Old Mother West Wind — Page 4

Vocabulary

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of individuals

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

一緒

issho — Together; in the same place or group

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose

緑

midori — Green; the color of plants and grass

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

牧場

bokujō — Pasture; a field where animals graze

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object

横切っ

yokogitte — Crossed; traversed from one side to another

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

歩き

aruki — Walking; moving on foot at a normal pace

ながら

nagara — While doing something simultaneously; at the same time

出会う

deau — To encounter; to meet someone by chance

人

hito — Person; a human being or individual

ごと

goto — Every; each one individually without exception

古い

furui — Old; aged; existing for a long time

栗

kuri — Chestnut; a type of tree or its nut

木

ki — Tree; a large woody plant with trunk

洞

hora — Hollow; a cavity or hole inside a tree

から

kara — From; indicating origin or starting point

ナッツ

nattsu — Nuts; edible seeds with hard outer shells

貯蔵

chozō — Storage; keeping items preserved for later use

盗ん

nusun — Stole; took something without permission illegally

だ

da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

泥棒

dorobō — Thief; a person who steals others' belongings

見かけ

mikake — Caught sight of; noticed someone passing by

なかっ

nakatta — Did not; negative past form of existence

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese

か

ka — Question particle placed at sentence end

と

to — Particle meaning 'and' or quotation marker

尋ね

tazune — Asked; inquired by posing a question to someone

回り

mawari — Going around; circulating through an area

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb component in Japanese

陽気

yōki — Cheerful; merry and in high spirits

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

小さな

chiisana — Small; little in size or quantity

風

kaze — Wind; moving air; also breeze or gust

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

も

mo — Also; too; particle adding inclusion or emphasis

皆

minna — Everyone; all people together as a group

捜索

sōsaku — Search; systematic investigation to find something

加わり

kuwawari — Joined; added oneself to a group or effort

やがて

yagate — Soon; before long; after a short while

や

ya — Particle listing examples among multiple items

森

mori — Forest; a dense area filled with trees

住む

sumu — To live; to reside in a particular place

者

mono — Person; one who does or belongs to something

誰か

dareka — Someone; an unspecified individual person

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the doer

すべて

subete — All; everything without any exception whatsoever

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs

知り

shiri — Knew; had knowledge or awareness of something

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting two related events

好き

suki — Liked; fond of; having affection toward something

だっ

datta — Was; past tense informal copula form

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

本当

hontō — True; real; genuine; truly indeed

気

ki — Feeling; spirit; mood; mind or energy

毒

doku — Poison; harmful substance; here implies pity

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; emotion held in the mind

翌朝

yokuasa — The next morning; the following day's morning

老いたる

oitaru — Aged; old and venerable in years

母

haha — Mother; a female parent figure

西風

nishikaze — West wind; a wind blowing from the west

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; a large quantity or number

用事

yōji — Errand; things to do; business to handle

あっ

atte — Having; existing; te-form of aru

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; unusually or exceptionally so

早く

hayaku — Early; quickly; at a fast pace or time

大きな

ōkina — Large; big in size or extent

袋

fukuro — Bag; a sack used for carrying items

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to somewhere

送り出さ

okuridasa — Sent out; dispatched someone on their way

れ

re — Passive voice auxiliary verb marker in Japanese

彼ら

karera — They; a group of people being referred to

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there; in various different places

中

naka — Inside; within; the middle of something

笑う

warau — To laugh; to smile or chuckle with amusement

小川

ogawa — Stream; a small flowing body of water

上り下り

nobori kudari — Going up and down; moving in both directions

し

shi — Conjunctive form listing multiple actions or reasons

微笑む

ほほえむ / hohoemu — To smile gently; to show a soft pleasant expression

池

ike — Pond; a small body of still water

周り

mawari — Around; the surrounding area or vicinity

くまなく

kumanaku — Thoroughly; everywhere without missing any spot

急ぎ

isogi — Hurrying; moving or acting with urgency and speed

見つける

mitsukeru — To find; to discover something being searched for

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to do something

全体

zentai — Whole; entire; the complete body or group

委員会

iinkai — Committee; an organized group assigned a specific task

結成

kessei — Formation; establishing or organizing a new group

する

suru — To do; general verb for performing any action

九時

kuji — Nine o'clock; the hour of nine

丘

oka — Hill; a small elevated landform or mound

松

matsu — Pine tree; an evergreen coniferous tree species

集まる

atsumaru — To gather; to assemble together in one place

よう

yō — Like; as if; indicating manner or purpose

招き

maneki — Invitation; beckoning someone to come or join