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綱引き☆【つなひきtsunahiki】綱曳き

noun:

  • tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable)
  • forward puller (of a rickshaw)

国会kokkaiのno動きugokiはhaこのkono問題mondaiをwoめぐるmeguru与野党yoyatou間kanのno政治的seijiteki綱引きtsunahikiとなったtonatta。 Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.

密室☆【みっしつmisshitsu】

noun:

  • room that cannot be entered (e.g. because it's locked from the inside)
  • secret room

一見ikkenしshiたtaところtokoro、このkono殺人satsujinはha密室misshitsuでde起こっokoてteいるiru。 Apparently, the murder happened in a locked room.

親書☆【しんしょshinsho】 Inflection

noun:

  • official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message

noun / ~する noun:

  • handwritten letter; autograph letter
源氏☆【げんじgenji】

noun:

  • Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
  • the Minamoto family

鎌倉kamakuraはha源氏genjiゆかりyukariのno地chiですdesu。 Kamakura is a place noted in connection with the Genji family.

つばめtsubame☆・つばくらめtsubakurameobs.・つばくらtsubakuraobs.・つばくろtsubakuroobs.《燕》ツバメTSUBAME☆

noun:

  • swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin
  • barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
  • younger man involved with an older woman ➜ 若い燕

たくさんtakusanのnoツバメTSUBAMEがgaまもなくmamonaku南minamiからkaraやってくるyattekuru。 Many swallows will come soon from the south.

唐辛子☆【とうがらしtougarashi・とんがらしtongarashi】唐芥子【とうがらしtougarashi】蕃椒【とうがらしtougarashi・ばんしょうbanshou】

noun:

  • capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper ➜ ピーマン
  • shichimi pepper - abbreviation ➜ 七味唐辛子
一節☆【いっせつissetsu・ひとふしhitofushi】

noun:

  • a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section; a tune; note; strain; measure

そのsono一節issetsuをwo一語ずつzutsu訳しyakushiなさいnasai。 Translate the passage word for word.

窓際☆【まどぎわmadogiwa】

noun / ~の noun:

  • (at the) window

窓際madogiwaのno席sekiをwoお願いしますonegaishimasu。 I'd like a table by the window.

旗印☆【はたじるしhatajirushi】旗標・旗じるし

noun:

  • design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia
  • banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause; objective

多くのookuno人hitoがgaこのkono自由jiyuuのno旗印hatajirushiのno下shitaにni集ったtakatta。 Many people gathered under this banner of freedom.

閉店☆【へいてんheiten】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • closing up shop (for the day)
  • stopping business; going out of business

このkono店miseはhaいつもitsumo８時jiにni閉店heitenするsuru。 This store always closes at eight.

耳障り☆【みみざわりmimizawari】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous

車kurumaのno騒音souonはhaとてもtotemo耳障りmimizawariだda。 Traffic noise is very harsh to the ear.

位置付ける☆【いちづけるichizukeru・いちずけるichizukeruirr.】位置づける【いちづけるichizukeru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
きつねkitsune☆・けつねketsune・きつkitsuobs.《狐》キツネKITSUNE

noun:

猟犬ryoukenたちtachiはhaキツネKITSUNEのno匂いnioiのno跡atoをwoたどったtadotta。 The hunting dogs followed the scent of the fox.

最大限saidaigenにni首相shushouとtoいうiu権力kenryokuをwo利用riyouしshi、自己jikoのno保身hoshinのno為にtameni利用riyouするsuruキツネKITSUNEのnoようにyouniずる賢いzurukashikoi首相shushouにni見えてmieteくるkuru。 He has come to look like a sly-as-a-fox Premier who uses his position's powers to the fullest extent, to his own advantage.

満面☆【まんめんmanmen】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • (the) whole face

満面manmen朱をそそいでshuwososoide怒ったokotta。 He went red in the face with rage.

追究☆【ついきゅうtsuikyuu】追窮 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)

彼らkareraはha宇宙uchuuのnoなぞnazoをwo追究tsuikyuuしているshiteiru。 They are investigating the mystery of the universe thoroughly.

急所☆【きゅうしょkyuusho】

noun:

  • vital part (of the body); tender spot; weak point; vitals
  • key point; essential point; crux (of a problem); heart (of a matter)
  • male crotch (as a target in fighting) - colloquialism ➜ 金的

急所kyuushoをwo除くnozokuすべてのsubeteno攻撃kougekiをwo認めるmitomeru。 I'm allowing all attacks except on vital organs.

口笛☆【くちぶえkuchibue】口ぶえ

noun:

  • whistle (sound made with the lips)

彼kareはhaメロディーMERODEIIをwo口笛kuchibueでde吹き始めたfukihajimeta。 He began to whistle a tune.

師走☆【しわすshiwasu・しはすshihasu】

noun:

  • twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
希薄☆【きはくkihaku】稀薄 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lean; weak; rarified; rarefied
  • lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

高山kouzanでdeはha空気kuukiがga希薄kihakuになるninaru。 The air is rare on high mountains.

ハンバーガーHANBAAGAA☆

noun:

  • hamburger (on a bun)
閣内☆【かくないkakunai】

noun / ~の noun:

  • (inside the) Cabinet
記念碑☆【きねんひkinenhi】

noun:

  • commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)

このkono記念碑kinenhiはha祖国sokokuにni命を捧げたinochiwosasageta兵士heishiをwo祭っているmatsutteiru。 This monument is dedicated to the soldiers who gave their lives to their country.

身投げ☆【みなげminage】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)

彼女kanojoはhaあるaru湖mizuumiにni身投げminageしたshita。 She drowned herself in some lake.

うなぎunagi☆・むなぎmunagiobs.《鰻》ウナギUNAGI

noun:

  • eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

あまりamariしっかりshikkariうなぎunagiをwo握るnigiruとto、かえってkaette逃げられるnigerareru。 Holding an eel too fast is the way to let her escape.

晒す☆【さらすsarasu】曝す☆ Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.)
  • to bleach; to refine
  • to rinse (vegetables); to soak
  • to sentence someone to public humiliation - archaism ➜ 晒【さらし】

道路douroをwoふらふらfurafura横断oudanするsuru人hitoはha非常なhijouna危険kikenにni身miをwoさらすsarasu。 A jaywalker exposes himself to great danger.

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