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じきjiki

suffix:

  • suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)
うけながすukenagasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

あいつaitsuにはnihaまいったmaittayo。どんな.donnani厳しくkibishiku怒ってokottemo柳に風yanaginikazeto受け流すukenagasuだけdakedayo I don't know what to do with that guy. No matter how mad I get at him he just takes it in stride and pays no attention.

とくそうtokusou

noun:

  • acquisition or forfeiture; acquisition (question of whether or not something is acquired) - from 取得 and 喪失
そらすsorasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to divert (e.g. one's attention); to evade (e.g a question); to change (e.g. the subject)
  • to displease; to annoy; to offend; to upset - usu. in negative form
  • to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
ji

noun:

  • ground; land; earth; soil - abbreviation
  • the region in question; the local area
  • skin
  • texture; fabric; material; weave
  • base; background
  • one's true nature
  • narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story)
  • real life; actuality
  • captured territory (in the game of go)
  • noh chorus 地謡
  • accompaniment music (in Japanese dance)
  • basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive)
  • base part (of multiple shamisens)

ame降ってfuttechi固まるkatamaru Adversity strengthens the foundations.

彼女のkanojonoドレスDORESUha青いaoichinishirono水玉模様mizutamamoyougaあるaru Her dress is blue with white polka dots.

そのsono推理小説suirishousetsuhachinobunよりもyorimo会話kaiwano部分bubunnohouga多いooi The mystery contains more dialogue than narrative.

だいdai

noun / suffix noun:

  • stand; rack; table; bench; podium; pedestal; platform; stage
  • support; holder; rack

counter:

  • counter for machines, incl. vehicles

noun:

  • setting (e.g. in jewellery)

noun / suffix noun / counter:

noun:

  • elevated area
  • viewing platform
  • dish tray 台盤
  • meal - archaism
  • tall building; tower - archaism 高殿

このkonodainoueni花瓶kabinwo置いてoitehaいけませんikemasen Please don't place a vase on this stand.

dainoオートバイOOTOBAIwo比較hikakuするべきsurubekida You should compare the two motorcycles.

chichino工場koujouha毎月maitsuki3万dainokurumawo生産seisanshiteいるiru My father's factory turns out 30,000 cars each month.

do

noun / suffix noun:

  • degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)

counter:

  • counter for occurrences

noun / suffix noun:

  • strength (of glasses); glasses prescription
  • alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume

noun:

mizuha摂氏sesshidode凍るkooru Water freezes at 0º C.

彼女kanojohadonoフライングFURAINGUde失格shikkakuしたshita She was disqualified from the race for two false starts.

日本nipponno子午線shigosenha東経toukei135doですdesu Japan is on the 135th meridian East.

とがめるtogameru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to blame; to reproach; to censure; to rebuke; to reprove; to find fault; to take to task; to criticize; to criticise
  • to question (a suspect); to challenge

ichidan verb:

  • to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated; to get inflamed

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

karehaとがめるtogameruようにyouni振り返ったfurikaetta He looked back reproachfully.

そのsonoガイドGAIDOwo咎めるtogameruna Don't blame the guide.

たくtakuしょくshoku

noun:

  • table; desk

counter:

  • counter for tables, desks, etc. たく

noun:

  • offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony) しょく - Buddhism term
  • tabletop incense burner しょく - abbreviation 卓香炉
かさねkasane

noun:

  • pile; heap; layers (e.g. of clothing); set (e.g. of boxes); course (e.g. of stones) - esp. 重ね

counter:

  • counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.) - esp. 重ね; used after a word from the "hito-futa-mi" counting system

noun:

じょうjou

noun:

  • folding book

suffix / counter:

  • counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori)
  • counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.
  • counter for pairs of curtains
  • counter for tatami mats 畳【じょう】
こなたkonataこんたkontaobs.

noun:

  • this way; here こなた こちら
  • the person in question; he; she; him; her こなた
  • since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future) こなた

pronoun:

  • me こなた
  • you
じょうjou

suffix:

  • (nth) power

counter:

  • counter for vehicles

noun:

  • multiplication
  • Buddha's teachings - Buddhism term

nojouha27であるdearu The third power of 3 is 27.

3no3jouha27ですdesu Three cubed makes twenty-seven.

スタンドSUTANDO

noun:

どうじんdoujinどうにんdounin

noun:

  • same person
  • said person; the person in question
  • coterie; clique; fraternity; kindred spirits; comrade; colleague
  • dōjin; doujin; Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their owns magazines, manga, software, etc. どうじん
まえふりmaefuri

noun:

  • preface; introduction 前置き
  • lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up
  • payment in advance (by bank transfer) - abbreviation 前振込み
  • swinging (one's body) forward
とうtou Inflection

godan ~う verb (spec.) / transitive:

  • to ask; to inquire
  • to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with
  • to care about; to regard as important - used in neg. form 問わず
  • to call into question; to doubt; to question - usu. in passive form

kareniもうmou一杯ippaiいかがikagakato問うtou I'll ask him whether he wants another drink.

政府seifuga住民juuminni問うtou一般投票ippantouhyouwo実施jisshiしましたshimashita The government put the question to the people in a referendum.

するどいsurudoi Inflection

adjective:

  • sharp (blade); pointed
  • sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise)
  • perceptive; keen; quick (mind); astute; shrewd; discerning
  • nimble; agile; quick

私のwatashinoナイフNAIFUnohahaとてもtotemo鋭いsurudoi My knife has such a fine edge.

少女shoujono鋭いsurudoi感性kanseini触れているfureteiru I am touched by the girl's acute sensitivity.

ききかえすkikikaesu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to listen repeatedly; to listen again
  • to ask a question in return
  • to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
はいhaiはたhataobs.はいhai

noun:

  • sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages はい

suffix / counter:

  • counter for cupfuls
  • counter for ships, octopuses and squid はい

アメリカAMERIKAdehahaiyaコーヒーKOOHIIメーカーMEEKAAwo結婚式kekkonshikide花嫁hanayomeniプレゼントPUREZENTOするsuruことkotogaよくありますyokuarimasu In the U.S., it is common to give a present, such as glasses or a coffee-maker, to the bride at weddings.

haika飲むnomutoそのsonootokoha酔ってyotte気持ちよくkimochiyokuなったnatta After a couple of drinks, the guy was feeling no pain.

そくsoku

noun / suffix noun:

  • lattice - Mathematics term

noun / suffix noun / counter:

  • counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish)
  • handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
たがうtagau Inflection

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

  • to differ; to be different
  • to run counter to
  • to change (into something out of the ordinary)

運んでhakondeきてkiteくれたkuretaランチRANCHIhauwasani違わずchigawazu旨かったumakatta The lunch she brought to me was as delicious as I'd heard people say it would be.

ざぐりzaguriirr.irr. Inflection

noun:

  • reeling by hand (esp. silk); hand filature 座繰り・坐繰り・座繰・坐繰

noun / ~する noun:

  • counter sinking (making conical depression so screw-heads don't protrude above surface); spot facing (machining a flat space for bolt head, etc.); spotfacing - esp. 座ぐり

noun:

  • hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.) - esp. 座刳り
たがえるtagaeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to change; to alter
  • to run counter to; to go against; to break (one's word)
  • to make a mistake (in); to err

kareha約束yakusokuwoたがえないtagaenai He is as good as his word.

ビルBIRUha時間jikanwo違えないchigaenaiことkotohaめったにないmettaninai Bill is seldom ever on time.

だいdai

noun:

  • title; subject; theme; topic
  • problem (on a test); question

suffix noun / counter:

  • counter for questions (on a test)

友情yuujouというtoiudaide作文sakubunwo書きkakiなさいnasai Write an essay on "Friendship".

先生senseiha私達watashitachini宿題shukudaiとしてtoshite10daino問題mondaiwo割り当てたwariateta The teacher assigned us ten problems for homework.

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