Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 42

Vocabulary

そこで

sokode — And so; therefore; consequently leading to next action

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

は

wa — Topic marker particle

彼

kare — He; him; boyfriend

に

ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle

与えよう

ataeyou — Let's give; intending to give something

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with

思っ

omot(te) — Thought; was thinking (stem form of 思う)

て

te — Connecting verb particle indicating continuation

い

i — Exists; is (shortened form of いる)

た

ta — Past tense grammatical ending

飾り気

kazarike — Affectation; desire to show off; ornamentation tendency

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

ない

nai — Negation; does not exist; not present

地味

jimi — Plain; modest; simple; understated in appearance

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives

服

fuku — Clothes; clothing; garment

を

wo — Direct object marker particle

与える

ataeru — To give; to provide; to grant something

代わり

kawari — Instead; in place of; substitute

上着

uwagi — Jacket; coat; outer garment worn on top

青

ao — Blue; green (color)

これ

kore — This; this thing (near speaker)

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as

以上

ijou — More than; beyond; above that amount

明るく

akaruku — Brightly; in a bright manner

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; and; moreover

真っ白

masshiro — Pure white; completely white

飾り

kazari — Decoration; ornament; embellishment

で

de — By means of; at; with (particle)

縁取り

fudodori — Border; edging; trimming around something

ので

node — Because; since; therefore (causal conjunction)

さん

san — Polite honorific title added to names

グリーン

guriin — Green (color, loanword from English)

森

mori — Forest; woods; grove of trees

全体

zentai — Whole; entire; overall; the entirety

最も

mottomo — Most; extremely; the greatest degree

ハンサム

hansamu — Handsome; good-looking (loanword)

一つ

hitotsu — One; one thing; a single item

手に入れ

te ni ire — Obtained; acquired; got hold of something

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb ending

最初

saisho — First; beginning; the very start

それ

sore — That; that thing (near listener)

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; really

誇り

hokori — Pride; honor; self-respect; dignity

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but; however

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon; eventually; in time

身

mi — Body; oneself; one's person

隠し

kakushi — Hidden; concealing; hiding something

たい

tai — Want to do; desire to perform action

とき

toki — Time; moment; when; occasion

姿

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

隠す

kakusu — To hide; to conceal; to cover up

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter (nominalizer)

難しい

muzukashii — Difficult; hard; challenging; not easy

わかり

wakari — Understanding; comprehension (stem of わかる)

あの

ano — That (over there); that aforementioned thing

明るい

akarui — Bright; cheerful; light; vivid

青い

aoi — Blue; green; pale (adjective form)

いたずら

itazura — Mischief; prank; naughty trick

出かける

dekakeru — To go out; to head out; to leave

たび

tabi — Each time; whenever; every occasion

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; all the time

居場所

ibasho — Whereabouts; one's location; place to be

知らせ

shirase — Notice; notification; informing of location

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; to finish (often regrettably)

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody; the whole group

常に

tsuneni — Always; constantly; at all times

見張っ

mihatt(e) — Watched; kept watch; stood guard

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; in the past; used to

何

nani/nan — What; how many; any (question word)

苦

ku — Difficulty; hardship; suffering; trouble

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well (particle)

なく

naku — Without; not being; lacking (negative adverb form)

食べ

tabe — Eating (stem form of 食べる)

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; matter

全て

subete — Everything; all; entirely; the whole lot

盗む

nusumu — To steal; to rob; to take secretly

でき

deki — Can do; able to; capable of (stem)

今

ima — Now; the present time; currently

食べ物

tabemono — Food; things to eat; edibles

ため

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

実際

jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice; indeed

働か

hataraka — Work (negative conditional stem of 働く)

なけれ

nakere — Must; obligatory conditional negative form

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if; when

なら

nara — If; in that case; conditional form

ず

zu — Without doing; negative classical verb ending

正直

shoujiki — Honest; honestly; straightforward; truthful

手に入れる

te ni ireru — To obtain; to acquire; to get something

か

ka — Question marker particle; or; whether

さも

samo — Otherwise; or else; if not so

空腹

kuufuku — Hunger; empty stomach; being hungry

まま

mama — As is; remaining in current state unchanged

いる

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

しか

shika — Only; nothing but; no other option

あり

ari — There is; exists (stem of ある)

ませ

mase — Polite negative verb ending component

ん

n — Informal negation or explanatory sentence ending

行い

okonai — Conduct; behavior; deeds; actions

改め

aratame — Reform; correct; change one's ways

だろう

darou — Probably; I suppose; conjecture about something

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe; to suppose

でしょう

deshou — Probably; right?; polite conjecture or tag question

うなずき

unazuki — Nodding; a nod of agreement or acknowledgment

でも

demo — But; however; even so; though

そう

sou — So; that way; like that; indeed

ずる賢く

zurugashikoku — Cunningly; slyly; in a crafty manner

なり

nari — Became; turning into (stem of なる)

しかし

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

かかわら

kakawara — Despite; regardless of; notwithstanding (part of にもかかわらず)

以前

izen — Before; formerly; previously; in the past

ほど

hodo — As much as; to the extent of; about

多く

ooku — Many; much; a large number; plenty

トラブル

toraburu — Trouble; problem; difficulty (loanword)

起こさ

okosa — Cause; stir up; bring about (negative stem)

ご存知

gozonji — Knowing; to know (honorific, respectful form)

よう

you — It seems; like; in order to; manner

せい

sei — Fault; due to; because of; blame

なかっ

nacat(ta) — Was not; did not exist (past negative stem)

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is; am; are

自然

shizen — Nature; natural; naturally occurring; the environment

母上

hahaue — Honorable mother; formal respectful term for mother

悪い

warui — Bad; wrong; poor; evil; wicked

習慣

shuukan — Habit; custom; practice; routine behavior

子供

kodomo — Child; children; kid; young person

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

受け継がせ

uketsugase — Caused to inherit; passed on; handed down to

知る

shiru — To know; to learn; to find out

受け継がせる

uketsugaseru — To cause to inherit; to pass down habits

そして

soshite — And then; and so; after that

遠い

tooi — Far; distant; remote; long ago

昔

mukashi — Long ago; olden days; ancient times; the past

日

hi/nichi — Day; sun; date; daily

から

kara — From; since; because; starting from

今日

kyou — Today; this day; the present day

続い

tsuzui — Continued; kept going; lasted (stem of 続く)