The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 13

Vocabulary

そこで

sokode — And so; therefore; at that point in time

レディ

redi — Lady; a title or address for a woman

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject

もう

mou — Already; again; soon; no more

一度

ichido — Once; one time

座り込んで

suwarikonде — Sitting down firmly; settling into a seated position

猟犬

ryouken — Hunting dog; hound used for tracking game

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject

ほぼ

hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self

ところ

tokoro — Place; spot; one's location or position

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as

近づい

chikazui — Approached; drew near to something or someone

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases together

くる

kuru — To come; to approach toward the speaker

待ち

machi — Waiting; the act of waiting for something

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb ending

た

ta — Past tense ending indicating completed action

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly; just; precisely at that moment

その

sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned

時

toki — Time; moment; when something happens

キツツキ

kitsutsuki — Woodpecker; a bird that drums on trees

ドラマー

doramaa — Drummer; one who plays drums

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; nominalizing expression

すごい

sugoi — Amazing; incredible; intense; terrible

音

oto — Sound; noise; audio

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object

立て

tate — Making; producing a sound or noise

始め

hajime — Beginning; starting; the start of something

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with

いう

iu — To say; to call; to be called

聞い

kii — Hearing; listening to a sound or message

者

mono — Person; one who does something

みな

mina — Everyone; all people; everybody

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener

危険

kiken — Danger; hazard; peril; risk

知らせる

shiraseru — To inform; to notify; to let someone know

合図

aizu — Signal; sign; cue to communicate information

だ

da — Copula; is; plain form of desu

知っ

shitte — Knowing; being aware of something

楽しみ

tanoshimi — Enjoyment; pleasure; looking forward to something

ため

tame — For the sake of; in order to; purpose

に

ni — Directional or purpose particle; at; in; to

あの

ano — That over there; referring to something distant

よう

you — Like; as if; resembling; manner; way

な

na — Adjectival or prohibitive sentence-ending particle

叩き

tataki — Striking; hitting; knocking; beating action

方

kata — Way; method; manner of doing something

する

suru — To do; to perform an action

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for actions

決し

kesshi — Decisively; absolutely; never (with negative)

あり

ari — There is; exists; to have; being present

ません

masen — Polite negative verb ending; does not

ん

n — Negative or explanatory sentence-ending particle

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; in contrast

全く

mattaku — Completely; utterly; absolutely; not at all

注意

chuui — Attention; caution; warning; care

払い

harai — Paying; giving attention or money

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem used before た

彼

kare — He; him; that man

まったく

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

気づき

kizuki — Noticing; becoming aware of something

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well

賢さ

kashikosa — Cleverness; intelligence; smartness

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; thinking; consideration

で

de — At; in; by means of; with; particle

いっぱい

ippai — Full; filled up; a lot; completely occupied

他

hoka — Other; another; else; different

考える

kangaeru — To think; to consider; to ponder something

余地

yochi — Room; space; margin; leeway for something

なかっ

nakatte — Was not; did not exist; negative past form

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is, am, are

馬鹿

baka — Fool; idiot; stupid person; nonsense

やつ

yatsu — Fellow; guy; that person (informal, rough)

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings

中

naka — Inside; middle; among; within something

つぶやき

tsubuyaki — Muttering; mumbling; whispering to oneself

そもそも

somosomo — In the first place; to begin with; originally

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason; what cause

警告

keikoku — Warning; caution; alert; official notice

しよう

shiyou — Let's do; volitional form of suru

し

shi — Conjunctive verb ending; and also; moreover

いる

iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)

か

ka — Question particle; whether; or

わから

wakara — Not understanding; not knowing; unclear

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not; is not

緑

midori — Green; the color green; greenery

草原

sougen — Grassland; meadow; open green plains

森

mori — Forest; woods; wooded area

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; much more; far

よく

yoku — Well; often; good; frequently; nicely

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something new

だろう

darou — Probably; I suppose; conjecture or probability

ね

ne — Sentence-ending seeking agreement or confirmation

誰

dare — Who; which person; someone

好き

suki — Like; fond of; to love something

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; awful; cruel; harsh; severe

いじめっ子

ijimekko — Bully; one who bullies or harasses others

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; habitually; all the time

より

yori — Than; compared to; from; since

小さな

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

捕まえ

tsukamai — Catching; capturing; grabbing hold of something

たり

tari — Listing actions; doing things like; such as

怖がら

kowagara — Feeling scared; being frightened by something

せ

se — Causative auxiliary making someone do something

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future

でも

demo — But; however; even so; nevertheless

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; really

格好

kakkou — Appearance; looks; style; cool-looking manner

いい

ii — Good; fine; nice; acceptable; okay

頭

atama — Head; mind; brain; top of the body

片側

katagawa — One side; one flank; tilted to one side

傾け

katamuke — Tilting; inclining; leaning to one side

見やり

miyari — Glancing over at; looking toward something

入り組ん

irikonde — Complicated; intricate; tangled up; winding

足跡

ashiato — Footprint; footstep; trail left by walking

たどろう

tadourou — Trying to trace; following a path or trail

懸命

kenmei — Earnest; desperate; with all one's effort

働い

hataraite — Working; laboring; putting effort into action

様子

yousu — State; appearance; situation; how things look

見

mi — Seeing; looking; observing something

笑っ

waratte — Laughing; smiling; expressing amusement

そう

sou — That's right; so; like that; in that way

確か

tashika — Certainly; surely; if I recall correctly

言い

ii — Saying; telling; speaking words to someone

から

kara — From; because; after; since; starting point

止まっ

tomatte — Stopping; coming to a halt; pausing

古い

furui — Old; ancient; aged; not new

木

ki — Tree; wood; timber

根元

nemoto — Base; root; foot of a tree or plant

見下ろし

miорoshi — Looking down at; gazing downward at something

そこ

soko — There; that place; that location

目

me — Eye; eyes; sight; gaze

決心

kesshin — Determination; resolution; making up one's mind

さ

sa — Sentence-ending particle softening a statement

美しい

utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; gorgeous; aesthetically pleasing

赤い

akai — Red; crimson; scarlet colored

毛皮

kegawa — Fur; pelt; animal hide with hair

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form

なく

naku — Without; not having; lacking something

きっと

kitto — Surely; certainly; definitely; without doubt

寂しい

sabishii — Lonely; lonesome; feeling of solitude

本当

hontou — Really; truly; genuine; actual truth

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe; to consider