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まばるmabaru Inflection

godan ~る verb:

  • to keep a watch (on)
あぜaze

noun:

  • warp controller (on a loom)
しゅうしこんshuushikon

noun:

ちゅうとうしこんchuutoushikon

noun:

  • extractor mark (on a cartridge) 蹴子痕
かりこkariko

noun:

ねんきんせいかつnenkinseikatsu

noun:

  • (living on a) pension; annuity
ほうもんちhoumonchi

noun:

  • stop (on a trip); destination
おとこがおotokogao

noun:

  • masculine face (on a woman)
べっけんたいほbekkentaiho

noun:

  • arrest on a separate charge
しょうめいshoumei

noun:

  • inscription on a temple bell
コラKORA

noun:

  • photomontage; manipulated photo; photoshopped picture - slang - abbreviation コラージュ
  • kora (West-African instrument)
  • kora layer; layer formed from volcanic ash on the southern part of the Satsuma Peninsula - Geology term
いたくitaku Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission

ベンBENha日記nikkiwo弁護士bengoshiga管理kanriするsuruようyou委託itakuしたshita Ben committed his diary to the lawyer's care.

かごのとりkagonotori

expression:

  • caged bird
  • person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
リレーコラムRIREEKORAMUリレー・コラムRIREE/KORAMU

noun:

  • regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time - From English "relay column"
ふちゅうのうおfuchuunouo

expression / noun:

  • fish in a pot about to be boiled; "person who is blissfully unaware of deadly danger" [figurative]
みつごのたましいひゃくまでmitsugonotamashiihyakumade

expression:

  • the child is father to the man; the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100 [literal]
ひめかわhimekawa

noun:

  • thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot 絹皮【きぬかわ】
しゃちshachiシャチSHACHI

noun:

  • orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
  • mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being) しゃち - abbreviation 鯱【しゃちほこ】
うまにのるumaninoru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to get on a horse; to mount a horse
フラグがたつFURAGUgatatsu Inflection

expression / godan ~つ verb:

  • to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end) - slang - IT term
とうはちけんtouhachiken

noun:

  • game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head
くちをきるkuchiwokiru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to be the first to speak; to break the silence - idiom
  • to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal; to break open
ふりfuri

noun / counter:

  • swing; shake; wave; swinging

noun:

  • appearance; behaviour - usually written using kana alone
  • pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to) - oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form - usually written using kana alone 振りをする

noun / ~の noun:

  • going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction - usually written using kana alone

noun:

  • move (dance); postures
  • lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up - oft. as フリ - usually written using kana alone 前振り
  • unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

suffix / counter:

  • counter for swords, blades, etc.

noun:

  • not wearing underwear or pants - archaism

kareha彼女のkanojono話しhanashi振りfuriga気に入らなかったkiniiranakatta He did not like her manner of speech.

hitonoふりfuri見てmite我がwagaふりfuri直せnaose Learn wisdom from the faults of others.

watashihakareno言っているitteirukotogaわからないwakaranaiふりfuriwoしたshita I pretended not to understand what he was saying.

そうでんへんじてそうかいとなるsoudenhenjitesoukaitonaru

expression:

  • the world is a scene of constant changes; a mulberry field changes into a blue sea [literal] - proverb
いとみちitomichi

noun:

  • groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
  • someone's ability to play the shamisen

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