The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 1

Vocabulary

挿絵

さしえ (sashie) — Illustration or picture inserted in a book.

おはなし

ohanashi — A story or tale (polite form).

著

ちょ (cho) — Written by; authorship credit on a book.

などの

nado no — Such as; and so on (modifying following noun).

著者

ちょしゃ (chosha) — Author or writer of a book.

年

ねん (nen) — Year; counter for years.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle in Japanese grammar.

すべての

subete no — All; every (modifying a following noun).

小さな

chīsana — Small; little (attributive adjective form).

お友だち

o-tomodachi — Friend (polite or affectionate form).

へ

e — Directional particle meaning to or toward.

レタス

retasu — Lettuce, a leafy green vegetable.

を

o — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

食べすぎる

tabesugiru — To eat too much; overeat.

眠く

nemuku — Sleepy (adverbial form of sleepy adjective).

なる

naru — To become; to turn into.

言われて

iwarete — Being said; passive form of say.

います

imasu — Polite form of to be or to exist.

わたし

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

食べて

tabete — Eating; te-form of the verb to eat.

も

mo — Also; too; even (particle adding inclusion).

なった

natta — Became; past tense of to become.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs.

ありません

arimasen — There is not; polite negative of to exist.

でも

demo — But; however; even so.

うさぎ

usagi — Rabbit, a small furry mammal.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or reason.

から

kara — Because; from; since (particle of reason or origin).

こうさぎたち

kōsagi-tachi — Little rabbits; young rabbits (plural).

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or target.

たしかに

tashika ni — Certainly; surely; indeed.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite.

強い

つよい (tsuyoi) — Strong; powerful; intense.

眠気

ねむけ (nemuke) — Sleepiness; drowsiness.

もよおす

moyoosu — To induce; to cause (a feeling or sensation).

効果

こうか (kōka) — Effect; result; efficacy.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

ありました

arimashita — There was; polite past tense of to exist.

大人

おとな (otona) — Adult; grown-up person.

いとこ

itoko — Cousin, a relative's child.

結婚

けっこん (kekkon) — Marriage; wedding; getting married.

しました

shimashita — Did; polite past tense of to do.

ふたり

futari — Two people; a couple.

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; plenty.

子ども

こども (kodomo) — Child; children.

いて

ite — Being; te-form of to exist (for living things).

先

さき (saki) — Future; ahead; what comes next.

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; such as.

考えず

かんがえず (kangaezu) — Without thinking; not thinking about.

明るく

あかるく (akaruku) — Cheerfully; brightly (adverbial form).

暮らして

くらして (kurashite) — Living; spending daily life (te-form).

いました

imashita — Was; polite past progressive of to be.

子どもたち

こどもたち (kodomo-tachi) — Children; the kids (plural form).

名前

なまえ (namae) — Name; one's given or full name.

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respectively; individually.

覚えて

おぼえて (oboete) — Remembering; having memorized (te-form).

いません

imasen — Is not; polite negative of to exist (animate).

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody.

まとめて

matomete — Together; collectively; all at once.

呼ばれて

よばれて (yobarete) — Being called; passive te-form of to call.

食べ物

たべもの (tabemono) — Food; something to eat.

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; all the time.

十分

じゅうぶん (jūbun) — Sufficient; enough; adequate.

ある

aru — To exist; to have; to be (inanimate).

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; circumstance; conclusion.

なかった

nakatta — Was not; did not exist (plain past negative).

お兄さん

おにいさん (o-nii-san) — Older brother (polite or addressing someone else's).

キャベツ

kyabetsu — Cabbage, a leafy green vegetable.

借りて

かりて (karite) — Borrowing; having borrowed (te-form of borrow).

野菜畑

やさいばたけ (yasai batake) — Vegetable garden or vegetable field.

持って

もって (motte) — Holding; carrying (te-form of to hold).

いた

ita — Was; plain past progressive of to be/exist.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is, am, or are.

ときに

toki ni — Sometimes; at the time when; occasionally.

分けられる

わけられる (wakerareru) — Can be divided; to be shared out.

でした

deshita — Was; polite past tense of the copula.

そんな

sonna — Such; that kind of; like that.

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion; when.

野原

のはら (nohara) — Field; meadow; open grassy area.

渡って

わたって (watatte) — Crossing over; going across (te-form).

庭

にわ (niwa) — Garden; yard outside a house.

外

そと (soto) — Outside; exterior; outdoors.

溝

みぞ (mizo) — Ditch; groove; gutter; drainage channel.

ごみ捨て場

ごみすてば (gomi suteba) — Garbage dump; rubbish disposal site.

行き

いき (iki) — Going; bound for (stem form of to go).

ました

mashita — Polite past tense verb ending.

いろいろ

iroiro — Various; all sorts of; diverse.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.

もの

mono — Thing; object; something tangible.

混ざって

まざって (mazatte) — Mixed together; being mixed in (te-form).

ジャム

jamu — Jam; fruit preserve spread.

瓶

びん (bin) — Bottle; jar; glass container.

や

ya — And (among other things); listing particle.

紙袋

かみぶくろ (kamibukuro) — Paper bag; bag made of paper.

草刈り機

くさかりき (kusakariki) — Lawnmower; grass-cutting machine.

刈った

かった (katta) — Cut; mowed (past tense of to cut/mow grass).

草

くさ (kusa) — Grass; weed; herb.

山

やま (yama) — Mountain; pile; heap (of something).

油っぽい

あぶらっぽい (aburappoi) — Oily; greasy; fatty in taste or texture.

味

あじ (aji) — Taste; flavor; savour.

腐った

くさった (kusatta) — Rotten; decayed; spoiled (past tense adjective).

それに

sore ni — In addition; besides; furthermore.

古い

ふるい (furui) — Old; aged; worn-out (for objects or things).

ブーツ

būtsu — Boots; tall footwear.

一足

いっそく (issoku) — One pair (of shoes or boots).

か

ka — Or; question marker particle.

二足

にそく (nisoku) — Two pairs (of footwear).

日

ひ (hi) — Day; sun; a particular day.

なんて

nante — How; what a; expressing surprise or exclamation.

うれしい

ureshii — Happy; glad; delighted.

花

はな (hana) — Flower; blossom.

咲いて

さいて (saite) — Blooming; blossoming (te-form of to bloom).

しまった

shimatta — Ended up doing; unfortunately done (completion nuance).

大きく

おおきく (ōkiku) — Greatly; largely (adverbial form of big).

育ちすぎた

そだちすぎた (sodachisugita) — Grew too much; overgrown (past tense).

ひたすら

hitasura — Earnestly; single-mindedly; wholeheartedly.

お腹いっぱい

おなかいっぱい (onaka ippai) — Full stomach; having eaten one's fill.

食べ

たべ (tabe) — Eating; stem form of the verb to eat.