The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 45

Vocabulary

やがて

yagate — Soon, before long, eventually

農夫

nōfu — Farmer, agricultural worker

の

no — Possessive or linking particle

息子

musuko — Son, one's own male child

は

wa — Topic-marking particle

緑

midori — Green color or greenery

森

mori — Forest, woods, grove

が

ga — Subject-marking particle

いかに

ikani — How much, to what extent

静まり返って

shizumari kaette — Completely silent, utterly hushed and still

いる

iru — To exist, to be (animate beings)

か

ka — Question or uncertainty particle

に

ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle

気づいた

kidzuita — Noticed, became aware of something

どこ

doko — Where, what place

も

mo — Also, either, not even (with negative)

鳥

tori — Bird, fowl

姿

sugata — Figure, form, appearance of a being

声

koe — Voice, sound, cry

見当たらなかった

miatara nakatta — Could not be found anywhere

毛皮

kegawa — Fur, animal pelt or hide

を

wo — Direct object particle

まとった

matotta — Wore, was draped or covered with

生き物

ikimono — Living creature, living being

影

kage — Shadow, silhouette, trace

すら

sura — Even (emphatic particle, not even)

見つける

mitsukeru — To find, to discover something

こと

koto — Thing, fact, act (nominalizer)

できなかった

dekinakatta — Was not able to, could not do

あの

ano — That (over there), that particular

キツネ

kitsune — Fox, wild fox

他

hoka — Other, another, the rest

動物

dōbutsu — Animal, creature

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals

みんな

minna — Everyone, all, everybody

怖がらせて

kowagarasete — Causing to be frightened, scaring them

追い払って

oiharatte — Drove away, chased off completely

しまった

shimatta — Ended up doing (regrettable completion)

違いない

chigainai — Must be, no doubt, certainly

あいつ

aitsu — That guy, that person (informal/rude)

捕まえて

tsukamaete — Catching, grabbing hold of

やる

yaru — To do, to give (casual/determined tone)

できない

dekinai — Cannot do, unable to

もん

mon — Because, reason (casual sentence ending)

と

to — Quotation particle, and, with

つぶやいた

tsubuyaita — Muttered, murmured quietly to oneself

自分

jibun — Oneself, one's own self

から

kara — From, because, after (particle)

隠れて

kakurete — Hiding, concealing oneself

だ

da — Copula, is, are (plain form)

少し

sukoshi — A little, a small amount

気づかなかった

kidzukanakatta — Did not notice, failed to realize

第

dai — Ordinal prefix (chapter, number)

二十

nijū — Twenty, the number twenty

章

shō — Chapter, section of a book

老いたる

oitaru — Aged, grown old (literary form)

失敗

shippai — Failure, mistake, blunder

おかす

okasu — To commit (an error or offense)

家

ie / ka — House, home, family

はるか

haruka — Far away, distant, far off

裏手

urate — Back side, rear of a building

ある

aru — To exist, to be (inanimate things)

草

kusa — Grass, weeds, plants

茂った

shigetta — Overgrown, thick with vegetation

古い

furui — Old, aged, not new

牧草地

bokusōchi — Pasture, grassy meadow for grazing

走って

hashitte — Running, in the act of running

いた

ita — Was (past tense of iru)

とても

totemo — Very, extremely, quite

暑い

atsui — Hot (weather or temperature)

日

hi — Day, sun, sunlight

だった

datta — Was, were (past tense copula)

で

de — At, by, with (location/means particle)

彼女

kanojo — She, her, girlfriend

いらいら

iraira — Irritated, frustrated, on edge

して

shite — Doing, and then (te-form of suru)

疲れ

tsukare — Fatigue, tiredness

体

karada — Body, one's physical body

熱く

atsuku — Hotly, in a heated manner

なって

natte — Becoming, turning into (te-form)

後ろ

ushiro — Behind, the back, rear

猟犬

ryōken — Hunting dog, hound

足跡

ashiato — Footprint, track, trail

鼻

hana — Nose, snout

つけ

tsuke — Tracking, following a scent

ながら

nagara — While doing, simultaneously

大きな

ōkina — Large, big (prenominal adjective)

盛んに

sakanni — Vigorously, actively, energetically

吠えつつ

hoetsutsu — While barking (literary continuative form)

追いかけて

oikakete — Chasing, pursuing someone or something

きた

kita — Came (past tense of kuru)

疲れて

tsukarete — Being tired, feeling exhausted

最近

saikin — Recently, lately, these days

あまり

amari — Not very, not much (with negative)

いなかった

inakatta — Was not there, did not exist

寒い

samui — Cold (weather or temperature)

天気

tenki — Weather, atmospheric conditions

とき

toki — Time, moment, occasion

平気

heiki — Calm, unconcerned, fine with something

今

ima — Now, the present moment

ああ

aa — Ah, oh (exclamation of feeling)

なんて

nante — How (exclamatory), such a thing as

ん

n — Contraction of の (explanatory/casual)

だろう

darō — Probably, I wonder (conjecture)

ため息

tameiki — Sigh, deep breath of resignation

ついて

tsuite — Regarding, following, attached to

立ち止まって

tachitomatte — Stopped walking, came to a halt

休んだ

yasunda — Rested, took a break

さて

sate — Well then, now then (transitional)

頭

atama — Head, mind, intelligence

よく

yoku — Well, often, frequently

賢い

kashikoi — Clever, wise, smart

捕まえ

tsukamae — Catching, seizing (stem form)

よう

yō — Seems like, in order to (volitional/modal)

する

suru — To do, to perform

者

mono / sha — Person, one who does something

うまく

umaku — Skillfully, successfully, cleverly

だます

damasu — To deceive, to trick someone

ため

tame — For the sake of, in order to

あらゆる

arayuru — Every, all kinds of, every possible

手口

teguchi — Method, trick, modus operandi

心得て

kokoroete — Knowing well, being versed in

だまして

damashite — Deceiving, tricking (te-form)

惑わせ

madowase — Confusing, misleading, bewildering

まったく

mattaku — Completely, utterly, absolutely

追えなく

oenaku — Unable to pursue or follow

させる

saseru — To make someone do, causative form

できる

dekiru — Can do, to be able to

分かって

wakatte — Understanding, knowing (te-form)

しかし

shikashi — However, but, nevertheless

まだ

mada — Still, yet, not yet

そう

sō — So, that way, like that

気

ki — Spirit, feeling, mood, mind

いや

iya — No, unpleasant, disagreeable

そんな

sonna — Such, that kind of, like that

とんでもない

tondemonai — Outrageous, absolutely not, unthinkable

ない

nai — Not exist, negative auxiliary adjective

追い

oi — Chasing, pursuit (stem form)

やすい

yasui — Easy to do (suffix), inexpensive

細心

saishin — Meticulous, very careful, scrupulous

注意

chūi — Caution, attention, warning

払って

haratte — Paying (attention), brushing away