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

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へりくだるherikudaru《謙る・遜る》 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
土壌★【どじょうdojou】

noun:

  • soil
  • breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)

植物shokubutsuはha土壌dojouでde育つsodatsu。 Plants are nourished by earth.

余生☆【よせいyosei】余世

noun:

  • one's remaining years; the rest of one's life

そのsono将軍shougunはha退役taieki後goひっそりhissori余生yoseiをwo送ったokutta。 The general lived the rest of his life peacefully after his retirement.

失言☆【しつげんshitsugen】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

それsoreはha君のkimino失言shitsugenだda。 That is something you should not have said.

というわけだtoiuwakeda《という訳だ・と言う訳だ》

expression:

  • this is why; this means; it is the case that
スターティングメンバーSUTAATEINGUMENBAA・スターティング・メンバーSUTAATEINGU/MENBAA

noun:

  • starting lineup; player in the starting lineup - Sports term - From English "starting member"
陰【いんin】

noun:

  • yin (i.e. the negative) Antonym: 陽
  • unseen location (i.e. somewhere private) ➜ 陰に
あまがえるamagaeru《雨蛙・雨がえる》アマガエルAMAGAERU

noun:

  • tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)
岡目【おかめokame】傍目

noun:

  • looking on from the side; looking on by an outsider
偽学【ぎがくgigaku】

noun:

  • false science; science out of line with the world of thought
現在のところ【げんざいのところgenzainotokoro】現在の所

expression / adverb:

  • at the present time; as of now; at this time
出庫【しゅっこshukko】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • delivery from a storehouse; shipping ➜ 入庫
  • leaving a garage; leaving the depot ➜ 入庫
初日の出【はつひのでhatsuhinode】

expression / noun:

  • first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day

トムTOMUとtoメアリーMEARIIはha初日の出hatsuhinodeをwo見るmiruためtame早くhayaku起きokiたta。 Tom and Mary woke up early to see the first sunrise of the year.

場合による【ばあいによるbaainiyoru】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
体中【からだじゅうkaradajuu】体じゅう

noun:

  • all over the body; from head to foot; all over
僻在【へきざいhekizai】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • being off to one side; being away off in the country
ありったけarittake《有りったけ・有りっ丈》

adverb / noun:

  • all that one has; all that there is; the whole

ありったけarittakeのno金kinをwo彼女kanojoにni与えたataeta。 I gave her all the money I had.

取って代わる【とってかわるtottekawaru】とって代わる Inflection

intransitive verb / godan ~る verb:

  • to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of

ヘリコプターHERIKOPUTAAはhaとてもtotemo役に立つyakunitatsuのでnode、いつかはitsukaha車kurumaやya汽車kishaにni取って代わるtottekawaruかもしれませんkamoshiremasen。 The helicopter is so useful that someday it may take the place of cars and trains.

あげはちょうagehachou《揚羽蝶・鳳蝶》アゲハチョウAGEHACHOU

noun:

  • swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
狐の嫁入り・きつねの嫁入り【きつねのよめいりkitsunenoyomeiri】キツネの嫁入り【キツネのよめいりKITSUNEnoyomeiri】

expression / noun:

  • rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower

「キツネの嫁入りKITSUNEnoyomeiriですdesuねne」「はha・・・？」「今日kyouはha８１パーセントPAASENTOのno確率kakuritsuでde晴れますharemasuけどkedo、ところtokoroによってniyotteはha天気雨tenkiuですdesu」 "'Fox's wedding'." "Er ...?" "Today, with an 81 percent likelihood, it will be clear skies but, depending on location, there will be sun showers."

反旗を翻す【はんきをひるがえすhankiwohirugaesu】叛旗を翻す Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
時を刻む【ときをきざむtokiwokizamu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~む verb:

  • to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
男女平等【だんじょびょうどうdanjobyoudou】

noun / ~の noun:

  • gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes - four character idiom
我が世の春【わがよのはるwagayonoharu】

expression / noun:

  • heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
執務心得【しつむこころえshitsumukokoroe】

noun:

  • guide to office routine; guide to the performance of official duties - four character idiom
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