The Adventures of Reddy Fox — Page 62

Vocabulary

こうして

kōshite — In this way; thus; and so it happened.

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.

おじさん

ojisan — Uncle; middle-aged man; informal male address.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence subject.

が

ga — Subject marker particle highlighting the grammatical subject.

無事

buji — Safe and sound; without incident or harm.

だ

da — Plain-form copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.

と

to — Quotation particle; also means 'and' or 'with'.

知って

shitte — Te-form of 'shiru'; knowing or having learned.

い

i — Auxiliary verb stem indicating ongoing state.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; introduces a contrasting statement.

緑

midori — Green; the color green; lush vegetation.

森

mori — Forest; woods; a dense collection of trees.

草原

sōgen — Grassland; meadow; open field covered with grass.

他

hoka — Other; another; the rest of something.

小さな

chīsana — Small; tiny; little in size or scale.

仲間

nakama — Companions; friends; fellow members of a group.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or living beings.

おばあさん

obāsan — Grandmother; elderly woman; respectful term for old lady.

引っ越した

hikkoshita — Moved (residence); relocated to a new home.

こと

koto — Nominalizer; fact; thing; abstract noun form.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

知ら

shira — Stem of 'shiru'; to know or be aware.

なかった

nakatta — Did not; past negative auxiliary form.

で

de — Particle indicating location, means, or reason.

農夫

nōfu — Farmer; agricultural worker who tills the land.

息子

musuko — Son; one's own male child.

地面

jimen — Ground; earth's surface; the floor of land.

どんどん

dondon — Rapidly; progressively; at an increasing pace.

深く

fukaku — Deeply; to a great depth; profoundly.

掘って

hotte — Te-form of 'horu'; digging into the ground.

いく

iku — To go; indicates continuing or progressing action.

見て

mite — Te-form of 'miru'; watching; looking at something.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

顔

kao — Face; facial expression; countenance of a person.

ますます

masumasu — More and more; increasingly; to a greater degree.

暗く

kuraku — Darkly; becoming dark; gloomy adverbial form.

なって

natte — Te-form of 'naru'; becoming; turning into something.

いった

itta — Went; past form indicating an action progressed.

せいで

sei de — Because of; due to; blaming something for result.

死ぬ

shinu — To die; to cease living; to perish.

ほど

hodo — To the extent that; about; approximately; degree.

心配

shinpai — Worry; anxiety; concern about something or someone.

させ

sase — Causative stem; to make or let someone do.

られた

rareta — Passive past form; was made to do something.

し

shi — Conjunction listing reasons; and; furthermore.

捕まえ

tsukamaе — Stem of 'tsukamaeru'; to catch; to capture someone.

られたら

raretara — Conditional passive; if one were to be caught.

食べ

tabe — Stem of 'taberu'; to eat; consuming food.

られて

rarete — Passive te-form; being acted upon by another.

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; unfortunately completing an action.

けど

kedo — But; although; a soft contrasting conjunction.

でも

demo — But; even so; however; yet; nevertheless.

彼

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

いない

inai — Not present; not there; absent (animate beings).

なんだか

nandaka — Somehow; for some reason; a vague feeling.

物足りない

monotarinai — Unsatisfying; lacking something; feeling not quite enough.

気

ki — Feeling; spirit; mood; sense; mental energy.

する

suru — To do; to feel; general-purpose action verb.

ああ

aa — Oh; ah; exclamation of emotion or realization.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or purpose.

死んで

shinde — Te-form of 'shinu'; dying; having died.

ほしく

hoshiku — Adverbial form of 'hoshii'; wanting someone to do.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not exist; is not.

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle adding assertion or emphasis.

うめいた

umeita — Groaned; moaned; uttered a low mournful sound.

もしかしたら

moshikashitara — Perhaps; maybe; possibly; expressing uncertain possibility.

家

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

かも

kamo — Might; may; expresses uncertainty or possibility.

しれない

shirenai — Cannot tell; might be; expression of uncertainty.

言った

itta — Said; spoke; past tense of 'iu' (to say).

もちろん

mochiron — Of course; certainly; naturally; without doubt.

いる

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

体

karada — Body; physical body; one's entire physical form.

こわばって

kowabatte — Stiffened; become rigid; tensed up physically.

痛い

itai — Painful; hurting; causing or feeling physical pain.

から

kara — Because; from; since; indicating reason or origin.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; nearly; hardly; barely; for the most part.

歩く

aruku — To walk; to move on foot at normal pace.

も

mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle in Japanese.

できなくて

dekinakute — Unable to do; te-form of negative 'dekiru'.

しか

shika — Only; nothing but; used with negative verb.

ん

n — Contracted form of 'no'; explanatory or softening particle.

答えた

kotaeta — Answered; replied; responded to a question or remark.

おや

oya — Oh my; well; exclamation of mild surprise.

今度

kondo — This time; next time; now; on this occasion.

何

nani — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun.

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody; the whole group.

見た

mita — Saw; looked at; past tense of 'miru'.

穴

ana — Hole; pit; opening in a surface or ground.

這い出て

haideте — Crawled out of; emerged by crawling slowly.

きた

kita — Came; past form indicating arrival or approach.

疲れて

tsukarete — Tired; exhausted; te-form of 'tsukareru'.

いて

ite — Te-form of 'iru'; being in a state.

不機嫌

fuкigen — Bad mood; sulky; ill-tempered; displeased disposition.

そう

sō — Seems; looks like; appearance or conjecture marker.

だった

datta — Was; plain past tense copula form.

しばらく

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

休み

yasumi — Rest; break; holiday; pause from activity.

ながら

nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.

しかめた

shikameta — Frowned; scowled; wrinkled the face in displeasure.

それから

sorekara — After that; then; and then; subsequently.

砂

suna — Sand; fine granular particles of rock or soil.

戻し

modoshi — Returning; putting back; stem of 'modosu'.

始めた

hajimeta — Began; started; past tense of 'hajimeru'.

底

soko — Bottom; base; the lowest part of something.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as; a limit marker.

掘り

hori — Digging; stem of 'horu'; to dig into earth.

進んだ

susunda — Advanced; proceeded; moved forward; made progress.

誰

dare — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun for people.

いなかった

inakatta — Was not there; past negative of 'iru'.

やったー

yattā — Hooray; yes; exclamation of joy and success.

叫び

sakebi — Shout; cry; yell; exclamation of strong feeling.

空中

kūchū — In the air; midair; aerial space above ground.

跳び上がり

tobiagari — Jumping up; leaping into the air with joy.

両足

ryōashi — Both feet; both legs; pair of feet together.

かかと

kakato — Heel; the back lower part of the foot.

打ち合わせた

uchiawaeta — Knocked together; clapped; struck heels against each other.

そして

soshite — And then; and; furthermore; connecting sentences together.

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal; the very same thing.

くらい

kurai — About; approximately; to the extent of something.

喜んだ

yorokonda — Was glad; rejoiced; felt happy about something.

特に

toku ni — Especially; particularly; in particular; notably.

という

to iu — Called; known as; the one referred to as.

かつて

katsute — Once; formerly; in the past; at one time.

居心地

igokochi — Comfort level; feeling of ease in a place.

いい

ii — Good; nice; fine; acceptable; agreeable.

見つけて

mitsukete — Having found; discovering; te-form of 'mitsukeru'.

しまった

shimatta — Ended up; unfortunately did; regrettable completed action.

あり

ari — There is; existing; stem of 'aru' (inanimate).

よう

yō — Like; seems; in order to; resembling something.

急いで

isoide — Hurriedly; in a rush; te-form of 'isogu'.

引っ越さ

hikkosa — Stem of 'hikkosuru'; to move to a new home.

なければ

nakereba — Must; if not done; conditional negative obligation.

なら

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