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下種【げすgesu】下衆・下司 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

  • low-life; sleazebag; boor
  • person of humble rank; humble person; peasant; menial; churl; petty official

下衆gesuのno後nochi思案shian。 It is easy to be wise after the event.

枯れ木も山の賑わい【かれきもやまのにぎわいkarekimoyamanonigiwai】

expression:

  • half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain [literal] - proverb
階隠し【はしかくしhashikakushi・はしがくしhashigakushi】

noun:

  • pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or a building in a classic aristocratic villa ➜ 寝殿造り・向拝
一升【ひとますhitomasu】ひと升・１ます

noun:

  • one square on a grid; one cell of a grid
入学祝い【にゅうがくいわいnyuugakuiwai】入学祝

noun:

  • congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
散らし☆【ちらしchirashi】チラシCHIRASHI

noun:

  • scattering
  • leaflets - esp. チラシ - usually written using kana alone
  • sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top - abbreviation ➜ 散らし寿司
  • writing in an irregular hand - abbreviation ➜ 散らし書き

先生senseiはhaチラシCHIRASHIをwo配布haifuしたshita。 The teacher distributed the leaflets.

バラストBARASUTO

noun:

  • ballast; heavy material placed low to improve a vessel's stability
  • ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track
かまぼこkamaboko《蒲鉾》カマボコKAMABOKO

noun:

  • kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc. - Food term
第三者★【だいさんしゃdaisansha】

noun:

  • third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

第三者daisanshaがga解読kaidokuをwo試みてkokoromiteもmo、このkono暗号angouをwo解読kaidokuするsuruことはできないkotohadekinai。 A potential third party would not be able to crack the code.

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街頭★【がいとうgaitou】

noun:

  • (on the) street

警察keisatsuはha街頭gaitouデモDEMOをwo阻止soshiしようとしたshiyoutoshita。 The police tried to stop the street demonstration.

地球上☆【ちきゅうじょうchikyuujou】

~の noun:

  • on the earth

地球上chikyuujouにはnihaたくさんtakusanのno文化bunkaがgaあるaru。 There are many cultures on Earth.

雪上☆【せつじょうsetsujou】

noun:

  • on the snow
オンジエアONJIEA

noun:

  • on the air
架上【かじょうkajou】

noun:

  • on the shelf
湖上【こじょうkojou】

noun:

  • on the lake

湖上kojouにはnihaたくさんtakusanのnoボートBOOTOがga浮かんでいたukandeita。 There were a lot of boats on the lake.

道路上【どうろじょうdourojou】

noun:

  • on the road
正時【しょうじshouji】

noun / ~の noun / adverb / ~と adverb:

  • (on) the hour
橋上【きょうじょうkyoujou】

noun:

  • (on the) bridge
小正月【こしょうがつkoshougatsu】

noun:

  • Little New Year (festival held on January 15th); 14th-16th days of the first month of the year; Koshogatsu
放水口【ほうすいこうhousuikou】

noun:

  • waste-water port (of a dam, sewer, etc.); freeing port (on a ship)
  • water hose outlet (for firefighting)
経題【きょうだいkyoudai】

noun:

のかnoka

particle:

  • endorsing and questioning the preceding statement - sentence ending particle
  • lamenting reflections on the preceding statement - sentence ending particle
脚光を浴びる【きゃっこうをあびるkyakkouwoabiru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to be performed (on the stage)
  • to be in the limelight
中継ぎ☆【なかつぎnakatsugi】中次ぎ☆・中継・中次 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • joining; joint
  • intermediation; acting as an intermediary

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • relaying; taking over

noun:

  • middle relief pitcher; middle reliever - abbreviation - Baseball term ➜ 中継ぎ投手
  • pole-shaped item with a join in the middle
  • tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body
目の上のこぶ【めのうえのこぶmenouenokobu】目の上の瘤

expression / noun:

  • a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way - idiom
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