Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 14

Vocabulary

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

から

kara — From; because; starting point or reason marker.

茨

ibara — Thorny shrub; briar or bramble plant.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

茂み

shigemi — Thicket; dense growth of bushes or shrubs.

中

naka — Inside; middle; among a space or group.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

のぞきこむ

nozokikomu — To peer into; look inside by leaning forward.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting clauses.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend in casual context.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting sentence subject.

年老いた

toshioita — Aged; old; having grown elderly over time.

ウサギ

usagi — Rabbit; a small long-eared fluffy animal.

さん

san — Honorific suffix used after names or titles.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying sentence subject.

壊れかけた

kowareaketa — Half-broken; on the verge of falling apart.

玄関

genkan — Entryway; front entrance of a Japanese home.

段

dan — Step; stair; a level or tier.

に

ni — At; in; to; location or direction particle.

腕

ude — Arm; the limb from shoulder to wrist.

組んで

kunde — Folding; crossing arms together in a pose.

ぐっすり

gussuri — Soundly; sleeping deeply without interruption.

眠っている

nemutte iru — Is sleeping; currently in a sleeping state.

見つけ

mitsuke — Found; discovered someone or something.

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb suffix.

た

ta — Past tense grammatical ending for verbs.

最初

saisho — At first; the very beginning or start.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; to a great degree.

憤慨

fungai — Indignation; strong anger at injustice or wrongdoing.

し

shi — Verb stem connector; and; listing multiple actions.

ああ

aa — Ah; oh; exclamation of realization or emotion.

本当

hontou — True; real; genuine; truly or really.

した

shita — Did; past tense form of the verb suru.

です

desu — Polite copula; is; am; are in Japanese.

ひどく

hidoku — Severely; terribly; to a harsh degree.

罰し

basshi — Punishing; inflicting punishment on someone.

なけれ

nakere — Must; negative conditional form requiring action.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

なら

nara — If; conditional assuming a given situation.

ない

nai — Not; negative verb ending or adjective form.

決意

ketsui — Determination; firm resolution to do something.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunction indicating contrast.

暖かい

atatakai — Warm; pleasantly heated in temperature or feeling.

日差し

hizashi — Sunlight; rays of sunshine streaming down.

で

de — At; by; with; instrumental or location particle.

夢

yume — Dream; vision experienced while sleeping or aspiring.

見

mi — Seeing; viewing; stem of the verb miru.

ながら

nagara — While; doing two things simultaneously.

そこ

soko — There; that place near the listener.

座っている

suwatte iru — Is sitting; currently in a seated position.

彼

kare — He; him; referring to a male person.

見て

mite — Looking at; watching; te-form of miru.

いる

iru — To be; exist; indicates ongoing action or state.

うち

uchi — While; during; within a period of time.

怒り

ikari — Anger; wrath; strong feeling of displeasure.

溶けて

tokete — Melting; dissolving; fading away gradually.

いき

iki — Going; progressive movement toward completion.

始め

hajime — Beginning; start; to start doing something.

実

jitsu — Truth; reality; actually; in fact.

ところ

tokoro — Place; situation; point in time or circumstance.

大自然

daishizen — Great nature; the vast natural world around us.

母

haha — Mother; one's own mother; maternal figure.

他

hoka — Other; another; the rest of something.

隣人

rinjin — Neighbor; person living close or next door.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal to something else.

すべて

subete — All; everything; every single thing included.

欠点

ketten — Fault; shortcoming; weakness or flaw in character.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive addition particle.

かかわら

kakawara — Despite; regardless; stem of ni mo kakawarazu.

ず

zu — Without; negative verb suffix indicating absence.

のんき

nonki — Easygoing; carefree; relaxed without worry.

な

na — Na-adjective linker; connecting adjective to noun.

愛さ

aisa — To be loved; stem of the verb aisuru.

いられ

irare — Could be; potential or passive form of iru.

なかった

nakatta — Was not; past negative form of nai.

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy in size, time, or extent.

棒

bou — Stick; rod; a long straight rigid object.

手

te — Hand; the part of the arm below the wrist.

伸ばし

nobashi — Stretching out; extending hand or body part.

鼻

hana — Nose; the organ used for smelling and breathing.

先

saki — Tip; ahead; front end of something.

くすぐり

kusuguri — Tickling; lightly touching to cause laughter.

くしゃみ

kushami — Sneeze; sudden expulsion of air through nose.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases.

目

me — Eye; the organ used for seeing and vision.

覚め

same — Waking up; becoming conscious from sleep.

あくび

akubi — Yawn; involuntary mouth opening when tired.

まばたき

mabataki — Blink; rapid closing and opening of eyelids.

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once without warning.

恐怖

kyoufu — Terror; intense fear or dread of something.

大きく

ookiku — Largely; widely; to a great extent or size.

見開き

mibiraki — Wide open eyes; staring with eyes fully opened.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun.

にらんで

nirande — Glaring at; staring with hostility or intensity.

気がつい

ki ga tsui — Noticed; became aware of something around oneself.

人差し指

hitosashiyubi — Index finger; the finger next to the thumb.

向け

muke — Pointing toward; directing at someone or something.

言い

ii — Saying; speaking; stem of the verb iu.

恵まれた

megumareta — Blessed; fortunate; gifted with good circumstances.

一日

ichinichi — One day; a full day from morning to night.

仕事

shigoto — Work; job; occupation or task to complete.

時間

jikan — Time; hours; a duration or period of time.

遊び

asobi — Play; fun; leisure activities for enjoyment.

ある

aru — To exist; to have; there is something.

組む

kumu — To team up; join together; interlock or combine.

者

mono — Person; one who does something; individual.

欺き

azamuki — Deceiving; tricking; misleading someone dishonestly.

楽しみ

tanoshimi — Enjoyment; pleasure; something looked forward to.

台無し

dainashi — Ruined; spoiled; rendered completely worthless.

する

suru — To do; to perform an action or activity.

これ

kore — This; referring to something close to the speaker.

より

yori — Than; from; comparative or starting point marker.

後

ato — After; later; subsequent in time or order.

あなた

anata — You; referring to the person being addressed.

子供

kodomo — Child; children; young person of small age.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sequential events.

あなた方

anatagata — You all; plural respectful form of you.

働く

hataraku — To work; to labor; to engage in work.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

覚える

oboeru — To learn; to memorize; to come to know.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as a point.

二度

nido — Twice; two times; a second occurrence.

座る

suwaru — To sit; to take a seated position.

でき

deki — Can; able to; stem of the verb dekiru.

でしょう

deshou — Probably; likely; polite conjecture or supposition.

そういう

souiu — That kind of; such; referring to said situation.

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; explanation for a situation.

今

ima — Now; at this moment; the present time.

でも

demo — Even now; but; however; even so.

崩れかけた

kuzureaketa — Crumbling; beginning to collapse or fall apart.

家

ie — House; home; building where one lives.

住んで

sunde — Living; residing; te-form of the verb sumu.

カエル

kaeru — Frog; a small amphibian that croaks and jumps.

おじいさん

ojiisan — Grandfather; elderly man; respectful term for old man.

締めくくり

shimekukuri — Conclusion; wrapping up; bringing something to close.