The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 30

Vocabulary

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discussion.

決して

kesshite — Never; not at all; used with negative forms.

急が

isoga — To hurry, rush (stem form of 急ぐ).

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not.

ので

node — Because; since; indicating reason or cause.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; leisurely; at a relaxed pace.

と

to — Particle indicating manner, quotation, or conjunction.

ぶらぶら

burabura — Wandering aimlessly; strolling idly; dangling loosely.

歩い

arui — Walked; past stem form of 歩く (to walk).

て

te — Te-form connective particle linking sequential actions.

い

i — Auxiliary verb stem of いる indicating ongoing state.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb; indicates completed action.

甲虫

kabutomushi / kōchū — Beetle; hard-shelled insect of order Coleoptera.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

探し

sagashi — Searching; looking for (stem form of 探す).

動かせる

ugokaseru — Can move; be able to move something.

大きな

ōkina — Large; big; of considerable size.

棒

bō — Stick; rod; pole; long rigid object.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns loosely.

石

ishi — Stone; rock; small hard natural object.

が

ga — Subject marker particle indicating grammatical subject.

ある

aru — To exist; there is (for inanimate objects).

たび

tabi — Each time; whenever; every occasion.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, time, direction, or purpose.

ひっくり返し

hikkurikaeshi — Flipping over; turning upside down completely.

たり

tari — Tari-form listing actions as examples among others.

下

shita — Below; underneath; the lower part of something.

のぞい

nozoi — Peeked; looked into (stem form of のぞく).

し

shi — Conjunction listing reasons or actions; and also.

老い

oi — Old age; aging; growing old (noun/verb stem).

見

mi — Saw; seeing (stem form of 見る, to see).

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle; of; 's.

ニワトリ

niwatori — Chicken; domestic fowl kept for eggs or meat.

食べ

tabe — Eat; eating (stem form of 食べる).

後

ato / go — After; later; the time following an event.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as (limit particle).

いる

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

なんて

nante — Such a thing as; how; expressing surprise or contempt.

ものすごい

monosugoi — Tremendous; amazing; incredibly intense or extreme.

食欲

shokuyoku — Appetite; desire or craving to eat food.

違いない

chigainai — Must be; no doubt; certainly (expressing conviction).

彼女

kanojo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun.

つぶやい

tsubuyai — Muttered; murmured (stem form of つぶやく).

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something previously mentioned.

から

kara — From; after; because; indicating origin or reason.

前

mae — Front; before; ahead in space or time.

飛び出し

tobidashi — Darted out; leaped forward suddenly (from 飛び出す).

目

me — Eye; eyes; the organ of sight.

ぎらつか

giratsuka — Glittering fiercely; gleaming intensely (from ぎらつく).

せ

se — Causative or connective verb ending form.

歯

ha — Tooth; teeth; the hard structures in the mouth.

むき出し

mukidashi — Bare; exposed; showing without covering or concealment.

背中

senaka — Back; the rear surface of the body.

毛

ke — Hair; fur; the fine strands covering skin.

逆立て

sakadaté — Bristling; standing hair or fur on end.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; to a great degree.

恐ろしく

osoroshiku — Terribly; frighteningly; in a fearsome manner.

見せ

mise — Show; display (stem form of 見せる).

よう

yō — Seems; appears; expressing appearance or intention.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nonetheless; expressing contrast.

その

sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective for nearby reference.

間中

aidajū — Throughout; the entire time; all along.

近づき

chikazuki — Approaching; drawing near (stem form of 近づく).

すぎ

sugi — Too much; excessively (suffix indicating excess).

細心

saishin — Extreme care; meticulousness; very careful attention.

注意

chūi — Caution; attention; warning; being careful.

払っ

haratt — Paid (attention); exercised (care) (from 払う).

どこ

doko — Where; what place; interrogative of location.

唸り声

unarigoe — Growl; groan; a low threatening rumbling sound.

あげ

age — Raised; gave; lifting up (from あげる).

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Frightening; terrible; dreadful; causing great fear.

顔

kao — Face; facial expression; one's countenance.

驚い

odoroi — Surprised; astonished (stem form of 驚く).

か

ka — Question particle or expressing doubt and wonder.

上げ

age — Raised; lifted up (from 上げる).

やあ

yā — Hey; hi; casual greeting or exclamation of surprise.

叫ん

sakеbn — Shouted; cried out (stem form of 叫ぶ).

だ

da — Copula; is; am; are (plain form of です).

失くし

nakushi — Lost something; misplaced (from 失くす).

です

desu — Polite copula; is; am; are (formal speech).

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun (polite or neutral).

盗ん

nusum — Stole; took by theft (stem form of 盗む).

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing information.

泥棒

dorobō — Thief; robber; someone who steals things.

ぴしゃり

pishari — Sharply; curtly; said snappily with finality.

言っ

itt — Said; spoke (stem form of 言う, to say).

言葉

kotoba — Word; language; speech; an expression or phrase.

黒

kuro — Black; the darkest color, absorbing all light.

白

shiro — White; the lightest color, reflecting all light.

でき

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

話す

hanasu — To speak; to talk; to tell someone something.

正しい

tadashii — Correct; right; accurate; in accordance with truth.

確かめ

tashikame — Confirm; verify; check to make sure (from 確かめる).

なさい

nasai — Please do; polite imperative form of instruction.

じゃ

ja — Well then; so; casual contraction of では.

そう

sō — So; that way; yes; expressing agreement or acknowledgment.

大いに

ōini — Greatly; very much; to a great extent.

怒り

ikari — Anger; rage; strong feeling of displeasure.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

違う

chigau — To differ; to be wrong; that's not right.

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; for a long time.

ひとり

hitori — Alone; by oneself; one person.

で

de — At; by; with; particle of location or means.

くすくす

kusukusu — Giggling; chuckling softly; quiet suppressed laughter.

笑っ

waratt — Laughed; smiled (stem form of 笑う).

おり

ori — Was; being (humble/literary form of いる).

笑え

warae — Can laugh; laughing (potential/conditional form of 笑う).

ば

ba — If; conditional particle expressing hypothetical situation.

笑う

warau — To laugh; to smile; to chuckle at something.

ほど

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

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future tense.

怒っ

okott — Got angry; became furious (stem form of 怒る).