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JLPTN1

途上^☆【とじょうtojou】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

en route; half-way
on the road; in the street

そのsono 国kuni はha、民主国家minshukokka へhe のno途上tojouにni あるaru。 The country is on the way to becoming a democratic nation.

彼のkareno 車kuruma はha 会社kaisha へhe のno途上tojouでde、故障koshou したshita。 His car broke down on the way to work.

地相【ちそうchisou】

noun:

geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land

新甫【しんぽshinpo】

noun:

new futures on the first trading session of the month

銀ぶら【ぎんぶらginbura】銀ブラ【ぎんブラginBURA】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

stroll on the Ginza (i.e. the street)

鉄扇術【てっせんじゅつtessenjutsu】

noun:

martial art based on the use of the iron fan ➜ 鉄扇

二段構え^☆【にだんがまえnidangamae】

noun:

keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation

箝口【かんこうkankou・けんこうkenkou】緘口【かんこうkankou】鉗口【かんこうkankou・けんこうkenkou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

keeping silent; silence
restraining (speech); gagging; muzzling

乗す【のすnosu】載す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride to

中堅^★【ちゅうけんchuuken】

noun / ~の noun:

main body (of troops)
nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure
center field; centre field; center fielder; centre fielder

noun:

athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun / ~の noun:

medium-level; mid-level; midsize

ブレーキをかけるBUREEKIwokakeru《ブレーキを掛ける》 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

バズるBAZUru Inflection

godan ~る verb:

to go viral; to make a buzz (on the Internet); to buzz - colloquialism

JLPTN3

人物^★【じんぶつjinbutsu】

noun:

person; character; figure; personage; man; woman
one's character; one's personality
able person; talented person

スミスSUMISU さんsan はha ソフトなSOFUTOna 語り口katarikuchi のno人物jinbutsuですdesu。 Mr Smith is a softly-spoken person.

端裏書【はしうらがきhashiuragaki】

noun:

note written on the reverse of the right side of an ancient document (memorandum or explanation of the contents) - archaism

まくし立てる【まくしたてるmakushitateru】捲し立てる・捲したてる・捲くし立てる^irr. Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

蛙股【かえるまたkaerumata】蟇股・蛙又^irr.

noun:

curved wooden support on top of the main beam of a house, now mainly decorative (shape evocates an open-legged frog)

青華【せいかseika】青花

noun:

ceramics with a blue pattern on a white background

電灯をつける【でんとうをつけるdentouwotsukeru】電灯を点ける Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light

きつねkitsune^☆・けつねketsune・きつkitsu^obs.《狐》キツネKITSUNE

noun:

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)
fox (i.e. a sly person)
soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu ➜ 狐うどん【きつねうどん】
light brown; golden brown - abbreviation ➜ きつね色

猟犬ryouken たちtachi はhaキツネKITSUNEのno 匂いnioi のno 跡ato をwo たどったtadotta。 The hunting dogs followed the scent of the fox.

最大限saidaigen にni 首相shushouとtoいうiu 権力kenryoku をwo 利用riyou しshi、自己jiko のno 保身hoshin のno 為にtameni 利用riyou するsuruキツネKITSUNEのno ようにyouni ずる賢いzurukashikoi 首相shushou にni 見えてmiete くるkuru。 He has come to look like a sly-as-a-fox Premier who uses his position's powers to the fullest extent, to his own advantage.

無縁^★【むえんmuen】 Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

unrelated; irrelevant; indifferent Antonym: 有縁

~の noun / noun:

without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives
unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha - Buddhism term Antonym: 有縁

現代のgendaino 日本nippon でde 錬金術renkinjutsu といえばtoieba、比喩的にhiyutekini しかshika 使われないtsukawarenai。モラルMORARU やya 羞恥心shuuchishin とto無縁muenのno 政治屋seijiya やya 宗教家shuukyouka がga、不正なfuseina 手段shudan でde カネもうけKANEmouke をwo するsuru ときtoki にni。 In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.

JLPTN3

食う^☆【くうkuu】喰う^☆・啖う^old Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

to eat - male language
to live; to make a living; to survive
to bite; to sting (as insects do)
to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
to consume time and-or resources
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) - colloquialism
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time - male language - vulgar

蓼tade食うkuu虫mushi もmo 好き好きsukisuki。 There is no accounting for tastes.

このkono 事業jigyou はha 金kin をwo食うkuu。 This job eats money.

今時imadoki、年功序列nenkoujoretsu だda なんてnante 言ってitte もmo、若いwakai 奴yatsu のno 反発hanpatsu をwo食うkuuだけdake ですdesu よyo。 If you try to defend the seniority-based corporate escalator these days all you'll get is flak from younger employees.

JLPTN3

一生^★【いっしょうisshou】

adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era

~の noun:

(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

あなたanata はha、一生isshou勉強しbenkyoushi なければならないnakerebanaranai。 You must study your whole life.

マイホームMAIHOOMU はha一生isshouのno 買い物kaimono だからdakara ねne、そんなsonna 即断即決sokudansokketsu はha できないdekinai よyo。 A home is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase so you don't want to make any snap decisions.

とっさにtossani^☆《咄嗟に》

adverb:

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

責任転嫁^☆【せきにんてんかsekinintenka】

noun:

shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck - four character idiom

飛び入り^☆【とびいりtobiiri】

noun:

open to all; taking part on the spur of the moment

徳俵【とくだわらtokudawara】

noun:

4 bales on the edge of the ring set slightly back - Sumo term

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