The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 4

Vocabulary

なぞなぞ

nazonazo — A riddle or puzzle posed as a question

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting information to listener

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle connecting nouns

小麦粉

komugiko — Wheat flour used in cooking and baking

果物

kudamono — Fruit, edible sweet produce from plants

にわか雨

niwakaame — A sudden brief shower or rain shower

中

naka — Inside, within, or the middle of something

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

出会っ

deatt(e) — Met or encountered someone or something (verb stem)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker in Japanese

ひも

himo — A string, cord, or thin rope

縛っ

shibatt(e) — Tied or bound with string or rope

袋

fukuro — A bag or sack for holding things

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object

入れ

ire — Put in or insert something into a container

られ

rare — Passive or potential verb suffix in Japanese

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential verb actions

この

kono — This (demonstrative adjective modifying nearby noun)

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

当て

ate — Guess correctly or hit a target

たら

tara — Conditional verb form meaning 'if' or 'when'

指輪

yubiwa — A ring worn on the finger

あげる

ageru — To give something to someone else

これ

kore — This thing (near the speaker)

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic

ばかげ

bakage — Foolish, absurd, or ridiculous behavior or idea

話

hanashi — A story, tale, or conversation

でし

deshi — Polite past copula form (short for でした)

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; used to introduce a reason or explanation

彼

kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun

おじいさん

ojiisan — Grandfather or elderly man, respectful term

持っ

mott(e) — Held or possessed something (verb stem form)

い

i — Auxiliary verb 'to be' (state or existence)

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Did not have or did not exist (negative past)

から

kara — From, because; indicates origin or reason

他

hoka — Other, another, or the rest of something

リス

risu — A squirrel, small tree-climbing rodent

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

木の実

ki no mi — A nut or berry growing on a tree

茂み

shigemi — A thicket or dense cluster of bushes

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there, in various places around

探し

sagashi — Searching or looking for something (verb stem)

回り

mawari — Going around; surrounding area or vicinity

まし

mashi — Polite past verb auxiliary (part of ました)

しかし

shikashi — However, but; contrasting conjunction in Japanese

野ばら

nobara — Wild rose, a thorny flowering shrub

針山

hariyama — A pincushion used to store sewing needles

集め

atsume — Gathered or collected things together (verb stem)

松

matsu — A pine tree, evergreen coniferous tree

針

hari — A needle or pin used for sewing

待ち針

machiban — A straight pin used to hold fabric temporarily

いっぱい

ippai — Full, lots of, or a great amount

刺し

sashi — Pierced or stuck with a needle or pin

五日目

itsukame — The fifth day of a sequence or period

野生

yasei — Wild, living naturally without human domestication

はちみつ

hachimitsu — Honey, sweet liquid produced by bees

お土産

omiyage — A souvenir or gift brought from a trip

き

ki — Came (colloquial past of くる, to come)

それ

sore — That thing (near the listener)

とても

totemo — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb in Japanese

甘く

amaku — Sweetly; adverbial form of sweet (甘い)

べたべた

betabeta — Sticky, gooey, or clinging sensation or texture

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form listing reasons or states

ので

node — Because, since; causal connective conjunction

石

ishi — A stone or rock

上

ue — Above, on top of, upper surface

置く

oku — To place or put something down somewhere

とき

toki — Time, moment, or occasion when something happens

指

yubi — A finger or toe

なめ

name — Licked or tasted with the tongue (verb stem)

丘

oka — A hill or small elevated landform

てっぺん

teppen — The very top or summit of something

ある

aru — To exist or be (for inanimate things)

マルハナバチ

maruhana bachi — A bumblebee, large fuzzy flying insect

巣

su — A nest or hive built by animals

盗ん

nusum(de) — Stole or took something without permission

もの

mono — A thing, object, or person (nominalizer)

ぴょんぴょん

pyonpyon — Hopping or bouncing repeatedly in a lively way

跳び

tobi — Jumping or leaping (verb stem form)

ながら

nagara — While doing something simultaneously (conjunctive particle)

歌い

utai — Singing; the act of singing (verb stem)

ブンブン

bunbun — Buzzing sound made by bees or insects

ブーン

buun — Humming or droning sound of flying insects

越え

koe — Crossing over or passing beyond something

いく

iku — To go somewhere or proceed forward

と

to — And, with, or quotation particle in Japanese

かわいい

kawaii — Cute, adorable, or charming in appearance

豚

buta — A pig, domesticated farm animal

群れ

mure — A group, herd, or flock of animals

黄色い

kiiroi — Yellow in color (adjective)

首

kubi — The neck or throat of a person or animal

背中

senaka — The back of a person or animal

それら

sorera — Those things (plural demonstrative pronoun)

とびきり

tobikiri — Exceptionally, outstandingly good or extreme

どの

dono — Which (interrogative adjective before a noun)

より

yori — Than; comparative particle for comparisons

も

mo — Also, too, or even; inclusive particle

ね

ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation

無礼

burei — Rudeness, impoliteness, or disrespectful behavior

さ

sa — Sentence-ending particle expressing assertion or casualness

うんざり

unzari — Fed up, disgusted, or thoroughly tired of something

目

me — An eye; also used to mean gaze or look

向け

muke — Directed toward or aimed at something

でも

demo — But, however, even so; concessive conjunction

全部

zenbu — All of it, everything, the whole amount

食べ

tabe — Ate or eating (verb stem of 食べる)

しまい

shimai — Ended up doing; completion with regret nuance

小さな

chiisana — Small, tiny, little (attributive adjective form)

詰め

tsume — Packed, stuffed, or filled tightly into something

大きな

ookina — Large, big (attributive adjective before a noun)

平らな

tairana — Flat, level, or even in surface

岩

iwa — A large rock or boulder

座っ

suwatt(e) — Sat down or is seated (verb stem form)

りんご

ringo — An apple, common round red or green fruit

緑

midori — Green color

モミ

momi — A fir tree, type of evergreen conifer

実

mi — A fruit, berry, or seed of a plant

遊び

asobi — Play, game, or leisure activity

六日目

muikame — The sixth day in a sequence or period

土曜日

doyoubi — Saturday, the seventh day of the week

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying grammatical subject

最後

saigo — The last, final, or end of something

もう

mou — Already, anymore, or once more

一度

ichido — One time, once more, one more occasion

やっ

yatt(e) — Did or tried (colloquial verb stem form)

彼ら

karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

へ

e — Toward, to; directional particle indicating destination

お別れ

owakare — Farewell, parting, or saying goodbye

贈り物

okurimono — A gift or present given to someone

イグサ

igusa — Rush plant, used for weaving mats and baskets

かご

kago — A basket or cage woven from natural materials

産み

umi — Laid (eggs) or gave birth (verb stem)

たて

tate — Just done, freshly made (suffix indicating recency)

卵

tamago — An egg, laid by a bird or reptile