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しこつshikotsu

noun:

  • phalanx (phalange) of the hand
  • phalanx (phalange) of the foot 趾骨
はつあきないhatsuakinai

noun:

  • first sale of the year; first trade of the year 初売り
せいとかいちょうseitokaichou

noun:

  • head of the student council; president of the student council
はるかとおくharukatooku

expression / adverb:

  • far away in the distance; in the far distance
てきちてきさくtekichitekisaku

noun:

  • right crop for the land; suitable crop for the land - four character idiom
とうちかtouchika

noun:

  • being under the rule of; being under the government of
ほおかぶりhookaburiほおかむりhookamuriほおかぶりhookaburiほおかむりhookamurioldほおかぶりhookaburi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head
  • feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
しんぶんじれいshinbunjirei

noun:

  • appointment or dismissal conjecturally reported in the media (esp. when the conjecture turned out to be wrong); announcement of an appointment that turns out to be mere press speculation - four character idiom
たのむtanomu Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to request; to beg; to ask
  • to call; to order; to reserve
  • to entrust to
  • to rely on - esp. 恃む

明日ashita電話denwadeトムTOMUni連絡renrakuしてshite手伝ってtetsudatteくれるkureruようにyouni頼むtanomuつもりtsumorida I'm going to call Tom tomorrow and ask him to help.

田中tanakaさんsannoことkotowo頼むtanomuyo Take care of Mr. Tanaka for me!

ふらふらfurafuraフラフラFURAFURA Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun / adjectival noun:

  • unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; staggering; reeling; tottering; dizzily - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • wandering; wavering; aimlessly; without knowing what one is doing; having no goal in mind - onomatopoeia
くらいkurai

adverb / suffix:

  • throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat - orig. from 座居, meaning "seat"
  • government position; court rank 位階
  • social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung

noun:

  • grade (of quality, etc.); level; tier; rank
  • digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.); place
  • degree; extent; amount どの位

あなたanatahaお母さんokaasanniヶ月kagetsuni何回i手紙tegamiwo書きますkakimasuka How many times a month do you write a letter to your mother?

5814wonokuraini四捨五入shishagonyuuすればsurebananiになりますninarimasuka What's 5,814 rounded to the nearest thousand?

kareha陸軍大佐rikuguntaisanokuraiwo持っているmotteiru He holds the rank of colonel.

あずまえびすazumaebisuとういtoui

noun:

  • warrior from the eastern parts of Japan - derogatory term - archaism - Kantō dialect
  • eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China) とうい
ボタンをかけちがえるBOTANwokakechigaeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button
  • to bungle up the order - idiom
ウェイけいUEIkeiウェーイけいUEEIkeiうぇいけいueikeiうぇーいけいue-ikei

noun:

  • young people who behave in a rowdy fashion (e.g. in a pub); young people who cheer and drink loudly
きょりをおくkyoriwooku Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
いかるikaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display - esp. 生かる, 活かる
  • to be buried - esp. 埋かる
そのさいsonosai

expression / adverb:

  • in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
いっけんやikken'ya

noun:

  • house; detached house; single house
  • isolated house; house in isolated location
  • building resembling a house, occupied by a single business (e.g. restaurant)

morino近くchikakuni一軒家ikken'yagaあるaru There stands a cottage close to the forest.

さしはさむsashihasamu Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to insert
  • to interrupt; to slip in a word
  • to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour; to entertain (e.g. a theory)

ええeeそうねsounetoスーザンSUUZANga言葉kotobawoさしはさむsashihasamu。「watashiga電話denwaしたshitanoha・・・」 "Ah, that's true," Susan puts in, "I just wanted to call to ..."

それでsorede疑いutagaiwoさしはさむsashihasamu余地yochihaなくなるnakunaru That leaves no room for doubt.

てをあげるtewoageru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to raise one's hand or hands - usu. 手を挙げる
  • to surrender - usu. 手を上げる
  • to raise a hand to someone (as a threat to strike) - usu. 手を上げる
  • to improve - usu. 手を上げる 腕を上げる
むしやきmushiyaki

noun:

  • baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
まてどくらせどmatedokurasedo

expression:

  • despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
ぼうさきbousaki

noun:

  • end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.)
  • end of a palanquin carrying pole
  • palanquin bearer
こたえをだすkotaewodasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
ゴンドラGONDORA

noun:

  • gondola (boat) - From Italian
  • gondola (of a hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; cabin (of a cable car, ski lift, etc.); car (of an elevator)

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