The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 57

Vocabulary

彼

kare — He; that person (male third-person pronoun).

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.

息子

musuko — Son; one's male child.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

射撃

shageki — Shooting; firing a gun or weapon.

する

suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.

間

ma / aida — Interval; space or period of time between events.

も

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

ない

nai — Not exist; negation auxiliary or adjective.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; degree or approximate amount.

素早く

subayaku — Quickly; swiftly; in a fast manner.

再び

futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.

姿

sugata — Figure; appearance; one's visible form or shape.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

隠し

kakushi — Hiding; concealing oneself or an object.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or simultaneous actions.

い

i — Stem of いる; indicates ongoing state or action.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

ので

node — Because; since; causal connective particle.

その

sono — That; demonstrative determiner referring to nearby thing.

夜

yoru — Night; the hours of darkness.

うち

uchi — Within; inside; during a period of time.

に

ni — Direction or time particle; at, in, to.

移動

idō — Movement; relocation; traveling from one place to another.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; connects actions or reasons.

たがっ

tagatte — Wanting to (do); showing desire for an action.

いる

iru — To be; indicates existence or ongoing action.

理由

riyū — Reason; cause; explanation for a situation.

今

ima — Now; at the present moment.

ひとつ

hitotsu — One; a single item or unit.

分から

wakara — Stem of 分かる; to understand or know.

なかっ

nakatta — Did not; past negative auxiliary form.

あの

ano — That (over there); distal demonstrative determiner.

人

hito — Person; human being; individual.

年

toshi / nen — Year; age; a unit of time.

取っ

totte — Taking; getting older (年を取る: to age).

ん

n — Explanatory or assertive sentence-final particle.

だ

da — Copula; plain form of です, meaning 'is/are'.

臆病

okubyō — Cowardice; being timid or easily frightened.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or reason.

神経質

shinkeishitsu — Nervousness; being overly sensitive or high-strung.

なっ

natte — Becoming; conjunctive form of なる (to become).

と

to — Quotation particle; and; with; conditional particle.

彼女

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

後ろ

ushiro — Behind; the back or rear of something.

引き

hiki — Pulling; dragging (here: limping, dragging a leg).

ながら

nagara — While; simultaneously doing two actions together.

歩き

aruki — Walking; the act of moving on foot.

つぶやい

tsubuyai — Muttering; mumbling quietly to oneself.

何

nani / nan — What; how many; interrogative pronoun.

マイル

mairu — Mile; unit of distance (loanword from English).

歩い

aruite — Having walked; conjunctive form of 歩く.

よう

yō — Seems like; as if; indicates appearance or likeness.

思え

omoe — It seems; feels like (potential/conditional form of 思う).

これまで

koremade — Until now; up to this point in time.

見

mi — Seeing; stem of 見る, to see or look.

中

naka / jū — Inside; among; the middle of a group.

最も

mottomo — Most; the superlative degree modifier.

みすぼらしい

misuborashii — Shabby; wretched-looking; in a poor miserable state.

古い

furui — Old; aged; not new or modern.

キツネ

kitsune — Fox; the animal, often cunning in folklore.

巣穴

suiana — Den; burrow; animal's underground dwelling hole.

前

mae — Before; in front of; prior in space or time.

年老い

toshioi — Aging; growing old in years.

立ち止まっ

tachidomatte — Having stopped; pausing while walking or moving.

とき

toki — When; the time at which something occurs.

ほぼ

hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately a full amount.

一晩中

hitobanjū — All night long; throughout the entire night.

続け

tsuzuke — Continuing; keep doing without stopping.

ほんとう

hontō — Really; truly; genuinely; the truth.

思っ

omotte — Thinking; conjunctive form of 思う (to think).

着い

tsuita — Arrived; reached a destination.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or informing the listener.

言っ

itte — Saying; conjunctive form of 言う (to say).

なんだっ

nandatte — What did you say?; expressing surprise or disbelief.

あんな

anna — That kind of; such a (distal demonstrative adjective).

ところ

tokoro — Place; location; spot; point in time or situation.

住む

sumu — To live; to reside in a place.

つもり

tsumori — Intention; plan; meaning to do something.

かい

kai — Casual question particle seeking confirmation or answer.

叫ん

sakende — Shouting; crying out loudly (from 叫ぶ).

まとも

matomo — Decent; proper; reasonable; normal and respectable.

な

na — Adjectival particle or sentence-final prohibition marker.

なら

nara — If; conditional particle meaning 'if that is the case'.

鼻

hana — Nose; the olfactory organ on one's face.

突っ込み

tsukkkomi — Poking into; thrusting nose in; intruding somewhere.

たく

taku — Want to (do); desiderative auxiliary form.

じゃ

ja — Well then; casual contraction of では (so, therefore).

か

ka — Question-marking sentence-final particle.

ここ

koko — Here; this place; proximal location pronoun.

わたし

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

生まれ

umare — Birth; birthplace; being born.

場所

basho — Place; location; a specific spot or area.

危険

kiken — Danger; risk; a hazardous or perilous situation.

避け

sake — Avoiding; steering clear of danger or trouble.

たい

tai — Want to (do); desiderative suffix attached to verb stem.

今さら

imasara — At this late stage; now of all times; too late.

気取っ

kidotte — Acting pretentiously; putting on airs; being affected.

真似

mane — Imitation; mimicking; copying another's behavior.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

ね

ne — Sentence-final seeking agreement; 'right?' or 'isn't it?'

暮らし

kurashi — Livelihood; daily life; way of living.

ささやか

sasayaka — Modest; humble; simple and small in scale.

もの

mono — Thing; object; used for emphasis or explanation.

軽蔑

keibetsu — Contempt; scorn; looking down on someone.

目

me — Eye; vision; point of view; perspective.

映る

utsuru — To be reflected; to appear in one's eyes or mind.

すべて

subete — All; everything; the entirety of something.

高く

takaku — Highly; in a lofty manner; adverb form of 高い.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does something; an individual.

必ずや

kanarazu ya — Surely; certainly; without fail, emphasis on certainty.

欠乏

ketsubō — Shortage; lack; deficiency of something necessary.

いう

iu — To say; called; named; to be known as.

刃

ha — Blade; cutting edge of a knife or sword.

安穏

ann'on — Tranquility; peaceful and undisturbed daily existence.

日々

hibi — Days; everyday; day after day.

切り裂く

kirisaku — To slash; to tear apart; to rip through.

感じる

kanjiru — To feel; to sense; to perceive emotionally or physically.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into; to result in.

もう

mō — Already; anymore; soon; expressing exasperation.

ひと言

hitokoto — One word; a brief remark or short statement.

聞き

kiki — Listening; hearing; stem form of 聞く.

から

kara — From; because; after; indicating cause or starting point.

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; very soon.

入り

iri — Entering; going inside; stem of 入る.

なさい

nasai — Please do; polite imperative command form.

理解

rikai — Understanding; comprehension; grasping meaning clearly.

でき

deki — Able to do; possible; stem of できる.

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; it means that; no wonder.

従わ

shitagawa — Obeying; following orders or instructions.

なけれ

nakere — Must (negative conditional); if one does not do.

ば

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

時

toki — Time; moment; occasion when something happens.

分かっ

wakatte — Understanding; knowing (conjunctive form of 分かる).

壊れかけ

koware kake — About to break; half-broken; on the verge of collapse.

入口

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

そっと

sotto — Gently; quietly; softly; without making noise.

くぐり抜け

kugurinuke — Slipping through; passing under or through a narrow space.

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or '-th'.

二十五

nijūgo — Twenty-five; the number 25.

章

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

発見

hakken — Discovery; finding something previously unknown.

陽気

yōki — Cheerful; merry; lively and in good spirits.

丸く

maruku — Roundly; in a round shape; adverb form of 丸い.

赤い

akai — Red; crimson; the color red.

顔

kao — Face; facial features; one's expression.