The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 52

Vocabulary

まあ

maa — Well; an interjection expressing mild surprise or resignation.

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.

目

me — Eye; the organ of sight.

が

ga — Subject marker particle indicating the grammatical subject.

それほど

sorehodo — That much; to that extent or degree.

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp; keen; describing acute perception or a sharp edge.

と

to — Quotation or conjunction particle meaning 'and' or 'that.'

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.

信じ

shinji — Believe; stem form of the verb 'to believe.'

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

ませんわ

masen wa — Polite negative ending with feminine sentence-final particle.

私

watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.

猟犬

ryōken — Hunting dog; a dog bred for hunting prey.

どこ

doko — Where; interrogative word asking about location.

に

ni — Direction or location particle meaning 'in,' 'at,' or 'to.'

いる

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

か

ka — Question particle placed at sentence end to form questions.

農場

nōjō — Farm; an agricultural land where crops or animals are raised.

坊や

bōya — Little boy; an affectionate term for a young boy.

知っ

shit(te) — Know; conjunctive form of the verb 'to know.'

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases sequentially.

い

i — Auxiliary verb stem meaning 'to be' in a continuous state.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating formal or polite speech.

けど

kedo — But; a conjunction indicating contrast or concession.

見え

mie — Appear; stem of the verb meaning 'to be visible.'

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary indicating something does not exist or occur.

思い

omoi — Thought; feeling; the noun form of 'to think.'

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting information to the listener.

言い

ii (ii-) — Say; stem form of the verb 'to say or speak.'

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem (used with た).

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating a completed action.

ミスター

Misutaa — Mister; a title of respect for a man.

一言

hitokoto — A single word; one brief remark or statement.

も

mo — Also; even; particle indicating inclusion or emphasis.

言わ

iwa — Say; negative stem form of the verb 'to say.'

ず

zu — Negative verb ending meaning 'without doing' something.

広い

hiroi — Wide; broad; describing something of great extent.

翼

tsubasa — Wings; the appendages used by birds for flight.

を

wo — Direct object marker particle indicating the object of action.

広げ

hiroge — Spread; open out; stem of the verb 'to spread wide.'

数分

sūfun — A few minutes; several minutes of time.

後

go / nochi / ato — After; later; behind in time or position.

老

rō — Old; aged; prefix indicating old age.

ほんの

hon no — Just; merely; only a very small amount.

小さな

chiisana — Small; tiny; describing something of little size.

点

ten — Dot; point; a small mark or spot.

よう

yō — Like; appearing as; indicates resemblance or manner.

見える

mieru — Can see; to be visible; to appear to the eye.

ほど

hodo — To the extent; as much as; indicating degree.

高く

takaku — High; highly; adverbial form of 'tall or high.'

舞い上がっ

maiagat(te) — Soared; flew up high; conjunctive form of 'to soar.'

実

jitsu — Truth; reality; actually; in truth.

言っ

it(te) — Said; conjunctive form of the verb 'to say.'

とき

toki — When; time; a moment or period in time.

本当

hontō — Truth; reality; truly; really.

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizes verbs and adjectives.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative suffix used in formal requests.

ん

n — Spoken contraction of ない (nai) or の (no).

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem form used before た (past tense).

彼女

kanojo — She; her; also means girlfriend in modern usage.

うまく

umaku — Skillfully; well; adverbial form of 'skilled or good.'

だまし

damashi — Deceive; trick; stem form of the verb 'to trick.'

教え

oshie — Teach; instruction; stem form of 'to teach or tell.'

させよ

saseyo — Causative imperative; make or let someone do something.

う

u — Volitional ending indicating intention or suggestion.

思っ

omot(te) — Think; conjunctive form of the verb 'to think.'

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' or 'are.'

降り

ori — Descend; come down; stem form of 'to come down.'

き

ki — Come; stem form of the verb くる (to come).

古い

furui — Old; aged; describing something not new or ancient.

裏

ura — Back; reverse side; behind a place or object.

牧草地

bokusōchi — Pasture; meadow; land where grass grows for grazing.

彼

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

正解

seikai — Correct answer; right solution to a question.

手

te — Hand; the end part of the human arm.

叩い

tatai(te) — Clap; strike; conjunctive form of 'to hit or clap.'

叫び

sakebi — Shout; cry out; stem form of the verb 'to shout.'

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener.

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.

言葉

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

止め

tome — Stop; pause; stem form of the verb 'to stop.'

あまり

amari — Too much; not very; excessively; used with negatives.

熱心

nesshin — Enthusiastic; eager; describing great earnestness or zeal.

尋ね

tazune — Ask; inquire; stem form of the verb 'to inquire.'

鋭く

surudoku — Sharply; keenly; adverbial form of 'sharp or acute.'

見つめ

mitsume — Stare; gaze fixedly; stem of the verb 'to stare.'

じゃ

ja — Well then; informal contraction of では (dewa).

だから

dakara — Therefore; that is why; a conjunction showing reason.

意味

imi — Meaning; significance; the sense of a word or action.

でしょ

desho — Right?; probably; informal tag seeking agreement.

から

kara — Because; from; particle indicating reason or starting point.

付け加え

tsukekuwae — Add; append; stem of the verb 'to add on.'

でも

demo — But; even; however; a conjunction showing contrast.

なら

nara — If; in that case; conditional particle in Japanese.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; without delay.

家

ie / uchi — House; home; one's residence or household.

帰り

kaeri — Return; go home; stem of the verb 'to return home.'

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason; interrogative asking for cause.

お願い

onegai — Please; a request or favor asked of someone.

見た

mita — Saw; past tense of the verb 'to see or look.'

ちょうだい

chōdai — Please give me; a casual request for something.

懇願

kongan — Earnest plea; an urgent and sincere request or appeal.

し

shi — Do; and; conjunctive form listing reasons or actions.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; a conjunction expressing contrast.

以上

ijō — More than; above; that is all; exceeding a standard.

何

nani / nan — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things.

なかっ

nakat(ta) — Was not; past negative stem of the adjective ない.

全速力

zensokuryoku — Full speed; at maximum pace or velocity.

へ

e — Direction particle meaning 'toward' a destination.

走り出し

hashiridashi — Broke into a run; started running suddenly.

ああ

aa — Ah; oh; an interjection of realization or resignation.

レディ

Redi — Lady; a polite title or term for a woman.

言う

iu / yū — Say; speak; the verb meaning 'to say or tell.'

聞い

kii(te) — Listen; hear; conjunctive form of 'to listen or ask.'

中

naka / chū — Inside; middle; within a space or group.

くれ

kure — Give me; imperative form of くれる (to give).

いれ

ire — Put in; stem of いれる, meaning 'to put inside.'

ば

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

良い

yoi / ii — Good; fine; adjective describing something positive.

だ

da — Informal copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' or 'are.'

つぶやき

tsubuyaki — Murmur; mutter; a quiet or indistinct utterance.

第

dai — Number (ordinal prefix); used before numbers for ordering.

二十三

nijūsan — Twenty-three; the number 23.

章

shō — Chapter; a numbered section of a book or text.