The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 23

Vocabulary

一歩

ippo — One step; a single pace forward or backward.

も

mo — Also; too; even; particle indicating inclusion.

近づく

chikazuku — To approach; to come or draw near to.

前

mae — Before; front; ahead in time or space.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self or person.

で

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

レディ

redi — Lady; ready (loanword used in Japanese context).

を

wo — Particle marking the direct object of a verb.

確かめ

tashikame — To confirm; to verify or make sure of something.

なけれ

nakere — Conditional negative form; must do or else.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

と

to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker.

彼

kare — He; him; referring to a male person.

は

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

ささやき

sasayaki — A whisper; speaking in a very soft voice.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem form.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly; just at that moment or precisely.

その

sono — That; referring to something near the listener.

時

toki — Time; moment; a particular point in time.

片手

katate — One hand; using only a single hand.

唇

kuchibiru — Lips; the fleshy parts surrounding the mouth.

当て

ate — To press against; to apply or touch something.

もう

mou — Already; another; one more; not anymore.

片方

katahou — One side; one of two; the other one.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.

手

te — Hand; arm; a means or method.

指さし

yubisashi — Pointing; indicating direction with a finger.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but; however.

巣穴

suuana — Den; burrow; an animal's hole or lair.

入り口

iriguchi — Entrance; doorway; the way into a place.

から

kara — From; because; since; starting point particle.

日向

hinata — Sunny spot; a place in direct sunlight.

へ

he — Directional particle meaning toward or to.

はい出て

haidade — To crawl out; to emerge by crawling slowly.

くる

kuru — To come; indicating action moving toward speaker.

ところ

tokoro — Place; moment; just about to do something.

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem before た; was or were.

よく

yoku — Well; carefully; often; thoroughly done.

見よう

miyou — Let's look; volitional form of to see.

身

mi — Body; oneself; one's own person or body.

乗り出し

noridashi — To lean forward; to stretch one's body out.

本当

hontou — Really; truly; genuine; actual truth.

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible; severe; awful; very bad condition.

けが

kega — Injury; wound; physical harm to the body.

し

shi — Conjunction or verb stem indicating and; doing.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential verb actions.

いる

iru — To be; to exist; ongoing action marker.

か

ka — Question particle; or; expressing uncertainty or doubt.

それとも

soretomo — Or; alternatively; used to present another option.

見せかけ

misekake — Pretense; appearance; faking or feigning a condition.

だけ

dake — Only; just; nothing more than that.

な

na — Negative adjective ending or sentence-final softener.

でしょう

deshou — Probably; right? expressing supposition or seeking agreement.

苦しそう

kurushisou — Looks painful; appears to be suffering greatly.

はい出

haide — To crawl out; emerging laboriously from somewhere.

立っ

tatte — Standing up; being in an upright position.

歩こう

arukou — Let's walk; volitional form of to walk.

体

karada — Body; the physical form of a person.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly; severely; in an awful manner.

こわばっ

kowabatte — Stiffened; became rigid; tensed up with pain.

痛い

itai — Painful; hurting; expressing physical pain sensation.

ため

tame — Because of; for the sake of; due to.

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

でき

deki — Can do; to be able; stem of できる.

ませ

mase — Polite negative auxiliary verb stem; cannot do.

ん

n — Negative contraction; explanatory or denial particle.

ただ

tada — Only; merely; just; nothing but this.

はう

hau — To crawl; to creep along the ground.

誰か

dareka — Someone; anybody; an unspecified person.

見て

mite — Looking; watching; te-form of to see.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.

気づか

kiduka — To notice; to become aware of something.

ず

zu — Negative conjunctive form; without doing something.

動く

ugoku — To move; to be in motion or stir.

たび

tabi — Each time; whenever; every occasion something occurs.

顔

kao — Face; one's facial expression or appearance.

ゆがめ

yugame — To distort; to contort the face in pain.

それほど

sorehodo — That much; to that extent; so very much.

痛かっ

itakatte — Was painful; past form of painful, hurting.

です

desu — Polite copula; is, am, are in sentences.

茂み

shigemi — Thicket; dense bushes or undergrowth in nature.

陰

kage — Shadow; shade; hidden behind something or someone.

い

i — Being; existing; stem of いる verb.

ない

nai — Not exist; negative form; there is none.

わかり

wakari — Understanding; knowing; stem of to understand.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount; slightly; somewhat.

恐れる

osoreru — To fear; to be afraid of something threatening.

もの

mono — Thing; person; nominalizer expressing reason or explanation.

わかっ

wakatte — Understanding; having understood; te-form of わかる.

そこ

soko — There; that place near the listener.

喜び

yorokobi — Joy; delight; happiness; a feeling of pleasure.

声

koe — Voice; a sound produced by speaking or calling.

上げ

age — To raise; to lift up; to give out.

ぴょん

pyon — Boing; hop; sound describing a light jumping motion.

飛び出し

tobidashi — To jump out; to spring forth suddenly from hiding.

姿

sugata — Figure; form; one's appearance or visible shape.

現し

arawa shi — To reveal; to show; to make something visible.

にやり

niyari — A smirk; grinning slyly with self-satisfaction.

しよう

shiyou — Let's do; volitional form intending to act.

代わり

kawari — Instead; in place of; a substitute or replacement.

苦痛

kutsuu — Pain; agony; suffering; intense physical or mental distress.

ゆがん

yugande — Distorted; twisted; contorted face showing pain.

だ

da — Plain copula; is, am, are in casual speech.

なっ

natte — Becoming; te-form of なる meaning to become.

しまい

shimai — Ended up; regrettably completed action; stem of しまう.

こんな

konna — This kind of; such a; like this.

さぞかし

sazokashi — Surely; certainly; I can well imagine that.

喜ん

yorokon — Rejoiced; was pleased; stem form of 喜ぶ.

だろう

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

向かっ

mukatte — Heading toward; facing; te-form of 向かう.

うなる

unaru — To growl; to groan; to make a low sound.

よう

you — Like; as if; it seems; expressing resemblance.

言い

ii — Saying; stem of 言う meaning to say.

喜ぶ

yorokobu — To rejoice; to be glad or delighted about something.

十分

juubun — Enough; sufficient; plenty; adequately or fully.

理由

riyuu — Reason; cause; grounds for doing something.

あり

ari — There is; existing; stem of ある verb.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; used to introduce explanation.

年老い

toshioi — Aged; elderly; having grown old in years.

夕食

yuushoku — Dinner; the evening meal eaten at day's end.

する

suru — To do; to perform; general action verb.

捕まえよう

tsumaeyou — Let's catch; volitional form of to capture someone.

懸命

kenmei — With all one's might; earnestly; desperately trying hard.

努力

doryoku — Effort; endeavor; hard work toward a goal.

かろうじ

karoujite — Barely; narrowly; just managing to do something.

逃げ延び

nigenobi — To escape; to survive by fleeing from danger.

き

ki — Come; past auxiliary stem of くる verb.

だから

dakara — Therefore; so; that is why; consequently.

最初

saisho — First; the beginning; the very start of something.