Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 90

Vocabulary

そして

soshite — Conjunction meaning 'and then' or 'and'.

彼

kare — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

緑

midori — The color green; also refers to greenery or nature.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

森

mori — A forest or woods; a wooded area.

すべて

subete — All, everything, or every single thing.

民

tami — The people, citizens, or subjects of a ruler.

王

ō — A king or monarch; ruler of a kingdom.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.

任命

ninmei — Appointment or nomination to an official position.

され

sare — Passive verb form; 'was done' or 'was appointed'.

言葉

kotoba — Words, language, or speech; a verbal expression.

法

hō — Law, rule, or method governing conduct.

と

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

なった

natta — Past tense of 'naru'; became or turned into something.

それ

sore — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'it'.

非常

hijō — Extraordinary, very great; used to intensify adjectives.

大きな

ōkina — Large, big; describes size of objects or concepts.

名誉

meiyo — Honor, glory, or prestige bestowed upon someone.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

あり

ari — Conjunctive form of 'aru'; exists or is (formal).

しばらく

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

間

aida / ma — A period of time; interval or space between things.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object of verb.

その

sono — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' or 'the'.

よう

yō — Manner or way; also expresses resemblance or appearance.

感じ

kanji — A feeling, sense, or impression of something.

賢く

kashikoku — Wisely, cleverly; adverb form of 'wise'.

治める

osameru — To govern, rule, or administer a territory or people.

ため

tame — For the sake of; purpose or benefit of something.

最善

saizen — One's best effort; the best possible option.

尽くした

tsukushita — Past tense of 'tsukusu'; did one's utmost or devoted fully.

これまで

koremade — Until now; up to this point in time.

同じ

onaji — Same, identical; not different from something else.

生計

seikei — Livelihood or means of living and supporting oneself.

立てる

tateru — To establish, set up, or make a plan or livelihood.

獲物

emono — Prey or game; an animal hunted for food.

狩り

kari — Hunting; the act of pursuing and catching animals.

愚か

oroka — Foolish, stupid; lacking wisdom or good judgment.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

考え

kangae — A thought, idea, or way of thinking about something.

や

ya — Particle listing items; 'and', 'or', among others.

虚しい

munashii — Empty, vain, futile; lacking meaning or substance.

願い

negai — A wish, hope, or earnest desire for something.

かける

kakeru — To spend time or effort on; to apply or hang.

時間

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

変わら

kawara — Stem of 'kawaranai'; does not change or remain same.

なかった

nakatta — Past negative; did not exist or did not happen.

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.

やがて

yagate — Before long, eventually, soon; in due course of time.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; also marks contrast or exception.

小さな

chīsana — Small, little; describes physically or conceptually small things.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals in a group.

貢ぎ物

mitsugimoно / mitsugimono — Tribute or offering brought to a ruler or superior.

持って

motte — Te-form of 'motsu'; holding or bringing something along.

くる

kuru — To come; to arrive at a place or toward speaker.

なり

nari — Became; conjunctive past form indicating a change of state.

もはや

mohaya — No longer, not anymore; already past a certain point.

食べ物

tabemono — Food; things that are eaten for nourishment.

求めて

motomete — Te-form of 'motomeru'; seeking, searching for something desired.

する

suru — To do; general verb for performing an action.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary, needed; something that is required or essential.

なくなった

nakunatta — Ceased to exist; ran out or became no longer needed.

実際

jissai — In reality, actually; referring to the real situation.

もと

moto — Originally, formerly; under or before a certain condition.

あまりに

amarini — Excessively, too much; more than is appropriate or reasonable.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.

多く

ōku — Many, much, a large amount or number of things.

もの

mono — Thing, object; something material or abstract in concept.

運ばれて

hakobarete — Passive te-form of 'hakobu'; being carried or transported.

きた

kita — Past tense of 'kuru'; came or has been doing progressively.

食べる

taberu — To eat; to consume food by chewing and swallowing.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, or act; nominalizes verbs and clauses.

など

nado — And so on, et cetera; listing examples among others.

とても

totemo — Very, extremely; intensifier for adjectives and adverbs.

無理

muri — Impossible, unreasonable; something that cannot be done.

ついて

tsuite — Te-form of 'tsuku'; concerning, about, or following something.

たいへん

taihen — Very, extremely; also means 'serious' or 'difficult'.

気取り

kidori — Affectation, putting on airs; pretentious or snobbish manner.

うるさく

urusaku — Annoyingly, noisily; adverb form of 'urusai' (noisy/fussy).

なって

natte — Te-form of 'naru'; becoming or having become something.

いった

itta — Went; also progressive past 'went on becoming' something.

食べて

tabete — Te-form of 'taberu'; eating and then doing something else.

寝る

neru — To sleep; to lie down and rest during the night.

以外

igai — Other than, except for, besides; excluding something stated.

何

nani / nan — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something unspecified.

なく

naku — Without, lacking; conjunctive negative form of 'nai'.

太って

futotte — Te-form of 'futoru'; having grown fat or overweight.

怠惰

taida — Laziness, idleness; the state of being slothful or inactive.

これ

kore — This; demonstrative pronoun for something close to speaker.

ない

nai — Not exist, does not; negative form of 'aru'.

人

hito / jin — A person, human being, or people in general.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, nearly, mostly; the greater part of something.

当てはまる

atehamaru — To apply to, fit, or be applicable to a situation.

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'are'; plain form of desu.

太った

futotta — Past tense of 'futoru'; became fat or overweight.

歩く

aruku — To walk; to move on foot from place to place.

とき

toki — Time, moment, occasion; when a certain situation occurs.

ぜいぜい

zeizei — Wheezing or gasping sound; breathing laboriously and audibly.

あえぐ

aegu — To gasp, pant, or wheeze; to breathe with great difficulty.

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually, all the time; habitually or constantly.

給仕

kyūji — Waiting on or serving someone; a waiter or attendant.

される

sareru — Passive form of 'suru'; to be done to one, served.

望む

nozomu — To wish for, desire, or hope for something earnestly.

ちょうど

chōdo — Exactly, just; precisely at a time or amount specified.

ころ

koro — Around, about; an approximate time or period.

キツネ

kitsune — A fox; the cunning wild animal from Japanese folklore.

君

kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun among friends or inferiors.

オオカミ

ōkami — A wolf; large wild canine predator of forests.

眠って

nemutte — Te-form of 'nemuru'; sleeping or being asleep currently.

いる

iru — To exist (for animate beings); progressive aspect marker.

思いながら

ominagara — While thinking; doing something simultaneously with a thought.

話して

hanashite — Te-form of 'hanasu'; speaking and then doing something else.

たまたま

tamatama — By chance, coincidentally, accidentally; happening unexpectedly.

耳

mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.

した

shita — Past tense of 'suru'; did; also means 'below'.

です

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

たいした

taishita — Great, remarkable, significant; used often with sarcasm ironically.

王様

ōsama — King; respectful or sometimes sarcastic title for a monarch.

せせら笑った

seserawaratta — Sneered, scoffed, laughed mockingly at someone or something.

しっぽ

shippo — Tail of an animal; the rear appendage of a creature.

なんて

nante — Such a thing as; expresses surprise, contempt, or dismissal.

考えてみろ

kangaetemiro — Think about it! Imperative urging someone to reflect carefully.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing a statement.

通り

tōri — As expected, in accordance with; also means 'street'.

同意

dōi — Agreement, consent; to agree with someone's opinion or view.

なんと

nanto — How, what; exclamation expressing surprise or astonishment.

あの

ano — That (over there); demonstrative adjective for distant things.

成り上がり者

nariagari-mono — An upstart, nouveau riche; someone who rose quickly in status.

ウサギ

usagi — A rabbit or hare; small furry hopping mammal.

さえ

sae — Even; particle emphasizing an extreme or unexpected example.

見せかけ

misekake — Pretense, facade; making something appear differently than it is.

じゃ

ja — Informal contraction of 'dewa'; well then, or 'is not'.

か

ka — Question-marking particle; turns a statement into a question.

カエル

kaeru — A frog; small amphibian known for jumping and croaking.

おじいさん

ojīsan — Grandfather or old man; respectful term for elderly male.

こう

kō — Like this, in this way; adverb of manner or method.

言いながら

iinagara — While saying; doing something simultaneously with speaking.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight; also used for 'look'.

きらり

kirari — Glittering, sparkling briefly; a flash or gleam of light.

光らせ

hikarase — Causative form of 'hikaru'; making something shine or gleam.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly, severely, awfully; adverb intensifying negative qualities.

恥ずかしそう

hazukashisō — Looking embarrassed or ashamed; appearing to feel shame.

顔

kao — Face; the front part of the head with facial features.