Results, Anything+is+better+than+nothing

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おしいoshii Inflection

adjective:

  • regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate
  • precious; dear; valuable
  • too good for; deserving better
  • almost (but not quite); close (but no cigar)

あなたanataほどhodono才能sainouno持ち主mochinushiga世間sekenni知られずshirarezuniいるirunoha惜しいoshiiことkotoですdesu It is a pity that a man of your ability should remain unknown to the world.

inochiha誰でもdaredemo惜しいoshii Life is dear to everybody.

これkorehaまだmada捨てるsuteruにはniha惜しいoshii This is still too good to be thrown away.

ちょうchouチョーCHOO

noun / suffix noun / prefix:

  • super-; ultra-; hyper-; very; really

noun / suffix noun:

  • over (after a number or counter); more than

chou高速kousokugaコンコルドKONKORUDOkino特徴tokuchouda Great speed is a feature of the Concorde.

やくざyakuzaヤクザYAKUZA Inflection

noun:

  • yakuza; gangster; mobster; hoodlum; racketeer; gambler - poss. from 八九三

adjectival noun / noun:

  • useless; worthless; good-for-nothing; trashy
ことがないkotoganai Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • (something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened - after the past tense form of a verb
  • never happens; there is never a time when
でくのぼうdekunobou

noun:

  • wooden doll
  • blockhead; good-for-nothing

karehaでくの坊dekunobouniすぎないsuginai He is no better than a fool.

けろけろkerokero

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • completely; entirely - onomatopoeia けろり
  • nonchalantly; as if nothing happened - onomatopoeia けろり
そだいごみsodaigomiそだいゴミsodaiGOMIそだいごみsodaigomi

noun:

  • large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish
  • useless man about the house; husband that is retired and considered a nuisance - colloquialism - derogatory term

dareですかdesuka、「粗大ゴミsodaiGOMIなんてnanteいうiuhitoha Who calls me "good for nothing"?

けろりkerori

adverb / ~と adverb:

ごんべえgonbee

noun:

  • country bumpkin - archaism - derogatory term
  • John Doe; used to refer to someone whose name is unknown
どこもdokomo

conjunction:

  • everywhere; wherever
  • nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
とどtodoold

noun:

adverb:

わきばらwakibara

noun:

えへへへehehehewatashiha運痴un痴daからkaraちょっとchotto走るhashirutoすぐにsuguni脇腹wakibaraga痛くitakuなっnaちゃうchauno He-heh-heh, I'm terrible at sports so if I run a while my sides hurt right away.

ざまzama

noun:

  • mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight - derogatory term

suffix:

  • -ways; -wards - indicates direction
  • in the act of ...; just as one is ... - after the -masu stem of a verb
  • manner of ...; way of ... - after the -masu stem of a verb 様【さま】

ざまあzamaa見ろmiro That serves you right.

おじゃるojaru

yodan ~る verb (archaic):

auxiliary verb:

  • be; is - usu. after the particle で; forms a polite copula であります
けろっとkerotto Inflection

adverb / ~する noun:

  • completely; entirely - onomatopoeia けろり
  • nonchalantly; as if nothing happened - onomatopoeia けろり
ふらふらfurafuraフラフラFURAFURA Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun / adjectival noun:

  • unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; staggering; reeling; tottering; dizzily - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • wandering; wavering; aimlessly; without knowing what one is doing; having no goal in mind - onomatopoeia
そろいsoroi

noun / ~の noun:

  • set; suit; uniform collection; matching items

suffix noun:

  • entirely; all; every one; nothing but - Often as ぞろい

みなさまminasamagao揃いsoroiになったninattaのでnode送別会soubetsukaiwo始められますhajimeraremasu Now that we are all here, we can start the farewell party.

よしyoshi

noun:

  • reason; significance; cause
  • piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

それsoreについてnitsuiteha知るshiruyoshimoなかったnakatta She had no way to know about it.

たちぎえtachigie

noun:

  • going out (e.g. of a fire); dying out
  • fizzling out; falling through; coming to nothing

捜査sousawo立ち消えtachigieniしてshiteほしくないhoshikunai I don't want the investigation to burn out.

くもゆきkumoyuki

noun:

  • weather; look of the sky
  • situation; turn of affairs; signs; way the wind is blowing

雲行きkumoyukiga悪くwarukuなるnaru The situation is growing serious.

たかだかtakadaka

~と adverb:

  • very high; high up; aloft

adverb:

  • at most; at best; no more than
なりたちnaritachi

noun:

  • the way in which something came about; origin
  • structure; organization; the way something is constructed

このkono学校gakkouno成り立ちnaritachiwoo話しましょう話shimashou Let me tell you about the origin of this school.

たちぎえるtachigieru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

むしょとくmushotoku

noun / ~の noun:

  • having no income

noun:

  • state of nonattachment; lack of attachment; not seeking anything - Buddhism term
なまくらnamakura Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • blunt (e.g. sword); dull
  • lazy; cowardly; good for nothing

このkonoナイフNAIFUhaなまくらnamakurade切れないkirenai This knife is so dull that it can't cut.

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