Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 87

Vocabulary

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful, magnificent, splendid, or amazing.

お話

ohanashi — Polite word for story, talk, or speech.

た

ta — Past tense grammatical ending for verbs and copulas.

さん

san — Polite honorific suffix attached to names.

と

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

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

言い

ii — Stem form of 言う (iu), meaning to say.

本当に

hontou ni — Truly, really, genuinely; adverb of emphasis.

ありがとう

arigatou — Thank you; common expression of gratitude.

ござい

gozai — Polite stem of ございます, formal verb to be.

ます

masu — Polite sentence-ending verb suffix.

カエル

kaeru — Frog; small amphibian that lives near water.

じいさん

jiisan — Old man; grandfather or elderly male.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

同じ

onaji — Same, identical, equal in kind or quality.

くらい

kurai — About, approximately; indicates degree or extent.

良かっ

yokka — Past form stem of 良い (yoi), meaning good.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is, are, am.

ニヤリ

niyari — Smirking or grinning expression; sly smile.

笑い

warai — Laughter, smile, or act of laughing.

おじさん

ojisan — Uncle or middle-aged man; polite address.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly, leisurely, at a relaxed pace.

ウィンク

winku — Wink; closing one eye as a signal.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; connects actions or reasons.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

答え

kotae — Answer, response, or reply to a question.

ありがとよ

arigatou yo — Casual thanks; informal expression of gratitude.

ラビット

rabitto — Rabbit; a small furry burrowing mammal.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle indicating the grammatical subject.

言える

ieru — Can say; potential form of 言う.

中

naka — Inside, middle, among a group or set.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

一番

ichiban — Number one, most, best, the greatest.

嬉しい

ureshii — Happy, glad, joyful about something pleasant.

言葉

kotoba — Word, language, or expression used in speech.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing information.

でも

demo — But, however; conjunction showing contrast.

本当

hontou — Truth, reality; something genuinely true.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for verbs.

だよ

da yo — Casual assertive sentence ending expressing certainty.

皆

minna — Everyone, all people present together.

一斉

issei — All at once, simultaneously, in unison.

叫び

sakebi — Shout, cry, or scream loudly.

から

kara — From, because; indicates starting point or reason.

みんな

minna — Everyone, all; informal form of 皆.

三唱

sanshou — Three cheers; cheering or chanting three times.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

それぞれ

sorezore — Each, respectively; every one individually.

自分

jibun — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to self.

用事

youji — Errand, business, things to attend to.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

出かけ

dekake — Go out, leave home for some purpose.

十三

juusan — Thirteen; the number 13.

なぜ

naze — Why; question word asking for a reason.

しっぽ

shippo — Tail; the appendage at an animal's rear.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not present or not existing.

よう

you — Seems like, appears to be; resemblance expression.

見える

mieru — Can see, be visible, appear to be.

か

ka — Question-marking particle at sentence end.

好奇心

koukishin — Curiosity; strong desire to know or learn.

塊

katamari — Lump, mass, or bundle of something concentrated.

悩ま

nayama — Stem of 悩ます; to trouble, worry, or bother.

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb; to make or let someone.

新しい

atarashii — New, fresh, novel, recently made or acquired.

生まれ

umare — Birth; being born, origin or birthplace.

そして

soshite — And then, and also; additive conjunction.

かなり

kanari — Quite, considerably, fairly; adverb of degree.

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly, just, precisely at that moment.

初めて

hajimete — For the first time; first experience of something.

見た

mita — Saw; past tense of 見る, to see.

ところ

tokoro — Place, point in time, or situation.

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things.

印象

inshou — Impression; feeling or image left in mind.

残っ

nokko — Remained, was left behind; past stem of 残る.

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, memory, or emotional sentiment.

大きな

ookina — Big, large; prenominal adjective modifying nouns.

体格

taikaku — Physique, body build, physical constitution.

力

chikara — Strength, power, force, or ability.

爪

tsume — Claw, nail; sharp appendage on animal paws.

低く

hikuku — Low, deep, in a low manner or tone.

ごろごろ

gorogoro — Rumbling or growling sound; rolling about lazily.

声

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

ありませ

arimase — Negative polite stem of ある; does not exist.

ん

n — Negative ending or nasal sound in Japanese speech.

いいえ

iie — No; polite negative response or denial.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.

どれ

dore — Which one; interrogative among three or more.

いう

iu — To say, to call, to be called.

事実

jijitsu — Fact, truth, actual reality or circumstance.

頭

atama — Head; top of the body, also mind.

離れ

hanare — Separate from, leave, move away from.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly, nearly all or entirely.

かわいそう

kawaisou — Poor thing, pitiful; expressing sympathy for someone.

立派な

rippa na — Splendid, fine, admirable, or impressive quality.

とても

totemo — Very, extremely; strong adverb of degree.

羨ましく

urayamashiku — Enviously; feeling jealousy toward someone's situation.

思っ

omot — Thought stem of 思う; to think or feel.

いる

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

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually, all the time.

持つ

motsu — To hold, carry, possess, or have.

変な

hen na — Strange, odd, peculiar, or unusual.

小さな

chiisana — Small, tiny; prenominal adjective modifying nouns.

やや

yaya — Slightly, a little, somewhat; mild adverb.

恥ずかしく

hazukashiku — Embarrassingly; in a shy or ashamed manner.

本物

honmono — Real thing, genuine article, authentic item.

あり

ari — Stem of ある; existence or having something.

考え

kangae — Thought, idea, or way of thinking.

何度

nando — How many times; number of repetitions.

も

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

慰め

nagusome — Comfort, consolation; easing someone's sadness.

だから

dakara — Therefore, so, that is why; causal conjunction.

とき

toki — Time, moment, occasion when something happens.

最初

saisho — First, beginning, the very start.

どんな

donna — What kind of, what sort of; interrogative adjective.

持っ

mott — Holding stem of 持つ; to have or carry.

確かめる

tashikameru — To confirm, verify, or make certain of something.