Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 68

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject

横たわって

yokotawatte — Lying down, reclining horizontally

いた

ita — Was, existed (past tense of iru)

が

ga — Subject marker particle or conjunction but

彼ら

karera — They, them (third-person plural pronoun)

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns

どんな

donna — What kind of, what sort of

質問

shitsumon — Question, inquiry posed to someone

に

ni — Directional or target particle, to or at

対して

taishite — In response to, regarding, toward

も

mo — Also, too, even (inclusive particle)

舌

shita — Tongue, the organ inside the mouth

を

wo — Object marker particle for direct objects

出す

dasu — To stick out, to produce, to emit

こと

koto — Thing, fact, act (nominalizer for verbs)

以外

igai — Other than, except, besides something

何

nani — What, anything (interrogative pronoun)

答えよう

kotaeyou — Let's answer, volitional form of answer

と

to — And, with, quotation particle, if

し

shi — And (conjunctive form), did (stem of suru)

なかった

nakatta — Did not, was not (past negative form)

ついに

tsui ni — Finally, at last, in the end

彼

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

聞く

kiku — To listen, to hear, to ask

あきらめた

akirameta — Gave up, abandoned, resigned oneself

ねえ

nee — Hey, come on (casual attention-getter)

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to

行って

itte — Going, and go (te-form of iku)

聞いて

kiite — Asking, listening (te-form of kiku)

みよう

miyou — Let's try, volitional form of miru

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing

きっと

kitto — Surely, certainly, definitely, for sure

知って

shitte — Knowing (te-form of shiru, to know)

いる

iru — To be, to exist (for living things)

はず

hazu — Supposed to, expected to, should be

だし

dashi — And, since (conjunctive reason-giving form)

もしかしたら

moshikashitara — Perhaps, maybe, possibly, by any chance

機嫌

kigen — Mood, temper, humor, disposition

よければ

yokereba — If good, if in a good mood

お話

ohanashi — A story, a talk (polite honorific form)

して

shite — Doing (te-form of suru, to do)

くれる

kureru — To give (to me), to do for me

かも

kamo — Maybe, perhaps (short for kamoshirenai)

しれない

shirenai — Cannot be certain, might be, perhaps

言った

itta — Said, told, spoke (past tense of iu)

そこで

sokode — So, therefore, and so, at that point

走って

hashitte — Running (te-form of hashiru, to run)

いった

itta — Went (past tense of iku, to go)

そこ

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

で

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

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually, habitually, as usual

よう

you — Like, as if, seem (similarity/manner expression)

大きな

ookina — Big, large (prenominal adjective form)

緑

midori — Green (color)

睡蓮

suiren — Water lily, an aquatic flowering plant

葉

ha — Leaf, leaves of a plant

上

ue — Above, on top of, upper surface

座って

suwatte — Sitting, seated (te-form of suwaru)

見つけた

mitsuketa — Found, discovered (past tense of mitsukeru)

そして

soshite — And then, and, furthermore

その

sono — That (demonstrative adjective near listener)

飛び出した

tobidashita — Bulged out, jumped out, protruded suddenly

目

me — Eye, eyes (body part)

表情

hyōjō — Expression, facial expression, look on face

から

kara — From, because, since (particle)

白

shiro — White (color)

黄色

kiiro — Yellow (color)

チョッキ

chokki — Vest, waistcoat (sleeveless garment)

中

naka — Inside, within, among, middle

愚かな

orokana — Foolish, stupid, silly, unwise

ハエ

hae — Fly (the insect)

おいしい

oishii — Delicious, tasty, good-tasting food

朝食

chōshoku — Breakfast, the morning meal

しまい込んで

shimaikonde — Tucked away, stored inside, put away neatly

知った

shitta — Learned, came to know (past tense)

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, quite (degree adverb)

丁寧

teinei — Polite, courteous, careful, respectful

おはよう

ohayou — Good morning (casual morning greeting)

ございます

gozaimasu — Polite copula, formal form of to be

挨拶

aisatsu — Greeting, salutation, formal acknowledgment

する

suru — To do, to make, to perform

きらり

kirari — Glittering, sparkling (mimetic word for flash)

輝いた

kagayaita — Shone, sparkled, gleamed (past tense)

ぶっきらぼう

bukkirabou — Blunt, brusque, curt, abrupt in manner

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless, yet

きらめき

kirameki — Sparkle, glitter, twinkling light

見て

mite — Seeing, looking (te-form of miru)

な

na — Sentence-ending particle for exclamation or prohibition

かかわらず

kakawarazu — Despite, regardless of, notwithstanding

穏やか

odayaka — Calm, gentle, peaceful, mild in manner

気分

kibun — Feeling, mood, atmosphere, sensation

お願い

onegai — Request, please (polite request expression)

します

shimasu — Do, perform (polite present tense of suru)

なぜ

naze — Why, for what reason (interrogative adverb)

さん

san — Honorific title, Mr., Mrs., Ms.

私たち

watashitachi — We, us (first-person plural pronoun)

ウィンク

winku — Wink, closing one eye as a signal

返して

kaeshite — Returning, giving back (te-form of kaesu)

くれない

kurenai — Won't give, won't do for me (negative)

です

desu — Polite copula, is, am, are

か

ka — Question marker particle, turns sentence to question

尋ねた

tazuneta — Asked, inquired (past tense of tazuneru)

できない

dekinai — Cannot do, unable to, impossible

だ

da — Informal copula, is, am, are

答えた

kotaeta — Answered, replied (past tense of kotaeru)

一緒

issho — Together, at the same time, jointly

叫んだ

sakenda — Shouted, cried out (past tense of sakebu)

そう

sou — So, that's right, like that

ん

n — Informal negative or affirmative particle, hmm

って

tte — Casual quotation particle, speaking of, they say

ね

ne — Sentence-ending seeking agreement, right, isn't it

ガラガラヘビ

garagara hebi — Rattlesnake, a venomous rattling snake

ヘビ

hebi — Snake, a reptile without limbs

仲間

nakama — Companion, fellow, member of a group

誰一人

dare hitori — Not a single person, no one at all

口

kuchi — Mouth, opening (body part)

そろえて

soroete — In unison, aligning, putting together uniformly