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つきみだんごtsukimidango

noun:

  • dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)
くじょうkujou

noun:

  • being called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court; monk called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court - archaism
こんぜさくひkonzesakuhi

expression:

  • complete reversal of values or ways of thinking (over time); What appeared wrong in the past now appears right; realizing and regretting the past errors of one's ways - four character idiom
えぞちezochi

noun:

  • Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
  • Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido 和人地
ひさびさhisabisa Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / adverb / noun:

  • (in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while 久し振り

watashimoほんとにhontoni久々hisabisani家庭kateideくつろいだkutsuroida時間jikanwo過ごしたsugoshitaってtte感じkanji I also really had the feeling of having had a relaxed day with my family for the first time in a long while.

とうのばんめいtounobanmei

noun:

  • inscription on the bathtub of King Tang ("If you can renovate yourself one day, then you can do so every day, and keep doing so day after day.")
しようとするshiyoutosuru Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

キセルじょうしゃKISERUjousha Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey (so-called because traditional pipes had metal only in two short segments at the ends) 煙管乗り
ひくhiku Inflection

godan ~く verb / transitive:

  • to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

だれかdarekagaピアノPIANOwo弾いているhiiteiru Somebody is playing the piano.

かんりkanri Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • control; management (e.g. of a business)

kareni財産zaisan管理kanriwo任せたmakaseta I entrusted my property to him.

こくみんkokumin

noun:

  • people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

国民kokuminha歓呼kankoしてshitekarewo国王kokuouni迎えたmukaeta The people acclaimed him King.

ねんかんnenkan

temporal noun:

  • (period of) a year

suffix noun:

  • during an era

watashihaここkokode10年間nenkan働いているhataraiteiru I've worked here for ten years.

ふたたびfutatabi

adverb:

  • again; once more; a second time

そのようなsonoyounaことkotoga再びfutatabi起こりうるokoriuruだろうかdarouka Can such a thing happen again?

ちょしゃchosha

noun:

  • author (usu. of a particular book); writer

このkonohonno著者choshahadareですかdesuka Who is the author of this book?

せんじつsenjitsu

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • the other day; a few days ago

先日senjitsu小学校shougakkounoクラス会KURASUkaini出席したshussekishita The other day I attended a class reunion of my elementary school.

わずかwazuka Inflection

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

  • only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

そこsokohe行かなかったikanakattahitohaわずかwazukaだったdatta Only a few people didn't go there.

たいしたtaishita Inflection

pre-noun adjectival:

  • considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
へいかいheikai Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

国会kokkaiha閉会heikaiしてshite夏休みnatsuyasumini入ったhaitta The Diet rose for summer recess.

ていしゃteisha Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

このkono列車resshaha各駅kakuekini停車teishaするsuru This train stops at every station.

便しょうべんshoubenしょんべんshonben Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • urine; piss; pee
  • breaking a contract - colloquialism
けっしょうkesshou

noun:

  • decision of a contest; finals (in sports)

決勝kesshouまでmade残ったnokotta走者soushahaninだったdatta Five runners reached the finals.

こうえんkouen Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • public performance
  • exhibition in a foreign country - Sumo term

ロイヤルROIYARUシアターSHIATAAnoyorunobuno公演kouenga終わりowari観客kankyakuたちtachiha帰ってkaette行ったitta The evening performance at the Royal Theater had ended, and the audience had gone home.

せんてんてきsententeki Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary
  • a priori アプリオリ
おのずからonozukara

adverb:

  • naturally; as a matter of course

油断yudanなくnaku注意chuuiさえsaeしてshiteおればoreba好機koukihaおのずからonozukaraうまれるumareru Plenty of opportunities will present themselves, if only you are awake to them.

ライスRAISU

noun:

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