Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 57

Vocabulary

一

ichi — The number one; first in sequence.

分

fun / bun — Minute (time); portion or part of something.

後

ato / go — After; behind; later in time.

コヨーテ

koyōte — Coyote; a wild canine of North America.

氏

shi — Mr./Ms.; honorific suffix for a person's name.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

最初

saisho — The very first; the beginning of something.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location.

遠吠え

tōboe — Howling; a long, loud cry of an animal.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; 'and' or 'did' connector.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.

場所

basho — Place; a specific location or spot.

から

kara — From; starting point in space, time, or reason.

再び

futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

確か

tashika — Certainly; sure; something reliably believed to be true.

そう

sō — That's right; so; expressing agreement or likelihood.

だ

da — Copula; plain-form 'is/are' at end of sentence.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and,' 'with,' or quotation marker.

オオヤマネコ

ōyamaneko — Lynx; a large wild cat with tufted ears.

思っ

omot(te) — Thought; te-form of 思う (omou), to think.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunction expressing contrast.

二

ni — The number two; second in sequence.

匹

hiki — Counter for small animals such as cats and dogs.

くらい

kurai — About; approximately; to the extent of something.

なら

nara — If; conditional particle meaning 'if that is the case.'

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular personal pronoun.

の

no — Possessive and nominalizing particle linking nouns.

敵

teki — Enemy; opponent; a hostile or rival being.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.

ない

nai — Not; negative form of the copula or adjective.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

食べ

tabe — Eat; stem form of 食べる (taberu), to eat.

続け

tsuzuke — Continue; stem of 続ける (tsuzukeru), to keep doing.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

周り

mawari — Surroundings; around; the area encircling something.

円

en — Circle; also the Japanese monetary unit yen.

描く

egaku / kaku — To draw; to depict or trace a shape or image.

よう

yō — Like; as if; expressing appearance or manner.

走り

hashiri — Running; stem of 走る (hashiru), to run.

始め

hajime — Beginning; stem of 始める (hajimeru), to start.

常に

tsuneni — Always; constantly; at all times without exception.

密生

missei — Dense growth; thick clustering of vegetation or plants.

茂み

shigemi — Thicket; a dense cluster of bushes or shrubs.

中

naka — Inside; middle; within a space or group.

身

mi — Body; oneself; one's own physical being.

隠し

kakushi — Hiding; stem of 隠す (kakusu), to conceal.

数

sū / kazu — Number; a count or quantity of something.

歩

ho / ashi — Step; a single pace taken while walking.

ごと

goto — Every; each; at every interval of something.

鳴き声

nakigoe — Animal cry; the sound or call made by an animal.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting multiple nouns loosely.

上げ

age — Raise up; stem of 上げる (ageru), to lift or raise.

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respectively; every one individually.

異なる

kotonaru — To differ; to be different from one another.

聞こえ

kikoye — To be heard; stem of 聞こえる (kikoeru), audible.

させ

sase — Causative auxiliary; making or letting someone do something.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; to a great degree.

速く

hayaku — Quickly; fast; adverb form of 速い (hayai).

走る

hashiru — To run; to move quickly on foot.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also expresses contrast or desire.

でき

deki — Can do; stem of できる (dekiru), to be able.

今や

imaya — Now; at this very moment; by this point in time.

力

chikara — Strength; power; physical or mental force.

限り

kagiri — Limit; as much as possible; to the utmost extent.

大きな

ōkina — Large; big; prenominal adjective describing great size.

描い

kaite / egaite — Drew; te-form of 描く (kaku/egaku), to draw.

て

te — Te-form conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

毎回

maikai — Every time; each and every occasion or round.

できる

dekiru — To be able to; can; to become possible.

声

koe — Voice; the sound produced by a person or animal.

変え

kae — Change; stem of 変える (kaeru), to alter or modify.

不安

fuan — Anxiety; unease; a feeling of worry or insecurity.

なり

nari — Becoming; stem of なる (naru), to become.

食欲

shokuyoku — Appetite; desire or urge to eat food.

失っ

ushinat(te) — Lost; te-form of 失う (ushinau), to lose something.

兄弟

kyōdai — Siblings; brothers and/or sisters in a family.

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; a large quantity of something.

いる

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

違いない

chigainai — Must be; no doubt; expressing strong certainty.

ここ

koko — Here; this place; the location near the speaker.

な

na — Sentence-final particle expressing emotion or emphasis.

言っ

it(te) — Said; te-form of 言う (iu), to say or speak.

こっそり

kossori — Stealthily; secretly; moving without being noticed.

逃げ

nige — Flee; stem of 逃げる (nigeru), to escape or run away.

出し

dashi — Start out; stem of 出す (dasu), to put out or begin.

追い

oi — Chase; stem of 追う (ou), to pursue or follow.

依然

izen — Still; as before; the same situation continuing unchanged.

自分

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

多く

ōku — Many; much; a large number or amount.

急い

isoi — Hurried; te/stem form of 急ぐ (isogu), to hurry.

肩

kata — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to the torso.

越し

koshi — Over; across; looking or passing beyond something.

振り返り

furikaeri — Looking back; glancing behind; reflecting on past events.

怖がっ

kowagat(te) — Being afraid; te-form of 怖がる (kowagaru), to fear.

戻っ

modot(te) — Returned; te-form of 戻る (modoru), to go back.

くる

kuru — To come; to move toward the speaker or reference point.

勇気

yūki — Courage; bravery; the will to face fear.

確信

kakushin — Conviction; firm belief; being completely certain about something.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose verb for performing actions.

まで

made — Until; up to; indicating a limit in time or space.

残し

nokoshi — Left behind; stem of 残す (nokosu), to leave remaining.

食事

shokuji — Meal; the act of eating a regular meal.

ところ

tokoro — Place; point in time; situation or circumstance.

へ

e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement destination.

戻り

modori — Return; stem of 戻る (modoru), going back.

もう

mō — Already; anymore; no longer; expressing a changed state.

口

kuchi — Mouth; the opening used for eating and speaking.

も

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

入ら

haira — Enter; negative stem of 入る (hairu), to go in.

なく

naku — Without; adverbial negative form of ない (nai).

なる

naru — To become; to turn into a new state or condition.