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おんばひがさonbahigasaおんばひからかさonbahikarakasa

expression:

  • (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere - four character idiom
つづくtsuzuku Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to continue; to last; to go on
  • to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
  • to occur again and again
  • to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin
  • to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to
  • to hold out; to keep; to last

arashihaいつまでitsumade続くtsuzukunoだろうかdarouka How long will the storm last?

延々とen'ento続くtsuzukukurumanoretsugaあったatta There was a continuous line of cars.

このところkonotokoro飛行機hikouki事故jikoga続くtsuzuku There have been a lot of airplane accidents recently.

ホテルHOTERUni続くtsuzukumichiha狭いsemai The road which leads to the hotel is narrow.

コップざけKOPPUzake

noun:

  • sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup
かていにはいるkateinihairu Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
るりruri

noun:

  • lapis lazuli
  • lapis lazuli (color) - abbreviation 瑠璃色
  • beryl - abbreviation 吠瑠璃
  • mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail) - abbreviation 小瑠璃大瑠璃瑠璃鶲
  • glass - obscure term

瑠璃rurigasorawo背負っseoteいるiru The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

こうていkoutei

noun:

  • journey; course; distance; march; flight; drive; leg (of a journey, relay race, etc.)
  • itinerary
  • stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

我々warewareha旅行ryokouno最後saigono行程kouteiwo歩かarukaなければならなかったnakerebanaranakatta We had to walk the last leg of the journey.

ひきなおすhikinaosu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to redraw (a line)
  • to catch (a cold) again
  • to consult (a reference) again
だんじょうdanjou

noun:

  • judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice
  • Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office - abbreviation 弾正台
たもとtamoto

noun:

  • sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve 袂を分かつ
  • vicinity (esp. of a bridge)
  • foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

hashinoたもとtamotoni着いてtsuiteからkarahashiwo渡れwatare Don't cross your bridges before you come to them.

つぼtsuboつほtsuhoobs.つふtsufuobs.irr.

noun:

  • jar; pot; vase
  • dice cup
  • depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall)
  • target (when aiming an arrow) - archaism
  • (figurative) bull's-eye - usually written using kana alone 思うつぼ
  • key point (of a conversation, etc.) - usually written using kana alone
  • acupuncture point; moxibustion point - usually written using kana alone
  • nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.) - often ツボ - usually written using kana alone

kareha粘土nendode優雅なyuuganatsubowo形作ったkatachizukutta He fashioned an elegant pot out of clay.

はらhara

noun:

  • abdomen; belly; stomach
  • womb 胎【はら】
  • one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive
  • courage; nerve; willpower
  • generosity; magnanimity
  • feelings; emotions
  • wide middle part; bulging part
  • inside; interior; inner part
  • anti-node - Physics term

suffix / counter:

  • counter for hard roe
  • counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)

カンガルーKANGARUUnomesuha子供kodomowoharanofukuroni入れてirete動くugoku A female kangaroo carries its young in the pouch.

追われたowareta敗残兵haizanheihaどうやらdouyara対決taiketsunoときtokigaきたkitatoharawoきめたkimeta The pursued remnant of soldiers decided it was high time for a show-down one way or another.

あの人anohitohakuchitoharaga反対hantaida He says one thing and means another.

とおかのきくtookanokiku

expression:

  • something that comes too late and is useless; like a chrysanthemum prepared for the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar for the Chrysanthemum festival but that blooms only on the tenth 重陽
さずかるsazukaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to receive (e.g. a title)
  • to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent)
  • to be blessed (e.g. with a child)
  • to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
かんのんびらきkannonbiraki

noun:

  • double doors opening from the centre

~の noun:

  • double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.)

noun:

  • method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
とうかそしtoukasoshi

noun:

  • IF-AND-ONLY-IF gate; IF-AND-ONLY-IF element - IT term
きんぎんはまわりもちkinginhamawarimochi

expression:

ににんばおりnininbaori

noun:

  • "Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front 羽織
とめtome

noun / suffix:

  • (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)
  • remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
  • forty-five degree angle 留め

例えばtatoeba、ペパーバーグ,PEPAABAAGUha緑色ryokushokunoもくせいのmokuseino留めtomeくぎkugito赤色akaironokamino三角形のsankakkeinoようなyouna物体buttaiwo見せるmiseru For example, Pepperberg would show Alex an object, such as a green wooden peg or a red paper triangle.

うなされるunasareru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to have a nightmare
  • to make a noise during a nightmare
no

particle:

  • indicates possessive - occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之
  • nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  • substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  • (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion - often ん
  • (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis - female language
  • (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
よめにいくyomeniikuよめにゆくyomeniyuku Inflection

expression / godan -いく/-ゆく verb (spec.):

ごりむちゅうgorimuchuuirr.

~の noun / noun:

  • totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air; mystified; bewildered - four character idiom

これからkorekaraどうdou会社kaishawo経営keieiしてshiteいったらittaraいいiinoka五里霧中gorimuchuuda We're all at sea about where to take our company from here.

へりheri

noun / suffix noun:

  • edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road) - sometimes べり as a suffix
  • rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage
  • fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
ぽかりpokari

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • with a whack; with a thump - onomatopoeia ぽかん
  • openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; gaping; flabbergasted - onomatopoeia ぽかん
  • vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly - onomatopoeia ぽかん
  • gaping (of a hole, etc.); suddenly opening - onomatopoeia
いれるireru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo)
  • to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
  • to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to - esp. 容れる
  • to include
  • to pay (one's rent, etc.)
  • to cast (a vote)
  • to make (tea, coffee, etc.) 淹れる
  • to turn on (a switch, etc.)
  • to send (a fax); to call

留学生ryuugakuseimo入れるirerunoかしらkashira I wonder if exchange students can join this club.

彼女kanojohaお茶ochawo入れるirerumaeniお湯oyuga沸くwakuまでmade待ったmatta She waited until the water boiled before making the tea with it.

コンタクトKONTAKUTOwo入れるireruというtoiunohaいかがikagaでしょうdeshou How about wearing contact lenses?

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