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まけるmakeruirr. Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to lose; to be defeated
  • to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield 負ける
  • to be inferior to 負ける
  • to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) 負ける 気触れる【かぶれる】

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free 負ける

民主党minshutouhaまだmada候補者kouhoshawo決めていないkimeteinaigaどっちdotchiにしてもnishitemo負けるmakeruni決まっているkimatteiru The Democrats haven't decided on their candidates yet, but in any case they're sure to lose.

魔王maouha言ったitta。「orega負けるmakeruわっきゃねーwakkyaneebe審判shinpanhamina地獄jigokuniいるiruのだnoda」。 "How can I lose?" answered Satan. "All the umpires are down here in Hell."

いのちinochi

noun:

  • life; life force - sometimes written as 生命 生命
  • lifetime; lifespan
  • most important thing; foundation; core
  • paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love) - archaism
  • fate; destiny; karma - archaism

koたるtarushaすべからくsubekarakuoyanoinochini従うshitagauべしbeshi Children should obey their parents.

そのsonoinuha少女shoujonoinochiwo救ったsukutta The dog saved the girl's life.

したてるshitateru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to tailor; to make (clothing)
  • to train; to bring up
  • to make it seem like; to pass off
  • to turn into a play or movie
  • to prepare; to send; to despatch

スーツSUUTSUwo仕立てるshitateruときtokiha正確seikakuna採寸saisunga必要hitsuyoutoなりnariますmasu It's necessary to take correct measurements when you are tailoring a suit.

ちゅうけんchuuken

noun / ~の noun:

  • main body (of troops)
  • nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure
  • center field; centre field; center fielder; centre fielder

noun:

  • athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.) 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun / ~の noun:

  • medium-level; mid-level; midsize
あいさつaisatsu Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody
  • polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc.
  • speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address
  • reply; response
  • revenge; retaliation - slang

expression:

  • a fine thing to say - used sarcastically as a response to a rude remark; usu. in the form of ご挨拶 - humorous term
  • dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment) - orig. meaning 一挨一拶

noun:

  • relationship (between people); connection - archaism
  • intervention; mediation; mediator - archaism

彼女kanojohaにっこりnikkori挨拶aisatsuwoしたshita She greeted us with a smile.

このkonobawoo借りしてkarishite一言hitokoto挨拶aisatsuwo申し上げますmoushiagemasu Please allow me to say a few words on this occasion.

挨拶aisatsuni困ったkomatta I was at a loss for an answer.

ピリピリPIRIPIRIぴりぴりpiripiri Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • stinging; smarting; tingling; burning - onomatopoeia
  • on edge; nervous; tense - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • ripping; peeling; tearing - onomatopoeia
  • shrill sound of a whistle - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • quivering; trembling - onomatopoeia
ちょうじゃchoujaちょうしゃchoushaちょうざchouza

noun:

  • millionaire ちょうじゃ
  • one's superior; one's elder; one's senior
  • virtuous and gentle person - archaism
  • female owner of a whorehouse in a post town ちょうじゃ - archaism
  • chief of a post town ちょうじゃ - archaism 宿駅

トムTOMUha億万長者choujada Tom is a billionaire.

宿やどるyadoru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to dwell; to live; to remain
  • to stay at; to take shelter at; to stop at; to lodge at
  • to be pregnant
  • to be part of a constellation
  • to be a parasite (bugs, plants, etc.)

正直者shoujikishanikami宿るyadoru Honesty is the best policy.

正直shoujikinoatamanikami宿るyadoru An honest man is the noblest work of God.

そうりょうsouryouそうりゅうsouryuu

noun:

  • blue dragon 青竜
  • Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens) 青竜
  • seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens - Astronomy term 二十八宿
  • large horse with a bluish-leaden coat
  • shape of an old pine tree
はくhaku

noun:

  • white
  • striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus) 鯔【ぼら】
  • speech; one's lines せりふ
  • white dragon tile - Mahjong term
  • winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles - Mahjong term
  • white person; Caucasian - abbreviation - archaism 白人

prefix noun / suffix noun / noun:

このかみkonokami

noun:

  • eldest son - archaism 長男
  • older brother; older sister - archaism
  • older person - archaism
  • head of a clan; head of a region - archaism 氏上
  • skilled craftsman - archaism
ちゅうぐうchuuguu

noun:

  • the empress, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowager 三后
  • emperor's second consort
  • empress; palace of the empress
  • building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground
  • demesne of the imperial palace 皇居
ku

noun / suffix noun:

  • section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
  • phrase - Linguistics term
  • verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
  • haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
  • maxim; saying; idiom; expression

karehaそのsonokuno文字どおりのmojidoorino意味imiwo説明setsumeiしたshita He explained the literal meaning of the phrase.

このkonokudeha前置詞zenchishiwo省略shouryakuできるdekiru You can omit the preposition in this phrase.

つなぐtsunagu Inflection

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

  • to connect; to link together
  • to tie; to fasten; to restrain
  • to maintain; to preserve; to keep
  • to transfer (phone call); to put a person through
  • to hedge; to buy or sell forward

彼女kanojohaホテルHOTERUnoフロントFURONTOgakarinohitoniそのsono番号bangouniつなぐtsunaguようにyouni頼んだtanonda She has asked the person at the front desk to connect her to that number.

馬車bashawoumanomaeniつなぐtsunaguna Don't put the cart before the horse.

ちょんchonチョンCHON

~と adverb / noun:

noun:

だすdasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to take out; to get out
  • to put out; to reveal; to show
  • to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
  • to publish; to make public
  • to send (e.g. letter) 手紙を出す
  • to produce (a sound); to start (fire) 声を出す
  • to serve (food)

suffix / godan ~す verb:

  • to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ... - after the -masu stem of a verb

飢えているueteiru人々hitobitoni援助enjonoお金okanewo出すdasuhitogaとてもtotemo少ないsukunainoha悲しいkanashiiことkotoda It is sad that so few people give money to help the hungry.

答案touanwo出すdasumaeniもう一度mouichido読み返しyomikaeshiなさいnasai Read over your paper before you hand it in.

旅行ryokouchuuni葉書hagakiwo出すdasunoha好きsukiではないdehanai I don't like to send postcards when I'm on a trip.

誰でもdaredemo初めhajimeni良いyoiぶどう酒budoushuwo出しdashi人々hitobitoga十分juubun飲んだnondaころkoroになるとninaruto悪いwaruiものmonowo出すdasumonoda Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much.

かたづけるkatazukeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away
  • to settle (problem); to clear (dispute)
  • to finish; to bring something to an end
  • to marry off (e.g. a daughter) - sometimes 嫁ける
  • to do away with someone; to bump someone off

昨日kinouno仕事shigotowo片づけるkatazukeruつもりtsumoriですdesu I will clean up yesterday's work.

そのsono仕事shigotohawatashiならnara時間jikande片付けるkatazukeruほどhodoやさしいyasashii The work is easy enough for me to finish in a couple of hours.

姿すがたsugata

noun:

  • figure; form; shape
  • appearance; dress; guise
  • state; condition; picture; image
  • form (of a waka) 和歌

suffix noun:

  • dressed in ...; wearing ...

自分jibunno姿sugatawokagaminiうつしてutsushitemiなさいnasai Look at yourself in the mirror.

偽りitsuwarino姿sugatawo愛さaisaれるreruくらいkuraiならnara嫌わkirawaretahougaましmashida Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.

chi

noun / suffix noun:

ame降ってfuttechi固まるkatamaru Adversity strengthens the foundations.

どっちdotchiga最終的なsaishuutekina安息ansokunochiとなるtonarunだろうdarou Which one will be our final resting place?

これらのkorerano国々kunigunihaヨーロッパYOOROPPA文明bunmei発祥hasshounochiであるdearu European civilization had its birth in these lands.

彼女のkanojonoドレスDORESUha青いaoichinishirono水玉模様mizutamamoyougaあるaru Her dress is blue with white polka dots.

うったえるuttaeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
  • to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies) 理性に訴える
  • to complain
  • to sue (a person); to take someone to court
  • to resort to (e.g. arms, violence) 暴力に訴える

同性douseiwoセクハラSEKUHARAde訴えるuttaeruことkotoできないdekinainoかしらkashira I wonder if you can sue someone of the same sex for sexual harassment?

政府seifuha通常tsuujouインフレINFUREgaあるaru水準suijunni達したtasshita場合baaiha物価bukkano抑制yokuseino措置sochini訴えるuttaeru Governments usually resort to price control when inflation has reached a certain level.

彼女kanojoha頭痛zutsuuwo訴えるuttaeruそれsoremoしょっちゅうshotchuuda She complains of headaches, and that very often.

さすsasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to point
  • to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person
  • to identify; to indicate; to point out
  • to play (a game of shogi); to move (a piece) - Shōgi term
  • to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance) 差す

hitowo指すsasunoha失礼shitsureiですdesu It is rude to point at people.

というtoiu記号kigouha、andwo指すsasu The sign '&' stands for 'and'.

とくtoku Inflection

godan ~く verb / transitive:

  • to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack
  • to unsew; to unstitch
  • to solve; to work out; to answer
  • to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease
  • to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege)
  • to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss
  • to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair) 梳く【すく】

このkono医師ishihaガンGANno多くookuno不可解なfukakainatenwo解こうhodokouto努力doryokuしているshiteiru The doctor is trying to solve many of the riddles of cancer.

kareha重責juusekiwo解かれたtokareta He was relieved of his heavy responsibility.

彼女kanojohakamiwoくしkushideといてtoiteリボンRIBONde結んだmusunda She combed her hair and bound it with a ribbon.

まげるmageru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl 曲げる
  • to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant 曲げる
  • to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
  • to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
  • to pawn
くだけるkudakeru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed
  • to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
  • to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable くだけた
  • to become easy to understand (e.g. a story) くだけた
  • to be worried

くだけるkudakerunamigaawawo作ったtsukutta The breaking waves formed foam.

にらむniramu Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
  • to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
  • to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge
  • to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch - often as 睨まれる 睨まれる
  • to take account of; to take into consideration

審判shinpannohouwoちらりとchirarito睨むniramuga審判shinpanha涼しいsuzushiikaoしてshite鼻クソhanaKUSOwoほじっていhojitteiやがったyagatta。「ちくしょうchikushou八百長yaochoukayo・・・」 I glared briefly in the referee's direction but he was putting on a calm face while picking his nose. "Dammit, the fight's a fixup!?"

吸血鬼kyuuketsukiha睨むniramuだけdakedehitowo金縛りkanashibariniするsuru A vampire can paralyze people just by looking at them.

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