Old Mother West Wind — Page 4

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence's subject.

大きな

ōkina — Big, large; prenominal adjective modifying a noun.

跳躍

chōyaku — A leap or jump; bounding forward with force.

で

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

進んで

susunde — Moving forward, advancing, proceeding ahead.

いった

itta — Went; past tense of 行く, to go.

小さな

chīsana — Small, little; prenominal adjective modifying a noun.

茂み

shigemi — A thicket or bush; dense cluster of shrubs.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.

差し掛かる

sashikakaru — To approach or come upon something; reach a point.

たびに

tabi ni — Every time; whenever a certain event occurs.

彼

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

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

を

o — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

軽々と

karugaru to — Effortlessly, lightly; doing something with great ease.

飛び越えた

tobikoeita — Jumped over, leaped across an obstacle.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle; links nouns or clauses.

足

ashi — Leg or foot; the limb used for walking and jumping.

長く

nagaku — Long; adverbial form of 長い, describing length.

ために

tame ni — For the purpose of; because of; due to a reason.

作られて

tsukurarete — Being made or built; passive form of 作る.

いる

iru — To exist (animate); auxiliary indicating ongoing state.

から

kara — Because; from; particle indicating reason or origin.

だ

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

とても

totemo — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb for adjectives.

細身

hosomi — Slender build; a slim or narrow body shape.

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.

ので

node — Because, so; conjunction expressing reason or cause.

間

ma / aida — Gap, space, interval; the space between things.

や

ya — And; particle listing multiple items non-exhaustively.

長い

nagai — Long; adjective describing length or duration.

草

kusa — Grass, weed; low-growing green plant vegetation.

中

naka — Inside, middle, among; indicating interior location.

茶色い

chairo i — Brown; adjective describing the color brown.

ひと筋

hitosuji — A single streak or line; one narrow strip.

よう

yō — Like, as if; expressing resemblance or appearance.

するりと

sururi to — Smoothly, slipping through; gliding without resistance.

抜けて

nukete — Slipping through, passing through a gap or obstacle.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; connective particle.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or additive particle.

より

yori — Than; from; comparative particle indicating difference.

大きい

ōkii — Big, large; predicative adjective describing size.

彼ら

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

ついて

tsuite — Following, keeping up with; going along after someone.

いく

iku — To go; auxiliary showing action progressing forward.

少しも

sukoshi mo — Not at all; not even a little (with negative verb).

苦労

kurō — Hardship, trouble, struggle; effort under difficulty.

しなかった

shinakatta — Did not do; past negative form of する.

という

to iu — Called, named; used to identify or define something.

亀

kame — Turtle or tortoise; a slow-moving shelled reptile.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; also indicates contrast or emphasis.

しっぽ

shippo — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.

先

saki — Tip, end, ahead; the foremost or pointed part.

しっかりと

shikkari to — Firmly, securely, tightly; holding on with strength.

しがみついて

shigamitsuite — Clinging to, gripping tightly; holding on desperately.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizing abstract concepts.

誰一人

dare hitori — Not a single person; nobody at all noticed.

気づかなかった

kidzukanakatta — Did not notice or realize; past negative of 気づく.

さて

sate — Well, now then; discourse marker shifting topic.

木

ki — Tree, wood; a tall woody plant.

生えて

haete — Growing, sprouting; plants or trees growing in place.

いた

ita — Was; past tense auxiliary of いる, ongoing past state.

丘

oka — Hill; a small elevated landform or mound.

ふもと

fumoto — Foot of a hill or mountain; the base area.

池

ike — Pond; a small body of still water.

あった

atta — There was; past tense of ある, existence of things.

あまり

amari — Not very, not much; used with negatives for degree.

広く

hiroku — Widely, broadly; adverbial form of 広い (wide).

なかった

nakatta — Was not; past negative form of ない or ある.

かなり

kanari — Quite, fairly, considerably; moderately high degree.

長かった

nagakatta — Was long; past tense form of 長い.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

覚えて

oboete — Remembering, having memorized; te-form of 覚える.

走り

hashiri — Running; noun or conjunctive form of 走る.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

一人

hitori — One person, alone; a single individual.

くすくすと

kusukusu to — Giggling, chuckling quietly; soft suppressed laughter.

笑った

waratta — Laughed, smiled; past tense of 笑う.

泳げない

oyogenai — Cannot swim; potential negative form of 泳ぐ.

し

shi — And, also; listing reasons or facts conjunctively.

水

mizu — Water; the clear liquid essential for life.

嫌い

kirai — Dislike, hate; expressing aversion toward something.

二人

futari — Two people; a pair or couple of individuals.

とも

tomo — Both; indicating two things together without exception.

周り

mawari — Surroundings, around; the area encircling something.

走って

hashitte — Running; te-form of 走る, to run.

回ら

mawara — Go around; stem form of 回る, to turn or circle.

なければ

nakereba — Must; conditional negative expressing obligation.

なら

nara — If, in that case; conditional conjunctive particle.

ない

nai — Not exist, not be; negative auxiliary or adjective.

知って

shitte — Knowing; te-form of 知る, to know or learn.

自身

jishin — Oneself, personally; reflexive pronoun emphasizing self.

走る

hashiru — To run; move quickly on foot.

速く

hayaku — Quickly, fast; adverbial form of 速い.

泳ぐ

oyogu — To swim; move through water using limbs.

できる

dekiru — Can do, be able to; expresses ability or possibility.

考えれ

kangaere — Think, consider; conditional stem form of 考える.

ば

ba — If; conditional particle expressing hypothetical situations.

考える

kangaeru — To think, consider; engage in thought or reflection.

ほど

hodo — The more…the more; degree or extent marker.

こんなに

konna ni — This much, so; indicating a high degree like this.

暖かい

atatakai — Warm; pleasantly warm temperature, not hot.

日

hi — Day, sun; a calendar day or the sun.

そんなに

sonna ni — That much, so; to that degree or extent.

急ぐ

isogu — To hurry, rush; move or act with speed.

馬鹿げて

bakagete — Being foolish, absurd; seeming ridiculous or stupid.

思えて

omoete — Comes to seem, begins to feel; te-form of 思える.

きた

kita — Has come to be; auxiliary showing change over time.

だって

datte — Because, but; informal reason-giving or protest particle.

心

kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit; inner feelings or consciousness.

つぶやいた

tsubuyaita — Muttered, murmured; spoke quietly to oneself.

たとえ

tatoe — Even if, even though; concessive conjunction.

着いた

tsuita — Arrived, reached; past tense of 着く, to arrive.

して

shite — Doing; te-form of する, connecting clauses or actions.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective for something nearby listener.

僕

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

泳いで

oyoide — Swimming; te-form of 泳ぐ, to swim.

渡り

watari — Crossing over; noun or conjunctive form of 渡る.

涼む

suzumu — To cool oneself, enjoy the cool; seek refreshment.

きっと

kitto — Surely, certainly, definitely; high confidence adverb.

一番乗り

ichiban nori — First to arrive; being the very first one there.

そこで

soko de — So, therefore, thereupon; transition indicating result.

だんだん

dandan — Gradually, little by little; progressively changing.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly, leisurely; at a relaxed, unhurried pace.

なり

nari — Became; conjunctive form of なる, to become.

やがて

yagate — Before long, eventually, soon; passage of time adverb.

後れ

okure — Falling behind, delay; noun/stem form of 後れる.

とって

totte — Taking; te-form of 取る; also used in set phrases.

しまった

shimatta — Ended up doing; expresses regret or completion of action.

さん

san — Honorific title; Mr., Ms., Mrs., attached to names.