Old Mother West Wind — Page 5

Vocabulary

太陽

taiyō — The sun, the star at the center of our solar system.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence's subject.

丸く

maruku — Roundly, in a circular or spherical manner.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions.

赤く

akaku — Redly, in a red color or manner.

見下ろし

mioroshi — Looking down upon something from above.

ながら

nagara — While doing something simultaneously; conjunction for parallel actions.

レース

rēsu — A race or competitive running event.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object of a verb.

見

mi — To see, watch, or observe something.

にこにこ

nikoniko — Smiling cheerfully; a grinning, happy expression.

と

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

笑い

warai — A laugh or smile; the act of laughing.

続け

tsuzuke — To continue doing an action without stopping.

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb component (ました).

た

ta — Past tense sentence-ending auxiliary indicating completed action.

が

ga — Subject marker particle or conjunctive meaning 'but'.

笑え

warae — Potential or conditional form of 'to laugh'.

ば

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

笑う

warau — To laugh or smile at something.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; the more... the more.

どんどん

dondon — Rapidly, progressively, increasingly without stopping.

暖かく

atatakaku — Warmly; in a warm temperature or manner.

なっ

natte — Becoming; transitional form of なる (to become).

いき

iki — Going; progressive continuative form of いく (to go).

さて

sate — Well then; transitional word shifting to a new topic.

ラビット

Rabitto — Rabbit; a small furry long-eared mammal.

厚い

atsui — Thick, dense, or heavy in terms of depth.

グレー

gurē — Gray; a neutral color between black and white.

の

no — Possessive particle connecting nouns; 'of' or 's.

毛皮

kegawa — Fur, animal pelt used as covering or clothing.

持っ

motte — Holding or possessing something; conjunctive form of 持つ.

おり

ori — Humble or neutral form of いる, meaning existing or being.

赤い

akai — Red; having the color of blood or fire.

い

i — State-of-being continuation form of the adjective ending.

ので

node — Because; causal conjunction explaining a reason.

二匹

nihiki — Two animals; counter for small animals.

とも

tomo — Both; indicating all members of a group.

とても

totemo — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb for adjectives.

暑く

atsuku — Hotly; in a hot temperature manner (weather or body).

き

ki — Came; conjunctive form of くる (to come).

最初

saisho — The first, the beginning, the very start.

に

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

走り出し

hashiridashi — Starting to run; breaking into a run suddenly.

時

toki — Time, moment, or when something happens.

大きな

ōkina — Large, big; prenominal adjective describing great size.

跳躍

chōyaku — A leap or jump; the act of leaping forward.

し

shi — Did; conjunctive or listing form of する (to do).

なく

naku — Without; negative conjunctive form meaning 'not doing'.

なり

nari — Became; conjunctive form of なる (to become).

喉

nodo — The throat; the passage inside the neck.

渇い

kawai — Became thirsty; past conjunctive of 渇く (to be thirsty).

舌

shita — The tongue; the muscular organ inside the mouth.

だらり

darari — Limply, dangling loosely in a relaxed heavy manner.

垂れ下がり

taresagari — Hanging down, drooping loosely from a point.

後ろ

ushiro — Behind, the back, or rear direction.

いる

iru — To exist, to be; used for animate beings.

わかっ

wakatte — Understanding; conjunctive form of わかる (to understand).

そんな

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

急が

isoga — Hurrying; negative or conditional stem of 急ぐ (to hurry).

も

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

いい

ii — Good, fine, okay; expressing approval or sufficiency.

思い

omoi — A thought or feeling; the act of thinking.

小さな

chiisana — Small, little; prenominal adjective describing small size.

池

ike — A pond; a small body of still water.

着き

tsuki — Arrived; conjunctive form of 着く (to arrive).

参加

sanka — Participation; joining in an activity or event.

する

suru — To do; a versatile verb indicating performing an action.

決め

kime — Decided; conjunctive form of 決める (to decide).

彼

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

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for abstract concepts.

考え

kangae — A thought or idea; the act of thinking about something.

ませ

mase — Polite auxiliary verb component used in formal speech.

ん

n — Colloquial contraction of ない (not) or の (explanatory particle).

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem component of でした (was/were).

すぐ

sugu — Immediately, right away, soon after.

縁

fuchi — The edge or rim of something, such as water.

で

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

立ち止まり

tachitomari — Stopped walking; coming to a standstill while moving.

後ろ足

ushiroashi — Hind legs; the back legs of an animal.

立ち上がり

tachiagari — Standing up; rising from a seated or crouched position.

ちょうど

chōdo — Exactly, just right, precisely at a point.

向こう側

mukōgawa — The other side, the opposite bank or shore.

木

ki — A tree or wood; a tall woody plant.

見え

mie — Can be seen; conjunctive potential form of 見える.

近い

chikai — Near, close; not far in distance.

よう

yō — It seems, it appears; expressing resemblance or intention.

遠く

tōku — Far away, a distant place or manner.

回っ

mawatte — Going around; conjunctive form of 回る (to go around).

また

mata — Again, also; indicating repetition or addition.

戻ら

modora — Return; negative or conditional stem of 戻る (to return).

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional negative form used in obligation structures.

なら

nara — If, in that case; conditional conjunction.

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary expressing absence or negation.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for something near the listener.

長い

nagai — Long; extended in length or duration.

道のり

michinori — A distance or journey; the length of a route.

茂み

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

から

kara — From; particle indicating starting point or reason.

走り出

hashiride — Running out or starting to run from a place.

同じ

onaji — Same, identical; not different from something else.

な

na — Sentence-ending particle expressing emotion or soft assertion.

気持ち

kimochi — A feeling or sensation; one's emotional or physical state.

ずっと

zutto — All along, continuously, far more; expressing continuity.

気持ちよさ

kimochiyosa — Pleasantness, the quality of feeling good or comfortable.

そう

sō — So, that way; indicating agreement or appearance.

トコトコ

tokotoko — Pitter-patter; the sound or manner of small steps walking.

歩き

aruki — Walking; the act of moving on foot.

一人

hitori — Alone, by oneself; one person.

くすくす

kusukusu — Giggling; the sound of suppressed quiet laughter.

笑っ

waratte — Laughing; conjunctive form of 笑う (to laugh).

がっかり

gakkari — Disappointed, let down; feeling of unmet expectations.

見つめ

mitsume — Staring, gazing fixedly at something or someone.

まっすぐ

massugu — Straight ahead, directly without turning or curving.

向こう岸

mukōgishi — The opposite bank or far shore of a body of water.

まで

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

泳い

oyoi — Swimming; conjunctive form of 泳ぐ (to swim).

渡れる

watarero — Can cross over; potential form of 渡る (to cross).

思い出し

omoidashi — Remembered; conjunctive form of 思い出す (to recall).

そして

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

できる

dekiru — Can do, is possible; expressing ability or possibility.

限り

kagiri — As much as possible; to the limit or extent of.

速く

hayaku — Quickly, fast; in a speedy manner.

一方

ippō — On the other hand; meanwhile, one direction or side.

回り

mawari — Going around, surrounding area, or rotation.

始め

hajime — Beginning; the start of something or to begin doing.

反対側

hantaigawa — The opposite side; the other side of something.