Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 36

Vocabulary

こうして

kōshite — In this way; thus; and so things proceeded.

彼

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.

どんどん

dondon — Rapidly; steadily; at a fast increasing pace.

太って

futotte — Having gotten fat; gaining weight progressively.

いった

itta — Went; continued (auxiliary indicating progressive change).

一方

ippō — On the other hand; meanwhile; one side.

他の

hoka no — Other; the remaining; different ones.

者

mono — Person; one; individual (often in formal contexts).

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

痩せて

yasete — Having become thin; growing slender over time.

やがて

yagate — Before long; eventually; in due course.

走り方

hashirikata — The way of running; manner of running.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; nearly; for the most part.

忘れて

wasurete — Having forgotten; in a state of forgetting.

しまった

shimatta — Ended up doing; completed (often with regret).

いて

ite — Being; existing (te-form of iru, linking clauses).

急いだり

isoidari — Sometimes hurrying; rushing (listed as one action).

心配したり

shinpai shitari — Sometimes worrying; being anxious (listed action).

しない

shinai — Do not do; negative plain present form.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verb into noun.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but; however.

温厚

onkō — Gentle and calm; mild-mannered; easygoing nature.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.

性格

seikaku — Personality; character; one's nature or disposition.

に

ni — Directional or resultative particle; to; into.

した

shita — Did; made (past tense of suru).

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; much more; the whole time.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own; self-referential term.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

だけ

dake — Only; just; nothing but; limited to.

専念

sennen — Devoting oneself; concentrating exclusively on something.

し

shi — And; doing (conjunctive form of suru).

他人

tanin — Other people; strangers; others not oneself.

決して

kesshite — Never; by no means (used with negatives).

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening; speaking up or interfering.

出さ

dasa — Not putting out; not speaking up (stem form).

なかった

nakatta — Did not; was not (plain negative past form).

その

sono — That; those (demonstrative adjective, near listener).

うち

uchi — Among; within; while; in the course of time.

隣人

rinjin — Neighbor; the person living nearby.

尊敬

sonkei — Respect; admiration; looking up to someone.

する

suru — To do; to perform; general action verb.

よう

yō — Like; seeming; in such a way as to.

なった

natta — Became; turned into (past tense of naru).

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; certainly; without doubt.

子ども

kodomo — Child; children; young person.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal to something else.

教え

oshie — Teaching; lesson; instruction imparted to others.

また

mata — Again; also; furthermore; in addition.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary (part of mashita form).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

そして

soshite — And then; and so; after that.

世界

sekai — World; the earth; global sphere.

まだ

mada — Still; yet; not yet; even now.

若かった

wakakatta — Was young; used to be youthful (past form).

あの

ano — That (over there); distant demonstrative adjective.

遠い

tōi — Far; distant; remote in space or time.

昔

mukashi — Long ago; the old days; ancient times.

日

hi — Day; sun; a particular day in time.

から

kara — From; since; because; starting point particle.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny (attributive adjective form).

香り

kaori — Fragrance; scent; pleasant aroma.

袋

fukuro — Bag; pouch; sack; small container.

一家

ikka — A family; the whole household; one's kin.

受け継が

uketsuga — Inherited; passed down (stem form of uketsuqu).

れ

re — Passive or potential verb suffix.

彼ら

karera — They; them; those people (masculine or mixed group).

誰

dare — Who; anyone; somebody.

も

mo — Also; too; even; nobody/anybody with negatives.

恐れ

osore — Fear; dread; apprehension about something.

感じた

kanjita — Felt; sensed; experienced a feeling (past form).

あり

ari — Exist; there is (stem of aru, formal).

ませ

mase — Polite auxiliary verb ending (part of masen).

ん

n — Negative contraction; explanatory particle.

これ

kore — This; this thing (close demonstrative pronoun).

で

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

皆さん

minasan — Everyone; all of you; ladies and gentlemen.

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody together.

知って

shitte — Knowing; having knowledge (te-form of shiru).

いる

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

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason; how come.

あんなに

annani — That much; so very; to such a degree.

独立心

dokuritsu-shin — Spirit of independence; self-reliant mindset.

強く

tsuyoku — Strongly; powerfully; in a strong manner.

急がない

isaganai — Does not hurry; not in a rush (negative form).

か

ka — Question particle indicating inquiry or doubt.

わかった

wakatta — Understood; figured out; realized (past form).

でしょう

deshō — Probably; right?; I suppose (polite conjecture).

ありがとう

arigatō — Thank you; expression of gratitude.

カエル

kaeru — Frog; amphibian that jumps and croaks.

おじいさん

ojīsan — Grandfather; elderly man; old gentleman.

陽気

yōki — Cheerful; merry; lively; in good spirits.

そよ風

soyokaze — Gentle breeze; soft light wind.

叫んだ

sakenda — Shouted; cried out; exclaimed loudly (past form).

愚か

oroka — Foolish; stupid; unwise; lacking good judgment.

緑

midori — Green; the color green.

ハエ

hae — Fly; common flying insect (housefly).

もっと

motto — More; even more; to a greater degree.

欲しい

hoshii — Want; desire; wish to have something.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when; occasion.

ぜひ

zehi — By all means; certainly; please do (emphatic).

知らせて

shirasete — Please inform; let know; notify (te-form request).

ください

kudasai — Please; request form asking someone to do something.

取って

totte — Taking; fetching; getting (te-form of toru).

きて

kite — Coming; having come (te-form of kuru).

あげ

age — Give (to someone); do a favor for another.

ます

masu — Polite present/future verb ending.

ゲロゲロ

gerogero — Ribbit ribbit; sound a frog makes (onomatopoeia).

何

nani — What; which thing; used in questions.

そんなに

sonnani — So much; that much; to that extent.

物欲しそう

monohoshisō — Looking as if wanting something; appearing greedy.

顔

kao — Face; expression; countenance.

して

shite — Doing; making (te-form of suru, linking clauses).

だい

dai — Informal question marker; hey, what's the matter?

問い詰めた

toitsumeta — Pressed with questions; cornered with interrogation (past).

ぼ

bo — I; me (informal masculine first-person, incomplete form).

ぼく

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

ただ

tada — Just; merely; only; for free.

あれ

are — That (far away); that thing over there.

ば

ba — If; conditional particle indicating hypothetical situation.

なあ

nā — I wish; if only (expressive sentence-ending particle).

思って

omotte — Thinking; feeling (te-form of omou, linking clauses).

いた

ita — Was doing; existed (past progressive of iru).

言いかけた

iikaketa — Started to say; began speaking but stopped.

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly; abruptly; without warning.

しかめた

shikameta — Frowned; scowled; grimaced (past form of shikameru).

いや

iya — No; nope; unpleasant; I don't want that.

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; like that.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something; nominalizing expression.

いらない

iranai — Don't need; don't want; unnecessary.

言い切った

iikitta — Declared firmly; stated conclusively without hesitation.

もう

mō — Already; anymore; soon; enough (various contexts).

大好き

daisuki — Love; really like; very fond of something.

家

ie / uchi — House; home; residence; one's dwelling.

帰った

kaetta — Returned home; went back (past form of kaeru).

方

hō — Direction; side; better option; way.

いい

ii — Good; fine; okay; desirable.

夫人

fujin — Madam; Mrs.; a married woman (formal term).

何か

nanika — Something; anything; some kind of thing.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person pronoun (polite/neutral).

身

mi — Body; one's self; one's own person.

起き

oki — Happening; occurring (stem form of okiru).

だろう

darō — Probably; I wonder; uncertain conjecture.

ぴょんぴょんぴょん

pyonpyonpyon — Hop hop hop; sound of bouncing leaping (onomatopoeia).

跳ねて

hanete — Hopping; jumping; bouncing (te-form of haneru).

行って

itte — Going; and went (te-form of iku, linking clauses).

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'the Nth'.

六

roku — Six; the number 6.

章

shō — Chapter; section of a book or document.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing.

上着

uwagi — Jacket; coat; outer garment worn on top.

持って

motte — Holding; having; carrying (te-form of motsu).

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; exceedingly.

立派

rippa — Splendid; magnificent; admirable; impressive.

それ

sore — That; that thing (near-listener demonstrative pronoun).