The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 54

Vocabulary

あっという間

atto iu ma — In the blink of an eye; instantly

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location

彼ら

karera — They; third-person plural pronoun

は

wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese sentences

全員

zen'in — All members; everyone in a group

木

ki — Tree; woody plant growing in nature

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns

てっぺん

teppen — Top; summit; highest point of something

から

kara — From; indicating starting point or origin

降り

ori — Coming down; descending from a height

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

き

ki — Came; past movement toward speaker (きた stem)

おばあさん

obaasan — Grandmother; elderly woman; old lady

周り

mawari — Around; surroundings; area encircling something

で

de — Particle indicating location of action or means

踊り

odori — Dance; the act of dancing expressively

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction

彼女

kanojo — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object

涼しく

suzushiku — Cool; pleasantly refreshing in temperature

し

shi — And; conjunctive verb form listing actions

あげ

age — Doing something for someone's benefit (auxiliary)

まし

mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb stem

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; naturally; without a doubt

そのまま

sono mama — As is; without changing; continuing unchanged

走り

hashiri — Running; the act of running fast

続け

tsuzuke — Continue; keep doing without stopping

心配

shinpai — Worry; anxiety; concern about something

たまらなく

tamaranaku — Unbearably; irresistibly; to an extreme degree

走ら

hashira — Run; negative or conditional stem of 走る

ず

zu — Without doing; classical negative verb form

いられ

irare — Can be; potential or passive form of いる

なかっ

nakatta (stem) — Was not; negative past auxiliary stem

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

しかし

shikashi — However; but; conjunctive showing contrast

陽気

youki — Cheerful; merry; lively in disposition

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny in size

風

kaze — Wind; a natural movement of air

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or personified beings

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; the whole time

そば

soba — Nearby; close beside; next to something

い

i — Be; exist; continuous state verb stem

くれ

kure — Give (to me); do for me (auxiliary)

走る

hashiru — To run; to move quickly on foot

以前

izen — Before; previously; formerly in the past

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; as much as

つらく

tsuraku — Painfully; harshly; in a difficult manner

あり

ari — Exist; be; polite stem of ある

ませ

mase — Polite negative or imperative auxiliary ending

ん

n — Negative contraction; explanatory sentence-final particle

でし

deshi — Polite copula past stem (でした)

男の子

otokonoko — Boy; a young male child

見かけ

mikake — See; catch sight of someone passing

か

ka — Question particle placed at sentence end

あえぎ

aegi — Gasping; panting breathlessly while speaking

言い

ii — Say; speak; verbal expression stem

ええ

ee — Yes; affirmative response in conversation

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount or degree

前

mae — Before; in front; earlier in time

あなた

anata — You; second-person singular pronoun

お家

ouchi — Home; one's house (polite form)

近く

chikaku — Near; close by; in the vicinity

彼

kare — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or informing listener

怒鳴ら

donara — Shout; yell angrily at someone (stem)

せ

se — Causative verb ending making someone do something

よう

you — Volitional form expressing intention or attempt

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese

帽子

boushi — Hat; cap worn on the head

吹き飛ばし

fukitobashi — Blow away; send flying with wind force

やり

yari — Do for; auxiliary indicating action done to other

叫び

sakebi — Shout; scream; cry out loudly

まるで

marude — Just like; as if; exactly resembling something

楽しい

tanoshii — Fun; enjoyable; pleasurable and delightful

時間

jikan — Time; a period or duration of time

過ごし

sugoshi — Spend time; pass time in some way

くすくす

kusukusu — Giggle; chuckle softly with suppressed laughter

笑い

warai — Laughter; smile; the act of laughing

転げ

koroge — Roll; tumble; roll over laughing helplessly

ああ

aa — Oh; ah; exclamation of realization or despair

とんでも

tondemo — Outrageous; unthinkable; absolutely not (emphatic)

ない

nai — Not; negative adjective or auxiliary verb

まったく

mattaku — Completely; absolutely; totally; really (emphatic)

胸

mune — Chest; breast; heart as emotional center

動悸

douki — Palpitation; rapid or irregular heartbeat

ます

masu — Polite present tense verb ending

沈み込み

shizumikomi — Sinking deeply; feeling heavy and depressed

できる

dekiru — Can do; be able to; be possible

限り

kagiri — As much as possible; to the limit

速く

hayaku — Quickly; fast; at high speed

走ろ

hashiro — Let's run; volitional form of 走る

う

u — Volitional ending expressing let's or shall

やがて

yagate — Soon; before long; eventually in time

見渡せる

miwataseru — Can see across; have a panoramic view

丘

oka — Hill; small elevation of land

出

de — Come out; emerge; exit from somewhere

する

suru — Do; perform; carry out an action

心臓

shinzou — Heart; the organ that pumps blood

が

ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese sentences

喉元

nodoboto — Throat area; at the level of one's throat

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as

飛び上がっ

tobiagatta (stem) — Jumped up; leaped; sprang upward suddenly

止まっ

tomatta (stem) — Stopped; came to a halt suddenly

しまっ

shimatta (stem) — Ended up; regrettably completed an action

気

ki — Spirit; feeling; sense; mental state

目

me — Eye; the organ used for seeing

今

ima — Now; at this moment in time

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle

飛び出し

tobidashi — Jump out; burst out; pop out suddenly

そう

sou — Like that; seems; appearing likely to happen

なり

nari — Become; turn into; reach a state

家

ie — House; home; one's residence

ドア

doa — Door; an entrance to a room or building

すぐ

sugu — Right away; immediately; very close by

立っ

tatta (stem) — Standing; to be in a standing position

そして

soshite — And then; after that; furthermore

見

mi — Look; see; observe (verb stem)

いる

iru — Be; exist; used for animate beings

なんと

nanto — What; how; surprisingly; to one's astonishment

頭

atama — Head; the topmost part of the body

突き出し

tsukidashi — Thrust out; stick out; protrude forward

銃

juu — Gun; firearm used as a weapon

向け

muke — Aimed at; pointed toward; directed at

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending

その

sono — That; the; indicating something mentioned before

恐ろしい

osoroshii — Terrible; frightening; horrifying; dreadful sight

光景

koukei — Scene; sight; view before one's eyes

遮ろ

saegiro — Block; shield; obstruct from view (volitional)

両手

ryoute — Both hands; using two hands together

覆い

ooi — Cover; conceal; spread over something

それ

sore — That; referring to something nearby or mentioned

銃声

juusei — Gunshot; the sound of a gun firing

待ち

machi — Wait; anticipate; brace for something coming

聞こえ

kikoye — Can be heard; audible; sound reaching ears