The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 1

Vocabulary

挿絵

さしえ (sashie) — Illustration or picture inserted within a book.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle indicating belonging or relation.

おはなし

ohanashi — A story or tale, often for children.

著

ちょ (cho) — Written by; authorship credit on a publication.

など

nado — And so on; et cetera; among other things.

著者

ちょしゃ (chosha) — Author or writer of a book or text.

社

しゃ (sha) — Company or publishing house; organizational suffix.

ニューヨーク

Nyūyōku — New York, major city in the United States.

著作権

ちょさくけん (chosakkken) — Copyright; legal right protecting an author's work.

年

ねん (nen) — Year; counter suffix used with calendar years.

更新

こうしん (kōshin) — Renewal or update of a document, license, or right.

子どもたち

こどもたち (kodomotachi) — Children; plural form of the word for child.

へ

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

年老いた

としおいた (toshioita) — Aged; old in years; describing an elderly person.

おじさん

ojisan — Uncle; also used to address a middle-aged man.

より

yori — From; by; indicating source or comparison.

ある

aru — A certain; one particular; used attributively before nouns.

朝

あさ (asa) — Morning; the early part of the day.

小さな

ちいさな (chiisana) — Small; little; tiny in size.

ウサギ

usagi — Rabbit; a small furry long-eared animal.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

土手

どて (dote) — Embankment, bank, or raised earthen ridge.

上

うえ (ue) — Top; above; on the surface of something.

に

ni — Location or direction particle meaning 'at,' 'in,' or 'to.'

座っ

すわっ (suwatte) — Sitting; the stem of the verb 'to sit down.'

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or simultaneous actions.

い

i — Auxiliary verb stem indicating ongoing or continuous state.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem form in Japanese.

た

ta — Past tense ending particle for completed actions.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence's topic.

耳

みみ (mimi) — Ear; the organ used for hearing.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

ぴん

pin — Stiffly erect; onomatopoeia for something snapping upright.

と

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

立て

たて (tate) — Erecting or raising; stem of the verb 'to stand up.'

ポニー

Ponī — Pony; a small breed of horse.

パカパカ

pakapaka — Clip-clop sound of horse hooves on a surface.

いう

いう (iu) — To say; to be called; to make a sound.

蹄

ひづめ (hizume) — Hoof; the hard foot of a horse or similar animal.

音

おと (oto) — Sound; noise; an audible vibration.

すませ

すませ (sumase) — To finish listening; to complete or clear away attention.

一頭立て

いっとうだて (ittōdate) — Single-horse drawn; pulled by one horse.

馬車

ばしゃ (basha) — Horse-drawn carriage or wagon.

道

みち (michi) — Road; path; way along which one travels.

走っ

はしっ (hashitte) — Running; moving fast along a road or path.

き

ki — Coming; stem of the verb 'to come' (kuru).

御者

ぎょしゃ (gyosha) — Coachman; driver of a horse-drawn carriage.

さん

san — Honorific suffix equivalent to Mr., Mrs., or Ms.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.

隣

となり (tonari) — Next to; neighboring; the person or place beside.

一番

いちばん (ichiban) — Number one; the most; the best of all.

上等な

じょうとうな (jōtō na) — High-quality; fine; superior grade or standard.

ボンネット

bonnetto — Bonnet; a style of hat tied under the chin.

帽

ぼう (bō) — Hat; cap; headwear worn on the head.

かぶっ

かぶって (kabute) — Wearing on the head; putting on a hat.

おかみ

okami — Wife; mistress of a household or establishment.

通り過ぎる

とおりすぎる (tōrisugiru) — To pass by; to go past a person or place.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; very soon after.

滑り降り

すべりおり (suberiorī) — Sliding down; descending smoothly from a surface.

ぴょんぴょん

pyonpyon — Hopping or bouncing lightly; onomatopoeia for jumping.

はね

hane — Hopping; bouncing; the stem of 'to jump or leap.'

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction in Japanese.

庭

にわ (niwa) — Garden; yard; an outdoor space beside a house.

裏手

うらて (urate) — Back side; rear of a building or property.

森

もり (mori) — Forest; woods; a dense area of trees.

住む

すむ (sumu) — To live; to reside; to dwell in a place.

親戚

しんせき (shinseki) — Relative; family relation; kin by blood or marriage.

ところ

tokoro — Place; location; situation; someone's dwelling or residence.

出かけ

でかけ (dekake) — Setting out; departing; heading off somewhere.

いき

iki — Going; stem of the verb 'to go' (iku).

穴

あな (ana) — Hole; burrow; a hollow opening in the ground.

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; plenty of something.

あり

ari — There is/are; existing; present (non-polite stem form).

中

なか (naka) — Inside; interior; the middle of a space.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive addition particle.

こぎれい

こぎれい (kogirei) — Neat and tidy; pleasantly clean and well-kept.

砂地

すなち (sunachi) — Sandy ground; sandy soil or terrain.

おばさん

obasan — Aunt; also used for a middle-aged woman.

いとこ

itoko — Cousin; a child of one's aunt or uncle.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; used to connect sentences.

暮らし

くらし (kurashi) — Living; daily life; way of making a livelihood.

未亡人

みぼうじん (mibōjin) — Widow; a woman whose husband has died.

でし

deshi — Polite copula past tense stem (deshita abbreviated).

毛糸

けいと (keito) — Knitting yarn; wool thread used for knitting.

ミトン

miton — Mitten; a glove with no individual fingers.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns non-exhaustively.

手首

てくび (tekubi) — Wrist; the joint connecting hand and forearm.

あて

ate — Covering or padding; something applied to protect a part.

編ん

あん (ande) — Knitting; weaving yarn into fabric with needles.

生計

せいけい (seikei) — Livelihood; means of supporting oneself financially.

私

わたし (watashi) — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; at some time in the past.

バザー

bazā — Bazaar; a sale or fair, often for charity.

一組

ひとくみ (hitokumi) — One set or pair of matching items.

買っ

かって (katte) — Buying; purchased; the stem of 'to buy.'

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

ます

masu — Polite present/future tense verb ending.

また

mata — Also; again; furthermore; in addition to.

薬草

やくそう (yakusō) — Medicinal herb; a plant used for healing purposes.

ローズマリー

Rōzumarī — Rosemary; an aromatic herb used in cooking and medicine.

お茶

おちゃ (ocha) — Tea; a beverage made by steeping leaves in water.

それから

sorekara — And then; after that; in addition.

たばこ

tabako — Tobacco; dried plant leaves smoked or chewed.

私たち

わたしたち (watashitachi) — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

ラベンダー

rabendā — Lavender; a fragrant purple flowering herb plant.

呼ぶ

よぶ (yobu) — To call; to name; to refer to something as.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something referred to generally.

売っ

うって (utte) — Selling; the stem of the verb 'to sell.'

あまり

amari — Not very; not much; (with negative) not really.

会い

あい (ai) — Meeting; the stem of the verb 'to meet.'

たく

taku — Wanting to do; desiring an action (たい stem form).

ませ

mase — Polite negative auxiliary form (ません abbreviated stem).

ん

n — Negative auxiliary or nominalizer; colloquial form.

もみ

momi — Fir tree; a type of evergreen conifer tree.

木

き (ki) — Tree; wood; a tall perennial plant with trunk.

まわっ

まわって (mawatte) — Going around; circling; the stem of 'to go around.'

いく

iku — To go; to proceed in a direction away from speaker.

もう

mō — Already; anymore; a little more; soon.

少し

すこし (sukoshi) — A little; a small amount; slightly.

転げ落ちる

ころげおちる (korogeo chiru) — To tumble down; to roll and fall from a height.

一人

ひとり (hitori) — One person; alone; by oneself.

具合

ぐあい (guai) — Condition; state of health or a situation.

悪

わる (waru) — Bad; poor; not good in quality or health.

そう

sō — Seeming; appearing; looks like that is the case.

赤い

あかい (akai) — Red; crimson; the color red.

綿

わた (wata) — Cotton; soft fibrous material from the cotton plant.

ハンカチ

hankachi — Handkerchief; a small square of cloth for wiping.

まとっ

まとって (matotte) — Wearing; wrapped in; draped around oneself.