Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 53

Vocabulary

やがて

yagate — before long; soon; eventually

その

sono — that; the (referring to something nearby)

黒い

kuroi — black; dark in color

影

kage — shadow; silhouette; dark shape

の

no — possessive or linking particle

中

naka — inside; within; among

から

kara — from; out of; because

暗い

kurai — dark; gloomy; dim

姿

sugata — figure; form; appearance of a being

が

ga — subject marker particle

現れ

araware — appeared; emerged; came into view

に

ni — to; at; for; directional/target particle

は

wa — topic marker particle

はっきり

hakkiri — clearly; distinctly; plainly

と

to — and; with; quotation particle

見え

mie — was visible; could be seen

まし

mashi — polite past auxiliary (part of ました)

た

ta — past tense auxiliary verb ending

それ

sore — that; it (referring to something mentioned)

座り込み

suwariokomi — sitting down firmly; settling into a seated position

鋭い

surudoi — sharp; keen; pointed; acute

鼻先

hanasaki — tip of the nose; snout

を

wo — direct object marker particle

最初

saisho — first; beginning; at the start

きらめく

kirameku — to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle

小さな

chiisana — small; little; tiny

星々

hoshiboshi — stars; many stars (plural form)

へ

e — toward; in the direction of (particle)

向け

muke — turned toward; directed at something

大きな

ookina — large; big; great

口

kuchi — mouth; opening; entrance

開ける

akeru — to open; to open up something

そこ

soko — there; that place

恐怖

kyoufu — fear; terror; dread

で

de — at; by; with; means/location particle

震える

furueru — to tremble; to shake; to shiver

ほど

hodo — to the extent that; so much that

叫び声

sakebigoe — scream; shout; cry of alarm

遠吠え

howling; a wolf or dog's distant howl

溢れ出し

afuredashi — overflowing; pouring out; spilling forth

そして

soshite — and then; and; thus

今や

imaya — now; by now; at this point

耳

mimi — ear; sense of hearing

より

yori — than; more than; from (comparison)

も

mo — also; too; even (particle)

目

me — eye; sight; vision

信じ

shinji — believe; trust (stem form of 信じる)

なけれ

nakere — must; have to (conditional negative form)

ば

ba — conditional particle meaning if/when

なり

nari — become; must be (auxiliary form)

ませ

mase — polite imperative/auxiliary verb ending

ん

n — negative or sentence-final softening particle

でし

deshi — polite copula past stem (part of でした)

たくさん

takusan — many; a lot; plenty

声

koe — voice; sound produced by speaking

する

suru — to do; to make; to perform

告げ

tsuge — told; informed; announced to someone

て

te — conjunctive particle linking verb phrases

い

i — progressive auxiliary (part of ている)

あの

ano — that (over there); that well-known

恐ろしい

osoroshii — terrible; frightening; dreadful

音

oto — sound; noise; audio

すべて

subete — all; everything; entirely

一つ

hitotsu — one; a single thing

出

de — coming out; emerging (verb stem)

いる

iru — to be; to exist (animate beings)

信じる

shinjiru — to believe; to trust; to have faith

難しく

muzukashiku — difficult; hard (adverbial form)

とても

totemo — very; extremely; quite

難しい

muzukashii — difficult; hard; challenging

こと

koto — thing; fact; matter (abstract noun)

事実

jijitsu — fact; truth; reality

陽気な

youki na — cheerful; merry; lively; jovial

風たち

kazatachi — the winds; winds (plural/personified form)

正しかっ

tadashikatta — were right; were correct (past form)

独りごち

hitorigochi — muttered to oneself; soliloquized quietly

老

rou — old; aged; elderly (prefix/noun)

緑

midori — green; greenery; verdant color

森

mori — forest; woods; grove

方向

houkou — direction; way; orientation

小走り

kobashiri — trotting; jogging; moving at a light run

去っ

satte — left; went away; departed (past stem)

いく

iku — to go; to proceed; to move away

彼

kare — he; him; that person (male)

言葉

kotoba — word; language; speech; expression

信じよ

shinjiyo — believe! (imperative form of 信じる)

う

u — volitional auxiliary expressing intention or will

し

shi — did; conjunctive or listing particle

なかっ

nakatta — did not (negative past stem form)

少し

sukoshi — a little; a bit; slightly

恥ずかしく

hazukashiku — embarrassed; ashamed (adverbial form)

思い

omoi — thought; feeling; sense (noun/verb stem)

その後

sonogo — after that; subsequently; thereafter

多く

ooku — many; much; a large number

よう

you — seems like; as if; in the manner of

聞こえる

kikoeru — to be audible; to be heard; to sound

不思議

fushigi — mysterious; strange; wonder; marvel

な

na — adjectival linking particle (na-adjective)

しか

shika — only; nothing but (with negative verb)

頭

atama — head; mind; brain

なく

naku — without; not having (negative adverbial)

機会

kikai — opportunity; chance; occasion

笑顔

egao — smile; smiling face; cheerful expression

池

ike — pond; small lake; pool

急い

isoide — hurried; rushed; in a hurry

行き

iki — going; headed toward (verb stem)

カエル

kaeru — frog (amphibian)

おじいさん

ojiisan — grandfather; old man; elderly gentleman

意味

imi — meaning; significance; sense

尋ね

tazune — asked; inquired; sought an answer

言い

ii — said; spoke (verb stem of 言う)

ただ

tada — just; merely; only; simply

賢い

kashikoi — wise; clever; intelligent; smart

一族

ichizoku — clan; family; tribe; lineage group

あり

ari — there is; exists (classical/formal form)

千代

chiyo — a thousand years; eternity; ages

前

mae — before; in front; ago

先祖

senzo — ancestor; forefather; forebear

大いなる

ooinaru — great; grand; mighty; vast

自然

shizen — nature; the natural world; spontaneous

母

haha — mother; one's own mother

贈り物

okurimono — gift; present; offering to someone

最大限

saidaigen — to the maximum; fullest extent possible

活かす

ikasu — to make use of; to utilize; to leverage

方法

houhou — method; way; manner; means

知っ

shitte — knowing; knowing about (te-form of 知る)

という

to iu — called; named; that says; known as

です

desu — polite copula meaning is/am/are

これ

kore — this; this thing (near speaker)

あまりに

amarini — too much; excessively; overly so

物語

monogatari — story; tale; narrative; legend

聞こえ

kikoe — heard; audible (stem form of 聞こえる)

すぐ

sugu — immediately; right away; soon

せがん

segan — begged; pleaded; pestered for something

全て

subete — everything; all; the whole of

話し

hanashi — talk; story; conversation (noun/verb stem)

もらお

morao — receive; get someone to do (volitional)