The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 1

Vocabulary

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.

よって

yotte — By means of; due to; depending on.

制作

seisaku — Production; creation of a work or content.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

冒険

bōken — Adventure; a daring or exciting experience.

著

cho — Written by; authorship credit.

一

ichi — One; the number one.

が

ga — Subject marker particle.

を

wo — Object marker particle.

驚かせる

odorokaseru — To surprise or astonish someone.

は

wa — Topic marker particle.

と

to — With; and; quotation particle.

一緒

issho — Together; in company with someone.

暮らして

kurashite — Living; spending one's days (te-form of 暮らす).

い

i — Verb stem of いる; to be/exist (animate).

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem (ました).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

という

to iu — Called; known as; the fact that.

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well.

大家族

daikazoku — Large family; a family with many members.

一員

ichiin — A member of a group or family.

で

de — Particle indicating place, means, or reason.

その

sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

家族

kazoku — Family; one's relatives or household members.

あまり

amari — Too much; so much that; excessively.

大きかった

ōkikatta — Was large; past tense of 大きい (big).

ため

tame — Because of; for the sake of; due to.

母さん

okaasan — Mother; a term of address for one's mother.

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; a large number or amount.

腹

hara — Stomach; belly; also used for hunger.

すかせた

sukaseta — Made (someone) go hungry; caused hunger.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny (prenominal adjective form).

口

kuchi — Mouth; also implies mouths to feed.

養う

yashinau — To support; to feed; to raise dependents.

苦労

kurō — Hardship; trouble; difficulty; hard work.

し

shi — And; conjunctive form of する (to do).

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases.

ので

node — Because; since; as a reason or cause.

年老いた

toshioita — Aged; elderly; having grown old.

もと

moto — To; toward; under the care of someone.

へ

e — Direction particle meaning toward or to.

住み

sumi — Living (stem of 住む); to reside somewhere.

行かせた

ikaseta — Made (someone) go; causative past of 行く.

でし

deshi — Polite copula past stem (part of でした).

近隣

kinrin — Neighborhood; nearby area; surrounding district.

一帯

ittai — The whole area; the surrounding region.

最も

mottomo — Most; the most; to the greatest degree.

賢く

kashikoku — Cleverly; wisely; adverb form of 賢い.

ずる賢く

zurugashikoku — Cunningly; craftily; in a sly manner.

頭

atama — Head; also used to mean intelligence or wit.

切れる

kireru — To be sharp; to be quick-witted; to snap.

キツネ

kitsune — Fox; a wild canine animal, often symbolic.

そして

soshite — And then; and; furthermore (sentence connector).

今

ima — Now; at this moment; currently.

や

ya — And; listing particle; or exclamatory particle.

こんな

konna — This kind of; like this; such as this.

大きく

ōkiku — Big; greatly; adverb form of 大きい.

なった

natta — Became; past tense of なる (to become).

すべて

subete — Everything; all; the whole of something.

知って

shitte — Knowing; te-form of 知る (to know).

おく

oku — To do in advance; to leave something done.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expresses obligation or expectation.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs.

学び

manabi — Learning; study (stem of 学ぶ, to learn).

始める

hajimeru — To begin; to start doing something.

頃合い

koroai — The right time; a good moment; timing.

だ

da — Is; plain-form copula expressing state or identity.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also used for girlfriend.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; stem of 思う (to think).

そこ

soko — There; that place; a mid-distance location.

毎日

mainichi — Every day; daily; each and every day.

狩り

kari — Hunting; the act of pursuing prey.

連れて

tsurete — Taking along; bringing someone with you.

行き

iki — Going; stem of 行く (to go).

ついて

tsuite — Following; accompanying; te-form of 付く/ついていく.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self or perspective.

学んだ

mananda — Learned; past tense of 学ぶ (to learn).

教え

oshie — Teaching; lesson; instruction given to someone.

猟犬

ryōken — Hunting dog; hound used for tracking prey.

起こさ

okosa — Waking (negative stem of 起こす, to wake up).

ず

zu — Without doing; negative conjunctive auxiliary.

農場

nōjō — Farm; agricultural land with facilities.

ニワトリ

niwatori — Chicken; domestic fowl kept on a farm.

盗む

nusumu — To steal; to take something without permission.

方法

hōhō — Method; way; technique for doing something.

犬

inu — Dog; a domestic canine animal.

だます

damasu — To deceive; to trick; to fool someone.

無数

musū — Countless; innumerable; too many to count.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is/are/am.

この

kono — This; referring to something close to the speaker.

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day.

緑

midori — Green; the color green; also greenery.

草原

sōgen — Meadow; grassland; a field of grass.

越え

koe — Crossing over; stem of 越える (to cross over).

森

mori — Forest; woods; a wooded area.

抜けて

nukete — Passing through; going out of; te-form of 抜ける.

線路

senro — Railway track; train tracks; rail line.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as.

行った

itta — Went; past tense of 行く (to go).

なく

naku — Without; lacking; negative conjunctive of ない.

どう

dō — How; in what way; what should be done.

思えば

omoeba — If one thinks; conditional of 思う (to think).

よい

yoi — Good; fine; acceptable; alright.

か

ka — Question particle; whether; or.

わかり

wakari — Understanding; stem of わかる (to understand).

ませ

mase — Polite auxiliary (part of ません negative polite form).

ん

n — Negative ending; part of ません (do not).

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy; extended in length or duration.

橋

hashi — Bridge; a structure spanning a gap or water.

着く

tsuku — To arrive at; to reach a destination.

先

saki — Ahead; tip; the front or further point.

小走り

kobashiri — Trot; jogging lightly; moving at a small run.

進み

susumi — Advancing; proceeding; stem of 進む (to advance).

立ち止まり

tachitomari — Stopping; coming to a halt while moving.

こっち

kocchi — This way; over here; this direction.

おいで

oide — Come here; an informal command to approach.

下

shita — Below; underneath; down; lower position.

見て

mite — Look; te-form of 見る (to look/see).

ごらん

goran — Please look; polite imperative of 見る.

命じ

meiji — Ordering; commanding; stem of 命じる (to order).

言われた

iwareta — Was told; passive past of 言う (to say).

通り

tōri — As; in the manner of; just as stated.

見る

miru — To look; to see; to observe something.

めまい

memai — Dizziness; vertigo; a spinning sensation in head.

して

shite — Doing; te-form of する (to do).

倒れ

taore — Falling over; collapsing; stem of 倒れる.

そう

sō — Seems like; appears to be about to happen.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to come about.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; so much that; about.

にやり

niyari — Grinning slyly; a smirk; a cunning smile.

笑い

warai — Laughter; smile; stem of 笑う (to laugh/smile).

渡って

watatte — Crossing over; te-form of 渡る (to cross).

言い

ii — Saying; stem of 言う (to say).

軽やか

karoyaka — Light; nimble; gracefully effortless in movement.

向こう

mukō — The other side; over there; beyond.

側

gawa — Side; the side of something; direction.

走って

hashitte — Running; te-form of 走る (to run).

渡り

watari — Crossing; stem of 渡る (to cross over).

しかし

shikashi — However; but; yet (sentence-level conjunction).

怖かった

kowakatta — Was scared; was frightening; past of 怖い.