The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher — Page 3

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

ボート

bōto — A small boat used on water.

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

もう少し

mō sukoshi — A little more; slightly further than before.

沖

oki — Offshore; open water away from shore.

に

ni — Directional or locational particle indicating destination.

押し出し

oshidashi — Pushed out; shoved something outward forcefully.

餌

esa — Bait or feed used to attract animals.

水

mizu — Water; the clear liquid essential for life.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

中

naka — Inside; the interior or middle of something.

落とし

otoshi — Dropped; let something fall into a place.

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb ending.

た

ta — Past tense grammatical ending in Japanese.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away without any delay.

当たり

atari — A bite or hit; something has responded.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

あり

ari — There is; existence of something (verb stem).

浮き

uki — A fishing float or bobber on water.

大きく

ōkiku — In a big way; largely or greatly.

ぴくぴく

pikupiku — Twitching; moving with small repeated jerks.

と

to — Quotation or manner particle in Japanese grammar.

動い

ugoi — Moved; verb stem of ugoku meaning to move.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'am.'

ミノー

Minō — A minnow; a small fish or fishing lure.

だ

da — Plain form copula meaning 'is' or 'it's.'

鼻

hana — Nose; the facial organ used for smelling.

ところ

tokoro — Place, spot, or point in time or space.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

捕まえ

tsukamae — Caught; grabbed and held something or someone.

ぞ

zo — Emphatic sentence-final particle asserting something forcefully.

さん

san — Polite honorific suffix equivalent to Mr. or Ms.

竿

sao — A fishing rod or long slender pole.

ぐいっ

guitto — Forcefully; a sound/feel of pulling sharply.

引き上げ

hikiage — Pulled up; lifted something out from below.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction in Japanese.

叫び

sakebi — Shouted; cried out loudly in excitement or alarm.

ところが

tokoroga — However; but; introduces an unexpected contrasting result.

なんと

nanto — What a surprise; how unexpected or astonishing.

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Terrifying; dreadful; causing great fear or horror.

驚き

odoroki — Surprise; astonishment; a state of being shocked.

でしょう

deshō — Probably; I suppose; seeking agreement from listener.

つるつる

tsurutsuru — Slippery and smooth; sliding easily without friction.

太っ

futot(ta) — Got fat; became plump or chubby in build.

代わり

kawari — Instead; in place of something or someone else.

釣り上げ

tsuriage — Reeled in; successfully caught a fish while fishing.

とげ

toge — A thorn or spine; sharp pointed projection.

だらけ

darake — Covered in; full of an undesirable thing.

小さな

chiisana — Small; tiny in size or stature (attributive).

くん

kun — Honorific suffix used for younger males familiarly.

だっ

dat(ta) — Was; plain past tense copula form in Japanese.

ばたばた

batabata — Flapping and thrashing about noisily and frantically.

暴れ

abare — Rampaged; struggled wildly or thrashed about violently.

刺し

sashi — Stabbed; pricked with a sharp pointed object.

たり

tari — Listing actions alternately; doing things like this.

噛みつい

kamitsui — Bit into; snapped teeth onto something or someone.

し

shi — And; listing multiple actions or reasons together.

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking verbs in sequence.

すっかり

sukkari — Completely; entirely; thoroughly without anything remaining.

息

iki — Breath; breathing; the air inhaled and exhaled.

切れる

kireru — Run out; become exhausted; snap or be cut.

まで

made — Until; up to a certain point in time.

続け

tsuzuke — Continued; kept on doing something without stopping.

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned nearby.

から

kara — From; after; because; indicating origin or sequence.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.

飛び戻っ

tobimodoт(ta) — Flew back; leaped back quickly to a place.

いき

iki — Went; proceeded in a direction (verb stem).

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese.

他

hoka — Other; different; the rest of something or others.

小魚

kozakana — Small fish; little fish living in water.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people or creatures.

群れ

mure — A school or flock; a group of animals.

頭

atama — Head; the top part of a body.

出し

dashi — Put out; stuck something outward from a place.

こと

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

笑い

warai — Laughter; a laugh; the act of laughing.

端

hashi — Edge; end; the far side or tip of something.

しょんぼり

shonbori — Dejected; crestfallen; feeling sad and dispirited.

腰

koshi — Waist; lower back area of the human body.

かけ

kake — Sat down; perched on or hooked onto something.

痛む

itamu — To hurt; to feel pain in a body part.

指

yubi — Finger; one of the digits on a hand.

しゃぶり

shaburi — Sucking on; putting something in mouth and sucking.

じっと

jitto — Staying still; staring fixedly without moving.

覗き込ん

nozokikon(da) — Peered into; looked closely into something below.

いる

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

もっと

motto — More; to a greater extent or degree.

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; for a long time.

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; awful; severe or cruel in nature.

起き

oki — Happened; occurred; woke up (verb stem).

もし

moshi — If; supposing that a certain condition were true.

レインコート

reinkōto — A raincoat; waterproof outerwear worn in rain.

着

ki — Wearing; putting on clothing (verb stem).

い

i — Continuous state auxiliary; being in a condition.

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Was not; negative past tense auxiliary form.

たら

tara — If; when; conditional form expressing hypothetical situations.

本当

hontō — Really; truly; genuinely without any doubt.

なっ

nat(ta) — Became; turned into; changed into a state.

巨大

kyodai — Enormous; gigantic; extremely large in size.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

マス

masu — Trout or salmon; a type of freshwater fish.

ざぶーん

zabūn — Splash sound; onomatopoeia for a large water splash.

水しぶき

mizushibuki — Water spray; droplets scattered by a splash.

上げ

age — Raised up; lifted something to a higher position.

飛び出し

tobidashi — Leaped out; burst forth suddenly from somewhere.

き

ki — Came; arrived (stem of kuru, to come).

そして

soshite — And then; after that; connecting sequential events.

ぱくり

pakuri — Snapping mouth shut; gulping something down suddenly.

痛い

itai — Painful; it hurts; expressing physical pain.

向き

muki — Direction; facing; turned toward a certain way.

変え

kae — Changed; altered direction or form of something.

池

ike — A pond; a small enclosed body of water.

底

soko — Bottom; the lowest part of something like a pond.

深く

fukaku — Deeply; to a great depth below the surface.

潜っ

mogut(ta) — Dived; submerged beneath the surface of water.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement.

味

aji — Taste; flavor; the sensation of food or drink.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; to a great degree or extent.

気に入ら

ki ni ira — Did not like; was not pleased with something.

半分

hanbun — Half; one of two equal portions of something.

も

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

経た

tatta — Passed; elapsed; a certain time went by.

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negative form in Japanese.

うち

uchi — Within; before a certain time or period ends.

吐き出し

hakidashi — Spat out; expelled something from the mouth forcefully.

飲み込ん

nomikon(da) — Swallowed; gulped down something completely into stomach.

ゴム長靴

gomu nagagutsu — Rubber Wellington boots; waterproof long rubber boots.

だけ

dake — Only; just; nothing more than this thing.

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem used before past ending た.