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使ものはつかいようmonohatsukaiyou使使

expression:

  • things depend on how you use them; all things have their uses when they are used in the right way - proverb
ふくろだなfukurodana

noun:

  • tea ceremony stand with an enclosed shelf (invented by Takeno Jouou)
  • small cupboard or closed shelf on the side of a tokonoma 袋戸棚
げんいんにおいてじゆうなこういgen'innioitejiyuunakoui

expression:

  • actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)
みかづきつばめうおmikazukitsubameuoミカヅキツバメウオMIKAZUKITSUBAMEUO

noun:

  • golden spadefish (Platax boersii, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish found in Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Philippines); Boer's batfish
しきないshikinai

noun:

  • the Four Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, and Kawachi); obsolete in 757 when Izumi was established as a separate province from Kawachi - archaism 五畿内
われまどりろんwaremadoriron

noun:

  • broken windows theory; criminological theory stating that serious crime can be prevented by maintaining the good physical condition of an urban environment
もぐらうちmogurauchi

noun:

  • driving away moles by hitting the ground with straw bundles prepared by children (esp. as an annual event on January 15th)
だしこdashiko

noun:

  • dried small sardines, etc. used to make fish stock 煮干し
  • person in bank transfer scam whose role it is to withdraw the cash - slang
ちゅうけんハチこうchuukenHACHIkou

proper noun:

  • faithful dog Hachiko; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
ほりさげるhorisageru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to dig down; to delve into; to get to the bottom of (a matter); to investigate further
はりつくharitsuku Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to stick (to); to cling (to)
  • to stay (e.g. in the office)
つよがるtsuyogaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
よにとくyonitoku Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to set forth; to put forward; to present for consideration; to explain the facts of life; to preach
しきshiki

noun:

  • weather of the four seasons (warmth of spring, heat of summer, cool of autumn, and cold of winter)
てんいten'i Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; transition
  • metastasis; spread - Medicine term
  • transition (e.g phase transition) - Physics term 相転移
  • transfer (of learning)
  • transference (in psychoanalysis)
みぎからひだりへmigikarahidarihe

expression:

  • from right to left; in one ear and out the other
  • nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
うわぬりuwanuri Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

karehakabeniペンキPENKIno上塗りuwanuriwoしたshita He put the final coat of paint on the wall.

ざまzama

noun:

  • mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight - derogatory term

suffix:

  • -ways; -wards - indicates direction
  • in the act of ...; just as one is ... - after the -masu stem of a verb
  • manner of ...; way of ... - after the -masu stem of a verb 様【さま】

ざまあzamaa見ろmiro That serves you right.

はつはなhatsuhanaういばなuibana

noun:

  • first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant
  • first menstruation はつはな
  • woman who has just reached adulthood はつはな
あしはこびashihakobi

noun:

  • gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport)
  • characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre) - Sumo term
つちぐもtsuchigumo

noun:

  • Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider) 土蜘蛛 地蜘蛛
  • tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
まんをじするmanwojisuru Inflection

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

  • to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe 満を持す
もんとものしらずmontomonoshirazu

noun:

  • ignorance of Jōdo Shinshū practitioners (who only chant the Namu Amida Butsu and have little knowledge of other parts of Buddhism) - derogatory term
ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこすbutawonusundehonewohodokosu

expression:

  • you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence; steal a pig and give the feet for alms [literal] - proverb
はなhana

noun:

  • flower; blossom; bloom; petal
  • cherry blossom
  • beauty
  • blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
  • ikebana 生け花
  • hanafuda - abbreviation 花札
  • (the) best - usu. as 〜が花 言わぬが花

~の noun:

  • glorious; lovely

私たちwatashitachihaumenohanade有名なyuumeina水戸mito公園kouenwo見に行ったminiitta We visited Mito Park, which is famous for its plum blossoms.

言わぬiwanugahana Silence is golden.

そしてsoshiteついtsui先日senjitsumade暗いkurai感じkanjiだったdattaのにnoniどこにもかしこにもdokonimokashikonimohanahanahana Then, although it was dreary up to the other day, everywhere were flowers, flowers, flowers.

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