Old Mother West Wind — Page 4

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject

あまり

amari — Not very, not much, too much

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location

驚い

odoroi — Was surprised, astonished (stem of 驚く)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

どう

dou — How, in what way

すれ

sure — Conditional form of する, meaning to do

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when

いい

ii — Good, fine, acceptable

か

ka — Question marker particle at end of sentence

わから

wakara — Negative stem of わかる, meaning to understand

ず

zu — Classical negative auxiliary meaning without doing

ただ

tada — Simply, just, merely, only

逃げ出し

nigedashi — Ran away, fled, started to escape

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb form

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

彼

kare — He, him, that person (male)

を

wo — Object marker particle for direct objects

追いかけ

oikake — Chased after, pursued someone or something

しょっちゅう

shocchuu — Constantly, all the time, frequently

の

no — Possessive particle connecting nouns

かかと

kakato — Heel of the foot or shoe

噛みつき

kamitsuki — Biting, snapping at something or someone

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly, just, precisely at that moment

その

sono — That, the (demonstrative adjective for nearby thing)

辺り

atari — Around, nearby area, vicinity

い

i — Being, existing (stem of いる)

ピン

pin — Pin-straight, perfectly upright posture

と

to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker

背筋

sesuji — Spine, back muscles, posture of the back

伸ばし

nobashi — Stretched out, extended, straightened something

座り

suwari — Sitting, being seated

どんな

donna — What kind of, what sort of

いたずら

itazura — Mischief, prank, naughty trick

が

ga — Subject marker particle, also conjunctive but

できる

dekiru — Can do, be able to, be possible

見回し

mawashi — Looked around, surveyed the surroundings

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate beings)

全力

zenryoku — Full strength, with all one's power

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action

走っ

hashit(te) — Running, ran (conjunctive form of 走る)

見かけ

mikake — Caught sight of, noticed, happened to see

きっと

kitto — Surely, certainly, definitely, for sure

犬

inu — Dog, canine animal

ん

n — Contracted form of の or ぬ, casual speech

だ

da — Casual copula meaning is, am, are

心

kokoro — Heart, mind, inner feelings

中

naka — Inside, within, middle of something

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, thinking something

見つから

mitsukara — Being found, discovered (negative stem form)

ない

nai — Negative ending, not existing, not doing

よう

you — So that, in order to, appears to be

気

ki — Spirit, feeling, attention, mind

つけ

tsuke — Pay attention, take care (imperative stem)

なきゃ

nakya — Must do, have to (casual contraction)

とき

toki — Time, moment, occasion when something happens

全身

zenshin — Whole body, entire body from head to toe

毛

ke — Hair, fur, feathers on the body

逆立て

sakadatete — Standing on end, bristling fur or hair

短い

mijikai — Short in length or duration

足

ashi — Foot, leg, lower limb

精一杯

seippai — As hard as possible, to the utmost effort

目

me — Eye, eyesight, vision

入り

iri — Entering, going into something

ほっ

ho' — Exclamation of relief, phew

叫び

sakebi — Shout, cry out, exclaim loudly

怖がっ

kowagat(te) — Being scared, feeling frightened of something

てる

teru — Casual contraction of ている, ongoing state

それ

sore — That, that thing (pronoun for nearby object)

から

kara — From, because, after (particle)

探し

sagashi — Searching, looking for something or someone

駆け出し

kakedashi — Dashed off, started running suddenly

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter, nominalizer

話す

hanasu — To speak, to talk, to tell someone

ため

tame — For the purpose of, for the sake of

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is, am, are

という

to iu — Called, known as, saying that

も

mo — Also, too, even, as well

みんな

minna — Everyone, all people, everybody

少し

sukoshi — A little, a small amount, slightly

ばかり

bakari — Only, just, approximately, nothing but

一目散

ichimokusan — Running at full speed without looking back

家

ie / uchi — House, home, one's residence

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to

向かっ

mukat(te) — Heading toward, facing a direction

走り

hashiri — Running, a run (noun or stem form)

帰り道

kaerimichi — Way home, path taken when returning

前

mae — Front, before, ahead in space or time

通り過ぎ

toorisu gi — Passed by, went past something or someone

ほど

hodo — To the extent of, as much as, about

速く

hayaku — Quickly, fast, at high speed

走れ

hashire — Can run, run! (potential or imperative form)

太っ

futot(te) — Being fat, plump, overweight

小さな

chiisana — Small, little, tiny in size

走ら

hashira — Negative or conditional stem of 走る, run

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative form, must or have to

なら

nara — If, in that case, conditional particle

しか

shika — Only, nothing but (used with negative verb)

出せ

dase — Can put out, produce (potential/imperative of 出す)

な

na — Sentence-final particle of prohibition or emotion

ぜいぜい

zeizei — Wheezing, gasping sound while out of breath

はあはあ

haahaa — Panting, heavy breathing from exhaustion

息

iki — Breath, breathing

切らし

kirashi — Running out of, out of breath (stem form)