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帰途☆【きとkito】

noun / ~の noun:

  • on the way back; returning

仕事shigotoがga終わりowari、彼kareはha帰途kitoにniついたtsuita。 His work finished, he left for home.

引き換えて【ひきかえてhikikaete】引換えて・引換て

expression:

  • on the contrary
麦粒腫【ばくりゅうしゅbakuryuushu】

noun:

  • sty (on the eyelid); hordeolum
ものもらいmonomorai《物貰い》

noun:

  • beggar
  • sty (on the eyelid) - colloquialism ➜ 麦粒腫
来がけ【きがけkigake】来掛け

noun:

  • on the way here - usu. adverbially as 来がけに ➜ 行き掛け
消え消え【きえぎえkiegie】 Inflection

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

  • on the point of vanishing
覚め際【さめぎわsamegiwa】

noun:

  • on the verge of waking
堂上【どうじょうdoujou】

noun:

  • on the roof; court nobles
垂死【すいしsuishi】

noun:

  • on the verge of dying
陪侍【ばいじbaiji】

noun:

  • retainer; attending on the nobility
人目を掠めて【ひとめをかすめてhitomewokasumete】

expression:

  • on the sly; by stealth
頭語【とうごtougo】

noun:

  • the opening greeting on letters - e.g. 拝啓 and 謹啓 etc.
数に物を言わせて【かずにものをいわせてkazunimonowoiwasete】

expression:

  • on the strength of numbers
地上絵【ちじょうえchijoue】

noun:

  • geoglyph (drawing on the ground)
オージェーティーOOJEETEII

noun:

盲斑【もうはんmouhan】

noun:

  • blind spot (on the retina) - obscure term ➜ 盲点
同左【どうひだりdouhidari】

expression:

  • same as on the left
屍を晒す【しかばねをさらすshikabanewosarasu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to die on the battlefield ➜ 屍
やや小さい【ややちいさいyayachiisai】 Inflection

expression / adjective:

平城【ひらじろhirajiro・ひらじょうhirajou】

noun:

  • castle on the plains ➜ 山城
舞台に立つ【ぶたいにたつbutainitatsu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~つ verb:

  • to appear on the stage
二番目物【にばんめものnibanmemono】

noun:

  • second play on the program
二番目狂言【にばんめきょうげんnibanmekyougen】

noun:

  • second play on the program
活人剣【かつじんけんkatsujinken・かつにんけんkatsuninken】

noun:

  • life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
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指す☆【さすsasu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to point
  • to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person
  • to identify; to indicate; to point out
  • to play (a game of shogi); to move (a piece) - Shōgi term
  • to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance) ➜ 差す

人hitoをwo指すsasuのnoはha失礼shitsureiですdesu。 It is rude to point at people.

＆というtoiu記号kigouはha、ａｎｄをwo指すsasu。 The sign '&' stands for 'and'.

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