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あっかんべーakkanbe-・あかんべーakanbe-・あかんべえakanbee・あかんべakanbe・あっかんべえakkanbee・あかんべいakanbei・アカンベーAKANBEE Inflection

interjection / noun / ~する noun:

  • facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue - from 赤目 ➜ 赤目【あかべ】
僻在【へきざいhekizai】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • being off to one side; being away off in the country
言いそびれる【いいそびれるiisobireru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
片端【かたはしkatahashi】

noun:

  • one edge; one end; one side

彼kareはha板itaのno片端katawaをwo持ち上げたmochiageta。 He upped one end of the plank.

足任せ【あしまかせashimakase】

noun:

  • walking wherever one's legs lead one; wandering
木に縁りて魚を求む【きによりてうおをもとむkiniyoriteuowomotomu】

expression:

  • to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree [literal] - from Mencius - proverb
誕生地【たんじょうちtanjouchi】

noun:

  • one's birthplace; one's native place
放念【ほうねんhounen】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • setting one's mind at ease; not feeling that one need be concerned (about something); feeling free to disregard (something)
横から【よこからyokokara】

expression:

  • from one's side; from the side (of something)
  • from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved ➜ 横から口を挟む
立ち働く【たちはたらくtachihataraku】たち働く・立ちはたらく Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to go about one's work
逆捩じを食う【さかねじをくうsakanejiwokuu】逆ねじを食う・逆捩を食うirr. Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to have the tables turned on one ➜ 逆捩じ
一形態【いつけいたいitsukeitai・いちけいたいichikeitai】

noun:

  • one form (of); a form of
何をかいわんや【なにをかいわんやnaniwokaiwan'ya】何をか言わんや

expression:

  • what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)
不倫相手【ふりんあいてfurin'aite】

noun:

  • person with whom one is having an illicit love affair - four character idiom
どれ一つ【どれひとつdorehitotsu】

expression:

  • not one - with a verb in the negative
出る幕ではない【でるまくではないderumakudehanai】

expression:

  • it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something - idiom
陰で【かげでkagede】

expression:

  • behind one's back
役向き【やくむきyakumuki】

noun:

  • nature of one's position
臭いもの身知らず【くさいものみしらずkusaimonomishirazu】臭い物身知らず

expression:

  • it's hard to notice one's own faults; one does not notice one's own body odour [literal] - proverb
使い回す【つかいまわすtsukaimawasu】使いまわす Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions
  • to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
手の届かないところ【てのとどかないところtenotodokanaitokoro】手の届かない所

expression:

起居【ききょkikyo】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • one's daily life

noun:

  • condition; well-being; state of one's health
  • standing and sitting; movements - orig. meaning
師資【ししshishi】

noun:

  • relying on someone as one's teacher
持ち方【もちかたmochikata】

noun:

  • way one holds (one's writing brush); how to hold (chopsticks)
恋女房【こいにょうぼうkoinyoubou】

noun:

  • one's dear wife
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