The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 1

Vocabulary

返事

henji — A reply or response to someone.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not exist, is not.

あの子

ano ko — That child; referring to a child at a distance.

いったい

ittai — On earth; used to emphasize a question word.

どこ

doko — Where; interrogative pronoun asking about location.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.

行った

itta — Went; past tense of the verb 'to go'.

の

no — Nominalizer or possessive particle in Japanese.

だろう

darou — Probably; expresses conjecture or wondering.

おい

oi — Hey; informal interjection to get attention.

老婦人

roufujin — An elderly woman or old lady.

眼鏡

megane — Eyeglasses; spectacles worn to aid vision.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

下

shita — Below; underneath; lower position.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or target.

ずらし

zurashi — Sliding or shifting something out of place.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective for nearby things.

上

ue — Above; upper part; top position.

から

kara — From; particle indicating starting point or cause.

部屋

heya — A room inside a building or house.

中

naka — Inside; middle; within a space.

見回し

mimawashi — Looking around; scanning one's surroundings.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects.

押し上げ

oshiage — Pushing upward; lifting something by pushing.

外

soto — Outside; exterior; outdoors.

見

mi — Looking; seeing; stem of verb 'to look'.

男の子

otoko no ko — A boy; a male child.

探す

sagasu — To search for; to look for something.

よう

you — Like; as if; expresses appearance or manner.

な

na — Adjectival or sentence-ending particle in Japanese.

些細

sasai — Trivial; minor; of little importance.

こと

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

ため

tame — For the purpose of; because of; sake.

通し

tooshi — Throughout; passing through from start to finish.

見る

miru — To see; to look; to watch.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; mostly; nearly all of something.

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Past negative form; was not; did not exist.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.

晴れ

hare — Clear weather; fine day; sunny skies.

一品

ippin — A single item; an article of fine quality.

で

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

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings.

誇り

hokori — Pride; a sense of honor or dignity.

あり

ari — Existing; having; stem of verb 'to exist'.

実用

jitsuyou — Practical use; utility; practicality.

なく

naku — Without; lacking; negative connective form.

見栄え

mibare — Appearance; how something looks to others.

作ら

tsukura — Made; stem of verb 'to make or create'.

れ

re — Passive or potential verb suffix in Japanese.

もの

mono — Thing; object; item; nominalizer for nouns.

だっ

datt(a) — Past tense copula; was; it was.

竈

kamado — A traditional cooking stove or hearth.

蓋

futa — A lid; cover placed on top of something.

見て

mite — Looking at; te-form of verb 'to see'.

も

mo — Also; too; even; additive particle.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; not different.

くらい

kurai — About; approximately; to the extent of.

よく

yoku — Well; often; clearly; adverb of good.

見え

mie — Visible; able to be seen; stem of 'mieru'.

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while; for some time; briefly.

困惑

konwaku — Perplexity; bewilderment; being confused.

し

shi — Conjunctive form; and; also; connecting clauses.

様子

yousu — Appearance; state; manner; situation.

見せ

mise — Showing; displaying; stem of 'to show'.

激しく

hageshiku — Intensely; violently; fiercely; adverb of 激しい.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle or conjunctive 'but'.

家具

kagu — Furniture; household furnishings.

聞こえる

kikoeru — To be audible; to be heard; to sound.

声

koe — Voice; the sound produced by speaking.

言っ

itt(a) — Said; past stem of the verb 'to say'.

まあ

maa — Well; oh my; interjection expressing mild surprise.

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional clause.

捕まえ

tsukamae — Catching; grabbing; stem of 'to catch'.

たら

tara — Conditional form; if; when something happens.

ただ

tada — Just; merely; only; free of charge.

じゃ

ja — Well then; informal contraction of では.

おか

oka — Won't let off; stem of 'to leave unpunished'.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or informing.

言い終え

iiooe — Finishing saying; completing one's speech.

という

to iu — Called; known as; that says.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when something occurs.

身

mi — Body; oneself; one's person.

かがめ

kagame — Bending down; stooping; stem of 'to bend'.

箒

houki — A broom used for sweeping floors.

ベッド

beddo — A bed; furniture for sleeping.

つつい

tsutsui — Poking repeatedly; stem of 'to poke'.

い

i — Auxiliary indicating ongoing state or action.

つつく

tsutsuku — To poke; to prod; to jab repeatedly.

たび

tabi — Each time; whenever; every occasion.

息

iki — Breath; breathing; a single breath.

使わ

tsukawa — Using; stem of the verb 'to use'.

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional negative requiring an action.

ば

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

なら

nara — If it is; conditional form of the copula.

だ

da — Copula; is; informal form of 'to be'.

出て

dete — Coming out; leaving; te-form of 'to exit'.

き

ki — Came; stem of verb 'to come'.

猫

neko — A cat; a domestic feline animal.

だけ

dake — Only; just; nothing more than.

あんな

anna — That kind of; such a; like that.

子

ko — Child; kid; young one.

開い

hiraita / aita — Opened; past stem of the verb 'to open'.

戸口

toguchi — A doorway; entrance to a room or building.

行っ

itt(a) — Went; past stem of the verb 'to go'.

そこ

soko — There; that place; nearby location.

立ち

tachi — Standing; stem of the verb 'to stand'.

庭

niwa — A garden; yard; outdoor space of a house.

成し

nashi — Accomplishing; forming; stem of 'to achieve'.

いる

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

トマト

tomato — A tomato; red fruit used in cooking.

蔓

tsuru — A vine; a creeping plant stem.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.

草

kusa — Grass; weeds; plants in general.

間

ma / aida — Between; gap; interval; space.

見渡し

miwatashi — Looking out over; surveying a wide area.

いない

inai — Not there; not present; negative of 'iru'.

遠く

tooku — Far away; a distant place or point.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as.

届く

todoku — To reach; to arrive; to extend to.

張り上げ

hariage — Raising one's voice loudly; shouting out.

叫ん

sakebn(da) — Shouted; cried out; past stem of 'to shout'.

お

o — Honorific prefix added to nouns or verbs.

背後

haigo — Behind; at one's back; rear side.

かすか

kasuka — Faint; slight; barely perceptible.

物音

monooto — A sound; a noise made by something.

振り向く

furimuku — To turn around; to look back suddenly.

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly; just in time; precisely.

間に合っ

maniatt(a) — Made it in time; was just in time.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size.

上着

uwagi — A jacket; outer garment worn on top.

たるん

tarun(da) — Sagging; loose; hanging slack.

部分

bubun — A part; section; portion of something.

つかみ

tsukami — Grabbing; gripping; stem of 'to grab'.

逃げる

nigeru — To flee; to run away; to escape.

阻止

soshi — Prevention; blocking; stopping something.

ほら

hora — Look; hey; see there; attention interjection.

あの

ano — That (over there); distal demonstrative adjective.

物置

monooki — A storage shed; storeroom for household items.

考える

kangaeru — To think; to consider; to ponder.

べき

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

わ

wa — Sentence-final particle expressing feminine assertion.

何

nani / nan — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things.

何も

nanimo — Nothing; not anything; used with negatives.