The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Page 5

Vocabulary

挿絵

sashie — Illustration or picture accompanying a text.

そして

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

毎朝

maiasa — Every morning; each morning without exception.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; used to intensify adjectives.

早く

hayaku — Early; quickly; adverbial form of hayai.

誰

dare — Who; referring to an unspecified person.

も

mo — Also; even; particle indicating inclusion or emphasis.

まだ

mada — Still; not yet; indicating an incomplete state.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

覚ます

samasu — To wake up; to rouse from sleep.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to something.

に

ni — Particle indicating time, place, or direction.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence subject.

ちりとり

chiritori — Dustpan; small scoop used for collecting swept debris.

と

to — And; with; particle connecting nouns together.

ほうき

houki — Broom; tool used for sweeping floors.

持っ

moc(te) — Holding; carrying; stem form of motsu.

て

te — Te-form particle connecting verbs in sequence.

お人形

oningyo — Doll; polite form of ningyo referring to toy dolls.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or personified objects.

の

no — Possessive particle linking nouns together.

家

ie — House; home; a place of residence.

掃除

souji — Cleaning; tidying up a room or space.

し

shi — Verb stem of suru meaning to do.

やっ

ya(te) — Colloquial stem of yaru meaning to do eagerly.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating formal speech.

おわり

owari — The end; conclusion of a story or event.

ロンドン

Rondon — London; capital city of England and the UK.

南東部

nantoubu — Southeastern part; the south-east region of an area.

印刷

insatsu — Printing; the process of producing printed materials.