Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 54

Vocabulary

とうとう

tōtō — finally, at last, in the end

彼

kare — he, him, that person

を

wo — direct object particle marking the object

追い払っ

oiharatt(e) — drove away, chased off someone

て

te — conjunctive particle connecting actions or clauses

少し

sukoshi — a little, a small amount

の

no — possessive or nominalizing particle

静け

shizuke — quietness, stillness, tranquility (stem form)

さ

sa — suffix forming noun indicating a quality or state

と

to — and, with; quotation or accompaniment particle

平和

heiwa — peace, harmony, tranquility

楽しむ

tanoshimu — to enjoy, to take pleasure in something

ため

tame — for the purpose of, for the sake of

に

ni — particle indicating direction, purpose, or location

カエル

kaeru — frog

おじいさん

ojīsan — grandfather, old man, elderly gentleman

は

wa — topic marker particle

そう

sō — so, that way, in that manner

し

shi — did; conjunctive verb form listing reasons

た

ta — past tense verb ending

いつも

itsumo — always, usually, all the time

よう

yō — like, as if; way of doing something

始め

hajime — beginning, start; to begin (stem form)

コヨーテ

koyōte — coyote, a North American wild canine

じいさん

jīsan — old man, grandfather (informal form)

遠い

tōi — far, distant, remote

昔

mukashi — long ago, old times, the past

先祖

senzo — ancestors, forebears, predecessors

世界

sekai — the world, the earth, the universe

が

ga — subject marker particle

まだ

mada — still, yet, not yet

若かっ

wakakatt(a) — was young (past form of young)

生き

iki — living, being alive (stem of to live)

い

i — being, existing; auxiliary verb form

今日

kyō — today, this day

よく

yoku — well, often, frequently

似

ni — resembling, similar to (stem of to resemble)

ちょうど

chōdo — exactly, just, precisely

同じ

onaji — same, identical, equal

くらい

kurai — about, approximately, to the extent of

賢く

kashikoku — wisely, cleverly, intelligently (adverb form)

利口

rikō — clever, smart, bright, intelligent

だっ

datt(a) — was, were (past form of copula)

実際

jissai — in reality, actually, in practice

自分

jibun — oneself, one's own self

で

de — particle indicating means, location of action

ある

aru — to be, to exist (for inanimate things)

こと

koto — thing, matter, fact, circumstance

隣人

rinjin — neighbor, person living nearby

たち

tachi — plural suffix for people or animals

全く

mattaku — entirely, completely, not at all (negative)

気づか

kidzuka — notice, become aware of (stem form)

せ

se — causative verb suffix making someone do

ない

nai — not, negation ending for verbs

ほど

hodo — to the extent that, as much as

十分

jūbun — enough, sufficient, adequate, plenty

ご存知

gozonji — knowing (honorific form of to know)

当初

tōsho — at first, in the beginning, originally

とても

totemo — very, extremely, quite, really

な

na — adjective ending or sentence-final particle

時代

jidai — era, age, period of time, epoch

みんな

minna — everyone, all, everybody together

お互い

otagai — each other, one another, mutually

最も

mottomo — most, extremely, the most of all

良い

yoi — good, fine, excellent, beneficial

関係

kankei — relationship, connection, association

あっ

att(a) — there was, existed (past of aru)

盗む

nusumu — to steal, to pilfer, to take secretly

手間

tema — time and effort, trouble, labor

かけ

kake — to spend, apply effort (stem form)

ず

zu — without doing, negative conjunctive form

とも

tomo — even if, although, even so

食べ物

tabemono — food, something to eat

あり

ari — there is, exists (classical or stem form)

正直

shōjiki — honest, truthful, straightforward, sincere

単純

tanjun — simple, plain, uncomplicated, straightforward

不正直

fushōjiki — dishonest, untruthful, deceitful

より

yori — than, more than, compared to

も

mo — also, too, even, as well

方

hō — direction, side; way, alternative option

楽

raku — easy, comfortable, relaxed, effortless

から

kara — because, from, since, starting point

だ

da — copula meaning is, are, am

そこ

soko — there, that place, over there

クマ

kuma — bear, large forest animal

老王

rōō — old king, elderly ruler, aged monarch

緑

midori — green, green color, verdant

森

mori — forest, woods, grove of trees

治め

osame — to rule, govern, manage (stem form)

幸せ

shiawase — happiness, fortune, good luck, blessed

満ち足り

michitari — satisfied, content, fulfilled, gratified

しかし

shikashi — however, but, nevertheless, yet

乏しく

toboshiku — scarce, lacking, meager, insufficient

なり

nari — became, turn into (stem of to become)

得る

eru — to get, obtain, acquire, gain

もはや

mohaya — no longer, not anymore, already past

容易

yōi — easy, simple, effortless, not difficult

なく

naku — without, not existing, negative conjunctive

なる

naru — to become, to turn into, to get

来

ki — came, come (stem of to come)

そのとき

sono toki — at that time, then, at that moment

強い

tsuyoi — strong, powerful, robust, mighty

者

mono — person, one who does something

弱い

yowai — weak, frail, feeble, powerless

盗み

nusumi — theft, stealing, act of stealing

やがて

yagate — soon, before long, eventually, in time

小さい

chiisai — small, little, tiny, minor

餌食

ejiki — prey, victim, one who is exploited

する

suru — to do, to make, to perform

さえ

sae — even, as long as, if only

なっ

natt(e) — became (past conjunctive of to become)

ます

masu — polite verb ending for present or future

厳しく

kibishiku — severely, strictly, harshly, intensely

飢え

ue — hunger, starvation, famine, extreme lack

残酷

zankoku — cruel, brutal, merciless, savage

主人

shujin — master, owner, husband, head of household

大きく

ōkiku — largely, greatly, in a big way

その

sono — that, those (refers to something nearby)

中

naka — inside, among, within, middle

キツネ

kitsune — fox, cunning foxlike creature

非常

hijō — very, extremely, emergency, extraordinary

狡賢く

zurugashikoku — cunningly, craftily, slyly, shrewdly

ずる賢く

zurugashikoku — slyly, cunningly, in a crafty manner

さん

san — polite honorific suffix for names

それ

sore — that, that thing, that one

よっ

yott(e) — by means of, due to, because of

一人

hitori — one person, alone, by oneself