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とう利天【とういりてんtouiriten】忉利天

noun:

  • heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm - Buddhism term ➜ 六欲天
四王天【しおうてんshiouten】

noun:

  • heaven of the Four Great Kings; one of the six heavens of the desire realm - Buddhism term ➜ 四天王・六欲天
称名【しょうみょうshoumyou】唱名 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha
亥の子【いのこinoko】

noun:

  • day of the boar in the month of the boar (the 10th month) ➜ 亥の子の祝
字源【じげんjigen】

noun:

  • origin of a character
  • composition of a Chinese character
  • Chinese character from which a kana character is derived
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受身☆【うけみukemi】受け身☆ Inflection

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • the defensive
  • passive attitude; passivity; passiveness
  • the passive; passive voice - Linguistics term
  • ukemi (the art of falling safely) - Martial Arts term

どうしてdoushiteそんなにsonnani受け身ukemi的tekiなnaのnoかka。仕返しshikaeshiしてshiteはhaどうdouだda。 How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?

公式koushiki問題集mondaishuuにはniha"受け身ukemiのno現在進行形genzaishinkougata"とto説明setsumeiされていますsareteimasu。 In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".

うりずんurizun

noun:

  • climate of the third month of the lunar calendar in Okinawa (end of the dry season); early summer
どさくさ紛れに【どさくさまぎれにdosakusamagireni】

expression / adverb:

  • in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
衆院予算委員会【しゅういんよさんいいんかいshuuin'yosan'iinkai】

noun:

  • Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet (one half of the yosaniinkai) ➜ 予算委員会
参院予算委員会【さんいんよさんいいんかいsan'in'yosan'iinkai】

noun:

  • Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet (one half of the yosaniinkai) ➜ 予算委員会
参院予算委【さんいんよさんいsan'in'yosan'i】

noun:

  • Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet (one half of the yosaniinkai) - abbreviation ➜ 参院予算委員会
衆院予算委【しゅういんよさんいshuuin'yosan'i】

noun:

  • Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet (one half of the yosaniinkai) - abbreviation ➜ 衆院予算委員会
煮詰まる☆【につまるnitsumaru】煮詰る Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be boiled down
  • to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse - sometimes considered incorrect - colloquialism
  • to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
木を見て森を見ず【きをみてもりをみずkiwomitemoriwomizu】

expression:

  • to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture - proverb
八宗【はっしゅうhasshuu】

noun:

  • the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period ➜ 南都六宗
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そちらsochira☆・そっちsotchi☆・そなたsonata・そちsochi《其方》

pronoun:

  • that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener) ➜ 何方【どちら】・此方【こちら】・彼方【あちら】
  • there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
  • that one (something close to the listener)
  • you; your family; your company
  • that person (someone close to the listener)
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よりyori☆

particle:

  • than
  • from; out of; since; at; on
  • except; but; other than

adverb:

  • more
聞き出す☆【ききだすkikidasu】聞きだす Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to get information out of a person
  • to begin listening

トムTOMUはhaついにtsuiniメアリーMEARIIからkara本音honneをwoなんとかnantoka聞きだすkikidasuことkotoがgaできdekiたta。 Tom finally managed to get Mary's true opinion out of her.

泣き潰す【なきつぶすnakitsubusu】泣潰す Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to cry one's eyes out; to weep oneself blind
選び取る【えらびとるerabitoru】選びとる Inflection

godan ~る verb:

  • to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
身じまい【みじまいmijimai】身仕舞い・身仕舞 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
流行り廃り【はやりすたりhayarisutari】流行りすたり・はやり廃り

noun:

  • going in and out of style; changes in fashion
ふるい落とす【ふるいおとすfuruiotosu】篩い落とす・ふるい落す・篩い落す Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
ちょっとそこまでchottosokomade

expression:

  • nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
高みの見物【たかみのけんぶつtakaminokenbutsu】

expression:

  • being a spectator; observing (out of curiosity) as a disinterested party
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