Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 58

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.

あまりにも

amari ni mo — Way too much; excessively beyond normal degree.

何度

nando — How many times; multiple occasions or repetitions.

も

mo — Also; even; as many as (emphatic particle).

声

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

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

変えよう

kaeyou — Let's change; volitional form of 'to change.'

と

to — Quotation or intention particle; 'and,' 'with.'

して

shite — Doing; te-form of suru, connecting actions.

喉

nodo — Throat; the passage inside the neck.

酷使

kokushi — Overuse; working something or someone excessively hard.

した

shita — Did; past tense of the verb suru.

ため

tame — Because of; for the sake of; due to.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly; severely; to a very bad degree.

荒れ

are — Roughness; becoming irritated or chapped.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases.

痛かった

itakatta — Was painful; past tense of 'to hurt.'

の

no — Explanatory or possessive particle in Japanese.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' or 'are.'

が

ga — Subject marker or conjunctive 'but' particle.

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

気

ki — Spirit; mind; feeling; mood; attention.

に

ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle.

し

shi — Do; stem form of suru used in compounds.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative suffix used in formal requests.

ん

n — Negative ending or explanatory softening particle.

でした

deshita — Was; polite past tense of the copula desu.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; used to introduce an explanation or reason.

もう

mou — Already; anymore; soon; once more.

一度

ichido — Once; one time; a single occasion.

たらふく

tarafuku — To one's fill; eating until completely satisfied.

食べられる

taberareru — Can eat; potential or passive form of taberu.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verb into noun.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; to a great degree.

気持ちよく

kimochi yoku — Comfortably; pleasantly; in a good-feeling manner.

感じられた

kanjirarета — Could be felt; was felt; potential past passive.

から

kara — Because; from; starting point or reason particle.

さて

sate — Well then; now; used to shift topic or begin.

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly; just; precisely at that moment or amount.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective near listener.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when a particular event occurs.

大いなる

ooinaru — Great; mighty; grand; of enormous significance.

自然

shizen — Nature; the natural world; occurring naturally.

母上

hahaue — Honorable mother; respectful term for one's mother.

やってきて

yatte kite — Came along; arrived; te-form of yattekuru.

さん

san — Polite suffix equivalent to Mr., Mrs., or Ms.

見

mi — See; look; stem of miru, to see.

聞いた

kiita — Heard; listened; past tense of kiku.

それほど

sorehodo — That much; to that extent or degree.

賢かった

kashikokatta — Was clever; past tense of kashikoi, smart.

思う

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

愉快

yukai — Cheerful; pleasant; merry; enjoyable feeling.

なって

natte — Becoming; te-form of naru, to become.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend; third-person feminine pronoun.

何

nani — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; emotion; idea in one's mind.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating formal speech register.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentences.

なんと

nanto — Why; how; what a surprise; exclamatory expression.

夜

yoru — Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise.

眠っている

nemutte iru — Is sleeping; progressive form of nemuru.

間

aida — While; during; between a period of time.

痛んだ

itanda — Hurt; ached; past tense of itamu, to ache.

癒し

iyashi — Healing; comfort; soothing of pain or distress.

新しい

atarashii — New; fresh; recently made or acquired.

与えた

ataeta — Gave; granted; past tense of ataeru.

そして

soshite — And then; and; connecting two related statements.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful; magnificent; splendid; outstanding quality.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract.

で

de — At; by means of; particle of location or method.

まるで

marude — Just like; as if; exactly as though something.

多く

ooku — Many; much; a large number or quantity.

同時

douji — Simultaneously; at the same time as something else.

鳴き叫んで

naki sakende — Crying out and screaming; crying loudly together.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings.

よう

you — Like; as if; resembling; appears to be.

聞こえた

kikoeta — Was heard; sounded; past tense of kikoeru.

以来

irai — Since; ever since a particular point in time.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own; reflexive personal pronoun.

より

yori — Than; more than; comparative particle in Japanese.

大きくて

ookikute — Being big and; te-form of ookii, large.

強い

tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; mighty; not easily defeated.

者

mono — Person; one who does something; a being.

怖がらせたい

kowagara setai — Want to frighten; desire to scare someone.

なければ

nakereba — If not; unless; conditional negative form.

なら

nara — If; in that case; conditional or topical particle.

ない

nai — Not; negative form of existence or adjective.

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening; entrance to the oral cavity.

開けて

akete — Opening; te-form of akeru, to open something.

出す

dasu — To put out; emit; produce; bring forth sound.

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; no more than that.

よく

yoku — Well; often; adverbial form of yoi, good.

なり

nari — Becomes; conjunctive form of naru, to become.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary combining with ta ending.

た

ta — Past tense suffix attached to verb stems.

聞こえる

kikoeru — Can be heard; to be audible to someone.

十分

juubun — Enough; sufficient; adequate amount of something.

な

na — Adjectival connective particle; or negative imperative.

食べ物

tabemono — Food; things that are eaten for nourishment.

ありつける

aritsukeru — To manage to get; to obtain food or something.

子ども

kodomo — Child; children; young person below adulthood.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody together as a group.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; not different from another.

持つ

motsu — To have; to hold; to possess something.

今

ima — Now; currently; at this present moment.

じいさん

jiisan — Old man; grandfather; elderly male person.

そう

sou — So; that's right; in that way; indeed.

ある

aru — To exist; there is; to have (inanimate).

さあ

saa — Come on; well; now then; let's go exclamation.

急いで

isoide — Hurrying; te-form of isogu, to hurry up.

お家

ouchi — Home; house; polite term for one's residence.

帰り

kaeri — Return; going back home; stem of kaeru.

なさい

nasai — Please do; polite imperative command form.

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp; keen; acute; incisive in mind or edge.

知恵

chie — Wisdom; wit; intelligence; clever practical thinking.

引っかかって

hikkakatte — Getting caught; being trapped by a trick.

面倒

mendou — Trouble; bother; hassle; troublesome situation.

つける

tsukeru — To attach; to cause; to put onto something.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing statement.

ありがとう

arigatou — Thank you; expression of gratitude toward someone.

カエル

kaeru — Frog; amphibian that lives near water bodies.

叫んで

sakende — Shouting; te-form of sakebu, to yell loudly.

懐かしくて

natsukashikute — Feeling nostalgic and; te-form of natsukashii.

安全

anzen — Safe; secure; free from danger or harm.

古い

furui — Old; ancient; not new; aged over time.

いばら

ibara — Briar; thorny bush or bramble plant.

野原

nohara — Field; open plain; meadow of grass and plants.

向かって

mukatte — Heading toward; te-form of mukau, to face.

できる

dekiru — Can do; to be able to; to be possible.

限り

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

速く

hayaku — Quickly; fast; adverbial form of hayai, fast.

走って

hashitte — Running; te-form of hashiru, to run fast.

行き

iki — Going; bound for; stem of iku, to go.