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不徳の致すところ【ふとくのいたすところfutokunoitasutokoro】不徳の致す所

expression:

  • undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa - with an apologetic tone
まにまにmanimani《随に・随意にirr.》

adverb:

  • at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by) - in form 〜のまにまに ➜ ままに
代かき【しろかきshirokaki】代掻き・代搔きold Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil
分国法【ぶんこくほうbunkokuhou】

noun:

  • laws established by daimyo applicable only in their own domain (during the Warring States period) ➜ 戦国大名
月雪花【つきゆきはなtsukiyukihana】

noun:

  • moon, snow and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi) ➜ 雪月花
脈診【みゃくしんmyakushin】脉診

noun:

  • diagnostic sphygmopalpation (in traditional Chinese medicine); medical diagnosis performed by feeling one's pulse
和文体【わぶんたいwabuntai】

noun:

  • literary style from the Heian era onwards, often mainly in kana and written by women
裘代【きゅうたいkyuutai】

noun:

  • fine monk's robes worn by members of the imperial household, nobility, councilors (councillors), etc.
どうでもdoudemo

adverb:

  • anyway; anyhow; as one likes
  • by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
大明槓【ダイミンカンDAIMINKAN】

noun:

  • turning a concealed pung into an open kong by calling another player's discard - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 槓
纏縛【てんばくtenbaku】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • binding firmly; restraining; restricting; confining; entangling - obscure term
  • being bound by evil desires; klesha - obscure term - Buddhism term ➜ 煩悩【ぼんのう】

noun:

  • family; dependents; household - obscure term
チマチョゴリCHIMACHOGORI・チマ・チョゴリCHIMA/CHOGORI

noun:

  • chima jeogori; chi'ma chogori; costume traditionally worn by Korean women - From Korean ➜ チマ・チョゴリ
セルフカバーSERUFUKABAA・セルフ・カバーSERUFU/KABAA

noun:

  • new release of a song by the original artist or composer - From English "self cover"
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偶然☆【ぐうぜんguuzen】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity Antonym: 必然

adverb:

  • by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally

noun:

  • contingency (philosophy)

私watashiはha、偶然guuzen旧友kyuuyuuにni会ったatta。 I met an old friend by chance.

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死★【しshi】

noun / suffix noun:

  • death; decease
  • death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation) - archaism ➜ 五刑

noun:

  • (an) out - Baseball term

彼kareはha二者択一nishatakuitsuをwo選ぶerabuことkotoでしょうdeshou。武術bujutsuかka死shiかka。 Which will he choose, I wonder, martial arts or death?

音読☆【おんどくondoku】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • reading aloud Antonym: 黙読 ➜ 朗読
  • reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation ➜ 音読み

音読ondokuはha彼kareにとってnitotteたいへんtaihen骨honeのno折れるoreru仕事shigotoであったdeatta。 Reading aloud was a great effort to him.

ちなみにchinamini☆《因みに・因に》

conjunction:

  • by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

ちなみにchinamini、ウチのUCHInoクリニックKURINIKKUからkara数百メートルMEETORUのno近場kinbaにni「ランプRANPU」がga建設中kensetsuchuuですdesu。 Incidentally a motorway ramp is being constructed in the neighbourhood, a few hundred metres away, of my clinic.

引き連れる☆【ひきつれるhikitsureru】引連れるirr.・引きつれる Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
失火☆【しっかshikka】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • accidental fire; fire caused by negligence
  • misfire; failure to ignite
夜逃げ☆【よにげyonige】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit

彼kareはha借金shakkinがgaたまってtamatte夜逃げyonige同然douzenにni町machiをwo去ったsatta。 He was deeply in debt. And he and his family skipped town.

ハーケンクロイツHAAKENKUROITSU

noun:

  • swastika (45-degree clockwise swastika used by the Nazi party) - From German "Hakenkreuz" ➜ 卍
寒がる【さむがるsamugaru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be bothered by coldness; to complain about the cold ➜ 寒い・がる
口伝え【くちづたえkuchizutae】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • oral instruction
  • passing information by word-of-mouth

noun:

  • oral tradition

そのsono物語monogatariはha世代sedaiからkara世代sedaiへheとto口伝えkuchizutaeでde伝えられてtsutaerareteきたkita。 The story has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth.

魔風【まかぜmakaze・まふうmafuu】

noun:

  • storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind
コマ撮り【コマどりKOMAdori】こま撮り・齣撮り【こまどりkomadori】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • frame-by-frame recording (animation); stop motion
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