Results, keeping a useless person on the payroll
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- 番に当たる【ばんにあたる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to have one's turn; to be on duty; to have one's inning
- 箱★【はこ】函・匣・筥・筐・凾
noun:
- box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
- car (of a train, etc.)
- shamisen case; shamisen
- public building; community building - often written as ハコ - colloquialism ➜ 箱物
- man who carries a geisha's shamisen - archaism ➜ 箱屋
- receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces) - archaism
suffix / counter:
- counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
その取っ手を右にねじると箱は開きます。 Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
人生は一箱のマッチに似ている。重大に扱うのはばかばかしい。重大に扱わねば危険である。 Life is as a box of matches. Treating it cautiously is foolish, not treating it cautiously is dangerous.
- 町並み☆【まちなみ】町並☆・街並み・街並
noun:
- townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
異国情緒あふれる街並みが続く。 The streets are filled with an air of exoticism.
- 通信販売☆【つうしんはんばい】
noun / ~の noun:
- mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service; on-line shopping service (with delivery by mail)
通信販売がダイレクト・マーケティングの主な形態である。 Mail order is the main form of direct marketing.
- 陥る☆【おちいる】落ち入る Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to fall into (e.g. a hole)
- to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.)
- to fall into (a trap, etc.)
- to fall; to surrender; to capitulate
- さくさく・サクサク Inflection
adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:
- crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; flaky (as in pastry) - onomatopoeia
- crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.) - onomatopoeia
- doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; proceeding smoothly - onomatopoeia
- sound of pouring liquid - onomatopoeia - archaism
- speaking clearly - onomatopoeia - archaism
- 弾む☆【はずむ】勢む Inflection
godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:
- to spring; to bound; to bounce
- to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively
godan ~む verb / transitive:
- to treat oneself to; to splurge on
godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:
- to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath ➜ 息が弾む【いきがはずむ】
私の胸は期待にはずむ。 My heart bounds with expectation.
ゴムのボールは弾力性があるから弾む。 A rubber ball bounces because it is elastic.
- 書誌学☆【しょしがく】
noun:
- bibliography (i.e. the study of books)
- bibliology (i.e. the study of books, booklore and bibliography)
- こだわる☆《拘るirr.・拘わるirr.》 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to fuss over; to be particular about
- to be obsessive about; to be fixated on
- to obstruct; to hinder
細かいことにこだわるな。 Don't split hairs.
その男の子はあくまでも髪の毛を伸ばすことにこだわった。 The boy persisted in wearing his hair long.
- 有言実行【ゆうげんじっこう】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise - four character idiom
- 落ち込む★【おちこむ】落込む・落ちこむ Inflection
godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:
- to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits
- to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition
- to fall into (e.g. a hole)
落ち込むなよ、君を傷つけるつもりじゃなかったんだ。 Come on, I didn't mean to hurt you.
リセッションは一般的傾向としては経済活動が増大している時に一時的に落ち込むことである。 Recession is a temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity is generally increasing.
- 両【りょう】
noun / prefix:
- both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.)
noun:
- ryo (obsolete unit of currency)
- 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin) ➜ 斤
- 2 tan (measure of fabric size) ➜ 反【たん】
counter:
- counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles - also written 輛 and 輌
両地域は宗教と文化が違っている。 The two regions differ in religion and culture.
- 仕立て上げる【したてあげる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
- 吹っ飛ばす【ふっとばす】ふっ飛ばす Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to blow off (strongly); to blow away
- to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel
- to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
- 灯台下暗し【とうだいもとくらし】灯台もと暗し
expression:
- it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London - proverb
- 招く☆【まねく】 Inflection
godan ~く verb / transitive:
- to invite; to ask
- to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
- to call in; to send for; to summon
- to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in
私たちはジェーンとエレンを招くつもりだ。 We are going to invite Jane and Ellen.
ただし、調子に乗ると失敗を招くので注意! However if you get carried away you'll risk failure so take care!
- 苔生す【こけむす】苔むす Inflection
godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:
- to become covered in moss; to be moss-covered; to have moss growing on itself; to become aged (e.g. building, stone)
- へたる Inflection
godan ~る verb:
- のろける《惚気る》ノロケる・ノロける Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
- 期待を寄せる【きたいをよせる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up - often ...に期待を...
- 限る★【かぎる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to restrict; to limit; to confine
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
- to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to) - as ...は...に限る
彼はそうするに限ると考えたが、それはまことに賢明であった。 He thought, and very wisely, that it was best to do so.
- 湯水のように使う【ゆみずのようにつかう】 Inflection
expression / godan ~う verb:
- to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
- 首をかしげる【くびをかしげる】首を傾げる Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
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