The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 6

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discussion.

恐る恐る

osoru osoru — Fearfully, nervously, with great caution and hesitation.

外

soto — Outside, the exterior of a building or space.

に

ni — Directional or locative particle indicating destination or location.

出て

dete — Going out, exiting from an enclosed space.

み

mi — Shortened volitional form of miru, meaning to try doing.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary indicating completed polite action.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.

みんな

minna — Everyone, all people or things in a group.

もう

mou — Already, anymore; indicating a changed state or situation.

帰っ

kaet- — Returned home; stem form of kaeru meaning to go back.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions.

い

i — Stem of iru, indicating ongoing or continuous state.

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or contradiction.

散らかり

chirakari — Mess, disorder; state of things being scattered around.

よう

you — Appearance, manner; resemblance to a certain state.

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible, awful; describing something extremely bad or severe.

もの

mono — Thing, object; also used for emphasis or exclamation.

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem, preceding た to form polite past tense.

こんな

konna — This kind of, such as this; indicating a nearby quality.

見た

mita — Saw, looked at; past tense of miru meaning to see.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for abstract concepts or events.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

ない

nai — Negative adjective meaning not exist, there is not.

はちみつ

hachimitsu — Honey, the sweet substance produced by bees.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns together.

しみ

shimi — Stain, blot; a mark left by a liquid on a surface.

こけ

koke — Moss, the small green plant that grows on damp surfaces.

大きい

ookii — Big, large; an adjective describing great size or magnitude.

や

ya — And, listing particle used to give examples from a group.

小さい

chiisai — Small, little; an adjective describing a small size.

汚い

kitanai — Dirty, messy, filthy; describing an unclean or untidy state.

足跡

ashiato — Footprint, footstep; marks left by feet on a surface.

きれい

kirei — Pretty, clean, beautiful; describing aesthetic or physical cleanliness.

だっ

dat- — Plain past copula stem of da, indicating a past state.

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun used by the speaker.

家中

iejuu — Throughout the whole house, every part of the home.

いたる

itaru — Reach everywhere, extend to all places or locations.

ところ

tokoro — Place, spot; indicating a location or point in situation.

彼女

kanojo — She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.

と

to — And, with; conjunctive or comitative particle joining elements.

残り

nokori — Remainder, leftover; what is left after use or removal.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object of action.

かき集め

kakiatsume — Gathered together, scraped up; collecting scattered items forcefully.

それ

sore — That, it; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

から

kara — From, after; indicating starting point in time or place.

出

de — Stem of deru meaning to go out or come out.

小枝

koeda — Twig, small branch; a thin small branch from a tree.

何本

nanbon — How many long objects; counter question for sticks or branches.

か

ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker at end of phrase.

持っ

mot- — Held, carried; stem of motsu meaning to hold or carry.

き

ki — Stem of kuru used in compound verb meaning to come and do.

玄関

genkan — Entrance hall, front entryway of a Japanese home.

戸口

toguchi — Doorway, entrance; the opening or threshold of a door.

半分

hanbun — Half, one of two equal parts of something.

ふさぎ

fusagi — Blocking, plugging; closing off an opening or passage.

さん

san — Honorific suffix used with names as a polite title.

通れ

toore — Can pass through; imperative or potential form of tooru.

くらい

kurai — About, approximately; indicating a rough degree or amount.

小さく

chiisaku — Adverbial form of small; making something smaller in size.

し

shi — Conjunctive stem of suru or listing conjunction meaning and.

やり

yari — Doing, giving; stem of yaru meaning to do or give.

ょう

you — Volitional suffix expressing let's do or shall we intention.

挿絵

sashie — Illustration, picture inserted into a book or text.

ふさぐ

fusagu — To block, plug, or cover an opening completely.

疲れ

tsukare — Tiredness, fatigue; the state of being worn out.

果て

hate — Exhausted to the end; extreme limit of tiredness or effort.

物置

monooki — Storage room, shed; a place for storing household items.

柔らか

yawaraka — Soft, gentle, tender; describing a soft texture or quality.

石けん

sekken — Soap, cleansing bar used for washing and cleaning.

新しい

atarashii — New, fresh; something that has not been used before.

たわし

tawashi — Scrubbing brush, a stiff brush for cleaning pots and surfaces.

これ

kore — This, referring to something close to the speaker.

以上

ijou — More than, beyond; no further or greater than this point.

でき

deki — Can do, able to; stem of dekiru meaning to be possible.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that, as much as; indicating degree or limit.

まず

mazu — First of all, for now; indicating the first action taken.

いす

isu — Chair, seat; a piece of furniture for sitting on.

座っ

suwat- — Sat down; stem of suwaru meaning to sit or be seated.

まま

mama — As is, remaining in the same state or condition unchanged.

眠り

nemuri — Sleep, slumber; the state or act of sleeping.

込み

komi — Into, deeply; suffix indicating deep or complete engagement in action.

ベッド

beddo — Bed, a piece of furniture used for sleeping and resting.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.

行き

yuki — Going; stem of iku meaning to go toward a place.

また

mata — Again, also; indicating repetition or addition of an action.

片付く

katazuku — To become tidy, get cleaned up or put in order.

なんて

nante — Such a thing as; expressing surprise or mild contempt about something.

ある

aru — To exist, to be; existential verb for inanimate things.

かしら

kashira — I wonder; feminine sentence-final particle expressing uncertainty or wondering.

かわいそう

kawaisou — Poor thing, pitiful; expressing sympathy or compassion for someone.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle connecting na-adjective to a noun.

夫人

fujin — Mrs., Madam; honorific title for a married woman.

言い

ii — Said; stem of iu meaning to say or speak.

翌朝

yokuchō — The next morning, the following morning after the previous night.

とても

totemo — Very, extremely; an adverb intensifying the following adjective or verb.

早く

hayaku — Early, quickly; adverbial form of hayai meaning fast or early.

起き

oki — Woke up; stem of okiru meaning to get up or rise.

二週間

ni-shūkan — Two weeks, a period of fourteen consecutive days.

続く

tsuzuku — To continue, to go on; an action that persists over time.

大掃除

ōsōji — Big cleaning, thorough housecleaning of the entire house.

始め

hajime — Beginning, start; stem of hajimeru meaning to begin something.

掃い

harai — Swept; stem of harau or haku meaning to sweep clean.

こすっ

kosut- — Scrubbed, rubbed; stem of kosu meaning to scrub or rub.

ほこり

hokori — Dust, fine particles of dirt that settle on surfaces.

払い

harai — Brushing off, dusting; removing particles from a surface.

で

de — With, by means of; instrumental particle indicating method or tool.

家具

kagu — Furniture, household items like tables, chairs, and cabinets.

磨き

migaki — Polishing, shining; stem of migaku meaning to polish or buff.

上げ

age — Completed fully; auxiliary verb indicating finishing an action thoroughly.

小さな

chiisana — Small, little; attributive adjective form describing small size.

スプーン

supūn — Spoon, a utensil used for eating or stirring food.

も

mo — Also, even, too; inclusive particle adding to existing information.

光ら

hikara — Shine, gleam; stem of hikaru meaning to shine or glitter.

せ

se — Causative suffix making something or someone perform an action.

磨い

migai — Polished, scrubbed; conjunctive stem of migaku to polish.

いる

iru — Is doing; auxiliary indicating ongoing or continuous action.

すべて

subete — All, everything; referring to the totality of things.

美しく

utsukushiku — Beautifully; adverbial form of utsukushii meaning beautiful or lovely.

整っ

totonoet- — Was arranged, put in order; stem of totonou meaning to be neat.

清潔

seiketsu — Cleanliness, hygiene; being clean and free from dirt.

なる

naru — To become, to turn into; indicating a change of state.

呼ば

yoba — Called, summoned; stem of yobu meaning to call or invite.

ず

zu — Negative conjunctive form, without doing something, not doing.

ほか

hoka — Other, besides; referring to something or someone else.

五匹

go-hiki — Five small animals; counter for fish, mice, or small creatures.

ねずみ

nezumi — Mouse, rat; a small rodent common in homes and fields.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for animate beings such as people or animals.

パーティー

pātī — Party, a social gathering of people for celebration.

招き

maneki — Invited, beckoned; stem of maneku meaning to invite or welcome.

におい

nioi — Smell, scent, odor; the sensation detected by the nose.

かい

kai — Sniffing; stem of kagu meaning to smell or sniff something.

土手

dote — Embankment, bank; a raised mound of earth along a river.

上っ

nobot- — Climbed up; stem of noboru meaning to go up or ascend.

体

karada — Body, the physical form of a person or animal.

押し

oshi — Pushing; stem of osu meaning to push or press something.

込む

komu — To push into, squeeze in; force entry into a space.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative suffix used in formal or literary speech.

ん

n — Negative suffix or explanatory particle indicating refusal or explanation.

窓

mado — Window, an opening in a wall fitted with glass.

露

tsuyu — Dew, small drops of moisture that form on surfaces at night.

そこ

soko — There, that place; demonstrative referring to a nearby location.

どんぐり

donguri — Acorn, the nut of an oak tree, small and round.

カップ

kappu — Cup, a small container used for drinking liquids.

一杯

ippai — One cup, one full drink; also meaning full or plenty.

分

bun — Portion, amount, share; one's due amount of something.

差し

sashi — Offered, extended; stem of sasu meaning to hold out toward.

出し

dashi — Brought out, extended; stem of dasu meaning to put out.

まったく

mattaku — Completely, entirely, absolutely; used to strongly affirm or deny.

気

ki — Feeling, spirit, mood; inner state of mind or disposition.

悪く

waruku — Badly, poorly; adverbial form of warui meaning bad or wrong.

彼

kare — He, him; third-person singular masculine pronoun referring to a male.

日向

hinata — Sunny spot, a place warmed and lit by the sun.

ご

go — Honorific prefix added to nouns showing respect or politeness.

健康

kenkō — Health, good physical condition and well-being of a person.