Results, the sudden, gradual, esoteric, and indeterminate
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- へそ☆・ほぞ《臍》ヘソ
noun:
- navel; belly button
- protrusion or depression in the middle of an object ［へそ・ヘソ］
- center; centre; most important part; main point
僕は、僕の母の胎内にいるとき、お臍の穴から、僕の生れる家の中を、覗いてみて、 「こいつは、いけねえ」 と、思った。 When I was inside my mother's womb, I looked through my mother's navel at the house where I would be born and I thought: "This won't do".
- 仕切り☆【しきり】仕切irr.
noun:
- partition; division; boundary; compartment
- settlement of accounts
- preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark - Sumo term
- directing; controlling; managing; taking responsibility for
ホールは仕切りを設ける前は千人収容できた。 The hall could seat a thousand people before it was partitioned.
- 矢面☆【やおもて】矢表
noun:
- firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc. ➜ 矢面に立つ
- direction of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy) - orig. meaning
議長が批判の矢面に立った。 The brunt of criticism was borne by the chairmen.
- 社【しゃ】
noun / suffix noun:
- company; association; society - abbreviation ➜ 会社
- regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour)
counter / suffix:
- counter for companies, shrines, etc.
消息筋によると、○○社は東証一部への上場を準備している。 According to informed sources, ____ Ltd. is preparing for the move up to the first section of the Tokyo Stock exchange.
- 易姓革命【えきせいかくめい】
noun:
- revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought) - four character idiom
- 八咫烏【やたがらす】八咫がらす
noun:
- Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
- three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
- 華鬘【けまん】
noun:
- Buddhist decoration engraved with various motifs, often made from gilt copper (e.g. for adorning the inner shrine of a temple) - Buddhism term
- 寝落ち【ねおち】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- dozing off in the middle of doing something; becoming inactive online due to falling asleep (esp. during a multi-player game)
- コミ出し・コミ出【コミだし】込み出し・込出し【こみだし】
noun:
- komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
- やや☆《稍・漸》
adverb / noun or verb acting prenominally:
- a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while
- 室☆【しつ】
noun / suffix noun:
先生は生徒達に講義室を退出させなかった。 The teacher did not permit the students to leave the lecture hall.
来週、商品開発の打ち合わせをしたいから、どこか会議室押さえといてくれる？ I want to schedule next week's product development meeting. Could you pin down a meeting room for me?
- 一向に★【いっこうに】
adverb:
- completely; absolutely; totally
- (not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least - in a negative sentence
- earnestly; intently; determinedly
健康のせいで仕事がいっこうにはかどらない。 My health makes me a very slow worker.
- 世界観☆【せかいかん】
noun:
- world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy)
- appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
それぞれの文化には首尾一貫した世界観がある。 Cultures have a coherent view of the world.
- ガキ大将【ガキたいしょう】餓鬼大将【がきだいしょう】
noun:
- leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
- 腕相撲【うでずもう】腕ずもう
noun:
- arm wrestling; Indian wrestling
- wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill - Sumo term
- ビュービュー・びゅうびゅう・ヒューヒュー・ひゅうひゅう・ピュウピュウ・ぴゅうぴゅう
noun / noun or verb acting prenominally / ~と adverb:
- whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing; moaning - onomatopoeia
- ごまをする《胡麻をする・胡麻を擂る》ゴマをする《ゴマを擂る》 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
- 足を引っ張る【あしをひっぱる】足をひっぱる Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
- 幸福の科学【こうふくのかがく】
noun:
- Kofuku-no-Kagaku; The Institute for Research in Human Happiness (religion founded in Japan in 1986)
- しゃちほこばる《鯱張る・しゃちほこ張る・鯱鉾ばる》しゃっちょこばる・しゃちこばる《鯱張る》 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to stand on ceremony
- to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
- 意を得る【いをえる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand
- to turn out as one thought ➜ 我が意を得たり
- トンパ文字【トンパもじ】
noun:
- Dongba script (used by the Naxi People in southern China); Tomba script; Tompa script
- 山を掛ける【やまをかける】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions) ➜ 山を張る
- 山を張る【やまをはる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions) ➜ 山を掛ける
- 皮を被る【かわをかぶる】皮をかぶる Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite - idiom ➜ 猫をかぶる【ねこをかぶる】
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