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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1682 words, in teaching order

Words 1101–1200
合あわせる
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with; to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); …
Ichidan verb
揺ゆらす
to rock; to shake; to swing
Godan verb
繰くり返かえす
to repeat; to do over again
Godan verb
ねだる
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
Godan verb
快こころよい
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
I-adjective
度ど
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent; degree; limit; presence of mind; …
Noun
深しん刻こく
serious; severe; grave; acute
Na-adjective
行方ゆくえ
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); development; direction; tide; future; journey ahead
Noun
不ふ明めい
unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom; lack of insight
Na-adjective
悲かなしむ
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
Godan verb
孤こ独どく
solitude; loneliness; isolation
Noun
知しれる
to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying; …
Ichidan verb
意い見けん
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke; admonition; cautioning; warning
Noun
お前まえ
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
Pronoun
救すくう
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to relieve (from); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.); to bring to salvation
Godan verb
しかしながら
however; nevertheless
Adverb
諦あきらめる
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
Ichidan verb
支し持じ
support; backing; endorsement; approval; propping up; holding up
Noun
心地ここちよい
comfortable; pleasant
Expression
案あん内ない
guidance; leading (the way); showing around; information; notice; notification; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival; invitation; acquaintance; …
Noun
窓まど
window
Noun
金かね持もち
rich person; wealthy person
Noun
労ろう働どう
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
Noun
者しゃ
person; -er
Suffix
作さ業ぎょう
work; operation; task
Noun
ボス
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
Noun
元げん気きづける
to pep up; to cheer up
Ichidan verb
不ふ自じ由ゆう
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; destitution; lack; inability; disability; impairment (physical, mental, etc.); nonfluency (in a language)
Noun
慰なぐさめる
to comfort; to console; to amuse
Ichidan verb
向むき
direction; orientation; aspect; exposure; suited to; suitable for; designed for; tendency; inclination; nature (of a request or desire); …
Noun
慌あわてる
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
Ichidan verb
もう一いち度ど
once more; again
Expression
まさに
exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt; right (when); just (as); …
Adverb
担たん架か
stretcher; litter; gurney
Noun
殴なぐる
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
Godan verb
置おき去ざり
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
Noun
褒ほめる
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
Ichidan verb
病びょう院いん
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
Noun
町まち
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road
Noun
向むける
to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate; to send; …
Ichidan verb
バス停てい
bus stop
Noun
バス
bus
Noun
荷に物もつ
luggage; baggage; package; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
Noun
積つむ
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
Godan verb
客きゃく引ひき
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
Noun
西にし
west
Noun
行いき
the way there; outbound leg; outbound trip; departing leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
Noun
すでに
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place
Adverb
溢あふれる
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
Ichidan verb
詰つめ込こむ
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
Godan verb
車しゃ内ない
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
Noun
棚たな
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
Noun
混こむ
to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested; to be thronged (with)
Godan verb
席せき
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
Noun
チケット
ticket
Noun
握にぎりしめる
to grasp tightly
Ichidan verb
人ひと
person; someone; somebody; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; …
Noun
長なが旅たび
long journey; long trip
Noun
くつろぐ
to relax; to feel at home
Godan verb
窓まど際ぎわ
at the window; by the window; next to the window
Noun
横よこ
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside; next to; unconnected
Noun
緑りょく色しょく
green; green color
Noun
ビニール
vinyl; plastic
Noun
袋ふくろ
bag; sack; pouch; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
Noun
古ふるびる
to look old; to get old
Ichidan verb
サンダル
sandal
Noun
着き古ふるし
old clothes; worn-out clothes; cast-off clothes
Noun
コート
court (e.g. tennis, basketball, volleyball)
Noun
身み
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); …
Noun
つける
to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; …
Ichidan verb
不ふ安あん
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense
Noun
再さい
re-; again
Prefix
確かく認にん
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification
Noun
物もの売うり
street vendor; peddler
Noun
商しょう品ひん
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
Noun
押おし入いる
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
Godan verb
販はん売ばい
sale; sales; selling; marketing
Noun
面おも白しろい
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling; amusing; funny; comical; enjoyable; fun; entertaining; …
I-adjective
数すう
several; a few; a number of; number; quantity; amount; counting; calculation; figures; numbers; …
Prefix
飲のみ物もの
drink; beverage
Noun
購こう入にゅう
purchase; buying
Noun
軽かるい
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile; non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial; …
I-adjective
これら
these
Pronoun
活かつ動どう
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
Noun
まもなく
soon; shortly; before long; in a short time; in a little while; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
Adverb
出しゅっ発ぱつ
departure; leaving; setting off
Noun
知しらせる
to notify; to advise; to inform
Ichidan verb
遮さえぎる
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
Godan verb
大おお声ごえ
loud voice
Noun
釣つり銭せん
change (for a purchase)
Noun
もうこ
Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau
Noun
先さき
point; tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; first; before; ahead (of); (the way) ahead; …
Noun
旅たび
travel; trip; journey
Noun
道どう中ちゅう
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
Noun
閉とじる
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
Ichidan verb
眠ねむる
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched
Godan verb
元げん気き
lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited; healthy; well; fit; in good health
Na-adjective
うさぎ
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
Noun