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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1682 words, in teaching order

Words 1401–1500
投なげつける
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to throw (someone) down; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
Ichidan verb
てこ
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; force; assistant; helper
Noun
結けっ婚こん式しき
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
Noun
ない
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unpossessed; unique; not; impossible; won't happen; to not be; …
I-adjective
からかう
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid; to joke; to banter; to pull someone's leg
Godan verb
ステッキ
(walking) stick; cane; wand
Noun
君きみ
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
Pronoun
建たてる
to build; to construct
Ichidan verb
丈じょう夫ぶ
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
Na-adjective
ほど
extent; degree; measure; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of; the status of; the condition of; …
Noun
十じゅう
ten; 10
Numeric
折おれる
to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit; to turn (a corner)
Ichidan verb
贈おくり物もの
present; gift
Noun
お詫わび
apology
Noun
大だい工く
carpenter
Noun
僕ぼくら
we; us
Pronoun
わら
straw
Noun
折おる
to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers); to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt; to end
Godan verb
かじる
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to munch; to crunch; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of; to have a smattering of
Godan verb
なんと
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement; believe it or not; why, ...!; oh my; wow; …
Adverb
平たいらげる
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; to subjugate
Ichidan verb
付つく
to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling; to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); …
Godan verb
賛さん成せい
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
Noun
けれど
but; however; although
Conjunction
夕ゆう食しょく
evening meal; dinner
Noun
大だい分ぶ
considerably; greatly; a lot
Adverb
とっくに
long ago; a long time ago; already
Adverb
パーティー
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
Noun
始はじまる
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Godan verb
本ほん当とに
really; truly
Adverb
それどころか
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
Conjunction
揃そろう
to be complete; to be all present; to make a full set; to be satisfied (of conditions); to be equal; to be uniform; to be even; to match; to agree; to gather; …
Godan verb
かっこいい
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat; with-it; groovy
I-adjective
着き替がえる
to change (one's clothes)
Ichidan verb
お祝いわい
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift; present
Noun
通とおり
street; road; avenue; thoroughfare; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; running; transmission (of sound); …
Noun
モロコシ
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet
Noun
キビ
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
Noun
キャッ
yikes!; eek!; ouch!; yes!; wow!; blech
Interjection
サバ
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus)
Noun
最さい高こう
best; supreme; wonderful; finest; highest; maximum; most; uppermost
No-adjective
秘ひ密みつ
secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
Noun
一ひとつ
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
Numeric
わら
straw
Noun
カゴ
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
Noun
魔ま法ほう
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
Noun
婆ばあさん
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
Noun
ひっくり返かえす
to turn over; to turn upside down; to turn up; to turn inside out; to turn out; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset; to reverse
Godan verb
枚まい
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
Counter
葉はっぱ
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
Noun
やっぱり
as expected; sure enough; just as one thought; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case; too; also; as well; …
Adverb
行こう動どう
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
Noun
楽たのしい
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
I-adjective
用よう事じ
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
Noun
見みせる
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised; to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor; …
Ichidan verb
聞きき分わけ
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
Noun
だめ
no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless; cannot; must not; …
Na-adjective
座すわる
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor); to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
Godan verb
それと
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
Conjunction
それら
those; they
Pronoun
杖つえ
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
Noun
そしたら
then; and (then); in that case; if so
Conjunction
途と端たん
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
Noun
香かおり
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
Noun
奥おく
inner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest); recesses (e.g. of a cave); heart; end (of a road, garden, etc.); living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); …
Noun
古ふるい
old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn; long; since long ago; time-honored; of the distant past; …
I-adjective
上手じょうず
skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever; flattery
Na-adjective
めくる
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off; to pull off (e.g. a blanket); to pull up (e.g. floorboards); to tear up
Godan verb
素す晴ばらしい
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; amazing; superb; exceeding; incredible; remarkable; striking; immense
I-adjective
君くん
Mr; master; boy; Ms; miss
Suffix
嗅かぐ
to sniff; to smell
Godan verb
何なん
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few; some
Pronoun
そんなに
so much; so; like that
Adverb
見み事ごと
splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable; utter (esp. defeat); total; complete
Na-adjective
ワンピース
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
Noun
裏うら
opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side; rear; back; behind; lining; …
Noun
こっそり
stealthily; secretly; in secret
Adverb
床とこ
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat; floor
Noun
ほとんど
almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but; hardly; barely; …
Adverb
我が慢まん
endurance; patience; perseverance; bearing (with something); self-control; self-restraint
Noun
房ふさ
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; tassel; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
Noun
忍しのび足あし
stealthy steps; soft steps
Noun
気きづく
to notice; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of); to perceive; to sense; to suspect; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
Godan verb
そ
ancestor; forefather; progenitor; originator; pioneer; inventor; founder; grandfather
Noun
市し
city
Noun
理り由ゆう
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
Noun
もちろん
of course; certainly; naturally
Adverb
盗ぬすみ
stealing; theft
Noun
絶ぜっ対たい
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally; absolute; unconditional; unmistakable; absoluteness
Adverb
死しぬ
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop
Godan verb
ふたり
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Noun
毎まい朝あさ
every morning
Noun
話はなす
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; …
Godan verb
ご飯はん
cooked rice; meal
Noun
皿さら洗あらい
washing-up; dish-washing
Noun
宿しゅく題だい
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
Noun
駆かける
to run; to dash; to race; to gallop (on horseback); to canter
Ichidan verb
よる
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at
Godan verb
ぴたっと
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
Adverb