The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 22

Vocabulary

わかった

wakatta — Understood; I got it; all right.

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of sentence.

言い

ii — Said; to say (verb stem form).

二人

futari — Two people; a pair of individuals.

出発

shuppatsu — Departure; setting out on a journey.

した

shita — Did; past tense of する (to do).

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'chapter number'.

十章

jūshō — Chapter ten; the tenth chapter.

かわいそう

kawaisō — Pitiful; poor thing; deserving of sympathy.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

家

ie — House; home; one's dwelling place.

に

ni — Direction/location particle meaning 'to' or 'at'.

向かって

mukatte — Heading toward; facing in the direction of.

こっそり

kossori — Secretly; stealthily; without being noticed.

丘

oka — Hill; a small elevated area of land.

を

o — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

登って

nobotte — Climbing; going up (te-form of 登る).

いった

itta — Went; proceeded (past tense of 行く).

近づく

chikazuku — To approach; to draw near to something.

つれて

tsurete — As; in proportion to; accompanying a change.

草むら

kusamura — Clump of grass; a grassy thicket or patch.

から

kara — From; out of; starting point particle.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.

茂み

shigemi — Thicket; dense bushes or undergrowth.

忍び寄り

shinobiyori — Creeping up; stealthily approaching someone or something.

それぞれ

sorezore — Each; respectively; each one on their own.

後ろ

ushiro — Behind; the back side of something.

で

de — Location/means particle meaning 'at' or 'by'.

立ち止まって

tachitomatte — Stopped; came to a standstill (te-form).

見たり

mitari — Looking; doing things like watching (tari form).

聞いたり

kiitari — Listening; doing things like hearing (tari form).

少しも

sukoshi mo — Not even a little; not at all (with negative).

油断

yudan — Carelessness; letting one's guard down.

しなかった

shinakatta — Did not do; past negative of する.

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; at some time in the past.

一度

ichido — Once; one time; a single occasion.

やっつけた

yattsuketa — Defeated; beat; overcame an opponent.

こと

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

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; also conjunctive 'but'.

あった

atta — There was; existed; had (past tense of ある).

ので

node — Because; since; therefore (causal conjunction).

あまり

amari — Not very; not much (used with negative verb).

怖く

kowaku — Scary; frightening (adverbial form of 怖い).

なかった

nakatta — Was not; did not exist (past negative of ない).

年老いた

toshioita — Aged; elderly; having grown old.

怖かった

kowakatta — Was scary; was frightening (past tense adjective).

両方

ryōhō — Both; both sides; the two of them.

とも

tomo — Both; as well; accompanying particle for totality.

近づけば

chikazukeba — If one approaches; conditional form of 近づく.

ほど

hodo — The more; to the extent of; approximately.

不安

fuan — Anxiety; unease; a feeling of worry.

落ち着かなく

ochitsukanaku — Restlessly; unable to calm down or settle.

なって

natte — Becoming; having become (te-form of なる).

という

to iu — Called; known as; the fact that.

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.

捕まえよう

tsukamaeyō — Let's catch; volitional form of 捕まえる.

して

shite — Doing; by doing (te-form of する).

数々

kazukazU — Numerous; many various things or instances.

いたずら

itazura — Prank; mischief; a playful or harmful trick.

仕掛けて

shikakete — Setting up; laying a trap or scheme.

きた

kita — Has been doing; came (auxiliary past action).

これ

kore — This; this thing (proximal demonstrative pronoun).

また

mata — Again; also; or; furthermore.

別

betsu — Different; separate; another; distinct.

では

de wa — In that case; as for; topic/contrastive marker.

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negative verb ending.

か

ka — Question particle; or; wondering marker.

どうしても

dōshite mo — No matter what; absolutely; by all means.

確信

kakushin — Conviction; certainty; firm belief in something.

持てなかった

motenakatta — Could not hold; was unable to have confidence.

だ

da — Is; am; are (plain form copula).

そのため

sono tame — Because of that; for that reason; therefore.

彼

kare — He; him; that male person.

あらゆる

arayuru — Every; all possible; of every kind.

方向

hōkō — Direction; way; orientation in space.

鋭く

するどく — Sharply; keenly; acutely (adverbial form of 鋭い).

目

me — Eye; eyes; one's vision or gaze.

光らせ

hikarase — Making gleam; keeping sharp watch (causative form).

危険

kiken — Danger; risk; a hazardous situation.

きざし

kizashi — Sign; omen; early indication of something coming.

少しでも

sukoshi demo — Even a little; even the slightest bit.

あれば

areba — If there is; conditional form of ある.

すぐに

sugu ni — Immediately; right away; without delay.

逃げられる

nigerareru — Can escape; able to run away from danger.

よう

yō — So that; in order to; manner or way.

身構えて

migamaeて — Bracing oneself; taking a ready defensive stance.

いた

ita — Was; were; existed (past progressive auxiliary).

つま先立ち

tsumasakidachi — Standing on tiptoe; tiptoeing to move quietly.

ほふく前進

hofuku zenshin — Crawling forward; advancing by creeping on ground.

キツネ

kitsune — Fox; a cunning wild canine animal.

玄関先

genkan saki — Front entrance area; just outside the doorway.

見える

mieru — Can be seen; is visible; appears.

場所

basho — Place; location; spot; a specific area.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as.

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive at a place.

中

naka — Inside; middle; within; the interior of.

身

mi — Body; oneself; one's own person.

伏せて

fusete — Lying down flat; keeping low to ground.

様子

yōsu — Situation; appearance; how things look or seem.

見た

mita — Looked; watched; saw (past tense of 見る).

する

suru — To do; to perform an action.

まもなく

mamonaku — Soon; before long; in a short while.

出て

dete — Coming out; exiting (te-form of 出る).

くる

kuru — To come; auxiliary indicating action toward speaker.

見えた

mieta — Was seen; became visible (past tense of 見える).

彼女

kanojo — She; her; that female person.

風

kaze — Wind; breeze; air movement.

においを

nioi o — Smell; scent (object-marked for sniffing action).

嗅ぐ

kagu — To sniff; to smell; to detect scent.

一本道

ipponmichi — Straight road; a single path with no turns.

すばやく

subayaku — Quickly; swiftly; in a fast manner.

走り去って

hashirisatte — Running away; dashing off into the distance.

ほっと

hotto — With relief; feeling relieved (onomatopoeic expression).

安堵

ando — Relief; reassurance; feeling of being at ease.

ため息

tameiki — Sigh; a deep exhaled breath expressing emotion.

ついた

tsuita — Let out; breathed; arrived (past tense of つく).

し

shi — And; furthermore; listing conjunction or verb stem.

安心

anshin — Relief; peace of mind; feeling of safety.

思った

omotta — Thought; felt; believed (past tense of 思う).

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless (conjunctive word).

相変わらず

aikawarazu — As usual; same as always; still unchanged.

用心

yōjin — Caution; vigilance; being on one's guard.

怠らなかった

okotaranakatta — Did not neglect; never slackened one's vigilance.