Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 93

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

使い道

tsukaimichi — Use; purpose or way of using something.

も

mo — Also; even; particle indicating inclusion or emphasis.

なかった

nakatta — Did not exist; past negative form of ある.

どこ

doko — Where; interrogative pronoun for location.

へ

e — Direction particle indicating movement toward a place.

行く

iku — To go; to move toward a destination.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

持ち歩か

mochiaru ka — Carry around; stem form of 持ち歩く.

なければ

nakereba — If not; conditional negative conjunctive form.

なりません

narimasen — Must; obligatory expression meaning have to do.

でした

deshita — Was; polite past tense copula.

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore; even more; additionally.

悪い

warui — Bad; wrong; unpleasant or harmful.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for abstract concepts.

小さな

chiisa na — Small; little; tiny in size.

リス

risu — Squirrel; small tree-dwelling rodent.

さん

san — Honorific suffix used after names or nouns.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting elements.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

からかって

karakatte — Teasing; mocking; making fun of someone.

いる

iru — To be; existence verb for animate beings.

小耳

komimi — Overhearing; catching something by chance.

挟んで

hasande — To catch between; to overhear incidentally.

しまい

shimai — Ended up; regrettable completion of an action.

ました

mashita — Polite past tense auxiliary verb ending.

そして

soshite — And then; conjunction connecting sequential events.

面

men — Face; surface; aspect of something.

向かって

mukatte — Facing; turning toward; directed at someone.

しっぽ

shippo — Tail; animal's tail appendage.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; highly; quite.

褒めて

homete — Praising; complimenting; speaking well of someone.

いた

ita — Was doing; past progressive auxiliary form.

者

mono — Person; one who does something; individual.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

陰

kage — Shadow; behind someone's back; hidden side.

で

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

笑いもの

waraimono — Laughingstock; object of ridicule or mockery.

して

shite — Doing; connective form of する.

知って

shitte — Knowing; having knowledge of something.

そう

sō — So; that way; in that manner.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something.

クマ

kuma — Bear; large omnivorous mammal.

古い

furui — Old; ancient; not new or modern.

王様

ō-sama — King; honorable term for a royal ruler.

欲しい

hoshii — Wanted; desired; wishing to have something.

願った

negatta — Wished; prayed; expressed a strong desire.

どんな

What kind of; any sort of thing.

時

toki — Time; moment; occasion when something occurs.

より

yori — Than; more than; comparative particle.

など

nado — Etc.; and so on; such things as.

よかった

yokatta — Was good; glad; relieved it turned out well.

願う

negau — To wish; to hope; to pray for something.

よう

yō — Seems like; in order to; expresses resemblance or intent.

なり

nari — Became; conjunctive past form of なる.

再び

futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.

食欲

shokuyoku — Appetite; desire to eat food.

なくし

nakushi — Lost; caused to disappear; eliminated something.

不機嫌

fuкigen — Bad mood; ill-tempered; displeased disposition.

気難しく

kimuzu shiku — Grumpy; hard to please; irritably difficult.

なった

natta — Became; past form of なる.

ので

node — Because; since; explanatory causal conjunction.

誰

dare — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.

近づこう

chikadzu kō — Try to approach; volitional form of 近づく.

しません

shimasen — Do not do; polite negative present form.

事態

jitai — Situation; state of affairs; circumstances.

どんどん

dondon — Rapidly; steadily progressing; more and more.

悪く

waruku — Badly; in a worsening manner; adverbial bad.

ばかり

bakari — Only; nothing but; just that and no more.

やがて

yagate — Soon; before long; eventually in time.

自然

shizen — Nature; natural world; spontaneous occurrence.

母上

hahaue — Honorable mother; respectful term for one's mother.

緑

midori — Green; the color green; greenery.

森

mori — Forest; woods; dense area of trees.

訪れて

otozurete — Visiting; coming to a place to see someone.

様子

yōsu — Appearance; condition; how someone seems.

見

mi — See; look; stem form of 見る.

来

ki — Come; stem form of 来る.

謙虚

kenkyo — Humble; modest; not arrogant or boastful.

ひざまずき

hizamazuki — Kneeling down; going down on one's knees.

取り去って

torisatte — To remove; take away; eliminate completely.

くれる

kureru — To give (to me); do a favor for speaker.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun.

懇願

kongan — Earnest plea; heartfelt supplication or entreaty.

し

shi — And; doing; conjunctive form of する.

最初

saisho — At first; the beginning; initially.

断り

kotowari — Refusal; rejection; declining a request.

あまりに

amari ni — Too much; excessively; overly so.

熱心

nesshin — Eager; enthusiastic; passionate and dedicated.

二度

nido — Twice; two times; a second occasion.

不満

fuman — Dissatisfaction; complaint; discontent with something.

言わ

iwa — Say; speak; stem form of 言う.

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary adjective.

固く

kataku — Firmly; solidly; resolutely; in a hard manner.

約束

yakusoku — Promise; agreement; commitment to do something.

した

shita — Did; past tense form of する.

ついに

tsui ni — Finally; at last; after a long time.

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings.

動かされ

ugokasare — Was moved; emotionally touched; passive of 動かす.

ほんの

hon no — Just; merely; only a little amount.

わずか

wazuka — A little; slight; very small amount.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

部分

bubun — Part; portion; section of a whole.

だけ

dake — Only; just; limited to that amount.

残して

nokoshite — Leaving behind; keeping a remainder of something.

取り去り

torisari — Removing; taking away; getting rid of something.

学んだ

mananda — Learned; studied; acquired knowledge or a lesson.

教訓

kyōkun — Lesson; moral; instructive teaching from experience.

忘れて

wasurete — Forgetting; failing to remember something.

うらやむ

urayamu — To envy; to be jealous of another's fortune.

なら

nara — If; conditional particle assuming a situation.

という

to iu — Called; known as; quotative linking expression.

戒め

imashime — Warning; admonition; moral caution or lesson.

として

toshite — As; in the capacity of; functioning as.

残された

nokosareta — Was left behind; remained; passive of 残す.

です

desu — Is; polite copula expressing existence or identity.

挿絵

sashie — Illustration; picture inserted into a text.

その

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

とき

toki — Time; moment; when something happens.

遠い

tōi — Far; distant; remote in space or time.

昔

mukashi — Long ago; the old days; ancient times.

日

hi — Day; sun; a particular day or date.

以来

irai — Since then; ever since a certain point.

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely without exception.

愚か

oroka — Foolish; stupid; lacking good sense or wisdom.

ばかげた

bakageta — Absurd; ridiculous; utterly foolish or nonsensical.

本物

honmono — Real thing; genuine; authentic and not fake.

呼べ

yobe — Call; imperative or potential form of 呼ぶ.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract.

身

mi — Body; one's self; one's own person.

つけて

tsukete — Attaching; wearing; putting on the body.

歩いて

aruite — Walking; going on foot somewhere.

カエル

kaeru — Frog; small amphibian living near water.

おじいさん

ojīsan — Old man; grandfather; elderly male person.

話

hanashi — Story; talk; conversation or narrative.

締めくくり

shimekukuri — Conclusion; wrap-up; final closing of a story.