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尺☆【しゃくshaku】

noun:

  • shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)
  • rule; measure; scale
  • length

寸sunをwo与えればataereba尺shakuをwo望むnozomu。 Give him an inch and he will take a yard.

ドルチェDORUCHE

noun:

  • dessert (esp. in Italian cuisine); sweets; cake - From Italian "dolce"

adverb:

  • dolce; (to be performed) gently and sweetly - Music term - From Italian
牛歩戦術【ぎゅうほせんじゅつgyuuhosenjutsu】

noun:

  • snail's pace tactics; walking slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings - four character idiom
出稽古【でげいこdegeiko】

noun:

  • giving lessons at pupils' homes
  • going to train in stable other than your own - Sumo term
よりどころyoridokoro《拠り所・拠りどころ・より所・拠・拠所irr.》

noun:

  • grounds; foundation; authority
  • support; prop; something upon which to rely

「広辞苑koujienにniこうkou書いてありますkaitearimasu」とto言ってitte、広辞苑koujienをwo唯一のyuiitsuno拠り所yoridokoroにni論陣を張るronjinwoharu人hitoがgaよくyokuいるiru。 There are a lot of people who say, "it says this in Koujien," and use that dictionary as the only grounds for their argument.

物忌み【ものいみmonoimi】物忌【ものいみmonoimi・ものいまいmonoimai・ぶっきbukki】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day
とらえどころtoraedokoro《捉え所・捕らえ所・捕え所・捕らえ処・捕え処・執え所》

noun:

ご足労【ごそくろうgosokurou】御足労

noun:

  • inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; the trouble of coming (going) [literal] - polite language
船虫【ふなむしfunamushi】フナムシFUNAMUSHI

noun:

  • wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
手が上がる【てがあがるtegaagaru】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol) - idiom
水の泡【みずのあわmizunoawa】

expression / noun:

  • coming to nothing ➜ 水泡
  • bubble on the surface of water
  • something that is short-lived

苦労kurouしたshitaのにnoni全てsubete水の泡mizunoawaだったdatta。 All my troubles came to nothing.

取り直し【とりなおしtorinaoshi】取直し

noun:

  • rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)
大横綱【だいよこづなdaiyokozuna】

noun:

  • grand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins - Sumo term
意識転換【いしきてんかんishikitenkan】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • change in mentality; changing one's way of thinking; adjusting psychologically to shifting circumstances - four character idiom
背に腹はかえられない【せにはらはかえられないseniharahakaerarenai】背に腹は替えられない・背に腹は代えられない・背に腹は変えられない

expression:

  • not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice
求肥飴【ぎゅうひあめgyuuhiame】

noun:

  • type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight)
求肥【ぎゅうひgyuuhi】

noun:

  • type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight) - orig. written as 牛皮 ➜ 求肥飴
こうぞkouzo・かぞkazo《楮》コウゾKOUZO

noun:

  • hybrid mulberry tree used to make Japanese paper (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera)
止むに止まれず【やむにやまれずyamuniyamarezu】已むに已まれず

expression:

しようもないshiyoumonai《しようも無い・仕様もない・仕様も無い》しょうもないshoumonai《しょうも無い・仕様もない・仕様も無い》 Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • useless; stupid; good-for-nothing ➜ 仕様が無い
  • having no way to do ...

はha・・・、若かったwakakattaとはいえtohaie、しょうもないshoumonai凡ミス凡MISUだda。 Ahh ... well I was young but what a stupid mistake.

立て引く【たてひくtatehiku】達引く・立引く Inflection

godan ~く verb:

  • to compete with each other (e.g. out of pride, obstinacy, etc.)
ともなくtomonaku《とも無く》

expression:

  • phrase used to express the uncertainty or lack of intent in what precedes it
帰省ラッシュ【きせいラッシュkiseiRASSHU】

noun:

  • holiday traffic congestion caused by people travelling to their hometowns en masse
かゆいところに手が届く【かゆいところにてがとどくkayuitokoronitegatodoku】痒いところに手が届く・かゆい所に手が届く・痒い所に手が届く Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
行ってくる【いってくるittekuru】行って来る・いって来る Inflection

expression / interjection:

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

  • to go (and then come back)

ちょっとchotto郵便局yuubinkyokuへheいってくるittekuru。 I'm just going to drop by the post office.

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