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- 乳母日傘【おんばひがさ・おんばひからかさ】
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
- 続く☆【つづく】 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
嵐はいつまで続くのだろうか。 How long will the storm last?
延々と続く車の列があった。 There was a continuous line of cars.
このところ飛行機事故が続く。 There have been a lot of airplane accidents recently.
- コップ酒【コップざけ】
noun:
- sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup
- 家庭に入る【かていにはいる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
- 行程☆【こうてい】
noun:
- journey; course; distance; march; flight; drive; leg (of a journey, relay race, etc.)
- itinerary
- stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
我々は旅行の最後の行程を歩かなければならなかった。 We had to walk the last leg of the journey.
- 引き直す【ひきなおす】引直す・引きなおす Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to redraw (a line)
- to catch (a cold) again
- to consult (a reference) again
- 弾正【だんじょう】
noun:
- judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice
- Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office - abbreviation ➜ 弾正台
- 袂【たもと】
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
橋のたもとに着いてから橋を渡れ。 Don't cross your bridges before you come to them.
- 壺☆【つぼ・つほobs.・つふobs.】壷☆・壼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
- 腹★【はら】肚
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.)
カンガルーの雌は子供を腹の袋に入れて動く。 A female kangaroo carries its young in the pouch.
追われた敗残兵は、どうやら対決のときがきたと、腹をきめた。 The pursued remnant of soldiers decided it was high time for a show-down one way or another.
- 十日の菊【とおかのきく】
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
- 授かる☆【さずかる】 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)
- 観音開き【かんのんびらき】
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
- 金銀は回り持ち【きんぎんはまわりもち】
expression:
- money comes and goes; money goes around and around - proverb ➜ 金は天下の回りもの
- 二人羽織【ににんばおり】
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
- 留め☆【とめ】止め
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、ペパーバーグは緑色のもくせいの留めくぎと赤色の紙の三角形のような物体を見せる。 For example, Pepperberg would show Alex an object, such as a green wooden peg or a red paper triangle.
- うなされる《魘される》 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to have a nightmare
- to make a noise during a nightmare
- の☆
particle:
- indicates possessive - occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之 ➜ 乃
- nominalizes verbs and adjectives
- substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ➜ が
- (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
- 嫁に行く【よめにいく・よめにゆく】 Inflection
expression / godan -いく/-ゆく verb (spec.):
- to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family) ➜ 嫁ぐ【とつぐ】
- 五里霧中【ごりむちゅう】五里夢中irr.
~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
これからどう会社を経営していったらいいのか、五里霧中だ。 We're all at sea about where to take our company from here.
- へり《縁》
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
adverb / ~と adverb:
- 入れる☆【いれる】容れる・函れる 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
留学生も入れるのかしら。 I wonder if exchange students can join this club.
彼女はお茶を入れる前にお湯が沸くまで待った。 She waited until the water boiled before making the tea with it.
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