The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 47

Vocabulary

老い

oi — aging, growing old; the state of being elderly

た

ta — past tense auxiliary verb

は

wa — topic-marking particle indicating the subject

家

ie — house, home, dwelling place

の

no — possessive or linking particle

中

naka — inside, within, the middle of something

を

wo — object-marking particle for direct objects

走り抜け

hashirinuke — ran through, dashed across a place completely

裏口

uraguchi — back door, rear entrance of a building

から

kara — from, since; indicating starting point or reason

出て

dete — going out, exiting a place

うつろ

utsuro — hollow, empty, vacant; lacking substance

な

na — adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun

木

ki — tree, wood, timber

通り抜け

toorinuke — passing through, going through something completely

それ

sore — that, referring to something previously mentioned

足

ashi — foot, leg, paw of an animal

濡らす

nurasu — to wet, to make something damp or moist

が

ga — subject-marking particle or conjunctive 'but'

やっと

yatto — barely, just enough, finally after much effort

ほど

hodo — extent, degree, about; as much as

小さな

chiisana — small, little, tiny in size

小川

ogawa — small stream, brook, rivulet

に

ni — particle indicating direction, location, or time

飛び込ん

tobikon — jumped into, plunged into something

だ

da — copula or past tense completion marker

水

mizu — water, liquid water

歩く

aruku — to walk, to go on foot

こと

koto — thing, act, fact; nominalizer for verbs

で

de — particle indicating means, location of action

彼女

kanojo — she, her; also girlfriend in casual usage

足跡

ashiato — footprint, track, trace left by walking

何

nani — what; used in questions or negative contexts

におい

nioi — smell, scent, odor, fragrance or stench

も

mo — also, too, even; inclusive or emphatic particle

残さ

nokosa — left behind, leaving a trace or remainder

なかっ

nakatt — negative past stem; did not exist or occur

猟犬

ryouken — hunting dog, hound used to chase prey

吠え

hoe — barking, howling; a dog making loud noise

ながら

nagara — while doing, simultaneously performing two actions

古い

furui — old, aged, not new; used for objects

正面玄関

shoumen genkan — front entrance, main entryway of a building

へ

e — directional particle meaning toward, heading to

と

to — particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker

やって来た

yatte kita — came along, arrived, showed up at a place

まっすぐ

massugu — straight, directly, without deviation

続いて

tsuzuite — continuing, following on, in succession

おり

ori — being, existing; humble or literary form of いる

ひどく

hidoku — terribly, awfully, extremely, severely

興奮

koufun — excitement, agitation, being worked up

して

shite — doing, and then; te-form of する

大きな

ookina — big, large, great in size or scale

騒ぎ

sawagi — commotion, uproar, noise, disturbance

起こし

okoshi — causing, raising, stirring up a situation

ついに

tsui ni — finally, at last, in the end

彼

kare — he, him; referring to a male person

住みか

sumika — dwelling place, den, lair, home of an animal

見つけ

mitsuke — found, discovered, located something

少なくとも

sukunakutomo — at least, at the minimum

そう

sou — so, that way, in that manner

思っ

omott — thought, believed; stem of 思う

て

te — te-form connective particle linking verb clauses

い

i — being, existing; stem of いる

いる

iru — to be, to exist (animate beings)

確信

kakushin — conviction, certainty, firm belief in something

し

shi — and, also; conjunctive or listing particle

なぜなら

nazenara — because, the reason being that

向かう

mukau — to head toward, to face, to go in direction

新しい

atarashii — new, fresh, recent, novel

ある

aru — to exist, to be; for inanimate objects

くる

kuru — to come, to arrive, to approach

一つ

hitotsu — one thing, one item, a single piece

探そう

sagasou — let's search, shall look for something

一度

ichido — once, one time, a single occasion

思わ

omowa — thought; negative or conditional stem of 思う

もし

moshi — if, supposing that, in case

探し

sagashi — searching, looking for, seeking something

賢く

kashikoku — cleverly, wisely, intelligently

なれ

nare — become; imperative or potential form of なる

わけ

wake — reason, meaning, cause; logical conclusion

ご存じ

gozonji — knowing, being aware of; honorific form

通り

toori — way, manner, as expected; road or street

幹

miki — trunk of a tree, main stem

こっそり

kossori — stealthily, secretly, without being noticed

逃げ去っ

nigesatt — fled away, escaped and disappeared quickly

ひどい

hidoi — terrible, awful, cruel, severe

聞き

kiki — hearing, listening; stem of 聞く

にやり

niyari — grinning, smirking slyly or with satisfaction

笑っ

warawatt — laughed, smiled; stem of 笑う

少し

sukoshi — a little, a bit, a small amount

休ん

yasun — rested, took a break; stem of 休む

あと

ato — after, later, remaining; behind in space

そっと

sotto — gently, quietly, softly, without disturbance

丘

oka — hill, small elevation in terrain

上

ue — above, on top, upper part

忍び上がり

shinobiagari — crept up stealthily, sneaked upward quietly

廃屋

haioku — abandoned house, derelict building, ruins

入り口

iriguchi — entrance, doorway, entry point

見下ろし

mikudashi — looked down upon, gazed downward at something

掘っ

hott — dug, burrowed; stem of 掘る

たり

tari — listing actions such as doing this and that

する

suru — to do, to perform an action

眺め

nagame — view, gazing at, watching a scene

しばらく

shibaraku — for a while, for some time, briefly

顔

kao — face, facial expression, countenance

心配

shinpai — worry, anxiety, concern about something

表情

hyoujou — facial expression, look on one's face

浮かび上がっ

ukabigatt — surfaced, rose up, appeared on the face

き

ki — came; literary or archaic stem of くる

息子

musuko — son, one's male child

どこ

doko — where, what place, which location

きっと

kitto — surely, certainly, definitely, without doubt

後

ato / go — after, behind, following in sequence

追っ

ott — chased, pursued; stem of 追う

つぶやい

tsubuyai — muttered, murmured quietly to oneself

第

dai — ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'chapter'

二十一

nijuuichi — twenty-one, the number 21

章

shou — chapter, section of a book or text