The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 9

Vocabulary

気に

ki ni — Feeling concerned or bothered about something.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

な

na — Sentence-ending particle expressing emotion or prohibition.

と

to — Quotation particle meaning 'said' or 'that.'

スカンク

sukanku — Skunk; small black-and-white mammal spraying odor.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

言い

ii — Stem form of 'iu'; to say or speak.

レディ

redi — Lady; respectful title or name for a female character.

フォックス

fokkusu — Fox; a cunning canine animal; used as a name.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

日光浴

nikkōyoku — Sunbathing; basking in the sunlight outdoors.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; doing or having done.

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking actions sequentially.

いる

iru — To be; indicates ongoing action or state.

グリーン

guriin — Green; color or part of a proper place name.

見下ろし

miokoshi — Looking down upon from a higher position.

しかめっ

shikame- — Prefix form meaning scowling or wrinkling the face.

面

tsura — Face; one's facial expression or countenance.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating a completed action.

農場

nōjō — Farm; agricultural land where crops or animals are raised.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

息子

musuko — Son; one's male child or offspring.

いつか

itsuka — Someday; at some unspecified point in the future.

あいつ

aitsu — That guy; informal or slightly rude third-person reference.

捕まえる

tsukamaeru — To catch or capture someone or something.

だろう

darō — Probably; expresses conjecture or probability.

そう

sō — So; that way; expressing agreement or such a state.

なって

natte — Becoming; te-form of 'naru' indicating change of state.

ほしい

hoshii — Wanting; expressing desire for something to happen.

もの

mono — Thing; also softens statements with emotional nuance.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'desu' indicating assertion.

これ

kore — This; refers to something close to the speaker.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount or degree of something.

意地悪

ijiwaru — Mean-spirited; unkind or spiteful behavior or person.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or manner.

まるで

marude — Just like; as if; used before similes or comparisons.

本気

honki — Serious; genuine intention or earnestness.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.

思っ

omot- — Thinking; conjunctive form of 'omou' to think.

か

ka — Question particle or expressing uncertainty or doubt.

よう

yō — Appearing as if; resembling; expressing likeness.

言っ

it- — Said; conjunctive form of 'iu' to say or speak.

さて

sate — Well then; now; transitional expression shifting topics.

人

hito — Person; human being; people in general.

自分

jibun — Oneself; referring to one's own self reflexively.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs.

賢い

kashikoi — Clever; intelligent; wise or smart.

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe something.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when a particular situation occurs.

見せびらかし

misebirakashi — Showing off; flaunting something to impress others.

たく

taku — Want to; desiderative form suffix expressing desire.

なる

naru — To become; indicates a change or resulting state.

他

hoka — Other; another; something or someone else.

賢さ

kashikosa — Cleverness; intelligence; the quality of being smart.

見せ

mise — Showing; stem of 'miseru' to show something to someone.

られ

rare — Potential or passive auxiliary verb suffix.

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative form; if not; unless.

ば

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

賢く

kashikoku — Cleverly; adverbial form of the adjective 'kashikoi.'

感じ

kanji — Feeling; sense; the impression one gets.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive or additive particle.

楽しく

tanoshiku — Enjoyably; adverbial form of 'tanoshii,' meaning fun.

ない

nai — Not; negative auxiliary indicating absence or negation.

だから

dakara — Therefore; so; because of that reason.

見せびらかす

misebirakasu — To show off; to flaunt or boast about something.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; for the sake of something.

だけ

dake — Only; just; limiting the scope to that alone.

大胆

daitan — Bold; daring; audacious in behavior or attitude.

本当に

hontō ni — Really; truly; genuinely; used to emphasize truth.

なっ

nat- — Became; conjunctive form of 'naru' indicating change.

いっ

it- — Went; conjunctive form of 'iku' to go somewhere.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

実際

jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice or fact.

白昼

hakuchū — Broad daylight; the middle of the daytime.

堂々

dōdō — Boldly; majestically; in a dignified confident manner.

鶏小屋

niwatorikoya — Chicken coop; a small shelter housing chickens.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as a point or place.

行き

iki — Going; stem form of 'iku' indicating movement toward.

猟犬

ryōken — Hunting dog; a hound trained for hunting prey.

鼻先

hanasaki — Tip of the nose; very close proximity to someone.

すぐ

sugu — Right away; immediately; very close in time or space.

そば

soba — Beside; near; in the vicinity of someone or something.

大切

taisetsu — Important; precious; something to be valued and protected.

鶏

niwatori — Chicken; a common domesticated farm bird.

捕まえ

tsukamae — Catching; stem form of 'tsukamaeru' to catch.

頭上

zujō — Overhead; above one's head in the sky.

青い

aoi — Blue; the color of a clear sky.

空

sora — Sky; the expanse of atmosphere above the earth.

高く

takaku — High; at a great height; adverbial form of 'takai.'

舞う

mau — To soar; to dance or circle through the air.

ミスター

misutā — Mister; Mr.; honorific title for a male person.

バザード

bazādo — Buzzard; a large scavenging bird of prey.

見

mi — Seeing; looking; stem form of 'miru' to look.

はげ

hage — Bald; lacking hair on top of the head.

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

振っ

fut- — Shook; conjunctive form of 'furu' to shake or wave.

わし

washi — I; me; old-fashioned masculine first-person pronoun.

トラブル

toraburu — Trouble; problems or difficulties arising in a situation.

近づい

chikazui- — Approaching; getting closer; nearing something or someone.

見える

mieru — To be visible; to appear; can be seen.

ぞ

zo — Emphatic sentence-ending particle for strong assertion.

じゃ

ja — Well then; informal contraction of 'de wa.'

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener.

居座ら

isuwara — Staying put; refusing to leave a place obstinately.

いい

ii — Good; fine; acceptable; a positive evaluative adjective.

元気

genki — Energetic; healthy; in good spirits or condition.

じじい

jijii — Old man; informal or rude term for an elderly male.

できれ

dekire — Conditional form of 'dekiru'; if able to do.

お前

omae — You; informal or rude second-person pronoun.

見つけ

mitsuke — Finding; stem of 'mitsukeru' to find or discover.

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a hypothetical condition.

たら

tara — Conditional form; if or when something happens.

必ず

kanarazu — Certainly; without fail; definitely or always.

つきまとう

tsukimatou — To follow persistently; to haunt or pester someone.

逃げる

nigeru — To run away; to flee or escape from something.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; a conjunction indicating contrast.

い

i — Being; existential verb stem for animate subjects.

本当

hontō — True; real; genuine; the actual truth of something.

老人

rōjin — Old person; elderly man or woman; aged individual.

探し

sagashi — Searching; stem of 'sagasu' to look for something.

求め

motome — Seeking; stem of 'motomeru' to seek or desire.

だっ

dat- — Past copula; plain past form of 'da' meaning was.

そして

soshite — And then; and so; connecting sentences sequentially.

後ろ

ushiro — Behind; the back side or rear of something.

迫っ

semat- — Closing in; pressing closer; approaching urgently or threateningly.

五

go — Five; the number 5.

不注意

fuchūi — Carelessness; inattentiveness; lack of caution or attention.

正しかっ

tadashikat- — Was correct; past conjunctive form of 'tadashii' correct.