Results, to come down from heaven
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- 引き下ろす【ひきおろす】引下ろすirr.・引きおろす・引き降ろす Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
- 煮詰まる☆【につまる】煮詰る Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be boiled down
- to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse - sometimes considered incorrect - colloquialism
- to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
- 断る★【ことわる】断わる Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline
- to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance
- to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
彼女は彼のプロポーズを断るほかなかった。 She had no choice but to turn down his proposal.
- 押さえつける【おさえつける】抑えつける・押えつける・押さえ付ける・押え付ける・抑え付ける Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to press down; to hold down; to pin down
- to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
他人の意見を押さえつけることはできても、自分の発言がどんな結果に結びつくかを想像できていない。 Even if the opinions of others can be supressed, I cannot imagine to what results my speech may lead.
- 天下り★【あまくだり】天降り Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation
- command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition
- descent from heaven - orig. meaning
日本の官僚達は国家が破綻するまで天下りを続けて税金をむさぼる国賊に過ぎない！ Japanese bureaucrats are nothing but traitors to the country who covet our tax money and will continue the practice of amakudari until the country is bankrupt.
- 海を渡る【うみをわたる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
- ずるける《狡ける》 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to shirk one's duties; to be idle; to play truant
- to come loose; to come undone; to get untied
- 下って【くだって】降って
conjunction:
- used when referring to oneself in a letter to one's superior - humble language ➜ 下る
- after a time; later; down to (e.g. from the Restoration down to present day)
- used when listing items or people by decreasing worth, rank, etc.
- 絞る★【しぼる】搾る☆ Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze - esp. 絞る
- to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk - esp. 搾る
- to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
- to extort; to exploit
- to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke - often passive voice ➜ 油を絞る
- to drill into; to train
- to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
- to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
- to stop down (lens)
- to turn down (e.g. radio)
- to bend (bow); to draw
- to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize - Sumo term
ああ、牛の乳はそんなふうに搾るのですか。 Oh, is that the way you milk a cow?
私は５ポンド絞る必要がある。 I need to lose five pounds.
何世紀にも、読み書きに焦点を絞る語学教育である。 For centuries, foreign language teaching focused on reading and writing.
- 転がる☆【ころがる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to roll; to tumble
- to fall over; to roll over
- to lie down
- to be scattered about; to be lying around
- (of a situation or outcome) to change; to turn out
- to come easily; to be common; to fall into one's hands; to grow on trees
「転がる石は苔をもつけず」はことわざである。 "A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.
- 考える★【かんがえる】勘える・稽える Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to think about; to take into consideration
- to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
- to intend; to decide (to do); to plan
- to come up with; to devise; to scheme
- to predict; to anticipate; to expect
- to suspect; to doubt
- to consider (somebody to be something); to look on
あなたは家族の事を考えるべきです。 You must think of your family.
最近考えることが多過ぎる。 I have too many things on my mind these days.
批判する者の中には、欧州中央銀行に課せられた目標が不適切であると考える者がいます。 Among the critics are those who think that the objective set for the European Central Bank is not appropriate.
- ほころぶ《綻ぶ》 Inflection
godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:
- to begin to open; to come out
- to smile broadly ➜ 顔がほころぶ
- to come apart at the seams (clothes)
- 下げる★【さげる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
- to lower; to reduce; to bring down
- to demote; to move back; to pull back
- to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)
彼らは、その値を下げることに同意しなかった。 They did not agree to bring down the price.
- 下す☆【くだす】降す Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to make a decision; to draw a conclusion
- to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to pass a sentence; to give an order
- to let go down; to lower
- to do oneself; to do by oneself ➜ 手を下す
- to beat; to defeat
- to have loose bowels; to have diarrhea
- to pass (in stool); to discharge from the body
auxiliary verb / godan ~す verb:
- to do in one go; to do to the end without stopping
問題は誰が決定を下すかということだ。 The question is who will make the decision.
これらの議論で問題になっている評決は、１９９４年のランダー裁判で下されたものである。 The verdict at issue in these discussions is the one brought in the Lander's trial in 1994.
次にあげる「ブラック・ユーモア」の例を見れば、自分で判断を下すことができるだろう。 The following example of sick humor will enable you to judge for yourself.
- 切り下げる☆【きりさげる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to cut and hang down; to cut shorter
- to round down (e.g. fraction)
- 散ける【ばらける】 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
- やってくる☆《やって来る・遣って来る》 Inflection
expression / ~くる verb (spec.):
- to come along; to come around; to turn up
- to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
来月やってくる彼の最近の映画に注目しなさい。 Watch out for his latest movie which comes out next month.
- 冷やす☆【ひやす】冷す Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to refrigerate
- to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax
- to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
白いワインは出す前に冷やす方がよい。 It's better to chill white wine before you serve it.
- 息を吹き返す【いきをふきかえす】 Inflection
expression / godan ~す verb:
- to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
- ずっこける Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to slide down
- to make a fool of oneself
- to whoop it up; to be on the spree; to cut loose; to mess around
- 突き崩す☆【つきくずす】突崩す Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to knock down; to tear down; to level; to raze
- to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion
- to refute; to pick apart; to undermine
- 目が明く【めがあく】 Inflection
expression / godan ~く verb:
- to come to see; to come to understand; to regain sight
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