The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 1

Vocabulary

の

no — Possessive or descriptive particle connecting nouns.

魔法使い

mahōtsukai — Wizard or magician who uses magic.

著

cho — Written by; authorship credit notation.

この

kono — This (referring to something nearby).

本

hon — Book; a bound written or printed work.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.

良き

yoki — Good, fine; literary/archaic form of 良い.

友人

yūjin — Friend; a person one has close relations with.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or conjunction.

あり

ari — To be; conjunctive form of ある.

伴侶

hanryo — Companion, partner, especially a life partner.

ある

aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate things).

妻

tsuma — Wife; one's female spouse.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, target, or recipient.

捧げる

sasageru — To dedicate, offer, or devote something to someone.

目次

mokuji — Table of contents listing book sections.

序文

jobun — Preface or foreword introducing a book.

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'chapter'.

一

ichi — One; the number 1.

章

shō — Chapter; a major division of a book.

竜巻

tatsumaki — Tornado; a violent rotating column of air.

二

ni — Two; the number 2.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

と

to — And; with; particle connecting nouns or clauses.

会議

kaigi — Meeting or conference where people gather to discuss.

三

san — Three; the number 3.

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.

いかにして

ikanishite — How; by what means (literary expression).

かかし

kakashi — Scarecrow; a figure used to frighten away birds.

救った

sukutta — Rescued; past tense of 救う (to save).

か

ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker.

四

shi/yon — Four; the number 4.

森

mori — Forest; a large area covered with trees.

抜ける

nukeru — To pass through, exit, or escape from something.

道

michi — Road, path, or way to travel along.

五

go — Five; the number 5.

ブリキ

buriki — Tin; thin sheet metal, as in Tin Man.

木こり

kikori — Woodcutter; a person who chops wood.

救出

kyūshutsu — Rescue; the act of saving someone from danger.

六

roku — Six; the number 6.

臆病

okubyō — Cowardice; being timid or easily frightened.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

ライオン

Raion — Lion; a large wild cat.

七

shichi/nana — Seven; the number 7.

偉大

idai — Great, mighty; having exceptional importance or power.

なる

naru — Attributive form meaning 'that is' or 'to become'.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward destination.

旅

tabi — Journey, trip, or travel to a place.

八

hachi — Eight; the number 8.

死

shi — Death; the end of life.

ケシ

keshi — Poppy; a flowering plant with narcotic properties.

畑

hatake — Field; cultivated farmland for growing crops.

九

ku/kyū — Nine; the number 9.

野

no — Field, plain; an open natural landscape.

ネズミ

nezumi — Mouse or rat; a small rodent.

女王

joō — Queen; a female ruler of a kingdom.

十

jū — Ten; the number 10.

門

mon — Gate; an entrance structure to a place.

番人

bannin — Gatekeeper or guard; one who watches an entrance.

十一

jūichi — Eleven; the number 11.

エメラルド

Emerarudo — Emerald; a green precious gemstone.

シティ

Shiti — City; an urban settlement (loanword).

十二

jūni — Twelve; the number 12.

悪い

warui — Bad, evil, wicked; having negative qualities.

魔女

majo — Witch; a woman with supernatural magical powers.

探して

sagashite — Searching for; te-form of 探す (to look for).

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

十三

jūsan — Thirteen; the number 13.

十四

jūshi/jūyon — Fourteen; the number 14.

翼

tsubasa — Wings; appendages enabling flight.

持つ

motsu — To hold, have, or possess something.

サル

saru — Monkey; a primate animal.

十五

jūgo — Fifteen; the number 15.

恐ろしき

osoroshiki — Terrible, dreadful; literary attributive form.

正体

shōtai — True identity or nature of someone hidden.

十六

jūroku — Sixteen; the number 16.

ペテン師

petenshi — Swindler, fraud, charlatan; one who deceives others.

魔法

mahō — Magic; supernatural power or spells.

技

waza — Skill, technique, or trick performed by someone.

十七

jūshichi/jūnana — Seventeen; the number 17.

気球

kikyū — Hot air balloon; an aircraft lifted by gas.

飛び立った

tobitattta — Took off, departed by flying into the air.

十八

jūhachi — Eighteen; the number 18.

南

minami — South; one of the four cardinal directions.

向かった

mukatta — Headed toward; past tense of 向かう.

十九

jūku/jūkyū — Nineteen; the number 19.

戦う

tatakau — To fight, battle, or struggle against something.

木々

kigi — Trees; plural expression referring to many trees.

襲われ

osoware — Attacked; passive form of 襲う (to attack).

れ

re — Passive auxiliary suffix indicating action done to subject.

二十

nijū — Twenty; the number 20.

繊細

sensai — Delicate, fine, sensitive; exquisitely detailed or fragile.

磁器

jiki — Porcelain; fine ceramic ware fired at high temperature.

国

kuni — Country, nation, or land.

二十一

nijūichi — Twenty-one; the number 21.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the sentence subject.

百獣

hyakujū — All beasts; referring to all kinds of wild animals.

王

ō — King; a male ruler or leader.

二十二

nijūni — Twenty-two; the number 22.

二十三

nijūsan — Twenty-three; the number 23.

善い

yoi — Good, virtuous; morally positive in nature.

願い

negai — Wish, desire, or hope for something.

叶える

kanaeru — To grant or fulfill a wish or dream.

二十四

nijūshi/nijūyon — Twenty-four; the number 24.

ふたたび

futatabi — Again, once more; returning to a previous state.

我が家

wagaya — My home; one's own house or household.

民話

minwa — Folktale; traditional story passed down through generations.

伝説

densetsu — Legend; a traditional story of heroic or mythical events.

神話

shinwa — Myth; a traditional story involving gods or creation.

そして

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

童話

dōwa — Fairy tale; a story for children with magic.

時代

jidai — Era, age, period of time in history.

超えて

koete — Transcending, crossing beyond; surpassing limits or boundaries.

子供

kodomo — Child; a young person not yet an adult.

寄り添って

yorisotte — Staying close to; comforting or accompanying someone warmly.

き

ki — Classical auxiliary indicating past or completed action.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; introducing a reason or explanation.

健やか

sukoyaka — Healthy, sound, vigorous; in good physical condition.

みな

mina — Everyone, all; referring to all people or things.

幻想的

gensōteki — Fantastical, dreamlike; having a magical or unreal quality.

驚くべき

odoroku beki — Astonishing, remarkable; something that ought to amaze.

明らか

akiraka — Clear, obvious, evident; easy to understand or see.

非現実的

higenjitsuteki — Unrealistic; not based on or reflecting reality.

物語

monogatari — Story, tale, narrative; an account of events.

健全

kenzen — Healthy, wholesome, sound; morally or physically upright.

本能的

honnōteki — Instinctive; driven by natural instinct rather than reason.

愛する

aisuru — To love; to feel deep affection for someone.

から

kara — Because; from; particle indicating reason or origin.

妖精

yōsei — Fairy; a small magical being in folklore.

他

hoka — Other, another; different from what was mentioned.

いかなる

ikanaru — Any, whatever kind of; literary form meaning 'any'.

人間

ningen — Human being; a person of the human species.

創造物

sōzōbutsu — Creation; something created or brought into existence.

より

yori — Than; more than; comparative particle for comparison.

も

mo — Also, even, too; additive or emphasis particle.

多く

ōku — Many, much; a large quantity or number.

幸福

kōfuku — Happiness, bliss; a state of great contentment.

心

kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit; one's inner emotional self.

もたらし

motarashi — Bringing, bringing about; conjunctive form of もたらす.