The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 50

Vocabulary

の

no — Possessive or attributive particle linking nouns.

声

koe — Voice; the sound produced by speaking or calling.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

聞こえた

kikoeta — Was audible; could be heard (past tense).

が

ga — Subject marker particle; also means 'but' conjunctively.

あまりに

amari ni — Excessively; too much; overly so.

も

mo — Also; too; even; emphatic addition particle.

かすか

kasuka — Faint; barely perceptible; very slight.

だった

datta — Was; past tense of the copula 'da'.

ので

node — Because; since; indicating cause or reason.

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp; keen; acute in perception or edge.

小さな

chiisana — Small; tiny; little in size.

耳

mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

そばだて

sobadatete — Prick up one's ears; listen attentively.

全力

zenryoku — Full effort; one's utmost strength or energy.

尽くして

tsukushite — Exerting fully; doing everything possible; exhausting effort.

聞か

kika — Listen; hear (verb stem of 聞く).

なければ

nakereba — If not; unless; conditional negative form.

なら

nara — If; conditional particle or copula form.

なかった

nakatta — Did not exist; was not; past negative form.

おばあさん

obāsan — Grandmother; elderly woman; old lady.

奴ら

yatsura — Those guys; they; a rough or dismissive pronoun.

山

yama — Mountain; hill; a large natural elevation.

遥か

haruka — Far away; distant; a great way off.

遠く

tooku — Far; distant place; in the distance.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as.

引き離して

hikihanasite — Pulled away; separated by a distance; led apart.

くれた

kureta — Did for me/us; gave the favor of doing.

んだ

n da — Explanatory or emphatic sentence-ending expression.

さすが

sasuga — As expected; impressive; just as one would expect.

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with; indicating quoted speech.

思った

omotta — Thought; felt; had the impression (past tense).

それから

sorekara — After that; then; and then subsequently.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

入口

iriguchi — Entrance; doorway; the way into a place.

すぐ

sugu — Right away; immediately; very close by.

そこ

soko — There; that place; that location.

こっそり

kossori — Stealthily; secretly; without being noticed.

這い進んだ

haissusunda — Crawled forward; moved by creeping along the ground.

まだ

mada — Still; yet; not yet; continuing state.

叱り立てて

shikarittatete — Scolding loudly and repeatedly; berating persistently.

がやがや

gayagaya — Noisily; in a clamorous, chattering commotion.

騒いで

sawaide — Making a racket; being noisy; causing a fuss.

いる

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

一体

ittai — What on earth; just what; used for emphasis.

どうした

dō shita — What happened; what is going on here.

という

to iu — Called; that says; meaning; quotative connector.

暑く

atsuku — Hot (weather or temperature); uncomfortably warm.

て

te — Connective particle joining clauses sequentially.

寒く

samuku — Cold (weather); chilly; feeling of low temperature.

いつ

itsu — When; at what time; interrogative time word.

でも

demo — Even; but; however; any (time, place, etc.).

文句

monku — Complaint; objection; grievance; grumbling remark.

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to express verbally.

朝

asa — Morning; the early part of the day.

から

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

晩

ban — Evening; night; the latter part of the day.

一日中

ichinichijū — All day long; throughout the entire day.

その

sono — That; the (preceding noun); demonstrative adjective.

達者

tassha — Skilled; proficient; healthy; adept at something.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

舌

shita — Tongue; the muscular organ in the mouth.

休まる

yasumaru — To rest; to be at rest; to settle down.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizing abstract events.

ない

nai — Not exist; absent; negative existence or state.

あの

ano — That (over there); yonder; distal demonstrative adjective.

騒ぎ

sawagi — Commotion; uproar; noisy disturbance or fuss.

意味

imi — Meaning; significance; sense of something said.

突き止めて

tsukitomete — Pinpointing; getting to the bottom of something.

やる

yaru — To do; to give; to carry out an action.

独り言

hitorigoto — Talking to oneself; a soliloquy or monologue.

言った

itta — Said; spoke; uttered (past tense of 言う).

頭

atama — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

突き出す

tsukidasu — To thrust out; to stick out; to protrude.

農場

nōjō — Farm; agricultural land with buildings and fields.

少年

shōnen — Boy; young male; a male youth.

そばかす

sobakasu — Freckles; small pigmented spots on the skin.

顔

kao — Face; the front of one's head.

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Frightening; terrifying; dreadful; causing great fear.

銃口

jūkō — Gun muzzle; the opening at the barrel's end.

まとも

matomo — Directly; squarely; straight on; properly.

に

ni — Directional or locative particle; to, at, in.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight; vision.

飛び込んで

tobikonde — Jumping in; leaping into; bursting suddenly into view.

きた

kita — Came; arrived; has been happening (auxiliary past).

二十二

nijūni — Twenty-two; the number 22.

縁

en — Relation; connection; fate; edge or border.

ある

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

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new; worn with time.

牧草地

bokusouchi — Pasture; meadow; grassland used for grazing animals.

で

de — At; in; by means of; location of action particle.

うまく

umaku — Skillfully; successfully; well; cleverly done.

まいた

maita — Shook off; gave the slip to; eluded pursuers.

だ

da — Is; am; are; plain-form copula.

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; leisurely; at a relaxed pace.

家

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

帰れる

kaereru — Can return home; able to go back.

思って

omotte — Thinking; believing; having the thought that.

いた

ita — Was; existed; had been (past progressive auxiliary).

彼女

kanojo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun.

疲れて

tsukarete — Being tired; having become fatigued or exhausted.

暑かった

atsukatta — Was hot; felt uncomfortably warm (past tense).

帰り道

kaerimichi — Way home; the route taken returning to one's home.

一番

ichiban — Most; number one; the best or greatest.

日陰

hikage — Shade; shadow; a shaded spot out of sunlight.

多い

ooi — Many; numerous; a large amount or number.

道

michi — Road; path; way; a route for traveling.

選ぼう

erabō — Let's choose; volitional form of to select.

考えて

kangaete — Thinking; considering; having deliberated about something.

逃げ込んだ

nigekonda — Fled into; escaped inside; took refuge by entering.

見つけて

mitsukete — Having found; having discovered; locating something.

あれほど

are hodo — That much; to that extent; so greatly as that.

騒いだ

sawaida — Made a fuss; was noisy; caused commotion (past).

ところ

tokoro — Place; spot; point in time or circumstance.

へ

e — Toward; directional particle indicating destination.

やって

yatte — Doing; coming; carrying out (often やって来る: to come).

来る

kuru — To come; to arrive; to approach.

だろう

darō — Probably; I suppose; conjecture or supposition.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; a conjunctive contrast.

現れず

arawarezu — Not appearing; without showing up; failing to arrive.

心配

shinpai — Worry; anxiety; concern about something uncertain.

なって

natte — Becoming; having become; turning into a state.

もしかして

moshikashite — Perhaps; possibly; could it be that.

結局

kekkyoku — In the end; after all; ultimately; finally.

後

ato — After; later; behind; remaining part.

追って

otte — Chasing; pursuing; following after someone.

来

ki — Come (verb stem of 来る, used in compounds).

か

ka — Question particle; or; indicating uncertainty or inquiry.