Results, lit: if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper

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ようけいぎょうyoukeigyou

noun:

  • the poultry industry; poultry farming

養鶏業youkeigyouha遅かれ早かれosokarehayakare破産hasanするsuruだろうdaroutoいうiumuneno手紙tegamiwokarehawatashiniよこしたyokoshita He sent me a letter to the effect that his poultry farm would go bankrupt sooner or later.

そうりつきねんびsouritsukinenbi

noun:

  • anniversary of the establishment (of)
らちないrachinai

noun:

  • within bounds; within the pale
おんがくにあわせておどるongakuniawaseteodoru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to dance to the music
ひにあてるhiniateru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to expose to the sun
ゴッドGODDO

noun:

  • god (esp. the Christian God)
ようをえるyouwoeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to be to the point
つうろがわtsuurogawa

noun / ~の noun:

  • (on the) aisle; aisle seat

通路側tsuurogawawoお願いしますonegaishimasu I'd like one on the aisle, please.

ものですからmonodesukara

expression:

  • ... is the reason; ... is my excuse - after verb or adj.
いちからichikara

expression:

  • from the beginning; from scratch
こんじkonji

temporal noun:

  • this year; the current year - archaism
よっぴてyoppite

noun:

  • all night; throughout the night 夜通し
キャッツKYATTSU

noun:

  • cats (esp. the musical: Cats)
からてどうkaratedou

noun:

  • the way of karate; karate
ビルゼンBIRUZEN

noun:

  • virgin (esp. the Virgin Mary) - From Portuguese "virgem"
けつえきちゅうketsuekichuu

~の noun:

  • within the blood; blood-borne
かくkaku

noun:

  • diaphragm; vicinity of the diaphragm - obscure term
けんいken'i

noun:

  • strengthening the stomach; strong stomach
まいしょうじmaishouji

adverbial noun / ~の noun:

  • every hour on the hour - usu. as 毎正時に
みぎにおれるmiginioreru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

でもdemo

conjunction:

  • but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well

particle:

  • even
  • however; no matter how; even if; even though
  • ... or something
  • either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... - as 〜でも〜でも

prefix:

  • pseudo-; quack; in-name-only - before an occupation, etc.
  • for lack of anything better to do - before an occupation, etc. でもしか
ひととおりhitotoori

noun / ~の noun:

  • (in) general; broad (e.g. knowledge); the basics 一通り揃う
  • ordinary; usual; common

adverb:

  • briefly; roughly

noun:

  • one method
いえでiede Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • running away from home; elopement
  • outing; going out - archaism
  • becoming a Buddhist monk; entering the priesthood - archaism

maiga家出iedewo敢行kankouするsuru直前chokuzennoことkotoだろうdarou That was probably just before Mai took the drastic step of leaving home.

くろうとkuroutoくろとkuroto

noun / ~の noun:

  • expert; professional; master; connoisseur Antonym: 素人【しろうと】
  • woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes 素人

kareha玄人kuroutoniちかいchikai He is almost professional.

せんだってsendatteさきだってsakidatteさきだってsakidatte

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • the other day; some time ago; recently

expression:

先だってsendattekareniあったattaときtokiにはnihakarehaとてもtotemo元気genkiだったdatta The last time I saw him, he was very healthy.

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