01.05.20 I’ve started reading The Little Prince in Japanese recently! I picked out some of the vocab I like the most from the first little chapter and I’ve compiled them here. Picture: my cat (Pester) and 星の王子さま。
星の王子さま・1番目
飲みこむ・のみこむ to gulp down, to swallow up
大蛇ボア・だいじゃ、おろち giant boa snake
獲物・えもの prey
丸ごと・まるごと whole, wholly, in its entirety
消化・しょうか digestion
冒険・ぼうけん adventure
色鉛筆・いろえんぴつ colored pencils
傑作・けっさく masterpiece
放っておく・ほうっておく to leave alone, to ignore
目指す・めざす to aim at, to go toward
うまくいく to turn out well, to go smoothly
うんざり boring, being fed up with
がっかりする to be disappointed
飛行機の操縦・ひこうきのそうじゅう plane piloting
身につける・みにつける to learn, to acquire knowledge
飛び回る・とびまわる to fly about
役に立つ・やくにたつ to be useful
迷う・まよう to lose one’s way, to get lost
持ち歩く・もちあるく to carry around
Bonus info..Pester is a twin! His brother is named Chester and they look basically identical. Have a good day! ♡




















