Old Mother West Wind — Page 2

Vocabulary

ライチョウ

raichō — Ptarmigan; a bird adapted to cold mountain environments.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discussion.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs.

幸せ

shiawase — Happiness; a state of being happy or fortunate.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or connecting clauses.

本当

hontō — Truth; reality; truly or really.

に

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

でし

deshi — Stem of polite copula 'deshita'; was or were (polite).

た

ta — Past tense suffix indicating completed action or state.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sentences or ideas.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also used to mean girlfriend.

の

no — Possessive or noun-modifying particle linking two nouns.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

知っ

shit(te) — Knowing; stem of 'shiru,' to know or be aware.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting actions or forming requests.

い

i — Stem of 'iru,' indicating ongoing state or existence.

野原

nohara — Field; open grassy plain or meadow in the countryside.

小さな

chīsana — Small; little; a prenominal adjective modifying nouns.

生き物

ikimono — Living creature; any living being or organism.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living beings.

も

mo — Also; too; inclusive particle meaning as well.

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody together.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; introducing an explanation.

が

ga — Subject marker particle highlighting the grammatical subject.

恥ずかしがり屋

hazukashigariya — Shy person; someone who is bashful or easily embarrassed.

おとなしい

otonashii — Quiet; gentle; mild-mannered and well-behaved.

夫人

fujin — Madame; Mrs.; a respectful title for a married woman.

愛し

aishi — Loving; stem of 'aisuru,' to love someone dearly.

から

kara — Because; from; indicating reason or starting point.

です

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

毎朝

maiasa — Every morning; each morning without exception.

森

mori — Forest; woods; a dense area of trees.

中

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

一本道

ippondō — Single path; one straight road with no branches.

大きな

ōkina — Large; big; prenominal adjective describing size.

マツ

matsu — Pine tree; an evergreen coniferous tree.

木

ki — Tree; wood; a woody plant with a trunk.

そば

soba — Beside; near; close to something or someone.

通っ

tōt(te) — Passing through; stem of 'tōru,' to pass or go through.

小走り

kobashiri — Trotting; jogging; moving at a light quick pace.

やって

yatte — Doing; coming; stem of 'yaru' or 'yatte kuru.'

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive at the speaker's location.

たび

tabi — Each time; whenever; every occasion something occurs.

彼

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

数分

sūfun — Several minutes; a few minutes of time.

立ち止まっ

tachitomatt(e) — Stopping; halting; stem of 'tachidomaru,' to stop walking.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle or conditional connector.

おしゃべり

oshaberi — Chatting; chatter; casual friendly conversation.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form linking multiple actions or reasons.

まし

mashi — Polite past stem; part of 'mashita' ending for verbs.

毎日

mainichi — Every day; daily; occurring each day without fail.

午後

gogo — Afternoon; the period from noon to evening.

知らせ

shirase — News; notification; a message conveying information.

持っ

mot(te) — Holding; carrying; stem of 'motsu,' to hold or have.

来

ki — Coming; stem of 'kuru,' to come or arrive.

西風

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

お母さん

okāsan — Mother; mom; a polite term for one's mother.

陽気

yōki — Cheerful; merry; lively and in good spirits.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

そよ風

soyokaze — Gentle breeze; a soft light wind blowing pleasantly.

様子

yōsu — Condition; appearance; the state or look of something.

見

mi — Seeing; looking; stem of 'miru,' to see or watch.

一日

ichinichi — One day; all day; a full single day.

何度

nando — How many times; several times; multiple occasions.

駆けつけ

kaketsuke — Rushing over; hurrying to a place quickly.

ある

aru — There is; exists; to have (for inanimate objects).

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day.

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; at all times or habitually.

よう

yō — Appearing as if; seeming; expressing intention or resemblance.

訪問

hōmon — Visit; a formal or friendly call on someone.

しよう

shiyō — Let's do; volitional form of 'suru,' suggesting intention.

下っ

kudat(te) — Going down; descending; stem of 'kudaru,' to descend.

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; awful; severe or cruel in degree.

有様

arisama — State; condition; a sad or shocking situation witnessed.

目

me — Eye; eyes; also used to express witnessing something.

かわいそう

kawaisō — Poor thing; pitiful; deserving sympathy or compassion.

悲嘆

hitan — Grief; deep sorrow or lamentation over loss.

暮れ

kure — Dusk; end of day; being overwhelmed by emotion.

根元

nemoto — Base; root; the bottom part of a tree or plant.

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there; scattered in various places.

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing in appearance.

卵

tamago — Egg; an oval object laid by birds or animals.

空っぽ

karappo — Empty; hollow; containing absolutely nothing inside.

殻

kara — Shell; husk; the outer casing of an egg or nut.

散らばっ

chirabat(te) — Scattered; spread around; stem of 'chirabaru,' to scatter.

それら

sorera — Those; referring to multiple previously mentioned things.

あちら

achira — Over there; that direction; a distant location.

こちら

kochira — This way; here; a polite word for this direction.

割ら

wara — Breaking; smashing; stem of 'waru,' to crack or break.

れ

re — Passive or potential verb suffix indicating action done to subject.

どうして

dōshite — Why; how; asking for reason or explanation.

こんな

konna — This kind of; such a; referring to a near situation.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer for abstract concepts.

なっ

nat(te) — Becoming; stem of 'naru,' expressing change of state.

尋ね

tazune — Asking; inquiring; stem of 'tazuneru,' to ask or inquire.

わから

wakara — Not knowing; stem of 'wakaru,' to understand or know.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not existing or not doing something.

泣きじゃくり

nakijakuri — Sobbing; crying uncontrollably with repeated gasps.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action connecting two verbs.

言い

ii — Saying; speaking; stem of 'iu,' to say or tell.

夜中

yonaka — Middle of the night; midnight; the dead of night.

ぐっすり

gussuri — Soundly; deeply; sleeping very deeply without waking.

眠っ

nemut(te) — Sleeping; stem of 'nemuru,' to sleep or be asleep.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings or ongoing actions.

何か

nanika — Something; anything; an unspecified or unknown thing.

私

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

飛びかかっ

tobikakat(te) — Pouncing; leaping at; stem of 'tobikakaru,' to spring upon.

き

ki — Came; stem of 'kuru,' indicating arrival or coming.

なんとか

nantoka — Somehow; managing to do something with difficulty.

逃げ出し

nigedashi — Escaping; running away; stem of 'nigedasu,' to flee.

頂上

chōjō — Summit; top; the highest point of a hill or tree.

まで

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

飛ん

ton(de) — Flying; stem of 'tobu,' to fly or leap through air.

行っ

it(te) — Going; stem of 'iku,' to go or move somewhere.

わ

wa — Feminine sentence-final particle expressing emotion or assertion.

たら

tara — Conditional form meaning 'if' or 'when' something happens.

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in polite or neutral speech.

今

ima — Now; currently; at this present moment in time.

すべて

subete — All; everything; the entirety of something.

割れ

ware — Broken; cracked; stem of 'wareru,' to break or crack.

見つけ

mitsuke — Finding; discovering; stem of 'mitsukeru,' to find.

地面

jimen — Ground; earth; the surface of the ground underfoot.

注意深く

chūibukaku — Carefully; attentively; with great caution and attention.

調べ

shirabe — Investigating; checking; stem of 'shiraberu,' to examine.

裏側

uragawa — Underside; back side; the reverse or hidden surface.

茂み

shigemi — Thicket; bush; a dense area of shrubs or undergrowth.

下

shita — Below; under; beneath something or in a lower position.

覗き込み

nozokikomi — Peering into; looking closely inside or underneath something.

賢そう

kashikosō — Seeming clever; appearing smart or intelligent in manner.

観察

kansatsu — Observation; careful watching and study of something.

それから

sorekara — After that; then; indicating what happened next sequentially.

跳ね

hane — Jumping; hopping; stem of 'haneru,' to leap or bounce.

緑

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

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or in the direction of.

向かい

mukai — Facing; heading toward; stem of 'mukau,' to face or head.