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- くの字に曲げる【くのじにまげる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
- 親方日の丸【おやかたひのまる】
noun:
- attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
- 挟む☆【はさむ】挿む・挾むold Inflection
godan ~む verb / transitive:
- to hold between; to grip with (from both sides); to nip; to catch (e.g. one's finger in a door)
- to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose; to interject
- to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to be across (a street, river, etc.); to have between each other
ドアに指をはさみました。 I caught my finger in the door.
彼は耳に鉛筆を挟んだ。 He stuck his pencil behind his ear.
彼らはテーブルをはさんで向かい合った。 They confronted each other across the table.
- 数合わせ【かずあわせ】
noun:
- making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority); taking tally; number-crunching
- 一念☆【いちねん】
noun:
- determined purpose
- an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought) - Buddhism term
- a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu) - Buddhism term ➜ 浄土宗
- 目は心の窓【めはこころのまど】
expression:
- the eyes are the windows to the soul; the eye is the lamp of the body - proverb
- 一白【いっぱく】
noun:
- first of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mercury and north) ➜ 九星
- white patch on one foot of a horse; horse with such a patch
- surface (landscape) that is white all over; pure white
- 散り残る【ちりのこる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be left blooming; to remain on the stem
- いい線を行く【いいせんをいく】 Inflection
expression / godan -いく/-ゆく verb (spec.):
- to be on the right track; to go well ➜ いい線行く【いいせんいく】
- 手綱を緩める【たづなをゆるめる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
- 売れ残る【うれのこる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
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