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Vocabulary

こんな

konna — Like this; of this kind or sort.

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new or recent.

賢い

kashikoi — Wise; clever; intelligent; smart.

ことわざ

kotowaza — Proverb; traditional saying conveying common wisdom.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

ある

aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate things).

ん

n — Explanatory or softening sentence-ending particle.

だ

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

と

to — Quotation particle; connects quoted speech to verb.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

言い

ii (from iu) — To say; to speak; to express in words.

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb stem.

た

ta — Past tense verb ending in Japanese.

一番

ichiban — Number one; the most; the fastest or best.

速く

hayaku — Quickly; fast; at high speed.

走る

hashiru — To run; to move quickly on foot.

者

mono — Person; one who does something; individual.

必ずしも

kanarazushimo — Not necessarily; not always; not in every case.

先

saki — First; ahead; in front; before others.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.

着く

tsuku — To arrive; to reach a destination.

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; it doesn't mean that.

で

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

ない

nai — Negation; not; does not exist.

いう

iu — To say; to be called; to state.

僕

boku — I; me (informal, typically masculine first-person pronoun).

も

mo — Also; too; as well; even.

この

kono — This; referring to something near the speaker.

レース

rēsu — Race; competitive running or speed contest.

出よう

deyō — Let's enter; volitional form of 'to go out/enter'.

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to consider.

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody together.

それ

sore — That; that thing (near the listener).

久しぶり

hisashiburi — Long time no see; after a long interval.

聞い

kiī (from kiku) — To hear; to listen; conjugated stem form.

最高

saikō — The best; greatest; supreme; highest level.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

冗談

jōdan — Joke; jest; something said humorously.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; emotion; consideration.

これ

kore — This; this thing (near the speaker).

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as.

以上

ijō — More than; exceeding; beyond this point.

大笑い

ōwarai — Burst of laughter; laughing loudly and heartily.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; and; also (linking actions).

参加

sanka — Participation; joining in an event or activity.

す

su — To do; base form of する verb.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or expectation.

こと

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

同意

dōi — Agreement; consent; approval; agreeing with someone.

そこ

soko — There; that place (near the listener).

一列

ichiretsu — A single line; one row of people or things.

並び

narabi — Lining up; standing in a row or line.

最初

saisho — First; beginning; the very start.

次

tsugi — Next; following; the one after.

から

kara — From; starting point; because; since.

そして

soshite — And then; and; after that; furthermore.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; very soon; close by.

横

yoko — Side; beside; next to; lateral direction.

準備

junbi — Preparation; readiness; getting ready for something.

いい

ii — Good; fine; okay; all right.

か

ka — Question particle placed at end of sentences.

聞き

kiki — To hear; listening; stem form of kiku.

よーい

yōi — Ready; 'on your marks'; signal before race start.

ドン

Don — Bang; signal shot to start a race.

大きな

ōkina — Big; large; great in size.

跳躍

chōyaku — Leap; jump; a large bounding movement forward.

駆け出し

kakedashi — Starting to run; dashing out; a beginner.

その

sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

後

ato / go — After; behind; following in time or space.

を

wo / o — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

猛烈

mōretsu — Fierce; furious; intense; with great force or speed.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle; connects na-adjectives to nouns.

速さ

hayasa — Speed; quickness; rate of movement.

追いかけ

oikake — Chasing; pursuing; running after something or someone.

背

se — Back; height; stature of a person or thing.

高い

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

草

kusa — Grass; weed; low-growing green plants.

中

naka — Inside; within; among; the middle of something.

茶色い

chairo i — Brown; having a brown color.

一筋

hitosuji — A single line or streak; one straight trail.

線

sen — Line; stripe; mark drawn on a surface.

よう

yō — Like; as if; resembling; in the manner of.

駆け抜け

kakenuke — To dash through; to run past at full speed.

並ん

narande (from narabu) — Lined up; standing side by side in row.

走り

hashiri — Running; the act of running; a run.

さて

sate — Well then; now; transitional word shifting topic.

走り出し

hashiridashi — Starting to run; the moment of beginning to run.

瞬間

shunkan — Moment; instant; a very brief point in time.

手

te — Hand; arm; appendage used for grasping.

伸ばし

nobashi — Stretching out; extending; reaching forward with arm.

て

te — Te-form particle connecting sequential or concurrent actions.

しっぽ

shippo — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy; extending over a great distance.

毛

ke — Fur; hair; fiber; coat of an animal.

つかみ

tsukami — Grabbing; grasping; seizing firmly with the hand.

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; needless to say.

立ち止まっ

tachidomatte (from tachidomaru) — Stopping; coming to a halt while moving.

振り払う

furiharau — To shake off; to fling away; to free oneself.

でき

deki — Can do; able to; possible; stem of dekiru.

ませ

mase — Polite negative auxiliary; part of masen (cannot).

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem; part of deshita (was/were).

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason is; for the reason that.

あまり

amari — Too much; not very; excessively; hardly (with negative).

走っ

hashitte (from hashiru) — Running; te-form of hashiru (to run).

い

i — Verb stem of iru; being; existing (animate).

ので

node — Because; since; as; reason-giving conjunction.

彼ら

karera — They; them; a group of people (third person plural).

ついて

tsuite — Following; keeping up with; attaching to someone.

いく

iku — To go; to proceed; to move forward.

ため

tame — For the sake of; in order to; because of.

全力

zenryoku — Full strength; all one's power or effort.

走ら

hashira — Negative/conditional stem of hashiru (to run).

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative form; unless; if not.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

なら

nara — If; in that case; conditional topic marker.

なかっ

nakatte — Did not; past negative auxiliary verb form.

です

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

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; contrary conjunction.

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).

まったく

mattaku — Completely; entirely; not at all (with negatives).

気がつき

ki ga tsuki — To notice; to become aware; to realize something.

重く

omoku — Heavily; weightily; adverbial form of omoi (heavy).

なく

naku — Without; not having; negative conjunctive form.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; used to intensify adjectives.

興奮

kōfun — Excitement; agitation; being stirred up emotionally.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; myself or yourself.

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; habitually; at all times.

より

yori — Than; compared to; more than; from (a point).

重い

omoi — Heavy; weighty; burdensome; not light.

気づか

kizuka — To notice; to realize; negative/conditional stem form.

公正

kōsei — Fairness; impartiality; justice; being fair and just.

行わ

okonawa — To carry out; to conduct; passive/conditional stem.

れ

re — Passive or potential verb auxiliary suffix.

見届ける

mitodokeru — To witness to the end; to see something through.

一緒

issho — Together; in company with; at the same time.

飛ん

tonde (from tobu) — Flying; jumping; leaping through the air.

いき

iki — Going; proceeding; stem of iku (to go).