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どんどdondo・とんどtondo

noun:

  • burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
英才☆【えいさいeisai】穎才・鋭才

noun:

  • genius; brilliance; unusual talent
  • gifted person; person of unusual talent
セレブSEREBU Inflection

noun:

adjectival noun:

  • affluent; wealthy; rich; glamorous; exclusive
有段者【ゆうだんしゃyuudansha】

noun:

  • person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi) - Martial Arts term
全権を委ねる【ぜんけんをゆだねるzenkenwoyudaneru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to entrust (a person) with power of attorney (to do something for one)
胸を貸す【むねをかすmunewokasu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo) ➜ 胸を借りる
蚊トンボ【かトンボkaTONBO】蚊蜻蛉【かとんぼkatonbo】

noun:

  • crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae) ➜ 大蚊
  • a tall, gangly person; string bean - derogatory term
火事泥【かじどろkajidoro】

noun:

  • looter; thief at the scene of a fire - abbreviation ➜ 火事場泥棒
  • someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
火事場泥棒【かじばどろぼうkajibadorobou】

noun:

  • looter; thief at the scene of a fire
  • someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
JLPTN3
注ぐ☆【そそぐsosogu】灌ぐ・潅ぐ・濺ぐ・漑ぐ Inflection

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

  • to pour (into) ➜ 注ぐ【つぐ】
  • to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to pour onto; to spray
  • to shed (tears)
  • to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to fix (one's eyes) on

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

  • to flow into (e.g. of a river); to run into; to drain into
  • to fall (of rain, snow); to pour down

私watashiはhaビニール袋BINIIRUbukuroにniワインWAINをwo注ぎsosogi、それからsorekaraそれsoreをwo氷水koorimizuにni付けたtsuketa。 I poured the wine in a plastic bag and then dipped it in ice water.

彼女kanojoはha自分jibunのnoエネルギーENERUGIIをwo、そのsono地域chiikiのno貧しいmazushii人々hitobitoをwo助けるtasukeruのにnoni注いsosoiできたdekita。 She has been investing her energy in helping the poor in that area.

彼kareはha友人yuujinをwo助けるtasukeruことkotoにni全力zenryokuをwo注いだsosoida。 He concentrated his energies on helping his friend.

一人前☆【いちにんまえichininmae・ひとりまえhitorimae】一人まえ Inflection

noun / ~の noun:

  • one portion; one serving; one person

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • adult; grown-up; person who has come of age

~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • fully fledged; established; qualified
JLPTN2
地点★【ちてんchiten】

noun:

  • site; point on a map; spot

そのsono湖mizuumiはhaこのkono地点chitenがga深いfukai。 The lake is deep at this point.

JLPTN1
利子★【りしrishi】

noun:

  • interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

このkono貸付金kashitsukekinはha高いtakai利子rishiをwoとられるtorareruことになっているkotoninatteiru。 This loan will carry very heavy interest.

JLPTN1
利息★【りそくrisoku】

noun:

  • interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.) ➜ 利子

彼kareはha利息risokuをwo付けてtsukete借金shakkin払いharaiをwoしたshita。 He paid the loan with interest.

騎乗☆【きじょうkijou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
和音☆【わおんwaon】

noun:

  • chord - Music term
  • "on" reading of a kanji
下見板【したみいたshitamiita】

noun:

  • siding (on a house); clapboard; weatherboard
艦橋【かんきょうkankyou】

noun:

  • bridge (e.g. on a warship)
刻み目【きざみめkizamime】

noun:

  • notch; nick; marks on a ruler
三直【さんちょくsanchoku】

noun:

  • out on a third-base liner
席に着く【せきにつくsekinitsuku】席につく Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to sit on a seat
十分置きに運転【じゅっぷんおきにうんてんjuppun'okiniunten】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • operating on a ten-minute schedule
板書【ばんしょbansho】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • (act of) writing on a blackboard
延べ払い輸出【のべばらいゆしゅつnobebaraiyushutsu】

noun:

  • exporting on a deferred-payment basis
連接【れんせつrensetsu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • connection
  • link (on a web page)
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