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年寄名跡【としよりみょうせきtoshiyorimyouseki・としよりめいせきtoshiyorimeiseki】

noun:

  • official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation) - Sumo term ➜ 年寄
達磨歌【だるまうたdarumauta】

noun:

  • confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika) - obscure term
大纛【たいとうtaitou】

noun:

  • large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp - also written as 大頭
  • emperor's encampment
つるがえしtsurugaeshi《つる返し・蔓返し》

noun:

  • digging up, removing sprouts from, and replanting tubers (esp. of the sweet potato) to make for a bigger end product
華鬘【けまんkeman】

noun:

  • Buddhist decoration engraved with various motifs, often made from gilt copper (e.g. for adorning the inner shrine of a temple) - Buddhism term
学校裏サイト【がっこううらサイトgakkouuraSAITO】

noun:

  • underground website or online message board for a school where students typically exchange information on tests, commit cyberbullying, etc.
寝落ち【ねおちneochi】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • dozing off in the middle of doing something; becoming inactive online due to falling asleep (esp. during a multi-player game)
石敢當【いしがんどうishigandou・いしがんとうishigantou・せっかんとうsekkantou】石敢当

noun:

  • shigandang; stone tablet placed at a three-way street intersection (or dead end) to ward off evil spirits
緩急記号【かんきゅうきごうkankyuukigou】

noun:

一向に★【いっこうにikkouni】

adverb:

  • completely; absolutely; totally
  • (not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least - in a negative sentence
  • earnestly; intently; determinedly

健康kenkouのせいでnoseide仕事shigotoがgaいっこうにikkouniはかどらないhakadoranai。 My health makes me a very slow worker.

彼kareのno言うiuことkotoはha僕bokuにはniha一向にikkouniわからないwakaranai。 I can make nothing of what he says.

世界観☆【せかいかんsekaikan】

noun:

  • world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy)
  • appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)

それぞれsorezoreのno文化bunkaにはniha首尾shubi一貫ikkanしたshita世界観sekaikanがgaあるaru。 Cultures have a coherent view of the world.

算段☆【さんだんsandan】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • trying to think of (a way); working out (how to do)
  • contriving (to raise money); managing

ディビッドDEIBIDDOはha今までimamade安定anteiしたshitaくらしkurashiはhaなかったnakatta。彼kareはhaいつもitsumoやりくりyarikuri算段sandanのno生活seikatsuをwoしてshiteきたkita。 David has never had a steady job, but he's always managed to make ends meet.

ガキ大将【ガキたいしょうGAKItaishou】餓鬼大将【がきだいしょうgakidaishou】

noun:

  • leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
三顧の礼【さんこのれいsankonorei】

expression / noun:

  • showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)

首相shushouはha三顧の礼sankonoreiをwoもってmotte彼kareをwo法務大臣houmudaijinにni迎えたmukaeta。 The Prime Minister has won his services as Minister for Justice.

乳繰る【ちちくるchichikuru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another ➜ 密会・乳繰り合う
抱きとめる【だきとめるdakitomeru】抱き留める・抱き止める・抱留める Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
当て馬【あてうまateuma】あて馬

noun:

  • stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate
  • stalking horse; spoiler
殴り飛ばす【なぐりとばすnaguritobasu】擲り飛ばす Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
甘い汁を吸う【あまいしるをすうamaishiruwosuu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets - idiom
貫禄十分【かんろくじゅうぶんkanrokujuubun】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • having great (impressive, commanding) presence; having an air of importance; having enough gravity for (a position) - four character idiom
山王一実神道【さんのういちじつしんとうsannouichijitsushintou】

noun:

  • Sannou Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai) ➜ 日吉神道
腰を入れる【こしをいれるkoshiwoireru】腰をいれる Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

結婚活動【けっこんかつどうkekkonkatsudou】

noun:

  • searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage, e.g. dating, courtship, etc.
馬鹿囃子【ばかばやしbakabayashi】馬鹿ばやし・ばか囃子

noun:

  • orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)
仁義を切る【じんぎをきるjingiwokiru】仁義をきる Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to make a formal salutation (between gamblers); to formally greet; to pay one's respects
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