The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 49

Vocabulary

彼

kare — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

外

soto — Outside, the outdoors, exterior.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.

暖かい

atatakai — Warm, pleasantly heated, not cold.

日差し

hizashi — Sunlight, sunshine, rays of the sun.

こと

koto — Thing, matter, fact; nominalizes verbs or clauses.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

思い

omoi — Thought, feeling, emotion, longing.

玄関

genkan — Entryway or foyer of a Japanese home.

踏み段

fumidan — Step or stair, especially at an entrance.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or target.

全身

zenshin — The whole body, entire body.

伸ばし

nobashi — Stretching out, extending the body or limbs.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

横に

yoko ni — Sideways, horizontally, lying on one's side.

なれ

nare — Imperative or conditional form of 'to become'.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.

どれほど

dorehodo — How much, to what extent, how greatly.

気持ちよい

kimochi yoi — Feeling good, comfortable, pleasant sensation.

だろう

darou — Expresses conjecture or probability, meaning 'probably'.

か

ka — Question particle, or expresses wonder and doubt.

と

to — Quotation particle or conjunctive meaning 'and/with'.

考え

kangae — Thought, idea, thinking, consideration.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.

そう

sou — That way, so, thus; expressing agreement or conjecture.

すれ

sure — Conditional stem of 'suru' (to do), meaning 'if done'.

脚

ashi — Leg, foot, lower limb of the body.

痛み

itami — Pain, ache, soreness in the body.

も

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

和らぐ

yawaragu — To ease, soften, become milder or less intense.

おばあさん

obaasan — Old woman, grandmother, elderly female.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.

こんなに

konnani — This much, to this extent, so very.

長い

nagai — Long in length or duration, lengthy.

間

aida / ma — Interval, period of time, space between things.

戻ら

modora — Negative stem of 'to return', meaning 'not returning'.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not', absence of something.

何か

nanika — Something, some kind of thing, anything.

事情

jijou — Circumstances, situation, personal reasons, circumstances.

あっ

a(t) — Colloquial past stem of 'aru', something existed/happened.

違いない

chigainai — No doubt, certainly, must be the case.

長く

nagaku — For a long time, at length, over long duration.

出かける

dekakeru — To go out, to leave home, to head out.

わかっ

wakat(te) — Stem of 'wakaru', to understand or know something.

い

i — Stem of 'iru', indicating ongoing state or existence.

なら

nara — Conditional 'if' or 'in that case', given that.

戻る

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

まで

made — Until, up to, as far as, by the time.

家

ie / uchi — House, home, dwelling, one's residence.

いる

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

よう

you — Appearance, manner; expresses instructions or resemblance.

言わ

iwa — Negative stem of 'iu', meaning 'not say/tell'.

なかっ

nakata — Past negative form, meaning 'did not', 'was not'.

思っ

omot(te) — Conjunctive form of 'think', meaning 'thinking that'.

やがて

yagate — Before long, soon, eventually, in due time.

暗い

kurai — Dark, gloomy, dim, lacking light.

廊下

rouka — Hallway, corridor, passageway inside a building.

少しずつ

sukoshi zutsu — Little by little, gradually, bit by bit.

這い

hai — Crawling, creeping along the ground on limbs.

進ん

susunn(de) — Conjunctive form of 'susumu', to advance or proceed.

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is', 'am', 'are'; plain form.

差し込む

sashikomu — To shine into, stream in (light), insert something.

日

hi — Day, sun, sunlight, or daytime.

光

hikari — Light, ray of light, brightness, glow.

かろうじて

karoujite — Barely, just barely, narrowly managing something.

見え

mie — Stem of 'mieru', to be visible, to appear.

間もなく

mamonaku — Before long, shortly, soon, in a moment.

もう少し

mou sukoshi — A little more, a bit further, slightly more.

近く

chikaku — Near, nearby, close, in the vicinity of.

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward something.

言いつけ

iitsuke — Order, instruction, command given by someone.

背く

somuku — To defy, disobey, go against orders or rules.

つもり

tsumori — Intention, plan, meaning to do something.

いや

iya — No, unpleasant, disagreeable; expressing refusal.

そんな

sonna — Such a, that kind of, like that.

し

shi — Conjunction listing reasons; or stem of 'suru'.

絶対

zettai — Absolutely, definitely, without question, unconditionally.

自分

jibun — Oneself, myself, yourself; reflexive pronoun.

言っ

it(te) — Conjunctive form of 'iu', meaning said or saying.

覗い

nozoite — Peeping, peeking, looking through a small opening.

いけない

ikenai — Must not, should not, not allowed to do.

開い

hiraite / aite — Open, opened; conjunctive form of 'hiraku/aku'.

扉

tobira — Door, gate, entrance panel, cover page.

向かっ

mukatte — Facing toward, heading toward, directed at something.

寄っ

yotte — Drawing near, approaching, stopping by a place.

いっ

itte — Conjunctive form of 'iku', meaning going somewhere.

年

toshi / nen — Year, age; used to indicate time or aging.

とっ

totte — Taking, getting older; conjunctive of 'toru'.

臆病

okubyou — Cowardly, timid, easily frightened, lacking courage.

なっ

natte — Conjunctive form of 'naru', meaning becoming something.

もの

mono — Thing, object; adds nuance of complaint or reason.

まるで

marude — Just like, as if, completely, utterly (often with comparison).

私

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

目

me — Eye, eyesight, vision, perspective.

ほど

hodo — About, approximately, to the extent of, as much as.

鋭く

surudoku — Sharply, keenly, acutely, with sharpness.

でも

demo — But, however, even, or at least.

言う

iu — To say, to speak, to tell, to call.

本当

hontou — True, real, genuine, really, truly.

気

ki — Spirit, mind, feeling, attention, mood.

張っ

hatte — Stretching, tensing, putting up; conjunctive of 'haru'.

見張っ

mihatte — Watching closely, keeping guard, keeping a lookout.

とき

toki — Time, moment, occasion, when something happens.

坊や

bouya — Little boy, young lad; affectionate or condescending term.

近づける

chikazukeru — To allow to approach, to bring something near.

やっ

yatte — Conjunctive of 'yaru', meaning doing or trying something.

みろ

miro — Imperative of 'miru', meaning 'look!' or 'try it!'.

心

kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit, inner feelings.

中

naka — Inside, within, middle, among something.

で

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

つぶやい

tsubuyaite — Murmuring, muttering quietly to oneself.

そして

soshite — And then, and, furthermore, after that.

また

mata — Again, also, moreover, once more.

少し

sukoshi — A little, a bit, a small amount.

なんと

nanto — How, what, how surprising, expressing exclamation.

明るく

akaruku — Brightly, cheerfully, in a bright manner.

暖かく

atatakaku — Warmly, in a warm way, with warmth.

気持ちよさ

kimochi yosa — Pleasantness, feeling of comfort or good sensation.

寝そべる

nesoberu — To lie sprawled out, to lounge on one's side.

でき

deki — Stem of 'dekiru', to be able to, can do.

ずっと

zutto — All along, for a long time, much more, continuously.

気分

kibun — Mood, feeling, sense of wellbeing, condition.

よく

yoku — Well, often, frequently; adverbial form of 'yoi'.

なる

naru — To become, to turn into, to come to be.

誰か

dareka — Someone, somebody, some person, anyone.

ある

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

対し

taishi — Against, toward, in response to, facing something.

ぶつぶつ

butsubutsu — Grumbling, muttering complaints under one's breath.

言い

ii — Conjunctive stem of 'iu', saying, speaking.

ながら

nagara — While doing, simultaneously, at the same time.

叱りつけ

shikaritsuke — Scolding sharply, reprimanding someone firmly.

聞こえ

kikoete — Being audible, can be heard, sounds like.

いったい

ittai — What on earth, just what, in the world (emphasis).

何事

nanigoto — What on earth, what matter, what kind of thing.

ほんの

honna — Just a little, merely, only a slight amount.

だけ

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

そちら

sochira — That direction, that way, that side, you (polite).