The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 1

Vocabulary

竜巻

tatsumaki — Tornado; a violently rotating column of air.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

農夫

nōfu — Farmer; a person who works the land.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or context.

ある

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

おじさん

ojisan — Uncle; also used for middle-aged men generally.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with' connecting nouns.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.

妻

tsuma — Wife; one's own spouse (female).

おばさん

obasan — Aunt; also used for middle-aged women generally.

一緒

issho — Together; in the company of others.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or purpose.

広大

kōdai — Vast; immensely wide or expansive in area.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns together.

大草原

ōsōgen — Great prairie; a vast open grassland.

真ん中

mannaka — The very middle or center of something.

住ん

sun(de) — Live (conjunctive form of 住む, to reside).

い

i(ta) — Auxiliary verb form of いる indicating ongoing state.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese.

家

ie — House; a building used as a dwelling.

を

o — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

建てる

tateru — To build or construct a structure.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to do something.

木材

mokuzai — Lumber; wood used as a building material.

何

nan/nani — What; how many; used in questions or emphasis.

マイル

mairu — Mile; a unit of distance approximately 1.6 km.

も

mo — Particle meaning 'also,' 'too,' or 'as many as.'

荷馬車

nibasha — Wagon; a horse-drawn cart for transporting goods.

運ば

hakoba(nakereba) — Carry; conjunctive form of 運ぶ, to transport.

なけれ

nakere(ba) — Conditional negative form meaning 'must' or 'have to.'

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when.'

なら

nara — Conditional form meaning 'if that is the case.'

なかっ

nakatta — Past negative auxiliary; was not, did not exist.

小さ

chīsa(katta) — Small; adjective stem meaning little in size.

かっ

ka(tta) — Past tense suffix form for i-adjectives.

四方

shihō — Four sides; all directions, every side.

壁

kabe — Wall; a vertical structure enclosing a space.

床

yuka — Floor; the horizontal surface one walks on.

屋根

yane — Roof; the top covering of a building.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

あり

ari — There is/are; connective form of ある.

それ

sore — That; pronoun referring to something previously mentioned.

一

ichi/hito — One; the number 1.

部屋

heya — Room; a partitioned space inside a building.

なっ

natte — Become; conjunctive form of なる.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or simultaneous actions.

さび

sabi(shii/ta) — Rust or loneliness; worn, desolate appearance (contextual).

様子

yōsu — Appearance; the look or state of something.

かまど

kamado — Stove; a traditional cooking furnace or hearth.

食器棚

shokkidana — Cupboard; a cabinet for storing dishes and utensils.

テーブル

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

三

san/mi — Three; the number 3.

四

shi/yon — Four; the number 4.

脚

kyaku/ashi — Leg (of furniture); counter for chairs or furniture.

椅子

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

そして

soshite — And then; a conjunction connecting successive statements.

ベッド

beddo — Bed; a piece of furniture for sleeping.

置か

oka(reta) — Place; passive form of 置く, to put or set.

れ

re(ta) — Passive auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese grammar.

一つ

hitotsu — One (thing); general counter for one item.

隅

sumi — Corner; a recessed angle of a room or space.

大きな

ōkina — Large; big (attributive form before a noun).

持ち

mochi — Holding; connective form of 持つ, to have/hold.

別

betsu — Separate; another, different.

小さな

chīsana — Small; little (attributive form before a noun).

持っ

motte — Have; conjunctive form of 持つ, to hold or own.

屋根裏

yaneura — Attic; the space directly below the roof.

まったく

mattaku — Completely; not at all (used with negatives).

なく

naku — Without; negative connective form of ない.

地下室

chikashitsu — Basement; an underground room beneath a building.

ただし

tadashi — However; provided that; a conjunction with conditions.

避難室

hinanshitsu — Shelter room; a room used for taking refuge.

呼ば

yoba(reru) — Called; passive form of 呼ぶ, to call or name.

地面

jimen — Ground; the surface of the earth.

掘ら

hora(reta) — Dig; passive/conjunctive form of 掘る, to excavate.

穴

ana — Hole; an opening or hollow in a surface.

進路

shinro — Path; course or route of movement.

上

ue — Above; on top of; upper position.

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all kinds of without exception.

建物

tatemono — Building; a constructed structure such as a house.

押しつぶす

oshitsubusu — To crush; to flatten something with great force.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; as much as; about.

巨大

kyodai — Gigantic; enormously large in size or scale.

旋風

senpū/tatsumaki — Whirlwind; a rapidly rotating wind vortex.

起き

oki(ta) — Occur; connective form of 起きる, to happen.

場合

baai — Case; situation or circumstance when something happens.

家族

kazoku — Family; a group of related people living together.

そこ

soko — There; that place (not far from the listener).

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.

避難

hinan — Evacuation; taking refuge to escape danger.

できる

dekiru — Can do; to be able to; to be possible.

よう

yō — So that; in order to; appearing like something.

中央

chūō — Center; the middle point of something.

落とし戸

otoshido — Trapdoor; a hinged door set into a floor.

から

kara — From; through; because (particle with multiple uses).

入る

hairu — To enter; to go inside a place.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs and clauses.

でき

deki(ru) — Be possible; can; connective form of できる.

はしご

hashigo — Ladder; a device for climbing up or down.

小さく

chīsaku — Smallly; adverbial form of 小さい, small.

暗い

kurai — Dark; dim; lacking sufficient light.

中

naka — Inside; within; the interior of something.

続い

tsuzui(te) — Continue; connective form of 続く, to follow or lead.

戸口

toguchi — Doorway; the entrance or threshold of a door.

立っ

tatte — Stand; conjunctive form of 立つ, to stand up.

周り

mawari — Surroundings; the area around one's position.

見渡す

miwatasu — To look out over; to survey a wide view.

どこ

doko — Where; an interrogative pronoun for location.

見

mi(ru) — See; look; connective form of 見る.

灰色

haiiro — Gray; the color of ash.

しか

shika — Only; nothing but (used with negative verbs).

見え

mie(nai) — Be visible; connective form of 見える, to be seen.

方向

hōkō — Direction; the course toward which something faces.

空

sora — Sky; the expanse of atmosphere above the earth.

果て

hate — Edge; the furthest limit or end of something.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as (particle of extent).

広がる

hirogaru — Spread out; to extend widely in all directions.

平坦

heitan — Flat; level; without hills or undulations.

土地

tochi — Land; a piece of ground or territory.

広い

hiroi — Wide; broad; spacious.

眺め

nagame — View; a scene observed from a particular place.

一本

ippon — One (long object); counter for trees, sticks, etc.

木

ki — Tree; a large woody perennial plant.

一軒

ikken — One (building); counter for houses or buildings.

遮る

saegiru — To block; to obstruct or interrupt something.

もの

mono — Thing; an object or entity; nominalizer.

太陽

taiyō — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system.

耕さ

tagayasa(reta) — Plow; passive/conjunctive form of 耕す, to cultivate.

焼き固め

yakigatame — Baked hard; hardened by heat like sun-baked earth.

塊

katamari — Lump; a compact mass or chunk of material.

し

shi — Conjunctive form listing reasons or connecting clauses.

細か

komaka(i) — Fine; minute; small and numerous (adjective stem).

ひび割れ

hibiware — Crack; a fine split or fracture on a surface.

走っ

hashitte — Run; conjunctive form of 走る (here: cracks running across).