Old Mother West Wind — Page 3

Vocabulary

そこで

sokode — So, therefore; used to introduce a resulting action.

大自然

daishizen — Great nature; the natural world in its entirety.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

母

haha — Mother; one's own mother.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discussion.

カエル

kaeru — Frog; a small amphibian that jumps and croaks.

一族

ichizoku — Clan, family; a group sharing the same lineage.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

いかに

ikani — How; to what extent (formal or literary usage).

役立たず

yakutatazu — Good-for-nothing; a useless or unhelpful person or thing.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or indirect object.

なった

natta — Became; past tense form of the verb naru.

か

ka — Question particle; also used in embedded questions.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

見て

mite — Seeing, having seen; te-form of the verb miru.

王

ō — King; a monarch or ruler of a kingdom.

御前

gozen — Before a person of high rank; royal presence.

呼び出して

yobidashite — Having summoned; te-form of calling someone forth.

こう

kō — Like this, in this way; thus.

言い

ii — Saying; stem form of the verb iu (to say).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

お前

omae — You; informal or rough second-person pronoun.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful; visually or aesthetically pleasing.

尻尾

shippo — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.

こと

koto — Thing, fact; nominalizes verbs and adjectives.

しか

shika — Only; used with negatives to express exclusivity.

考え

kangae — Thought, idea; stem of the verb to think.

られ

rare — Potential or passive auxiliary verb suffix.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not, does not exist.

ゆえ

yue — Because, therefore; formal reason-giving conjunction.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.

奪い取る

ubaitoru — To snatch away; to forcibly take something from someone.

しよう

shiyō — Let's do; volitional form expressing intention or suggestion.

食べて

tabete — Eating; te-form of taberu, to eat.

眠る

nemuru — To sleep; to fall into a state of sleep.

し

shi — And; listing conjunction connecting reasons or actions.

口

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

扉

tobira — Door, gate; an entrance that opens and closes.

よう

yō — Like, similar to; expresses resemblance or intention.

広く

hiroku — Widely, broadly; adverbial form of hiroi (wide).

なり

nari — Becoming; conjunctive form of naru (to become).

目

me — Eye; the organ used for seeing.

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

から

kara — From; particle indicating starting point or cause.

飛び出す

tobidasu — To jump out, burst out; to leap from a place.

なろう

narō — Will become; volitional form of naru.

がに股

ganimata — Bowlegged; legs bent outward at the knees.

見苦しい

migurushii — Unsightly, shameful; unpleasant or ugly in appearance.

姿

sugata — Figure, form, appearance; the way someone or something looks.

と

to — And; quotation particle; with; connecting particle.

世界中

sekaijū — Throughout the world; everywhere across the entire world.

者

mono — Person, one who; refers to a person or being.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

あざ笑わ

azawarawa — Ridiculed, mocked; stem of azawarau (to laugh scornfully).

れる

reru — Passive or potential verb ending suffix.

自分

jibun — Oneself; referring to one's own self reflexively.

見る

miru — To see, look at; to observe something visually.

すでに

sudeni — Already; by this time, something has occurred.

短く

mijikaku — Shortly, briefly; adverbial form of mijikai (short).

思え

omoe — Think, feel; imperative or conditional stem of omou.

もう

mō — Already, anymore; indicates a change in state.

一度

ichido — Once, one time; a single occurrence.

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore, even more; indicates additional degree.

なって

natte — Having become; te-form of naru (to become).

い

i — Continuative form of iru; being, existing (auxiliary).

たびに

tabi ni — Every time, whenever; each occasion something occurs.

どんどん

dondon — Rapidly, steadily; progressing quickly without stopping.

小さく

chīsaku — Smaller; adverbial form of chīsai (small).

いき

iki — Going; conjunctive form of iku (to go).

やがて

yagate — Before long, eventually; after some time passes.

みる

miru — To try doing; auxiliary indicating an attempt.

小さな

chīsana — Small, little; attributive adjective before a noun.

切り株

kirikabu — Tree stump; what remains after a tree is cut.

な

na — Adjectival copula suffix; like, similar to (attributive).

もの

mono — Thing, object; nominalizing expression for concepts.

残る

nokoru — To remain, be left over; to continue existing.

だけ

dake — Only, just; limiting particle indicating exclusivity.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

すら

sura — Even; particle emphasizing an extreme or unexpected case.

動かす

ugokasu — To move something; to cause an object to move.

でき

deki — Can, be able to; stem form of dekiru.

ん

n — Negative ending contraction; polite negative auxiliary.

そして

soshite — And then, and so; connects sequential events or ideas.

ついに

tsui ni — Finally, at last; after a long time, an end result.

も

mo — Also, even, too; inclusive or emphatic particle.

消えて

kiete — Having disappeared; te-form of kieru (to vanish).

しまい

shimai — Ended up; conjunctive form expressing regrettable completion.

飛び出し

tobidashi — Jumping out; stem form of tobidasu (to leap out).

大きく

ōkiku — Largely, greatly; adverbial form of ōkii (big).

年老いた

toshioita — Aged, elderly; having grown old over many years.

おじいさん

ojīsan — Old man, grandfather; elderly male person.

話

hanashi — Story, talk, conversation; a narrative or discussion.

やめ

yame — Stopping; stem form of yameru (to stop, quit).

こちら

kochira — This way, here; polite directional pronoun toward speaker.

へ

e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement toward something.

向かって

mukatte — Facing toward, heading toward; te-form of mukau.

くる

kuru — To come; to move toward the speaker.

愚かな

oroka na — Foolish, stupid; lacking wisdom or good judgment.

緑色

midori iro — Green color; the color green.

ハエ

hae — Fly; a common winged insect pest.

悲しそう

kanashisō — Looking sad; appearing sorrowful in expression or manner.

見つめ

mitsume — Gazing, staring; stem of mitsumeru (to stare at).

開けて

akete — Having opened; te-form of akeru (to open something).

空中

kūchū — Midair, in the air; the space above the ground.

飛び上がり

tobiagari — Leaping up; stem of tobiagaru (to jump upward).

大きな

ōkina — Big, large; attributive adjective placed before a noun.

蓮

hasu — Lotus; an aquatic plant with large floating leaves.

葉

ha — Leaf; the flat green part of a plant.

上

ue — Above, on top; indicating a higher surface or position.

再び

futatabi — Again, once more; a second occurrence of something.

座った

suwatta — Sat down; past tense of suwaru (to sit).

とき

toki — Time, moment, when; a point or period in time.

どこ

doko — Where; interrogative asking about a location.

見当たり

mitsukaranai (mitsukatari) — Finding, locating; stem of mitsukataru (to be found).