Old Mother West Wind — Page 1

Vocabulary

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or agent

よって

yotte — By means of; by (indicates agent or cause)

制作

seisaku — Production; creation of a work or piece

され

sare — Passive verb form of 'suru' (to do, be done)

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem form

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

西風

nishikaze — West wind; wind blowing from the west

の

no — Possessive or linking particle; of, 's

お母さん

okaasan — Mother; polite term for one's or another's mother

著

cho — Written by; authorship credit on a book

多く

ooku — Many; much; a large amount or number

もの

mono — Thing; object; abstract or concrete item

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object

負っ

otte — Owing; indebted to (te-form of 'ou')

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

いる

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

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

母

haha — Mother; one's own mother (humble/plain form)

へ

e — Particle indicating direction or recipient; to, toward

そして

soshite — And then; and also; connecting two ideas

物語

monogatari — Story; tale; narrative or fictional account

愛

ai — Love; affection; deep emotional attachment

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying grammatical subject

これら

korera — These; plural demonstrative referring to nearby things

お話

ohanashi — Story; tale; polite word for narrative or account

生み出し

umidashi — To give birth to; to create or produce something

幼い

osanai — Young; infant; very small child in age

息子

musuko — Son; one's own male child

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby noun

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size or scale

本

hon — Book; printed or written bound publication

愛情

aijou — Love; affection; warm emotional feeling toward someone

込め

kome — Filled with; putting feeling into something

捧げ

sasage — To dedicate; to offer; to devote something to someone

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating formality and respect