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そうでんへんじてそうかいとなるsoudenhenjitesoukaitonaru

expression:

  • the world is a scene of constant changes; a mulberry field changes into a blue sea [literal] - proverb
ますmasu

noun:

  • measuring container; measure
  • box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
  • square on a grid; cell of a grid - esp. マス
  • square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

灯火tomoshibiwoますmasunoshitaniかくすkakusuna Hide not your light under a bushel.

チェッカーCHEKKAAbannokurotoshironomasuha交互kougoni並んでいるnarandeiru The black and white squares on a checker board are arranged alternately.

せいこううどくseikouudoku Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits - four character idiom

晴耕雨読seikouudokuno人生jinseinimo少々shoushouha憧れるakogareruけれどkeredobokuにはnihaそんなsonna生き方ikikata、3nichimoもたないmotanaiだろうdarouna I sometimes wish I could live a quiet retired sort of life but I doubt I could stand it for more than a few days.

したまちshitamachi

noun:

  • low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
  • Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds) 山の手

彼女kanojoha下町shitamachide生まれumare育ったsodatta She was born and brought up on the backstreets.

わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれwagamiwotsunettehitonoitasawoshire

expression:

  • walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch yourself and know others' pain [literal] - proverb
あいずりaizuriirr.

noun:

  • ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
  • staining a pattern on fabric or paper by rubbing it with indigo leaves
おとしotoshi

noun:

  • dropping; losing - abbreviation
  • missing item; something one forgot to write down
  • trap
  • wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed
  • conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
  • metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi 落とし掛け

マニキュアMANIKYUA落としotoshiha臭いkusaigaきついkitsui Nail polish remover stinks a lot.

くびをひねるkubiwohineru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
ごせっけgosekke

noun:

  • the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period 摂関
ぷかぷかpukapukaプカプカPUKAPUKA

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • lightly (floating); buoyantly - onomatopoeia
  • puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.) - onomatopoeia
  • tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle) - onomatopoeia
ちりもつもればやまとなるchirimotsumorebayamatonaru

expression:

  • many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; even dust becomes a mountain if piled together [literal] - proverb
しょひshohi

noun:

  • book cover; outer wrapper for a book (put on by a bookseller before being handed to a customer) ブックカバー
いちだichida

noun:

  • (a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)
ぱたりpatari

~と adverb:

  • with a clink; with a flop - onomatopoeia
  • suddenly; all of a sudden - onomatopoeia ぱったり
はくじんいっせんhakujin'issen

noun / adverbial noun:

  • (with) a flash of a drawn sword; brandishing a sword - four character idiom
どくそうdokusou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • running alone; running solo
  • having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else)
  • having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes; arbitrary action

ヤンキースYANKIISUha優勝yuushouhe独走dokusou態勢taiseiwo整えているtotonoeteiru The Yankees are running away with the pennant race.

こたつkotatsuコタツKOTATSU

noun:

  • kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

こたつkotatsudeneちゃったらchattara風邪引くkazehikunohaあたりまえatarimae自己jiko管理kanrigaなっていないnatteinai Of course you'll catch a cold if you fall asleep under the kotatsu. You have to learn to take care of yourself.

なになにnaninani

pronoun:

  • such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.); this and that

interjection:

  • What?; What is the matter?; What are the items?
ほごスーツhogoSUUTSU

noun:

  • diver's exposure suit; body suits, wet suits, and dry suits; suit which protects divers from exposure and abrasion
おきなわへんかんきょうていokinawahenkankyoutei

noun:

  • Okinawa Reversion Agreement (1971); Agreement between Japan and the United States of America Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands
しかいshikai Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairmanship

noun:

そのsono会議kaigihamori首相shushouga司会shikaiwoしたshita The conference was presided over by Mr Mori.

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
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
よりましyorimashi

noun:

  • child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
にんていこどもえんninteikodomoen

noun:

  • certified center for early childhood education and care; ECEC; certified child center; type of combined day-care center and kindergarten

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