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場内☆【じょうないjounai】

noun:

  • in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater Antonym: 場外

会議kaigi場内jounaiでde自社jishaのno製品seihinのno展示場tenjijouをwo設けmoukeたいtaiとtoおo考えkangaeでdeしたらshitara、早急にsoukyuuniご連絡gorenraku下さいkudasai。 Please let me know immediately if you would like to set up an area of the conference room for your products.

右傾☆【うけいukei】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • leaning to the right
  • turning rightist; being on the (political) right ➜ 左傾

世界中sekaijuuでde右傾ukei化kaしshiてteいるiruようyouだda。 It seems that we're becoming more right-wing all over the world.

道中☆【どうちゅうdouchuu】

noun:

  • journey; trip; travels

noun / adverbial noun:

  • during the journey; on the way; while travelling

道中douchuu御go無事bujiをwo祈りますinorimasu。 I wish you a good journey.

図星を指す【ずぼしをさすzuboshiwosasu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
能書き☆【のうがきnougaki】

noun:

  • advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement
  • statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug ➜ 効能書き【こうのうがき】

彼kare、能書きnougakiばかりbakari立派rippaだdaけどkedo、言うiuはha易くyasuku行うokonauはha難しkatashi、ってtteことkoto分かってんwakattenのnoかkaなあnaa。 His boosterism makes it sound wonderful but I wonder if he understands how hard it's going to be to actually carry out.

肉薄☆【にくはくnikuhaku】肉迫 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard
  • pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
指名手配☆【しめいてはいshimeitehai】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • (the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list - four character idiom

そもそもsomosomo指名手配shimeitehaiされたsaretaだけdakeでdeはha「犯人hannin」じゃないjanaiですdesu。 In any case, just being wanted by the police isn't enough to make you "a criminal."

のもとにnomotoni《の下に・の許に》

expression:

  • under the supervision of
  • underneath
  • on the basis of
  • at ...; with ... ➜ 元【もと】
フットライトを浴びる【フットライトをあびるFUTTORAITOwoabiru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to appear on the stage; to be in the limelight
卦辞【かじkaji】

noun:

  • commentary (on any of the 64 hexagrams in the Book of Changes) - obscure term
落射照明【らくしゃしょうめいrakushashoumei】

noun:

  • epi-illumination; illumination that impinges on the sample from the viewing direction
特別手配【とくべつてはいtokubetsutehai】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • (the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list - abbr. of 警察庁指定被疑者特別手配 - abbreviation ➜ 指名手配
上盛り【うわもりuwamori】

noun:

  • adding to the top; what's placed on the top
飢餓線上に【きがせんじょうにkigasenjouni】

adverb:

  • on the verge of starvation; at the point of starving
袈裟懸け【けさがけkesagake】

noun:

  • wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder) ➜ 袈裟
  • slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder ➜ 袈裟切り
亡者☆【もうじゃmouja】

noun:

  • the dead; ghost
  • obsessed person (money, power, etc.) - usu. 〜の亡者

今すぐimasugu大金taikinをwoつかみtsukamiたいtai亡者moujaがgaうようよuyouyoしているshiteiru。 Greedy cats are out for a fast buck.

至尊【しそんshison・しいそんshiisonobs.】

noun:

  • extreme reverence; deeply revered person
  • the Emperor
同郷人【どうきょうじんdoukyoujin】

noun:

  • person from the same province, town, village, etc.
当業者【とうぎょうしゃtougyousha】

noun:

  • person skilled (in the art of doing something)
通報者【つうほうしゃtsuuhousha】

noun:

  • person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
業界人【ぎょうかいじんgyoukaijin】

noun:

  • person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc)
親征【しんせいshinsei】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • military expedition led in person by the emperor
ひねくれ者【ひねくれものhinekuremono】捻くれ者

noun:

  • contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
つけっぱなしtsukeppanashi《付けっぱなし・つけっ放し・点けっぱなし・付けっ放し・点けっ放し》

noun:

  • leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock) ➜ っぱなし

けどkedo、一晩加湿器kashitsukiつけっぱなしtsukeppanashiでde朝asaになるninaruとto窓madoがga結露ketsuroしてshiteドボドボDOBODOBO・・・。 But by leaving the humidifier on all night in the morning condensation's pouring off the windows ...

歯石【しせきshiseki】

noun:

  • dental calculus (calcified deposits that accumulate on the teeth); tartar (of the teeth)

歯石shisekiがgaたまっているtamatteiruようyouですdesu。 I think I have a lot of tartar.

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