Results, the nail which sticks out gets hammered down

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ほりつくすhoritsukusuirr. Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
むきふむきmukifumuki

expression / noun:

  • different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
あいきょうげaikyouge

noun:

  • straggling hair; hair too short to be tied or arranged with the rest of the hair (typically around the sideburns); lovelock 後れ毛
これkore

pronoun:

  • this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) 何れ其れ彼【あれ】
  • this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) - humble language
  • now
  • here - archaism
  • I (me) - archaism
  • certainly - archaism
てびかえるtebikaeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to reduce or cut back on
  • to jot down a note
みをかためるmiwokatameru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family
  • to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
ていしゅかんぱくteishukanpaku

noun:

  • husband who rules the roost; domineering husband - four character idiom
  • the hectoring of the husband
nu

lower nidan verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

ちゃにするchanisuru Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

  • to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
  • to take a tea break; to rest
おれるoreru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture
  • to be folded
  • to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit
  • to turn (a corner) 曲がる

本当にhontounihoneno折れるoreru仕事shigotoだったdatta It was real hard work.

折れるoreruよりyori曲がれmagare Better bend than break.

ねむるnemuruねぶるneburuobs. Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to sleep (not necessarily lying down) 寝る
  • to die
  • to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to be dormant; to be unused ねむる
  • to close one's eyes - archaism

もしmoshi眠るnemurutoいけないikenaiのでnode目覚し時計mezamashitokeiwoセットSETTOshiなさいnasai In case you sleep, set the alarm.

騒音souonnoせいseidewatashiha眠るnemuruことkotogaできdekiなかっnakata I could not sleep because of the noise.

あうんのこきゅうaunnokokyuu

expression / noun:

  • the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat - idiom
おもいたったがきちじつomoitattagakichijitsuおもいたったがきちにちomoitattagakichinichi

expression:

  • no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; it's the auspicious day when you've just thought of it [literal] - proverb
もんぜきmonzeki

noun:

  • (head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
じろじろみるjirojiromiruジロジロみるJIROJIROmiru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
ちびchibi禿チビCHIBI

noun:

  • small child; pipsqueak; small fry; small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads - sensitive
  • short person; midget; dwarf - sensitive
  • small animal; runt

prefix:

  • worn down (pencil, etc.)
うんどうundou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • exercise; physical training; work-out
  • appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying
  • motion; movement Antonym: 静止

そのsono運動undouwoしてshite若返ったwakagaetta The exercise took years off me.

堅実なkenjitsuna草の根kusanoneレベルREBERUno運動undouwo築きkizukiあげるageruことkotoni集中shuuchuushiなければならないnakerebanaranai We must focus on building a solid grass-roots movement.

物理学butsurigakuha物質busshitsu運動undouエネルギーENERUGIIno科学kagakuであるdearuto定義teigiするsuruことができるkotogadekiru Physics can be defined as the science of matter, motion, and energy.

まんいんman'in

noun / ~の noun:

  • full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

バスBASUha満員man'inだったdatta The bus was filled to capacity.

はっさんhassan Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • emission; emanation; radiation; diffusion; dispersion
  • letting out (feelings); venting
  • divergence (of light) Antonym: 集束
  • divergence - Mathematics term Antonym: 収束

そのsonoバラBARAhaよいyoi香りkaoriwo発散hassanしたshita The roses gave off a nice smell.

kamoniされるsareruhitoというtoiunohaやはりyaharikamonoオーラOORAwo発散hassanしているshiteiruというtoiuことkotoでしょうdeshou I suppose that means that, after all, people taken for a sucker give off a 'sucker aura'.

こせこせkosekose Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • fussy; making a big deal out of nothing; fidgety; restless - onomatopoeia
  • being cramped; being claustrophobic - onomatopoeia
ひのもとhinomoto

expression / noun:

  • place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
きょうやくkyouyaku Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • team-translation (e.g. carried out by more than one person); joint translation
じっちゅうはっくjitchuuhakkuじゅうちゅうはっくjuuchuuhakkuじゅっちゅうはっくjutchuuhakku

adverbial noun / noun:

  • in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability - four character idiom

十中八九jutchuuhakku彼らkareraha列車resshani乗り遅れるnoriokureruだろうdarou Ten to one they'll miss the train.

おおきなおせわookinaosewa

expression / noun:

  • none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it! - お世話 is ironic
よみだすyomidasu Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve - IT term

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