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アイスバーンAISUBAAN

noun:

  • icy road - From German "Eisbahn"
  • frozen snow surface (e.g. on a ski slope)
  • skating rink - orig. meaning
なかごnakago

noun:

  • core
  • tang (of a sword, etc.)
  • middle of a nest of boxes 入れ子
つかtsuka

noun:

  • strut; short vertical post
  • thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.)
  • handbreadth; bundle - archaism 束【そく】
げいこgeiko

noun:

さらりsarari

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • sleek; smooth - onomatopoeia
  • thin (of a liquid)
  • without hesitation or delay
おおとりootori

noun:

  • large bird
  • peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish) - esp. 鵬 鵬【ほう】
  • fenghuang (Chinese phoenix) - esp. 鳳 and 凰 as male and female respectively 鳳凰
ぷかぷかpukapukaプカプカPUKAPUKA

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • lightly (floating); buoyantly - onomatopoeia
  • puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.) - onomatopoeia
  • tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle) - onomatopoeia
つきこむtsukikomu Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

godan ~む verb / transitive:

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

やまのかみyamanokamiヤマノカミYAMANOKAMI

expression / noun:

  • mountain god やまのかみ
  • one's wife (esp. a nagging wife) やまのかみ - humorous term
  • roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus) - usually written using kana alone
であれdeare

conjunction:

  • even if
  • (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever
  • should - imperative form of である
えつりetsuri

noun:

  • sheathing (under thatched roofing) - abbreviation
  • lath (used as a foundation for a mud plaster wall)
  • decorative rafters (of alternating wood and bamboo) 桟竹
ぎんめginme

noun:

  • Edo-period unit of silver coinage 銀目
  • steel-blue eyes (e.g. of a cat)
  • silver eye (species of beardfish, Polymixia japonica) - usually written using kana alone - abbreviation 銀目鯛
やっこさんyakkosan

pronoun:

  • he; she; him; her - derogatory or familiar

noun:

  • samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami)
  • type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
きんたろうkintarou

noun:

  • Kintaro; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength - childhood name of late-Heian warrior Sakata no Kintoki
  • Kintaro doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron)
  • diamond-shaped apron
せいぶんseibun

noun:

  • main text (as opposed to any included commentary or annotations)
  • authentic text (e.g. of a treaty, as opposed to any translation not specified as authentic) - Law term
  • Chinese classical literature
ひをふくhiwofuku Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to burst into flames
  • to fire (of a gun)
  • to fan a fire with one's breath
かせんkasenひぶねhibune

noun:

  • fire ship
  • steamship (esp. a paddle steamer); steamboat かせん
  • ship with a fire to attract fish while net fishing at night (prior to the invention of electric fish-luring lights) ひぶね
じづらjizuraじめんjimen

noun:

  • appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.
  • literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning
  • face (of a printing type)
こけんkoken

noun:

  • dignity; credit; public estimation; face; honor; reputation
  • deed of sale (for a land, forest or house) - archaism
  • sale value; selling price - archaism
かるkaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to hunt (animals)
  • to search (for a criminal)
  • to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms); to pick (berries)

世界sekaide鹿shikayaムースMUUSUyaキジKIJItoいったitta野性yaseijuuwo狩るkaruことkotoha違法ihouとするtosurukuniga多いooi In many parts of the world it is illegal to shoot wild game such as deer, moose or pheasant.

ちぎりchigiri

noun:

  • pledge; vow; promise
  • (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse
  • destiny; fate; karma
おしゃくoshaku Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • pouring alcohol
  • person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman)
  • (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
はせるhaseru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to run; to hurry (when going somewhere)

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse)
  • to win (fame) 名をはせる
もくmoku

noun:

  • order - Biology term
  • item (of a budget revision, etc.)

counter:

  • counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go) 囲碁
おぼしめしoboshimeshi

noun:

  • thoughts; opinion; (one's) discretion - honorific language
  • however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.)
  • fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love; fancy; liking

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