The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 31

Vocabulary

その

sono — That (adjective modifying a noun nearby).

間

aida / ma — Interval, period, or space between things.

ずっと

zutto — Continuously, all along, the whole time.

スカンク

sukanku — Skunk, a small odorous North American mammal.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

おばあさん

obāsan — Grandmother or elderly woman, polite form.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

方

hō — Direction, side, or way toward something.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to.

近づき

chikazuki — Drawing near, approaching someone or something.

続け

tsuzuke — Continue doing; keep on performing an action.

後ずさり

atoshisari — Backing away, retreating step by step backward.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form linking actions together.

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb component (mashita).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because, the reason being; introduces an explanation.

他

hoka — Other, another, the rest of something.

草原

sōgen — Grassland, open plain covered with grass.

や

ya — And, lists items in a non-exhaustive sequence.

森

mori — Forest, a large area densely covered with trees.

小さな

chīsana — Small, little; attributive adjective form.

動物

dōbutsu — Animal, a living creature other than a plant.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

と

to — And, with; particle connecting nouns or clauses.

同じ

onaji — Same, identical, not different from another.

よう

yō — Manner, way; like or similar to something.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or purpose.

彼女

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

臭い

kusai — Smelly, stinky; having an unpleasant odor.

袋

fukuro — Bag, pouch, or sack for holding things.

を

o — Direct object marker particle in Japanese grammar.

とても

totemo — Very, extremely; intensifier for adjectives and adverbs.

恐れ

osore — Fear, dread; being afraid of something.

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking sequential or causal actions.

いる

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

から

kara — Because, from; indicates reason or starting point.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is, am, or are.

さて

sate — Well, now then; transition word shifting topic.

い

i — Stem of adjective or verb iru (be/exist).

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own self or situation.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also indicates contrast.

どこ

doko — Where; interrogative pronoun asking about location.

向かっ

mukatt(e) — Heading toward, facing or going in a direction.

か

ka — Question particle; also expresses uncertainty or doubt.

見え

mie — Can see, be visible; appear to the eyes.

ず

zu — Negative suffix meaning without doing or not.

気がつく

ki ga tsuku — To notice, to become aware of something.

茨

ibara — Thorny bramble or briar plant with prickles.

茂み

shigemi — Thicket, dense bushy growth of plants.

中

naka — Inside, middle, within a space or group.

しまっ

shimatt(e) — Ended up doing; expresses unintended completion.

それ

sore — That, that thing (near the listener).

スカート

sukāto — Skirt, a garment worn around the waist.

引き裂き

hikisaki — Tearing apart, ripping something into pieces.

足

ashi — Foot, leg; lower limb used for walking.

引っかき

hikkaki — Scratching, scraping with claws or fingernails.

いたっ

itat(su) — Ouch! Exclamation expressing sudden pain felt.

叫び

sakebi — Shout, scream; crying out loudly in emotion.

はっ

hat(to) — Ha! Sudden laugh or gasp of realization.

笑い

warai — Laughter, a smile; the act of laughing.

僕

boku — I, me; first-person pronoun used by males.

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for verb phrases.

悪く

waruku — Badly, poorly; adverbial form of bad.

言う

iu / yuu — To say, to speak, to express in words.

そう

sō — So, that way; indicating agreement or assumption.

なる

naru — To become, to turn into something different.

ん

n — Colloquial form of no/mono; soft explanatory ending.

だ

da — Informal copula meaning is, am, or are.

十四

jūshi / jūyon — Fourteen, the cardinal number 14.

ニワトリ

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

行方

yukue — Whereabouts, destination, one's location or fate.

知る

shiru — To know, to learn, to find out information.

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly, awfully; adverb intensifying negative degree.

怒っ

okott(e) — Being angry, having become furious or upset.

まあ

mā — Well, my goodness; mild surprise or resignation.

本当

hontō — True, real, genuine; truly or really.

ひどい

hidoi — Terrible, awful, cruel, or extremely bad.

怒り

ikari — Anger, rage, fury; strong displeasure felt.

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem (part of deshita, was).

笑っ

waratt(e) — Laughing, having laughed; breaking into laughter.

さらに

sara ni — Furthermore, even more, additionally increasing.

募らせ

tsunorase — Intensifying, making feelings grow stronger or deeper.

これ

kore — This, this thing (near the speaker).

見た

mita — Saw, looked at; past tense of see.

おかしく

okashiku — Funny, strange; adverbial form of amusing/odd.

たまらず

tamarazu — Unable to bear it; irresistibly, beyond endurance.

地面

jimen — Ground, surface of the earth beneath one.

上

ue — Above, on top, upper surface of something.

ごろごろ

gorogoro — Rolling around; rumbling sound or idle rolling.

転がり

korogari — Rolling, tumbling; moving by rotating on surface.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

大声

ōgoe — Loud voice, shouting at high volume.

上げ

age — Raising up, lifting; here raising one's voice.

もちろん

mochiron — Of course, naturally, without doubt or question.

行い

okonai — Conduct, behavior, deed or action performed.

少し

sukoshi — A little, a small amount of something.

も

mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or emphatic particle.

感心

kanshin — Admiration, being impressed by someone's conduct.

できる

dekiru — To be able to, can, is possible.

もの

mono — Thing, object; nominalizer adding explanatory nuance.

では

dewa — In that case, well then; transitional expression.

ありません

arimasen — Polite negative of aru; is not, does not exist.

泥棒

dorobō — Thief, robber, someone who steals things.

呼ん

yon(de) — Calling, naming someone by a certain term.

ご存知

gozonji — Honorific knowing; you are aware of it.

通り

tōri — As expected, as mentioned; street or passage.

そもそも

somosomo — In the first place, originally, to begin with.

好き

suki — Like, fond of; having a preference for.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost, mostly, nearly all of something.

ようやく

yōyaku — Finally, at last, after much effort or time.

出

de — Coming out, exiting from an enclosed space.

き

ki — Came (stem of kuru); arriving at a place.

とき

toki — Time, moment, occasion when something happens.

以上

ijō — More than, at least, beyond a certain amount.

何

nani / nan — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things.

言わ

iwa — Say (negative stem of iu); base for negation.

ぶつぶつ

butsubutsu — Muttering, grumbling under one's breath quietly.

つぶやき

tsubuyaki — Murmur, mutter; soft indistinct speech to oneself.

不満

fuman — Dissatisfaction, discontent, complaint about something.

こぼし

koboshi — Spilling out complaints; voicing grievances or grumbles.

歯ぎしり

hagishiri — Grinding teeth in anger, frustration, or sleep.

急い

isoi(de) — Hurrying, rushing; moving or acting with haste.

立ち去り

tachisari — Leaving, departing, walking away from a place.