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- シャッターを切る【シャッターをきる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
- 一堂に会する【いちどうにかいする】 Inflection
expression / ~する verb (spec.):
- to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
- 打ち合わせる☆【うちあわせる】打ち合せる・打合せる・打合わせる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to knock together; to strike against each other
- to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
- 上☆【じょう】
suffix noun:
- from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
- aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above
noun:
noun / prefix:
- superior quality; best; top; high class
- going up
- governmental; imperial
- presenting; showing
prefix:
- ana- (medical, biol.)
会社は税金上の目的で本社所在地を香港に移した。 The company moved its corporate domicile to Hong Kong for tax purposes.
あなたには禍の前兆である壁上の書きものが読めるかもしれないが、私にはちんぷんかんぷんだ。 You may be able to read the handwriting on the wall, but it is Greek to me.
理論上、理論と実行の間には何の違いもないが、実際上違いはあるものだ。 In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
- 荒れる☆【あれる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to be stormy; to be rough
- to be ruined; to fall into ruin
- to be in a bad temper; to lose one's temper
- 色褪せる【いろあせる】色あせる Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour)
- to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale; to pale
- 一宿一飯【いっしゅくいっぱん】
noun:
- (being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal - four character idiom
彼からの思いがけないプレゼントが届いたよ。少々は一宿一飯の恩義でも感じてくれたのかな。 We got an unexpected present from him. I guess he felt a little obligated after what we did for him.
- 加わる☆【くわわる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be added to; to be appended
- to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate
- to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed)
- to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure); to be exerted
彼女が私達に加わるなんて、思ってもいなかった。 I never expected that she would join us.
彼女が私たちに加わるなんて思っていなかった。 I never expected that she would join us.
- 上擦る【うわずる】上ずる Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to sound hollow
- to get excited; to become restless
- to be thrown too high; to come in high - Baseball term
- 負け★【まけ】
noun:
- defeat; loss; losing (a game)
suffix:
- failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.) ➜ 名前負け【なまえまけ】
noun:
- discount; loss (on a sale)
- 乗り換える☆【のりかえる】乗り替える・乗りかえる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
- to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking
- キャリーバック
noun:
- carry-back; bringing the ball back to one's own position (in rugby) - Sports term
- carryback; carrying over a deduction or credit from a prior year to the current year (to reduce income tax) - Economics term
- 逸らす☆【そらす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to divert (e.g. one's attention); to evade (e.g a question); to change (e.g. the subject)
- to displease; to annoy; to offend; to upset - usu. in negative form
- to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
- 焦る☆【あせる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind; to be surprised
教習所の教師にそう焦るなと言われています。 My driving instructor says I should be more patient.
- 手控える☆【てびかえる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to reduce or cut back on
- to jot down a note
- 聞き逃す【ききのがす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to fail to hear something; to miss
- to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
彼女は生徒たちが彼女の言葉を聞き逃すといけないからゆっくり話しました。 She spoke slowly in case the students should miss her words.
- 茶にする【ちゃにする】 Inflection
expression / ~する verb (irregular):
- to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
- to take a tea break; to rest
- 選球眼【せんきゅうがん】
noun:
- batting eye; ability to judge whether a pitch will be called a ball or a strike - Baseball term
- 加槓【かカン】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- forming a kong by adding a tile drawn from the wall to a declared pung - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 槓
- 注ぐ☆【そそぐ】灌ぐ・潅ぐ・濺ぐ・漑ぐ Inflection
godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:
- to pour (into) ➜ 注ぐ【つぐ】
- to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to pour onto; to spray
- to shed (tears)
- to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to fix (one's eyes) on
godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:
- to flow into (e.g. of a river); to run into; to drain into
- to fall (of rain, snow); to pour down
私はビニール袋にワインを注ぎ、それからそれを氷水に付けた。 I poured the wine in a plastic bag and then dipped it in ice water.
彼女は自分のエネルギーを、その地域の貧しい人々を助けるのに注いできた。 She has been investing her energy in helping the poor in that area.
彼は友人を助けることに全力を注いだ。 He concentrated his energies on helping his friend.
- 草木もなびく【くさきもなびく】草木も靡く Inflection
expression / godan ~く verb:
- to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority; to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive; even the plants yield [literal] - idiom
Kanji
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