The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 3

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while; for some time.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

間

aida / ma — Interval; space between; during a period.

それら

sorera — Those things; plural demonstrative pronoun.

を

wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

じっと

jitto — Motionlessly; staring fixedly without moving.

見つめて

mitsumete — Gazing at; staring intently at something.

いました

imashita — Was doing; polite past progressive auxiliary.

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon; eventually in time.

一匹

ippiki — One small animal; counter for small creatures.

ハエ

hae — A fly; common housefly insect.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.

そのうち

sono uchi — One of them; among those; before long.

一つ

hitotsu — One thing; general counter for objects.

に

ni — Direction, location, or target particle.

とまる

tomaru — To land on; to perch; to stop.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.

それ

sore — That; middle-distance demonstrative pronoun.

動き

ugoki — Movement; motion; a stir.

ました

mashita — Polite past tense verb ending.

さん

san — Polite honorific title similar to Mr./Ms.

ゴミ

gomi — Garbage; trash; rubbish waste.

捨て場

suteba — Dump; place for discarding waste.

降り

ori — Coming down; descending from a place.

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking verb phrases.

いき

iki — Going; proceeding toward somewhere.

一

ichi — One; the number one.

二

ni — Two; the number two.

三

san — Three; the number three.

四

shi / yon — Four; the number four.

五

go — Five; the number five.

六匹

roppiki — Six small animals; counter for small creatures.

小さな

chiisana — Small; tiny; little in size.

ウサギ

usagi — Rabbit; bunny; hare.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals.

だ

da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.

袋

fukuro — Bag; sack; pouch for holding things.

中

naka — Inside; within; the interior of something.

入れ

ire — Putting in; placing inside something.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

言い

ii — Saying; speaking; uttering words.

お母さん

okaasan — Mother; polite word for one's mother.

ベッド

beddo — Bed; sleeping furniture.

で

de — At; in; by means of; location particle.

自分たち

jibuntachi — Themselves; we ourselves; reflexive plural pronoun.

ひっくり

hikkuri — Part of expression meaning to flip over.

返し

kaeshi — Turning over; flipping; reversing something.

いる

iru — To be; ongoing state or action auxiliary.

夢

yume — Dream; a dream while sleeping.

見て

mite — Seeing; looking at; watching something.

い

i — Contracted progressive auxiliary 'iru'.

彼ら

karera — They; third-person plural pronoun.

眠り

nemuri — Sleep; slumber; the state of sleeping.

少し

sukoshi — A little; slightly; a small amount.

身じろぎ

mijirogi — Stirring; slight bodily movement while still.

し

shi — And; conjunctive verb ending linking clauses.

それでも

soredemo — Even so; nevertheless; despite that.

目

me — Eye; eyes.

覚まし

samashi — Waking up; awakening from sleep.

ませんでした

masen deshita — Polite negative past tense ending.

縛っ

shibatte — Tying up; binding; fastening with rope.

塀

hei — Wall; fence; garden or boundary wall.

上

ue — Top; above; upper surface.

置い

oite — Placing; putting; setting something down.

草刈り

kusakari — Grass cutting; mowing lawn or weeds.

機

ki — Machine; device; apparatus.

片付け

katazuke — Tidying up; putting away; clearing things.

行き

iki — Going; heading toward a destination.

出かけ

dekake — Going out; heading off somewhere.

夫人

fujin — Mrs.; wife; a married woman's title.

家

ie / uchi — House; home; residence.

残っ

nokotte — Remaining; staying behind; being left.

いた

ita — Was; past tense of iru (to be).

野原

nohara — Field; open plain; meadow.

横切っ

yokogitte — Crossing; going across a space.

やっ

yatte — Coming along; doing; arriving at place.

き

ki — Came; past form of 'kuru' (to come).

彼女

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

疑わし

utagawashi — Doubtful; suspicious; questionable in nature.

そう

sō — Looking like; appearing to be that way.

見

mi — Looking; seeing; observing something.

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody together.

どこ

doko — Where; what place; which location.

だろう

darō — I wonder; probably; uncertain conjecture.

思い

omoi — Thinking; feeling; a thought or feeling.

すると

suru to — Then; whereupon; at that moment.

ネズミ

nezumi — Mouse; rat; small rodent.

ジャム

jamu — Jam; fruit preserve spread.

瓶

bin — Bottle; jar; glass container.

から

kara — From; because; starting point particle.

出

de — Coming out; emerging from a place.

頭

atama — Head; the top of the body.

紙袋

kamibukuro — Paper bag; bag made of paper.

取り

tori — Taking; removing; picking up something.

悲しい

kanashii — Sad; sorrowful; filled with grief.

話

hanashi — Story; talk; conversation; account.

語り

katari — Telling; narrating; recounting a story.

絶望

zetsubō — Despair; hopelessness; utter loss of hope.

紐

himo — String; cord; rope; thin binding material.

ほどく

hodoku — To untie; to undo a knot.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.

でき

deki — Being able to; can do something.

なかっ

nakatte — Was not; negative past auxiliary form.

た

ta — Past tense verb ending suffix.

です

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

しかし

shikashi — However; but; on the other hand.

機転

kiten — Quick wit; resourcefulness; presence of mind.

利く

kiku — To work well; to be effective; clever.

人物

jinbutsu — Person; character; individual figure.

底

soko — Bottom; base; the lowest part.

角

kado / tsuno — Corner; angle; edge of a space.

穴

ana — Hole; opening; cavity in something.

かじっ

kajitte — Gnawing; nibbling; chewing through something.

あけ

ake — Opening; making a hole or gap.

引き出さ

hikidasa — Pulling out; drawing out from inside.

れ

re — Passive verb suffix indicating action received.

覚ます

samasu — To wake up; to rouse from sleep.

よう

yō — In order to; so that; purpose expression.

つねら

tsunera — Pinching; to pinch someone's skin.

親

oya — Parent; father or mother.

空

kara — Empty; hollow; containing nothing inside.

なっ

natte — Becoming; turning into a state.

腐っ

kusatte — Rotten; decayed; spoiled and decomposing.

西洋

seiyō — The West; Western countries; occidental.

カボチャ

kabocha — Pumpkin; squash; gourd vegetable.

三つ

mittsu — Three things; general counter for objects.

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new or modern.

靴墨

kutsuzumi — Shoe polish; black paste for shoes.

ブラシ

burashi — Brush; cleaning or grooming brush.

カブ

kabu — Turnip; a root vegetable.

二つ

futatsu — Two things; general counter for objects.

詰め込み

tsumekomi — Stuffing in; cramming things into space.

それから

sorekara — After that; then; and then next.

全員

zen'in — All members; everyone; the entire group.

茂み

shigemi — Thicket; bushes; dense shrub growth.

下

shita — Below; under; beneath something.

隠れ

kakure — Hiding; concealing oneself from view.

待ち

machi — Waiting; anticipating someone's arrival.

構え

kamae — Readying oneself; taking a position.

戻っ

modotte — Returning; coming back to a place.

拾い上げ

hiroi age — Picking up; lifting something from ground.

持ち去り

mochisari — Carrying away; taking something off with.

ぶら下げ

burasage — Hanging down; dangling; suspending something.

運び

hakobi — Carrying; transporting; conveying something.

まるで

marude — Just like; as if; completely resembling.

かなり

kanari — Quite; fairly; considerably; rather much.

重い

omoi — Heavy; weighty; not light in mass.

か

ka — Question particle at sentence end.