Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 100

Vocabulary

フクロウ

fukurō — Owl; nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes

さん

san — Honorific title: Mr., Mrs., Ms.

と

to — Particle: and; with; quotation marker

ヨタカ

yotaka — Nightjar; nocturnal bird similar to owl

を

wo — Particle marking the direct object of verb

除い

nozoi — Excluding; setting aside; except for

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses or actions

すべて

subete — All; everything; every single one

の

no — Possessive/linking particle: of, belonging to

鳥

tori — Bird; general term for avian creatures

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals

も

mo — Particle meaning also, too, even

そう

sō — So; that way; it seems so

でし

deshi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem (was/were)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

さて

sate — Well; now then; transitional conjunction

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating sentence subject

タカ

taka — Hawk; diurnal bird of prey

仲間

nakama — Companion; fellow; group member; associate

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; absolutely; not at all

属し

zokushi — Belonging to; being a member of

い

i — Auxiliary verb: ongoing state or existence

ない

nai — Negation: not; does not exist

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or reason

彼

kare — He; him; that male person

から

kara — From; because; after; starting point particle

恐れる

osoreru — To fear; to be afraid of something

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; matter

何

nani/nan — What; nothing; something; any thing

あり

ari — There is/are; exists (verb stem)

ませ

mase — Polite verb ending component (formal register)

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-ending particle

そし

soshi — And then; and so (conjunction stem)

コウモリ

kōmori — Bat; nocturnal flying mammal

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; awfully

嬉しい

ureshii — Happy; glad; delighted; joyful

驚き

odoroki — Surprise; astonishment; amazement

経験

keiken — Experience; personal encounter with something

し

shi — Verb stem of suru (to do); conjunctive

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb component

空気

kūki — Air; atmosphere; mood of environment

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; but (contrast)

昆虫

konchū — Insect; bug; small arthropod creature

いっぱい

ippai — Full; lots of; filled with; plenty

昼間

hiruma — Daytime; during the day; daylight hours

より

yori — Than; from; more than (comparative particle)

ずっと

zutto — Much more; far; continuously; all along

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; plenty; in large quantity

いる

iru — To exist; to be (animate beings)

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer

気づき

kizuki — Noticing; realizing; becoming aware of

賢く

kashikoku — Cleverly; wisely; intelligently (adverb form)

素早く

subayaku — Swiftly; quickly; with agility

動く

ugoku — To move; to shift; to operate

暗く

kuraku — Darkly; becoming dark (adverb/conjunctive form)

なっ

nat(te) — Became; turned into (te-form of naru)

見え

mie — Visible; can be seen (verb stem)

なく

naku — Without; not existing (negative conjunctive)

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to result

前

mae — Before; in front; prior to

少し

sukoshi — A little; a few; slightly; somewhat

ばかり

bakari — Only; just; approximately; nothing but

捕まえる

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

でき

deki — Can do; able to; be possible

それ

sore — That; that thing; it (near listener)

だけ

dake — Only; just; that much; alone

お腹

onaka — Stomach; belly; abdomen; tummy

なり

nari — Became; turns into (conjunctive form)

飢え

ue — Hunger; starvation; famine

しのぐ

shinogu — To endure; to survive; to stave off

洞窟

dōkutsu — Cave; cavern; underground hollow space

へ

e — Directional particle: toward; to; heading to

飛ん

ton(de) — Flying; soaring (te-form of tobu)

戻る

modoru — To return; to go back; to revert

途中

tochū — On the way; midway; in the middle

一生懸命

isshōkenmei — With all one's effort; desperately; very hard

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; consideration; thinking

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful; magnificent; splendid; amazing

アイデア

aidea — Idea; concept; notion; inspiration

思いつき

omoitsuki — Sudden idea; flash of inspiration; notion

寝

ne — Sleep; going to bed (verb stem)

しまっ

shimat(te) — Ended up doing; completed (te-form)

たら

tara — Conditional: if/when something occurs

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; soon; directly

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect; total; absolute

安全

anzen — Safe; secure; free from danger

な

na — Adjectival ending (na-adjective) or prohibition

眠り

nemuri — Sleep; slumber; state of sleeping

虫

mushi — Bug; insect; worm; small creature

や

ya — Particle: and; or; listing multiple items

狩る

karu — To hunt; to chase and capture prey

ため

tame — For; in order to; for the sake of

出

de — Going out; emerging; leaving (verb stem)

くれ

kure — Give (to me); please do (imperative/request)

ば

ba — Conditional particle: if; provided that

いい

ii — Good; fine; okay; all right

です

desu — Polite copula: is; am; are

すれ

sure — Conditional form of suru (to do)

られ

rare — Passive/potential auxiliary verb suffix

大自然

daishizen — Great nature; the natural world; wilderness

お母さん

okāsan — Mother; mom (polite/general term)

文句

monku — Complaint; grumble; objection; grievance

言わ

iwa — Say; speak (negative conjunctive stem)

ず

zu — Without doing; negative conjunctive ending

済む

sumu — To finish; to be settled; to get by

最初

saisho — First; beginning; the very start

当時

tōji — At that time; in those days; back then

まだ

mada — Still; yet; not yet; as of now

老い

oi — Old age; aging; growing old

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Was not; did not exist (negative past)

老

oi/rō — Old; aged; elderly (prefix/root)

すぎる

sugiru — To exceed; too much; to go too far

十分

jūbun — Sufficient; enough; adequate; fully

苦労

kurō — Hardship; toil; trouble; effort and struggle

毎晩

maiban — Every night; each evening; nightly

夜

yoru — Night; nighttime; evening hours

ずつ

zutsu — Each; at a time; per (distributive particle)

長く

nagaku — Long; for a long time (adverb form)

よく

yoku — Well; often; thoroughly; frequently

見える

mieru — To be visible; to appear; can see

よう

yō — Like; as if; in order to; seems

やがて

yagate — Before long; eventually; in time; soon

薄暗がり

usugurari — Dim light; semi-darkness; twilight gloom

中

naka — Inside; within; middle; among

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; in the past; ever

見

mi — Seeing; looking (verb stem of miru)

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal; alike

くらい

kurai — About; approximately; to the extent of

その

sono — That (near listener); those; the said

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion; when

再び

futatabi — Again; once more; a second time

自分

jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; one's own

良く

yoku — Well; better; nicely; thoroughly

自助

jijo — Self-help; helping oneself; self-reliance

努力

doryoku — Effort; endeavor; hard work; striving

する

suru — To do; to perform; to make happen

者

mono/sha — Person; one who; individual with a trait

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; habitually; all the time

助け

tasuke — Help; aid; assistance; rescue

くれる

kureru — To give (to me/us); to do for me

だ

da — Plain copula: is; am; are (informal)