Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 98

Vocabulary

それから

sorekara — And then; after that; subsequently

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; at a relaxed pace

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

彼

kare — He; him; that person (male)

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

微笑み

hohoemi — A smile; smiling expression

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

池

ike — Pond; small body of still water

に

ni — Direction, location, or target particle

背

se — Back (of the body); one's back

を

wo — Direct object marker particle

向け

muke — To turn toward; to direct or face

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

ぴょんぴょん

pyonpyon — Hopping or bouncing repeatedly

跳ね

hane — To hop; to jump; to bounce

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions

離れ

hanare — To move away; to separate from

始め

hajime — To begin; to start an action

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb form

た

ta — Past tense grammatical ending

カエル

kaeru — Frog; an amphibious jumping animal

おじいさん

ojiisan — Grandfather; elderly man; old gentleman

最も

mottomo — Most; the highest degree of something

低い

hikui — Low; short; soft (of voice or height)

物語

monogatari — Story; tale; narrative account

語る

kataru — To tell; to narrate; to speak about

声

koe — Voice; sound produced by speaking

で

de — By means of; at; with (particle)

言い

ii — To say; to speak; to utter

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; much more

昔

mukashi — Long ago; ancient times; the past

世界

sekai — World; the entire earth or universe

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

まだ

mada — Still; not yet; as of now

若かっ

wakakatta — Was young; younger (past tense form)

頃

koro — Around that time; approximate period or era

コウモリ

koumori — Bat; flying nocturnal mammal with wings

遠い

tooi — Far; distant; remote in space or time

先祖

senzo — Ancestor; forefather; ancestral predecessor

初めて

hajimete — For the first time; never before done

飛ぶ

tobu — To fly; to soar; to leap through air

こと

koto — Thing; fact; act (nominalizer)

覚え

oboe — To learn; to remember; to acquire skill

知っ

shitte — To know; to be aware of (te-form)

てる

teru — Casual form of continuing state verb

熱心

nesshin — Enthusiastic; eager; zealous; passionate

叫び

sakebi — To shout; to cry out; to exclaim

その

sono — That; the (demonstrative adjective)

話

hanashi — Story; talk; conversation; account

し

shi — Do; and (conjunctive or te-form)

くれ

kure — Please give me; do for me (imperative)

よ

yo — Sentence-ending assertive particle

ね

ne — Seeking agreement; right? isn't it?

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful; magnificent; splendid; amazing

お話

ohanashi — Story; tale (polite honorific form)

だっ

datta — Was; past tense of the copula

しかし

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

時

toki — Time; moment; occasion; period

自然

shizen — Nature; natural world; the environment

お母さん

okaasan — Mother; mom (polite honorific form)

自分

jibun — Oneself; myself; one's own self

小さな

chiisana — Small; tiny; little (attributive adjective)

生き物

ikimono — Living creature; organism; being alive

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or creatures

誰か

dareka — Someone; somebody; an unspecified person

一人

hitori — One person; alone; by oneself

すべて

subete — All; everything; entirely; without exception

恵み

megumi — Blessing; grace; gift; benevolence

与える

ataeru — To give; to provide; to grant something

決して

kesshite — Never; by no means (with negative verb)

ない

nai — Not; negative ending; does not exist

という

toiu — Called; known as; that (quotative phrase)

知り

shiri — To know; knowing (stem form of 知る)

割り込み

warikomi — To cut in; to interrupt; to butt in

少し

sukoshi — A little; slightly; a small amount

も

mo — Also; too; even; not even (particle)

注意

chuui — Attention; caution; notice; warning

払わ

harawa — To pay; to give attention (negative stem)

ず

zu — Without doing; negative verb suffix

続け

tsuzuke — To continue; to keep doing something

旦那

danna — Master; husband; sir (form of address)

翼

tsubasa — Wings; feathered appendages used for flight

あり

ari — To have; to exist (classical or stem form)

他

hoka — Other; another; the rest; besides

どんな

donna — What kind of; what sort of

動物

doubutsu — Animal; creature; beast

持っ

motte — To hold; to have; to carry (te-form)

い

i — To be; to exist (for animate beings)

もの

mono — Thing; object; one who; person

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem (precedes た or ょう)

もはや

mohaya — No longer; already; by now

走っ

hashitte — To run; running (te-form of 走る)

たり

tari — Listing actions alternately; doing things like

跳ん

tonde — To jump; to leap (conjugated form)

だり

dari — Alternating action listing particle

でき

deki — To be able; can do (stem of できる)

なく

naku — Without; not having; negatively (adverbial)

なっ

natte — To become; becoming (te-form of なる)

気づき

kizuki — To notice; to realize; awareness

地面

jimen — Ground; the surface of the earth

上

ue — Above; top; upper surface; on top

ぱたぱた

patapata — Flapping or fluttering sound or motion

する

suru — To do; to perform; to make happen

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; no more than

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; mostly; nearly; for the most part

無力

muryoku — Powerless; helpless; without strength or ability

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; certainly; needless to say

それ

sore — That; that thing (mid-distance demonstrative)

非常

hijou — Extremely; very; extraordinary; emergency

簡単

kantan — Simple; easy; straightforward; not difficult

捕まえ

tsukamaete — To catch; to capture; to grab hold of

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

しまう

shimau — To end up; to do something regrettably

意味

imi — Meaning; significance; sense; implication

ので

node — Because; since; therefore (causal conjunction)

とっ

totte — For; from the perspective of (て-form)

安全

anzen — Safe; secure; free from danger or risk

な

na — Adjectival linking form or sentence particle

場所

basho — Place; location; spot; position

なり

nari — To become; to turn into (verb form)

すぐ

sugu — Soon; immediately; right away; nearby

昼間

hiruma — Daytime; during the day; daylight hours

空中

kuuchuu — In the air; midair; aerial space

タカ

taka — Hawk; falcon; bird of prey

より

yori — Than; compared to; from (comparative particle)

さらに

sarani — Furthermore; even more; in addition

速く

hayaku — Fast; quickly; swiftly; at high speed

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; all the time; habitually

狙っ

neratte — To aim at; to target; to prey on

最初

saisho — First; the beginning; at the start

どう

dou — How; in what way; what should be done

たら

tara — If; when; conditional verb ending

よい

yoi — Good; fine; okay; acceptable

か

ka — Question particle; uncertainty marker

わかり

wakari — To understand; to know; to figure out

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or negative auxiliary ending

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-ending particle

ところ

tokoro — Place; point; situation; just about to

へ

e — To; toward; directional particle

行っ

itte — To go; going (te-form of 行く)

新しい

atarashii — New; fresh; recent; novel

思っ

omotte — To think; to feel; to consider (te-form)

全然

zenzen — Completely; not at all (with negative)

違う

chigau — To differ; to be wrong; to be different

不満

fuman — Dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint; frustration

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to tell

気

ki — Spirit; feeling; mind; intention; mood

進み

susumi — To advance; to proceed; to move forward

与え

atae — To give; to grant; to bestow (stem form)

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

親切

shinsetsu — Kindness; thoughtfulness; friendliness; courtesy

感謝

kansha — Gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

よう

you — Appears; seems; like; in order to

見え

mie — To appear; to seem; to be visible

でしょ

desho — Probably; right? isn't it? (tentative)

う

u — Volitional or conjectural verb ending