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つるtsuru

noun:

  • vine; bine; tendril; runner
  • bow; temple arm; sidepiece; lug arm; earpiece; part of a pair of glasses that goes over the ear
  • connections; contacts; influence; financial supporter
たてなおすtatenaosu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to put back up; to stand back up
  • to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to reorganize; to rearrange; to put right; to recover; to put back on its feet
  • to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate; to revise

会社kaishawo立て直すtatenaosuためにtameni新しいatarashii指導者shidoushaga必要hitsuyouだったdatta We need a new leader to pull our company together.

だいがくdaigakuold

noun:

  • university; college 総合大学
  • former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators) - abbreviation 大学寮国学【こくがく】
  • the Great Learning (one of the Four Books) 四書

あなたanataha理科系rikakeino大学daigakuni進んだsusundaほうがいいhougaiiyo You should go on to a technical college.

合格者goukakushano過半数kahansuuha大学daigaku出身者shusshinshaであったdeatta The majority of the successful candidates were university graduates.

くもりkumori

noun:

  • cloudiness; cloudy weather
  • fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); blur; mist; shadow; dimness
  • gloom; dejection
おくるokuru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit
  • to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person)
  • to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury
  • to spend (time); to live one's life
  • to pass (down the line)
  • to affix okurigana 送り仮名

わたしwatashiha手紙tegamide願書ganshowo送るokuruようyou決めたkimeta I wrote off for an application form.

空港kuukouまでmade送るokuruyo I'll drive you to the airport.

いかにもikanimo敬虔keikenなるnaruクリスチャンKURISUCHANga送るokuru礼節reisetsu重きomoki言葉kotobaですdesu So characteristic of what a pious Christian would say, this courteous phrase.

ひげhigeヒゲHIGE

noun:

  • moustache; beard; whiskers - in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers 口髭顎鬚頬髯
  • whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); (chin) tuft
  • extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal

hige剃ったらsuttara10saiha若返ってwakagaette見えるmieruyo Shaving off your beard took ten years off you.

つばさtsubasaよくyoku

noun:

suffix / counter:

  • counter for birds or bird wings よく - archaism

それsorehatsubasano全長zenchougayakuインチINCHIあるaru It has a wingspan of about four inches.

まめmame

noun:

  • legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas
  • soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy 大豆
  • female genitalia (esp. the clitoris) - colloquialism
  • kidney - colloquialism - usually written using kana alone - Food term

prefix noun:

  • miniature; tiny
  • child

飲むnomu分だけbundakemamewoローストROOSUTOしてshiteミルMIRUde挽くhikuんですndesu We roast just enough beans for the amount we're going to drink, and grind them in the coffee mill.

imoutohamamenokawawoむいたmuita My sister shelled the beans.

watashiha毎朝maiasa自分jibundeコーヒーKOOHIImamewo挽いhiiteいるiru I grind my own coffee beans every morning.

だいdai

noun:

  • title; subject; theme; topic
  • problem (on a test); question

suffix noun / counter:

  • counter for questions (on a test)

友情yuujouというtoiudaide作文sakubunwo書きkakiなさいnasai Write an essay on "Friendship".

先生senseiha私達watashitachini宿題shukudaiとしてtoshite10daino問題mondaiwo割り当てたwariateta The teacher assigned us ten problems for homework.

ゆかyuka

noun:

  • floor
  • stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player)
  • dining platform built across a river

yukanoueninanigaありますarimasuka Is there anything on the floor?

ひびきhibikiirr.

noun:

  • echo; reverberation
  • sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise
  • quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read

彼のkarenokoeni多少tashou怒りikarino響きhibikigaあったatta There was a suggestion of anger in his voice.

かんづめkanzumeoldold

noun / ~の noun:

  • canned food; tinned food

noun:

  • confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work) - usu. 缶詰にする
  • being stuck in a confined space - usu. 缶詰になる

なしnashihaこのkono工場koujoude缶詰kanzumeniされますsaremasu Pears are canned in this factory.

りゅうつうryuutsuu Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution

noun / ~する noun:

  • circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow

noun or verb acting prenominally:

  • negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional; circulating

よってyotte流通ryuutsuuするsuruマネーMANEEga減りheri物価上昇bukkajoushouha鎮静chinsei化するkasuru Thus money in circulation drops, and price escalation quietens down.

そうばsouba

noun:

  • market price
  • speculation (e.g. on stocks)
  • reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation; esteem

そこsoko知らずshirazuno相場soubada The bottom has fallen out of the market.

竿さおsao

noun:

  • rod; pole
  • neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen - esp. 棹
  • beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
  • single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
  • penis - slang

counter:

  • counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)

竿saoniシーツSHIITSUwo全部zenbu干しhoshiましmashita I put all of the sheets to dry on the pole.

なごりnagoriirr.

noun:

  • remains; traces; vestiges; relics
  • (the sorrow of) parting
  • end
ゆさぶるyusaburu Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing; to sway
  • to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to shock; to upset
  • to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch) - Baseball term

ラブソングRABUSONGUhawatashinokokorowo揺さぶるyusaburu Love songs move me.

ri

noun:

  • Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
  • neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes) 郷里制国郡里制
  • unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m) 条里制

100satowo行くikumonoha99satowo半ばnakabaとするtosuru There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.

ふりかえfurikae

noun:

  • transfer; switching over; change
  • money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person)
  • postal transfer - abbreviation 郵便振替

ですからdesukara私たちwatashitachiha社員shainga現金genkinではなくdehanakuエレクトロニクスEREKUTORONIKUSUによるniyoru振替furikaedeお金okanewo受け取るuketoruようyou説得settokuni努めているtsutometeiruのですnodesu Therefore, we try to persuade people not to have cash, to have money electronically transferred.

どくそうdokusou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • running alone; running solo
  • having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else)
  • having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes; arbitrary action

ヤンキースYANKIISUha優勝yuushouhe独走dokusou態勢taiseiwo整えているtotonoeteiru The Yankees are running away with the pennant race.

とざすtozasuとざすtozasuさすsasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten
  • to block (e.g. the way); to shut off; to shut in
  • to plunge (in grief) とざす
しぼりshibori Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • tye-dye; tye-dyeing
  • aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; stop
  • contraction; squeezing; choke
うらめurame

noun:

  • reverse side
  • opposite (of the expected) 裏目に出る
  • purl stitch (knitting)

計画keikakuha裏目urameni出てdete我々warewareha大損oozonwoしたshita The plan backfired on us and we lost a lot of money.

to

noun:

  • to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres
  • square bearing block (at the top of a pillar) 枡形
  • Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - Astronomy term 二十八宿玄武【げんぶ】
ふこうfukouふきょうfukyou Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety
  • (the crime of) cursing one's parents ふきょう - archaism 八虐
  • disowning one's child ふきょう - archaism

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