The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 8

Vocabulary

実

jitsu — Truth, reality; actually, in fact

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar

言う

iu — To say, to speak, to tell someone

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating sentence subject

猟犬

ryōken — Hunting dog, hound used for tracking game

農場

nōjō — Farm, agricultural land where crops are raised

の

no — Possessive or descriptive linking particle

少年

shōnen — Boy, young male person, youth

何度

nando — How many times; many times, repeatedly

も

mo — Also, too; even; as many as (emphasis)

だまし

damashi — Deceiving, tricking; act of fooling someone

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

き

ki — Come (stem of kuru); has been doing (auxiliary)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker in Japanese

で

de — At, in, by means of; location or method particle

自分

jibun — Oneself, myself, yourself; one's own self

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, quite; used before adjectives

賢い

kashikoi — Clever, wise, intelligent, smart

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, sentiment; thinking about something

始め

hajime — Beginning, start; to begin doing something

い

i — Existence verb (iru stem); being, existing

彼

kare — He, him; third-person male pronoun

本当

hontō — Truth, reality; truly, really, genuinely

に

ni — Direction, location, time, or purpose particle

自身

jishin — Oneself, one's own self; itself, himself

だ

da — Copula; is, am, are (plain form)

そう

sō — So, like that; it seems, apparently

な

na — Sentence-ending particle expressing emotion or assertion

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but, however (conjunctive)

あまり

amari — Too much; not very (with negative); excess

誰

dare — Who; which person, anyone, someone

だます

damasu — To deceive, trick, cheat, or fool someone

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact; nominalizer for verbs

でき

deki — Can do, be able to; come into being

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not, does not exist

思っ

omot(te) — Thinking, feeling (conjunctive form of omou)

さて

sate — Well, now then; transitional word starting topic

過大

kadai — Excessive, overestimated, too large or great

評価

hyōka — Evaluation, assessment, rating of something

する

suru — To do, to perform, to make happen

世の中

yo no naka — The world, society, life in the world

最も

mottomo — Most, extremely; the highest degree possible

悪い

warui — Bad, wrong, poor quality, evil

癖

kuse — Habit, tendency, quirk, bad habit

ひとつ

hitotsu — One (thing); one of something; a single item

そして

soshite — And then, and also; connecting two clauses

その

sono — That (near listener); the aforementioned thing

持っ

mot(te) — Having, holding, possessing (conjunctive of motsu)

ああ

ā — Oh, ah; exclamation of realization or emotion

まったく

mattaku — Completely, entirely, indeed; used for emphasis

確か

tashika — Certain, sure, reliable; if I recall correctly

誰か

dareka — Someone, somebody, a certain person

話

hanashi — Story, talk, conversation, speech

鼻

hana — Nose; nasal organ on the face

高く

takaku — Highly, loftily; adverb form of takai (high)

し

shi — Conjunctive verb ending; and also, furthermore

言っ

it(te) — Said (conjunctive form of iu, to say)

ふん

fun — Hmph; snort of contempt or dismissal

あいつ

aitsu — That guy, that person (informal, slightly rude)

世界

sekai — World, the earth, global scope

一番

ichiban — Number one, best, most, first place

簡単

kantan — Simple, easy, uncomplicated, straightforward

鉄道

tetsudō — Railway, railroad, train line

橋

hashi — Bridge spanning a river or gap

すっかり

sukkari — Completely, entirely, thoroughly, all at once

忘れ

wasure — Forgetting (stem of wasureru, to forget)

見る

miru — To see, look at, watch, observe

たび

tabi — Each time, whenever, every occasion

最大

saidai — Maximum, greatest, largest possible amount

限

gen — Limit, extent, bound; as much as possible

軽蔑

keibetsu — Contempt, scorn, disdain toward someone

込め

kome — Filled with, putting into; loading or imbuing

怖がる

kowagaru — To be afraid, scared, to fear something

もの

mono — Thing, object; person; explanatory sentence ending

か

ka — Question particle; or; expressing doubt or wonder

私

watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

違う

chigau — To differ, be wrong, be different from

こうして

kōshite — In this way, like this, by doing so

賢

kashiko — Cleverness, wisdom (root of kashikoi, clever)

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjective into noun

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating formal speech

誇る

hokoru — To be proud of, boast, take pride in

よう

yō — Seeming, appearing; in order to; like, as if

なり

nari — Becoming (conjunctive form of naru, to become)

どんどん

dondon — Rapidly, steadily, one after another, increasingly

大胆

daitan — Bold, daring, audacious, courageous

なっ

nat(te) — Became (conjunctive form of naru, to become)

いっ

it(te) — Went (conjunctive form of iku, to go)

ほぼ

hobo — Almost, nearly, approximately, roughly

毎晩

maiban — Every evening, every night, nightly

鶏

niwatori — Chicken, hen, domestic fowl

小屋

koya — Hut, shed, small building, coop

訪れ

otozure — Visiting, arrival; to visit or call upon

農夫

nōfu — Farmer, farmhand, agricultural worker

庭中

niwajū — Throughout the yard, all over the garden

罠

wana — Trap, snare set to catch animals

仕掛け

shikake — Setting up a trap; device, mechanism, scheme

いつも

itsumo — Always, usually, habitually, all the time

それ

sore — That (thing near listener); it, that one

見つけ

mitsuke — Finding, discovering (stem of mitsukeru)

避け

sake — Avoiding, evading (stem of sakeru, to avoid)

ついに

tsui ni — Finally, at last, in the end

ため

tame — For the sake of; because of; purpose, benefit

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix

かかる

kakaru — To be caught in; to take time or cost

恐れ

osore — Fear, dread, worry about something bad happening

卵

tamago — Egg; also used for chicken egg in cooking

取り

tori — Taking, getting (stem of toru, to take)

へ

e — Direction particle indicating movement toward place

行く

iku — To go, to head toward a place

勇気

yūki — Courage, bravery, nerve to do something

さえ

sae — Even; as long as; only (emphasis particle)

なく

naku — Without, lacking; negative adverbial form

しまっ

shimat(te) — Ended up doing (conjunctive of shimau, regrettable completion)

もちろん

mochiron — Of course, naturally, needless to say

彼ら

karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

あの

ano — That (over there); the well-known, that particular

新鮮

shinsen — Fresh, new, not stale or spoiled

恋しかっ

koishikat(ta) — Missed, longed for (past form of koishii, dear)

責め

seme — Blame, reproach, attack; to blame someone