The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 1

Vocabulary

および

oyobi — And; as well as; connecting two or more items formally.

オンライン

onrain — Online; connected to the internet or a network.

分散

bunsan — Distribution; dispersal; spreading out across locations.

校正

kōsei — Proofreading; checking and correcting text for errors.

チーム

chīmu — Team; a group working together toward a common goal.

によって

ni yotte — By means of; by; indicates agent or method.

制作

seisaku — Production; creation of a work or product.

され

sare — Passive verb form; was done or was made.

まし

mashi — Polite verb auxiliary indicating past tense politely.

た

ta — Past tense verb ending in Japanese grammar.

リス

risu — Squirrel; a small tree-climbing rodent.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

おはなし

ohanashi — Story; tale; a narrative, often for children.

著

cho — Written by; authored by; indicates authorship.

著者

chosha — Author; the person who wrote a work.

年

nen — Year; counter for years in Japanese.

社

sha — Company; organization; publishing house or firm.

ロンドン

Rondon — London; the capital city of England.

により

ni yori — By; through; formal expression of agent or means.

イギリス

Igirisu — United Kingdom; Great Britain; England.

にて

nite — At; in; formal particle indicating location of action.

印刷

insatsu — Printing; the process of reproducing text or images.

製本

seihon — Bookbinding; the process of assembling a book.

へ

e — To; toward; directional particle indicating destination.

これ

kore — This; refers to something close to the speaker.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence's subject.

しっぽ

shippo — Tail; the tail of an animal.

について

ni tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic or subject.

です

desu — Is; polite copula linking subject and predicate.

小さな

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

赤い

akai — Red; the color red; describing something red.

で

de — At; by; with; particle indicating means or location.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.

名前

namae — Name; the name given to a person or thing.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle connecting nouns or clauses.

いい

ii — Good; fine; nice; expressing approval or quality.

に

ni — In; at; to; versatile particle indicating location or target.

という

to iu — Called; named; meaning; used to introduce a name.

お兄さん

oniisan — Older brother; respectful term for an elder brother.

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; plenty; large quantity or number.

いとこ

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

たち

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

が

ga — Subject marker particle; marks the grammatical subject.

いて

ite — Existing; being present; te-form of iru (to exist).

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody together as a group.

湖

mizuumi — Lake; a large body of inland fresh water.

ほとり

hotori — Shore; bank; the edge or side of a lake.

森

mori — Forest; woods; a dense area of trees.

住ん

sun(de) — Living; residing; verb stem of sumu (to live).

い

i — Existing; being; short form of iru (to be).

真ん中

mannaka — Middle; center; the exact central point or area.

木々

kigi — Trees; many trees collectively in a landscape.

ナッツ

nattsu — Nuts; edible seeds or hard-shelled fruits.

茂み

shigemi — Thicket; bush; a dense growth of shrubs or plants.

覆わ

oowa — Covering; to cover or overspread; verb stem of oou.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary indicating something is done to subject.

島

shima — Island; a landmass surrounded by water.

あり

ari — Existing; there is; literary form of aru (to exist).

中

naka — Inside; middle; within a space or group.

一本

ippon — One long object; counter for trees, sticks, or bottles.

洞

hora — Hollow; cavity; a hole inside a tree or cave.

ある

aru — To exist; there is; used for inanimate things.

オーク

ōku — Oak; a type of large hardwood tree.

木

ki — Tree; wood; a large woody plant.

立っ

tat(te) — Standing; to stand upright; verb stem of tatsu.

て

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

それ

sore — That; it; refers to something at a medium distance.

呼ば

yoba — Called; named; passive stem of yobu (to call).

れる

reru — Passive ending; indicates action done to the subject.

フクロウ

fukurō — Owl; a nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes.

家

ie — House; home; a place where one lives.

でし

deshi — Polite copula past stem; literary form before た.

秋

aki — Autumn; fall; the season between summer and winter.

木の実

ki no mi — Nut; berry; fruit or seed growing on a tree.

熟し

jukushi — Ripening; becoming ripe; verb stem of jukusu.

ハシバミ

hashibami — Hazel; a shrub producing edible hazelnuts.

葉

ha — Leaf; leaves; the flat green parts of a plant.

黄金色

kogane-iro — Golden color; bright yellow like gold.

緑色

midori-iro — Green color; the color of leaves and grass.

染まっ

soma(tte) — Dyed; colored; turned a certain color; stem of somaru.

ころ

koro — Time; about the time when; approximate period.

そして

soshite — And then; and; connecting sequential events or ideas.

他

hoka — Other; another; elsewhere; different from this one.

から

kara — From; because; starting point or reason indicator.

出

de — Leaving; going out; stem of deru (to exit).

きて

kite — Coming; te-form of kuru (to come).

やって

yatte — Doing and; te-form of yaru, often in set phrases.

き

ki — Came; past stem of kuru (to come) in literary use.

小枝

koeda — Twig; small branch; a thin piece of wood.

いかだ

ikada — Raft; a flat floating structure made from logs or sticks.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

作り

tsukuri — Making; creating; verb stem of tsukuru (to make).

水

mizu — Water; liquid essential for life and drinking.

上

ue — Above; top; on; upper surface or position.

漕い

koi — Rowing; paddling; verb stem of kogu (to row).

集め

atsume — Gathering; collecting; verb stem of atsumeru.

出かけ

dekake — Going out; setting off; stem of dekakeru (to go out).

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respectively; every one individually.

袋

fukuro — Bag; sack; a flexible container for carrying things.

大きな

ōkina — Big; large; great in size or scale.

オール

ōru — Oar; a paddle used to row a boat.

持ち

mochi — Holding; carrying; verb stem of motsu (to hold).

帆

ho — Sail; a cloth used to catch wind on a boat.

よう

yō — Like; as if; resembling; expressing similarity or manner.

広げ

hiroge — Spreading; unfolding; verb stem of hirogeru (to spread).

また

mata — Also; again; moreover; additionally connecting ideas.

お土産

omiyage — Souvenir; gift; something brought back for others.

として

to shite — As; in the capacity of; indicating a role or purpose.

太っ

futo(tta) — Fat; plump; having become fat; stem of futoru.

三匹

sanbiki — Three small animals; counter for fish, insects, small animals.

ネズミ

nezumi — Mouse; rat; a small rodent.

贈り物

okurimono — Gift; present; something given to another person.

持っ

mot(te) — Holding; having; te-form stem of motsu (to hold).

いき

iki — Going; stem of iku (to go); combined with持って.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

玄関先

genkan saki — Doorstep; just outside the entrance of a home.

置き

oki — Placing; leaving; verb stem of oku (to put down).