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職業柄【しょくぎょうがらshokugyougara】: adverbial noun:
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work; 職業柄shokugyougara彼kare はha数人のno 外国人gaikokujin とto 近づきchikazuki になっているninatteiru。 His job has brought him in contact with some foreigners.
一枚上【いちまいうえichimaiue】: noun:
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
祖先の霊を祭る【そせんのれいをまつるsosennoreiwomatsuru】 Inflection: expression / godan ~る verb:
to perform religious services for the departed souls of one's ancestors
中宿【なかやどnakayado】: noun:
inn where one rests on the way - archaism
inn that serves as a meeting place for lovers - archaism ➜ 出合い宿
inn that introduces clients to prostitutes - archaism ➜ 引き手茶屋
食い合い【くいあいkuiai】食合い: noun:
biting one another
long and short market interests
心身一如【しんしんいちにょshinshin'ichinyo・しんじんいちにょshinjin'ichinyo】身心一如: noun:
body and mind as one; mind-body unity - four character idiom
三者鼎立【さんしゃていりつsanshateiritsu】: noun:
three parties (forces) opposing one another; three-cornered contest - four character idiom
胸を躍らせる【むねをおどらせるmunewoodoraseru】胸をおどらせる Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to make one's heart flutter; to be excited
二十一代集【にじゅういちだいしゅうnijuuichidaishuu】: noun:
Collections of the Twenty-One Eras; twenty-one collections of waka compiled by imperial command (early Heian to early Muromachi) ➜ 勅撰和歌集
腰を浮かす【こしをうかすkoshiwoukasu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~す verb:
to half-rise to one's feet
ばつを合わせる【ばつをあわせるbatsuwoawaseru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation ➜ 辻褄を合わせる
片肌脱【かたはだぬぎkatahadanugi】片肌脱ぎ: noun:
one shoulder exposed (e.g. because one sleeve of the kimono is undone) - obscure term
弑逆【しぎゃくshigyaku・しいぎゃくshiigyaku】 Inflection: ~する noun:
murder of one's own lord or father
中選挙区制【ちゅうせんきょくせいchuusenkyokusei】: noun:
(Japanese) electoral system allowing for the election of from 3 to 5 candidates from one district ➜ 大選挙区制
一銭【いっせんissen】１銭: noun:
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money; 彼女kanojo はha 我々wareware のno もてなしmotenashi をwo いいii ことkoto にni、一銭issenもmo 払わずharawazu にni 丸maru一ヶ月滞在taizai したshita。 She took advantage of our hospitality and stayed a whole month without paying us anything.
自軍【じぐんjigun】: noun:
one's own army; one's own team; 将軍shougun はha 難局nankyoku にni 敢然とkanzento 立ち向かいtachimukai、自軍jigunをwo 破滅hametsu からkara 救ったsukutta。 The general took the bull by the horns and saved his army from disaster.
照準を合わせる【しょうじゅんをあわせるshoujunwoawaseru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
眉に唾を塗る【まゆにつばをぬるmayunitsubawonuru】眉に唾をぬる Inflection: expression / godan ~る verb:
to keep one's wit about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary; to keep on one's toes - idiom ➜ 眉に唾をつける
心を入れる【こころをいれるkokorowoireru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to put one's heart into; to devote oneself to
一瀉千里【いっしゃせんりisshasenri】: noun:
one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc. - four character idiom; 党首toushu はha 今後kongo のno 方針houshin をwo一瀉千里isshasenriにni 述べ立てたnobetateta。 The party leader rattled on at great length about future policies.
夫の君【せのきみsenokimi】: noun:
one's husband
目は口ほどに物を言う【めはくちほどにものをいうmehakuchihodonimonowoiu】目は口程に物を言う: expression:
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue - proverb ➜ 物を言う
私曲【しきょくshikyoku】: noun:
an act done for one's own benefit
晩歳【ばんさいbansai】: noun:
one's later years; final years; old age ➜ 晩年
身命【しんめいshinmei】: noun:
one's life; 身命shinmeiをwo かけてkakete 職務shokumu をwo 実践jissen しshi、すべてsubete のno 警察官keisatsukan のno 心kokoro にni 火hi をwo ともしてtomoshite くれましたkuremashita。 He risked his life to carry out his duty and inspired police officers everywhere.

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