Results, hard-and-fast

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早い☆【はやいhayai】速い☆・疾いold・捷いold Inflection

adjective:

  • fast; quick; hasty; brisk - esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い
  • early (in the day, etc.); premature - esp. 早い
  • (too) soon; not yet; (too) early - esp. 早い
  • easy; simple; quick - esp. 早い ➜ 手っ取り早い

「速いhayai」はha「遅いosoi」のno反対hantai。 "Fast" is the opposite of "slow."

北欧hokuouでdeはha冬fuyuのno訪れotozureがga早いhayai。 Winter comes earlier in North Europe.

オーボエOOBOE奏者soushaなんかnankaはha自分jibunにniあうauリードRIIDOをwo探すsagasuよりyori作ったtsukutta方houがga速いhayaiとto、自分でjibunde作ってtsukutteしまうshimau人hitoもmoいるiru。 Heck, with oboe players there are those who, rather than search for a reed that suits them, find it faster to make their own.

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そうしてsoushite☆《然うして》

conjunction:

そうしてsoushiteくださればkudasarebaとてもtotemoうれしいureshii。 I can't be sorry.

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それからsorekara☆《其れから》

expression:

  • and then; after that
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一生懸命★【いっしょうけんめいisshoukenmei】一生けん命 Inflection

adjectival noun / adverbial noun / noun:

  • very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life - four character idiom ➜ 一所懸命

もっとmotto一生懸命isshoukenmei勉強benkyouすべきsubekiだったdattaのにnoni。 You should have worked harder.

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硬い☆【かたいkatai】固い☆・堅い☆・緊いirr. Inflection

adjective:

  • hard; solid; tough - esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone
  • stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
  • strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
  • safe; steady; honest; steadfast
  • obstinate; stubborn
  • bookish; formal; stuffy Antonym: 砕けた

このkono肉nikuはha固いkataiですdesuねne。 The meat is tough.

固いkataiことkoto言うiuなnaよyo。 You don't have to be so formal.

堅いkatai書き物kakimonoはha大嫌いdaikiraiだda。 I utterly despise formal writing!

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通う☆【かようkayou】 Inflection

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

  • to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between
  • to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent
  • to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought) ➜ 血が通う・心が通う
  • to resemble

通い妻kayoitsumaとはtoha名前namaeのno通りtoori、妻tsumaがga夫ottoのno元motoにni通うkayou結婚kekkon形態keitaiのno事kotoであるdearu。 A 'commuting wife' is just what the name says, it's a form of marriage where the wife travels to her husband's side.

彼kareはhaバスBASUでde会社kaishaにni通っているkayotteiru。 He commutes to his office by bus.

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それでsorede☆《其れで》

conjunction:

  • and; thereupon; because of that

それでsorede疑いutagaiをwoさしはさむsashihasamu余地yochiはhaなくなるnakunaru。 That leaves no room for doubt.

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左右★【さゆうsayuu・そうsouobs.・さうsauobs.】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • left and right
  • influence; control; domination

彼kareはha怒ってokotte首kubiをwo左右sayuuにni振ったfutta。 He gave an angry shake of his head.

成功seikou不成功fuseikouはha気質kishitsuにni左右sayuuされるsareruことkotoがga多いooi。 Success often depends on one's temperament.

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年月☆【としつきtoshitsuki・ねんげつnengetsu】

noun:

  • months and years

あれだけaredakeのnoコインKOINをwo収集shuushuuするsuruのにnoniどれだけdoredakeのno年月toshitsukiがgaかかりましたkakarimashitaかka。 How long did it take you to collect so many coins?

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あちこちachikochi☆・あちらこちらachirakochira☆・あっちこっちatchikotchi☆・かなたこなたkanatakonata・あなたこなたanatakonataobs.《彼方此方》アチコチACHIKOCHI Inflection

adverb / pronoun:

  • here and there; all around; everywhere; throughout; all over

~する noun:

  • to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up ［あちこち・あちらこちら・あっちこっち・アチコチ］

あちこちachikochiでdeそれsoreをwo捜したsagashita。 I have looked for it up and down.

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そしてsoshite☆・しかしてshikashite《然して・而して》

conjunction:

  • and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

そしてsoshite、このkono遊具yuuguにはniha滑り台suberidaiのnoデッキDEKKIにni上がるagaru方法houhouがgaもう一つmouhitotsuありますarimasu。 And there is one more method of climbing up to the slide deck.

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方々☆【ほうぼうhoubou】方方

adverbial noun / noun:

  • here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

観光kankou名所meishoをwoほうぼうhoubou訪ねtazune歩いたaruitaのでnode、すっかりsukkari疲れ果ててtsukarehateteしまったshimatta。 Visiting all the tourist sights really wore me out.

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南北★【なんぼくnanboku】

noun:

  • north and south; north to south
  • South Korea and North Korea - abbreviation

日本nipponはha南北nanbokuにni長いnagai国kuniですdesu。 Japan is a very long country from north to south.

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東西★【とうざいtouzai・ひがしにしhigashinishiobs.】

noun / ~の noun:

  • east and west
  • Orient and Occident; East and West

expression:

  • Ladies and Gentlemen!; Your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up ［とうざい］ - abbreviation ➜ 東西東西

バルカンBARUKAN山脈sanmyakuはhaブルガリアBURUGARIAのno中央chuuouをwo東西touzaiにni走るhashiru山脈sanmyaku。 The Balkan Mountain range runs across Bulgaria from west to east.

このkono国kuniでdeはha東西touzaiのno文化bunkaがga交じりmajiri合っているatteiru。 Cultures of the East and the West are mixed in this country.

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夫妻★【ふさいfusai】

noun:

  • man and wife; married couple

ジョーンズJOONZU夫妻fusaiはha娘musumeをwo愛しているaishiteiru。 The Joneses love their daughter.

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上下★【じょうげjouge】 Inflection

noun:

  • top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down

noun / ~する noun:

  • going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating
  • going and coming back

noun:

  • upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
  • first and second volumes

彼kareはha旗hataをwo上下jougeにni動かしたugokashita。 He moved the flags up and down.

彼女kanojoはhaそのsono絵eをwo上下jougeさかさまsakasamaにniかえたkaeta。 She hung the picture upside down.

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前後★【ぜんごzengo】 Inflection

noun:

  • front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth
  • before and after

suffix noun:

  • around; about; approximately

noun:

  • order; context
  • consequences
  • just when; around the time of

noun / ~する noun:

  • inversion; reversion; getting out of order
  • co-occurring

彼kareはha首kubiをwo前後zengoにni振りましたfurimashita。 He shook his head back and forth.

日本nipponのnoＯＤＡはha返済hensai期間kikan３０年nen、利率riritsu２％％前後zengoというtoiu条件joukenのno緩いyurui円借款enshakkanがga大部分daibubunをwo占めるshimeru。 Japan's ODA largely consists of concessionary yen credit repayable in 30 years, carrying an interest rate of 2% or so.

倒置法touchihouはha言葉kotobaのno前後zengoをwo入れ替えるirekaeruことkotoによりniyori文章bunshouをwo強調kyouchouするsuru効果koukaがgaありますarimasu。 Anastrophe, by switching around words, has the effect of emphasizing text.

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父母★【ふぼfubo・ちちははchichihaha・ててははtetehahaobs.・かぞいろはkazoirohaobs.・ぶもbumoobs.・かぞいろkazoiroobs.】

noun:

  • father and mother; parents

ケンKENはha父母chichihahaがgaけんかkenkaしたshitaときtokiはhaいつもitsumo母hahaのno味方mikataをwoするsuru。 Ken always stands up for his mom when his parents quarrel.

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冠★【かんむりkanmuri・かんkan・かむりkamuri・かんぶりkanburi】 Inflection

noun:

  • traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers ➜ 衣冠・束帯
  • crown; diadem; coronet
  • top kanji radical ［かんむり］
  • first verse of a haikai, etc. ［かむり］ ➜ 俳諧

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • best; peerless; first ［かん］

noun:

  • name; title; named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc. ［かんむり］

先生senseiはha生徒seitoのno作ったtsukutta花hanaのno冠kanmuriをwoかぶったkabutta。 The teacher put on a crown of flowers which was made by her pupils.

李下rikaにni冠kanmuriをwo正さtadasaずzu。 Avoiding the appearance of evil.

ここkokoにni冠kanmuriがgaあるaru。 There's a crown here.

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再三★【さいさんsaisan】

adverb / ~の noun:

  • again and again; repeatedly

彼kareはha私watashiにni、再三saisan電話をかけてdenwawokaketeきたkita。 He telephoned me again and again.

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利害★【りがいrigai】

noun:

  • advantages and disadvantages; interest

彼kareはha自分jibunのno利害rigaiにni敏感binkanであるdearu。 He is alive to his own interests.

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日時★【にちじnichiji】

noun:

  • date and time

あなたanataのno都合のいいtsugounoii日時nichijiにniミーティングMIITEINGUをwo組み直してkuminaoshiteくださいませんkudasaimasenかka。 Could you please reschedule the meeting at a time that is convenient for you?

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心身★【しんしんshinshin・しんじんshinjinobs.】身心・神身・身神

noun / ~の noun:

  • mind and body

彼kareはha心身shinshinともにtomoni健康kenkouだda。 He is sound in both mind and body.

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出入り☆【でいりdeiri・ではいりdehairi】出這入り【ではいりdehairi】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • going in and out; entering and exiting

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • visiting regularly; frequenting; having regular dealings with

noun:

  • income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings
  • increase and decrease; surplus and deficit; fluctuation
  • fight; trouble; quarrel; dispute
  • indentations (e.g. of a coastline)

そのsonoドアDOAからkara台所daidokoroへhe出入りdeiriできるdekiru。 The door gives access to the kitchen.

彼kareはhaよくyoku私のwatashino所tokoroにni出入りdeiriしたshita。 He was accustomed to frequenting my house.

彼kareはhaそのsono家ieにni出入りdeiriするsuru者monoをwo見張ったmihatta。 He watched those who went in and out of the house.

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以降☆【いこうikou】已降

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

それsore以降ikou彼kareはha辛いtsurai一生isshouをwo送ったokutta。 He led a hard life after that.

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