Old Mother West Wind — Page 1

Vocabulary

西風

nishikaze — West wind; a breeze blowing from the west.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

お母さん

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

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

早朝

sōchō — Early morning; the very first hours after dawn.

黄金色

koganeiro — Golden color; a rich, warm yellow-gold hue.

光

hikari — Light; illumination or a ray of brightness.

中

naka — Inside, middle, or among a space or group.

紫

murasaki — Purple; a color between blue and red.

丘

oka — Hill; a rounded elevated landform smaller than a mountain.

から

kara — From; particle indicating starting point or cause.

下り

kudari — Descent; going downhill or coming down from above.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions.

き

ki — Stem of verb 'kuru' (to come); came toward speaker.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem indicating completion.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates a completed action.

彼女

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

肩

kata — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to the body.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, time, or target.

袋

fukuro — Bag or sack; a container made of flexible material.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

かけ

kake — Hung or draped; placed over something like a shoulder.

られ

rare — Passive auxiliary indicating an action done to subject.

い

i — Stem of 'iru'; being or existing (animate subjects).

大き

ōki — Large or big; adjective stem describing great size.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

そし

soshi — Stem of 'soshite'; and then, connecting sequential events.

その

sono — That; demonstrative determiner referring to something nearby.

子ども

kodomo — Child or children; young persons not yet adults.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix added to pronouns or human nouns.

陽気

yōki — Cheerful, merry; having a lively and happy disposition.

小さな

chiisana — Small, little; describing something of small size.

そよ風

soyokaze — Gentle breeze; a light, soft wind barely felt.

全員

zen'in — All members; everyone in a group without exception.

入っ

hait(te) — Entered; went or came inside a place or container.

緑

midori — Green; the color of grass, leaves, and nature.

草原

sōgen — Grassland or meadow; an open field covered with grass.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.

と

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

歩き

aruki — Walking; the act of moving on foot steadily.

ながら

nagara — While; conjunction indicating two simultaneous actions.

歌

uta — Song; a piece of music intended to be sung.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

つぶやき

tsubuyaki — Murmur or mumble; speaking softly under one's breath.

海

umi — Sea or ocean; a large body of salt water.

船

fune — Ship or boat; a watercraft for traveling on water.

待っ

mat(te) — Waiting; remaining in place until something arrives.

いる

iru — To be or exist; used for animate beings' existence.

急が

isoga — Stem of 'isogu'; to hurry or rush in haste.

なけれ

nakere — Negative conditional stem; 'must' or 'have to' structure.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

私

watashi — I or me; first-person singular personal pronoun.

遅れ

okure — Delay or lateness; being behind schedule or late.

たら

tara — Conditional form meaning 'if' or 'when' (past-based).

風車

fūsha — Windmill; a machine powered by wind-driven blades.

止まっ

tomat(te) — Stopped; ceased motion or operation completely.

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; implies undesirable completion of action.

着く

tsuku — To arrive; to reach a destination after traveling.

開け

ake — Open; to cause something closed to become open.

逆さま

sakasama — Upside down or reversed; in an inverted position.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb ending listing multiple reasons or actions.

ふり

furi — Pretense or shaking; act of shaking or swinging.

転がり

korogari — Rolling; tumbling or rolling along a surface.

出

de — Coming out; emerging from inside to outside.

嬉し

ureshi — Happy or glad; feeling joy or delight (adjective stem).

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into abstract nouns.

あまり

amari — So much that; excess leading to an extreme result.

くるくる

kurukuru — Spinning round and round; rotating rapidly in circles.

回り

mawari — Turning or spinning; going around in a circular motion.

始め

hajime — Beginning; the start of an action or period.

という

to iu — Called or known as; used to quote or name things.

も

mo — Also or too; inclusive particle adding to a statement.

彼ら

karera — They or them; third-person plural pronoun for people.

夜

yoru — Night; the period of darkness after sunset.

戻っ

modot(te) — Returned; went back to a previous place or state.

向こう

mukō — Over there; the far side or the other direction.

家

ie / uchi — House or home; a dwelling place where one lives.

連れ

tsure — Accompanying; bringing someone along with oneself.

帰っ

kaet(te) — Went home; returned to one's own home or origin.

くれる

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

まで

made — Until or up to; indicating a limit of time or place.

一日中

ichinichijū — All day long; throughout the entire day without stopping.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action, means, or cause.

過ごす

sugosu — To spend time; to pass hours in a certain way.

こと

koto — Thing or fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

なっ

nat(te) — Became; changed into a state or condition.

です

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

まず

mazu — First of all; to begin with, before anything else.

会い

ai — Meeting; the act of encountering or seeing someone.

駆け

kake — Running fast; dashing or sprinting toward something.

いき

iki — Going; moving away from the speaker's location.

自分

jibun — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject itself.

ドア

doa — Door; an entrance panel to a room or building.

すぐ

sugu — Right away or immediately; very close in time or space.

外

soto — Outside; the area beyond an enclosure or building.

座っ

suwat(te) — Sat down; in a seated position on a surface.

朝ごはん

asagohan — Breakfast; the first meal eaten in the morning.

食べ

tabe — Eating; consuming food through the mouth.

ところ

tokoro — Place or point in time; 'just about to' or 'in the middle of'.

でし

deshi — Polite past copula stem; was or were (polite speech).

一人

hitori — One person; alone or by oneself.

いたずら

itazura — Mischief or prank; playful but troublesome behavior.

心

kokoro — Heart or mind; the seat of emotions and spirit.

トウモロコシ

tōmorokoshi — Corn or maize; a tall grain plant with yellow kernels.

青い

aoi — Blue or green; describing a cool-spectrum color.

葉っぱ

happa — Leaf; a flat green part of a plant or tree.

口

kuchi — Mouth; the opening in the face used for eating and speaking.

ひょい

hyoi — Quickly and lightly; sudden nimble movement (onomatopoeia).

奪い取り

ubaitōri — Snatching away; forcibly seizing something from someone.

持っ

mot(te) — Holding or carrying; having something in one's hands.

逃げ

nige — Fleeing or escaping; running away from a place or person.

別

betsu — Another or separate; different from what was mentioned.

ふざけ

fuzake — Joking around or fooling; acting in a silly playful way.

ひげ

hige — Beard or mustache; facial hair grown on chin or upper lip.

引っ張り

hippari — Pulling or tugging; drawing something toward oneself forcefully.

また

mata — Again or also; indicating repetition or addition.

彼

kare — He or him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.

髪

kami — Hair; the strands growing from the top of the head.

くしゃくしゃ

kushakusha — Messy or crumpled; disheveled and ruffled in appearance.

とても

totemo — Very or extremely; intensifying the word that follows.

怒っ

okoт(te) — Angry; in a state of strong displeasure or irritation.

本当

hontō — Really or truly; indicating sincerity or genuine truth.

少し

sukoshi — A little or slightly; a small amount or degree.

気

ki — Spirit, feeling, or mood; awareness or mental energy.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or negative auxiliary ending (formal).

ん

n — Colloquial negative or explanatory sentence-final particle.

大好き

daisuki — Love or really like; expressing strong affection for something.

毎日

mainichi — Every day; on a daily basis without missing a day.

一緒

issho — Together; in the company of another person or group.

遊ん

ason(de) — Playing; engaging in recreational or fun activities.