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- 顔がきく【かおがきく】顔が利く Inflection
expression / godan ~く verb:
- to have a lot of influence; to have clout; to be well known
- ちんたら Inflection
adverb / ~と adverb:
- dilatorily; sluggishly - onomatopoeia
~する noun:
- to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
- 手に乗る【てにのる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to be fooled by something; to be taken in; to fall for a trick
- 肩を並べる【かたをならべる】肩をならべる Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder
- to be on a par with
- しゃくれる《杓れる・決れる・抉れる》 Inflection
ichidan verb:
- to be concaved; to have a concave shape
- to be crooked (chin) ➜ 顎がしゃくれる
- 仮眠を取る【かみんをとる】仮眠をとる Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
- 大上段に構える【だいじょうだんにかまえる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to hold a sword above one's head ➜ 大上段【だいじょうだん】
- to be haughty; to be arrogant ➜ 大上段【だいじょうだん】
- トップに立つ【トップにたつ】 Inflection
expression / godan ~つ verb:
- to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position - idiom
- 譲る☆【ゆずる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign; to convey; to bequeath
- to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way
- to yield; to concede; to give ground; to surrender
- to sell
- to postpone; to put off; to defer
彼は息子に仕事を譲ることに決めました。 He has decided to turn over his business to his son.
混雑している列車の中では、私は自分の席をお年寄りにゆずるようにしている。 In a crowded train, I make it a rule to give my seat to old people.
- 物☆【もの・もん】
noun:
- thing; object; article; stuff; substance
- one's things; possessions; property; belongings - as 〜のもの, 〜のもん
- things; something; anything; everything; nothing
- quality
- reason; the way of things
- used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen - formal noun often used as 〜ものだ - usually written using kana alone
suffix noun:
- item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...
- cause of ...; cause for ...
prefix:
- somehow; somewhat; for some reason [もの] ➜ 物寂しい【ものさびしい】
- really; truly [もの] ➜ 物珍しい【ものめずらしい】
遠まわしに物を言うな。 Don't beat around the bush.
ロバートは週末は店でよく父を手伝ったものだった。 Robert used to help his father in the store on weekends.
あなたの妹さんに会いたいものです。 I'd like to see your sister.
ウィルソンの解法は、同じ定数を使用したという点でハドソンのものと類似している。 Wilson's solution is similar to Hudson's in that they used the same constants.
僕は子どものころ、よくこの浜辺に来たものです。 I used to come to this beach when I was a boy.
- 節くれだつ【ふしくれだつ】節くれ立つ・節榑立つ Inflection
godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:
- to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled
- to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
- 掘りごたつ【ほりごたつ】掘り炬燵・掘り火燵・掘炬燵irr.・掘火燵irr.
noun:
- sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth) ➜ 炬燵
- 触れ合う☆【ふれあう】触れあう Inflection
godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:
- to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
彼には子供と触れ合う時間がなかった。 He didn't have time to spend with his children.
- 弔う☆【とむらう・とぶらう】 Inflection
godan ~う verb / transitive:
- to mourn for; to condole with (family, etc.)
- to hold a memorial service (for)
- 駆け出す☆【かけだす】駆けだす・駈け出す・駆出す・駈出す Inflection
godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:
- to run off; to break into a run; to start running
先に駆け出すなんてずるいぞ。 That's cheating to start running before everyone else.
- 秤にかける【はかりにかける】計りにかけるirr. Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to weigh on a scale
- to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
- 三拍子揃う【さんびょうしそろう】三拍子そろう Inflection
expression / godan ~う verb:
- to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
- 成り行きに任せる【なりゆきにまかせる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
- 枯れ果てる【かれはてる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
- 熱に浮かされる【ねつにうかされる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream
- "to be crazy about something" [figurative]
- 新風を吹き込む【しんぷうをふきこむ】 Inflection
expression / godan ~む verb:
- to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold
- ダフる Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to duff (golf); to sclaff; to hit the ground behind the ball during a stroke - Sports term ➜ ダフ
- 合わす☆【あわす】合す Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
私は収支を合わすのに苦労しました。 I had a hard time making both ends meet.
握手をする時には、視線を合わすべきだ。 Our eyes should meet when we shake hands.
- 手を染める【てをそめる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
- つるむ《連む》 Inflection
godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:
- to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
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