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えんとつentotsu

noun:

  • chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe
  • carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter - slang

あのano煙突entotsuhaとてもtotemo高いtakai That chimney is very high.

ほっきょくhokkyoku

noun / ~の noun:

  • North Pole
  • the Arctic - abbreviation 北極圏

北極圏hokkyokukenとはtoha北極hokkyoku周辺shuuhenno地域chiikinokotoであるdearu The Arctic is the area round the North Pole.

シロクマSHIROKUMAha北極hokkyoku地方chihouni住んでいるsundeiru Polar bears live in the Arctic.

かくめいkakumei

noun / ~の noun:

  • revolution
  • 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō) 三革辛酉

鉄道tetsudouhaある種のarutaneno革命kakumeiwo引き起こしたhikiokoshita The railroad provoked a kind of revolution.

o

noun:

  • tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end
  • slope at the foot of a mountain

yuunoくじゃくkujakuhaono羽毛umouga色彩shikisai豊かyutakaであるdearu The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.

どだいdodai

noun:

  • foundation; base; basis

adverb:

  • from the beginning; from the outset; by nature - often in negative contexts 元々

このkonoieha土台dodaigaしっかりshikkariしているshiteiru This house has a solid foundation.

むようmuyou Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • useless; futile
  • unnecessary; needless
  • not on business; unrelated; unauthorised; unauthorized
  • prohibited; banned; forbidden

電気denkinoためにtameniろうそくrousokuha我々warewareno生活seikatsuniほとんどhotondo無用muyouになったninatta Electricity made candles of little use in our life.

他言tagon無用muyoudeお願いonegaishiますmasu Not a word to anyone, please.

とじょうtojou

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • en route; half-way
  • on the road; in the street

そのsonokuniha民主国家minshukokkaheno途上tojouniあるaru The country is on the way to becoming a democratic nation.

彼のkarenokurumaha会社kaishaheno途上tojoude故障koshouしたshita His car broke down on the way to work.

とりしまるtorishimaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to manage; to control; to supervise; to oversee; to command
  • to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce; to regulate

暴力bouryokuwo取り締まるtorishimarunoha政府seifuno責任sekininであるdearu It is up to the government to take action on violence.

えりeri

noun:

  • collar; lapel; neckband; neck
  • nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

karenoえりerinoサイズSAIZUhaいくつikutsuですかdesuka What size of collar does he take?

がんらいganrai

adverb:

  • originally; essentially; naturally; by nature; really; actually
  • in the first place; to begin with

元来ganraiフットボールFUTTOBOORUとはtohaポロPOROのようにnoyouniumani乗ってnotte行われるokonawareru競技kyougitoha違ってchigatteashideボールBOORUwo使ってtsukatte行われるokonawareru競技kyouginoことkotoでしたdeshita Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.

えんがわengawa

noun:

  • veranda; porch; balcony; open corridor 縁【えん】
  • bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish) 縁側 担鰭骨

其のsonohihanichi淋しいsabishiiペンPENnootowo聞いkiite暮しkurashita其のsonomaniha折々oriori千代chiyo々々to云うiukoemo聞えkikoeta文鳥bunchoumo淋しいsabishiiからkara鳴くnakunodehaなかろnakaroukato考えkangaeta然しshikashi縁側engawahedete見るmiruto、二honno留りtomari木の間konomawo彼方kanatahe飛んtonだりdari、此方he飛んtonだりdari絶間taemaなくnaku行きikitsu戻りmodoritsushiteいるiru少しsukoshimo不平fuheiらしいrashii様子yousuhaなかっnakata I spent that day listening to the lonely scrapings of a pen. During that time, from time to time, I heard a Java sparrow twittering. It occurred to me that maybe Java sparrows twitter out of loneliness too. I walked out to the veranda to see. Nevertheless, flying to and fro between two perches busily and incessantly, it did not show the slightest hint of grievance.

くろうとkuroutoくろとkuroto

noun / ~の noun:

  • expert; professional; master; connoisseur Antonym: 素人【しろうと】
  • woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes 素人

kareha玄人kuroutoniちかいchikai He is almost professional.

あらたまるaratamaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be renewed; to change 改まる
  • to be improved; to be reformed; to be revised; to be corrected 改まる
  • to stand on ceremony; to be formal 改まる
  • to take a turn for the worse (of an illness); to take a serious turn
ぶんごbungo

noun:

  • written language; literary language
  • formal (or archaic) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
ひやけhiyakeirr. Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • sunburn; suntan; tan
  • becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing

クリスKURISUティーンTEIINha1日中日陰niいましたimashitaなぜならnazenara彼女kanojoha日焼けhiyakeしたくないshitakunaiからkaraですdesu Christine stayed in the shade all day, because she didn't want to get a sunburn.

休暇kyuukaga終わるowaruto彼女kanojoha真黒にmakkuroni日焼けhiyakeしていたshiteita She was very brown after her holiday.

ききょうkikyou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • returning to Tokyo
  • returning to the capital - orig. meaning
ごうgou

noun:

  • moat; fosse; trench; ditch - 濠 is usu. filled with water, 壕 is usu. dry
  • underground air-raid shelter; dugout
おさosa

noun:

  • head; chief; leader; elder
  • the greatest of all; the most excellent
こごらすkogorasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to freeze; to congeal
  • to concentrate one's attention on; to devote oneself to something; to ponder; to meditate
おおくらしょうookurashou

noun:

  • (former) Ministry of Finance (1869-2001) 財務省
  • Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system) 律令制

大蔵省ookurashouno役人yakuninha景気回復keikikaifukuheno信頼shinraiwoよりyori高めようtakameyouとしましたtoshimashita Finance Ministry officials tried to boost confidence in recovery.

にがつnigatsu

temporal noun / adverbial noun:

  • February
  • second month of the lunar calendar

生年月日seinengappiha1960nen2月nigatsu14日ですdesu I was born on February 14, 1960.

たいこくtaikoku

noun:

  • large country; major nation; great power
  • province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)

そのsono小国shoukokuha隣のtonarino大国taikokuni併合heigouされたsareta The small country was annexed to its larger neighbor.

こくじんkokujin

noun / ~の noun:

  • black person

noun:

  • woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes - archaism 玄人

マーテイン・ルーサー・キング・ジュニアMAATEIN/RUUSAA/KINGU/JUNIAha黒人kokujin牧師bokushiwochichiとしてtoshite生まれたumareta Martin Luther King, Jr., was the son of a black minister.

しらんかおshirankao Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody)
  • unconcerned air; indifference

彼女kanojohawatashini知らん顔shirankaowoしてshite歩いてaruiteいってitteしまったshimatta She walked away without acknowledging me.

彼女kanojoha知らん顔shirankaowoしたshita She assumed an air of indifference.

しょうがつshougatsu

noun:

  • New Year (esp. first three days)
  • the first month of the year; January

正月shougatsugaすぐそこsugusokoまでmade来ているkiteiru New Year's Day is close at hand.

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