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

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カシミヤKASHIMIYA・カシミアKASHIMIA

noun:

  • cashmere (fiber, yarn, fleece, clothing, etc. from the cashmere goat)
恐怖政治【きょうふせいじkyoufuseiji】

noun:

  • politics of fear; terrorism
  • reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)

近隣諸国kinrinshokokuはha決してkesshite彼kareのno恐怖政治kyoufuseijiにni屈服kuppukuしなかったshinakatta。 The neighboring countries never submitted to his terrorism.

空で【そらでsorade】

expression:

  • off the top of one's head; from thin air
  • from memory
功徳【くどくkudoku】

noun:

  • virtuous deed; act of merit - Buddhism term
  • grace (of the buddhas and gods); blessing - Buddhism term
項【こうkou】

noun:

  • clause; paragraph; item
  • argument - Linguistics term
  • term (of an equation) - Mathematics term
  • nape (of the neck) - archaism ➜ 項【うなじ】

１０項kouをwo参照sanshouしてshite下さいkudasai。 Please refer to paragraph ten.

私のwatashino父chichiはha寝るneru前maeにni本honをwo２、３項kou読むyomuことにしているkotonishiteiru。 My father makes it a rule to read a few pages before he goes to bed.

今のところ【いまのところimanotokoro】今の所

expression / adverb:

  • at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
三面六臂【さんめんろっぴsanmenroppi】

noun:

  • rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many - four character idiom
獅子座【ししざshishiza】

noun:

  • Leo (constellation); the Lion - Astronomy term
  • Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk - Buddhism term ➜ 獅子の座
出目【でめdeme】

noun / ~の noun:

  • protruding eyes
  • number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
成り上がる【なりあがるnariagaru】成上がる・成り上る Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
天井桟敷【てんじょうさじきtenjousajiki】

noun:

  • gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; nosebleed section; the gods - four character idiom
年ぶり【ねんぶりnenburi】年振り

expression:

  • after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
敗色が濃い【はいしょくがこいhaishokugakoi】

expression:

  • the team appears to be headed for defeat; strong indications of defeat - obscure term
白け世代【しらけせだいshirakesedai】

noun:

  • generation of young people (esp. of the 1970s) apathetic about social issues
乙夜【いつやitsuya・おつやotsuya】

noun:

  • second division of the night (approx. 9 pm to 11 pm) - archaism
いやしくもiyashikumo《苟も》

adverb:

  • any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever

いやしくもiyashikumoやるyaruからkaraにはniha上手くumakuやれyare。 If you do it at all, do it well.

しらうおshirauo《白魚》シラウオSHIRAUO

noun:

  • icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
神酒【しんしゅshinshu・みきmiki・みわmiwaobs.】御酒【みきmiki・みわmiwaobs.】

noun:

  • sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods ➜ 御神酒

夫ottoはhaたまにtamani御酒mikiをwoたしなみますtashinamimasu。 My husband enjoys his glass once in a while.

石高【こくだかkokudaka】

noun:

  • (crop) yield
  • stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
怪火【かいかkaika】

noun:

  • fire of suspicious origin; suspected arson; mysterious fire ➜ 不審火
  • will-o'-the-wisp
二枚腰【にまいごしnimaigoshi】

noun:

  • posture in which the legs are firmly planted (in sumo and judo) - Sumo, Martial Arts term
題簽【だいせんdaisen】

noun:

  • slip of paper bearing a book's title (pasted inside the book)
夜籠り【よごもりyogomori】

noun:

  • the dead of night; praying all night in a shrine or temple
有職故実【ゆうそくこじつyuusokukojitsu】

noun:

  • studies in usages and practices of the ancient court and military households - four character idiom
森林浴【しんりんよくshinrin'yoku】

noun:

  • forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits

そうsouだda、どうせならdousenara散歩sanpoがてらgateraにni、林道rindouにni行ってitteプチPUCHI森林浴shinrin'yokuでもdemo・・・。 That's right, since we're taking a walk anyways, I wonder if we could spend a little time walking through the forest too...

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