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抜本塞源【ばっぽんそくげんbapponsokugen】

noun:

  • eradication of (sources of) evil; laying the ax to the root of evil - four character idiom
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引っ込む☆【ひっこむhikkomu】引っこむ Inflection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to draw back; to sink; to cave in
  • to be set back (e.g. from a road)
  • to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it

無理muriがga通ればtooreba道理douriがga引っ込むhikkomu。 Might makes right.

経絡【けいらくkeiraku】

noun:

  • meridian (e.g. in acupuncture); channel; one of the lines connecting vital points in the body
  • thread of connection; chain of reasoning
赤子の手をひねる【あかごのてをひねるakagonotewohineru】赤子の手を捻る【あかごのてをひねるakagonotewohineru・あかごのてをねじるakagonotewonejiru】赤子の手をねじる【あかごのてをねじるakagonotewonejiru】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; to twist a baby's arm [literal] - idiom ➜ 赤子の腕をひねる
赤子の腕をひねる【あかごのうでをひねるakagonoudewohineru】赤子の腕を捻る【あかごのうでをねじるakagonoudewonejiru・あかごのうでをひねるakagonoudewohineru】赤子の腕をねじる【あかごのうでをねじるakagonoudewonejiru】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; to twist a baby's arm [literal] - obscure term - idiom ➜ 赤子の手をひねる
キャラが立つ【キャラがたつKYARAgatatsu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~つ verb:

  • to have a well-defined character (of video game, anime, etc. character); to stand out as a character
螺子を巻く・ねじを巻く【ねじをまくnejiwomaku】ネジを巻く【ネジをまくNEJIwomaku】 Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to wind (e.g. a watch)
  • to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up - idiom
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赴任★【ふにんfunin】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
取り仕切る☆【とりしきるtorishikiru】取仕切る Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to operate a business; to run a business; to manage all by oneself
旗を揚げる【はたをあげるhatawoageru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to raise (hoist) a flag
  • to raise an army
  • to start a new business
気運が高まる【きうんがたかまるkiungatakamaru】機運が高まる Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
JLPTN3
ことkoto★・こんkon《事・縡old》

noun:

  • thing; matter
  • incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  • circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  • work; business; affair
  • after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

suffix noun:

noun / suffix noun:

  • alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as - esp. as ＡことＢ or ＡとはＢのことだ (Ａ alias, Ｂ formal)

私watashiはha今夜kon'ya話すhanasuことkotoになっているninatteiru。 I am due to speak tonight.

そんなsonna事実jijitsuにniまったくmattaku悪びれるwarubireruことkotoなくnaku、千歳chitoseはha今日kyouもmo元気genkiにni過ごしてsugoshiteおりますorimasu。 Without flinching from that fact in the slightest, Chitose is spending today as well in fine spirit.

「Ｕ．Ｆ．Ｏとはtoha何naniをwo表しているarawashiteiruのno」「未確認飛行物体mikakuninhikoubuttaiのnoことkotoだdaとto思うomou」 "What does U.F.O. stand for?" "It means Unidentified Flying Object, I guess."

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分担★【ぶんたんbuntan】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

私達watashitachiはha、家事kajiをwo分担buntanするsuruことkotoでde合意gouiしたshita。 We agreed to share the housework.

取り皿【とりざらtorizara】取皿

noun:

  • individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
シーサーSHIISAA・しいさあshiisaa・しーしーshi-shi-・ししshishi

noun:

  • Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs - しーしー and しし are col. ➜ 獅子
結跏趺坐【けっかふざkekkafuza】結跏趺座

noun:

  • lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs

あなたanata、結跏趺坐kekkafuzaがgaできdekiますmasuかka？ Can you sit in the Lotus position?

あっけらかんakkerakan

~と adverb:

  • quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
ぶっかけbukkake《打っ掛け》

noun:

  • splashing on; splashing at - slang
  • dish made by pouring broth over something (esp. bukkakesoba) ➜ 打っ掛け蕎麦
  • ejaculation onto someone's face - vulgar
物日【ものびmonobi】

noun:

  • holiday ➜ 紋日
  • day on which prostitutes had to receive clients (or pay their own fee to avoid doing so) - archaism
面綱【おもづなomozuna】

noun:

  • bridle made from knotted rope or leather - obsolete term
  • multi-coloured rope ceremonial garland, placed on cattle, large rocks, etc.
ワシントン条約【ワシントンじょうやくWASHINTONjouyaku】

noun:

  • Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) ➜ ＣＩＴＥＳ
護摩木【ごまぎgomagi】

noun:

  • homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings - Buddhism term
オウム真理教犯罪被害者救済法【オウムしんりきょうはんざいひがいしゃきゅうさいほうOUMUshinrikyouhanzaihigaishakyuusaihou】

noun:

  • Act on Payment of Relief Benefit for Victims, etc. of Crimes Committed by Aum Shinrikyo (2008)
語尾☆【ごびgobi】

noun:

  • (inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence

「－osity」はha語尾gobiがga「－ous」のno形容詞keiyoushiからkara作られるtsukurareru抽象名詞chuushoumeishiのno語尾gobi。 '-osity' is an abstract noun word ending created from the ending of an '-ous' adjective.

山麓☆【さんろくsanroku】山ろく

noun:

  • foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
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