Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 41

Vocabulary

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount of something.

待って

matte — Wait; imperative or te-form of 'matu'.

彼

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

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

どう

dou — How; in what way or manner.

振る舞う

furumau — To behave; to conduct oneself in a certain way.

か

ka — Question particle; also marks embedded questions.

見て

mite — Looking; te-form of 'miru' meaning to see.

みましょう

mimashou — Let's try; volitional form suggesting attempting something.

と

to — Quotation particle; also means 'and' or 'with'.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also means girlfriend in Japanese.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence subject.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; inner feelings or spirit.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese grammar.

中

naka — Inside; middle; within something.

で

de — At; in; indicates location of action or means.

言い

ii — Saying; conjunctive form of 'iu' meaning to say.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

おそらく

osoraku — Probably; perhaps; most likely.

自分

jibun — Oneself; referring to one's own self.

した

shita — Did; past tense of 'suru' meaning to do.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for actions or events.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

本当に

hontou ni — Truly; really; genuinely.

申し訳なく

moushiwake naku — Feeling sorry; without excuse; remorsefully.

思って

omotte — Thinking; te-form of 'omou' meaning to think.

いる

iru — To exist; auxiliary indicating ongoing state or action.

かも

kamo — Might; maybe; expresses possibility or uncertainty.

しれない

shirenai — Cannot tell; used with 'kamo' to express possibility.

し

shi — And; listing reasons or adding additional points.

そう

sou — So; like that; in that way.

なれ

nare — Become; conditional/imperative stem of 'naru'.

ば

ba — If; conditional particle expressing hypothetical situations.

これ

kore — This; referring to something near the speaker.

以上

ijou — More than; beyond; no further than this point.

罰する

bassuru — To punish; to penalize someone for wrongdoing.

必要

hitsuyou — Necessity; need; something required or essential.

ない

nai — Not; negation auxiliary indicating absence or denial.

でしょう

deshou — Probably; right? Polite conjecture or seeking agreement.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; introduces a contrasting statement.

カケス

kakesu — Jay; a type of noisy, colorful bird.

さん

san — Honorific suffix used after names politely.

して

shite — Doing; te-form of 'suru' connecting actions.

も

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

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; like that.

素振り

soburi — Gesture; sign; indication of feelings or intention.

見せ

mise — Showing; conjunctive form of 'miseru' to show.

ん

n — Negative or explanatory contraction used in speech.

という

to iu — Called; known as; quoting or naming something.

ずっと

zutto — All along; the whole time; continuously.

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy; extended in time or distance.

間

aida / ma — Between; during; a period or interval of time.

近所

kinjo — Neighborhood; the area around one's home.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does something; individual.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living things.

だまし

damashi — Deceiving; tricking; conjunctive form of 'damasu'.

彼ら

karera — They; them; referring to a group of people.

から

kara — From; because; indicating origin or reason.

盗み

nusumi — Stealing; theft; the act of taking unlawfully.

働いて

hataraite — Working; te-form of 'hataraku' meaning to work.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

生計

seikei — Livelihood; means of making a living financially.

立てる

tateru — To establish; to build; to make a living.

最も

mottomo — Most; the most; superlative degree in Japanese.

簡単

kantan — Easy; simple; not difficult to do.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

方法

houhou — Method; way; manner of doing something.

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe something.

よう

you — Way; manner; appears to; indicating resemblance.

に

ni — To; at; in; indicates direction, location, or purpose.

なって

natte — Becoming; te-form of 'naru' indicating change.

です

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

悪い

warui — Bad; wrong; poor in quality or morality.

習慣

shuukan — Habit; custom; a repeated pattern of behavior.

固まって

katamatte — Hardened; solidified; te-form of 'katamaru' to solidify.

しまう

shimau — To end up; regrettably completing an action fully.

もの

mono — Thing; something that is the case naturally.

すっかり

sukkari — Completely; entirely; thoroughly; all the way.

染みついて

shimitsuite — Deeply ingrained; soaked in; te-form of 'shimitsuку'.

しまって

shimatte — Having ended up; te-form of 'shimau' indicating regret.

底

soko — Bottom; base; the deepest part of something.

おらず

orazu — Not being; negative conjunctive of 'oru' (exist).

ただ

tada — Just; merely; only; simply nothing more.

見つかって

mitsukatte — Having been found; discovered; te-form of 'mitsukaru'.

しまった

shimatta — Ended up; expresses regret about a completed action.

腹

hara — Belly; stomach; also means anger or inner feeling.

立てて

tatete — Raising; making angry; te-form of 'tateru' here anger.

だけ

dake — Only; just; no more than a certain amount.

今や

imaya — Now; by this time; at this point already.

正体

shoutai — True identity; true nature; real self revealed.

ばれて

barete — Found out; exposed; te-form of 'bareru' to be revealed.

当然

touzen — Naturally; of course; as a matter of course.

みんな

minna — Everyone; everybody; all people together.

警戒

keikai — Vigilance; caution; being on guard against something.

する

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

なり

nari — Becoming; as soon as; indicating immediate sequence.

以前

izen — Before; previously; in the past; formerly.

ほど

hodo — To the extent; as much as; degree or limit.

働く

hataraku — To work; to labor; to be employed or active.

でき

deki — Can; be able to; conjunctive form of 'dekiru'.

なく

naku — Without; not; negative conjunctive form of 'nai'.

そこ

soko — There; that place; referring to a nearby location.

今度

kondo — This time; next time; from now on.

堂々

doudou — Boldly; proudly; magnificently; with great confidence.

胸

mune — Chest; breast; heart; front of the torso.

張って

hatte — Puffing out; stretching; te-form of 'haru' to stretch.

歩き回る

arukimawaru — To walk around; to wander; to roam about.

代わり

kawari — Instead; in place of; substitute or replacement.

非常に

hijou ni — Extremely; very; exceptionally; to a great degree.

ずる賢く

zurugashikoku — Cunningly; slyly; in a crafty or sneaky manner.

緑

midori — Green; the color green; greenery in nature.

森

mori — Forest; woods; a dense area of trees.

こっそり

kossori — Secretly; stealthily; without being noticed by others.

忍び

shinobi — Sneaking; creeping; conjunctive form of 'shinobu'.

歩いて

aruite — Walking; te-form of 'aruku' meaning to walk.

姿

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

隠そう

kakusou — Let's hide; volitional form of 'kakusu' to hide.

働き

hataraki — Work; labor; action; functioning of something.

迷惑

meiwaku — Nuisance; trouble; causing inconvenience to others.

かけ

kake — Causing; imposing on; conjunctive of 'kakeru' here burden.

やすく

yasuku — Easily; readily; adverbial form of 'yasui' easy.

ため

tame — For; sake; purpose; benefit or reason for doing.

老いたる

oitaru — Aged; old; classical attributive form of 'oiru'.

大自然

daishizen — Great nature; the natural world in its entirety.

母

haha — Mother; one's own mother; maternal figure.

立派

rippa — Splendid; magnificent; admirable; fine and impressive.

衣

koromo — Robe; garment; clothing; outer covering or coat.

奪い取る

ubaitoru — To snatch away; to seize by force from someone.

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; opinion; way of thinking.

変え

kae — Changing; conjunctive form of 'kaeru' to change.

しまえ

shimae — Just do it completely; imperative of 'shimau'.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; emotion; deep inner sentiment.

ます

masu — Polite present/future verb ending in Japanese.

隠し

kakushi — Hiding; concealing; conjunctive form of 'kakusu'.

いつ

itsu — When; at what time; questioning or indefinite time.

知り

shiri — Knowing; conjunctive form of 'shiru' to know.

にくく

nikuku — Hard to; difficult to; adverbial form of 'nikui'.