The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 6

Vocabulary

挿絵

sashie — Illustration or picture inserted in a book.

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while; for some time.

すると

suru to — Then; thereupon; and then suddenly.

ものすごい

monosugoi — Terrific; tremendous; incredibly intense or frightening.

物音

monooto — A sound; noise made by something or someone.

吠える

hoeru — To bark or howl, as an animal does.

声

koe — Voice; sound produced by a person or animal.

遠吠え

tooboe — Howling from a distance, as a dog or wolf.

唸り声

unarigoe — A growling or groaning sound made by animals.

叫び声

sakebigoe — A scream or shout; cry of alarm or pain.

甲高い

kandakai — High-pitched; shrill in sound or voice.

鳴き声

nakigoe — The cry or call sound of an animal.

そして

soshite — And then; and also; furthermore.

呻き声

umekigoe — A moan or groan expressing pain or suffering.

あの

ano — That (over there); used to refer to something known.

キツネ

kitsune — Fox; a cunning wild animal in Japanese folklore.

よう

you — Like; similar to; appearing as something else.

ひげ

hige — Beard, mustache, or whiskers on face or animal.

生やし

hayashi — To grow or let grow hair, beard, or plants.

紳士

shinshi — A gentleman; a well-mannered respectable man.

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; the form or shape of someone.

二度と

nidoto — Never again; not a second time.

られる

rareru — Passive or potential verb suffix; can be seen.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon; eventually; in due course.

小屋

koya — A hut, shed, or small simple building.

ドア

doa — Door; entrance to a room or building.

開け

ake — To open; stem form of the verb akeru.

外

soto — Outside; the exterior or outdoors of a place.

ところが

tokoroga — However; but; unexpectedly the opposite occurred.

困った

komatta — Troublesome; problematic; caused difficulty or distress.

子犬

koinu — A puppy; a young small dog.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals in Japanese.

飛び込ん

tobikon — To jump or rush into; dash inside suddenly.

止める

tomeru — To stop; to halt something or someone.

間

ma — Interval; gap; time or space between two things.

卵

tamago — Egg; an egg laid by a bird or animal.

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everything included together.

食べ

tabe — To eat; stem form of the verb taberu.

しまい

shimai — Ended up doing; unfortunate completion of an action.

耳

mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.

噛ま

kama — To bite; passive stem of the verb kamu.

おり

ori — Being; a formal continuous existence verb form.

二匹

nihiki — Two small animals; counter for two creatures.

とも

tomo — Both; together; all of them included.

びっこ

bikko — Limping; walking unevenly due to leg injury.

泣き

naki — Crying; weeping; stem form of the verb naku.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

付き添わ

tsukisowa — To accompany; escort someone as an attendant.

家

ie — House; home; one's place of residence.

帰り

kaeri — Returning home; the act of going back.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; that woman being referred to.

六月

rokugatsu — June; the sixth month of the year.

また

mata — Again; once more; also; in addition.

産み

umi — To lay eggs; give birth; stem of umu.

今度

kondo — This time; next time; on this occasion.

自分

jibun — Oneself; by oneself; one's own self.

温める

atatameru — To warm; to incubate eggs by applying heat.

許さ

yurusa — To permit; allow; grant permission for something.

孵っ

kaett — Hatched; eggs opened and chicks emerged successfully.

たった

tatta — Only; merely; just a small number or amount.

四羽

yonwa — Four birds; counter for four feathered creatures.

だけ

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

神経

shinkei — Nerves; one's nervous system or mental sensitivity.

せい

sei — Fault; cause; blame attributed to something or someone.

言い

ii — To say; speak; stem form of the verb iu.

もともと

motomoto — Originally; from the start; inherently by nature.

下手

heta — Poor at; unskilled; not good at something.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning to be in Japanese.