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ちいとchiito

adverb:

スベタSUBETAすべたsubeta

noun:

  • bitch; witch; ugly woman; dog - derogatory term - From Portuguese "espada"
  • normal card; card having only a floral pattern that gives a player only one point - orig. meaning, referring to the card suit "spades" 花札
ろうじょうroujou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • holding a castle (during a siege); holing up
  • confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
よみきりyomikiriirr.

noun:

  • finishing reading

noun / ~の noun:

  • non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story

noun:

  • breaks and pauses (in a sentence) 句読
ほうらくhouraku

noun:

  • pleasures of a pious life - Buddhism term
  • entertainment for or dedicated to a deity or Buddha
  • pastime; entertainment; amusement; pleasure
  • free admission
はたいhatai

noun:

  • in calligraphy, an abbreviated or mistaken form of a character, or a work written in more than one calligraphic style
ふきだしfukidashi

noun:

  • speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble
  • blowoff; effusion; blowing; venting
  • blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
ずぼらばしzuborabashi

noun:

  • picking up a bowl with one's right hand which is already holding one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette) - obscure term
もちあがるmochiagaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be lifted; to be raised; to rise; to go up
  • to happen suddenly; to occur; to come up; to turn up
  • to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
アナウンサーANAUNSAAアナウンサANAUNSAirr.

noun:

  • announcer; presenter; broadcaster; reporter
  • in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
さやsaya

noun:

  • scabbard; sheath
  • cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; sleeve
  • margin (between two prices); spread; markup; commission - Business term
  • enclosure; outer fence

凝ったkotta彫刻choukokunoしてshiteあるarusayani収まったosamatta長剣chouken A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.

やがてyagatekareha白刃hakujinwosayani収めosameta Eventually, he returned the sword to its sheath.

ひちりきhichiriki

noun:

  • small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below) 雅楽【ががく】
もっかんmokkanもくかんmokukan

noun:

  • narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times 竹簡
おねえキャラoneeKYARAオネエキャラONEEKYARA

noun:

  • celebrity or comedian (usu. male) taking on an effeminate role (through mannerisms, way of speaking, etc.) - slang お姉キャラ
もずのはやにえmozunohayanieモズのはやにえMOZUnohayanieもずのはやにえmozunohayanie

expression / noun:

  • butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
あてはまるatehamaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

このkono規則kisokuhaあなたanataにもnimo当てはまるatehamaru This rule applies to you as well.

にげきるnigekiru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to get away; to manage to hold on

どんなにdonnani速くhayaku走ってhashittemo自分jibunno運命unmeiからkara逃げ切るnigekiruことはできないkotohadekinai Flee never so fast you cannot flee your fortune.

あてこむatekomu Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to count on; to anticipate; to expect
よりすがるyorisugaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to cling to; to rely on
はくしゃをかけるhakushawokakeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
みさげはてるmisagehateru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to despise; to scorn; to look down on
かろんずるkaronzuru Inflection

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:

小事shoujiwo軽んずるkaronzuruなかれnakare Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.

うちはじめるuchihajimeru Inflection

ichidan verb:

  • to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
あきらめるakirameru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to elucidate; to shed light on; to clarify
いそがすisogasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to hurry up; to press on; to hasten

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