The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 12

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; him; that person (male).

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese sentences.

どこ

doko — Where; what place or location.

に

ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle.

いる

iru — To exist or be (for animate beings).

か

ka — Question marker particle; indicates a question.

を

wo — Direct object marker particle in Japanese sentences.

確認

kakunin — Confirmation; verifying or checking something.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to do something.

振り返り

furikaeri — Looking back; turning around to check behind.

続け

tsuzuke — Continuing; keep doing an action repeatedly.

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking sequential or parallel actions.

い

i — Auxiliary indicating ongoing state (part of いる).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

他

hoka — Other; another; something or someone else.

危険

kiken — Danger; hazard; a risky or perilous situation.

迫っ

sematte — Approaching; closing in; pressing near with threat.

ない

nai — Negation; not existing or not occurring.

確かめる

tashikameru — To make sure; to verify or confirm something.

周囲

shūi — Surroundings; the area or environment all around.

見回す

miwatasu — To look around; to survey one's surroundings carefully.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; did; also lists reasons.

なかっ

nakatta — Did not; past negative auxiliary (base form here).

青く

aoku — Blue; in a blue manner (adverbial form of 青い).

澄ん

sun(de) — Clear; pure; transparent (as in a clear sky).

だ

da — Copula; plain form of 'to be' in Japanese.

空

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

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.

高み

takami — Height; a high place or elevated position.

ぐるぐる

guruguru — Round and round; spinning or circling repeatedly.

と

to — And; with; quotation particle; manner adverb marker.

旋回

senkai — Circling; rotating or wheeling around in the air.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction particle.

眼下

ganka — Below one's eyes; the area directly below one.

で

de — At; by; with; location or means particle.

起き

oki — Occurring; happening; waking up (stem of 起きる).

すべて

subete — All; everything; the whole of something.

見渡す

miwatasu — To survey; to look out over a wide area.

でき

deki — Can; be able to (stem of できる).

端

hashi — Edge; border; the end or rim of something.

走り

hashiri — Running; the act of running (stem of 走る).

数分

sūfun — Several minutes; a few minutes of time.

ごと

goto — Every; each interval of time or distance.

立ち止まっ

tachitomatte — Stopping; coming to a standstill while moving.

くすくす

kusukusu — Giggling; soft, suppressed laughter sound.

笑い

warai — Laughter; a laugh; the act of laughing.

曲がりくねっ

magarikune(tte) — Winding; twisting and turning along a path.

道

michi — Road; path; a way or route to travel.

たどり

tadori — Tracing; following a path carefully and painstakingly.

にくく

nikuku — Difficult to do; hard to accomplish (adverbial form).

跡

ato — Track; trace; footprint or mark left behind.

探し出そう

sagashidasou — Let's find out; volitional form of to discover.

耳

mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.

傾け

katamuke — Tilting; lending (one's ear); paying close attention.

見え

mie — Visible; able to be seen (stem of 見える).

そして

soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sequential events.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive addition particle.

何か

nanika — Something; some unspecified thing or matter.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight; also means attention.

それ

sore — That; that thing (near the listener).

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; very soon or close.

前方

zenpō — Ahead; the area in front; forward direction.

ある

aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate objects or things).

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new (for objects or things).

木

ki — Tree; wood; a woody plant growing from the ground.

陰

kage — Shadow; shade; something hidden behind an object.

から

kara — From; because; starting point or reason particle.

突き出た

tsukideta — Protruding; sticking out from behind something.

よう

yō — Looks like; seems; resembling something observed.

やっぱり

yappari — As expected; just as I thought; after all.

言っ

itte — Saying; said (te-form of 言う, to say).

通り

tōri — As said; just as; in the way described.

じゃ

ja — Well then; so; casual contraction of では.

厄介

yakkai — Troublesome; problematic; a nuisance or burden.

な

na — Adjectival particle; sentence-final emphasis particle.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into a new state.

ぞ

zo — Sentence-final emphasis particle (masculine, assertive).

つぶやい

tsubuyai — Murmuring; muttering quietly to oneself (stem form).

第六章

dai roku shō — Chapter six; the sixth chapter of a book.

キツツキ

kitsutsuki — Woodpecker; a bird that pecks holes in trees.

ドラマー

doramā — Drummer; one who plays drums (loanword from English).

空しい

munashii — Empty; futile; feeling vain or meaningless inside.

昔々

mukashimukashi — Once upon a time; long, long ago in stories.

自分

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

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite a lot (intensifying adverb).

賢い

kashikoi — Clever; wise; intelligent or smart in thinking.

思う

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

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior to a time or place.

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all possible; each and every kind.

方向

hōkō — Direction; the way something faces or moves toward.

気

ki — Spirit; attention; feeling; mind or awareness.

配ら

kubara — Distributing attention; being watchful (stem of 配る).

ず

zu — Without doing; negative conjunctive auxiliary form.

走る

hashiru — To run; to move quickly on foot.

など

nado — Such as; et cetera; and so on (listing particle).

決して

kesshite — Never; by no means; absolutely not (with negation).

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; the act of thinking something through.

もの

mono — Thing; person; one who does (nominalizing expression).

だっ

datta — Was; past tense of the copula だ (base form).

走っ

hashitte — Running; te-form of 走る indicating ongoing action.

見える

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

気づき

kizuki — Noticing; becoming aware of something (stem form).

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; an extraordinary or unusual degree.

疑わしく

utagawashiku — Suspiciously; doubtfully; in a questionable manner.

本当

hontō — Really; truly; the truth or genuine reality.

思っ

omotte — Thinking; te-form of 思う indicating ongoing thought.

だろう

darō — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture or assumption.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; a conjunction introducing a contrast.

今

ima — Now; the present moment or current time.

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the body; mind.

あっ

atte — Being; having; te-form of ある (existence).

野原

nohara — Field; open plain; a wide grassy area outdoors.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting multiple nouns loosely.

森

mori — Forest; woods; a dense area of trees.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; a pre-noun modifier meaning tiny.

動物

dōbutsu — Animal; a living creature other than a human.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals in groups.

全員

zen'in — All members; everyone in a group collectively.

いかに

ikani — How; in what way; to what extent or degree.

大胆

daitan — Bold; daring; courageous without fear of consequences.

者

mono — Person; one who does something; individual or being.

見せつける

misetsukeru — To show off; to flaunt something to impress others.

絶好

zekkō — Perfect; ideal; the best possible opportunity or condition.

機会

kikai — Opportunity; chance; a favorable moment to act.

という

to iu — Called; known as; used to define or quote.

だけ

dake — Only; just; nothing more than a certain amount.