Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 33

Vocabulary

もし

moshi — if, supposing, in case of a condition

私

watashi — I, me, the first-person singular pronoun

が

ga — subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

その

sono — that, referring to something near the listener

話

hanashi — story, talk, conversation, or news

を

wo — object marker particle indicating direct object

すれ

sure — conditional form of suru, meaning to do

ば

ba — conditional particle meaning if or when

は

wa — topic marker particle highlighting sentence subject

必ず

kanarazu — certainly, without fail, always, definitely

それ

sore — that, referring to something near the listener

耳

mimi — ear, organ of hearing on the head

に

ni — particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object

する

suru — to do, to perform, to make happen

でしょう

deshou — probably, likely, expresses conjecture or soft assertion

そう

sou — so, that way, like that, indeed

なれ

nare — conditional or imperative form of naru, to become

彼

kare — he, him, third-person masculine singular pronoun

話し

hanashi — speaking, talking, stem form of the verb hanasu

て

te — te-form connector linking sequential or parallel actions

あげる

ageru — to give, to do something for someone else

まで

made — until, up to, as far as a point

きっと

kitto — surely, certainly, I am sure that

おか

oka — hill, small elevated landform above surrounding terrain

ない

nai — not, negation suffix or standalone negative adjective

そして

soshite — and then, and also, after that

同じ

onaji — same, identical, not different from another

二度

nido — twice, two times, a second occurrence

の

no — possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns

好き

suki — like, fond of, having affection for something

で

de — particle indicating location of action or means

です

desu — polite copula meaning is, am, or are

でも

demo — but, however, even so, nevertheless

ここ

koko — here, this place, the current location

い

i — stem of iru, to exist or to be

ます

masu — polite verb ending indicating present or future tense

小さな

chiisana — small, little, tiny in size or scale

そよ風

soyokaze — gentle breeze, light refreshing wind outdoors

ひとり

hitori — one person, alone, by oneself

叫び

sakebi — shout, cry, scream, loud exclamation

まし

mashi — polite past tense auxiliary verb form

た

ta — past tense verb ending indicating completed action

あの

ano — that over there, referring to distant thing

背

se — back, height of a person's stature

高い

takai — tall, high, expensive, elevated in position

草むら

kusamura — clump of grass, thicket, bushy grassy area

すぐ

sugu — immediately, right away, very close by

向こう

mukou — over there, the other side, beyond

よ

yo — sentence-ending particle asserting or informing the listener

あまり

amari — not very, not much, too much of something

遠く

tooku — far away, distant place, far off location

と

to — and, with, quotation particle, conditional if

思っ

omot' — thought, conjunctive form of omou, to think

カエル

kaeru — frog, small amphibian living near water

おじいさん

ojiisan — grandfather, old man, elderly male person

大きな

ookina — big, large, great in size or scale

し

shi — conjunctive form of suru or listing connector

目

me — eye, the organ used for seeing

光ら

hikara — stem form of hikaru, to shine or glitter

せ

se — causative ending making someone or something do action

ながら

nagara — while doing, simultaneously performing two actions

ぶつぶつ

butsubutsu — muttering, grumbling quietly under one's breath

言い

ii — saying, stem form of iu, to say

隠れ場所

kakurejbasho — hiding place, a spot concealed from others

から

kara — from, because, since, starting point particle

そっと

sotto — softly, quietly, gently, without making noise

出

de — coming out, stem of deru, to exit

き

ki — stem form of kuru, to come

どことなく

dokotonaku — somehow, vaguely, indefinably, in some indescribable way

恥ずかし

hazukashi — embarrassed, ashamed, feeling shy or awkward

とても

totemo — very, extremely, quite, to a great degree

ばつ

batsu — awkwardness, bad timing, feeling out of place

悪

waru — bad, evil, poor quality, morally wrong

な

na — adjectival ending or sentence-final emphasis particle

顔

kao — face, facial expression, countenance of a person

それから

sorekara — after that, and then, from that point on

陽気な

youkina — cheerful, merry, lively, in good spirits

たち

tachi — plural suffix for people or living beings

周り

mawari — surroundings, around, the area encircling something

輪

wa — ring, circle, loop, a round shape

作っ

tsukut' — making, conjunctive form of tsukuru, to make

睡蓮

suiren — water lily, aquatic flowering plant on ponds

葉

ha — leaf, blade, thin flat plant structure

上

ue — above, top, upper surface of something

落ち着き

ochitsuki — calmness, composure, settling down peacefully

微笑み

hohoemi — smile, gentle facial expression of happiness

池

ike — pond, small body of still water

岸

kishi — shore, bank, edge of water body

へり

heri — edge, rim, border of an object or area

できるだけ

dekirudake — as much as possible, to the fullest extent

近く

chikaku — near, close by, in the vicinity

座り

suwari — sitting, stem of suwaru, to sit down

彼ら

karera — they, them, third-person masculine plural pronoun

長い

nagai — long, lengthy, extended in time or distance

時間

jikan — time, hours, a period or duration

思え

omoe — conditional or imperative form of omou, to think

後

ato — after, later, behind, remaining time

最後

saigo — last, final, the very end of something

おろか

oroka — foolish, stupid, let alone, not to mention

緑

midori — green, the color of grass and leaves

ハエ

hae — fly, common flying insect often near food

脚

ashi — leg, limb used for walking or standing

飲み込み

nomikomi — swallowing, gulping down food or liquid

口

kuchi — mouth, opening used for eating and speaking

開い

hiraite — opening, conjunctive form of hiraku, to open

始め

hajime — beginning, start, the initial point of something

もちろん

mochiron — of course, naturally, it goes without saying

みなさん

minasan — everyone, ladies and gentlemen, all of you

ご存じ

gozonji — honorific for knowing, you are aware of

はるか

haruka — far off, long ago, distant in time or space

昔

mukashi — long ago, the old days, ancient times

世界

sekai — world, the entire earth, global society

まだ

mada — still, not yet, continuing up to now

若かっ

wakakat' — was young, past form of wakai, young

頃

koro — around the time of, approximate period or era

物事

monogoto — things, matters, affairs in general

今

ima — now, at this moment, currently

違っ

chigat' — differed, was different, past form of chigau

本当に

hontouni — truly, really, genuinely, in actual fact

スカンク

sukanku — skunk, a black-and-white animal that sprays odor

何代

nandai — how many generations, multiple successive generations

も

mo — also, even, too, inclusive addition particle

前

mae — before, in front of, previous time or place

ご先祖様

gosenzosama — honorable ancestors, revered forebears of one's family

より

yori — than, from, compared to, starting from

ずっと

zutto — much more, all along, continuously, far more

ほっそり

hossori — slender, slim, thin and graceful in figure

体つき

karadatsuki — physique, body build, overall physical appearance

従兄弟

itoko — cousin, child of one's aunt or uncle

イタチ

itachi — weasel, small slender carnivorous wild mammal

さん

san — honorific suffix used after a person's name

や

ya — and, listing particle connecting multiple nouns loosely

ミンク

minku — mink, small furry semi-aquatic carnivorous mammal

もっと

motto — more, even more, to a greater degree

似

ni — resembling, stem of niru, to resemble

くらい

kurai — about, approximately, to the extent of

素早く

subayaku — swiftly, quickly, with agile and fast movement

動く

ugoku — to move, to shift, to be in motion

こと

koto — thing, fact, matter, nominalizer for verbs

でき

deki — can do, stem of dekiru, to be able

足元

ashimoto — at one's feet, footing, the ground underfoot

軽やか

karoyaka — light, nimble, airy, moving with graceful ease

だっ

dat' — past tense form of da, the plain copula