Results, meaning of life
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- 上擦る【うわずる】上ずる Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to sound hollow
- to get excited; to become restless
- to be thrown too high; to come in high - Baseball term
- 問題★【もんだい】
noun:
- question (e.g. on a test); problem
- problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
- question (i.e. doubt)
- public discussion; controversy
- trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
- 読み替える【よみかえる】読替える Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to read a kanji with a different pronunciation
- to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read
- to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term - Law term
- 一通り揃う【ひととおりそろう】 Inflection
expression / godan ~う verb:
- to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
- カド番【カドばん】角番・かど番【かどばん】
noun:
- make-or-break game in a go or shogi tournament
- ozeki-ranked wrestler being in danger of losing his rank if he fails to win 8 or more bouts in a 15-day tournament - Sumo term
- 二刀流【にとうりゅう】
noun:
- two-sword school; style of fencing with one sword in each hand ➜ 二天一流
- liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets
- bisexuality - colloquialism
- player who can play as both pitcher and fielder - Baseball term
- 修身斉家治国平天下【しゅうしんせいかちこくへいてんか】
expression:
- those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land (a mantra of Confucianism) - proverb
- 過ぐ【すぐ】
upper nidan verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:
- もろみ《諸味・醪》
noun:
- main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce
noun or verb acting prenominally:
- unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough
- 乗り換える☆【のりかえる】乗り替える・乗りかえる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
- to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking
- 湯立て【ゆだて】湯立ち【ゆだち】湯立irr.【ゆだて・ゆだち】
noun:
- Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health) ➜ 巫女【みこ】
- 煽る☆【あおる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
アメリカほど愛国心を煽る国はあるでしょうか。 Does any other country fan the flames of patriotism as much as America?
どうして、英語ができないと生き残れないなんてあおるんだ? Why do they say you have to learn English to survive?
俺達に愛を説いたって無駄さよけい憎しみをあおるだけなのだから。 Don't fall in love because we hate you still.
- 阿闍梨【あじゃり・あざり】
noun:
- high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest - abbr. of 阿闍梨耶, from the Sanskrit "ācārya" - honorific language - Buddhism term
- initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon) - Buddhism term ➜ 伝法灌頂
- monk who conducts religious services - Buddhism term
- 聞かす★【きかす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- に限って☆【にかぎって】
expression:
- (particularly) when ... (often in phrases like "the bus just has to be on-time when we are late"); (only) for ...; if we are restricting the discussion to...; in the particular case of
- 聞かせる【きかせる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of)
- to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to drum into (someone)
- to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
助けを求めている私の声を彼に聞かせるのに苦労した。 I had trouble making him hear me calling for help.
あの男を説き伏せようとするのは、オオカミに道理を説いて聞かせるようなものだ。 You might as well reason with the wolf as try to persuade that man.
- 返礼品【へんれいひん】
noun:
- thank you gift; gift given as thanks for a favor or for attending a funeral, etc.
- gift sent from a locality to a tax payer as part of the "furusato nozei" tax scheme ➜ ふるさと納税
- 放す☆【はなす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose; to turn loose
- to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
- 八宗【はっしゅう】
noun:
- the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period ➜ 南都六宗
- 踏み切る☆【ふみきる】踏切る Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to take off; to jump; to leap
- to take the plunge; to decide; to embark on; to venture into; to launch out into
- to step out of the ring - Sumo term
- 締める☆【しめる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
運転者はシートベルトをしめるように指導された。 The driver advised us to fasten our seat belts.
飛行機が乱気流に近付いていたため操縦士は乗客にシートベルトを締めるよう呼びかけた。 As the plane was approaching turbulence, the pilot asked the passengers aboard the plane to fasten their seat belts.
彼は夏の熱い時期にネクタイを締めるのをいやがる。 He hates wearing a tie during the summer heat.
- 発★【はつ】
noun / suffix noun:
- departure; departing (from ...); departing (at time ...) ➜ 着【ちゃく】
- sending; sent (by ...); sent (at ...)
- engine - abbreviation ➜ 発動機
counter:
- counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches) - also ぱつ
6時発のニューヨーク行きの列車に乗りたいのです。 I want to catch the six o'clock train to New York.
- 雪吊り【ゆきづり・ゆきつり】雪吊・雪釣りirr.・雪釣irr.
noun:
- placing ropes or wires around trees to protect them from the snow; ropes stretched from the top of a tree to the lower branches to prevent their breaking under heavy snow ➜ 雪折れ
- 立ちはだかる☆【たちはだかる】立ち開かるirr. Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way
- to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
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