The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 4

Vocabulary

たぶん

tabun — Probably; perhaps; most likely

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason

私

watashi — I; me; first-person pronoun

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

お前

omae — You; informal or rough second-person pronoun

に

ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle

橋

hashi — Bridge; structure spanning a gap or river

を

wo — Direct object marker particle in Japanese grammar

渡っ

watt(e) — Cross over; go across (conjunctive form of 渡る)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

走る

hashiru — To run; to move quickly on foot

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns

学ば

manaba — Learn (stem form of 学ぶ, to learn)

せ

se — Causative auxiliary verb stem; make/let someone do

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese

か

ka — Question marker particle at end of sentence

教え

oshie — Teach; instruct (stem of 教える)

くれる

kureru — To give; do something for me (favor verb)

よう

you — Like; as if; seeming; manner or appearance

な

na — Adjectival linking particle or softening particle

技

waza — Skill; technique; trick or special move

見せる

miseru — To show; to display something to someone

できる

dekiru — To be able to; can do something

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing statement

レディ

redi — Lady; female title or form of address

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

グラニー

guranii — Granny; informal term for grandmother

言わ

iwa — Say (stem form of 言う, to say)

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb stem in Japanese

通り

toori — As stated; in accordance with; street or way

長い

nagai — Long; lengthy in distance or duration

丘

oka — Hill; small elevated landform

頂上

choujou — Summit; top; highest point of a hill or mountain

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as (limit particle)

小走り

kobashiri — Trot; light jogging pace; short quick steps

駆け上がっ

kakeagatt(e) — Ran up; dashed upward (conjunctive form)

それから

sorekara — After that; then; and then subsequently

彼

kare — He; him; third-person male pronoun

座っ

suwatt(e) — Sat down; be seated (conjunctive form)

見守っ

mimamott(e) — Watched over; observed carefully (conjunctive form)

野原

nohara — Field; open meadow or plain

真ん中

mannaka — Middle; center; right in the middle

出て行っ

dete itt(e) — Went out; exited; departed from a place

座り込ん

suwarikonn(de) — Sat down firmly; settled into sitting position

だ

da — Copula; informal form of 'is/are/was'

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon; eventually; in due time

若い

wakai — Young; youthful in age

猟犬

ryouken — Hunting dog; hound used for hunting

茂み

shigemi — Thicket; dense bushes or undergrowth

から

kara — From; because; after (particle with multiple uses)

飛び出し

tobidashi — Leaped out; burst forth; jumped out suddenly

鼻

hana — Nose; nasal organ used for smelling

跡

ato — Track; trail; trace left behind

つけ

tsuke — Follow; track; attach (stem of つける)

き

ki — Came (conjunctive form of 来る, to come)

顔

kao — Face; facial expression or appearance

上げ

age — Raised; lifted up (stem of 上げる)

見つけ

mitsuke — Found; discovered; spotted (stem of 見つける)

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective near listener

鳴き声

nakigoe — Cry; bark; animal's characteristic vocal sound

いっそう

issou — Even more; all the more; increasingly

荒々しく

araarashiku — Wildly; fiercely; in a rough or fierce manner

熱心

nesshin — Eager; enthusiastic; zealous; earnest in effort

なっ

natt(e) — Became; turned into (conjunctive form of なる)

フォックス

fokkusu — Fox; the animal fox (loanword from English)

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun

見

mi — See; look (stem form of 見る, to see)

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional particle

確信

kakushin — Conviction; firm belief; certainty about something

する

suru — To do; to perform an action

や

ya — And; or; exclamatory particle (informal)

走り

hashiri — Running; a run (noun or stem of 走る)

始め

hajime — Begin; start (stem of 始める, to begin)

あまり

amari — Not very; not much; too (with negative verb)

速く

hayaku — Quickly; fast (adverbial form of 速い)

走ら

hashira — Run (negative stem of 走る, to run)

なかっ

nakatt(a) — Did not (past negative auxiliary verb form)

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; it means that; circumstances

わから

wakara — Understand (negative stem of わかる, to understand)

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; for the reason that

ただ

tada — Just; merely; only; simply; for free

からかっ

karakatt(e) — Teased; mocked; made fun of (conjunctive form)

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings)

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; nothing but

で

de — At; by means of; because of (particle)

本当

hontou — Truth; reality; really; truly; genuine

逃げ

nige — Escape; flee; run away (stem of 逃げる)

し

shi — And; also; listing or reason particle

全く

mattaku — Completely; utterly; not at all (with negative)

見え

mie — Appear; be visible (stem of 見える)

別

betsu — Different; separate; another; distinct

音

oto — Sound; noise; audio

聞い

kii — Heard; listened (conjunctive form of 聞く)

それ

sore — That; it; that thing near the listener

長く

nagaku — Long; lengthily (adverbial form of 長い)

低い

hikui — Low; short in height; deep in pitch

とどろき

todoroki — Rumble; roar; thunder-like resounding noise

だっ

datt(a) — Was; were (past form of the copula だ)

遠く

tooku — Far away; in the distance

汽笛

kiteki — Steam whistle; train or ship horn sound

鳴っ

natt(e) — Sounded; rang out (conjunctive form of 鳴る)

汽車

kisha — Steam train; old-style railway locomotive

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well (particle)

ながら

nagara — While doing; although; at the same time as

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend; third-person female pronoun

方

hou — Direction; way; side; person (honorific)

へ

e — Toward; in the direction of (directional particle)

戻り

modori — Return; come back (stem of 戻る, to return)

今や

imaya — Now; at this point; by this time already

い

i — Be; exist (stem of いる, for animate beings)

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once; unexpectedly

渡り

watari — Crossing; passage (stem of 渡る, to cross)

速さ

hayasa — Speed; swiftness; quickness

まるで

marude — Just like; as if; utterly (comparison word)

小さな

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

赤い

akai — Red; crimson in color

閃光

senkou — Flash; sudden burst of bright light

走り出し

hashiridashi — Started running; began to dash forward suddenly

とき

toki — Time; moment; when; occasion

犬

inu — Dog; domestic canine animal

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; very soon; nearby

後ろ

ushiro — Behind; back; rear direction

迫っ

sematt(e) — Closing in; pressing near; approaching urgently

おり

ori — Being; existing (humble/literary form of いる)

捕まえ

tsukamaе — Catch; capture; grab hold of (stem form)

たい

tai — Want to do; desire to do (suffix)

一心

isshin — Single-minded; wholeheartedly focused on one thing

目

me — Eye; eyesight; vision

入ら

haira — Enter; come into (negative stem of 入る)

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; despite that

ほど

hodo — Extent; degree; about; as much as

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; things like; such as

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; cannot possibly (negative)

でき

deki — Can; be able to (stem of できる)

ああ

aa — Oh; ah; alas; exclamation of emotion or realization

とんでもない

tondemonai — Outrageous; absolutely not; ridiculous; unthinkable