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ほそまきhosomaki

noun:

かていをもつkateiwomotsu Inflection

expression / godan ~つ verb:

  • to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family 所帯を持つ
もんぜんいちをなすmonzen'ichiwonasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
ファンカーFUANKAAファン・カーFUAN/KAA

noun:

  • car using a fan to create a ground effect; fan car
ママともMAMAtomo

noun:

  • friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
ごうれいをかけるgoureiwokakeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
じっせきをのこすjissekiwonokosu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
あかいいとでむすばれるakaiitodemusubareru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); to be tied by the red string (of fate) [literal] - idiom 赤い糸
めつぶしmetsubushi

noun:

  • sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them
  • poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

軽くkarukuならnaraいいiiけどkedo」「うむumuではdeha金的kintekito目潰しmetsubushiha有効yuukouniするsuruka?」 "If it's a light workout, OK." "Right, so will we allow crotch-kicking and eyeball crushing?"

げんしょgensho

noun:

  • original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)

このkonohonha原書genshono要約youyakubanですdesu This book is abridged from the original.

ほうりゅうhouryuu Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • discharge (e.g. of water from a dam)
  • liberation; stocking (e.g. a river with fish)
ひとやくhitoyaku

noun:

  • role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)

万次郎manjirouhaこのkonokokuwoお互いにotagaini親しくshitashikuするsuruためにtameni一役hitoyaku果たしましたhatashimashita Manjiro played a part in making the two countries friends with each other.

しかんshikan Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • government service; entering government service
  • (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve 浪人

仕官shikanha兵士heishitachini前進zenshinwo命じたmeijita The officer told his men to advance.

めがないmeganai Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • extremely fond of; having a weakness for; being a sucker for
  • having poor discernment skills
わなにかかるwananikakaru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.)
  • to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
こじきをみっかすればやめられぬkojikiwomikkasurebayamerarenu

expression:

  • once a beggar, always a beggar; if one begs for three days, one cannot stop [literal] - proverb
おがみばしogamibashi

noun:

  • clasping your chopsticks between your hands as in a gesture of prayer (a breach of etiquette)
おぶついれobutsuire

noun:

  • sanitary waste receptacle; sanitary napkin disposal bin (in a bathroom); fecal specimen receptacle (at a hospital)
いっせきぶつissekibutsu Inflection

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

  • to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
ほころばすhokorobasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
てぬきtenuki Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping
  • intentional negligence
  • tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

いつもitsumo手抜きtenuki料理ryouriばっかりbakkaridaからkara今日kyouha本格honkakutekini料理ryouriwo作ろtsukuroukana I always make simple recipes, but today I think I want to cook for real.

しゅつだいshutsudai Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • setting a question (for an exam)
  • setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

どうdouいったitta時事jijiga公務員試験koumuinshikende出題shutsudaiされるsarerunoka What sort of current affairs appear in the civil service examination?

へんhen

noun / suffix noun:

  • compilation (of a text); editing

noun / suffix noun / counter:

  • volume (of a text)
  • completed literary work

kareha一ヶ月nomanihennoshiwo書いたkaita He composed three poems in a month.

ところをtokorowoとこをtokowo

particle / conjunction:

  • although (it is a certain time or something is in a certain condition)
かんとうkantou

noun:

  • beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page
  • beginning (of a matter); start

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