っ

nobotte — Rising up (conjugated form of noboru)

彼ら

karera — They, them (third-person plural)

何

nani — What, which thing

彼

kare — He, him (third-person masculine pronoun)

目

me — Eye, eyes

もの

mono — Thing, object, matter

よほど

yohodo — Very much, considerably, to a great extent

気

ki — Spirit, feeling, mood, interest

違い

chigai — Difference, mistake; certainly must be

なぜなら

nazenara — Because, the reason being that

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, quite

明るく

akaruku — Brightly, cheerfully (adverbial form)

優しい

yasashii — Gentle, kind, tender, soft

笑み

emi — Smile, a gentle pleasant expression

浮かべ

ukabe — Floating, showing (expression on face)

ので

node — Because, since, therefore (causal conjunction)

白

shiro — White, the color white

一面

ichimen — Entire surface, all over, one side

世界

sekai — World, the entire world

星

hoshi — Star, stars in the sky

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate beings)

よう

yō — Like, as if, it seems that

きらめい

kiramei — Sparkling, glittering, twinkling (stem form)

から

kara — Because, from, since (reason/origin particle)

黒い

kuroi — Black, dark in color

雲

kumo — Cloud, clouds in the sky

大地

daichi — The earth, ground, vast land

こんな

konna — This kind of, such, like this

美しく

utsukushiku — Beautifully (adverbial form of utsukushii)

する

suru — To do, to make, to perform

妖精

yōsei — Fairy, elf, magical creature

隠す

kakusu — To hide, to conceal, to cover

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact (nominalizer)

できる

dekiru — To be able to, can, possible

なんて

nante — Such a thing as, how could (exclamatory)

誰

dare — Who, whoever, which person

あろう

arō — Would be, probably is (volitional of aru)

第

dai — Ordinal prefix: number, the Nth

課

ka — Lesson, chapter, section in a textbook

掘っ

hotte — Digging (te-form of horu, to dig)

根

ne — Root, roots of a plant

どすん

dosun — Thud, heavy bumping sound (onomatopoeia)

無礼

burei — Rude, impolite, discourteous behavior

ヒキガエル

hikigaeru — Toad, a large warty frog species

糸巻き

itomaki — Thread spool, bobbin for winding thread

積み上げ

tsumiage — Stacking up, piling up objects

滑らか

nameraka — Smooth, sleek, flowing without roughness

前

mae — Front, before, ahead

エプロン

epuron — Apron, protective front garment

押し入れ

oshiire — Closet, built-in Japanese storage space

タンポポ

tanpopo — Dandelion, a common yellow wildflower

ある

aru — To exist, to be, to have (inanimate)

日

hi — Day, sun, a particular day

野

no — Field, plain, wilderness, open land

花

hana — Flower, blossom, bloom

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely, nothing but

植え

ue — Planted (stem/te-form of ueru)

庭

niwa — Garden, yard surrounding a house

たら

tara — If, when, conditional verb form

どんな

donna — What kind of, what sort of

素敵

suteki — Wonderful, lovely, splendid, great

だろう

darō — Probably, I wonder, isn't it (speculation)

そこ

soko — There, that place nearby

彼女

kanojo — She, her; girlfriend

家

ie — House, home, household

中

naka — Inside, middle, among, within

走っ

hashitte — Running (te-form of hashiru)

おばさん

obasan — Aunt; middle-aged woman (respectful)

見つけ

mitsuke — Found, discovered (stem of mitsukeru)

小川

ogawa — Small stream, brook, little river

渡っ

watatte — Crossing over (te-form of wataru)

日陰

hikage — Shade, shadow area out of sunlight

丘

oka — Hill, small elevated landform

斜面

shamen — Slope, hillside, inclined surface

一番

ichiban — Most, best, number one, first

たくさん

takusan — Many, a lot, plenty, much

咲い

saite — Blooming, in bloom (te-form of saku)

場所

basho — Place, location, spot, venue

行く

iku — To go, to head toward somewhere

許可

kyoka — Permission, approval, authorization

もらおう

moraō — Let's receive, shall get (volitional of morau)

ええ

ē — Yes, yeah (informal affirmative response)

もちろん

mochiron — Of course, certainly, naturally

いい

ii — Good, fine, okay, acceptable

でも

demo — But, however, though, nevertheless

作る

tsukuru — To make, to create, to build

間

aida / ma — Between, while, during a period

根っこ

nekko — Root, roots of a plant (colloquial)

土

tsuchi — Soil, dirt, earth, ground

入れる

ireru — To put in, to insert, to place inside

つもり

tsumori — Intention, plan, expectation to do

あら

ara — Oh my, oh! (feminine exclamation of surprise)

笑っ

waratte — Laughing (te-form of warau)

籠

kago — Basket, cage, wicker container

方

kata / hō — Direction, way, person (polite), method

思う

omou — To think, to feel, to believe

二人

futari — Two people, a pair, both of them

屋根裏

yaneurari — Attic, loft space under the roof

など

nado — Etc., and so on, among other things

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there, various places, everywhere

探し

sagashi — Searching, looking for (stem of sagasu)

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless, yet

どれ

dore — Which one (of three or more options)

一杯

ippai — Full, filled up; one cup/glass

詰まっ

tsumatte — Stuffed, clogged, filled (te-form of tsumaru)

壊れ

koware — Broken, damaged (stem of kowareru)

使える

tsukaeru — Usable, able to be used, functional

一つ

hitotsu — One thing, one piece, a single item

見つから

mitsukara — Not found (negative stem of mitsukaru)

立派

rippa — Splendid, fine, admirable, impressive

大きな

ōkina — Big, large, great (prenominal adjective)

裁縫

saihō — Sewing, needlework, tailoring

袋

fukuro — Bag, sack, pouch, container

取り出し

toridashi — Taking out, removing from inside

それ

sore — That, it (referring to something nearby)

渡し

watashi — Handing over, passing to someone