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百年河清【ひゃくねんかせいhyakunenkasei】

expression:

  • waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; When the sky falls, we shall catch larks - four character idiom
売り物★【うりものurimono】売物

noun:

  • article for sale; goods for sale; offering; For Sale (on a sign)
  • specialty; selling point

そのsono犬inuがga欲しければhoshikereba買えますkaemasuよyo。それsoreはha売り物urimonoですからdesukara。 You can buy that dog if you want to. It is for sale.

俵☆【たわらtawara・ひょうhyou】

noun:

  • straw bag; bale; sack

suffix / counter:

  • counter for sacks; counter for bales; counter for bags ［ひょう］ - sometimes pronounced びょう, ぴょう

私watashiはha米bei俵tawaraをwoかつぐkatsugu。 I carry a bag of rice.

当座☆【とうざtouza】

noun / ~の noun:

  • for the time being; for the present; temporarily; for a time
  • immediate; present; current
  • for some time (after)
  • current account ➜ 当座預金

このkono小切手kogitteをwo銀行ginkouのno当座touzaにni入れireなさいnasai。 Deposit this check in my checking account.

頭☆【とうtou】

counter:

  • counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
ねぎらうnegirau《労う・犒う》 Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
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一時★【いちじichiji】

temporal noun:

  • one o'clock

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • once; at one time; formerly; before

adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:

  • for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily - in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period

noun:

彼kareはha一時ichijiはhaロンドンRONDONにni滞在taizaiしていたshiteita。 He stayed in London for a time.

霧kiriのnoためにtameni、交通koutsuuはha一時ichiji不通futsuuになっているninatteiru。 Due to the fog, traffic is temporarily suspended.

インタプリタINTAPURITA・インタープリターINTAAPURITAA・インタープリタINTAAPURITA・インタプリターINTAPURITAA

noun:

  • interpreter (languages, events, etc.) ➜ 通訳者・説明者
  • interpreter; software that decodes and executes a high-level language (e.g. Java, Python, PHP) - IT term
丁【ちょうchou】

counter:

  • counter for sheets, pages, leaves, etc.
  • counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant
  • counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. ➜ 挺

noun:

私watashiがga見つけたmitsuketaのnoはha１丁chouのnoハサミHASAMIだけdakeだったdatta。 I found nothing but a pair of scissors.

合衆国gasshuukokuでdeはha２億１６００万丁chouもmoのno鉄砲teppou類ruiがga、民間minkanのno手teにniあるaruとtoいうiu。 In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.

杯【はいhai・はたhataobs.】盃【はいhai】

noun:

  • sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages ［はい］

suffix / counter:

  • counter for cupfuls
  • counter for ships, octopuses and squid ［はい］

アメリカAMERIKAでdeはha杯haiやyaコーヒーKOOHIIメーカーMEEKAAをwo結婚式kekkonshikiでde花嫁hanayomeにniプレゼントPUREZENTOするsuruことkotoがgaよくありますyokuarimasu。 In the U.S., it is common to give a present, such as glasses or a coffee-maker, to the bride at weddings.

何杯haiかka飲むnomuとto、そのsono男otokoはha酔ってyotte気持ちよくkimochiyokuなったnatta。 After a couple of drinks, the guy was feeling no pain.

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上げる☆【あげるageru】挙げる★・揚げる☆ Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to raise; to elevate ➜ 手を挙げる
  • to do up (one's hair) ➜ 髪を上げる
  • to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
  • to land (a boat)
  • to deep-fry ［揚げる］
  • to show someone (into a room)
  • to summon (for geishas, etc.) ［揚げる］ - usually written using kana alone
  • to send someone (away)
  • to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
  • to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
  • to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice) ➜ 声を上げる
  • to earn (something desirable)
  • to praise
  • to give (an example, etc.); to cite - usu. 挙げる
  • to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) - usu. 挙げる
  • to arrest ［挙げる］
  • to nominate ［挙げる］
  • to give ［上げる］ - polite language
  • to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) ［上げる］
  • to bear (a child)
  • to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) - usu. 挙げる

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • (of the tide) to come in

ichidan verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

  • to vomit

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

  • to do for (the sake of someone else) - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone - polite language
  • to complete ... - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 作り上げる
  • to humbly do ... - after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility - humble language ➜ 申し上げる

調節chousetsuレバーREBAAをwo上ueにni上げるageruとto座面zamenのno高さtakasaをwo調節chousetsuできますdekimasu。 You can adjust the seat height by moving the adjustment lever up.

たこtakoをwo上げるageruことkotoがga危険なkikennaことkotoもmoあるaru。 Flying a kite can be dangerous.

彼らkareraはha給料kyuuryouをwo上げるageruようにyouni要求youkyuuしたshita。 They made a claim for higher pay.

彼女kanojoはha小さなchiisana驚きodorokiのno悲鳴himeiをwo上げるageruとto、浴室yokushitsuにni逃げてnigete行ったitta。 She gave a small cry of alarm and fled to the bathroom.

零細reisai小売店kouritenなどnadoはha新shin年度nendoにはniha利益riekiをwo上げるageruでしょうdeshou。 Mom-and-pop stores will turn a profit in the new fiscal year.

「冬fuyuのnoソナタSONATA」をwo例reiにni挙げるageruまでもなくmademonaku、いまやimaya時ならぬtokinaranu韓流kanryuuブームBUUMUであるdearu。 You don't need to bring up "A Winter Sonata" to show that South Korean culture is having an unexpected boom in Japan.

私watashiはha彼kareにniペンPENをwoあげるageruつもりtsumoriですdesu。 I'll give him a pen.

解き方tokikataをwo教えてoshieteあげるageruよyo。 I will show you how to solve it.

無為無能【むいむのうmuimunou】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun:

  • idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time - four character idiom
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用☆【ようyou】

noun:

  • business; task; errand; engagement
  • use; purpose

suffix noun:

  • for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...

noun:

何のnanino用youでdeここkokoにni来たkitaのですnodesuかka。 What brings you here?

それからsorekara服fukuをwo着てkite、講義kougi用youのnoメモMEMOをwo手さげtesage鞄kabanにni詰め込みtsumekomi、階段kaidanをwo駆け下りたkakeorita。 Then he got dressed, stuffed his lecture notes into his briefcase, and ran down the stairs.

なしてnashite

expression:

adverb / interjection:

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漢和☆【かんわkanwa】

noun:

  • China and Japan
  • Chinese and Japanese (languages)
  • Chinese Character-Japanese dictionary - abbreviation ➜ 漢和辞典
捜し求める【さがしもとめるsagashimotomeru】探し求める☆ Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to search for; to seek for; to look for

考古学者koukogakushaとはtoha昔のmukashino民族minzokuのno生活様式seikatsuyoushikiについてnitsuiteのno糸口itoguchiをwo捜し求めるsagashimotomeru人達hitotachiであるdearu。 Archaeologists are those who hunt for clues about the lifestyles of ancient peoples.

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どうしてdoushite☆《如何して》

adverb / interjection:

  • why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for ➜ どうやって

どうしてdoushiteあなたanataにniおo詫び詫biするsuru理由riyuuがgaあるaruのですnodesuかka。 Why should I apologize to you?

償う☆【つぐなうtsugunau・つぐのうtsugunou】 Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

彼kareはhaどうやってdouyatte損失sonshitsuをwo償うtsugunauのnoだろうかdarouka。 How will he make good the loss?

太閤☆【たいこうtaikou】大閤

noun:

  • taiko; title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son - esp. refers to Toyotomi Hideyoshi - honorific language ➜ 関白【かんぱく】
千年一日【せんねんいちじつsennen'ichijitsu】

noun:

  • without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end - four character idiom
腕を振るう【うでをふるうudewofuruu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability - idiom
中人【ちゅうにんchuunin・ちゅうじんchuujin】

noun:

  • child in elementary or middle school
  • go-between; intermediary; middleman; mediator; intercessor ➜ 仲人【ちゅうにん】
  • person of middling talent, strength, etc. ［ちゅうじん］ - archaism
  • middle-class person; bourgeois person ［ちゅうじん］ - archaism
贖う【あがなうaganau】 Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
洋学校【ようがっこうyougakkou】

noun:

  • Western school; school dedicated to the study of the West and Western languages (late Edo and Meiji periods)
鶴は千年亀は万年【つるはせんねんかめはまんねんtsuruhasennenkamehamannen】

expression:

  • enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years [literal] - proverb
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