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JLPTN2
振る舞う☆【ふるまうfurumau】振舞う Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to behave; to conduct oneself
  • to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

同様douyouにni振る舞うfurumau他hokaのnoイベントIBENTOでもdemo結構kekkouですdesu。 Another event that has the same behaviour would also be fine.

JLPTN2
区切る☆【くぎるkugiru】句切る Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off - esp. 区切る
  • to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud) - esp. 句切る
JLPTN1
繕う☆【つくろうtsukurou】 Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn
  • to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom
  • to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake); to gloss over
  • to treat (illness, injury, etc.) - archaism

世間体sekenteiをwo繕うtsukurou心配shinpaiをwoするsuruよりyori他taにniやるyaruことがあるkotogaaru。 We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances.

常時☆【じょうじjouji】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • usually; ordinarily
  • continuous; 24-hour (e.g. observation, operation (of a machine), care (of patient)); always on

彼らkareraはha労働者roudoushaにni常時jouji雇用koyouをwo保証hoshouしたshita。 They guaranteed regular employment to their workers.

朝顔☆【あさがおasagao】アサガオASAGAO

noun:

  • Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; ivy morning glory
  • any funnel shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); funnel-shaped urinal
定石☆【じょうせきjouseki】

noun:

  • standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; formula
  • joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

それはsoreha定石jouseki通りdooriとtoいうiuだけdakeでde、手を抜いたtewonuitaわけではないwakedehanaiのですnodesu。 That's just standard practise, it's not like they're cutting corners.

予備軍【よびぐんyobigun】

noun:

  • reserves (esp. troops); reserve army
  • potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees

営業マンeigyouMANだってdatte、リストラRISUTORA予備軍yobigunにni配属haizokuされないsarenaiようにyouni必死なhisshina訳wakeですdesu。 After all, even salesmen are desperate to avoid being targeted for downsizing.

世話がない【せわがないsewaganai】世話が無い Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • simple (e.g. matter); problem free
  • hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
虎の巻【とらのまきtoranomaki】

expression / noun:

  • book of (trade) secrets; secrets
  • crib notes; key (to a diagram); pony

これkoreはha野球yakyuuのno虎の巻toranomakiだda。 This is the bible of baseball.

お約束【おやくそくoyakusoku】御約束 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date - honorific language - humble language ➜ 約束

noun / ~の noun:

  • something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
問い質す【といただすtoitadasu】問いただす・問い正すirr. Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
  • to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
添え木【そえぎsoegi】添木・副え木

noun:

JLPTN5
薄い☆【うすいusui】 Inflection

adjective:

  • thin - in ref. to objects, not to people
  • pale; light; faint
  • watery; thin; dilute
  • weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
  • slim (probability, etc.); small
  • sparse; patchy; scattered

氷kooriはha非常にhijouni薄いusuiのでnode君のkimino体重taijuuをwo支えsasaeきれないkirenaiだろうdarou。 The ice is so thin that it won't bear your weight.

彼kareはhaうすいusui青色aoiroのnoネクタイNEKUTAIをwoしていたshiteita。 He wore a light blue tie.

うすいusui砂糖水satousuiをwo作ったtsukutta。 I prepared a weak solution of sugar and water.

コーヒーKOOHIIはha薄いusuiのnoがga好きsukiですdesu。 I'd like my coffee weak.

私watashiはha成功seikouのno望みnozomiがga薄いusui。 There is little hope of my success.

JLPTN4
探す☆【さがすsagasu】捜す☆ Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to search (for something desired, needed); to look for - esp. 探す
  • to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime) - esp. 捜す

私watashiはhaペンPENをwoなくしましたnakushimashita。捜すsagasuのnoをwo手伝ってtetsudatteくださいませんkudasaimasenかka。 I have lost my pen. Will you help me look for it?

私達watashitachiはha駐車場chuushajouをwo捜すsagasuのにnoni多くookuのno時間jikanをwo費やしたtsuiyashita。 We spent a lot of time looking for a parking lot.

JLPTN3
つかまるtsukamaru☆《捕まる・掴まる・捉まる・摑まるold》 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be caught; to be arrested - usu. 捕まる
  • to hold on to; to grasp - usu. 掴まる
  • to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
  • to be detained by

彼女kanojoはhaつかまるtsukamaruとtoいけないikenaiのでnode逃げたnigeta。 She fled for fear of being caught.

JLPTN2
登場★【とうじょうtoujou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • entry (on stage); appearance (on screen) Antonym: 退場
  • entrance; introduction (into a market)

そのsono女優joyuuはha舞台butaiにni３度登場toujouしたshita。 That actress made three entrances onto the stage.

「西遊記seiyuuki」のno中nakaにはniha錬金術renkinjutsuのno話hanashiがga数多くkazuooku登場toujouしますshimasu。 Many tales of alchemy show up in "Journey to the West".

JLPTN1
引き起こす☆【ひきおこすhikiokosu】引きおこす・引き起す☆・引起す・引起こす・惹き起こす・惹き起す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to cause; to induce; to bring about; to provoke
  • to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person) - 引き起こす, etc. only

不注意なfuchuuina運転untenはha事故jikoをwo引き起こすhikiokosu。 Careless driving causes accidents.

突入★【とつにゅうtotsunyuu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • rushing into; breaking into; storming
  • plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

警察keisatsuがgaバーBAAにni突入totsunyuuしたshita。 The police charged into the bar.

書面☆【しょめんshomen】

noun:

  • document; letter
  • writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

書面shomenでdeおo申し込みmoushikomi下さいkudasai。 Apply in writing.

決め付ける☆【きめつけるkimetsukeru】決めつける☆ Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case
  • to scold; to take (a person) to task

そういうsouiuのno、先入観sennyuukanってtteいうiuんnだdaよっyo！体験taikenしたshitaことkoto無いnaiのにnoni、決め付けるkimetsukeruのnoはhaよくないっyokunai！ That's what they call 'prejudice'! It's wrong to make your mind up on something you've never experienced!

ぼけるbokeru☆《呆ける・惚ける》ほうけるhoukeru《呆ける・惚ける・耄ける》ボケるBOKEru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to grow senile; to be childish with age
  • to be mentally slow; to be befuddled
  • to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
  • to become engrossed (in something) ［ほうける］
褪せる☆【あせるaseru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to fade; to discolor; to discolour
  • to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
直☆【ちょくchoku】 Inflection

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

  • direct; in person; frankness; honesty; simplicity; cheerfulness; correctness; being straight
  • night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory) ➜ 当直
水利☆【すいりsuiri】

noun:

  • utilization of water; water supply; irrigation
  • water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
代替わり☆【だいがわりdaigawari】代替り・代変わり・代変り・代替irr.

noun:

  • taking over (e.g. store or family's headship)
  • subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
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