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- 仕拵え【しこしらえ】
noun:
- preparation (e.g. of land for tilling); ground clearance; clearing
- 千石船【せんごくぶね】
noun:
- large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice ➜ 石
- 相撲にならない【すもうにならない】
expression:
- is no match for; can't hold a candle to
- 無駄足【むだあし】むだ足 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
- 掠り【かすり】擦り
noun:
- grazing; touching lightly
- squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
- 竜舟【りゅうしゅう】龍舟
noun:
- dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing)
- 真っ向法【まっこうほう】真向法
noun:
- makko-ho (set of four exercises for general health)
- 比べ物にならない【くらべものにならない】比べものにならない・較べものにならない・較べ物にならない Inflection
expression / adjective:
- cannot be compared with; no match for
- 物干し竿【ものほしざお】物干竿
noun:
- pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
- 渡し場【わたしば】渡場irr.
noun:
- ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries ➜ 渡船場
- 国民服【こくみんふく】
noun:
- national uniform (such as mandated for Japanese males in 1940)
- 器量負け【きりょうまけ】
noun:
- being too beautiful or talented for one's own good
- 矢筈【やはず】
noun:
- nock of an arrow
- forked tool used for hanging scrolls
- 裏芸【うらげい】
noun:
- act or trick which a performer reserves for selected occasions
- 赤本【あかほん】
noun:
- pulp fiction
- workbook for college exam takers (published by Kyougakusha)
- 岩田帯【いわたおび】
noun:
- belt used for back support after fifth month of pregnancy
- 透視度【とうしど】
noun:
- horizontal transparency; clearness (of water); visibility (esp. for scuba diving)
- 脱がせ屋【ぬがせや】
noun:
- persons who convince female celebrities to pose nude for photoshoots
- 照明灯【しょうめいとう】
noun:
- light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.
- テンパイ《聴牌》 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion) - Mahjong term - From Chinese "tingpai"
- 家賃が高い【やちんがたかい】 Inflection
expression / adjective:
- expensive to rent
- wrestler ranked too high for his abilities - Sumo term
- 苦無ateji【くない】
noun:
- ninja throwing knives - colloquialism
- mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc. - orig. meaning
- 新歓コンパ【しんかんコンパ】
noun:
- welcome party for new students, club members, etc.
- 商人根性【しょうにんこんじょう】
noun:
- mercenary spirit; commercial motives; a nose for profit; moneygrubbing disposition - four character idiom
- 眼福【がんぷく】
noun / ~の noun:
- a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious