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相合【あいあいaiai】相合い・相相・相々

noun:

doing something together; co-owning something and using it together - archaism
being on par with one another - archaism

乾拭き【からぶきkarabuki】から拭き・乾拭^irr. Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth

俗字【ぞくじzokuji】

noun:

informal variant of a Chinese character; popular form of a Chinese character

風邪気味【かぜぎみkazegimi】風邪ぎみ

noun:

slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold

今日kyou はha風邪気味kazegimiだda。 I have a touch of a cold today.

一日一善【いちにちいちぜんichinichiichizen】

noun:

doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day - four character idiom

口の悪い【くちのわるいkuchinowarui】口のわるい Inflection

expression / adjective:

sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue ➜ 口が悪い

国魂の神【くにたまのかみkunitamanokami】

noun:

god who controls a country's territory; god who rules a country - archaism

清拭き【きよぶきkiyobuki】清ぶき

noun:

wiping with a dry cloth after wiping with a wet cloth

梯子を外される【はしごをはずされるhashigowohazusareru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to have the ladder pulled out from under one [literal]

JLPTN2

例える^☆【たとえるtatoeru】譬える・喩える Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

読書dokusho はha 旅tabi にni例えるtatoeruことができるkotogadekiru。 Reading a book can be compared to making a journey.

泥田を棒で打つ【どろたをぼうでうつdorotawoboudeutsu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~つ verb:

to do something stupid; to do something pointless; to hit a muddy rice field with a stick [literal] - obscure term - idiom

JLPTN2

つくtsuku^☆《点く》 Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted
to catch fire ➜ 火がつく・付く【つく】

JLPTN1

担う^☆【になうninau】荷う・荷なう Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

to carry on shoulder; to shoulder (gun)
to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.)

東南アジアtounan'ajia のno インフラINFURA 整備seibi でde 日本nippon がga 中心chuushin 的teki 役割yakuwari をwo担うninauためtame、官民kanmin 一体ittai とto なっna たta 努力doryoku がga 求めmotome られrare てte いるiru。 In order for Japan to play a central role in the infrastructural improvement of Southeast Asia, tremendous effort between its government and people is required.

JLPTN1

記名^☆【きめいkimei】 Inflection

noun:

signature; register

~する noun:

to put one's name on; to sign

noun:

stamped name; typed name Antonym: 著名

持ち物mochimono すべてsubete にni記名kimeiしてshite くださいkudasai。 Please put their name on everything they take with them.

議院運営委員会^☆【ぎいんうんえいいいんかいgiin'un'eiiinkai】

noun:

Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management ➜ 議運

踵を返す【きびすをかえすkibisuwokaesu・くびすをかえすkubisuwokaesu】きびすを返す【きびすをかえすkibisuwokaesu】くびすを返す【くびすをかえすkubisuwokaesu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

議運【ぎうんgiun】

noun:

Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management - abbreviation ➜ 議院運営委員会

片切スイッチ【かたぎりスイッチkatagiriSUITCHI】

noun:

simple on-off switch; one-way switch (UK); two-way switch (US) ➜ ３路スイッチ【さんろスイッチ】・４路スイッチ【よんろスイッチ】

Ｂスイッチ【ビースイッチBIISUITCHI】

noun:

simple on-off switch; one-way switch (UK); two-way switch (US) ➜ 片切スイッチ【かたぎりスイッチ】

持ち堪える^☆【もちこたえるmochikotaeru】持堪える^☆・持ちこたえる Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

そのsono 病人byounin がga どれだけdoredake持ちこたえるmochikotaeruかka はha、誰にもdarenimo わからないwakaranai。 Nobody knows how long the sick man can hold on.

ぶっかけるbukkakeru《ぶっ掛ける・打っ掛ける・打っかける》 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour

ごね得【ごねどくgonedoku】

noun:

getting what one wants by complaining or grumbling; profiting by holding out or taking a hard line; getting more by raising a ruckus - colloquialism

八目【やつめyatsume】八つ目

noun:

eighth (place, position, etc.) - abbreviation
having eight eyes; having many eyes
(of a fabric) having a loose knit
lamprey ➜ 八目鰻
eight-holed arrow whistle ➜ 八目鏑

アミメチョウチョウウオAMIMECHOUCHOUUO

noun:

pearlscale butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus, Western Pacific species found from Indonesia and the Philippines north to the Ryukyu Islands); Philippines chevron butterflyfish; orange butterflyfish; netted butterflyfish; yellow-tailed butterflyfish

エンジェル係数【エンジェルけいすうENJERUkeisuu】

noun:

angel's index; proportion of one's income spent on one's children ➜ エンゲル係数【エンゲルけいすう】

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