The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 15

Vocabulary

もし

moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional statement

農場

nōjō — Farm; agricultural land and its buildings

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

少年

shōnen — Boy; young male person

が

ga — Subject marker particle

それ

sore — That; refers to something near the listener

を

wo — Object marker particle

察し

sasshi — Guessed; sensed or perceived intuitively

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

と

to — Quotation or conditional particle; and

し

shi — Do; conjunctive form of する

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking clauses

も

mo — Also; even; too (inclusive particle)

まあ

maa — Well; an interjection expressing mild resignation

に

ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle

かく

kaku — Thus; in this way (used in set phrases)

木

ki — Tree; wood

反対側

hantaigawa — Opposite side; the other side

は

wa — Topic marker particle

もっと

motto — More; to a greater degree

よい

yoi — Good; favorable; fine

ドラム

doramu — Drum; percussion instrument

叩く

tataku — To hit; beat; knock on something

場所

basho — Place; location; spot

あっ

a' — Oh! Ah! Expression of sudden realization

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is/am/are

そこ

soko — There; that place near the listener

で

de — At; by means of (location or method particle)

キツツキ

kitsutsuki — Woodpecker; bird that pecks tree bark

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward; to

そっと

sotto — Gently; quietly; softly without being noticed

回り込み

mawarikomi — Going around; sneaking around to the other side

すぐ

sugu — Soon; immediately; right away

いつ

itsu — When; at what time

増し

mashi — Increasing; growing greater in degree

激しく

hageshiku — Fiercely; violently; intensely

叩き

tataki — Hitting; striking; beating (conjunctive form)

始め

hajime — Beginning; start of an action

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary (mashita stem)

息継ぎ

ikitsugi — Breathing pause; catching one's breath

ため

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

手

te — Hand; arm

止める

tomeru — To stop; halt; cease an action

たび

tabi — Each time; whenever something occurs

彼

kare — He; him; that male person

緑

midori — Green; the color green

草原

sōgen — Meadow; grassy plain or grassland

見渡し

miwatashi — Looking out over; surveying a wide area

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self

警告

keikoku — Warning; caution; alert to danger

聞い

kiī — Heard; listened (te-form of 聞く)

か

ka — Question particle; or; whether

どう

dō — How; in what way

確かめ

tashikame — Verifying; confirming; making certain

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless

い

i — Existence verb stem (いる); to be

気

ki — Mind; spirit; attention; feeling

留め

tome — Paying attention; taking note of something

ませ

mase — Polite imperative or negative auxiliary ending

ん

n — Negative contraction of ない; explanatory particle

でし

deshi — Polite past copula stem (でした)

や

ya — And; or (listing particle); sentence-final exclamation

森

mori — Forest; woods; a dense area of trees

小さな

chīsana — Small; little; tiny (attributive form)

動物

dōbutsu — Animal; living creature

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody

前

mae — Before; front; earlier; in front

見せびらかそう

misebirakaō — Show off; flaunt in front of others

猟犬

ryōken — Hunting dog; hound used for hunting

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; nearly; for the most part

追いつい

oitsui — Caught up; nearly reached (te-form of 追いつく)

くる

kuru — To come; to arrive

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as

待っ

mat' — Waited; waiting (te-form of 待つ)

から

kara — From; because; after (conjunction/particle)

しっぽ

shippo — Tail; the tail of an animal

ひょい

hyoi — Nimbly; with a light quick movement

生意気

namaiki — Cheeky; impudent; cocky; saucy attitude

ひと

hito — One (counter); person; a single action

振り

furi — Swing; wave; a single swinging motion

どれ

dore — Which one; which (of three or more)

ほど

hodo — To what extent; about; as much as

速く

hayaku — Quickly; fast; swiftly (adverbial form)

走れる

hashireru — Can run; able to run (potential form)

見せ

mise — Showing; displaying (conjunctive form of 見せる)

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; indeed; really

もっ

mot' — Having; possessing (te-form of 持つ, contracted)

非常

hijō — Extremely; very; extraordinary degree

速い

hayai — Fast; quick; rapid

もの

mono — Thing; object; person; nominalizer

鼻

hana — Nose; snout of an animal

地面

jimen — Ground; surface of the earth

つけ

tsuke — Pressing against; attaching (conjunctive of つける)

ながら

nagara — While; simultaneously doing two actions

追っ

ot' — Chasing; pursuing (te-form of 追う)

猛然

mōzen — Fiercely; violently; with ferocious intensity

走り

hashiri — Running; a run (conjunctive form of 走る)

その

sono — That; the (demonstrative adjective)

大きな

ōkina — Big; large (attributive adjective form)

声

koe — Voice; sound produced by a creature

凄まじい

susamajii — Tremendous; fierce; terrific; astounding intensity

鳴き声

nakigoe — Animal cry; howl; bark; call of animal

上げる

ageru — To raise; lift up; emit a sound

比べ

kurabe — Comparing; in comparison to something

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly; awfully; very badly

遅く

osoku — Slowly; late (adverbial form of 遅い)

見え

mie — Appearing; seeming; visible (conjunctive of 見える)

さて

sate — Well; now then (transitional interjection)

大胆

daitan — Bold; daring; audacious; fearless

なる

naru — To become; to turn into

つれ

tsure — As; along with; in proportion to

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal

くらい

kurai — About; approximately; to the extent of

不注意

fuchūi — Carelessness; inattention; negligence

なっ

nat' — Became (te-form of なる, contracted)

鋭く

surudoku — Sharply; keenly; acutely (adverbial form)

前方

zenpō — Ahead; forward; in front

見る

miru — To see; look at; watch

代わり

kawari — Instead of; in place of; substitute

あちこち

achikochi — Here and there; in various places

目

me — Eye; sight; vision

向け

muke — Directing toward; turning (conjunctive of 向ける)

誰

dare — Who; which person

見

mi — Seeing; looking (conjunctive stem of 見る)

感心

kanshin — Admiration; being impressed by something

いる

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

どこ

doko — Where; which place

向かっ

mukat' — Heading toward; going in a direction

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount; slightly

気づか

kizuka — Noticing; becoming aware (negative stem of 気づく)

ず

zu — Negative conjunctive form; without doing

危険

kiken — Danger; risk; hazard

する

suru — To do; to perform an action

べく

beku — In order to; with the intention of

ドンドン

dondōn — Rapidly; one after another; boom boom sound

叩い

tatai — Beating; hitting (te-form of 叩く)

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new

幹

miki — Tree trunk; main stem of a tree

まっすぐ

massugu — Straight ahead; directly; without turning

行っ

it' — Went; going (te-form of 行く)

しまい

shimai — Ending up; finishing; doing completely (auxiliary)

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp; keen; acute; penetrating

よく

yoku — Well; often; nicely (adverbial form of よい)

利く

kiku — To work well; to be effective; to function

耳

mimi — Ear; hearing

持っ

mot' — Having; holding (te-form of 持つ)

ます

masu — Polite verb ending (present/future)

本当

hontō — True; real; genuine; indeed

そう

sō — So; that way; it seems so

な

na — Sentence-final particle expressing emotion or assertion

ちょうど

chōdo — Exactly; just; precisely

今

ima — Now; the present moment

綿

wata — Cotton; cotton wool; soft fiber material

詰め

tsume — Stuffed with; packed; filling (conjunctive of 詰める)

よう

yō — As if; like; in such a way that

聞こえ

kikoe — Being heard; audible (conjunctive of 聞こえる)

ない

nai — Not; negative adjective ending

状態

jōtai — State; condition; situation