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食わせる【くわせるkuwaseru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eat ➜ 食わす
  • to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to keep
  • to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow); to administer
  • to deceive; to cheat; to trick ➜ 一杯食わせる

あのanoレストランRESUTORANはhaひどいhidoiものmonoをwo食わせるkuwaseru。 They serve terrible food at that restaurant.

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根回し★【ねまわしnemawashi】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • making necessary arrangements; laying the groundwork
  • digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

大統領daitouryouはha辞任jininするsuru前maeにniお金okaneにni困らないkomaranaiようにyouni根回しnemawashiしたshita。 The president made certain that he lined his pockets before he resigned.

捨身【しゃしんshashin】

noun:

  • renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; risking one's life for others - Buddhism term
富士額【ふじびたいfujibitai】

noun:

  • widow's peak; hairline that grows to a point in the middle of the forehead
寺納豆【てらなっとうteranattou】

noun:

  • natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year
配り納豆【くばりなっとうkubarinattou】

noun:

  • natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year ➜ 寺納豆
唐納豆【からなっとうkaranattou】

noun:

  • natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year ➜ 寺納豆
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成人★【せいじんseijin】 Inflection

noun:

  • adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup

noun / ~する noun:

  • becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman) ➜ 新成人

そのsono映画eigaはha成人seijinしかshikaみられないmirarenai。 Only adults may watch that film.

サンドSANDOラRAはha成人seijinしてshite美人bijinになりましたninarimashita。 Sandra has grown up to be a beautiful woman.

機械馬鹿【きかいばかkikaibaka】

noun:

  • skilled engineer (mechanic) who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical - four character idiom
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上げる☆【あげるageru】挙げる★・揚げる☆ Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to raise; to elevate ➜ 手を挙げる
  • to do up (one's hair) ➜ 髪を上げる
  • to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
  • to land (a boat)
  • to deep-fry ［揚げる］
  • to show someone (into a room)
  • to summon (for geishas, etc.) ［揚げる］ - usually written using kana alone
  • to send someone (away)
  • to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
  • to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
  • to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice) ➜ 声を上げる
  • to earn (something desirable)
  • to praise
  • to give (an example, etc.); to cite - usu. 挙げる
  • to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) - usu. 挙げる
  • to arrest ［挙げる］
  • to nominate ［挙げる］
  • to give ［上げる］ - polite language
  • to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) ［上げる］
  • to bear (a child)
  • to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) - usu. 挙げる

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • (of the tide) to come in

ichidan verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

  • to vomit

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

  • to do for (the sake of someone else) - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone - polite language
  • to complete ... - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 作り上げる
  • to humbly do ... - after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility - humble language ➜ 申し上げる

調節chousetsuレバーREBAAをwo上ueにni上げるageruとto座面zamenのno高さtakasaをwo調節chousetsuできますdekimasu。 You can adjust the seat height by moving the adjustment lever up.

たこtakoをwo上げるageruことkotoがga危険なkikennaことkotoもmoあるaru。 Flying a kite can be dangerous.

彼らkareraはha給料kyuuryouをwo上げるageruようにyouni要求youkyuuしたshita。 They made a claim for higher pay.

彼女kanojoはha小さなchiisana驚きodorokiのno悲鳴himeiをwo上げるageruとto、浴室yokushitsuにni逃げてnigete行ったitta。 She gave a small cry of alarm and fled to the bathroom.

零細reisai小売店kouritenなどnadoはha新shin年度nendoにはniha利益riekiをwo上げるageruでしょうdeshou。 Mom-and-pop stores will turn a profit in the new fiscal year.

「冬fuyuのnoソナタSONATA」をwo例reiにni挙げるageruまでもなくmademonaku、いまやimaya時ならぬtokinaranu韓流kanryuuブームBUUMUであるdearu。 You don't need to bring up "A Winter Sonata" to show that South Korean culture is having an unexpected boom in Japan.

私watashiはha彼kareにniペンPENをwoあげるageruつもりtsumoriですdesu。 I'll give him a pen.

解き方tokikataをwo教えてoshieteあげるageruよyo。 I will show you how to solve it.

亀毛兎角【きもうとかくkimoutokaku】

expression:

  • things that do not exist; fur on turtles, horns on rabbits [literal] - four character idiom - idiom
兎角亀毛【とかくきもうtokakukimou】

expression:

  • things that do not exist; horns on rabbits, fur on turtles [literal] - idiom - four character idiom - Buddhism term
君子☆【くんしkunshi】

noun:

  • man of virtue; wise man; (true) gentleman
  • person of high rank
  • the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo) ➜ 四君子

君子kunshiがga恐れてosorete踏み込まぬfumikomanu所tokoroへheもmo愚者gushaはha突入totsunyuuするsuru。 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

ゴッドハンドGODDOHANDO・ゴットハンドGOTTOHANDO・ゴッド・ハンドGODDO/HANDO・ゴット・ハンドGOTTO/HANDO

noun:

  • (person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
に応じて【におうじてnioujite】

expression:

  • depending on; dependent on
基いて【もとづいてmotozuite】

expression:

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しばらくshibaraku☆《暫く・姑く・暫らくirr.・須臾》 Inflection

adverb / ~する noun:

  • for a moment; for a minute

adverb:

  • for a while; for some time
  • for the time being; for now

interjection:

  • it's been a long time; long time no see

あなたanataはha働きすぎhatarakisugiですdesu。しばらくshibaraku座ってsuwatte楽rakuにniしshiなさいnasai。 You are working too hard. Sit down and take it easy for a while.

ここkokoしばらくshibaraku彼kareにniまるでmarude会わないawanai。 I haven't seen anything of him for some time.

甘ったれる【あまったれるamattareru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on - has a more negative nuance than 甘える ➜ 甘える
  • to depend and presume upon another's benevolence ➜ 甘える
永代供養【えいたいくようeitaikuyou】

noun:

  • services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul - four character idiom
メットインMETTOIN・メット・インMETTO/IN

noun:

  • scooter with a compartment under the seat to hold a helmet - From English "(hel)met in" ➜ メット
編入学【へんにゅうがくhennyuugaku】

noun:

  • skipping grades; the act of entering a new school as a non-first-year student
あげくの果て【あげくのはてagekunohate】挙げ句の果て・挙句の果て・揚げ句の果て・揚句の果て

adverb / noun:

  • finally; in the end; on top of all that
組み打ち【くみうちkumiuchi】組打ち・組み討ち・組討ち

noun:

  • grapple; scuffle; fight
  • defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
同行二人【どうぎょうににんdougyouninin】

noun:

  • Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims) ➜ 四国遍路
用心するに越したことはない【ようじんするにこしたことはないyoujinsurunikoshitakotohanai】用心するにこしたことはない

expression:

  • better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution - proverb
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