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うきぼりukibori

noun / ~の noun:

  • relief; embossed carving

noun:

  • bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
さいだいげんsaidaigen

noun / ~の noun:

  • maximum

adverbial noun:

  • to the maximum degree

karehaそのsono機会kikaiwo最大限saidaigenni活用katsuyouしたshita He made the most of the chance.

かいとりkaitori Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • purchase; buying; buying out

noun / ~する noun / transitive:

  • buying used articles as a company; trade-in; buy back

noun / ~する noun:

  • purchase on a no-return policy

noun:

  • lump-sum payment; flat fee
みこむmikomu Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to anticipate; to estimate; to expect
  • to count on

ekiまでmade1時間wo見込むmikomu Allow an hour to get to the station.

でばんdeban

noun:

  • one's turn; one's shift 順番
  • one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

みんなminnaoreno出番debanda Guys, It's my time to go.

たちあがりtachiagari

noun:

  • start; beginning; build up
  • how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game - Baseball term
どたんばdotanba

noun:

  • last moment; eleventh hour - idiom
  • platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period - orig. meaning

これkorehakareno土壇場dotanbada This is his eleventh hour.

さいていげんsaiteigen

noun / ~の noun:

  • minimum

adverbial noun:

  • at the very least

多くookuno会社kaishaga人員jin'inwo最低限saiteigenniまでmade縮小shukushouしたshita A lot of companies have pared their staff down to a minimum.

ひょうきhyouki Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • expression in writing; written representation; notation; transcription; orthography
  • writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

日本語nihongono難しいmuzukashiitenha文字mojiwo使ったtsukatta表記hyoukino仕方shikataですdesu What is difficult about Japanese is the writing system.

つばきtsubaki椿さんちゃsanchaツバキTSUBAKI

noun:

  • common camellia; Camellia japonica
  • tea produced in the mountains さんちゃ

お茶ochanokihaツバキTSUBAKIno一種ですdesu The tea tree is a kind of camellia.

なんぽうnanpou

noun / ~の noun:

  • south; southern; southward

noun:

  • countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

私のwatashino故郷kokyounomachihaニューヨークNYUUYOOKUno南方nanpou10マイルMAIRUnoところtokoroniあるaru My home town lies 10 miles south of New York.

みどころmidokoro

noun:

  • point worthy of note; highlight (e.g. in a film); thing to note
  • good prospects for the future; promise

umenohanaha今週konshuuga見所midokoroですdesu The plum blossoms are at their best this week.

むいしきmuishiki Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • unconsciousness
  • the unconscious

kareha三日間無意識muishikino状態joutaida He has been unconscious for three days.

にくがんnikuganにくげんnikugen

noun:

  • naked eye にくがん
  • the physical eye - usu. にくげん - Buddhism term 五眼

それらsoreranohoshiha肉眼nikugande見えるmieruましてmashite望遠鏡bouenkyouならnaraなおさらnaosaraであるdearu You can see the stars with your naked eye, and even better through a telescope.

おおもじoomojiだいもんじdaimonji

noun:

  • uppercase letter; capital letter おおもじ 小文字
  • large character; large writing
  • the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big" だいもんじ
  • huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on 16 Aug each year だいもんじ

アルファベットARUFUABETTOwo大文字daimonjide書きkakiなさいnasai Write the alphabet in capitals.

文頭buntouniha大文字daimonjiga使わtsukawaれるreru A capital letter is used at the beginning of a sentence.

ぜんぶんzenbun

noun:

  • preamble
  • the above statement
しょかshokaはつなつhatsunatsu

noun:

  • early summer
  • fourth month of the lunar calendar しょか - obsolete term
ちらしchirashiチラシCHIRASHI

noun:

  • scattering
  • leaflets - esp. チラシ - usually written using kana alone
  • sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top - abbreviation 散らし寿司
  • writing in an irregular hand - abbreviation 散らし書き

先生senseihaチラシCHIRASHIwo配布haifuしたshita The teacher distributed the leaflets.

せいぼseibo

noun:

  • year-end gift お歳暮
  • end of the year; year end
こうごkougo

noun / ~の noun:

  • spoken language; colloquial speech
  • literary style based on (modern) spoken language 文語

口語kougo的なtekina話し方hanashikataga日常会話nichijoukaiwadeha使われているtsukawareteiru Colloquial speech is used in everyday conversation.

ひょうしhyoushi

noun:

  • (musical) time; tempo; beat; rhythm
  • the moment; the instance; chance - esp. 〜した拍子に
おしつけるoshitsukeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to press; to push; to force
  • to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

誰もdaremo自分jibunno意見ikenwohitoni押しつけるoshitsukeruべきではないbekidehanai No one should force his views on others.

にぶんnibun Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection
  • the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

中絶chuuzetsu問題mondaide議論gironga二分nibunしていますshiteimasu People are taking sides on the abortion issue.

ぐんせいgunsei

noun:

  • military administration; military government 民政
  • government affairs relating to the military
こうえきほうじんkouekihoujin

noun:

  • public-service corporation; charitable corporation 営利法人
  • juridical (legal) person working for the public good

Kanji

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