Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 40

Vocabulary

それら

sorera — Those things; referring to previously mentioned items.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese grammar.

いくつか

ikutsuka — Some; a few; an unspecified small number of things.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discussion.

彼

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

立派

rippa — Splendid; fine; impressive; admirable in appearance or quality.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

上着

uwagi — Jacket; coat; outer garment worn on the upper body.

と

to — And; with; a connecting or accompanying particle.

一緒

issho — Together; along with; at the same time.

に

ni — Direction, location, or purpose particle in Japanese grammar.

受け継がれ

uketsugare — To be inherited; passed down from a predecessor.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.

です

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

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly; just; precisely at that point or amount.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

やっかい

yakkai — Troublesome; bothersome; causing inconvenience or difficulty.

好奇心

koukishin — Curiosity; strong desire to know or learn things.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

ズボン

zubon — Trousers; pants worn on the lower body.

座

za — Seat; position; a place where one sits.

部分

bubun — Part; portion; a section of a whole thing.

白い

shiroi — White; describing something of a white color.

パッチ

pacchi — Patch; a piece of material sewn onto fabric.

よう

you — Like; resembling; in the manner of something.

うなずき

unazuki — Nodding; the act of nodding one's head.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary; part of the -mashita ending.

ぐらぐら

guragura — Wobbling; shaking; unstable or unsteady movement.

する

suru — To do; general verb for performing an action.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size or extent.

鼻

hana — Nose; the facial organ used for smelling.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

関係

kankei — Relationship; connection; relevance between things or people.

ない

nai — Not; negative form indicating absence or negation.

場所

basho — Place; location; a specific spot or area.

突っ込む

tsukkomu — To thrust into; to poke one's nose into things.

この

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

癖

kuse — Habit; tendency; a persistent behavioral quirk.

どうして

doushite — Why; how come; asking for a reason or cause.

も

mo — Also; too; even; an inclusive or emphatic particle.

やめ

yame — Stop; quit; cease doing a particular action.

られ

rare — Potential or passive auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.

何度

nando — How many times; many times; repeatedly occurring.

感じ

kanji — Feeling; sense; impression received from experience.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions.

い

i — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing or continuous state.

しっぽ

shippo — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.

呼ん

yon — Calling; to call something by a name.

で

de — At; by means of; location or method particle.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings.

綿

wata — Cotton; soft fluffy fiber from the cotton plant.

おかしな

okashina — Strange; funny; odd; peculiar in a curious way.

塊

katamari — Lump; clump; a compact mass of material.

本当

hontou — True; real; genuine; actually the case.

本物

honmono — Real thing; authentic item; not a fake or imitation.

変える

kaeru — To change; to alter; to transform something.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; abstract nominalizer for verbs and actions.

でき

deki — Can; to be able to; capability or possibility.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; not different from another thing.

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem; part of the past polite form.

もちろん

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

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; for a long time.

昔

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

ご先祖様

go-senzo-sama — Honorable ancestors; forebears of one's family lineage.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; highly; to a great degree.

紳士

shinshi — Gentleman; a well-mannered and respectable man.

思わ

omowa — To think; to consider; to believe or suppose.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix indicating receiving an action.

実は

jitsu wa — Actually; in fact; to tell the truth.

隣人

rinjin — Neighbor; a person living close to one's home.

から

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

盗み

nusumi — Theft; stealing; the act of taking others' property.

働き

hataraki — Work; action; functioning; effort put into labor.

他人

tanin — Other people; strangers; someone other than oneself.

罪

tsumi — Crime; sin; guilt; a wrongful or immoral act.

なすりつけ

nasurituke — To pin blame on; to falsely attribute fault to someone.

発覚

hakkaku — Discovery; exposure; revelation of a hidden wrongdoing.

まで

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

話

hanashi — Story; talk; conversation; an account of events.

全て

subete — All; everything; every single thing without exception.

聞い

kioi — Hearing; listening; to hear or ask about something.

ある

aru — To exist; to be; there is something inanimate.

でしょう

deshou — Probably; I suppose; seeking agreement or expressing conjecture.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sequential events or ideas.

古き

furuki — Old; ancient; of former times (literary form).

大自然

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

母

haha — Mother; a female parent; one's mom.

誇り

hokori — Pride; honor; a sense of dignity or self-respect.

し

shi — And; conjunctive particle listing multiple reasons or actions.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing in appearance.

声

koe — Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing.

取り上げ

toriage — To take away; to confiscate; to deprive someone of something.

代わり

kawari — Instead; in place of; as a substitute for something.

今

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

持っ

mott — Holding; having; possessing something in hand or ownership.

しゃがれ

shagare — Hoarse; raspy; describing a rough or cracked voice.

与え

atae — To give; to provide; to grant something to someone.

口

kuchi — Mouth; the opening used for speaking and eating.

開く

hiraku — To open; to unfold; to spread something apart.

たび

tabi — Each time; whenever; every occasion something happens.

泥棒

dorobou — Thief; robber; someone who steals others' belongings.

叫ぶ

sakebu — To shout; to scream; to cry out loudly.

自分

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

何者

nanimono — Who; what kind of person; one's true identity.

か

ka — Question marker particle; also indicates uncertainty or doubt.

告げ

tsuge — To tell; to inform; to announce something to someone.

させる

saseru — To make someone do; causative verb form in Japanese.

罰し

basshi — To punish; to penalize; to impose a penalty on.

知っ

shit — Knowing; to know; to be aware of a fact.

最初

saisho — First; the beginning; the very start of something.

さん

san — Honorific title; Mr., Mrs., or Ms. in English.

取り上げる

toriageru — To take away; to pick up; to deprive someone.

つもり

tsumori — Intention; plan; meaning to do something.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; expressing contrast or contradiction.

失っ

ushinatt — To lose; to be deprived of something valuable.

気づい

kidzui — Noticing; realizing; becoming aware of something.

とき

toki — When; at the time; a moment or occasion.

恥ずかしく

hazukashiku — Embarrassingly; feeling ashamed or shy about something.

なっ

natt — Became; to become; transition into a new state.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

目

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

身

mi — Body; oneself; one's person or physical being.

隠す

kakusu — To hide; to conceal; to keep something out of sight.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to achieve something.

急い

isoi — Hurrying; rushing; moving quickly with urgency.

逃げ去っ

nigesatt — To flee away; to run off; to escape hurriedly.

しまっ

shimatt — Ended up doing; indicates an undesirable completed action.

ので

node — Because; since; giving a reason for something.

その

sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned or nearby.

時

toki — Time; moment; a specific point in time.

時間

jikan — Time; hours; an amount or period of time.

なかっ

nakatt — Was not; past negative form of 'nai.'