The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 39

Vocabulary

おじさん

ojisan — Uncle; middle-aged man; familiar address for older male.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence's subject.

ひとりごと

hitorigoto — Talking to oneself; muttering; a soliloquy or monologue.

を

o — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.

つぶやい

tsubuyai — Muttered; murmured; whispered to oneself (verb stem form).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending indicating completed action.

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; needless to say; certainly.

農場

nōjō — Farm; agricultural land with buildings for farming.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns together.

少年

shōnen — Boy; young male; youth; typically refers to a boy.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or indirect object.

聞こえ

kikoye — To be audible; to sound; to reach one's ears.

なかっ

nakatt- — Negative past auxiliary stem; was not; did not exist.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle or conjunction meaning but/however.

薪

maki — Firewood; wood cut and prepared for burning as fuel.

山

yama — Mountain; hill; also a large pile or heap of something.

裏側

uragawa — Back side; rear; the other side of something.

から

kara — From; since; because; particle indicating origin or cause.

こっそり

kossori — Secretly; stealthily; quietly without being noticed.

抜け出し

nukedashi — Slipped out; escaped; sneaked away from a place.

て

te — Conjunctive particle linking verb actions in sequence.

鶏小屋

niwatorigoya — Chicken coop; small shelter housing domestic chickens.

下

shita — Below; under; beneath; lower position or direction.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.

駆け込ん

kakekon- — Rushed into; dashed inside; ran hurriedly into a place.

だ

da — Copula indicating a statement of fact or declaration.

とき

toki — Time; moment; when; the point at which something happens.

も

mo — Also; too; even; particle adding inclusivity or emphasis.

し

shi — Conjunctive form; if; and moreover; connecting verb clauses.

見え

mie — To be visible; to appear; to seem; to look like.

捕まえる

tsukamaeru — To catch; to capture; to grab hold of something.

計画

keikaku — Plan; project; scheme; a thought-out course of action.

夢中

muchū — Absorbed in; crazy about; engrossed; losing oneself in something.

なっ

natt- — Became; turned into (contracted past stem of なる).

い

i — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing or resultant state of being.

あの

ano — That (over there); refers to a shared known referent.

キツネ

kitsune — Fox; a cunning wild animal; also a folklore figure.

まで

made — Until; as far as; up to; to the extent of.

草原

sōgen — Meadow; grassland; open field covered with grass.

森

mori — Forest; woods; a dense area of trees.

隅々

sumizumi — Every corner; every nook and cranny; all parts thoroughly.

探し回る

sagashimawaru — To search all around; to hunt everywhere for something.

ぞ

zo — Emphatic sentence-ending particle expressing strong assertion.

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with; when; if; connecting particle.

言い

ii — Said; spoke; uttered (conjunctive stem of 言う).

その

sono — That; the; refers to something previously mentioned nearby.

言葉

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

口

kuchi — Mouth; opening; words spoken; a person's speech.

ながら

nagara — While doing; although; conjunctive particle for simultaneous actions.

本気

honki — Seriousness; earnestness; being genuinely in earnest about something.

で

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

ある

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

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer turning verb into noun.

示す

shimesu — To show; to indicate; to demonstrate; to point out.

か

ka — Question particle; or; whether; marker of uncertainty.

よう

yō — Like; as if; seems; manner; used to express resemblance.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite; used to intensify an adjective.

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Frightening; terrible; dreadful; causing fear or horror.

顔

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

もう

mō — Already; anymore; soon; no longer; expression of exasperation.

これ

kore — This; this thing; refers to something near the speaker.

以上

ijō — More than; beyond; above; no more; that is all.

ぼく

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

ニワトリ

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

盗ま

nusuma — Stolen (negative or passive stem of 盗む, to steal).

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary verb meaning to make or let someone do.

もん

mon — Thing; because; colloquial form of もの expressing reason/excuse.

そう

sō — That's right; so; like that; agreement or conjecture.

とも

tomo — Of course; certainly; emphatic agreement or strong assertion.

絶対

zettai — Absolutely; definitely; without fail; certain and unconditional.

どこか

dokoka — Somewhere; some place; in some location unknown exactly.

巣

su — Nest; den; lair; a home built by an animal.

はず

hazu — Should be; expected to; supposed to; reasonable expectation.

きっと

kitto — Surely; certainly; definitely; expressing strong expectation.

見つけ

mitsuke — Find; discover; locate (conjunctive stem of 見つける).

やる

yaru — To do; to give; to carry out; colloquial for する.

覚悟

kakugo — Resolve; readiness; preparedness for a difficult outcome.

しろ

shiro — Do it! Imperative command form of する; be prepared.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle conveying assertion or mild emphasis.

め

me — Derogatory suffix; you wretch; used to express contempt.

猟犬

ryōken — Hunting dog; hound; a dog trained for hunting prey.

呼ぶ

yobu — To call; to summon; to invite; to refer to someone.

口笛

kuchibue — Whistle; whistling sound made with lips and breath.

吹き

fuki — Blowing; blew (conjunctive stem of 吹く, to blow).

出発

shuppatsu — Departure; setting off; starting a journey or trip.

尖っ

togatt- — Pointed; sharp; having a sharp tip (contracted stem of 尖る).

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny; a prenominal adjective modifying nouns.

古顔

furugao — Old face; veteran; long-familiar person in a group.

のぞか

nozoka — Peeked; peered; stuck out (negative/conjunctive stem of のぞく).

せ

se — Causative auxiliary stem; made to; let (someone do something).

ふたり

futari — Two people; a pair; both of them together.

去っ

satt- — Left; went away; departed (contracted past stem of 去る).

いく

iku — To go; to go along; to proceed in a direction.

見守っ

mimamott- — Watched over; kept an eye on (contracted stem of 見守る).

いつも

itsumo — Always; usually; all the time; habitually; as always.

ニヤニヤ

niyaniya — Grinning; smirking; a self-satisfied sneaky smile.

いる

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

今

ima — Now; at this moment; currently; the present time.

ニヤリ

niyari — A single sly grin; smirking once; a cunning smile.

気配

kehai — Presence; sign; indication; a subtle feeling of something.

すら

sura — Even; not even; particle emphasizing an extreme or unlikely case.

それどころか

soredokoroka — On the contrary; far from it; rather the opposite.

心配

shinpai — Worry; anxiety; concern; being troubled about something.

な

na — Sentence-ending particle expressing emotion, prohibition, or emphasis.

銃

jū — Gun; firearm; rifle; a weapon that fires projectiles.

持っ

mott- — Held; carried; had (contracted past stem of 持つ).

行っ

itt- — Went; gone (contracted past stem of 行く, to go).

ちまっ

chimatt- — Ended up doing; unfortunately did (colloquial contraction of てしまった).

発射

hassha — Firing; discharge; launch; shooting a projectile or weapon.

さ

sa — Passive auxiliary or sentence-final particle adding light emphasis.

れ

re — Passive auxiliary verb indicating an action done to subject.

たら

tara — If; when; conditional form expressing a hypothetical situation.

どう

dō — How; in what way; what will happen; interrogative adverb.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to result in something.

誰

dare — Who; which person; referring to an unknown individual.

わから

wakara — Do not know; cannot tell (negative stem of わかる).

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negative auxiliary for verbs and adjectives.

見つから

mitsukara — Not found; not discovered (negative stem of 見つかる).

なけれ

nakere — If not; unless; conditional negative form of ない.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if; provided that; when.

ただ

tada — Just; only; merely; free of charge; simply.

面白半分

omoshirohambun — Half in fun; partly for amusement; not fully serious.

他

hoka — Other; another; else; different; the rest of something.

誰か

dareka — Someone; somebody; an unspecified person.

向け

muke — Aimed at; directed toward; pointed at a target.

かね

kane — Sentence-final wondering particle; I wonder if; possibly might.

あたし

atashi — I; me; feminine first-person pronoun; casual female speech.

かみさん

kamisan — Wife; one's own wife; informal term for a married woman.

や

ya — And; or; listing particle connecting nouns in a group.

子ども

kodomo — Child; children; kids; a young person under adult age.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people or beings.

出くわさ

dekuwasa — Encountered; came across unexpectedly (stem of 出くわす).

いい

ii — Good; fine; alright; favorable; expressing approval or adequacy.

ん

n — Explanatory or questioning sentence-final particle; colloquial の.