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- 薬食い【くすりぐい】
noun:
- winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold
- ひねり《捻り・拈り・撚り》
noun:
- twist; spin
- ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style)
- wrapped offering (of money) ➜ お捻り【おひねり】
- twisting throw - Sumo term
- ぼうぼう・もうもう《茫々・茫茫》
noun / adverb / ~と adverb:
- wide expanse of flat surface (e.g. sea, plains)
- endless
noun / suffix noun / adverb / ~と adverb:
- rampant growth of (weeds, hair)
その島の飛行場は、今では草がぼうぼうだ。 The airfield on the island is now covered with weeds.
- 行【こう】
noun / suffix noun:
- going; travelling (traveling)
- type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic)
- district (of similar merchants); guild - archaism
suffix / prefix / counter:
- bank
彼は10行に10個の間違いをした。 He made ten mistakes in as many lines.
34ページの下から7行目を見てください。 Look at the seventh line from the bottom on page 34.
- ロハス・ロハース《LOHAS》
noun:
- LOHAS; Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability; market segment made up of ecologically conscious consumers
- レーガノミックス・レーガノミクス
noun:
- Reaganomics; economic policies of Ronald Reagan (i.e. reduction of taxes, spending, and market regulation)
- 本醸造酒【ほんじょうぞうしゅ】
noun:
- sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne ➜ 本醸造【ほんじょうぞう】
- 着回し【きまわし】着回 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
- 吹っ飛ばす【ふっとばす】ふっ飛ばす Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to blow off (strongly); to blow away
- to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel
- to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
- 限る★【かぎる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to restrict; to limit; to confine
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
- to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to) - as ...は...に限る
彼はそうするに限ると考えたが、それはまことに賢明であった。 He thought, and very wisely, that it was best to do so.
- 非拘束名簿式比例代表制【ひこうそくめいぼしきひれいだいひょうせい】
noun:
- proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained ➜ 拘束名簿式比例代表制
- 首をかしげる【くびをかしげる】首を傾げる Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
- つまるところ《詰まるところ・詰まる所・つまる所・詰まる処・つまる処》
adverb:
- in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it ➜ 詰まり【つまり】
- 触れる☆【ふれる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to touch; to feel
- to experience; to come in contact with; to perceive
- to touch on (a subject); to allude to; to refer to; to mention
- to be in conflict with; to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to infringe
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to proclaim; to make known; to spread (e.g. a rumour)
何かが足に触れるのを感じた。 I felt something touch my feet.
また一方で、若者たちは仏教に触れる中で、仏教を心の支えに必要なものと考え始めているようだ。 On the other hand, there seem to be those among young folk who, while touching on Buddhism, have started to think of it as a vital spiritual support.
お袋の前ではそのことに触れるな。 Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.
- 立ち往生☆【たちおうじょう】立往生 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck; stalling; deadlock
- being stumped; being in a dilemma; stopping in one's tracks; standing speechless
- dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
私は病院へ行く途中、交通渋滞にあって立ち往生してしまった。 I was held up on my way to the hospital in a traffic jam.
フランス語の先生は生徒の質問に立ち往生した。 The French teacher was stumped by her student's question.
- 応える★【こたえる】報える・徹える Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations) [応える・報える]
- to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain - sometimes 堪える ➜ 堪える
あなたは御両親の期待に応えるべきだ。 You ought to live up to your parents' hopes.
- 進士【しんし・しんじ・しじobs.】
noun:
- palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination ➜ 科挙
- examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination ➜ 式部省
- フリーダイヤル☆・フリーダイアル・フリー・ダイヤル・フリー・ダイアル
noun:
- toll-free number - From English "free dial"
- free dial (e.g. device or combination lock that can be set to any number)
- 隠れ蓑【かくれみの】隠れみの
noun:
- cover; front (e.g. for illegal activities); magic cloak of invisibility
- Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant) - usually written using kana alone
その倉庫は麻薬密売者の隠れみのだった。 The warehouse was a front for drug traffickers.
- コケ植物【コケしょくぶつ】苔植物【こけしょくぶつ】
noun:
- bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)
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