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過ぎたるは及ばざるがごとし【すぎたるはおよばざるがごとしsugitaruhaoyobazarugagotoshi】過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し

expression:

  • the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more - proverb
酒焼け【さけやけsakeyake・さかやけsakayake】酒やけ Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • facial flushing; drink-reddened face
  • having a hoarse voice after drinking; raspiness caused by over-drinking
ミズワニ科【ミズワニかMIZUWANIka】

noun:

  • Pseudocarchariidae; family whose only member is a species of mackerel shark known as the crocodile shark
璆鏘【きゅうそうkyuusou】きゅう鏘 Inflection

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • echoing beautifully (of the sound produced by striking together jewels or metals); "beautiful (of a melody, etc.)" [figurative] - archaism
栩葺き【とちぶきtochibuki】栩葺

noun:

  • shingling using thick roof shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. shrine buildings, noh stages, etc.) ➜ 栩板
三昧耶形【さんまやぎょうsanmayagyou・さまやぎょうsamayagyou】三摩耶形

noun:

  • object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life - Buddhism term
供奉僧【ぐぶそうgubusou】

noun:

  • monk who attends to the principal image of a temple
  • Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine
供僧【ぐそうgusou】

noun:

  • monk who attends to the principal image of a temple - abbreviation ➜ 供奉僧
  • Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine
木守り【きまもりkimamori・きまぶりkimaburi】

noun:

  • fruits left on a tree during winter (supposedly causing more fruits to appear in the next season) - archaism
ホーハイ節【ホーハイぶしHOOHAIbushi】

noun:

  • folk song from the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture (used as a Bon Festival dance song)
見ぬふり【みぬふりminufuri】見ぬ振り

expression:

  • pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand ➜ 見て見ぬ振り
迷言【めいげんmeigen】

noun:

  • meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying; silly saying; nonsensical proverb - pun on 名言 - humorous term ➜ 名言
金性【きんしょうkinshou】

noun:

  • purity measure for gold; karat; carat; K; kt
  • personality of a person born under the element of fire ➜ 金【きん】
買弁的【ばいべんてきbaibenteki】買辦的 Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • comprador-like; being an underling to a foreign company to the detriment of one's own country
赤ドラ【あかドラakaDORA】

noun:

  • red suited tile that doubles the score of any hand (usu. a five of each suit) - Mahjong term ➜ ドラ
腰だめ【こしだめkoshidame】腰撓め

noun:

  • shooting from the hip
  • starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation) - idiom
決まり字【きまりじkimariji】

noun:

電気あんま【でんきあんまdenkianma】

noun:

  • gas pedal; pressing one's foot on the genitals of a supine person while pulling on their feet
涓滴岩を穿つ【けんてきいわをうがつkentekiiwawougatsu】

expression:

  • slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone [literal] - proverb
ギャラ飲み【ギャラのみGYARAnomi】

noun:

  • getting paid to go out drinking (usu. a set amount to cover the taxi fare home) ➜ ギャラ
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曇り☆【くもりkumori】曇

noun:

  • cloudiness; cloudy weather
  • fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); blur; mist; shadow; dimness
  • gloom; dejection
すき焼き☆【すきやきsukiyaki】すき焼☆・鋤焼き・鋤焼・剥焼・寿喜焼ateji

noun:

  • sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan - Food term

このkono日曜日nichiyoubiにniすき焼きsukiyakiパーティーPAATEIIをwoするsuru事になっているkotoninatteiru。 We're having a sukiyaki party this Sunday.

きりんkirin☆《麒麟・騏驎》キリンKIRIN

noun:

  • giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
  • qilin (Chinese unicorn)
  • Kirin (brand of beer) ［麒麟］
  • horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day ［騏驎］ - archaism

私watashiはha動物園doubutsuenにni行くikuまでmadeきりんkirinをwo見たmitaことがなかったkotoganakatta。 I had never seen a giraffe till I visited the zoo.

王ouをwo得たeta麒麟kirinもmoまたmata寿命jumyouをwo持たないmotanai生き物ikimonoだdaがga、このkono病yamaiばかりbakariはha治癒chiyuのno方法houhouがgaないnai。 A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.

矢面☆【やおもてyaomote】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gichouがga批判hihanのno矢面yaomoteにni立ったtatta。 The brunt of criticism was borne by the chairmen.

滑り止め☆【すべりどめsuberidome】辷り止め

noun:

  • tyre chains; anti-skid device
  • backup measure; taking entrance examination to a university in case one fails at other universities
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