Vocabulary list: Hanasakajiisan (Japanese Folktale) 花咲かじいさん - Beginner Japanese 日本語初級

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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Japan
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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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olden days; former
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なし
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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
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Hanasa Kajiisan
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story; tale; talk; discussion
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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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する
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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
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いえ
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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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この
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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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には
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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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grandfather; male senior-citizen
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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
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to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
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next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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もう
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now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
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にも
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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
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でした
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was
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かわ
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river; stream; River; the ... river
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これ
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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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です
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be; is
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ふゆ
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winter
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とても
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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
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さむ
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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
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みず
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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
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to walk
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one animal (small)
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いぬ
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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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white
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to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
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to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
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その
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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
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あげ
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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
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しろ
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white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
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to name
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かわい
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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
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