The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 2

Vocabulary

何も

nani mo — Nothing; not anything at all.

ない

nai — Does not exist; is not there.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

手

te — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

見

mi — Look; see; observe something visually.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases.

ごらん

goran — Please look; gentle imperative to look at something.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting two statements.

口

kuchi — Mouth; the opening on the face for eating/speaking.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

汚れ

yogore — Dirt; stain; something that makes something unclean.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

一体

ittai — What on earth; used for emphasis in questions.

何

nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something.

な

na — Sentence-ending or adjectival particle for emphasis.

知り

shiri — Knowing; stem form of the verb 'to know'.

ませ

mase — Polite verb ending used in formal speech.

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-ending particle.

おばさん

obasan — Aunt; middle-aged woman; informal address for older women.

さあ

saa — Well; come on; interjection expressing uncertainty or urging.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

知っ

shitte — Knowing; te-form of 'to know'.

いる

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

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing information.

ジャム

jamu — Jam; sweet fruit preserve spread on bread.

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'it is'; plain form.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle indicating grammatical subject.

あの

ano — That over there; distal demonstrative adjective.

ほっ

ho — Interjection expressing relief or surprise.

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative form meaning 'if not'.

ば

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

お前

omae — You; informal or rough second-person pronoun.

皮

kawa — Skin; peel; bark; outer covering of something.

剥い

mui — Peeling; stripping off skin or outer layer.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or te-form connection.

やる

yaru — To do; to give; casual form of action verb.

と

to — Quotation particle; also means 'and' or 'with'.

四十

yonjuu — Forty; the number 40.

回

kai — Times; counter for number of occurrences.

も

mo — Also; even; as many as; inclusive particle.

言っ

itte — Said; te-form of the verb 'to say'.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

じゃ

ja — Well then; casual contraction of 'dewa'.

か

ka — Question-marking sentence-ending particle.

枝

eda — Branch; a limb extending from a tree trunk.

こっち

kocchi — This way; over here; casual proximal direction.

に

ni — Directional or locative particle meaning 'to/at/in'.

渡し

watashi — Handing over; passing something to someone.

空中

kuuchuu — Mid-air; in the air; aerial space.

揺れ

yure — Swaying; shaking; oscillating back and forth.

危機

kiki — Crisis; a dangerous or critical moment.

絶体絶命

zettai zetsumei — Desperate situation; cornered with no escape possible.

だっ

datte — Because; casual explanatory or contrastive conjunction.

あっ

a — Ah; interjection expressing sudden realization or surprise.

後ろ

ushiro — Behind; the back; rear direction or position.

老婦人

roufu jin — Elderly woman; an older lady.

くるり

kururi — Spinning around quickly; turning in a circle.

振り返り

furikaeri — Looking back; turning around to face behind.

スカート

sukaato — Skirt; a garment worn around the lower body.

危険

kiken — Danger; risk; hazardous condition or situation.

から

kara — From; because; starting point or reason particle.

引き離し

hikihanas hi — Pulling away; separating by force from something.

少年

shounen — Boy; young male person; youth.

すぐさま

sugusama — Immediately; right away; without any delay.

逃げ出し

nigedashi — Running away; starting to flee from a place.

高い

takai — High; tall; expensive; elevated in position.

板塀

itabei — Wooden fence; a barrier made of planks.

よじ

yoji — Climbing; clambering up something with effort.

登っ

nobotte — Climbing up; ascending a wall or structure.

向こう

mukou — The other side; over there; beyond a point.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; one's visible form or shape.

消し

keshi — Disappearing; erasing; making something vanish.

しばらく

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

驚い

odoroi — Surprised; astonished; startled by something unexpected.

立ちつくし

tachitsukushi — Standing frozen; remaining motionless from shock.

い

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

やがて

yagate — Soon; before long; eventually after a while.

くすくす

kusukusu — Giggling; chuckling softly to oneself.

笑い

warai — Laughter; a smile or laugh.

出し

dashi — Starting to; beginning an action (compound verb element).

悪ガキ

warugaki — Brat; naughty kid; mischievous child.

め

me — You (contemptuous); insulting suffix for a person.

いつ

itsu — When; interrogative word asking about time.

なっ

natte — Becoming; te-form of the verb 'to become'.

学べ

manabe — Learn!; imperative form of 'to learn/study'.

かい

kai — Question particle; casual version of 'ka'.

もう

mou — Already; anymore; soon; expression of exasperation.

これ

kore — This; proximal demonstrative pronoun.

だけ

dake — Only; just; limited to that amount or thing.

子

ko — Child; a young person or offspring.

いたずら

itazura — Mischief; a prank; naughty or playful trick.

さ

sa — Casual sentence-ending particle for emphasis or assertion.

気

ki — Spirit; feeling; mind; attention; energy.

つけ

tsuke — Pay attention; watch out; attach or apply something.

いい

ii — Good; fine; nice; acceptable.

はず

hazu — Supposed to; expected to; should be the case.

でも

demo — But; however; even so; contrastive conjunction.

年寄り

toshiyori — Old person; elderly individual; senior citizen.

ばか

baka — Fool; idiot; stupid person or thing.

一番

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

大ばか

oobaka — Biggest fool; complete idiot; utter stupidity.

老犬

rooken — Old dog; an aged canine.

新しい

atarashii — New; fresh; modern; recently made or acquired.

芸

gei — Trick; skill; talent; performance ability.

教え

oshie — Teaching; instruction; a lesson or doctrine.

られ

rare — Passive or potential verb auxiliary suffix.

いう

iu — To say; to be called; to be referred to as.

ことわざ

kotowaza — Proverb; saying; traditional piece of wisdom.

通り

toori — As; just as; in accordance with; street.

まあ

maa — Well; oh well; interjection of mild resignation.

二日

futsuka — Two days; the second day of the month.

して

shite — Doing; te-form of 'suru' connecting actions.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal in nature or kind.

し

shi — And; also; listing or soft conjunctive particle.

次

tsugi — Next; following; the one after the current.

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive; to approach.

誰

dare — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.

わかる

wakaru — To understand; to know; to be clear.

もの

mono — Thing; person; explanatory or softening sentence-ending.

ね

ne — Right?; sentence-ending seeking agreement or confirmation.

どのくらい

dono kurai — How much; how long; to what extent.

怒り

ikari — Anger; rage; feeling of strong displeasure.

出す

dasu — To put out; to start doing; to produce.

ちゃんと

chanto — Properly; correctly; in an orderly manner.

心得

kokoroe — Understanding; knowledge; grasp of a matter.

一瞬

isshun — An instant; a moment; a split second.

ごまかす

gomakasu — To deceive; to gloss over; to cheat or evade.

笑わせる

warawaseru — To make someone laugh; to amuse someone.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verb phrases.

でき

deki — Can do; being able; stem of 'dekiru'.

全部

zenbu — All; everything; the whole amount.

おしまい

oshimai — The end; finished; all over; done.

出せ

dase — Put out!; produce!; imperative of 'to put out'.

わかっ

wakatte — Understanding; te-form of 'to understand'.

対し

taishi — Toward; against; in relation to something.

義務

gimu — Duty; obligation; responsibility one must fulfill.

果たし

hatashi — Fulfilling; accomplishing; carrying out a duty.

本当

hontou — True; real; genuine; truly or really.

神様

kamisama — God; a deity; divine being; honorific for god.

ご存じ

gozonji — Honorific for knowing; you know; to be aware of.

むち

muchi — Whip; a rod or stick used for striking.

惜しめ

oshime — Spare not; do not withhold; imperative to not spare.

子供

kodomo — Child; children; young people.

駄目

dame — No good; useless; not allowed; hopeless.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to result in.

聖書

seisho — The Bible; sacred scripture; holy religious text.

書い

kaite — Written; te-form of 'to write'.

ある

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