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Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; that person (male third-person pronoun).

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

家

ie — House; home; dwelling place.

前

mae — Front; before; in front of something.

で

de — Location or means particle indicating where action occurs.

立ち止まり

tachitomari — Stopped walking; came to a halt mid-stride.

まし

mashi — Polite verb auxiliary (part of -mashita ending).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

どうして

dōshite — Why; for what reason; how come.

そんな

son'na — Such; like that; of that kind.

に

ni — Directional or target particle; to, at, for.

目

me — Eye; eyes (body part).

が

ga — Subject marker particle highlighting the grammatical subject.

大きく

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

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking two clauses or actions.

丸い

marui — Round; circular; spherical in shape.

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunctive meaning 'and/with/that'.

尋ね

tazune — Asked; inquired; posed a question to someone.

耳元

mimamoto — Near the ear; close to someone's ear.

ささやく

sasayaku — To whisper; to speak very softly.

ため

tame — In order to; for the purpose of; because of.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite (intensifying adverb).

近く

chikaku — Nearby; close; in the vicinity of.

寄り

yori — Drew near; approached; moved closer to.

自分

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

見た

mita — Saw; looked at; witnessed (past tense of see).

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter (nominalizing abstract concept).

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

すべて

subete — Everything; all; the whole of something.

話し

hanashi — Spoke; told; narrated (stem of to speak).

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of persons together.

一緒

issho — Together; in company with another person.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to a place.

向かい

mukai — Headed toward; facing; going in the direction of.

ベッド

beddo — Bed; sleeping furniture (loanword from English).

中

naka — Inside; within; the middle of something.

い

i — Was/is (short form of いる, to exist/be present).

ドア

doa — Door; entrance (loanword from English).

ところ

tokoro — Place; spot; point in time or situation.

来た

kita — Came; arrived; reached a destination (past tense).

とき

toki — Time; moment; when something happens.

眠そう

nemusō — Looks sleepy; appears drowsy; seeming tired.

不機嫌

fukigen — Bad mood; ill-tempered; displeased and grumpy.

でし

deshi — Polite copula auxiliary (part of でした past form).

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; awful; cruel; outrageous; harsh.

言い

ii — Said; spoke; stated (stem form of to say).

あくび

akubi — Yawn; opening mouth wide from sleepiness.

し

shi — Did; and (conjunctive auxiliary listing actions).

誰

dare — Who; which person (interrogative pronoun).

やった

yatta — Did it; who did it (past tense of やる).

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentences.

調べ

shirabe — Investigated; looked into; checked on something.

み

mi — Try doing (short for みる, to try and see).

ませ

mase — Polite imperative auxiliary (part of ましょう/ません).

ん

n — Negative auxiliary or explanatory sentence-ending particle.

喜ん

kokon — Gladly; with pleasure (stem of 喜ぶ, to be pleased).

参加

sanka — Participation; joining in; taking part in.

たい

tai — Want to do; desire to perform an action.

その

sono — That (adjective indicating something nearby in context).

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day.

別

betsu — Separate; different; another; distinct matter.

用事

yōji — Errand; business; something one needs to do.

ある

aru — There is; to exist; to have (inanimate things).

ので

node — Because; since; as a reason (explanatory conjunction).

午後

gogo — Afternoon; PM; the period after noon.

合流

gōryū — Joined up; merged paths; met and continued together.

する

suru — To do; to perform; to carry out an action.

先

saki — Ahead; forward; earlier; in front of others.

進み

susumi — Advanced; moved forward; proceeded along the way.

まもなく

mamonaku — Soon; shortly; before long; in a little while.

彼ら

karera — They; them (third-person plural pronoun).

陽気な

yōki na — Cheerful; merry; lively; in high spirits.

小さな

chiisana — Small; tiny; little (attributive adjective form).

そよ風

soyokaze — Gentle breeze; soft refreshing wind.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animated beings.

出会い

deai — Encounter; chance meeting; coming across someone.

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Frightening; terrifying; dreadful; very scary.

話

hanashi — Story; tale; talk; something being spoken about.

伝え

tsutae — Conveyed; communicated; passed on information to someone.

どう

dō — How; in what way; what should be done.

すれ

sure — Conditional form of する; if one does something.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

いい

ii — Good; fine; alright; that would be best.

急い

isoide — Hurried; rushed; moved quickly with urgency.

知らせ

shirase — Notice; news; notification; report of information.

聞い

kiite — Heard; listened; asked (te-form of to listen).

みよう

miyō — Let's try; shall try doing (volitional of みる).

叫び

sakebi — Shouted; cried out; exclaimed loudly with urgency.

そこ

soko — There; that place; that location nearby.

もと

moto — To; toward; under the presence of someone.

飛ん

ton — Flew; jumped; leaped; dashed swiftly somewhere.

いき

iki — Went; went along (stem of 行く, to go).

注意深く

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

耳

mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.

傾け

katamuke — Tilted; lent (an ear); listened attentively to.

それから

sorekara — After that; then; and then; subsequently.

彼女

kanojo — She; her (female third-person singular pronoun).

草原

sōgen — Meadow; grassland; open grassy plain or field.

仲間

nakama — Companions; friends; fellow members of a group.

送り

okuri — Sent; dispatched; saw someone off somewhere.

大きな

ōkina — Large; big; great (attributive adjective form).

松

matsu — Pine tree; evergreen coniferous tree.

木

ki — Tree; wood; a large woody plant.

集まる

atsumaru — To gather; to assemble; to come together.

よう

yō — In order to; so that; it seems like.

全員

zen'in — All members; everyone; the entire group assembled.

さ

sa — Casual sentence-ending or nominalizing suffix particle.

せ

se — Causative verb ending; make or let someone do.

さて

sate — Well then; now; transitional word starting new topic.

命じる

meijiru — To order; to command; to give instructions authoritatively.

何

nani — What; which thing (interrogative pronoun).

あれ

are — That thing over there; whatever it may be.

従わ

shitagawa — Obey; follow; comply with orders or rules.

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional negative auxiliary (part of なければ).

なり

nari — Must become; or; either (auxiliary or conjunction).

逆らう

sakarau — To defy; to go against; to resist authority.

勇気

yūki — Courage; bravery; boldness to face something fearful.

あり

ari — There is; exists (classical/formal form of ある).