The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 29

Vocabulary

いいえ

iie — No; a polite negative response.

全く

mattaku — Completely, entirely, not at all.

ニワトリ

niwatori — Chicken; a common domesticated bird.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.

い

i — Verb stem of 'iru'; to exist, be present.

ませ

mase — Polite verb ending used in formal speech.

ん

n — Negative verb ending; contraction of ない.

でし

deshi — Polite past copula stem; part of でした.

た

ta — Past tense verb ending in Japanese.

ただ

tada — Only, merely, just; nothing more than.

数枚

suumai — Several sheets or flat thin objects.

の

no — Possessive or noun-modifying particle.

羽

hane — Feather; a bird's feather or wing.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

ある

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

だけ

dake — Only, just, merely; limiting to one thing.

自分

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

目

me — Eye; the organ used for seeing.

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, nearly, hardly; mostly.

信じる

shinjiru — To believe, to trust someone or something.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for verbs.

でき

deki — Stem of できる; to be able to do.

彼女

kanojo — She, her; a female third-person pronoun.

こちら

kochira — This way, here; polite form of こっち.

見

mi — Verb stem of 見る; to look, to see.

あちら

achira — That way, over there; polite distal direction.

まし

mashi — Polite past verb ending stem; part of ました.

ず

zu — Negative verb ending; without doing something.

年老い

toshioi — To grow old; aged, elderly.

以前

izen — Before, previously, formerly; prior to now.

より

yori — Than; comparative particle for comparisons.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle.

激しい

hageshii — Intense, fierce, violent, severe.

怒り

ikari — Anger, rage, fury.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.

駆ら

kara — Driven, compelled; stem of 駆る.

れ

re — Passive or potential verb suffix form.

十三

juusan — Thirteen; the number 13.

罵る

nonoshiru — To curse, to abuse verbally, to revile.

信じ

shinji — Verb stem of 信じる; to believe.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

正しく

tadashiku — Correctly, properly; adverb form of 正しい.

見え

mie — Stem of 見える; to be visible, to appear.

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking verb phrases.

いる

iru — To exist, be present (animate); progressive marker.

か

ka — Question particle placed at sentence end.

確かめる

tashikameru — To confirm, verify, make sure of something.

ため

tame — For the purpose of; in order to.

二

ni — Two; the number 2.

三度

sando — Three times; on three occasions.

こすり

kosuri — Rubbing; the act of rubbing something.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective for nearby things.

確かに

tashikani — Certainly, surely, indeed, definitely.

消え

kie — Stem of 消える; to disappear, vanish.

おり

ori — Humble or literary form of いる; to be.

どこ

doko — Where; interrogative for location or place.

へ

e — Direction particle indicating movement toward.

行っ

it(te) — Stem of 行く; to go somewhere.

痕跡

konseki — Trace, mark, remnant left behind.

残っ

nokot(te) — Stem of 残る; to remain, to be left.

それ

sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, quite; degree adverb.

奇妙

kimyou — Strange, odd, peculiar, mysterious.

な

na — Adjectival copula ending for na-adjectives.

座り込ん

suwarikon(de) — To sit down firmly; to plop oneself down.

で

de — Particle indicating place, means, or manner.

誰

dare — Who; interrogative pronoun for a person.

から

kara — From; starting point particle or because.

何か

nanika — Something; an unspecified or unknown thing.

盗む

nusumu — To steal, to take something secretly.

大胆

daitan — Bold, daring, audacious, fearless.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

だろう

darou — Probably, I wonder; uncertain speculation marker.

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunction meaning and.

考え

kangae — Thought, idea; stem of 考える, to think.

鼻

hana — Nose; the facial organ for smelling.

地面

jimen — Ground, earth surface, the floor outside.

つけ

tsuke — Stem of つける; to attach, press against.

まま

mama — As is, unchanged; remaining in that state.

大きな

ookina — Large, big; prenominal adjective form.

円

en — Circle; a round shape or Japanese currency.

描く

egaku — To draw, to depict, to trace a shape.

よう

you — Like, as if; manner or resemblance.

歩き

aruki — Walking; stem of 歩く, to walk.

くんくん

kunkun — Sniffing sound; onomatopoeia for sniffing.

におい

nioi — Smell, scent, odor.

嗅ぎ

kagi — Sniffing; stem of 嗅ぐ, to sniff or smell.

続け

tsuzuke — Stem of 続ける; to continue doing something.

なぜ

naze — Why; interrogative for reason or cause.

そんな

sonna — Such, that kind of; demonstrative adjective.

し

shi — Verb stem ending or conjunction listing reasons.

でしょう

deshou — Probably, right?; polite conjecture or question.

盗ん

nusum(de) — Stole; past conjunctive stem of 盗む.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of です, meaning is/are.

かも

kamo — Might, perhaps; uncertainty prefix before しれない.

しれ

shire — Stem of しれる; used in かもしれない, might be.

ない

nai — Negative ending; does not, is not.

者

mono — Person, one who; referring to a person.

足跡

ashiato — Footprint, footstep trace left on ground.

見つけ

mitsuke — Stem of 見つける; to find, discover.

られる

rareru — Potential or passive auxiliary; can do or be done.

どう

dou — How; interrogative about manner or method.

ははあ

hahaa — Aha! I see!; exclamation of sudden realization.

叫び

sakebi — A shout, cry; stem of 叫ぶ, to shout.

丘

oka — Hill; a small elevated landform.

頂上

choujou — Summit, top, peak of a hill or mountain.

走り

hashiri — Running; stem of 走る, to run.

始め

hajime — Beginning; stem of 始める, to start.

今度

kondo — This time, next time; the current occasion.

こそ

koso — Emphatic particle; precisely, this very thing.

捕まえ

tsukamae — Stem of 捕まえる; to catch, to grab.

やる

yaru — To do, to give; informal version of する.

数分後

suufungo — A few minutes later; after several minutes.

走る

hashiru — To run; to move quickly on foot.

速度

sokudo — Speed, velocity, rate of movement.

落とし

otoshi — Stem of 落とす; to drop, lower, reduce.

三歩

sanpo — Three steps; walking three paces.

ごと

goto — Every, each; at each interval of.

前方

zenpou — Ahead, in front, forward direction.

やり

yari — Stem of やる; to do; also a spear.

突然

totsuzen — Suddenly, all of a sudden, abruptly.

鋭く

surudoku — Sharply, keenly; adverb from 鋭い, sharp.

光り

hikari — Light, gleam; stem of 光る, to shine.

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly, just, precisely at that moment.

忍び寄っ

shinobiyot(te) — Crept up; to stealthily approach someone.

とき

toki — Time, moment, when; temporal noun.

ほぼ

hobo — Almost, approximately, nearly all.

腹ばい

harabai — Lying flat on one's stomach; prone position.

なっ

nat(te) — Conjunctive form of なる; to become.

這い

hai — Crawling; stem of 這う, to crawl.

しかし

shikashi — However, but; conjunction showing contrast.

今回

konkai — This time, on this occasion.

あり

ari — Stem of ある; existence or occurrence.

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling; stem of 思う, to think.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating formal speech.

です

desu — Polite copula; formal is, am, are.

そう

sou — So, that way, like that; agreement marker.