The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 4

Vocabulary

彼ら

karera — They; third-person plural pronoun referring to people.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating sentence subject.

植木鉢

uekibachi — Flowerpot; container used for growing plants.

や

ya — And; particle listing multiple items non-exhaustively.

枠

waku — Frame; border or boundary structure around something.

桶

oke — Bucket or tub; wooden container for liquids.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

間

aida / ma — Space between things; gap or interval.

に

ni — Direction or location particle; to, at, in.

迷い込み

mayoikomi — Wandered into; strayed accidentally into a place.

た

ta — Past tense verb ending; indicates completed action.

これまで

koremade — Until now; up to this point in time.

以上

ijou — More than; beyond a certain amount or degree.

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; awful or severe in a negative sense.

物音

monooto — Noise; sound made by something or someone nearby.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object of verb.

聞き

kiki — Heard; stem form of 聞く meaning to listen.

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

目

me — Eye; organ of sight; also means eyes.

キャンディー

kyandii — Candy; sweet confection (loanword from English).

よう

you — Like; resembling; used in simile expressions.

大きく

ookiku — Largely; adverbial form of big or large.

なり

nari — Became; stem form indicating change of state.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also means but (contrast).

いとこ

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

一歩

ippo — One step; a single stride forward or backward.

か

ka — Or; question particle; indicates uncertainty or choice.

二歩

niho — Two steps; two strides taken while walking.

前

mae — Front; before; ahead in space or time.

歩い

arui — Walked; te-form stem of 歩く, to walk.

て

te — Te-form particle connecting sequential or simultaneous actions.

い

i — Continuous state auxiliary from いる (to be/exist).

とき

toki — Time; moment when something occurs.

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once without prior warning.

立ち止まり

tachidomari — Stopped; came to a halt while walking or moving.

あの

ano — That (over there); demonstrative for distant things.

角

kado — Corner; edge or turning point of a path.

曲がっ

magatt- — Turned; bent around a corner or curve.

ところ

tokoro — Place; spot; moment or point of an action.

で

de — At; by means of; location or method particle.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size or amount.

ウサギ

usagi — Rabbit; small furry long-eared mammal.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals in groups.

見た

mita — Saw; past tense of 見る, to see/look.

もの

mono — Thing; object; also adds nuance to sentences.

これ

kore — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

です

desu — Is/are; polite copula linking subject and predicate.

ちらり

chirari — A quick glance; fleeting peek at something.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle or companion marker.

見

mi — Looked; stem form of 見る, to see.

そして

soshite — And then; thereafter; connecting sequential events.

あっという間

atto iu ma — In an instant; before you know it.

自分

jibun — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the speaker.

タマネギ

tamanegi — Onion; common bulb vegetable used in cooking.

大きな

ookina — Large; big; attributive adjective modifying a noun.

かご

kago — Basket; woven container for carrying items.

下

shita — Below; under; the lower side of something.

隠し

kakushi — Hid; concealed something from view or others.

猫

neko — Cat; common domesticated feline animal.

立ち上がっ

tachiagatt- — Stood up; rose from a sitting position.

伸び

nobi — Stretched; extended limbs or body after resting.

し

shi — And; conjunctive form listing multiple actions or reasons.

やってき

yatteki — Came over; arrived at a place (approaching).

におい

nioi — Smell; scent or odor detected by the nose.

かぎ

kagi — Sniffed; act of detecting smell (嗅ぎ).

たぶん

tabun — Probably; perhaps; expressing moderate probability.

好き

suki — Like; fond of; having preference for something.

だっ

datt- — Was; past tense stem of だ (copula).

でしょ

desho — Probably; right? Seeking agreement or expressing assumption.

う

u — Volitional ending; let's or probably (auxiliary).

とにかく

tonikaku — Anyway; at any rate; regardless of circumstances.

上

ue — Above; on top of; the upper side.

座り込み

suwarikami — Sat down firmly; settled in one spot stubbornly.

そこ

soko — There; that place near the listener.

五時間

gojikan — Five hours; a duration of five hours.

座っ

suwatt- — Sat; past stem of 座る, to sit.

絵

e — Picture; drawing or painting; artwork.

描く

kaku / egaku — Draw; paint; to create a picture or illustration.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizes a verb or action.

でき

deki — Can do; able to; stem of できる (can).

ん

n — Negative ending or explanatory contraction of の.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; introduces an explanation.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; intensifying adverb modifying adjectives.

暗く

kuraku — Darkly; adverbial form of 暗い (dark).

ひどかっ

hidokatt- — Was terrible; past stem of ひどい (awful).

から

kara — Because; from; indicates reason or starting point.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective for nearby contextual noun.

泣かせ

nakase — Made cry; caused someone to weep.

太陽

taiyou — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system.

森

mori — Forest; wooded area with many trees.

向こう

mukou — Beyond; over there; the other side of something.

回り

mawari — Around; surrounding area; going around something.

午後

gogo — Afternoon; PM; the time after noon.

も

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

ずいぶん

zuibun — Considerably; quite; to a surprising degree.

遅く

osoku — Late; slowly; adverbial form of 遅い.

それでも

soredemo — Even so; nevertheless; despite that situation.

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon; after a little while.

パタパタ

patapata — Flapping sound; light rapid pattering noise.

いう

iu — Say; called; used to describe sounds or names.

音

oto — Sound; noise; audio produced by an action.

壁

kabe — Wall; vertical surface dividing or enclosing a space.

しっくい

shikkui — Plaster; white lime material used on walls.

かけら

kakera — Fragment; small piece or chip broken off.

いくつか

ikutsuka — Several; some; an unspecified small number.

落ち

ochi — Fell; dropped down; stem of 落ちる (to fall).

き

ki — Came; stem of くる (to come) in compound.

見上げる

miageru — Look up; gaze upward toward something above.

年老い

toshioi — Aged; elderly; grown old over many years.

さん

san — Mr./Ms.; polite honorific title after a name.

テラス

terasu — Terrace; outdoor platform or patio area.

意気揚々

ikiyouyou — Triumphantly; with high spirits and great pride.

いる

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

パイプ

paipu — Pipe; tube or smoking pipe (loanword from English).

吸い

sui — Smoked; inhaled; stem of 吸う (to inhale/suck).

ながら

nagara — While; doing two actions simultaneously.

手

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

枝

eda — Branch; twig; limb growing from a tree.

持っ

mott- — Held; carried; past stem of 持つ (to hold).

息子

musuko — Son; one's own male child.

探し

sagashi — Searched for; looked for someone or something.

まったく

mattaku — Not at all; completely; used for strong emphasis.

意

i — Mind; intention; concern (used in 意に介す).

介し

kaishi — Minded; took concern (介する: to mind/care about).