McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 73

Vocabulary

そこで

sokode — So, therefore; used to introduce a result or action.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

おばさん

obasan — Aunt; or a middle-aged woman.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.

そば

soba — Near, beside, close to someone or something.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or target.

ぴったり

pittari — Exactly fitting; snugly close together.

と

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

寄り添い

yorisoi — Snuggling up to; staying close beside someone.

前日

zenjitsu — The previous day; the day before.

楽しかった

tanoshikatta — Was fun; past tense of enjoyable or pleasant.

時間

jikan — Time; a period or duration of time.

こと

koto — Thing; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

話した

hanashita — Spoke; past tense of to talk or tell.

リス

risu — Squirrel; a small tree-climbing rodent.

ヒキガエル

hikigaeru — Toad; a large warty amphibian.

かご

kago — Basket; a woven container for carrying things.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

丘

oka — Hill; a small raised area of land.

下

shita — Below, under, or down from something.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to.

ころころ

korokoro — Rolling along; onomatopoeia for light rolling motion.

転がって

korogatte — Rolling; te-form of to roll or tumble.

いった

itta — Went; past tense of to go.

そして

soshite — And then; connecting two sequential events or ideas.

ベル

beru — Bell; a ringing signaling device.

鳴り

nari — Ringing; the sound of a bell or alarm.

探す

sagasu — To search for; to look for something.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to do something.

立ち止まる

tachitomaru — To stop in one's tracks; to halt walking.

できなかった

dekinakatta — Was not able to; past negative of can do.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

まったく

mattaku — Completely, entirely, absolutely; expressing strong agreement.

正しい

tadashii — Correct, right, proper, accurate.

した

shita — Did; past tense of to do.

わ

wa — Feminine sentence-ending particle expressing assertion.

言った

itta — Said; past tense of to say or speak.

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional hypothesis.

立ち止まって

tachitomatte — Having stopped; te-form of to halt movement.

いたら

itara — If had been; conditional past of to be/stay.

お母さん

okaasan — Mother; a polite term for one's mother.

丸一日

maru ichinichi — A full entire day; all day long.

待た

mata — Waited; stem form of to wait.

なければ

nakereba — Must; conditional form expressing obligation.

ならなかった

naranakatta — Did not have to; past negative of must.

か

ka — Question particle placed at sentence end.

会わず

awazu — Without meeting; negative conjunctive of to meet.

帰ら

kaera — Return home; stem of to go back.

でしょう

deshō — Probably; expressing supposition or polite conjecture.

手紙

tegami — Letter; a written message sent to someone.

書く

kaku — To write; to compose text or letters.

時

toki — Time, moment; when something happens.

いかに

ikani — How; to what extent; in what manner.

従順

jūjun — Obedient, submissive, compliant, docile.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or state.

あった

atta — Was; past tense of to be or exist.

伝え

tsutae — Convey, tell, communicate to someone.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending in present or future tense.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing information.

それ

sore — That; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects.

私

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

言える

ieru — Can say; potential form of to say.

どんな

donna — What kind of; what sort of thing.

より

yori — More than; a comparative particle.

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive or emphatic particle.

喜ば

yorokoba — Rejoice; stem of to please or make happy.

せる

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

第

dai — Ordinal prefix; used before numbers for ranking.

七十

shichijū — Seventy; the number 70.

課

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

明るさ

akarusa — Brightness; cheerfulness; luminosity or liveliness.

小さな

chiisana — Small, little, tiny; attributive adjective form.

少女

shōjo — Young girl; a female child or maiden.

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).

彼女

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

誰

dare — Who; interrogative pronoun asking a person's identity.

知って

shitte — Knowing; te-form of to know or be aware.

いつも

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

歓迎

kangei — Welcome; warm reception of a guest or visitor.

される

sareru — To be done; passive form of to do.

どこ

doko — Where; interrogative for location or place.

行って

itte — Going; te-form of to go somewhere.

その

sono — That (near listener); demonstrative adjective.

顔

kao — Face; the front of a person's head.

五月

gogatsu — May; the fifth month of the year.

よう

yō — Like, similar to; expressing resemblance or manner.

声

koe — Voice; the sound produced by a person speaking.

小鳥

kotori — Small bird; a little or songbird.

だ

da — Casual copula meaning is, are, am.

すべて

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

音楽

ongaku — Music; the art of sound and melody.

中

naka — Inside, among, within; in the middle of.

最も

mottomo — Most; superlative adverb indicating the highest degree.

甘やかな

amayaka na — Sweet, gentle, tender; softly pleasing in nature.

もの

mono — Thing; an object, matter, or abstract concept.

軽やかな

karoyaka na — Light, nimble, airy; gracefully light in movement.

言葉

kotoba — Words, language, speech; verbal expression.

ある

aru — To exist, to have; existential verb for inanimate things.

訪れる

otozureru — To visit; to come to a place or person.

場所

basho — Place, location, spot; a specific area or site.

明るく

akaruku — Brightly, cheerfully; adverb form of bright.

なる

naru — To become; to change into a state.

まるで

marude — Just like, as if; used to express strong resemblance.

太陽

taiyō — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system.

求め

motome — Seek, desire, request; stem of to seek.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

大切

taisetsu — Important, precious, valued; treated with great care.

され

sare — Passive verb stem; being done or treated.

みんな

minna — Everyone, all of us; referring to a whole group.

愛さ

aisa — Loved; stem of passive form of to love.

れて

rete — Passive te-form; being done to someone.

老いた

oita — Aged, old; past tense of to grow old.

人

hito — Person, people; a human being.

子ども

kodomo — Child, children; a young person.

高き

takaki — High, lofty; archaic attributive form of tall or great.

者

mono — Person, one who; referring to a person of status.

低き

hikuki — Low, humble; archaic attributive form of low.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things.

誰か

dareka — Someone, somebody; an unspecified person.

きっと

kitto — Surely, certainly, definitely; expressing strong confidence.

会った

atta — Met; past tense of to meet someone.

はず

hazu — Should be, expected to; expressing reasonable expectation.

確かに

tashika ni — Certainly, surely; used to affirm something confidently.

想像

sōzō — Imagination, conjecture; forming a mental image.

できる

dekiru — Can do, be able to; expressing ability or possibility.

なんと

nanto — How! What!; exclamatory expression of surprise.

紹介

shōkai — Introduction; presenting one person or thing to another.

し

shi — Do; conjunctive or stem form of to do.

なら

nara — If, in that case; conditional or topical particle.

ない

nai — Not, no; negative auxiliary or adjective.

名前

namae — Name; what someone or something is called.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is, are, am.

七十一

shichijūichi — Seventy-one; the number 71.

子守唄

komoriuta — Lullaby; a soothing song sung to put children to sleep.