Lesson 8 – Vocabulary
| Written Form 書き方 | Reading 読み方 | English Equivalent 英訳 |
| 寸 | すん | 一寸=approximately 1/10 foot |
| 師 | し | teacher |
| 法師 | ほうし | Buddhist priest |
| おばあさん | old woman; grandmother | |
| 年を取る | としをとる | grow old |
| あったらいいのになあ | I wish I had. [な(あ)expresses strong wishes.] | |
| さびしい | lonely | |
| 神(様) | かみ(さま) | God; god(s) |
| 祈る | いのる | pray(=お祈りをする) |
| 指 | ゆび | finger |
| 親指 | おやゆび | thumb |
| 喜ぶ | よろこぶ | rejoice |
| 名を付ける | なをつける | give a name |
| ところが | however | |
| (Xに)がっかりする | be disappointed (at X); be disheartened | |
| ちび | dwarf; midget; shrimp; [nickname] Shorty | |
| カエル | frog | |
| 飲まれてしまえ | のまれてしまえ | Go get swallowed (by a frog!); しまえ= an imperative form of しまう |
| (Xを)ばかにする | make a fool of (X); make fun of (X) | |
| お世話になる | おせわになる | be taken care of; be looked after (by someone) |
| 都 | みやこ | [lit.] capital cf. 首都(しゅと); 東京都 (とうきょうと)=Metropolitan Tokyo |
| 大人 | おとな | adult |
| どうか | I beg you; please; somehow or other | |
| はり | needle | |
| 刀 | かたな | sword cf. 力(ちから=power) |
| (お)椀 | (お)わん | bowl |
| つえ | walking stick; staff; cane | |
| はずれ | outskirts | |
| 見送る | みおくる | send (someone) off |
| どんどん | on and on; keep doing ~; rapidly | |
| 言われた通り | いわれたとおり | exactly as I told cf. ように;~通り (~とおり)= exactly as ~ cf. ように |
| こぐ | row | |
| 何日か | なんにちか | several days |
| あたり | vicinity; neighborhood; around a (place) | |
| 彼 | かれ | he cf. she = 彼女(かのじょ)they = 彼ら |
| にぎやか(な) | lively; bustling | |
| 引く | ひく | pull |
| めずらしい | rare; new; curious; unusual | |
| ふみつぶす | step on and crush; trample ~ under one’s feet | |
| 臣 | しん/じん | |
| 大臣(様) | だいじん(さま) | minister (of state) |
| (お)やしき | mansion; residence | |
| 門 | もん | gate |
| 声をかける | こえをかける | call out; say (hello) |
| ひげをはやす | grow a beard | |
| 声がする | こえがする | one hears a voice cf. 音がする (sound)、 においがする (smell) |
| 誰 | だれ | who |
| 下駄 | げた | wooden clogs |
| のせる | put [lay] … on | |
| お前 | おまえ | you [used by a superior to a inferior] |
| わけ | reason | |
| 失 | しつ | cf. 失う(うしなう=lose) |
| 礼 | れい | courtesy; etiquette (お礼を言う=thank) |
| 失礼 (します) | しつれい(します) | excuse me cf. 失礼な= rudeお礼を言う= thank |
| ぬく | pull out; unsheathe | |
| 飛ぶ | とぶ | fly; jump (飛行機 ひこうき=airplane) |
| ハエ | fly [insect] | |
| ぶすりと | (stab) hard and deep | |
| 刺す | さす | stab; pierce |
| つかまえる | catch; arrest | |
| 働くことになった | はたらくことになった | it was decided that he would work; the situation came about |
| 頃 | ころ | the time; approximate point of time |
| (お)ひめ様 | (お)ひめ様 | princess; young lady of noble birth |
| 置く | おく | put, place |
| 読み書き | よみかき | reading and writing |
| ある日のこと | あるひのこと | it happened one day |
| 願い事 | ねがいごと | wish; desire; prayer; [here: a wish whose fulfillment the minister’s daughter wanted to pray for at Kiyomizudera] |
| 寺 | てら | temple |
| 清水寺 | きよみずでら | a famous temple in Kyoto |
| おに | demon; goblin | |
| 飛び出す | とびだす | jump out |
| つかむ | seize; take hold of | |
| 無理やり | むりやり | by force (=無理に) |
| なまいき(な) | impudent; impertinent; audacious; cheeky | |
| ごくんと | with a gulp | |
| 飲み込む | のみこむ | swallow |
| つきさす | stick; stab; thrust | |
| お願いだからやめてくれ | おねがいだからやめてくれ | ‘I beg of you, please! Stop it!’ |
| あな | hole (はなのあな = =nostril) | |
| ぽんと出る | ぽんとでる | pop out |
| ぴかぴか光る | ぴかぴかひかる | glitter; sparkle; shine |
| こづち | small hammer | |
| つち | wooden hammer used in ancient times | |
| 宝物 | たからもの | treasure |
| うちでのこづち | mallet of luck; (analogous to Aladdin’s lamp) | |
| ふる | shake; wave; swing | |
| かなう | be fulfilled; be granted | |
| さっそく | at once; without a moment’s delay | |
| ごらんください | 見てください[honorific] | |
| 戦う | たたかう | fight cf. 戦争 (せんそう) = war, Lesson 7 |
| ただ | [here:] however [but only thing is that ~] | |
| 背 | せ/せい | height, stature 背がひくい = short |
| 続けて | つづけて | continuously; without interruption |
| 伝える | つたえる | convey |
| 話題 | わだい | topic; subject |
| まじめな | earnest; serious | |
| 位 | い | (くらいrank)…くらい/…ぐらい= approximate extent, about…. |
| 地位 | ちい | position; rank |
| 結婚する | けっこんする | get married |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ | call; invite |
| 幸せ(な) | しあわせ(な) | fortunate; lucky; happy |