Results, ability

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ふるうfuruuirr. Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to swing; to wield (physically); to exert 槍を振るう
  • to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to display; to wield (metaphorically) 威を振るう
  • to flourish; to prosper; to thrive

ヨットYOTTOha猛威mouiwo振るうfuruuarashinonakani翻弄honrouされたsareta The yacht was at the mercy of the dreadful storm.

じとくjitoku Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • self-satisfaction; self-complacency; complacency
  • understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability)
  • being paid back for one's deeds 自業自得【じごうじとく】
れいかんreikan

noun:

  • inspiration; afflatus
  • ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

忠告chuukokuwo与えるataeruことkotoha出来るdekiruga行動koudouwo起こさせるokosaseru霊感reikanwo吹き込むfukikomuことkotoha出来ないdekinai We may give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.

えいれいeirei

noun:

  • spirits of war dead
  • person of great ability; soul of a talented person
じごくみみjigokumimi

noun:

  • sharp ear; long ears
  • ability to remember everything one hears
きこんkikon

noun:

  • patience; perseverance
  • ability of the common man to understand Buddhist teachings
ふきりょうfukiryouぶきりょうbukiryouold Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • ugliness; homeliness
  • lack of ability; incompetence

彼女kanojowo公平kouheini評価hyoukaすればsureba彼女kanojoha不器量bukiryouではないdehanai To do her justice, she is not plain.

いとみちitomichi

noun:

  • groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
  • someone's ability to play the shamisen
せいいっぱいseiippai

noun:

  • the best one can do; one's best effort

adverbial noun:

  • with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

そのsonohayasade精一杯seiippaiですかdesuka Is that as fast as you can go?

せのびsenobi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself
  • overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit

kareha背伸びsenobiwoしてshite失敗shippaiしたshita He bit off more than he could chew.

ほそうでhosoude

noun:

  • thin arm; slender arm
  • slender means; meager ability to earn a living
かわりみkawarimi

noun:

  • change of attitude (stance, position)
  • lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack - Sumo term
うでこきudekoki Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun:

noun:

うでっこきudekkoki Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun:

noun:

うでききudekiki Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • able; capable; competent

noun:

  • able person; person of ability
よりをかけるyoriwokakeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to twist a thread
  • to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability - idiom - abbreviation 腕によりをかける
しゃちほこだちshachihokodachiしゃっちょこだちshatchokodachiしゃっちょこだちshatchokodachi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

もちあじmochiaji

noun:

  • inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste
  • distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

当たってatatte砕けよkudakeyogaoreno持ち味mochiajiだからdakarane My strong point is my philosophy - nothing ventured nothing gained.

はだしhadashiはだしhadashiせんそくsensoku

noun / ~の noun:

  • barefoot

suffix noun:

  • superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement) はだし

karehaびっくりbikkuriしてshite裸足hadashidesotoni飛び出したtobidashita He was so startled that he ran outside barefoot.

kareha専門家senmonkaはだしhadashino優れたsugureta技術gijutsuwoもっているmotteiru He has excellent techniques which would outdo a specialist.

のびnobi

noun:

  • growth; development
  • stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up)
  • (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
  • elongation; extension; carry (e.g. of sound); sustain

もうmou髪を切ってkamiwokitteもらってmorattemoいいiitokiですdesuyo大分ooita伸びnobi過ぎていますsugiteimasuyo It's high time you had your hair cut; it has grown too long.

chichiha夕食yuushokugaすんでsundeからkara伸びnobiwoしたshita My father stretched after dinner.

te

noun:

  • hand; arm - occ. pronounced た when a prefix お手【おて】
  • forepaw; foreleg - colloquialism お手【おて】
  • handle
  • hand; worker; help
  • trouble; care; effort
  • means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
  • hand; handwriting
  • kind; type; sort
  • one's hands; one's possession 手に入る
  • ability to cope 手に余る
  • hand (of cards)
  • direction 山の手

noun / suffix noun / counter:

  • move (in go, shogi, etc.)

こちらkochirani来るkuruようにyounitede合図aizuしたshita I made motions at him to come here with my hand.

ここkokonitenoないnaiナベNABEgaあるaru Here is a pan without handles.

いいiitewo思いついたomoitsuita I hit upon a good idea.

honha現在genzaidarenoteにもnimo入るhairu Books are now within the reach of everybody.

いいiitega配られたkubarareta I was dealt a good hand.

パークPAAKU

noun:

  • park (public, amusement, etc.)
  • parking
  • perk (in video games); special ability
まかせるmakaseruold Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to
  • to passively leave to someone else's facilities 想像に任せる
  • to leave to take its natural course 成り行きに任せる
  • to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)
  • to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done 力任せ

よかれあしかれyokareashikareこのkono問題mondaihakareni委せるmakaseruほかhokahaないnai For better or worse, we can't do anything but leave this matter up to him.

musumega卒業sotsugyouしたshitanochiha自分jibunno好きsukini任せるmakaseruことkotoniきめたkimeta We have decided to leave our daughter to herself after she left school.

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