Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 31

Vocabulary

危険

kiken — Danger; a state of being at risk.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

迫っ

sematt(e) — Approaching; closing in on something threatening.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker in Japanese.

とき

toki — Time; moment when something happens.

逃げ

nige — Running away; fleeing from danger.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does a specified action.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

また

mata — Again; once more at another time.

別

betsu — Separate; another; different from this one.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle in Japanese grammar.

日

hi / nichi — Day; a single calendar day.

に

ni — Direction, time, or location particle in Japanese.

逃げる

nigeru — To flee; to run away from something.

ため

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

生き

iki — Living; being alive (stem of 生きる).

続ける

tsuzukeru — To continue; to keep doing something over time.

と

to — Quotation or conjunction particle meaning 'and/that'.

すかさず

sukasazu — Without hesitation; immediately seizing the opportunity.

言い返し

iikaeshi — Talking back; retorting; responding with a counter-argument.

それから

sorekara — After that; and then; subsequently following something.

彼

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

陽気

youki — Cheerful; lively; in high spirits.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size.

風

kaze — Wind; a breeze blowing through the air.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people or beings.

思いきり

omoikiri — With all one's might; without holding back.

無邪気

mujaki — Innocent; carefree; guileless and childlike in nature.

はしゃぎ

hashagi — Frolicking; being boisterous; playing around excitedly.

まわり

mawari — Around; surroundings; the area encircling something.

みんな

minna — Everyone; all of them; the whole group.

すっかり

sukkari — Completely; entirely; thoroughly exhausted or changed.

疲れ

tsukare — Tiredness; fatigue; feeling worn out.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; in a relaxed and unhurried manner.

休む

yasumu — To rest; to take a break from activity.

準備

junbi — Preparation; getting ready for something upcoming.

できる

dekiru — To be able to; to become possible.

まで

made — Until; up to a point in time or space.

遊び

asobi — Play; fun; recreational activity or game.

続け

tsuzuke — Continuing; keep going (stem of 続ける).

できれば

dekireba — If possible; if it can be done.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' in Japanese.

甘い

amai — Sweet; sugary; also meaning naive or lenient.

クローバー

Kurooбaa — Clover; a small flowering plant in fields.

茂み

shigemi — Thicket; a dense patch of plants or bushes.

真ん中

mannaka — The very middle; the center of something.

寝転び

nekorоbi — Lying down casually; sprawling out to relax.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

言っ

itt(e) — Saying; having said (te-form of 言う).

スカンク

Sukanku — Skunk; a black-and-white odor-spraying mammal.

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason does something occur.

決して

kesshite — Never; absolutely not (used with negatives).

急が

isoga — Hurrying; rushing (negative base of 急ぐ).

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not; there is not.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentences.

教え

oshie — Teaching; telling; sharing knowledge or information.

ほしい

hoshii — Wanting; desiring someone to do something.

ん

n — Explanatory or seeking-confirmation sentence-ending particle.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'to be' in Japanese.

私

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

だって

datte — Even I; but; because (casual explanatory particle).

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; not different from another.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; abstract noun nominalizer.

を

o — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

わ

wa — Sentence-ending particle expressing soft assertion.

ひとり

hitori — One person; alone; by oneself.

叫ん

sakен(de) — Shouting; crying out loudly (te-form base).

でも

demo — But; even so; however in contrast.

僕

boku — I; me; informal masculine first-person pronoun.

わから

wakara — Not understanding; not knowing (negative base).

ほか

hoka — Other; besides; in addition to this.

少なくとも

sukunakutomo — At least; not less than a certain amount.

時々

tokidoki — Sometimes; occasionally; not always happening.

急ぐ

isogu — To hurry; to rush; to move quickly.

みたい

mitai — Seems like; looks as if; resembles something.

けど

kedo — But; although; a soft contrasting conjunction.

絶対

zettai — Absolutely; definitely; without any doubt.

体力

tairyoku — Physical strength; bodily stamina and endurance.

無駄

muda — Wasteful; useless; futile expenditure of resources.

言う

iu / yuu — To say; to speak; to express in words.

どういう

dou iu — What kind of; what do you mean by.

意味

imi — Meaning; significance; what something signifies.

そう

sou — So; that's right; indicating agreement or similarity.

今

ima — Now; at this present moment in time.

すぐ

sugu — Right away; immediately; without delay.

ほほえみ

hohoemi — A smile; a gentle pleasant facial expression.

池

ike — Pond; a small body of still water.

行っ

itt(e) — Going; having gone (te-form of 行く).

カエル

kaeru — Frog; a small amphibian living near water.

じい

jii — Old man; grandfather (informal affectionate address).

さん

san — Honorific title appended to names; Mr./Ms.

聞い

kiи(te) — Asking; listening (te-form base of 聞く).

み

mi — Try doing (suffix indicating attempt, from みる).

ましょ

masho — Let's; volitional polite verb ending suggestion.

う

u — Volitional ending; let us do something together.

きっと

kitto — Surely; certainly; with strong expectation.

知っ

shitt(e) — Knowing; being aware of (te-form of 知る).

いる

iru — To exist; to be (animate beings, ongoing state).

はず

hazu — Should be; expected to; supposed to happen.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or informing the listener.

言い出し

iidashi — Starting to say; bringing up a topic first.

いい

ii — Good; fine; nice; satisfactory in quality.

ぴょん

pyon — Boing; hopping sound or manner of jumping.

立ち上がり

tachiagari — Standing up; rising to one's feet.

答え

kotae — Answer; response; solution to a question.

聞く

kiku — To listen; to ask; to hear something.

君

kimi — You; informal second-person singular pronoun.

して

shite — Doing; having done (te-form of する).

これ

kore — This; this thing near the speaker.

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; a large quantity of something.

お話

ohanashi — A story; a talk; polite form of 話.

せがん

segan — Pestering; pleading; insistently asking for something.

お願い

onegai — Please; a polite request or favor asked.

する

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

怖い

kowai — Scary; frightening; causing fear or dread.

迷惑

meiwaku — Nuisance; trouble; causing inconvenience to others.

言わ

iwa — To be told (passive base of 言う).

れ

re — Passive verb suffix indicating receiving an action.

で

de — Location/means particle; 'at', 'by', 'with'.

こう

kou — Like this; in this way; thus.

聞き

kiki — Asking; listening (stem of 聞く).

始める

hajimeru — To begin; to start doing something new.

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; one's visible form or shape.

隠し

kakushi — Hiding; concealing something from view.

おく

oku — To do in advance; to leave in a state.

決まっ

kimatt(e) — It is decided; settled; certainly going to happen.

聞ける

kikeru — Able to ask; capable of listening or inquiring.

確信

kakushin — Conviction; certainty; firm belief in something.

し

shi — Doing (conjunctive form); and also (listing reasons).

い

i — Being; existing (stem of いる, ongoing state).