The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 56

Vocabulary

数

kazu — Number; count; numerical quantity.

歩

ho / ayumi — Step; pace; a single footstep.

ごと

goto — Every; each; at intervals of.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location.

歩く

aruku — To walk; to go on foot.

の

no — Particle indicating possession or nominalization.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle; but; however.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; quite.

辛かった

tsurakatta — Was painful; was hard; was difficult.

ので

node — Because; since; as a reason connector.

彼

kare — He; him; that man.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle; as for.

座って

suwatte — Sitting down; in a seated position (te-form).

休ま

yasuma — Rest (stem form of yasumu, to rest).

なけれ

nakere — Must; negative obligation conditional stem.

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.

なりません

narimasen — Must not; will not become; formal negative.

でした

deshita — Was; past tense polite copula.

とにかく

tonikaku — Anyway; at any rate; in any case.

今夜

kon'ya — Tonight; this evening.

引っ越す

hikkosu — To move house; to relocate one's residence.

意味

imi — Meaning; significance; sense.

分かりません

wakarimasen — Do not understand; do not know (polite).

太陽

taiyō — The sun; solar body.

輝いて

kagayaite — Shining; gleaming; glittering (te-form).

いる

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

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion when something happens.

方

hō — Direction; way; side; alternative option.

ずっと

zutto — Far more; continuously; all along; much.

楽

raku — Comfortable; easy; relaxed; pleasant.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause.

気持ちいい

kimochi ii — Feels good; pleasant; comfortable sensation.

でしょう

deshō — Probably; right?; polite conjecture or suggestion.

この

kono — This (modifies a following noun nearby speaker).

夜

yoru — Night; nighttime; evening.

空気

kūki — Air; atmosphere; ambiance.

せい

sei — Fault; cause; blame attributed to something.

体

karada — Body; physical frame; one's physique.

こんなに

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

凝り固まって

korikatamatte — Stiffened; rigid; completely seized up (te-form).

絶対

zettai — Absolutely; definitely; without doubt.

治らない

naoranai — Will not heal; cannot recover; won't get better.

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with; if.

思います

omoimasu — I think; I believe (polite form).

ぶつぶつ

butsubutsu — Muttering; grumbling; mumbling to oneself.

言いました

iimashita — Said; spoke; uttered (polite past tense).

老

rō — Old; aged; elderly (prefix or character).

しばらく

shibaraku — For a while; for some time; briefly.

話

hanashi — Talk; story; conversation; topic.

を

wo / o — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

聞いて

kiite — Listening; hearing (te-form of kiku).

いました

imashita — Was doing; existed (polite past progressive).

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon; eventually; in time.

我慢

gaman — Patience; endurance; putting up with something.

できなく

dekinaku — Became unable; no longer capable (adverbial form).

なりました

narimashita — Became; turned into (polite past tense).

そうです

sō desu — That's right; I see; is that so.

なった

natta — Became; turned into (plain past tense).

です

desu — Is; am; are (polite copula).

彼女

kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.

片方

katahou — One side; one of a pair.

耳

mimi — Ear; the organ of hearing.

ぴしゃり

pishare — With a sharp slap; smack sound onomatopoeia.

たたき

tataki — Hitting; striking; slapping (noun/stem form).

次

tsugi — Next; following; the one after.

もう

mō — Already; anymore; soon; again.

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well.

たたきました

tatakimashita — Hit; struck; slapped (polite past tense).

泣きべそ

nakibeso — Tearful face; about to cry; sniveling.

かき

kaki — Scratching; making (compound verb stem).

始めました

hajimemashita — Started; began (polite past tense).

やめなさい

yamenasai — Stop it; quit it (polite imperative command).

鋭く

surudoku — Sharply; keenly; in a piercing manner.

近所

kinjo — Neighborhood; nearby area; vicinity.

人たち

hitotachi — People; folks; a group of persons.

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody.

私たち

watashitachi — We; us; our group.

引っ越さ

hikkosa — Moving house (stem form of hikkosu).

ならない

naranai — Must not; should not; cannot become.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer.

知られ

shiware — To be known; become known (passive stem).

たい

tai — Want to; desire to do something.

か

ka — Question particle; or; uncertain wondering.

その

sono — That (modifies noun; near listener).

うち

uchi — Within; among; soon; one's home.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; soon.

分かって

wakatte — Understanding; realizing (te-form of wakaru).

しまいます

shimaimasu — End up doing; complete unfortunately (polite form).

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing information.

さあ

saa — Come on; well; now then; let's go.

ごたごた

gotagota — Fuss; confusion; complaining; tangled mess.

言わ

iwa — Say (stem form of iu, to say).

ず

zu — Without doing; negative conjunctive form.

ついて

tsuite — Following; coming along (te-form of tsuku).

き

ki — Come (stem of kuru in compound imperative).

なさい

nasai — Please do; imperative polite command ending.

そう

sō — So; that way; like that.

しない

shinai — Not do; do not (plain negative form).

なら

nara — If; in that case; conditional connector.

私

watashi — I; me; myself (polite first-person pronoun).

行って

itte — Going; having gone (te-form of iku).

しまって

shimatte — Ending up going; putting away (te-form).

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun (polite).

一人

hitori — Alone; one person; by oneself.

何とか

nantoka — Somehow; manage somehow; one way or another.

する

suru — To do; to make; to perform.

まま

mama — As is; leaving things unchanged; as they are.

します

shimasu — Do; will do (polite present/future tense).

そしたら

soshitara — If that happens; then; in that case.

どうやって

dō yatte — How; by what means; in what way.

食べ物

tabemono — Food; things to eat; edibles.

手

te — Hand; arm; means; way of doing.

入れる

ireru — To put in; to insert; to obtain.

つもり

tsumori — Intention; plan; expectation to do something.

コート

kōto — Coat; overcoat (loanword from English).

袖

sode — Sleeve; the sleeve of a garment.

目

me — Eye; eyes; sight; vision.

ぬぐい

nugui — Wiping; wiping away (noun/stem of nuguu).

できる

dekiru — Can do; be able to; be possible.

限り

kagiri — As much as possible; limit; extent.

足

ashi — Leg; foot; lower limb.

引きずって

hikizutte — Dragging; pulling along (te-form of hikizuru).

歩きました

arukimashita — Walked; went on foot (polite past tense).

道

michi — Road; path; way; street.

安全

anzen — Safe; safety; free from danger.

どうか

dōka — Whether or not; please; somehow.

確かめる

tashikameru — To confirm; to verify; to make sure.

ため

tame — For; in order to; for the purpose of.

少し

sukoshi — A little; a bit; slightly.

先

saki — Ahead; front; tip; earlier; future.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as.

走り

hashiri — Running; a run (noun/stem of hashiru).

それ

sore — That; that thing (near listener).

から

kara — From; because; after; starting point.

ところ

tokoro — Place; spot; point; situation.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning toward or to.

戻って

modotte — Returning; going back (te-form of modoru).

きました

kimashita — Came; arrived; came back (polite past).

かわいそう

kawaisō — Pitiful; poor thing; deserving of sympathy.

な

na — Adjectival linking particle or soft prohibition.

文句

monku — Complaint; objection; grumble.

ない

nai — Not exist; not have; negative adjective.

よう

yō — In order to; so that; seems like.

精一杯

seippai — With all one's might; doing one's utmost.

努めました

tsutomemashita — Strove; made efforts; tried hard (polite past).

辛い

tsurai — Painful; hard; distressing; tough.

そして

soshite — And; and then; furthermore.

どういう

dō iu — What kind of; what sort of; how.

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; conclusion; no wonder.

全く

mattaku — Completely; entirely; not at all (with negative).

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; needed; essential; required.

だ

da — Is; am; are (plain form copula).

思って

omotte — Thinking; believing (te-form of omou).

いません

imasen — Is not; are not (polite negative of iru).

午後

gogo — Afternoon; PM; post-noon hours.

言いつけ

iitsuke — Order; instruction; command given to someone.

背いて

somutte — Disobeying; defying; acting against (te-form).

ドア

doa — Door (loanword from English).

頭

atama — Head; mind; top of something.

出した

dashita — Put out; stuck out; produced (plain past).

ちょうど

chōdo — Just; exactly; precisely; right at that moment.

農夫

nōfu — Farmer; farmhand; agricultural worker.

息子

musuko — Son; one's own male child.

そばかす

sobakasu — Freckles; small spots on the skin.

顔

kao — Face; facial features; expression.

まとも

matomo — Directly; squarely; proper; decent; head-on.

見て

mite — Seeing; looking at (te-form of miru).

しまい

shimai — End up; finish; unfortunately complete (stem).

ひどく

hidoku — Terribly; severely; awfully; dreadfully.

怖い

kowai — Scary; frightening; fearful; dreadful.

思い

omoi — Feeling; thought; emotion; sense (noun form).

した

shita — Did; made; experienced (plain past of suru).