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不孝^☆【ふこうfukou・ふきょうfukyou】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety
(the crime of) cursing one's parents ［ふきょう］ - archaism ➜ 八虐
disowning one's child ［ふきょう］ - archaism

一石^☆【いっせきisseki】

noun:

one game (of go)

おふくろofukuro^☆《お袋・御袋・お母^irr.》オフクロOFUKURO

noun:

one's mother - colloquialism

お袋ofukuroのno 前mae でde はha そのsono ことkoto にni 触れるfureru なna。 Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.

何かと^☆【なにかとnanikato】何彼と

adverb:

one way or another

妻tsuma がga いないinai とto何かとnanikato不自由fujiyuu だda。 I am inconvenienced when my wife is away.

次々に^☆【つぎつぎにtsugitsugini】次次に

adverb:

one by one; one after another; successively

つぎつぎにtsugitsugini立ってtatte 出ていったdeteitta。 One after another they stood up and went out.

うつむくutsumuku^☆《俯く・うつ向く・俯向く^irr.》 Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

自費^☆【じひjihi】

noun:

one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense

私watashi はha自費jihiでde パーティーPAATEII をwo 開いたhiraita。 I held the party at my own expense.

ごとにgotoni^☆《毎に》

expression / suffix:

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

力いっぱい【ちからいっぱいchikaraippai】力一杯^☆

expression / adverb:

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

彼kare はha力いっぱいchikaraippai引っ張ったhippatta がga、岩iwa はha びくともしなかったbikutomoshinakatta。 He pulled with all his strength but the rock would not move.

おんぶonbu^☆《負んぶ》 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride

彼女kanojo はha 赤ん坊akanbou をwoおんぶonbuしていたshiteita。 She carried a baby on her back.

身上^☆【しんじょうshinjou】

noun:

one's background; one's history; one's circumstances
one's merit; asset; strong point

一期^☆【いちごichigo】

noun:

one's life time; lifetime

生き甲斐^☆【いきがいikigai】生きがい・生甲斐

noun:

something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

今やimaya 彼kare にはniha 何のnanino生きがいikigaiもmo ないnai。 Now he has nothing to live for.

心中^☆【しんちゅうshinchuu】

noun:

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

心中shinjuuおo 察しsasshi 致しますitashimasu。 You have my sympathies.

初陣^☆【ういじんuijin】

noun:

one's first campaign; one's first battle

しかもshikamo初陣uijinがga あのano ドラゴンDORAGON 退治taiji！ What's more, our first battle is to defeat that dragon!

名乗る^☆【なのるnanoru】名のる・名告る Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as)
to claim to be; to call oneself; to wear the title of
to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

godan ~る verb / transitive:

to adopt as one's name; to take (a name)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to call out the goods one is selling - archaism

存分^☆【ぞんぶんzonbun】 Inflection

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

一年間^☆【いちねんかんichinenkan】１年間

noun:

(period of) one year

生家^☆【せいかseika・しょうかshouka】

noun:

house where one was born
parents' house

これkore がga かれkare のno生家seikaだda。 This is the house where he was born.

一女^☆【いちじょichijo】

noun:

one daughter
eldest daughter; first-born daughter ➜ 長女

腹心^☆【ふくしんfukushin】

noun / ~の noun:

one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

汚いkitanai 手te でde 会社kaisha をwo 乗っ取ったnottottaものmonoのno、腹心fukushinだda とto 思っていたomotteita 部下buka にni 裏切られuragirare、因果応報ingaouhou だda ねne。 When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.

私生活^☆【しせいかつshiseikatsu】

noun:

one's private life

私生活shiseikatsuをwo せんさくsensaku しないでshinaide よyo。 Don't pry into my private life.

一問^☆【いちもんichimon】

noun:

one question

一翼^☆【いちよくichiyoku】

noun:

one wing
(a) role; (a) part

地力^☆【じりきjiriki】

noun:

one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength

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