Old Mother West Wind — Page 2

Vocabulary

が

ga — Subject marker particle indicating the grammatical subject.

見上げる

miageru — To look up at something above oneself.

たびに

tabi ni — Every time; whenever a certain action occurs.

お日様

o-hi-sama — The sun, expressed in a polite or affectionate way.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.

ウィンク

winku — A wink; closing one eye briefly as a gesture.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form linking actions or reasons together.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating a completed action.

あの

ano — That (over there); refers to something mutually known.

大きく

ōkiku — Largely; in a big way; adverbial form of big.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or adjectives sequentially.

丸い

marui — Round; circular in shape.

赤い

akai — Red; having the color red.

見え

mie — To be visible; to appear; stem of 見える.

くれ

kure — Give (to me); imperative or auxiliary showing favor.

いる

iru — To exist (animate); to be (for living things).

間

aida / ma — During; while; the interval or space between things.

迷子

maigo — A lost child; someone who has lost their way.

に

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

なる

naru — To become; to turn into a new state.

はず

hazu — Expectation; something that should logically be the case.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning not; does not exist.

と

to — Quotation particle; also means 'and' or 'with'.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; stem of 思う (to think).

クローバー

kurōbā — Clover; a small flowering plant with trifoliate leaves.

を

wo / o — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

探し

sagashi — Searching; looking for something; stem of 探す.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

小走り

kobashiri — A light trot; running at a small, quick pace.

進み

susumi — Advancing; moving forward; stem of 進む.

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon; eventually after some time.

本当

hontō — Really; truly; the real thing or truth.

見つけ

mitsuke — Finding; discovering something; stem of 見つける.

緑

midori — Green; the color green; also refers to greenery.

の

no — Possessive or descriptive linking particle.

草原

sōgen / kusahara — A meadow or grassland; open grassy field.

育つ

sodatsu — To grow up; to be raised; to develop naturally.

最も

mottomo — Most; the superlative degree; extremely.

甘い

amai — Sweet; having a sweet taste or gentle quality.

食べ

tabe — Eating; stem of 食べる (to eat).

続け

tsuzuke — Continuing; stem of 続ける (to continue doing).

それ

sore — That; refers to something previously mentioned.

から

kara — From; because; after; indicating origin or reason.

どう

dō — How; in what way; what happens next.

ます

masu — Polite present/future auxiliary verb ending.

か

ka — Question marker particle placed at sentence end.

なんと

nanto — What a…!; expressing surprise or exclamation.

その

sono — That; referring to something near the listener.

甘く

amaku — Sweetly; adverbial form of sweet (甘い).

気持ち

kimochi — Feeling; sensation; one's emotional or physical state.

いい

ii — Good; nice; fine; expressing approval or comfort.

中

naka — Inside; middle; among; within a space or group.

丸く

maruku — Roundly; into a round shape; adverb of 丸い.

なっ

nat(te) — Became; conjunctive form of なる (to become).

ぐっすり

gussuri — Soundly (sleeping); deeply and completely asleep.

眠っ

nemutt(e) — Sleeping; conjunctive form of 眠る (to sleep).

しまっ

shimatt(e) — Ended up doing; regrettable or unintended completion.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is/am/are' in formal speech.

どんどん

dondon — Rapidly; steadily progressing without stopping.

空

sora — Sky; the expanse above the earth.

高く

takaku — High; highly; adverbial form of 高い (high/tall).

昇り

nobori — Rising; climbing upward; stem of 昇る.

反対側

hantai gawa — The opposite side; the other side of something.

へ

e — Direction particle meaning toward or to a place.

沈み

shizumi — Sinking; setting (sun); stem of 沈む.

始め

hajime — Beginning; start; stem of 始める (to begin).

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy in space or time.

影

kage — Shadow; shade; silhouette cast by blocking light.

忍び寄り

shinobiyori — Creeping up; approaching stealthily without being noticed.

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; referring to a described situation.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizing abstract concepts.

何

nani / nan — What; nothing (with negative); interrogative pronoun.

も

mo — Also; even; (with negative) not even; inclusive particle.

知り

shiri — Knowing; stem of 知る (to know, to find out).

ん

n — Negative ending (ません); or explanatory/softening particle.

陽気

yōki — Cheerful; merry; lively in mood or atmosphere.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

小さな

chīsana — Small; tiny; little in size.

風

kaze — Wind; breeze; air current moving outdoors.

ひとつ

hitotsu — One (thing); a single item; the number one.

おかしな

okashina — Strange; funny; peculiar in an odd or amusing way.

ボール

bōru — Ball; a round object used in play or sport.

よう

yō — Like; similar to; appearing as if something else.

丸まっ

marumatt(e) — Curled up; rolled into a ball shape.

起き

oki — Waking up; rising; stem of 起きる (to wake up).

叫び

sakebi — Shouting; crying out; stem of 叫ぶ (to shout).

目

me — Eye; eyes as organs of sight.

開け

ake — Opening; stem of 開ける (to open something).

起き上がっ

okiagatt(e) — Got up; sat/stood up from a lying position.

こすり

kosuri — Rubbing; stem of こする (to rub or scrub).

ほんの

hon no — Just a little; merely; a very small amount.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount; slightly.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun.

どこ

doko — Where; what place; interrogative for location.

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; absolutely (often with negatives).

思い出せ

omoidase — Can recall; potential/imperative of 思い出す (to remember).

彼

kare — He; him; a third-person masculine pronoun.

まっすぐ

massugu — Straight; directly; without bending or turning.

草

kusa — Grass; a low green plant growing on the ground.

上

ue — Above; top; upper surface of something.

見渡し

miwatashi — Looking out over; surveying a wide area around.

確かめよう

tashikameyō — Let's confirm; volitional form of 確かめる (to verify).

しかし

shikashi — However; but; a conjunction indicating contrast.

家

ie / uchi — House; home; one's place of residence.

あまりに

amari ni — Too much; excessively; beyond a reasonable degree.

遠く

tōku — Far away; at a great distance; adverb of 遠い.

離れ

hanare — Being separated; stem of 離れる (to be apart from).

ため

tame — Because; for the sake of; indicating reason or purpose.

見慣れ

minare — Being accustomed to seeing; familiar in appearance.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible or conceptual.

似

ni — Resembling; stem of 似る (to resemble, to look like).

見当たり

miatari — Being found; stem of 見当たる (to be found nearby).

木々

kigi — Trees; plural form of 木 referring to multiple trees.

すべて

subete — All; everything; every single one without exception.

違っ

chigatt(e) — Being different; conjunctive form of 違う (to differ).

茂み

shigemi — A thicket; dense growth of bushes or shrubs.