The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 2

Vocabulary

しかし

shikashi — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.

何

nan / nani — Question word meaning 'what' or 'how many'.

世代

sedai — A generation; a group of people born in the same era.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.

わたって

watatte — Spanning or extending across a period or range.

親しまれ

shitashimare — Being loved or cherished; held dear by many.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.

き

ki — Auxiliary indicating continuation up to the present.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.

昔

mukashi — Long ago; the old days or ancient times.

ながら

nagara — While doing; traditional style unchanged over time.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

童話

dōwa — Fairy tale or children's story for young readers.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting the sentence subject.

今

ima — Now; the present time or moment.

や

ya — Particle expressing surprise or listing items loosely.

子ども

kodomo — Child or children; young people not yet adults.

図書館

toshokan — A library; public building housing books for borrowing.

において

ni oite — Formal particle meaning 'in', 'at', or 'regarding'.

歴史

rekishi — History; the record of past events and eras.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-ic' or '-al', forming adjectives.

な

na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.

もの

mono — Thing; object or abstract concept being referred to.

として

to shite — As; in the capacity or role of something.

分類

bunrui — Classification; sorting items into categories or groups.

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix or passive verb stem connector.

れる

reru — Passive auxiliary verb suffix; to be done to.

かも

kamo — Particle expressing possibility or uncertainty; 'maybe'.

しれ

shire — From 'shirenai'; expressing uncertainty or possibility.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates something does not occur.

なぜなら

nazenara — Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'the reason is'.

紋切り型

monkirigata — Stereotyped or formulaic; a clichéd fixed pattern.

魔神

majin — A genie or demon; a powerful supernatural spirit.

小人

kobito — Dwarf or little person; a small mythical creature.

妖精

yōsei — Fairy; a small magical supernatural being in folklore.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

排除

haijo — Exclusion or elimination; removing something from a group.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting multiple actions or reasons.

各

kaku — Each; every individual item in a group.

物語

monogatari — Story or tale; a narrative account of events.

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Frightening or terrible; causing great fear or dread.

教訓

kyōkun — A moral lesson or teaching drawn from experience.

示す

shimesu — To show or indicate; to present something clearly.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; for the sake of something.

作者

sakusha — Author or creator; the person who wrote a work.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people; authors, friends, etc.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle highlighting the grammatical subject.

考案

kōan — Devising or inventing; creating a plan or idea.

おぞましく

ozomashiku — Adverb form of 'disgusting' or 'horrifying'; repulsively.

身

mi — Body or oneself; used in phrases about physical sensation.

毛

ke — Hair or fur; used in idioms about bodily reactions.

よだつ

yodatsu — To stand on end (hair); to feel horrified.

よう

yō — Like; as if; resembling a certain state or manner.

出来事

dekigoto — An event or happening; something that has occurred.

取り除い

torinozoi — To remove or eliminate; to take something away.

新しい

atarashii — New; fresh or recent; not old or used before.

不思議

fushigi — Wonder or mystery; something strange and hard to explain.

時代

jidai — Era or age; a distinct period in history.

来

ki / rai — To come; arriving or the arrival of something new.

から

kara — From; starting point in time, place, or reason.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.

ある

aru — To exist or be; used for inanimate things or copula.

現代

gendai — The modern era; contemporary times or present day.

教育

kyōiku — Education; the process of teaching and learning.

道徳

dōtoku — Morality or ethics; principles of right and wrong conduct.

含まれ

fukumare — To be included or contained within something.

いる

iru — To exist; auxiliary indicating ongoing state or action.

それゆえ

soreyue — Therefore; for that reason; consequently.

娯楽

goraku — Entertainment or amusement; recreational activities for enjoyment.

だけ

dake — Only; just; nothing more than a certain thing.

求め

motome — To seek or desire; looking for something specific.

不快

fukai — Discomfort or unpleasantness; a disagreeable feeling.

すべて

subete — All; everything; the entirety of something.

喜ん

yorokonde — Gladly; willingly with pleasure (te-form of yorokobu).

省い

habuite — To omit or leave out; to cut something unnecessary.

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; completing an action fully.

この

kono — This; indicating something close to the speaker.

考え

kangae — A thought or idea; a way of thinking about things.

念頭

nentō — In mind; keeping something in one's thoughts.

置い

oite — To place or keep in mind (te-form of oku).

魔法使い

mahōtsukai — A wizard or magician; one who uses magic powers.

喜ばせる

yorokobaseru — To delight or please; to make someone feel happy.

こと

koto — Nominalizer turning a verb phrase into a noun.

目的

mokuteki — Purpose or goal; the aim or objective of something.

書か

kaka — Stem form of 'kaku' (to write); to write something.

れ

re — Passive verb ending; being acted upon by someone.

作品

sakuhin — A work of art or literature; a creative production.

驚き

odoroki — Surprise or astonishment; a feeling of being amazed.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy or delight; a feeling of happiness and pleasure.

残し

nokoshi — To leave behind; to preserve or keep something remaining.

つつ

tsutsu — While; simultaneous actions or a continuing state.

心

kokoro — Heart or mind; the inner emotional or mental self.

痛み

itami — Pain or ache; a feeling of physical or emotional hurt.

悪夢

akumu — A nightmare; a frightening or disturbing dream.

風

fū / kaze — Style or manner; resembling a certain way or form.

目指し

mezashi — To aim for; to target or strive toward a goal.

年

nen — Year; used to indicate a specific calendar year.

4

shi / yon — The number four; used in dates and counting.

月

tsuki / gatsu — Month or moon; April when combined with 4 (4月).