The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 2

Vocabulary

次第

shidai — depending on; as soon as; by degrees

に

ni — particle indicating direction, location, or time

一匹

ippiki — one small animal (counter for animals)

また

mata — again; also; moreover

と

to — particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker

彼ら

karera — they; them (third person plural)

は

wa — topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

眠気

nemuke — sleepiness; drowsiness; feeling of wanting sleep

負け

make — defeat; loss; being overcome by something

て

te — conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

刈り取ら

karitora — to mow; to reap; to cut down (stem form)

れ

re — passive or potential verb suffix

た

ta — past tense verb ending particle

草

kusa — grass; weeds; plants growing on ground

の

no — possessive or nominalizing particle

上

ue — above; on top of; upper position

横

yoko — side; beside; lying sideways horizontally

なり

nari — became; turned into (classical verb ending)

まし

mashi — polite verb auxiliary (past polite form)

子供

kodomo — child; children; young ones

たち

tachi — plural suffix for people or living things

ほど

hodo — to the extent that; as much as

い

i — verb stem of iru (to be, exist)

ませ

mase — polite imperative or auxiliary verb ending

ん

n — negative or softening sentence-ending particle

でし

deshi — polite copula auxiliary (stem of でした)

眠り

nemuri — sleep; slumber; act of sleeping

つく

tsuku — to fall into; to attach; to reach a state

前

mae — before; in front of; prior to

彼

kare — he; him; that male person

十分

jūbun — sufficient; enough; fully; adequately

目

me — eye; eyesight; vision

が

ga — subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

覚め

same — awakening; waking up from sleep

で

de — particle indicating location, means, or cause

ハエ

hae — fly; housefly; flying insect pest

を

wo — object marker particle in Japanese grammar

追い払う

oiharau — to drive away; to chase off; to shoo

ため

tame — for the purpose of; in order to; for

頭

atama — head; top of one's body

紙袋

kamibukuro — paper bag; bag made of paper

かぶり

kaburi — wearing on head; putting something over head

小さな

chiisana — small; little; tiny in size

バニー

Banī — bunny; young rabbit (loanword from English)

暖かい

atatakai — warm; mild; pleasantly heated

日差し

hizashi — sunlight; rays of the sun; sunshine

中

naka — inside; middle; among; within

気持ちよく

kimochi yoku — comfortably; pleasantly; in a good feeling

庭

niwa — garden; yard; outdoor domestic space

向こう

mukō — beyond; over there; the other side

芝生

shibafu — lawn; turf; grassy area

から

kara — from; because; since (particle)

草刈り機

kusakariki — lawn mower; machine for cutting grass

カタカタ

katakata — rattling sound; clatter of a machine

いう

iu — to say; to be called; to make a sound

遠い

tōi — far; distant; remote in space or time

音

oto — sound; noise; audio

聞こえ

kikoе — to be heard; to be audible; sound reaching ears

き

ki — verb stem of くる (came) or auxiliary

壁

kabe — wall; barrier; vertical surface of building

まわり

mawari — around; surrounding area; vicinity

ぶんぶん

bunbun — buzzing sound made by insects flying

飛び回り

tobimawari — flying around; buzzing about in all directions

老い

oi — old; aged; elderly (adjective or noun form)

ネズミ

nezumi — mouse; rat; small rodent

ジャム

jamu — jam; fruit preserve spread on bread

壺

tsubo — pot; jar; ceramic vessel

間

aida — between; among; interval of time or space

ごみ

gomi — garbage; trash; rubbish; waste

かき回し

kakimawashi — stirring around; rummaging through; mixing up

彼女

kanojo — she; her; girlfriend

名前

namae — name; given name or full name

お教え

oshie — polite form of teaching or telling someone

し

shi — conjunctive verb form; and; moreover

ましょう

mashō — polite volitional ending; let's do something

呼ば

yoba — to be called; to be named (stem form)

長い

nagai — long; lengthy; extended in size or time

尻尾

shippo — tail; animal's tail at body's end

持つ

motsu — to have; to hold; to possess something

モリネズミ

morinezumi — dormouse; small forest-dwelling mouse-like rodent

ガサガサ

gasagasa — rustling sound; dry scratchy noise of movement

横切り

yokogiri — crossing; going across; cutting through sideways

目覚め

mezame — awakening; waking up; return to consciousness

さ

sa — causative or sentence-softening particle or suffix

せ

se — causative verb suffix making someone do something

丁寧

teinei — polite; courteous; careful and respectful

謝り

ayamari — apology; act of saying sorry; apologizing

ラビット

Rabitto — rabbit (English loanword in katakana)

知っ

shit- — knowing; being aware of (te-form stem)

いる

iru — to exist; to be (for animate beings)

言い

ii — saying; speaking (stem form of 言う)

すぐ

sugu — immediately; right away; very soon

そば

soba — beside; near; close proximity to something

話し

hanashi — talking; speaking; telling; conversation

重い

omoi — heavy; weighty; serious; burdensome

足音

ashioto — sound of footsteps; noise of someone walking

そして

soshite — and then; and so; after that

突然

totsuzen — suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

さん

san — honorific title; Mr., Mrs., Ms.

眠っ

nemutt- — sleeping; being asleep (te-form stem)

真上

maue — directly above; right overhead; straight up

芝

shiba — turf grass; lawn grass; sod

刈りくず

karikuzu — grass clippings; mowed grass cuttings and debris

いっぱい

ippai — full; filled up; a lot of something

詰め

tsume — stuffing; packing; filling something tightly

袋

fukuro — bag; sack; pouch for carrying things

あけ

ake — opening; emptying out; dumping contents

しまい

shimai — ending up doing; finishing; completion (auxiliary)

下

shita — below; under; beneath; lower position

縮こまり

chijikомari — curling up small; huddling; shrinking from fear

隠れ

kakure — hiding; concealing oneself; being hidden

ウサギ

usagi — rabbit; hare; bunny

シャワー

shawā — shower; spray of falling particles or water

まま

mama — as is; remaining in same state or condition

可愛らしく

kawarashiku — cutely; adorably; in a charming lovely way

微笑ん

hohoeん — smiling gently; showing a soft pleasant smile

レタス

retasu — lettuce; leafy green salad vegetable

とても

totemo — very; extremely; quite; really

催す

moyōsu — to feel an urge; to induce; to cause a feeling

もの

mono — thing; object; one that; because (nominalizer)

だっ

datt- — was; were (past tense copula stem form)

覚まし

samashi — waking someone up; rousing from sleep

母親

hahaoya — mother; one's female parent

干し草

hoshikusa — hay; dried grass used as animal feed

ベッド

beddo — bed; sleeping furniture (loanword from English)

寝かしつけ

nekashitsuke — putting someone to sleep; settling child to bed

くれる

kureru — to give (to me or in-group); to do for me

夢

yume — dream; vision experienced while sleeping

見

mi — seeing; looking; watching (verb stem form)

空

sora — sky; heavens; air above ground

後

ato — after; later; behind; subsequent to

飛び出し

tobidashi — jumping out; bursting forth; leaping suddenly away

おかしな

okashina — strange; funny; peculiar; odd-looking

茶色

chairo — brown; brownish color

耳

mimi — ear; hearing organ

先

saki — tip; ahead; front; further along

いくつか

ikutsuka — some; several; a few; a number of