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

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自信作【じしんさくjishinsaku】

noun:

  • work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
目を泳がせる【めをおよがせるmewooyogaseru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
ンN・うんun・んn

prefix noun:

  • some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
絶対数【ぜったいすうzettaisuu】

noun:

  • number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
話の穂を継ぐ【はなしのほをつぐhanashinohowotsugu】話の穂をつぐ Inflection

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

  • to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation
青蜜柑【あおみかんaomikan】

noun:

  • green mandarin; mandarin variety that can be eaten while the skin is green
重慶政府【じゅうけいせいふjuukeiseifu】

noun:

  • Chongqing government; Kuomintang government based in Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War
家を空ける【いえをあけるiewoakeru・うちをあけるuchiwoakeru】家をあける Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to be away from home; to be out of the house
特定秘密保護法【とくていひみつほごほうtokuteihimitsuhogohou】

noun:

  • Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets (2013); Secret Information Protection Act
帰り際【かえりぎわkaerigiwa】

noun:

  • time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
人目につかない【ひとめにつかないhitomenitsukanai】人目に付かない Inflection

expression / adjective:

街頭インタビュー【がいとうインタビューgaitouINTABYUU】

noun:

  • man-on-the-street interview; vox populi; vox pop; curbside interview
大当たり☆【おおあたりooatari】大当り Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza; bull's eye; bullseye

そのsono映画eigaはha大当たりooatariしたshita。 The movie was a big draw at the box office.

あっという間☆【あっというまattoiuma】あっと言う間【あっというまattoiuma・あっとゆうまattoyuuma】あっとゆう間【あっとゆうまattoyuuma】アッという間【アッというまAttoiuma】アッと言う間【アッというまAttoiuma・アッとゆうまAttoyuuma】アッとゆう間【アッとゆうまAttoyuuma】

expression / noun:

お金okaneをwo稼ぐkaseguのnoはha時間jikanがgaかかるkakaruがga、使うtsukauのnoはhaあっという間attoiumaだda。 Money takes a long time to earn, but you can spend it in no time.

因☆【いんin】

noun:

  • cause; factor
  • hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions) - Buddhism term ➜ 縁【えん】
  • the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya) ➜ 因明
立ち回り☆【たちまわりtachimawari】立回り

noun:

  • fight; scuffle
  • walking about; walking around
  • conducting oneself
  • stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
血祭り【ちまつりchimatsuri】

noun:

  • killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering
  • killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
先負【せんぶsenbu・せんぷsenpu・せんまけsenmake・さきまけsakimake】

noun:

  • lucky day but not in the morning; day on which judgment and haste are avoided (judgement) ➜ 六曜
藪をつついて蛇を出す【やぶをつついてへびをだすyabuwotsutsuitehebiwodasu】薮をつついて蛇を出す・藪を突いて蛇を出す・薮を突いて蛇を出す Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush [literal] ➜ やぶ蛇
ひきがえるhikigaeru《蟇蛙・蟇・蟾蜍》ひきhiki《蟇・蟾・蟆》がまがえるgamagaeru《蟇・蝦蟇》がまgama・かまkamaobs.《蟇・蝦蟇・蝦蟆》ヒキガエルHIKIGAERU・ガマガエルGAMAGAERU

noun:

  • toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

カエルKAERUとtoヒキガエルHIKIGAERUのno区別kubetsuがga出来ないdekinai。 I can't distinguish a frog from a toad.

蛟竜【こうりょうkouryou・こうりゅうkouryuu】蛟龍

noun:

  • mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain
  • unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
侘び【わびwabi】侘irr.・佗irr.・佗びirr.

noun:

  • the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi

「侘びwabiさびsabi」はha何naniですdesuかka。 What is wabisabi?

福袋【ふくぶくろfukubukuro】

noun:

  • lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
諸行【しょぎょうshogyou】

noun:

  • all worldly phenomena; meritorious acts leading to enlightenment - Buddhism term
  • (Jodo school) all practices other than recitation of the nembutsu prayer
後付け【あとづけatozuke】 Inflection

noun:

  • appendix; postscript; back matter

noun / ~する noun:

  • retrofit; post-installation; custom installation
  • giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
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