Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 78

Vocabulary

それから

sorekara — And then; after that; subsequently connecting events.

彼

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

再び

futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new; describing old objects.

丸太

maruta — Log; a cut cylindrical piece of wood.

の

no — Possessive or noun-linking particle connecting two nouns.

上

ue — Above; on top of; upper position or surface.

に

ni — Location, direction, or indirect object particle.

座り

suwari — Sitting; the act of taking a seated position.

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there; in various places around.

を

wo — Direct object particle marking the action's target.

見回し

mimawashi — Looking around; surveying the surrounding area.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

考え込んで

kangaekon de — Sinking deep into thought; pondering seriously.

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

かき

kaki — Scratching; scraping motion, often on the head.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb form (mashita).

た

ta — Past tense grammatical ending for verbs.

ご褒美

gohoubi — Reward; prize; treat given for good behavior.

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunctive particle meaning 'and/with'.

いう

iu — To say; to be called; to mean.

どういう

douiu — What kind of; what sort of; what does it mean.

意味

imi — Meaning; significance; what something signifies.

ん

n — Explanatory or softening sentence-final particle.

だろう

darou — Probably; I wonder; expressing conjecture or wondering.

どこ

doko — Where; what place; interrogative location word.

も

mo — Also; even; not even; inclusive or emphatic particle.

見当たらない

mitataranai — Cannot be found; nowhere to be found.

独り言

hitorigoto — Talking to oneself; a monologue or soliloquy.

言い

ii — Saying; speaking; verbal expression stem form.

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon; eventually; in due time.

ふと

futo — Suddenly; unexpectedly; on a whim; casually.

自分

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

しっぽ

shippo — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.

目

me — Eye; eyes; the organ of sight.

やり

yari — Doing; directing toward; giving attention or gaze.

あっ

a(tsu) — Ah; oh; exclamation of sudden realization or surprise.

アライグマ

araiguma — Raccoon; a North American masked mammal.

さん

san — Polite honorific suffix for names or titles.

叫び

sakebi — Shouting; crying out; an exclamation or yell.

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while; for some time; briefly.

間

aida / ma — During; interval; space of time between moments.

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; speech; verbal expression.

出ず

idezu — Not coming out; unable to produce words.

ただ

tada — Just; merely; only; simply; nothing but.

輝く

kagayaku — To shine; to glitter; to gleam brightly.

で

de — At; by means of; particle indicating place or means.

じっと

jitto — Motionlessly; fixedly; staring without moving.

見つめ

mitsume — Gazing at; staring intently at something.

続け

tsuzuke — Continuing; keeping on doing something persistently.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings or emotion.

中

naka — Inside; within; the interior of something.

不思議

fushigi — Mysterious; strange; wonderful; hard to explain.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.

幸福感

koufukukan — Sense of happiness; feeling of joy and contentment.

覚え

oboe — Feeling; experiencing; memory; sense of recollection.

なんと

nanto — How; what a; exclamation of surprise or amazement.

おかあさん

okaasan — Mother; mom; polite term for one's mother.

自然

shizen — Nature; the natural world; occurring naturally.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing in appearance.

幅広

habahiro — Wide; broad; having a large width or breadth.

黒い

kuroi — Black; dark-colored; of the color black.

輪

wa — Ring; circle; loop; band-shaped marking or shape.

残して

nokoshite — Leaving behind; keeping; allowing something to remain.

です

desu — Polite copula; is/am/are in formal speech.

その日

sonohi — That day; referring to the specific day mentioned.

残り

nokori — Remainder; the rest; what is left over.

時間

jikan — Time; hours; a period or duration of time.

首

kubi — Neck; the part connecting head and body.

痛く

itaku — Painfully; in a hurting manner; adverb from 'itai'.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to result in.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; so much that; approximately.

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy; extended in time or length.

ねじり

nejiri — Twisting; turning; craning the neck repeatedly.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective for nearby reference.

ながめ

nagame — View; scenery; a sight or vista observed.

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking sequential or simultaneous actions.

感心

kanshin — Being impressed; admiring; filled with admiration.

する

suru — To do; to perform; general-purpose action verb.

ばかり

bakari — Only; just; nothing but; approximately; constantly doing.

その後

sonogo — After that; thereafter; from that point onward.

これまで

koremade — Until now; up to this point; so far.

以上

ijou — More than; above; beyond; no more (that's all).

清潔

seiketsu — Clean; hygienic; neat; free from dirt or germs.

し

shi — And; listing conjunction; or verbal stem connector.

言う

iu — To say; to tell; to speak; to state.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as; to the extent.

なく

naku — Without; not being; negative adverb form of 'nai'.

次

tsugi — Next; the following one; subsequent in order.

やって

yatte — Doing; coming; going about; getting things done.

とき

toki — When; at the time; the moment something happens.

怠ける

namakeru — To be lazy; to slack off; to idle about.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

良い

yoi / ii — Good; fine; excellent; of high quality or virtue.

習慣

shuukan — Habit; custom; a regularly practiced routine or behavior.

ので

node — Because; since; therefore; causal explanatory conjunction.

もう

mou — Already; anymore; soon; expressing completion or change.

一つ

hitotsu — One; one item; a single thing or instance.

立派

rippa — Splendid; fine; admirable; impressive in quality or character.

いき

iki — Going; elegance; stylishness; also stem of 'iku'.

さて

sate — Well; now then; transition word shifting to new topic.

この

kono — This; referring to something close to the speaker.

ころ

koro — Around; about; approximately that time or period.

緑

midori — Green; the color green; also greenery or vegetation.

森

mori — Forest; woods; a large area of trees.

草原

sougen / kusahara — Grassland; meadow; open field covered with grass.

すべて

subete — All; everything; every single one; entirely.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny; diminutive in size.

住民

juumin — Residents; inhabitants; people living in a place.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living beings.

苦しい

kurushii — Painful; agonizing; difficult; suffering hardship or distress.

時代

jidai — Era; age; period; a distinct time in history.

みんな

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

ぶつぶつ

butsubutsu — Grumbling; muttering; complaining under one's breath.

文句

monku — Complaint; grievance; objection; words of dissatisfaction.

始め

hajime — Beginning; start; the commencement of something.

クマ

kuma — Bear; a large omnivorous mammal; bear animal.

キツネ

kitsune — Fox; a cunning canine animal; fox in folklore.

ウサギ

usagi — Rabbit; hare; a small long-eared hopping animal.

リス

risu — Squirrel; a small bushy-tailed tree-dwelling rodent.

そして

soshite — And then; and also; connecting sentences sequentially.

全員

zen'in — Everyone; all members; the entire group of people.

せい

sei — Fault; cause; blame; attributed reason for something.

彼ら

karera — They; them; third-person plural pronoun for people.

お互い

otagai — Each other; one another; mutually between two parties.

言い争い

iiarasoi — Quarrel; argument; dispute; verbal conflict between people.