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意味深長【いみしんちょうimishinchou】意味慎重irr.・意味深重irr. Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting - four character idiom

彼女のkanojono態度taidoはha意味深長imishinchouだda。 She gave me a meaningful look.

語誌【ごしgoshi】語志・語史

noun:

  • dictionary giving etymology and describing historical changes in meaning and usage
一通☆【いっつうittsuu】

noun:

  • one copy (of a document); one letter
  • one-way traffic - abbreviation ➜ 一方通行
  • pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) - sometimes written イッツー - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ 一気通貫【いっきつうかん】
丑の時参り【うしのときまいりushinotokimairi】

expression / noun:

  • cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death ➜ 丑の刻参り
丑の刻参り【うしのこくまいりushinokokumairi】

noun:

  • cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
京★【きょうkyou・けいkei】

noun:

  • imperial capital (esp. Kyoto) ［きょう］
  • final word of an iroha-uta ［きょう］ ➜ 伊呂波歌

numeric:

  • 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000; ten quadrillion - usu. けい

住めsumeばba京kyou。 No place like home.

中継ぎ☆【なかつぎnakatsugi】中次ぎ☆・中継・中次 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • joining; joint
  • intermediation; acting as an intermediary

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • relaying; taking over

noun:

  • middle relief pitcher; middle reliever - abbreviation - Baseball term ➜ 中継ぎ投手
  • pole-shaped item with a join in the middle
  • tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body
にかけてnikakete☆

expression:

  • till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on
  • concerning (an area of expertise)
  • swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
赤烏帽子【あかえぼしakaeboshi】

noun:

  • red eboshi (headgear worn by Japanese men prior to and during the Edo period, which was ordinarily black in color) ➜ 亭主の好きな赤烏帽子
  • metaphor for an odd item or having a taste for such an item
目の上のこぶ【めのうえのこぶmenouenokobu】目の上の瘤

expression / noun:

  • a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way - idiom
下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる【へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたるhetanateppoumokazuutebaataru】下手な鉄砲も数打てば当たる

expression:

中庸【ちゅうようchuuyou】 Inflection

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle path

noun:

  • the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books) ➜ 四書

都会tokaiとto田舎inakaのno生活seikatsuのno中庸chuuyouをwo見つけるmitsukeruのnoはha難しいmuzukashii。 It is difficult to find a happy medium between city and countryside.

性海【しょうかいshoukai】

noun:

  • world of tathata; "the pure and absolute truth of the tathata is as wide as the sea" [figurative] - Buddhism term
人数★【にんずうninzuu・ひとかずhitokazu・にんずninzu】

noun:

  • the number of people
  • many people; a large number of people

敵側tekigawaのno人数ninzuuはha味方mikataのno３倍になったninatta。 The enemy had triple our numbers.

明刻子【ミンコーツMINKOOTSU】

noun:

  • open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子
吉野朝時代【よしのちょうじだいyoshinochoujidai】

noun:

  • Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE) - obscure term ➜ 南北朝時代
吉野時代【よしのじだいyoshinojidai】

noun:

  • Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE) - obscure term ➜ 南北朝時代
十牛【じゅうぎゅうjuugyuu】

noun:

  • Ten Bulls (ten stages of the herding of an ox, used as an analogy for training the mind on the path to enlightenment) - Buddhism term
明刻【ミンコーMINKOO・ミンコMINKO】

noun:

  • open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子・明刻子
翻弄☆【ほんろうhonrou】飜弄 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • trifling with; toying with; playing with; making sport of; making fun of; leading around by the nose
  • tossing about (a ship)

そのsono船funeはha波namiにniほんろうhonrouされたsareta。 The ship was at the mercy of the waves.

君子は豹変す【くんしはひょうへんすkunshihahyouhensu】

expression:

  • a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances - proverb ➜ 君子豹変【くんしひょうへん】
  • the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor - proverb - colloquialism
JLPTN3
まさにmasani☆《正に・将に・当に》

adverb:

  • exactly; surely; certainly; just - esp. 正に when in kanji
  • right then; just then; at that moment
  • just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening) - esp. 将に when in kanji
  • duly; naturally - esp. 当に when in kanji

ＤＴＰでde本honをwo作ればtsukureba、安いyasuiしshi早いhayaiしshi、まさにmasani一挙両得ikkyoryoutokuだda。 Desktop publishing lets you produce books quickly and cheaply. It's like killing two birds with one stone.

あなたanataのno電話denwaがga鳴ったnattaときtokiまさにmasani出かけようdekakeyouとするtosuruところtokoroだったdatta。 I was about to leave when you telephoned.

組歌【くみうたkumiuta】組唄・組み歌・組み唄

noun:

  • var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs
JLPTN2
捉える☆【とらえるtoraeru】捕らえる☆・捕える☆ Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of
  • to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features)
  • to captivate; to move (one's heart)

家ieのnoこちらkochira側gawaはha朝日asahiをwoとらえるtoraeru。 This side of the house catches the morning sun.

なんであれnandeare物事monogotoのno本体hontaiをwo捕らえるtoraeru事kotoがga肝心kanjinだda。 No matter what the problem is, it's essential to get at the heart of the matter.

一節☆【いっせつissetsu・ひとふしhitofushi】

noun:

  • a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section; a tune; note; strain; measure

そのsono一節issetsuをwo一語ずつzutsu訳しyakushiなさいnasai。 Translate the passage word for word.

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