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

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特異日【とくいびtokuibi】

noun:

  • singularity (climate); day in the calendar when a particular weather phenomenon is statistically likely to occur
キリシタン奉行【キリシタンぶぎょうKIRISHITANbugyou】

noun:

  • magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)
転び伴天連【ころびバテレンkorobiBATEREN】転びバテレン

noun:

  • former Christian missionary who apostatized and converted to Buddhism (during the Edo period) ➜ バテレン
ナンバースクールNANBAASUKUURU・ナンバー・スクールNANBAA/SUKUURU

noun:

  • (one of) the eight earliest and most prestigious high schools (Meiji period) - From English "number school"
ぼうふうboufuu《防風》

noun:

  • anti-wind (device, facility or measure)
  • Saposhnikovia divaricata (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
  • Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine) ➜ 浜防風
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最低★【さいていsaitei】 Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

  • least; lowest; minimum Antonym: 最高

~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • worst Antonym: 最高
  • awful; horrible; nasty; disgusting

adverb:

  • at the very least

あのano映画eiga、最低saitei！ That movie stinks!

最低saitei！ You're disgusting.

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方々★【かたがたkatagata】方方・方がた

noun:

  • they (of people); gentlemen (of the ...) - honorific language
  • you (usu. plural) - honorific language

adverb:

  • various

貴社kishaのno社員shainのno方々katagataにniお会いoaiできdeki、とてもtotemoうれしくureshiku思いましたomoimashita。 It was a great pleasure for me to meet many associates of your company.

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家主☆【やぬしyanushi・いえぬしienushi・いえあるじiearujiobs.】

noun:

  • landlord; landlady ［やぬし・いえぬし］
  • house owner; home owner; head of the household

家主yanushiはha彼kareがgaドアDOAをwo赤くakaku塗るnuruことkotoをwo許してyurushiteくれないkurenai。 The landlord won't permit him to paint the door red.

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方角☆【ほうがくhougaku】

noun:

  • direction; way
  • point of the compass; cardinal direction; bearing ➜ 方位
  • method; means; approach

そのsono物体buttaiはha光を放ちhikariwohanachiながらnagara南minamiのno方角hougakuへhe飛んでtonde行ったitta。 The object flew away to the south, giving out flashes of light.

鹿★【しかshika・かせぎkasegiobs.・かkaobs.・ろくrokuobs.】シカSHIKA

noun:

  • deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

私たちwatashitachiはhaしかshikaのno通ったtoottaあとatoをwoたどったtadotta。 We followed the deer's tracks.

つばきtsubaki★《椿・山茶》さんちゃsancha《山茶》ツバキTSUBAKI

noun:

  • common camellia; Camellia japonica
  • tea produced in the mountains ［さんちゃ］

お茶ochaのno木kiはhaツバキTSUBAKIのno一種ですdesu。 The tea tree is a kind of camellia.

帝★【みかどmikado】御門【みかどmikado・ごもんgomon】

noun:

  • emperor (of Japan); mikado
  • (the gates of an) imperial residence ［御門］ - honorific language

姫himeはha帝mikadoにni赦しyurushiをwo乞うkouたta。 The princess begged forgiveness from the emperor.

真っ向☆【まっこうmakkou】真向

noun:

  • directly opposite; right in front
  • middle of the forehead
  • helmet front

いつもitsumo真っ向makkou勝負shoubuだけでなくdakedenaku、たまにtamaniはha虚虚実実kyokyojitsujitsuのno駆け引きkakehikiとtoやらyaraもmoやってみyattemiたいtaiよyoねne。 We have to be ready not only for a straightforward test of strength, but also for a struggle in which every strategy comes into play.

斡旋☆【あっせんassen】あっ旋 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • kind offices; services; through the good offices of; influence
  • intercession; mediation

彼kareはha友人yuujinのnoあっせんassenでdeそのsono仕事shigotoにniついたtsuita。 He obtained the job through the good offices of his friend.

浮上☆【ふじょうfujou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • surfacing; rising to the surface
  • emerging; leaping into prominence
  • rising (of rank)

潜水艦sensuikanはha沈んでshizunde二度とnidoto浮上fujouしなかったshinakatta。 The submarine sank, never to rise again.

閉店☆【へいてんheiten】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • closing up shop (for the day)
  • stopping business; going out of business

このkono店miseはhaいつもitsumo８時jiにni閉店heitenするsuru。 This store always closes at eight.

二分☆【にぶんnibun】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection
  • the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

中絶chuuzetsu問題mondaiでde議論gironがga二分nibunしていますshiteimasu。 People are taking sides on the abortion issue.

関取☆【せきとりsekitori】

noun:

  • ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions - Sumo term
民政☆【みんせいminsei】

noun:

  • civil administration; civil government ➜ 軍政
  • politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
たびにtabini☆・たんびにtanbini《度に》

adverb:

  • each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
出入☆【しゅつにゅうshutsunyuu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house

彼のkareno図書室toshoshitsuへheのno出入shutsunyuuがga許可kyokaされているsareteiru。 I have access to his library.

初春☆【しょしゅんshoshun・はつはるhatsuharu】

noun:

  • beginning of spring
  • first month of the lunar calendar; New Year ➜ 睦月
上気☆【じょうきjouki】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

彼女のkanojono顔kaoはha誇らしhokorashiさsaでde赤くakaku上気joukiしていたshiteita。 She was aflame with pride.

社風☆【しゃふうshafuu】

noun:

  • corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things

君kimiもmo社風shafuuにni染まっているsomatteiru。 You're taking on the company style.

相部屋☆【あいべやaibeya】

noun:

  • sharing a room; dormitory room
  • match between wrestlers from the same stable - Sumo term

そのsono晩banはha見知らぬmishiranu人hitoとto相部屋aibeyaになったninatta。 I doubled up with a stranger that night.

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