The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 1

Vocabulary

および

oyobi — And; as well as; in addition to.

オンライン

onrain — Online; connected to the internet.

分散

bunsan — Distribution; dispersal; spreading out across areas.

校正

kōsei — Proofreading; correcting errors in a manuscript.

チーム

chīmu — Team; group of people working together.

によって

ni yotte — By; by means of; through the action of.

制作

seisaku — Production; creation of a work or content.

され

sare — Was done; passive verb form of 'suru' (to do).

まし

mashi — Polite verb auxiliary indicating past or completion.

た

ta — Past tense grammatical particle in Japanese.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle; of, belonging to.

お話

ohanashi — Story; tale; polite form of 'hanashi'.

著

cho — Written by; authored by (used in publications).

など

nado — Etc.; and so on; among other things.

著者

chosha — Author; writer of a book or work.

社

sha — Company; firm; organization (suffix for corporations).

イングランド

Ingurando — England, the southern part of Great Britain.

ウェスト

Wesuto — West; western direction or part of a place.

丁目

chōme — City block or district number in Japanese addresses.

番地

banchi — Street address number in a Japanese-style address.

ニューヨーク

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

州

shū — State; province; administrative division of a country.

アメリカ合衆国

Amerika Gasshūkoku — United States of America; the USA.

オーストラリア

Ōsutoraria — Australia, country and continent in the Southern Hemisphere.

カナダ

Kanada — Canada, country in North America.

ニュージーランド

Nyūjīrando — New Zealand, island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

初版

shohan — First edition; original first publication of a book.

発行

hakkō — Publication; issuance; release of a printed work.

年

nen — Year; counter for years.

本

hon — Book; also counter for long cylindrical objects.

刷り

suri — Print run; printing; impression of a published work.

万国

bankoku — All nations; worldwide; every country in the world.

著作権

chosakuken — Copyright; legal right protecting an author's creative work.

表示

hyōji — Notice; display; indication of information publicly shown.

条約

jōyaku — Treaty; international agreement between countries or parties.

加盟国

kameikoku — Member state; country that has joined a treaty or organization.

すべて

subete — All; everything; every single thing or person.

における

ni okeru — In; at; within (formal locative expression in writing).

無断

mudan — Without permission; unauthorized; without prior notice.

複写

fukusha — Copying; duplication; reproduction of a document or image.

転載

tensai — Reprinting; reproducing content from another publication.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object of verb.

禁じ

kinji — Forbid; prohibit; ban (stem form of 'kinjiru').

ます

masu — Polite verb ending making a sentence formal and courteous.

上記

jōki — Above-mentioned; stated above; previously noted information.

により

ni yori — By; due to; based on (formal written expression).

留保

ryūho — Reservation; retention; keeping rights or conditions reserved.

さ

sa — Passive/causative verb suffix; nominalizing suffix.

れ

re — Passive verb suffix indicating action done to subject.

権利

kenri — Rights; legal or moral entitlement to something.

制限

seigen — Restriction; limitation; constraint placed on something.

する

suru — To do; to perform; fundamental Japanese action verb.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.

なく

naku — Without; lacking; negative adverbial form of 'nai'.

出版物

shuppanbutsu — Publication; printed material that has been officially published.

いかなる

ikanaru — Any; whatever; no matter what (formal written expression).

部分

bubun — Part; portion; section of a whole thing.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle in Japanese.

著作権者

chosakukensha — Copyright holder; person who owns the copyright.

本書

honsho — This book; the present volume being referred to.

出版社

shuppansha — Publisher; company that produces and distributes books.

双方

sōhō — Both parties; both sides; both of two entities.

事前

jizen — Prior; in advance; beforehand; preliminary.

書面

shomen — Written document; formal written statement or notice.

による

ni yoru — By means of; based on; according to (formal).

許可

kyoka — Permission; approval; authorization to do something.

なし

nashi — Without; lacking; none; absence of something.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or indirect object.

形式

keishiki — Format; form; style; type of presentation or structure.

または

mata wa — Or; either; alternatively; one or the other.

手段

shudan — Means; method; way of doing or achieving something.

電子

denshi — Electronic; electron; relating to electronic technology.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-ic', '-al', '-like'; forms adjectives.

機械

kikai — Machine; machinery; mechanical device or equipment.

録音

rokuon — Sound recording; audio recording of voice or music.

その他

sonohoka — Other; the rest; and so forth; miscellaneous others.

問わず

towazu — Regardless of; irrespective of; no matter what.

複製

fukusei — Reproduction; duplication; making a copy of something.

検索

kensaku — Search; retrieval of information from a database or system.

システム

shisutemu — System; organized set of components working together.

へ

e — To; toward; directional particle indicating movement or target.

保存

hozon — Storage; preservation; saving data or keeping something safe.

もしくは

moshiku wa — Or; alternatively; either one or the other (formal).

導入

dōnyū — Introduction; installation; importing a new system or method.

送信

sōshin — Transmission; sending a message or data signal.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating subject or theme of sentence.

でき

deki — Can do; be able to; stem of 'dekiru' (to be possible).

ませ

mase — Polite negative auxiliary verb ending (part of 'masen').

ん

n — Negative ending; polite contraction of 'nai' (not).

ロンドン

Rondon — London, the capital city of England and the UK.

イギリス

Igirisu — United Kingdom; Britain; commonly refers to England.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.

印刷

insatsu — Printing; the process of producing printed materials.

製本

seihon — Bookbinding; the process of assembling printed pages into books.

本物

honmono — Real; genuine; authentic; not a fake or imitation.

小さな

chīsana — Small; little; tiny in size.

むかしむかし

mukashi mukashi — Once upon a time; long long ago (story opening phrase).

という

to iu — Called; named; known as; expressing a name or quotation.

農場

nōjō — Farm; agricultural property where crops or animals are raised.

住む

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

女の子

onnanoko — Girl; young female child.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also indicates contrast or emphasis.

い

i — Stem of verb 'iru' meaning to exist or be (animate).

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also used to mean girlfriend.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; to a great degree.

良い

yoi / ii — Good; fine; well-behaved; of high quality.

子

ko — Child; kid; young one; also used as suffix affectionately.

でし

deshi — Polite past copula 'deshita' partially conjugated form.

ただ

tada — But; however; only; just; one thing to note.

いつも

itsumo — Always; all the time; habitually; usually.

ハンカチ

hankachi — Handkerchief; small cloth for wiping face or hands.

なくし

nakushi — Lose; misplace; cause something to be gone (verb stem).

て

te — Te-form particle connecting verbs or indicating sequence.

ばかり

bakari — Always doing; nothing but; only; just this thing repeatedly.

ある

aru — A certain; one particular; also to exist (inanimate).

日

hi — Day; sun; a particular day in time.

泣き

naki — Crying; weeping (stem of 'naku', to cry).

ながら

nagara — While doing; at the same time as another action.

庭

niwa — Garden; yard; outdoor space near a house.

入っ

hait- — Enter; go in; step into (te-form stem of 'hairu').

き

ki — Came; came and (stem of 'kuru', to come).

ああ

aa — Oh; ah; exclamation of emotion, surprise, or realization.

なんと

nanto — How; what; expressing surprise or exclamation.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly; severely; awfully; to a great bad degree.

泣い

nai- — Cried; wept (te-form stem of 'naku', to cry).

でしょ

desho — Right?; probably; seeking agreement or expressing conjecture.

う

u — Volitional/probabilistic ending added to verb or copula.

しまっ

shimat- — End up doing; finish (te-form stem of 'shimau').