The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 2

Vocabulary

そして

soshite — And then; a conjunction connecting sequential events

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

思い出した

omoidashita — Recalled; suddenly remembered something from the past

ポンプ

ponpu — Pump; device for moving water or fluids

わずか

wazuka — Merely; only a small amount or distance

百五十

hyaku gojuu — One hundred and fifty; the number 150

ヤード

yaado — Yard; unit of length approximately 0.9 meters

先

saki — Ahead; further along in a direction or time

に

ni — Location or direction particle; at, in, to

ある

aru — To exist; used for inanimate objects and places

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

水

mizu — Water; the clear liquid essential for life

入った

haitta — Filled with; contained inside something

バケツ

baketsu — Bucket; a container used for carrying water

を

wo — Direct object marker particle in Japanese grammar

持って

motte — Holding; carrying something in one's hands

戻って

modotte — Returning; coming back to a previous location

くる

kuru — To come; movement toward the speaker's location

一時間

ichi jikan — One hour; a period of sixty minutes

かかる

kakaru — To take time or cost; requires effort or duration

それ

sore — That; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

でも

demo — Even so; but; however; a contrastive conjunction

誰か

dareka — Someone; an unspecified or unknown person

迎え

mukae — Greeting; going to meet and fetch someone

行か

ika — Go; stem form of 行く used in conjugations

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative form; must or have to

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when

なら

nara — If it is the case; conditional expression in Japanese

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs and clauses

多かった

ookatta — Was many; there were a lot of instances

言った

itta — Said; past tense of the verb 言う (to say)

なあ

naa — Hey; casual sentence-ending or calling particle

お前

omae — You; informal and often masculine second-person pronoun

塀

hei — Fence; wall enclosing a yard or property

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount or degree

白く

shiroku — Whitely; adverb form of white color

塗って

nutte — Painting; applying paint or coating to a surface

くれる

kureru — To give; to do a favor for the speaker

俺

ore — I; informal masculine first-person pronoun

汲んで

kunde — Drawing water; scooping liquid from a source

きて

kite — Come and; sequential action leading toward speaker

やる

yaru — To do; informal verb often implying doing for someone

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or informing the listener

首

kubi — Neck; head; the part connecting head and body

振って

futte — Shaking; waving or shaking one's head or hand

できない

dekinai — Cannot do; unable to perform an action

だ

da — Copula; informal equivalent of is or am

坊ちゃん

bocchan — Young master; term for a boy of a respected family

おばあさま

obaasama — Honorable grandmother; very respectful term for grandmother

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things

汲み

kumi — Drawing water; noun form of scooping or fetching water

行って

itte — Going; te-form of 行く used in sequential actions

誰

dare — Who; interrogative pronoun for asking about a person

と

to — With; and; quotation particle in Japanese grammar

も

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

遊び

asobi — Play; fun activity; noun form of playing

回っちゃ

mawaccha — Wandering around; informal contraction implying running about

いけない

ikenai — Must not; it is not allowed or permissible

って

tte — Quotation or hearsay particle; informal form of と

ん

n — Explanatory or emphatic sentence-ending particle

きっと

kitto — Surely; certainly; most likely without doubt

白塗り

shiranuri — White painting; applying white paint to a surface

頼む

tanomu — To request; to ask someone to do something

だろう

darou — Probably; expresses conjecture or probability about something

から

kara — Because; from; since; causal or starting-point particle

さっさと

sassato — Quickly; without delay; briskly and without hesitation

自分

jibun — Oneself; refers to one's own self or actions

し

shi — Do; verb stem or conjunction listing reasons

なさい

nasai — Do it; polite imperative instructing someone to act

言われた

Was told; passive past form of 言う (to say)

あたし

atashi — I; feminine informal first-person pronoun

言ってた

itteta — Was saying; informal past progressive of 言う

ああ

aa — Ah; oh; an exclamation of realization or emotion

なんか

nanka — Something like; somehow; casual filler expression

気

ki — Feeling; spirit; mood; sense of something

する

suru — To do; a general-purpose action verb

な

na — Sentence-ending particle expressing emotion or mild assertion

いつも

itsumo — Always; all the time; habitually without exception

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; used to describe a manner

言い方

iikata — Way of speaking; manner or phrasing of expression

よこせ

yokose — Hand it over; blunt imperative demanding something given

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; very soon after

絶対

zettai — Absolutely; definitely; without any doubt or exception

わから

wakara — Don't understand; stem of わかる in negative form

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly; severely; adverb form of ひどい

怒られ

okoware — Being scolded; passive form of 怒る (to get angry)

ちまう

chimau — End up doing; informal contraction of てしまう

本当

hontou — Really; truly; genuine truth without exaggeration

そう

sou — So; that's right; expressing agreement or acknowledgment

なん

nan — What; informal form of 何 in certain contexts

叩か

tataka — Hit; strike; stem of 叩く in negative conjugation

指ぬき

yubinuki — Thimble; protective cap worn on the finger while sewing

で

de — With; by means of; instrumental or location particle

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the human body

こつん

kotsun — Knock; sound of a light tap or bump

だけ

dake — Only; just; nothing more than a limit

もん

mon — Thing; informal variant of もの expressing complaint or reason

か

ka — Question marker particle at end of a sentence

教えて

oshiete — Please tell me; te-form requesting instruction or information

ほしい

hoshii — Want; desire someone to do something for you

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; awful; cruel; harsh treatment or condition

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to express in words

けど

kedo — But; however; informal conjunction showing mild contrast

言葉

kotoba — Words; language; speech; manner of verbal expression

痛く

itaku — Painfully; adverb form of 痛い meaning hurt

泣か

naka — Cry; stem of 泣く used in conjugated forms

おはじき

ohajiki — Glass counters; small discs used in a Japanese children's game

白い

shiroi — White; the color white as an adjective

やろう

yarou — Let's do it; volitional form suggesting action together

ぐらつき

guratsuki — Wobbling; wavering; becoming unsteady or hesitant

始めた

hajimeta — Started; began doing something for the first time

ぞ

zo — Sentence-ending particle asserting strongly; masculine emphasis

すごい

sugoi — Amazing; incredible; wow; expressing admiration or surprise

ビー玉

biidama — Marble; small glass ball used in children's games

わあ

waa — Wow; an exclamation of surprise or excitement

ねえ

nee — Hey; listen; seeking attention or agreement informally

とっても

tottemo — Very; extremely; informal emphatic form of とても

怖くて

kowakute — Scary and; te-form of 怖い linking to next clause

やって

yatte — Doing; te-form of やる used in sequential actions

くれ

kure — Do it for me; imperative form of くれる

たら

tara — If; when; conditional form expressing a hypothetical result

僕

boku — I; informal masculine first-person pronoun

痛い

itai — Painful; hurts; expressing physical pain or discomfort

足

ashi — Foot; leg; the lower limb of the body

指

yubi — Finger; toe; a digit on hand or foot

見せて

misete — Please show me; te-form requesting someone to display something