The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 2

Vocabulary

そう

sou — That's right; so; in that way

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

彼

kare — He; him; that person (male)

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy in distance or time

橋

hashi — Bridge spanning a river or gap

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns

上

ue — Above; on top; upper position

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

一歩

ippo — One step; a single footstep forward

踏み出す

fumidasu — To step out; take a first step forward

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizing abstract actions or states

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; particle emphasizing extreme cases

恐れ

osore — Fear; dread; apprehension about something

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or causal actions

い

i — Stem of いる indicating ongoing state or action

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem (ました)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action

から

kara — From; because; after; starting point particle

落ち

ochi — Falling; dropping down from a height

水

mizu — Water; fresh liquid water

中

naka — Inside; middle; within a space or group

か

ka — Question particle; or; expressing uncertainty

その

sono — That; those (near the listener)

下

shita — Below; under; lower position or direction

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object

ある

aru — To exist; to be (inanimate objects)

無情

mujo — Heartless; merciless; cruel and unfeeling

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns

岩

iwa — Rock; boulder; large stone formation

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; finish; often regrettable action

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not'; absence of something

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional 'if'

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but; however

座っ

suwat(te) — Sitting; being seated (conjunctive form)

いる

iru — To exist; to be (animate beings)

場所

basho — Place; location; spot where something occurs

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination

走り

hashiri — Running; act of running (stem form)

戻り

modori — Returning; going back to a previous place

恥ずかしい

hazukashii — Embarrassing; shameful; feeling shy or ashamed

わ

wa — Feminine sentence-final particle expressing emotion

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend

言い

ii — Saying; speaking (stem form of 言う)

何

nani — What; which thing or matter

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

見

mi — Looking; seeing (stem form of 見る)

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative stem; must do (ば follows)

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'

十分

juubun — Enough; sufficient; fully adequate amount

安全

anzen — Safe; secure; free from danger or risk

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or informing the listener

さあ

saa — Come on; well; let's go; urging expression

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

一緒

issho — Together; at the same time; jointly

渡り

watari — Crossing over; traversing a bridge or boundary

なさい

nasai — Polite imperative form; please do something

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction

ためらい

tamerai — Hesitation; indecision; reluctance to act

家

ie — House; home; one's dwelling place

帰り

kaeri — Returning home; going back (stem form)

たい

tai — Desiderative auxiliary meaning 'want to do'

せがん

segan — Pleading; begging earnestly for something

くよくよ

kuyokuyo — Fretting; worrying; brooding over troubles

泣き言

nakigoto — Complaint; whining; tearful words of self-pity

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once; without warning

まるで

marude — Just like; as if; exactly resembling something

大きな

ookina — Big; large; great in size or degree

恐怖

kyoufu — Terror; intense fear; great fright

襲わ

osowa — Being attacked; struck by (passive stem form)

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

よう

you — As if; like; seeming; volitional suffix

跳び上がり

tobiagari — Jumping up; leaping into the air suddenly

猟犬

ryouken — Hunting dog; hound used in hunting

来

ki — Coming; arriving (stem form of 来る)

叫び

sakebi — Shouting; crying out; screaming aloud

できる

dekiru — To be able to; can; to be possible

限り

kagiri — Limit; as much as possible; extent

速さ

hayasa — Speed; swiftness; quickness of movement

始め

hajime — Beginning; start; commencing an action

立ち止まっ

tachidomat(te) — Stopping in place; halting movement (conjunctive form)

たり

tari — Listing actions alternately; sometimes doing something

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; thinking about something

し

shi — Conjunctive verb stem; and; listing reasons

ませ

mase — Polite verb ending stem (part of ません)

ん

n — Negative contraction; explanatory nominalizer particle

でし

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

頭

atama — Head; mind; one's thinking capacity

ただ

tada — Only; merely; just; free of charge

一つ

hitotsu — One; a single item or thought

逃げる

nigeru — To run away; to escape; to flee

待っ

mat(te) — Waiting; staying in place for something

後

ato / nochi — After; behind; later; subsequent time

追いかけ

oikake — Chasing; pursuing someone or something

ようやく

youyaku — Finally; at last; barely managing to do

思い出し

omoidashi — Recalling; remembering something from the past

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion when something occurs

もう

mou — Already; now; anymore; soon

真ん中

mannaka — Middle; center; exact midpoint of something

無事

buji — Safe and sound; without incident or injury

終える

oeru — To finish; to complete; to bring to end

老

rou — Old; elderly; aged (prefix for old person)

笑っ

warat(te) — Laughing; smiling (conjunctive form of 笑う)

目

me — Eye; eyes; one's gaze or sight

入り

iri — Entering; coming into a place (stem form)

初めて

hajimete — For the first time; never done before

どこ

doko — Where; what place; which location

確かめよう

tashikameyou — Let's confirm; volitional form of 確かめる

後ろ

ushiro — Behind; rear; back side of something

振り返り

furikaeri — Looking back; turning around to see behind

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle

見当たり

mitsukaari / miatari — Being found; being spotted; nowhere to be seen

もしかして

moshikashite — Perhaps; possibly; by any chance

しまっ

shimat(te) — Ending up; completing (conjunctive form of しまう)

でしょう

deshou — Probably; right?; polite presumptive form

農場主

noujoushu — Farm owner; person who owns a farm

玄関先

genkansaki — Doorstep; front entrance area of a house

そっけなく

sokkena ku — Curtly; bluntly; in an unfriendly manner

答え

kotae — Answer; response; reply to a question

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while; a short period of time

間

aida / ma — Interval; space between; duration of time

じっと

jitto — Fixedly; motionlessly; staring without moving

見つめ

mitsume — Gazing at; staring intently at something

それ

sore — That; that thing (near the listener)

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self

怖がら

kowagara — Being afraid; showing fear (stem form)

せ

se — Causative suffix making someone do something

渡ら

watara — Cross over; traverse (negative/conditional stem)

だ

da — Informal copula meaning 'is'; plain form of です

という

to iu — Called; known as; the fact that

理解

rikai — Understanding; comprehension; grasping meaning