Results, Anything+is+better+than+nothing

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となるためにtonarutameni

expression:

  • in order to be(come)... となる
  • since it amounts to...
  • since it is advantageous to...
かすめるkasumeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to steal; to rob; to snatch; to pocket; to plunder
  • to deceive; to trick; to cheat
  • to graze (in passing); to skim; to brush against; to touch lightly
  • to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.); to flit (through one's mind, across one's face)
  • to do (something) while no one is looking - often as 目をかすめて
  • to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate - archaism

トラックTORAKKUha狭いsemaimichiwoheiniかすめるkasumeruようにyouni通ったkayotta The truck scraped along the wall in the narrow road.

れいだいreidai

noun:

  • observatory for astronomy, cloud-watching, etc. - archaism
  • astronomical expert - abbreviation - archaism 霊台郎天文博士
  • place where the soul is located - archaism
かいちょうkaichou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • unveiling a Buddhist image
  • gambling
  • revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden
つかさtsukasa

noun:

  • office; official - usu. 官,司,寮 - archaism
  • chief; head - usu. 首,長
  • (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
じげんjigen

noun:

  • origin of a character
  • composition of a Chinese character
  • Chinese character from which a kana character is derived
ひとのみhitonomi

noun:

  • swallowing in one gulp; downing; mouthful; bite
  • sipping; sip
  • thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
げんようgen'you Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • confusing people
  • magic
  • ghost, monster, etc., the true identity of which is unknown
しみshimigikunとぎょtogyo

noun:

  • true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)
  • Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa) 大和紙魚
  • someone who is unable to apply what they have read - derogatory term
いっぱくippaku

noun:

  • first of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mercury and north) 九星
  • white patch on one foot of a horse; horse with such a patch
  • surface (landscape) that is white all over; pure white
ことなしkotonashi Inflection

~く adjective (archaic):

  • uneventful; peaceful; safe - archaism
  • easy; simple - archaism

noun / adjectival noun:

  • having nothing to do - archaism
こざしきkozashiki

noun:

  • small tatami room
  • extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture) 放ち出
  • room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
せいsei

noun / ~の noun:

  • (logical) true; regular

numeric:

  • 10^40; ten thousand undecillion

noun / ~の noun:

seihaやさしいyasashiikoewoしているshiteiru Tadashi has a soft voice.

そっとsottoそうっとsouttoそおっとsoottoそーっとso-tto Inflection

adverb / ~する noun:

  • softly; gently; quietly - onomatopoeia
  • secretly; stealthily - onomatopoeia こっそり

~する noun:

  • to leave alone; to leave as it is - onomatopoeia
おさまるosamaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to cool off; to abate; to be settled; to be brought under control
  • to be at peace; to be governed well
  • to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated; to get better; to ease off

奮闘funtougaおさまるosamaruto話し合いhanashiaiga再びfutatabi始まったhajimatta When the excitement died down, the discussion resumed.

えんぎengiいんえんin'enobs.

noun:

  • omen; sign of luck
  • origin; history; causation
  • dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing - orig. meaning - abbreviation - Buddhism term 因縁生起

縁起enginishiowoまいてmaite清めるkiyomeru We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.

あにきanikiアニキANIKI

noun:

  • elder brother - familiar language - honorific language
  • one's senior
  • older man; man older than oneself

そっかsokkahimaならnara掃除soujishiといてtoite。」「なんだnandaそれsore兄貴anikiwoアゴで使うAGOdetsukaunayo。」 "Oh? If you're free get the cleaning done." "What's up with that? Don't order your brother around!"

どすdosuドスDOSU

noun:

  • dagger; dirk; knife
  • threatening quality (in a voice, etc.)

prefix:

  • muddy; turbid; murky; unclear

auxiliary:

  • be; is どす - polite copula abbreviated from でおす - polite language - abbreviation - Kyōto dialect おす
なんだってnandatte

interjection:

  • What?!
  • Why?; Come again?
  • anyone; anything
まるのみmarunomi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing
  • taking something in without fully understanding it
  • accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
それまでsoremadeirr.

expression:

  • until then; till then; up to that time
  • to that extent
  • the end of it; all there is to it
まぐろmaguroしびshibiマグロMAGURO

noun:

  • tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny
  • Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
  • dead lay; starfish; person who is inactive during sexual intercourse まぐろ・マグロ - slang - vulgar

サメSAMEnokawahaマグロMAGUROnokawaよりyoriはるかにharukaniざらざらzarazaraしているshiteiru The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

ついtsui

adverb:

  • just (now)
  • quite (near)
  • unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment)
なんじょうnanjou

adverb:

  • what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo)
  • what article? (in a law)
  • how can?; cannot possibly; there is no way - the 条 in 何条 is an ateji - archaism
おたくotaku

noun:

  • your house; your home; your family - honorific language
  • your husband - honorific language
  • your organization - honorific language

pronoun:

  • you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close) - honorific language

明日ashitaお宅otakuni伺いますukagaimasu I'll come to visit you at your house tomorrow.

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