The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 41

Vocabulary

ここ

koko — This place; here; this spot.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject discussed.

気持ちよく

kimochi yoku — Comfortably; pleasantly; in a good feeling.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting actions or states.

暖かい

atatakai — Warm; having a pleasant, mild temperature.

し

shi — Particle listing reasons or adding emphasis.

あの

ano — That (over there); refers to something distant.

暗い

kurai — Dark; dim; lacking light.

穴

ana — Hole; pit; cave; opening in something.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.

奥

oku — Deep interior; the back or innermost part.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means.

丸く

maruku — Roundly; in a curled or circular manner.

なっ

nat(te) — Became; turned into (te-form of なる).

いる

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

とき

toki — Time; moment; when a certain situation occurs.

より

yori — Than; compared to; from (comparative particle).

ずっと

zutto — By far; much more; continuously; all along.

気分

kibun — Mood; feeling; one's general emotional state.

が

ga — Subject marker particle; but (conjunctive use).

いい

ii — Good; fine; pleasant; satisfactory.

ん

n — Explanatory or softening sentence-final particle.

だ

da — Copula; plain-form 'to be' or 'is.'

老

rō — Old; aged; prefix indicating advanced age.

振り返り

furikaeri — Turned around; looked back over one's shoulder.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

見つめる

mitsumeru — To stare at; to gaze fixedly at someone.

その

sono — That (near the listener); a demonstrative adjective.

目

me — Eye; eyes; gaze; way of looking.

ギラリ

girari — Gleaming sharply; glinting in a piercing way.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and,' 'with,' or quoting speech.

光っ

hikat(te) — Shone; gleamed; flashed with light.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.

一言

hitokoto — A single word; one brief remark.

も

mo — Also; too; even; not even (with negatives).

言わ

iwa(nakatta) — Did not say (negative stem of 言う).

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Did not; negative past auxiliary (shortened form).

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to tell someone something.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessity; need; something that is required.

ぶつぶつ

butsubutsu — Muttering; grumbling softly to oneself repeatedly.

ひとりごと

hitorigoto — Talking to oneself; muttering; a soliloquy.

言い

ii (stem of iu) — Saying; speaking (conjunctive stem of 言う).

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.

ただ

tada — Simply; just; merely; only; without anything else.

家

ie / uchi — House; home; one's dwelling place.

中

naka — Inside; interior; middle; among.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to.'

這い込ん

haikkon(de) — Crawled into; crept inside a space.

戸口

toguchi — Doorway; entrance; threshold of a door.

から

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

頭

atama — Head; the top part of one's body.

突っ込ん

tsukkon(de) — Thrust in; poked or shoved inside quickly.

私

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

戻る

modoru — To return; to come back; to go back.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as; by (time).

出

de (stem of deru) — Go out; come out; leave (stem form).

き

ki (stem of kuru) — Come (conjunctive stem of 来る).

いけ

ike (imperative of iku) — Go! Do not (with ません, prohibition form).

ませ

mase — Polite imperative ending; used in formal commands.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle adding assertion or emphasis.

命じ

meiji — Ordered; commanded; gave an instruction firmly.

それ

sore — That; it; refers to something near the listener.

こう

kō — Like this; in this way; thus.

付け加え

tsukekuwae — Added; appended further words to a statement.

農場

nōjō — Farm; agricultural land with buildings.

男の子

otoko no ko — Boy; male child; young male person.

銃

jū — Gun; firearm; rifle or similar weapon.

持っ

mot(te) — Holding; carrying; having in one's hands.

やっ

yat(te) — Doing; coming (colloquial contraction of やって).

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive at a place.

聞い

kiite / kiita — Heard; listened; asked (te/past form of 聞く).

ぶるっ

burut(to) — With a shudder; trembling suddenly in one motion.

震え

furue — Trembling; shaking; a shiver or quiver.

彼

kare — He; him; boyfriend; third-person male pronoun.

言葉

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

信じ

shinji — Believed; trusted; had faith in something.

自分

jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; one's own self.

怖がら

kowagara — Made afraid; scared (causative stem of 怖がる).

せ

se — Causative auxiliary suffix making others do something.

に

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

い

i (stem of iru) — Be; exist (conjunctive stem of いる).

させる

saseru — To make someone do; causative verb form.

ため

tame — For the sake of; in order to; purpose.

そう

sō — So; that way; it seems; like that.

言っ

it(te) — Said; spoke (te-form of 言う).

思っ

omot(te) — Thought; felt; believed (te-form of 思う).

でも

demo — But; however; even so; nevertheless.

やはり

yahari — As expected; still; after all; just as thought.

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason is; for the following reason.

近づき

chikazuki — Approached; drew near; getting closer to something.

すぎ

sugi — Too much; excessively; going beyond a limit.

せい

sei — Fault; blame; because of; due to.

体

karada — Body; one's physical form or condition.

まだ

mada — Still; not yet; as of now; continuing state.

こわばっ

kowabat(te) — Stiffened; became rigid; cramped with tension.

痛く

itaku — Painfully; in a hurting manner (adverb of 痛い).

走る

hashiru — To run; to race; to shoot through (pain).

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalization of a verb or clause.

でき

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

ので

node — Because; since; so (reason-giving conjunction).

撃た

uta (negative stem of utsu) — Shot; fired at with a gun (stem form).

れる

reru — Passive auxiliary; to be done to; to receive action.

いう

iu — To say; to be called; named as such.

どういう

dō iu — What kind of; what sort of; how so.

か

ka — Question marker particle; or; uncertainty marker.

今や

ima ya — Now; at this very moment; by this time.

身

mi — Body; one's own person; flesh; oneself.

もっ

mot(te) — With; by means of; having (te-form of 持つ).

知っ

shit(te) — Knowing; knew (te-form of 知る).

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; yet.

告げ

tsuge — Told; informed; notified someone of something.

冗談

jōdan — Joke; jest; something said not seriously.

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; the case; circumstances explaining something.

本当

hontō — True; real; genuine; the truth.

だっ

dat(ta) — Was; were (past form of だ copula).

ひとすじ

hitosuji — A single line or path; one straight strip.

小道

komichi — Narrow path; small trail; lane through countryside.

下っ

kudatte / kudat(te) — Went down; descended along a path.

来

ki (stem of kuru) — Came; arriving (stem or past of 来る).

おり

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

前方

zenpō — Ahead; in front; the forward direction.

猟犬

ryōken — Hunting dog; hound used for hunting game.

駆け足

kakeashi — Running pace; trot; moving at a quick run.

進ん

susunn(de) — Advanced; proceeded; moved forward steadily.

どうして

dōshite — Why; how; for what reason; how come.

だろう

darō — Probably; I wonder; conjecture or supposition.

感じ

kanji — Feeling; sense; impression; perception.

だけ

dake — Only; just; merely; limited to that amount.

彼ら

karera — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

音

oto — Sound; noise; an audible phenomenon.

聞こえ

kikoete / kikoe — Can be heard; audible; the sound reaches one.

ず

zu — Negative conjunctive suffix; without doing; not doing.

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; form; visible shape of a person.

見え

mie — Can be seen; visible; appears (stem of 見える).

におい

nioi — Smell; scent; odor; fragrance or stench.

わかる

wakaru — To understand; to know; to be able to tell.

や

ya — As soon as; the moment that (in やいなや).

いなや

inaya — No sooner than; the instant; immediately upon.

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny (attributive adjective form).

赤い

akai — Red; of a red color.

閃光

senkō — Flash of light; sudden bright gleam; lightning flash.

よう

yō — Like; as if; appears to be; resembling.

駆け去っ

kakesat(te) — Dashed away; ran off quickly and disappeared.