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Vocabulary

リトル

ritoru — Little; small (loanword from English).

オッター

ottaa — Otter; a semi-aquatic mammal (loanword).

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.

何か

nanika — Something; some unspecified thing or matter.

やること

yaru koto — Something to do; a task or activity.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

思いついた

omoitsuita — Came up with; suddenly thought of an idea.

けど

kedo — But; however; a conversational conjunction.

それ

sore — That; refers to something previously mentioned.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the subject.

何な

nani na — What it is; asking about the nature of something.

のか

no ka — Particle combination expressing question or wonder.

わからない

wakaranai — Don't know; do not understand something.

滑り台

suberidai — Slide; a playground sliding structure.

作ろう

tsukuroo — Let's make; volitional form of to make.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.

叫んだ

sakenda — Shouted; cried out loudly with voice.

やり方

yarikata — Way of doing; method or manner of doing.

見せて

misete — Show me; please show or demonstrate something.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle for emphasis or assertion.

ミンク

minku — Mink; a small furry semi-aquatic animal.

言った

itta — Said; spoke; past tense of to say.

そこで

sokode — So; thereupon; therefore at that point.

岸辺

kishibe — Riverbank; the edge or shore of water.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

なめらかな

nameraka na — Smooth; even; having a flat even surface.

場所

basho — Place; location; a specific spot or area.

見つけ

mitsuke — Found; discovered a place or thing.

マスクラット

masukuratto — Muskrat; a semi-aquatic rodent (loanword).

泥

doro — Mud; wet soft earth or clay.

運んで

hakonde — Carrying; transporting something from one place.

世界一

sekai ichi — Best in the world; number one globally.

素晴らしい

subarashii — Wonderful; splendid; magnificent and impressive.

つるつる

tsuru tsuru — Slippery; smooth; glossy sliding surface sensation.

できる

dekiru — Can do; be able to; become possible.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as a point.

一緒に

issho ni — Together; in unison with another person.

平らに

taira ni — Flatly; in a flat and even manner.

叩いて

tataite — Patting; hitting; striking to flatten a surface.

滑らかに

nameraka ni — Smoothly; in a smooth even manner.

した

shita — Did; made; past tense of to do.

それから

sorekara — After that; then; next in sequence.

岸

kishi — Shore; bank; edge of river or water.

登って

nobotte — Climbing; going up a slope or hill.

てっぺん

teppen — Top; summit; highest point of something.

行き

yuki — Going; heading toward a destination.

お腹

onaka — Stomach; belly; the abdomen area.

下に

shita ni — Below; underneath; in a lower position.

して

shite — Doing; connecting verb form of to do.

寝そべった

nesobetta — Lay down flat; sprawled out on surface.

押す

osu — To push; to apply force forward.

彼

kare — He; him; refers to a male person.

どんどん

dondon — Rapidly; one after another; progressively faster.

滑り降りて

suberikudashite — Sliding down; descending by sliding on surface.

プール

puuru — Pool; a body of still water.

に

ni — Into; at; direction or location particle.

ざぶん

zabun — Splash; sound of diving into water.

飛び込んだ

tobikonda — Dove into; jumped in with a splash.

次に

tsugi ni — Next; following in order or sequence.

挑戦し

choosen shi — Challenged; attempted; tried a new endeavor.

その後

sonogo — After that; afterward; subsequently in time.

も

mo — Also; too; as well; inclusive particle.

試した

tameshita — Tried; tested; attempted something experimentally.

みんな

minna — Everyone; all of them; everybody together.

何度も

nando mo — Many times; repeatedly; over and over again.

繰り返した

kurikaeshita — Repeated; did again multiple times in succession.

仰向け

aomuke — Face up; lying on one's back.

で

de — By means of; at; instrumental or location particle.

降りる

oriru — To go down; to descend from a height.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verb to noun.

あれば

areba — If there is; conditional form of to exist.

する

suru — To do; to perform an action.

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

から

kara — From; since; starting point particle.

先に

saki ni — First; ahead; going in front of others.

行く

iku — To go; to move toward a destination.

足

ashi — Foot; leg; the lower limb of body.

あった

atta — There was; existed; past tense of to be.

なんと

nanto — How; what; expressing surprise or admiration.

楽しい

tanoshii — Fun; enjoyable; pleasurable and entertaining.

だろう

darou — Probably is; I wonder; conjecture or exclamation.

おじいさんガエル

ojiisan gaeru — Grandfather frog; an elderly frog character.

やって来て

yatte kite — Came along; arrived at the scene.

グリーン

guriin — Green; the color green (loanword).

いた

ita — Was there; existed; past tense of to be.

騒ぎ

sawagi — Commotion; noise; a noisy disturbance.

聞きつけて

kikitsukete — Heard about; caught wind of a commotion.

ひっそり

hissori — Quietly; stealthily; in a very hushed manner.

ロンリー

ronrii — Lonely; feeling alone (loanword from English).

パス

pasu — Path; pass; a route or way (loanword).

降りて

orite — Coming down; descending from a higher place.

見に

mi ni — To see; going for the purpose of watching.

来た

kita — Came; arrived; past tense of to come.

丘

oka — Hill; a small elevated area of land.

上

ue — Above; top; upper position or surface.

カブトムシ

kabutomushi — Rhinoceros beetle; a large horned beetle.

探していた

sagashite ita — Was searching for; looking for something.

スカンク

sukanku — Skunk; a black-and-white odorous mammal.

聞いて

kiite — Hearing; listening to something said.

朝ごはん

asagohan — Breakfast; the morning meal of the day.

まだ

mada — Still; not yet; continuing state or absence.

食べていない

tabete inai — Haven't eaten; have not consumed food yet.

忘れて

wasurete — Forgetting; having forgotten something important.

しまった

shimatta — Unfortunately did; indicates regrettable completion.

うたた寝

utatane — Napping; dozing off lightly without intending.

フォックス

fokkusu — Fox; a cunning wild animal (loanword).

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight.

覚まして

samashite — Waking up; opening eyes from sleep.

様子

yousu — Situation; condition; how things are going.

見よう

miyou — Let's see; volitional form of to look.

急いで

isoide — Hurriedly; rushing; in a hasty manner.

やって

yatte — Doing; carrying out an action.

最後

saigo — Last; final; the very end of a sequence.

ラビット

rabitto — Rabbit; a small long-eared animal (loanword).

だった

datta — Was; past tense of the copula to be.

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive at a place.

見た

mita — Saw; looked at; past tense of to see.

やあ

yaa — Hey; hi; casual greeting or exclamation.

来て

kite — Come here; command or request to come.

試して

tameshite — Try it; test it out for yourself.

みな

mina — Everyone; all people; everybody present.