Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 79

Vocabulary

中

naka — Inside, middle, among a group or place

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences

家

ie — House, home, one's dwelling place

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object

出

de — To leave, exit, or depart from a place

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

もっと

motto — More, to a greater degree or extent

良い

yoi — Good, favorable, of high quality

住処

sumika — Dwelling place, abode, one's home habitat

探そう

sagasou — Let's search for, volitional form of search

と

to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker

広大

koudai — Vast, expansive, extremely wide or large

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives

世界

sekai — World, the entire earth or universe

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something

旅立っ

tabidatt(a) — Set off on a journey, departed for travels

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

者

mono — Person, one who does a certain thing

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle

い

i — To exist, be present (for animate beings)

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

結局

kekkyoku — In the end, after all, ultimately

その

sono — That, the (referring to something nearby contextually)

緑

midori — Green color; lush greenery of nature

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

森

mori — Forest, woods, a wooded area

や

ya — And (listing particle), or among other things

草原

sougen — Grassland, meadow, open grassy plain

より

yori — Than, compared to; from a starting point

ずっと

zutto — Much more, far, continuously over time

住み

sumi — Living, residing in a place (stem form)

にくい

nikui — Difficult to do, hard to perform an action

場所

basho — Place, location, spot, a specific area

だ

da — Copula meaning is, are (plain form)

わかる

wakaru — To understand, to realize, to become clear

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely, limited to that

だっ

datt(a) — Past tense of copula da, meaning was

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless, on the other hand

さん

san — Honorific title, equivalent to Mr. or Ms.

不平

fuhei — Complaint, dissatisfaction, grievance about something

言わ

iwa — Say (negative stem form of to say)

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Did not (past negative auxiliary form)

し

shi — Conjunction listing reasons; and also, moreover

どこ

doko — Where, what place, an unknown location

行か

ika — Go (negative or conditional stem form)

そう

sou — Seeming like, appearing to be that way

で

de — Particle indicating place of action or means

なく

naku — Without, not being, lacking something

ただ

tada — Just, merely, simply, only, free of charge

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own self or actions

留まり

todomaری / tomari — Staying, remaining in one place

食べ物

tabemono — Food, things to eat, edible items

十分

juubun — Enough, sufficient, adequate amount or degree

見つける

mitsukeru — To find, discover, locate something searched for

ため

tame — For the purpose of, for the sake of

精一杯

sei ippai — With all one's effort, to one's utmost

努力

doryoku — Effort, hard work, striving toward a goal

彼

kare — He, him, that male person

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually, at all times

よう

you — Seeming like, appearing as, in the manner of

身ぎれい

migirei — Well-groomed, neat in appearance, tidy-looking

常

tsune — Always, constantly, at all times

明るく

akaruku — Brightly, cheerfully, in a bright manner

振る舞っ

furumat(ta) — Behaved, conducted oneself in a certain way

言う

iu — To say, to speak, to express in words

近所

kinjo — Neighborhood, nearby area, local vicinity

会う

au — To meet, to encounter someone in person

たび

tabi — Each time, whenever, every occasion something occurs

こう

kou — Like this, in this way, thus

時代

jidai — Era, age, period of time in history

やっ

yatt(e) — Do, come (colloquial contraction of yatte)

くる

kuru — To come, to arrive, to approach

自然

shizen — Nature, the natural world, spontaneous

母上

hahaue — Honorable mother, respectful term for one's mother

おら

ora — I, me (dialectal or old-fashioned first person)

れる

reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

他

hoka — Other, another, the rest, besides

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

信頼

shinrai — Trust, confidence, reliance on someone

笑い

warai — Laughter, a smile, laughing together

悪口

waruguchi — Badmouthing, speaking ill of others

言い

ii — Say (stem form of to say)

一緒

issho — Together, at the same time, jointly

行こう

ikou — Let's go, volitional form of to go

誘っ

sasott(a) — Invited, invited someone to join an activity

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact, an abstract concept

専念

sennen — Devotion, devoting oneself entirely to something

あり

ari — Existence, being present (stem of aru)

続け

tsuzuke — Continue, keep doing, persist in an action

ついに

tsuini — Finally, at last, in the end

心配

shinpai — Worry, anxiety, concern about something

悩み

nayami — Worry, trouble, personal problem or anguish

抱え

kakae — Holding, carrying, bearing a burden or problem

事態

jitai — Situation, state of affairs, circumstances

立て直す

tatenaosu — To rebuild, restore, or recover a situation

何

nani — What, something, anything at all

できる

dekiru — To be able to, can do, is possible

か

ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker

見

mi — See, look (stem form of miru)

来

ki — Come (stem form of kuru)

除く

nozoku — To exclude, except for, remove from consideration

すべて

subete — All, everything, every single one

小さな

chiisana — Small, little, tiny in size

住人

juunin — Resident, inhabitant, dweller of a place

不満

fuman — Dissatisfaction, discontent, frustration with something

抱き

daki — Holding, harboring a feeling or emotion

言っ

itt(a) — Said, spoke (past conjunctive form of say)

知る

shiru — To know, to come to know, to learn

時間

jikan — Time, hours, a period of time

かから

kakara — Not take (negative stem of kakaru, to take time)

なぜ

naze — Why, for what reason, the cause of something

なら

nara — If, in the case of, conditional conjunction

欺く

azamuku — To deceive, trick, or mislead someone

でき

deki — Can do, be able to (stem of dekiru)

ない

nai — Not, does not exist, negative ending

欺こう

azamukou — Let's deceive, volitional form of to deceive

無駄

muda — Useless, wasteful, pointless, in vain

から

kara — Because, from, since (reason or origin particle)