Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 56

Vocabulary

時代

jidai — Era, age, or period of time

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar

どんどん

dondon — Rapidly, progressively, one after another

厳しく

kibishiku — Severely, strictly, harshly (adverbial form)

なり

nari — Becoming, turning into (conjunctive verb form)

まるで

marude — Just like, as if, entirely resembling something

大自然

daishizen — Great nature, the natural world at large

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

母

haha — Mother, one's own mother

が

ga — Subject-marking grammatical particle

緑

midori — Green color; lush greenery

草原

sougen — Grassland, meadow, open grassy plain

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese

森

mori — Forest, woods, wooded area

小さな

chiisana — Small, little, tiny (attributive adjective form)

仲間

nakama — Companion, fellow, group member, comrade

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living beings

を

wo — Object-marking grammatical particle

すっかり

sukkari — Completely, entirely, thoroughly, all the way

忘れ

wasure — Forgetting, to forget (stem form of 忘れる)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

しまっ

shimatt(a) — Ended up doing; completion with regret nuance

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

か

ka — Question or uncertainty particle

よう

you — Appears like, seems as if, resemblance expression

に

ni — Direction, location, time, or purpose particle

思わ

omowa — To think, feel, seem (passive/negative stem)

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form

氏

shi — Mr., honorific suffix for a person's name

なんとか

nantoka — Somehow, managing with difficulty, barely

食い

kui — Eating, biting (stem of 食う, informal eat)

つない

tsunai — Connecting, linking, keeping going (stem form)

で

de — At, by means of, in (location/means particle)

い

i — Existing, being (stem of いる, animate existence)

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly, nearly all of the time

時間

jikan — Time, hours, a period or duration

空腹

kuufuku — Hunger, empty stomach, feeling of starvation

過ごし

sugoshi — Spending time, passing time (conjunctive form)

おり

ori — Being, existing (humble/literary form of いる)

胃

i — Stomach, the digestive organ

入れる

ireru — To put in, to insert, to place inside

もの

mono — Thing, object, something tangible or abstract

少なけれ

sukunakere — If there is little, conditional form of 少ない

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when

少ない

sukunai — Few, scarce, not much in quantity

ほど

hodo — The more…, to the extent of, approximately

その

sono — That (demonstrative adjective, near listener)

頭

atama — Head; mind, brain, intelligence

回転

kaiten — Rotation, spinning; mental sharpness or agility

鋭く

surudoku — Sharply, keenly, acutely (adverbial form)

なっ

natt(e) — Becoming, having become (te-form of なる)

いっ

itt(e) — Going; or progressive/conjunctive verb form

ある

aru — There is, to exist (inanimate subject)

日

hi — Day, sun; a particular day

ついに

tsuini — Finally, at last, in the end

そっと

sotto — Quietly, gently, softly, without making noise

忍び足

shinobiashi — Tiptoeing, stealthy footsteps, creeping quietly

歩い

arui — Walking (te-form stem of 歩く)

いる

iru — To exist, to be (animate beings)

盛大な

seidai na — Grand, magnificent, lavish, large-scale

ごちそう

gochisou — Feast, treat, splendid meal, delicious food

あり

ari — There is, existing (classical/literary form)

つい

tsui — Unexpectedly, inadvertently, just now

見つけ

mitsuke — Finding, discovering (stem of 見つける)

じっと

jitto — Motionlessly, fixedly, staying still quietly

し

shi — Doing (conjunctive form of する); and also

見

mi — Seeing, looking (stem of 見る, to see)

耐え

tae — Enduring, bearing, putting up with (stem form)

られ

rare — Potential or passive auxiliary verb suffix

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary, not, does not exist

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter (abstract nominalizer)

だっ

datt(a) — Was, were (past tense of copula だ)

という

toiu — Called, known as, said to be

も

mo — Also, too, even (inclusive particle)

あまり

amari — Too much, excessively; not very (with negative)

壁

kabe — Wall, barrier, partition of a room

くっつき

kutttsuki — Sticking to, clinging, attaching closely

そう

sou — That way, so, it seems, looks like

から

kara — From, because, after (cause or origin particle)

っぽ

ppo — Suffix meaning -ish, prone to, resembling

感じ

kanji — Feeling, sensation, impression, sense

だ

da — Copula, is, are (plain present declarative)

もし

moshi — If, supposing that, in case (conditional opener)

自分

jibun — Oneself, myself, yourself (reflexive pronoun)

三人

sannin — Three people, a group of three persons

なれ

nare — If one becomes (conditional form of なる)

たら

tara — If, when, conditional past tense form

あの

ano — That over there (distal demonstrative adjective)

奪える

ubaeru — Can snatch, able to steal away from someone

彼

kare — He, him, that man (third-person masculine pronoun)

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, emotion, strong feeling

考え

kangae — Thought, idea, thinking, consideration

すぐ

sugu — Immediately, right away, soon, quickly

あと

ato — After, later, behind, remainder

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful, magnificent, splendid, marvelous

アイデア

aidea — Idea, concept, creative thought or plan

浮かん

ukan — Floating up, coming to mind (idea arising)

たくさん

takusan — Many, a lot, plenty, in large quantity

せ

se — Causative verb ending; making someone do something

どう

dou — How, in what way, what do you think

だろう

darou — Probably, I wonder, conjecture or suggestion

試し

tameshi — Trying, testing, attempting (stem of 試す)

み

mi — Try doing (auxiliary suffix みる abbreviated)

損

son — Loss, disadvantage; no harm in trying

そこ

soko — There, that place (mid-distance demonstrative)

鼻

hana — Nose, the organ of smell on the face

空

sora — Sky, the open air above the ground

向け

muke — Pointing toward, directing at (stem of 向ける)

遠吠え

tooboye — Howling, a long distant cry of an animal

顔

kao — Face, expression, countenance of a person

上げ

age — Raising, lifting up (stem of 上げる)

ニヤリ

niyari — Grinning broadly, smirking with satisfaction

笑っ

waratt(e) — Laughing, smiling (te-form of 笑う)

少し

sukoshi — A little, slightly, a small amount

恐れ

osore — Fear, dread, apprehension, concern about danger

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Did not have, was not (past negative form)

それ

sore — That, it (mid-distance demonstrative pronoun)

ずっと

zutto — Continuously, all along, far, much more so

姿

sugata — Figure, appearance, form, visible shape of someone

隠し

kakushi — Hiding, concealing (stem of 隠す)

まま

mama — As is, remaining in a state, unchanged condition

反対側

hantaigawa — The opposite side, the other side

へ

e — Toward, directional particle indicating destination

急い

isoi — Hurrying, rushing (te-form stem of 急ぐ)

回り込み

mawarikomi — Going around, flanking, circling to other side

再び

futatabi — Again, once more, a second time

今度

kondo — This time, next time, now

声

koe — Voice, sound produced by a person or animal

変え

kae — Changing, altering (stem of 変える)

聞こえる

kikoeru — To be audible, to be heard, to sound like

努め

tsutome — Striving, making effort (stem of 努める)

食べる

taberu — To eat, to consume food

やめ

yame — Stopping, quitting, ceasing to do something

驚い

odoroi — Being surprised, astonished (te-form stem)

様子

yousu — Appearance, situation, condition, manner, state

兄弟

kyoudai — Siblings, brothers and sisters

連れ

tsure — Bringing along, accompanying (stem of 連れる)

思っ

omott(e) — Thinking, believing (te-form of 思う)