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庫裏【くりkuri】庫裡

noun:

  • temple kitchen; monastery kitchen - Buddhism term
  • quarters of a head priest (and his family) - Buddhism term
衆人環視【しゅうじんかんしshuujinkanshi】

expression:

  • (in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one) - four character idiom
十中八九【じっちゅうはっくjitchuuhakku・じゅうちゅうはっくjuuchuuhakku・じゅっちゅうはっくjutchuuhakku】

adverbial noun / noun:

  • in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability - four character idiom

十中八九jutchuuhakku彼らkareraはha列車resshaにni乗り遅れるnoriokureruだろうdarou。 Ten to one they'll miss the train.

召還【しょうかんshoukan】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)

大使taishiはhaワルシャワWARUSHAWAからkara召還shoukanされたsareta。 The ambassador was recalled from Warsaw.

招き猫【まねきねこmanekineko】

noun:

  • beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)

ダンDANはha誕生tanjou日biにni同僚douryouからkara招き猫manekinekoをwoもらっmoraたta。 Dan got a lucky cat figurine from a co-worker for his birthday.

青天白日【せいてんはくじつseitenhakujitsu】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • being cleared of all the charge (brought against one); being found completely innocent - four character idiom

青天白日seitenhakujitsuのno身miとなるtonaru。 He was completely cleared of the charge against him.

送り火【おくりびokuribi】

noun:

  • ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
南十字星【みなみじゅうじせいminamijuujisei】

noun:

  • Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux) - Astronomy term

南十字星minamijuujiseiはha日本nipponでdeはha見るmiruことができないkotogadekinai。 The Southern Cross is not to be seen in Japan.

背中合わせ【せなかあわせsenakaawase】背中あわせ・背中合せ

noun:

  • back to back
  • discord; feud
  • opposite sides of the same coin

背中合わせsenakaawaseにni立っtaてte腕udeをwo組んkunでde、一方ippouがga前mae屈するkussuru事kotoでdeもうmou一方ippouのno背筋sesujiをwo伸ばすnobasu体操taisouをwo、子供kodomoのno頃koroよくyokuやりyariましmashiたtaよyoねne。 That exercise - backs together, link arms, one bends forwards while the other stretches their back - we did that a lot as children, didn't we?

発表会【はっぴょうかいhappyoukai】

noun:

  • recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil)
  • presentation (e.g. product launch)

そのsono会社kaishaはhaニューモデルNYUUMODERUのno発表会happyoukaiをwo明日ashita行うokonau。 The company will hold a presentation of the new model tomorrow.

裏技【うらわざurawaza】

noun:

  • secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
うんちくunchiku《蘊蓄・薀蓄・うん蓄》ウンチクUNCHIKU

noun:

  • great erudition; extensive knowledge; one's vast stock of knowledge
一人天下【ひとりてんかhitoritenka・ひとりでんかhitoridenka】独り天下

noun:

  • being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged - four character idiom
府中【ふちゅうfuchuu】

noun:

  • provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office
  • public place of imperial rule
窃用【せつようsetsuyou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • using without permission; using information obtained in the course of one's duties - obscure term
時論【じろんjiron】

noun:

  • comments on current events; public sentiments of the day; current view; contemporary opinion
走狗【そうくsouku】

noun:

  • hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
軒灯【けんとうkentou】軒燈old

noun:

  • lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
征夷大将軍【せいいたいしょうぐんseiitaishougun】

noun:

  • commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
血みどろ【ちみどろchimidoro】血塗 Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

  • bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; blood-drenched
  • desperate; frantic
戸主権【こしゅけんkoshuken】

noun:

  • rights accruing to the head of a household (according to laws now obsolete)
逆光【ぎゃっこうgyakkou】

noun / ~の noun:

  • backlighting; having a light source in front of the camera lens in photography - abbreviation ➜ 逆光線
迎え火【むかえびmukaebi】

noun:

  • welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival) Antonym: 送り火 ➜ お盆
御来光【ごらいこうgoraikou】ご来光

noun:

  • sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
着雪【ちゃくせつchakusetsu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • accretion of snow (on power lines, tree branches, etc.); snow sticking to surfaces
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