Old Mother West Wind — Page 1

Vocabulary

西風

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

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

お母さん

okaasan — Mother; polite term for one's mother.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.

細い

hosoi — Thin, slender, or narrow in shape.

木

ki — Tree or wood; a plant with a trunk.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with'; quotation marker.

話

hanashi — Talk, story, or conversation between people.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

する

suru — To do; general verb for performing an action.

ため

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

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

立ち止まっ

tachitomatte — Stopped walking; came to a halt mid-journey.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses or actions.

い

i — Auxiliary verb stem indicating ongoing state or action.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem (mashita form).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.

わたし

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun, polite register.

ちょうど

choudo — Just, exactly; precisely at a certain point.

緑

midori — Green; the color green or lush greenery.

草原

sougen — Grassland, meadow; an open grassy plain.

渡っ

watatte — Crossed over; traversed a field or distance.

き

ki — Came (from kuru); arrived at a place.

ところ

tokoro — Place; also indicates a point in time or action.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' or 'are.'

言い

ii — Said; spoke (stem of 言う, to say).

そこ

soko — There; that place near the listener.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

世界

sekai — World; the entire earth or global context.

一番

ichiban — Number one; the most or best of all.

すばらしい

subarashii — Wonderful, splendid; truly impressive or magnificent.

もの

mono — Thing; an object or abstract concept or matter.

見

mi — See, look (stem of 見る, to see).

下

shita — Below, under; the lower part of something.

座っ

suwatte — Sat down; was seated in a position.

言葉

kotoba — Words, language; spoken or written expression.

聞か

kika — Hear, listen (stem of 聞く, to listen).

ず

zu — Negative auxiliary meaning 'without doing' something.

いられ

irare — Cannot help but be; unable to refrain from.

ませ

mase — Polite negative auxiliary verb component.

ん

n — Contraction of ない (negative) or explanatory の.

でし

deshi — Polite copula past stem component (でした).

って

tte — Casual quotation or topic particle; colloquial form.

いったい

ittai — On earth, in the world; used for emphasis/wonder.

何

nani — What; interrogative word asking about a thing.

だろう

darou — Probably; expresses conjecture or wondering about something.

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling; stem of 思う (to think).

そうだ

souda — That's right; I've got it; expressing a realization.

きっと

kitto — Surely, certainly; expressing strong expectation.

木の実

kinomi — Nuts and berries; fruit or seeds from trees.

や

ya — And (among others); particle listing multiple items.

どんぐり

donguri — Acorn; the seed nut of an oak tree.

違いない

chigainai — Must be; no doubt about it, certainly so.

探し

sagashi — Searching; looking for something (stem of 探す).

行こう

ikou — Let's go; volitional form of 行く (to go).

できるだけ

dekirudake — As much as possible; to the greatest extent.

速く

hayaku — Quickly, fast; adverb form of 速い (fast).

走っ

hashitte — Running; moved rapidly on foot (stem of 走る).

森

mori — Forest, woods; a dense area of trees.

抜ける

nukeru — To pass through; to exit or slip out of.

小道

komichi — Narrow path, lane; a small trail through terrain.

駆け下り

kakeori — Ran down; dashed downward along a slope.

いき

iki — Going; proceeding (stem of 行く in compound verbs).

やがて

yagate — Soon, before long; after a short time passes.

彼

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

出会い

deai — Encounter, meeting; coming across someone unexpectedly.

そんな

sonna — Such, that kind of; referring to something mentioned.

急い

isoide — Hurrying, rushing; moving with great haste quickly.

どこ

doko — Where; interrogative word asking about a location.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'to' or 'toward' somewhere.

行く

iku — To go; to move toward a destination.

聞き

kiki — Asked, inquired; stem of 聞く (to ask/listen).

んだ

nda — Explanatory ending; indicates explanation or emphasis informally.

答え

kotae — Answer, reply; a response to a question asked.

もっと

motto — More; to a greater degree or higher amount.

走り

hashiri — Running; stem of 走る (to run) in compounds.

山盛り

yamamori — A heaping pile; a large overflowing amount of something.

ニンジン

ninjin — Carrot; an orange root vegetable commonly eaten.

キャベツ

kyabetsu — Cabbage; a leafy green vegetable with round head.

僕

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

も

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

後

ato — After, behind; following in time or position.

追っ

otte — Chased, followed; pursuing someone or something rapidly.

二匹

nihiki — Two (small animals); counter for small creatures.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle indicating the grammatical subject.

大きな

ookina — Big, large; describing something of great size.

ある

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

そば

soba — Beside, near; in the vicinity of something.

通りかかる

toorikakaru — To happen to pass by; to walk past coincidentally.

頭

atama — Head; the upper part of a body or skull.

出し

dashi — Stuck out, put out; extended something outward.

叫ん

sakende — Shouted, cried out; yelled something loudly.

とも

tomo — Also, too; used to include oneself with others.

さらに

sarani — Furthermore, even more; to an additional or greater degree.

始め

hajime — Beginning; the start of an action or event.