Results, keeping a useless person on the payroll

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しんぴつshinpitsu

noun:

  • the handwriting of a high-ranking person
わざわいするwazawaisuru Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular) / intransitive verb:

  • to be the ruin of (a person)
ひとをしにいたすhitowoshiniitasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to cause the death of a person - archaism
ひとかげhitokageじんえいjin'eiひとかげhitokage

noun:

  • figure of a person; figures of people
  • shadow of a person

船上senjouno人々hitobitohaそのsonoshimanininno人影hitokagewo見てmiteびっくりbikkuriしましたshimashita The men on board were surprised to see five men on the island.

かつおぎkatsuogi

noun:

  • log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
さわりがねsawarigane

noun:

  • nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings) - obscure term 上駒
くだをもっててんをうかがうkudawomottetenwoukagau

expression:

  • to make a personal judgment on a problem with little insight; to look at the sky through a tube (Zhuangzi) [literal] 管窺【かんき】
とうちょくtouchoku Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • being on duty; being on watch

noun:

  • person on duty

そのsono警官keikanhaそのsonohiha当直touchokuであったdeatta The policeman was on duty on that day.

暴動boudouga起こったokottaときtoki当直touchokuno監視員kanshiinhaたった1人tatta1ninだったdatta There was only one warden on duty when the riot started.

まどぎわぞくmadogiwazoku

noun:

  • useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)
やけののきぎすよるのつるyakenonokigisuyorunotsuru

expression:

  • parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night) - obscure term
せんりょいっしつsenryoisshitsuせんりょのいっしつsenryonoisshitsu

noun:

  • mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person - four character idiom
どうしdoushi

noun:

  • the said person; he; she; same person
きせkise

noun:

  • not folding on a stitch but placing the fold (2mm) deeper past the stitch, folding the excess back to cover the stitch
どうくんdoukun

noun:

  • the person heretofore mentioned; that person
みずきりmizukiri Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • straining; draining

noun:

  • drainer; strainer; colander
  • cutwater (on ship); forefoot; drip (on building); flashing; throating; starling (on bridge)
  • stone skipping; skipping rocks; ducks and drakes

noun / ~する noun:

  • snipping the stem of a cut flower without raising it out of water

豆腐toufuha軽くkaruku重しomoshiwoしてshite、20funほどhodoおいてoite水切りmizukiriするsuru Lightly weigh the tofu down, leave it for about 20 minutes then drain.

ひょうきhyouki Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • expression in writing; written representation; notation; transcription; orthography
  • writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

日本語nihongono難しいmuzukashiitenha文字mojiwo使ったtsukatta表記hyoukino仕方shikataですdesu What is difficult about Japanese is the writing system.

きらわれものkirawaremono

noun:

  • hated person; disliked person; unpopular person; person shunned by others; anathema
モデルMODERU

noun:

  • model; dummy; mock-up
  • model (profession); fashion model
  • model (of a car, etc.); make; version
  • model; example; template; standard
  • model (in model theory); theory
  • person a fictional character was modeled on; inspiration
かわあかりkawaakari

noun:

  • glow of a river in the darkness; surface of a river gleaming in the darkness; gleam on a river at dusk
せんれつふっきsenretsufukki Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • return to the battle line; come back to the game (on to the field); a comeback - four character idiom
とうがいじんぶつtougaijinbutsu

noun:

  • the appropriate person; competent person - four character idiom
とうだんtoudan Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
なみまくらnamimakura

noun:

  • sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean
かみごまkamigomaかみこまkamikoma

noun:

  • nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)
のうりょうゆかnouryouyukaのうりょうどこnouryoudoko

noun:

  • raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool

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