The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 5

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of sentence

わざと

wazato — On purpose, deliberately, intentionally

やった

yatta — Did it, past tense of 'yaru' (to do)

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese

でした

deshita — Polite past tense of 'desu' (was, were)

挿絵

sashie — Illustration or picture inserted in a book

そして

soshite — And then, and also, connecting events or ideas

さん

san — Honorific suffix, equivalent to Mr., Mrs., Ms.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also' or 'too', adds inclusion

たいへん

taihen — Very, greatly, extremely; also means difficult situation

怒り

ikari — Anger, rage, fury, strong feeling of displeasure

まし

mashi — Polite verb stem suffix, part of 'mashita' ending

た

ta — Past tense verb ending, indicates completed action

腐った

kusatta — Rotted, decayed, gone bad, spoiled

ひとつ

hitotsu — One (thing), one piece, a single item

が

ga — Subject-marking particle, identifies the subject

台所

daidokoro — Kitchen, the room used for cooking food

窓

mado — Window, an opening in a wall for light

から

kara — From, since; indicates starting point or origin

飛ん

ton — Flying, stem of 'tobu' (to fly, to jump)

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

き

ki — Stem of 'kuru' (to come), used in compounds

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

末っ子

suekko — Youngest child, the last-born child in family

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object

当たり

atari — Hitting, striking; stem of 'ataru' (to hit)

かなり

kanari — Considerably, fairly, quite, rather, to a degree

痛い

itai — Painful, hurts, sore, aching sensation

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, experience, emotion, sentiment

を

wo — Object-marking particle, marks the direct object

し

shi — Stem of 'suru' (to do), used in conjunctions

そこで

sokode — So, therefore, and so, consequently as a result

と

to — With, and; particle linking nouns or quoting speech

家

ie — House, home, dwelling, household

帰る

kaeru — To return home, to go back to one's house

時間

jikan — Time, hour, a period or duration of time

だ

da — Informal form of 'desu', plain copula meaning 'is'

こうして

kōshite — In this way, thus, and so, like this

タバコ

tabako — Tobacco, cigarette, smoking material

手

te — Hand, arm; also means means or method

入れ

ire — Putting in, inserting; stem of 'ireru' (to put in)

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

ず

zu — Negative verb ending, meaning 'without doing' or 'not'

夫人

fujin — Wife, Mrs., a married woman of distinction

ウサギ

usagi — Rabbit, bunny, hare

毛皮

kegawa — Fur, animal skin with fur, pelt

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or auxiliary ending in formal speech

ん

n — Informal negative or sentence-final explanatory particle

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem, part of 'deshita' (past polite)

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless, on the other hand

次

tsugi — Next, following, the one after the current

クリスマス

Kurisumasu — Christmas, the holiday celebrated on December 25th

マント

manto — Cloak, mantle, a long flowing outer garment

フード

fūdo — Hood, a covering for the head attached to garment

作る

tsukuru — To make, to create, to produce something

十分な

jūbun na — Sufficient, enough, adequate, plenty of

な

na — Adjectival ending linking na-adjectives to nouns

毛

ke — Hair, fur, wool, fiber from an animal

すてきな

suteki na — Lovely, wonderful, splendid, beautiful, gorgeous

温かい

atatakai — Warm, cozy, comfortably heated to pleasant temperature

ミトン

Mitten, a glove with no individual fingers

手袋

tebukuro — Gloves, hand coverings worn for warmth or protection

一組

hitokumi — One pair, one set, one matching group of items

プレゼント

purezento — Present, gift, something given to another person

もらい

morai — Receiving, getting; stem of 'morau' (to receive)

おはなし

ohanashi — Story, tale; polite form of 'hanashi' (story)

作

saku — Work, creation; authored by, written or made by