Old Mother West Wind — Page 3

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject

立ち止まり

tachitomari — Stopped in one's tracks, ceased moving

背筋

sesuji — Spine, back muscles; posture of the back

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object

ぴんと

pinto — Straight, taut, upright in posture or tension

伸ばして

nobashite — Stretched out, extended, straightened something

座り

suwari — Sat down, took a seated position

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb form

た

ta — Past tense ending for verbs and adjectives

彼

kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun

こちら

kochira — This direction, this side, over here

見たり

mitari — Looking at various things alternately

あちら

achira — That direction over there, that side

し

shi — Conjunction linking related actions or reasons

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive particle meaning as well

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the agent

見える

mieru — Can be seen, is visible, appears in sight

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese

ひとりぼっち

hitoribocchi — Completely alone, all by oneself, lonely

小道

komichi — Narrow path, small trail, little lane

横切る

yokogiru — To cross over, traverse across something

苔むした

kokemushita — Covered with moss, mossy, overgrown with moss

緑

midori — Green color; lush greenery in nature

丸太

maruta — Log, a round piece of cut timber

だけ

dake — Only, just, nothing more than that

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem used before た

何

nani — What; an interrogative pronoun asking identity

ある

aru — To exist, to be, to have (inanimate)

と

to — Quotation particle; with, and, alongside

ささやき

sasayaki — A whisper, speaking in a very soft voice

まだ

mada — Still, not yet, continuing at present

見え

mie — Visibility, appearance; stem form of 見える

ない

nai — Negative form indicating something does not exist

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing information

まず

mazu — First of all, to begin with, firstly

あの

ano — That (over there); refers to distant thing

飛び越え

tobikoe — Jumped over, leaped across an obstacle

なきゃ

nakya — Must, have to; colloquial negative obligation form

いけない

ikenai — Must not, cannot; expresses prohibition or necessity

ん

n — Explanatory or softening sentence-ending particle

だ

da — Informal copula meaning is, am, are

ぼく

boku — I, me; first-person pronoun used by males

先

saki — First, ahead, before others in sequence

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location

飛んで

tonde — Flying, jumping; te-form of 飛ぶ (to fly)

それから

sorekara — After that, then, and next in sequence

同じ

onaji — Same, identical, equal to another thing

よう

you — Way, manner, appearance; like, similar to

きみ

kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun in Japanese

飛んだら

tondara — When you jump; conditional form of 飛ぶ

見つけた

mitsuketa — Found, discovered something; past tense of 見つける

もの

mono — Thing, object; nominalizer indicating reason or expectation

か

ka — Question particle ending an interrogative sentence

分かる

wakaru — To understand, to know, to become clear

言い

ii — Said; stem form of 言う (to say)

そこで

sokode — So, therefore, thereupon; conjunctive transition word

飛び

tobi — Jump, leap; stem of 飛ぶ (to fly)

脚

ashi — Leg, foot; limb used for walking or jumping

長く

nagaku — Long, lengthily; adverbial form of 長い

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking sequential verb actions

跳躍

chouyaku — Leap, jump, a bound through the air

ため

tame — For the purpose of, for the sake of

作られて

tsukurarete — Made, created, built; passive te-form of 作る

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate); progressive auxiliary

ので

node — Because, since; causal conjunction in Japanese

はるか

haruka — Far away, distant, a great way off

向こう

mukou — Over there, the other side, far beyond

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as a point

振り返り

furikaeri — Looked back, turned around to look behind

飛び越える

tobikоeru — To jump over, to leap across an obstacle

見よう

miyou — Let's see, intending to look; volitional of 見る

飛ぶ

tobu — To fly, to jump, to leap through air

見た

mita — Saw, looked at; past tense of 見る

高く

takaku — High, highly, at a great height above

遠く

tooku — Far, at a distance, far away from here

へ

e — Direction particle indicating movement toward somewhere

飛ぼう

tobou — Let's fly or jump; volitional form of 飛ぶ

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, quite; intensifying adverb

短く

mijikaku — Shortness; adverbial form of 短い (short)

い

i — Adjective ending or stem of いる (to be)

ませ

mase — Polite request imperative ending in formal speech

それに

soreni — Besides, moreover, in addition to that

太って

futotte — Being fat, having grown plump; te-form of 太る

だから

dakara — Therefore, so, that is why; causal connector

一生懸命

isshoukenmei — With all one's might, doing one's best

頑張り

ganbari — Effort, perseverance; stem of 頑張る (to persist)

上

ue — Above, top, upper part of something

つま先

tsumasaki — Tiptoe, the tips of the toes

ぶつけて

butsukete — Hit against, struck something; te-form of ぶつける

頭

atama — Head, the uppermost part of the body

から

kara — From; indicates starting point of movement or reason

転がり落ち

korogariochi — Tumbled down, rolled and fell from above

反対側

hantaigawa — The opposite side, the other side of something

で

de — At, in; location particle or means marker

ぐっすり

gussuri — Soundly, deeply (asleep); sleeping without waking

眠って

nemutte — Sleeping, fell asleep; te-form of 眠る

ドスン

dosun — Thud, thump; onomatopoeia for a heavy fall

大きな

ookina — Big, large, great; prenominal adjective form

音

oto — Sound, noise, an audible vibration

立てて

tatete — Making a sound or raising; te-form of 立てる

落っこちて

okkochite — Tumbled down, fell off; colloquial fall expression

しまい

shimai — Ended up doing; indicates regrettable completion

笑って

waratte — Laughing, smiling; te-form of 笑う (to laugh)

おなか

onaka — Stomach, belly, abdomen of the body

抱える

kakaeru — To hold, to clutch, to carry in arms

ほど

hodo — To the extent that, as much as, degree

笑い

warai — Laughter, a laugh; noun form of 笑う