#13 Best clothes: Learn Japanese

When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry. 

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

ドロシーは　くうふくを　かんじた。

• modifier: 
• 空腹を

So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter. 

かのじょは　ぱんを　きって、バターを　ぬった。

• predicate: 
• 切る
• 塗る

She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water. 

かのじょは　おがわで　みずを　くんだ。

• predicate: 
• 水を汲む

Toto ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there. 

トトは　とりにむかって　ほえた。

• predicate: 
• 吠える

Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.

ドロシーは　おいしそうな　フルーツを　みつけたので、それを　あつめた。

• modifier: 
• 美味しそうなフルーツを

Then she went back to the house, and having helped herself and Toto to a good drink of the cool, clear water, she set about making ready for the journey to the City of Emeralds.

じぶんと　トトに　みずを　あたえたあと、
かのじょは　エメラルドシティへの　たびのじゅんびに　とりかかった。

• modifier: 
• 旅の準備に

Dorothy had only one other dress, but that happened to be clean and was hanging on a peg beside her bed. 

ドロシーは　ほかのドレスを　いっちゃくだけ　もっていた。

• modifier: 
• 一着だけ

It was gingham, with checks of white and blue; and although the blue was somewhat faded with many washings, it was still a pretty frock. 

それは　ギンガムの　ワンピースだった。

• 一張羅(いっちょうら, best clothes)
• The term “いっちょうら” refers to a person’s single best outfit, usually worn on special occasions because it is the only high‑quality or formal clothing they own.

The girl washed herself carefully, dressed herself in the clean gingham, and tied her pink sunbonnet on her head. 

ドロシーは　からだを　あらって、
せいけつな　ギンガムを　みにつけて、
あたまに　サンボンネットを　むすんだ。

She took a little basket and filled it with bread from the cupboard, laying a white cloth over the top. 

かのじょは　バスケットに　パンを　つめた。

Then she looked down at her feet and noticed how old and worn her shoes were.

かのじょは　じぶんのくつが　ふるいことに　きづいた。

• modifier: 
• 自分の靴が古いことに

“They surely will never do for a long journey, Toto,” she said. 

「このくつは　ながいたびに　てきさない」

• predicate: 
• 適する
• vs.適さない

And Toto looked up into her face with his little black eyes and wagged his tail to show he knew what she meant.

トトは　ドロシーのことばが　わかった。