Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 34

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject

大きな

ookina — Large; big; great in size or scale

隣人

rinjin — Neighbor; person living nearby

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

邪魔

jama — Nuisance; obstacle; hindrance; interruption

に

ni — Directional or target particle; to, at, for

なら

nara — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'in that case'

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist

よう

you — Indicates purpose or resemblance; 'so that'

し

shi — Verb stem connector; and; also; furthermore

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'

なり

nari — To become; base form of なる

ん

n — Colloquial contraction of ない or の

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; for the reason that

当時

touji — At that time; in those days; back then

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; but; however

今

ima — Now; currently; at this moment

持っ

mot(te) — To hold; to possess; to carry (conjunctive form)

て

te — Connective particle linking sequential actions

いる

iru — To exist; to be (for animate things)

な

na — Emphatic or prohibitive sentence-final particle

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; myself

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

守る

mamoru — To protect; to defend; to guard oneself

手段

shudan — Means; method; measure; way of doing something

何

nani / nan — What; anything; something; interrogative pronoun

も

mo — Also; too; even; not even (with negative)

から

kara — Because; from; since; starting point particle

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' or 'are'

全身

zenshin — Whole body; entire body; from head to toe

黒い

kuroi — Black; dark-colored adjective

服

fuku — Clothes; clothing; garments; outfit

着

ki(ru) — To wear; to put on clothes (stem form)

ご

go — Honorific prefix added to nouns for politeness

存知

zonji — Knowing; being aware (humble/honorific form)

偉大

idai — Great; grand; magnificent; of great importance

母

haha / o-kaa-san — Mother; one's own mother

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to result in

自然

shizen — Nature; the natural world; naturally occurring

暗い

kurai — Dark; gloomy; dim; lacking light

夜

yoru — Night; nighttime; evening hours

いたずら

itazura — Mischief; prank; naughty trick or act

する

suru — To do; to perform; general-purpose action verb

ため

tame — For the sake of; in order to; purpose

その

sono — That; that particular (demonstrative adjective)

毛皮

kegawa — Fur; animal hide; pelt used as covering

利用

riyou — Use; utilization; making use of something

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs

気づい

kizui(te) — Noticed; realized; became aware (conjunctive form)

初め

hajime — Beginning; first time; the start of something

白い

shiroi — White; white-colored adjective

縞

shima — Stripe; striped pattern on surface

模様

moyou — Pattern; design; appearance; decorative markings

与え

atae(ru) — To give; to grant; to bestow upon someone

ほど

hodo — The more; degree; extent; about; approximately

姿

sugata — Figure; form; appearance; one's outward shape

隠し

kakushi — Hiding; concealing; to hide (stem form)

にくく

nikuku — Hard to do; difficult (adverbial form of にくい)

さて

sate — Well; now then; transitional discourse marker

スカンク

Skanku — Skunk; the odor-spraying mammal

さん

san — Polite honorific suffix; Mr., Ms., Mrs.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; highly (intensifier adverb)

賢く

kashikoku — Cleverly; wisely; intelligently (adverbial form)

抜け目

nukeme — Sharpness; shrewdness; not missing a trick

ああ

aa — Ah; oh; exclamation of realization or admiration

本当

hontou — True; real; genuine; indeed; really

緑

midori — Green; the color green; greenery

森

mori — Forest; woods; wooded area

や

ya — And; or; listing particle for non-exhaustive list

草原

sougen / kusahara — Grassland; meadow; open grassy plain

住む

sumu — To live; to reside; to dwell in a place

動物

doubutsu — Animal; creature; member of the animal kingdom

生活

seikatsu — Life; daily living; lifestyle; livelihood

多く

ooku — Many; much; a large number or amount

変化

henka — Change; transformation; variation over time

もたらし

motarashi — Bringing about; causing; producing (conjunctive form)

厳しい

kibishii — Strict; harsh; severe; rigorous; tough conditions

時代

jidai — Era; age; period; times; historical epoch

来

ki(ru) / ku(ru) — To come; arrival (stem or shortened form)

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion; when something happens

何らか

nanraka — Some kind of; some sort of; any kind

方法

houhou — Method; way; means; procedure for doing something

考え

kangae — Idea; thought; thinking (noun or stem form)

出せ

dase — Imperative of 出す; put out; come up with

いつか

itsuka — Someday; sometime; one day in the future

凶暴

kyoubou — Ferocious; brutal; savage; violently aggressive

夕食

yuushoku — Dinner; evening meal; supper

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; to finish; unfortunately do

時間

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

問題

mondai — Problem; question; issue; matter of concern

だ

da — Informal copula; is; am; are (plain form)

という

to iu — Called; known as; the idea that; quotation marker

素早く

subayaku — Quickly; swiftly; with quick perception (adverb)

見抜き

minuki — Seeing through; perceiving the truth (stem form)

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; needless to say

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; like that (demonstrative)

たい

tai — Want to do; desire to do (auxiliary adjective)

気持ち

kimochi — Feeling; sensation; mood; emotional state

全く

mattaku — Completely; entirely; not at all (with negative)

あり

ari — There is/are; to exist (stem of ある)

以外

igai — Except; other than; besides; excluding

誰

dare — Who; whoever; anyone; somebody (interrogative)

でも

demo — Even; but; however; anyone/anything (with question word)

気分

kibun — Mood; feeling; atmosphere; sense of well-being

悪く

waruku — Badly; poorly; in a bad way (adverbial form)

強烈

kyouretsu — Intense; powerful; strong; overwhelming in effect

香り

kaori — Fragrance; scent; aroma; smell (pleasant or not)

袋

fukuro — Bag; sack; pouch; container made of flexible material

くれる

kureru — To give (to me/us); to do a favor for

頼み

tanomi — Request; favor; reliance; asking for help

じっくり

jikkuri — Carefully; thoroughly; with deliberate consideration

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional particle

そして

soshite — And then; and; after that; furthermore

そう

sou — So; that way; like that; I see; indeed

あげ

age(ru) — To give (upward); to do something for someone

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; on the other hand

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend; third-person feminine pronoun

危険

kiken — Danger; risk; hazardous; perilous situation

さらさ

sarasa — Exposed to; subjected to (stem of さらす)

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

絶対

zettai — Absolutely; definitely; never (with negative)

それ

sore — That; that thing; it (mid-distance demonstrative)

使わ

tsukawa — Use; utilize (negative/passive stem of 使う)

約束

yakusoku — Promise; agreement; commitment; appointment

さ

sa — Casual sentence-final particle; makes noun from adjective

せ

se — Causative auxiliary suffix making someone do something

敵

teki — Enemy; opponent; foe; adversary

そっと

sotto — Gently; quietly; softly; stealthily; without disturbing

おく

oku — To put; to leave; to do in advance (te-form use)

細心

saishin — Meticulous; scrupulous; utmost careful attention

注意

chuui — Caution; attention; care; warning; heed

払う

harau — To pay; to brush away; to pay attention

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as; to the point of

新しい

atarashii — New; fresh; recent; novel; not old

防御

bougyo — Defense; protection; guarding against attack

一度

ichido — Once; one time; at least one occurrence

か

ka — Question particle; or; whether (sentence-final)

二度

nido — Twice; two times; second time

試し

tameshi / tameshi — Trial; test; attempt; trying something out

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; nothing more than

で

de — At; by; with; by means of (instrumental particle)

済み

sumi — Completion; finished; done; settled; over with