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こかげでいこうkokagedeikou Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to take a rest under a tree; to rest in the shade of a tree
げんだかgendaka

noun:

  • the present amount; amount on hand
げんにんgennin Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • on-the-spot (report); eyewitness (report)
じじかいせつjijikaisetsu

noun:

  • news commentary; comments on the news
たまぎわtamagiwa

noun:

  • ball control; focus on the ball - Sports term
うわてuwateかみてkamite Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • upper part

noun:

  • upper stream; upper course of a river かみて
  • right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV) かみて

adjectival noun / noun:

  • skillful (only in comparisons); dexterity (only in comparisons) うわて

noun:

  • over-arm grip on opponent's belt うわて - Sumo term

妙子taekoha上手jouzuからkara登場toujouしてshite Taeko, come on from stage left.

ひとりずもうhitorizumou

expression:

  • fighting (tilting at) windmills; working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at - four character idiom
  • single-person mimicking a wrestling match
にあってはniattehaにあってniatte

conjunction:

  • in; on; at; during; in the condition of
さんぷsanpu

noun:

  • pregnant woman; woman on the point of childbirth
たいこうしゃtaikousha

noun:

  • car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
びんぼうりょこうbinbouryokou

noun:

  • budget travel; penniless travel; travelling on the cheap
かぞくかんkazokukan

noun:

  • one's views on the family; family values
あたまのかいてんがおそいatamanokaitengaosoi Inflection

expression / adjective:

やんぴyanpiやんぺyanpeやーんぴya-npi

expression:

  • I quit!; I'm out!; declaring one quits, mainly used in children's games - children's language - Ōsaka dialect

noun / counter:

  • nth person to quit a game - children's language - Ōsaka dialect
ごてgote

noun:

  • losing initiative; being forestalled 先手【せんて】
  • second move (in go or shogi); moving second; person with the second move
  • rear guard 後詰め
ほうしゃのうhoushanou

noun:

  • obsession with radiation effects (esp. after the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima reactor problems); person obsessed with radiation; radiation brain [literal] - humorous term - colloquialism
ざわざわzawazawa Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion - onomatopoeia
  • rustling (leaves) - onomatopoeia
  • feeling a chill; getting the chills - onomatopoeia
もっこうにしてかんすmokkounishitekansu

expression:

  • to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown - idiom
えきまえりゅうがくekimaeryuugaku

noun:

  • attending foreign language study at a school near the train station (esp. used as a NOVA catchphrase)
ねこにかつおぶしnekonikatsuobushi

expression:

  • temptation one can't resist; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; trusting a cat with milk - idiom
つくすtsukusuold Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to exhaust; to run out
  • to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend

auxiliary verb:

  • to do to exhaustion

あらゆるarayurutokorono人々hitobitoga世界平和sekaiheiwani尽くすtsukusu民衆minshuuno指導者shidoushawo切望setsubouしているshiteiru People everywhere yearn for public leaders dedicated to world peace.

しきゅうshikyuu

noun:

  • four balls; base on balls; a walk - Baseball term
ナインNAIN

noun:

  • nine
  • team; players on a team - Baseball term

interjection:

  • no - From German "nein"
おびるobiru Inflection

ichidan verb:

  • to wear; to put on (a sword)
ぐうきょguukyo Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • temporary abode; staying on a temporary basis

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