Old Mother West Wind — Page 1

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; used to intensify adjectives.

忙しく

isogashiku — Busily; adverbial form of busy.

本当に

hontō ni — Truly; really; used for strong emphasis.

忙しかった

isogashikatta — Was busy; past tense of busy.

誰か

dareka — Someone; anybody; an unspecified person.

が

ga — Subject marker particle highlighting the subject.

そちら

sochira — That direction; over there; your side.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to.

やって

yatte — Doing; coming; te-form of yaru/yatte kuru.

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive at a place.

と

to — Conditional/quotation particle meaning when or that.

何も

nanimo — Nothing; not anything; used with negatives.

し

shi — Do; conjunctive stem form of suru.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases.

い

i — Stem of iru; to exist or be doing.

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary indicating absence of action.

ふり

furi — Pretense; act of feigning or faking something.

を

o — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

した

shita — Did; past tense of suru (to do).

自分

jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; reflexive pronoun.

立派な

rippa na — Fine; splendid; respectable; admirable and distinguished.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjective to noun.

紳士

shinshi — Gentleman; a refined and respectable man.

だ

da — Copula meaning is or are; plain form.

思っ

omot(te) — Thought; te-form of omou (to think).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

から

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

彼

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

白い

shiroi — White; describes something of white color.

の

no — Possessive/linking particle connecting nouns together.

ついた

tsuita — Attached; equipped with; past tense of tsuku.

青い

aoi — Blue; describes something of blue color.

上着

uwagi — Jacket; coat; outer garment worn on top.

高い

takai — Tall; high; expensive; elevated in height.

帽子

bōshi — Hat; cap; headwear worn on the head.

誇り

hokori — Pride; sense of dignity and self-respect.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or purpose.

おり

ori — Being; connective form of oru (to be).

柵

saku — Fence; railing; a barrier made of posts.

杭

kui — Post; stake; a pointed pole driven down.

上

ue — Top; above; upper surface of something.

座っ

suwa(tte) — Sitting; te-form of suwaru (to sit).

居心地

igokochi — Comfort; how comfortable a place feels.

よい

yoi — Good; nice; favorable; positive quality.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size or scale.

家

ie — House; home; a place of residence.

ため

tame — For; for the sake of; purpose or benefit.

新しい

atarashii — New; fresh; recently made or obtained.

ドア

doa — Door; an entryway into a room or building.

作っ

tsuku(tte) — Making; te-form of tsukuru (to make).

いる

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

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns loosely.

冬

fuyu — Winter; the coldest season of the year.

とうもろこし

tōmorokoshi — Corn; maize; a common grain vegetable.

木の実

ki no mi — Nuts; berries; fruits or seeds from trees.

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; a large quantity of something.

蓄え

takuwae — Stored provisions; savings; a supply set aside.

シマリス

Shimaris — Chipmunk; small striped rodent that stores food.

という

to iu — Called; known as; used to define or quote.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.

たいてい

taitei — Usually; generally; in most cases or situations.

場合

baai — Case; situation; occasion; circumstance or instance.

怠け者

namakemono — Lazy person; idler; someone who avoids work.

だっ

da(tta) — Was; past fragment of copula da.

そして

soshite — And then; and so; connecting clauses in sequence.

本当

hontō — Truth; reality; genuinely true or real.

忙しい

isogashii — Busy; occupied; having much to do.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when something occurs.

いけ

ike — Bad; not good; should not; prohibitive expression.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for actions.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; nearly; mostly; the greater part.

いつ

itsu — When; at what time; interrogative of time.

で

de — At; by means of; particle of location/means.

いたずら

itazura — Mischief; prank; playful or troublesome trick.

する

suru — To do; to perform; most basic action verb.

もの

mono — Thing; person; one who does something.

今

ima — Now; at this moment; currently.

まさ

masa — Just; exactly; precisely; emphatic adverb stem.

見

mi — See; look; stem of miru (to see).

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe something.

西風

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

お母さん

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

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative modifier for nearby things.

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day.

早く

hayaku — Early; quickly; adverbial form of hayai.

紫

murasaki — Purple; violet; a color between red and blue.

丘

oka — Hill; a small elevated landform or mound.

向こう

mukō — Beyond; over there; the other side.

ある

aru — To exist; to be; used for inanimate things.

我が家

wagaya — My home; our house; one's own household.

下り

kudari — Descent; going down; downward direction or slope.

実際

jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice or fact.

陽気

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

丸く

maruku — Roundly; in a round shape; adverb of marui.

赤い

akai — Red; describes something of red color.

お日様

ohisama — The sun; polite/affectionate term for the sun.

起き出し

okidashi — Getting up; beginning to rise from sleep.

頃

koro — Around; about; approximate time or period.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun.

大きな

ōkina — Big; large; great in size or importance.

船

fune — Ship; boat; a vessel for traveling on water.

海

umi — Sea; ocean; a large body of saltwater.

渡る

wataru — To cross; to go across water or road.

助ける

tasukeru — To help; to rescue; to assist someone.

横切っ

yokogi(tte) — Crossing; te-form of yokogiru (to cross over).

行っ

i(tte) — Going; te-form of iku (to go).

目

me — Eye; the organ used for seeing things.

鋭く

surudoku — Sharply; keenly; adverb of sharp or piercing.

気づく

kizuku — To notice; to become aware of something.

前

mae — Before; in front; prior to something.

見つけ

mitsuke — Find; stem of mitsukeru (to discover something).

いったい

ittai — What on earth; used to express strong surprise.

何

nani — What; an interrogative asking about a thing.

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; of that sort.

だろう

darō — Probably; I wonder; speculative or questioning ending.

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something nearby or mentioned.

どう

dō — How; in what way; asking about manner.

あんな

anna — That kind of; such a; referring to something distant.

静か

shizuka — Quiet; calm; still and free from noise.

きっと

kitto — Surely; certainly; definitely without doubt.

何か

nanika — Something; anything; an unspecified thing.

違い

chigai — Difference; discrepancy; something is wrong or odd.