Old Mother West Wind — Page 1

Vocabulary

老いたる

oitaru — Aged, old (literary/archaic attributive form).

西風

nishikaze — West wind; breeze blowing from the west.

の

no — Possessive or attributive particle connecting nouns.

母

haha — Mother; one's own mother.

すべて

subete — All, everything, every one of them.

陽気

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

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

小さな

chiisana — Small, little (attributive adjective before a noun).

風

kaze — Wind; a current of moving air.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people or things.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the doer of action.

緑

midori — Green; the color of grass and leaves.

野原

nohara — Open field, meadow; an expanse of grassy land.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

急い

isoide — Hurrying, rushing (te-form stem of 急ぐ).

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or manner.

渡っ

watt(e) — Crossing over, passing across (stem of 渡る).

て

te — Conjunctive te-form particle linking sequential actions.

い

i — Auxiliary verb stem indicating ongoing or resultant state.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

ある

aru — Some; a certain (indefinite determiner before nouns).

もの

mono — Thing, one; a person or entity (general term).

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

こちら

kochira — This way, this direction; here (polite/formal form).

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place.

飛ん

ton(de) — Flying, jumping (stem of 飛ぶ in te-form).

いき

iki — Going (conjunctive stem of 行く, linking actions).

あちら

achira — That way, that direction; over there (polite form).

走っ

hashitt(e) — Running (te-form stem of 走る, to run).

また

mata — Again; also, additionally, on the other hand.

別

betsu — Separate, different; another distinct one.

方

hō — Direction, way; side or manner of doing something.

踊っ

odott(e) — Dancing (te-form stem of 踊る, to dance).

いっ

itt(e) — Going (te-form stem of 行く in contracted speech).

という

to iu — Called, known as; quotative phrase meaning 'that is.'

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive particle meaning 'even' or 'as well.'

マスクラット

Masukuratto — Muskrat; a semi-aquatic rodent (loanword from English).

ほほえみ

hohoemi — Smile; a gentle, pleasant facial expression.

池

ike — Pond; a small body of still water.

大岩

ōiwa — Large rock, big boulder; a massive stone.

パーティー

pātī — Party; a social gathering or celebration.

招待状

shōtaijō — Invitation letter; a written request to attend an event.

届ける

todokeru — To deliver, to send; to bring something to someone.

よう

yō — In order to; expressing purpose or request.

頼ん

tanon(de) — Asking, requesting (te-form stem of 頼む).

だ

da — Copula; plain-form verb meaning 'is' or 'are.'

もちろん

mochiron — Of course, certainly; naturally without doubt.

みんな

minna — Everyone, everybody; all people together.

喜ん

yokokon(de) — Happily, gladly (te-form stem of 喜ぶ, to rejoice).

行く

iku — To go; to move toward a place or destination.

と

to — Quotation particle indicating speech or thought content.

答え

kotae — Answer, reply; a response to a question or request.

丸い

marui — Round, circular; having a spherical or curved shape.

お

o — Honorific prefix adding politeness to nouns.

日様

hi-sama — The sun (honorific, affectionate term for the sun).

いつ

itsu — When; at what time (interrogative/relative time word).

に

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

増し

mashi — More, increased; growing greater in degree.

明るく

akaruku — Brightly, cheerfully (adverbial form of 明るい).

輝い

kagayai(te) — Shining, gleaming (te-form stem of 輝く).

空

sora — Sky; the expanse of air above the earth.

この

kono — This (attributive demonstrative modifying a noun).

上

ue — Above, top; beyond or more than a standard.

なく

naku — Without; lacking (adverbial negative form of ない).

青く

aoku — Bluely, in a blue manner (adverbial form of 青い).

小鳥

kotori — Small bird; a little bird, often a songbird.

ため

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

歌う

utau — To sing; to perform a song vocally.

約束

yakusoku — Promise, commitment; an agreement to do something.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する (do); linking verb clause.

や

ya — And, or; particle listing examples among several things.

森

mori — Forest, woods; an area densely covered with trees.

仲間

nakama — Friends, companions; members of the same group.

行き

iki — Going (noun or conjunctive form of 行く).

たがっ

tagatt(e) — Wanting to go (te-form of たがる, third-person desire).

フォックス

Fokkusu — Fox (loanword; surname or character name meaning fox).

スカンク

Sukanku — Skunk; a black-and-white mammal known for foul spray.

クーン

Kūn — Coon (raccoon); a masked, bushy-tailed North American mammal.

ハッピー

Happī — Happy (loanword from English; cheerful or content).

スクワイレル

Sukuwaireru — Squirrel; a small bushy-tailed tree-climbing rodent.

しましま

shimashima — Stripes, striped pattern; alternating bands of color.

シマリス

Shimaris — Chipmunk; a small striped ground squirrel.

ミンク

Minku — Mink; a small semi-aquatic mammal with fine fur.

リトル

Ritoru — Little (loanword from English; small in size or age).

オッター

Ottā — Otter; a playful semi-aquatic mammal.

じいさん

jiisan — Old man, grandfather; familiar term for an elderly male.

カエル

kaeru — Frog; a small amphibian that jumps and croaks.

老い

oi — Old age, aging; the state of being old.

たる

taru — Literary attributive copula meaning 'being' or 'that is.'

ヒキガエル

hikigaeru — Toad; a warty, land-dwelling amphibian.

氏

shi — Mr., Ms.; polite honorific suffix for a person's name.

そして

soshite — And then, and so; conjunction connecting sequential events.

ブラックスネーク

Burakkusunēku — Black snake; a dark-colored non-venomous snake.

向かっ

mukatt(e) — Heading toward, facing (te-form stem of 向かう).

着く

tsuku — To arrive, to reach a destination.

すっかり

sukkari — Completely, entirely; thoroughly without remainder.

準備

junbi — Preparation, readiness; getting things ready beforehand.

整え

totonoete — Arranging, preparing (te-form stem of 整える).

彼

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

兄弟

kyōdai — Siblings, brothers; brothers and sisters collectively.

姉妹

shimai — Sisters; female siblings collectively.

おば

oba — Aunt; a parent's sister or female relative of that generation.

おじ

oji — Uncle; a parent's brother or male relative of that generation.

いとこ

itoko — Cousin; child of one's aunt or uncle.

そこ

soko — There, that place; a location near the listener.

なんと

nanto — How, what; exclamatory expression of surprise or admiration.

楽しい

tanoshii — Fun, enjoyable; giving pleasure or delight.

時間

jikan — Time; a period or duration of time.

過ごさ

sugosa — Spending (passive/causative stem of 過ごす, to spend time).

れ

re — Passive/potential auxiliary suffix attached to verb stems.

こと

koto — Thing, fact; nominalizer turning a verb clause into a noun.

か

ka — Question or exclamatory sentence-ending particle.

水

mizu — Water; clear liquid essential for life.

いかに

ikani — How, in what way (literary/formal adverb of manner).

激しく

hageshiku — Fiercely, intensely (adverbial form of 激しい).

はね

hane — Splashing, spraying (stem of はねる, to splash/jump).

いなや

inaya — No sooner than, as soon as (literary conjunctive expression).

すぐ

sugu — Immediately, right away; without delay.

飛び込ん

tobikon(de) — Diving in, jumping into (te-form stem of 飛び込む).

彼ら

karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun.

中

naka — Inside, among; the interior or middle of something.

鬼ごっこ

onigokko — Tag (children's game); game where one person chases others.

たり

tari — Listing particle indicating representative actions among several.

陰

kage — Shadow, shade; a dark area sheltered from direct light.

隠れ

kakure — Hiding (stem of 隠れる, to hide oneself).

滑らか

nameraka — Smooth, slippery; having an even or glossy surface.

滑り台

suberidai — Slide; a playground chute for sliding down.

宙返り

chūgaeri — Somersault, flip; rotating the body completely in the air.

とても

totemo — Very, extremely; to a great degree or extent.

過ごし

sugoshi — Spending time (conjunctive stem of 過ごす, to pass time).