The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Page 2

Vocabulary

少し

sukoshi — A little, a small amount of something.

して

shite — Doing; conjunctive form of the verb suru.

妻

tsuma — One's own wife; a married woman.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

も

mo — Also, too; inclusive particle meaning as well.

頭

atama — Head; the top part of a body.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

外

soto — Outside; the area beyond an enclosure.

に

ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle.

出し

dashi — Putting out; stem form of the verb dasu.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese.

そして

soshite — And then; connecting two sequential events or ideas.

子ども部屋

kodomo beya — Children's room; a room designated for children.

誰

dare — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.

いない

inai — Not present; negative form of iru (to exist).

見る

miru — To see, to look at something.

と

to — And; quotation or conditional particle in Japanese.

下

shita — Below, underneath; a lower position or area.

上

ue — Above, on top; a higher position or surface.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.

恐る恐る

kowagowaru / osoruosoru — Timidly, fearfully; moving with great caution and fear.

出

de — Going out; stem form of the verb deru.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential verb actions.

き

ki — Came; stem of kuru (to come) in compound.

人形

ningyō — Doll; a small figure resembling a human.

家

ie — House, home; a building where people live.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the sentence's subject.

暖炉

danro — Fireplace; a structure for containing an indoor fire.

反対側

hantai gawa — Opposite side; the other side of something.

置か

oka — Being placed; passive stem of the verb oku.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary indicating something is done to subject.

い

i — Continuative stem of iru used in te-iru constructions.

炉

ro — Hearth, furnace; a structure for holding fire.

前

mae — In front of; the area ahead or before something.

敷物

shikimono — Rug, mat; a floor covering laid flat.

そっと

sotto — Gently, quietly; doing something carefully without disturbance.

横切っ

yokogitt(e) — Crossing across; moving from one side to another.

いっ

itt(e) — Went; conjunctive form of the verb iku.

二匹

nihiki — Two small animals; counter for small creatures.

玄関

genkan — Entrance hall; the entryway of a Japanese home.

ドア

doa — Door; an entrance or exit to a room.

押し

oshi — Pushing; stem form of the verb osu (push).

みる

miru — To try doing; used after te-form to attempt.

鍵

kagi — Key or lock; used to open or secure something.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.

かかっ

kakatt(e) — Was locked; conjunctive form of kakaru (to be locked).

なかっ

nakatt(e) — Was not; negative past form indicating absence.

二階

nikai — Second floor; the floor above the ground level.

上がり

agari — Going up; stem form of agaru (to go up).

食堂

shokudō — Dining room; a room used for eating meals.

中

naka — Inside, middle; the interior of something.

のぞきこん

nozokikon(de) — Peering into; looking closely inside something.

だ

da — Copula; assertive sentence-ending particle meaning 'is'.

すると

suruto — Then, thereupon; indicates an immediate following event.

嬉し

ureshi — Happy, joyful; stem form of ureshii (happy).

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix turning an adjective into a noun.

あまり

amari — So much; used to indicate excess leading to a result.

鳴き声

nakigoe — Cry, animal sound; a vocalization made by a creature.

あげ

age — Raised, let out; stem of ageru (to raise/give).

テーブル

tēburu — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.

なんとも

nantomo — Truly, utterly; used to express extreme degree.

素敵

suteki — Wonderful, lovely; describing something splendid or attractive.

な

na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

料理

ryōri — Cooking, food; prepared dishes or the act of cooking.

並べ

narabe — Arranged, lined up; stem of naraberu (to arrange).

られ

rare — Passive auxiliary indicating subject receives the action.

スプーン

supūn — Spoon; an eating utensil with a bowl-shaped end.

や

ya — And (non-exhaustive); listing particle suggesting among others.

ナイフ

naifu — Knife; a cutting utensil with a blade.

フォーク

fōku — Fork; an eating utensil with prongs.

小さな

chiisana — Small, little; adjectival form describing small size.

椅子

isu — Chair; a seat with a back for one person.

二脚

nikyaku — Two chairs; counter used for chairs or furniture.

どれ

dore — Which one; interrogative pronoun selecting among items.

とても

totemo — Very, extremely; intensifier modifying adjectives or adverbs.

便利

benri — Convenient, useful; something that makes life easier.

そう

sō — Seems like; expresses conjecture based on appearance.

だっ

datt(e) — Was; past conjunctive form of the copula da.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately, right away; without delay.

ハム

hamu — Ham; cured or smoked pork meat product.

切り分け

kiriwake — Cutting apart, slicing; dividing food into portions.

それ

sore — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing.

赤い

akai — Red; the color red as an adjective.

縞

shima — Stripe, stripes; a pattern of parallel colored lines.

入っ

hait(te) — Entered, included; conjunctive form of hairu (enter).

美しく

utsukushiku — Beautifully; adverbial form of utsukushii (beautiful).

輝く

kagayaku — To shine, glitter; to emit or reflect bright light.

黄色

kiiro — Yellow; the color yellow as a noun or adjective.

曲がっ

magatt(e) — Bent, curved; conjunctive form of magaru (to bend).

しまい

shimai — Ended up; indicating an undesirable completed action.

彼

kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.

手

te — Hand; the part of the body at arm's end.

傷つけ

kizutsuke — Hurting, wounding; causing injury to someone or something.

指

yubi — Finger; one of the digits on a hand.

口

kuchi — Mouth; the opening in the face for eating and speaking.

入れ

ire — Put in; stem of ireru (to insert or place inside).

まだ

mada — Still, not yet; indicating an ongoing or incomplete state.

茹で方

yude kata — Way of boiling; the method used to boil food.

足り

tari — Sufficient; stem of tariru (to be enough).

ない

nai — Not, there isn't; negative auxiliary or adjective.

固い

katai — Hard, tough, firm; describing a hard texture.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting information to the listener.

君

kimi — You; second-person pronoun, often informal or affectionate.

やっ

yatt(e) — Doing, trying; conjunctive form of yaru (to do).

み

mi — Try; stem of miru used after te-form (to try).

立ち上がり

tachiagari — Standing up; rising from a seated or lower position.

別

betsu — Separate, different; another or distinct thing or place.

で

de — At, with, by; instrumental or locational particle.

し

shi — And; conjunctive particle listing reasons or actions.

さん

san — Honorific suffix used with names or occupations.

同じ

onaji — Same, identical; indicating two things are alike.

くらい

kurai — About, approximately; indicates degree or rough amount.

わ

wa — Sentence-final particle often expressing assertion or emotion.

言っ

itt(e) — Said; conjunctive form of iu (to say).

勢いよく

ikioi yoku — Energetically, forcefully; with great vigor or momentum.

お皿

osara — Plate, dish; a flat vessel for serving food.

から

kara — From; indicates starting point or reason.

外れ

hazure — Came off, missed; moving away from the original position.

ころがっ

korogatt(e) — Rolled; conjunctive form of korogaru (to roll).

ほっておけ

hotteoke — Leave it alone; imperative form meaning to ignore something.

魚

sakana — Fish; an aquatic animal, also used as food.

取っ

tott(e) — Take; conjunctive form of toru (to take).

くれ

kure — Give me; imperative form of kureru (to give).

一本

ippon — One long object; counter for long, thin items.

ずつ

zutsu — Each, at a time; distributive particle indicating units.

試し

tameshi — Trying, testing; stem of tamesu (to try or test).

くっつい

kuttsui — Stuck together; conjunctive form meaning to cling or adhere.

離れ

hanare — Separated, apart; stem of hanareru (to separate).

そこ

soko — There; a demonstrative pronoun indicating a nearby place.

とうとう

tōtō — Finally, at last; after a long time something happens.

怒り出し

okoridashi — Began to get angry; starting to become furious suddenly.