Results, lit: if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper

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とうせいかたぎtouseikatagi

noun:

  • the way of the world in our time; the frame of mind of the people nowadays - four character idiom
いまをいきるimawoikiru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
なみまにnamimani

adverb:

  • between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves 波間【なみま】
むじょうじんそくmujoujinsoku

noun:

  • the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times - four character idiom
ろくこうよんみんrokukouyonmin

noun:

  • land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent) - four character idiom
しょうじきいってshoujikiitte

expression:

  • to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
とおかんやtookan'yaとおかやtookaya

noun:

  • Harvest festival held on the night of the tenth day of the tenth month (to send the rice paddy gods back to the mountains after harvest)
さてはsateha

conjunction:

  • and then; besides; on top of that
  • in that case; that being the case; if so
おうちょうじだいouchoujidai

noun:

  • Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate) 武家時代
いちにとらありichinitoraari

expression:

  • people will believe something false if many agree that it is true (an example of argumentum ad populum); there's a tiger in the market [literal] - proverb
しじんそうおうshijinsouou

noun:

  • an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north - four character idiom
ひさんhisan Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart

カーペットKAAPETTOにはnihahokoriwo吸収kyuushuuするsuruダストDASUTOポケットPOKETTO効果koukagaありarihokorino飛散hisanwo防ぐfusegu特長tokuchougaあるaruのだnodagaそれsorega仇になったkyuuninatta結果kekkatoいえるieru Carpets have the effect of a dust pocket, with merit of sucking up dust and stopping it flying around, but you can say that effect backfires.

しちこうさんみんshichikousanmin

noun:

  • land-tax rate during the Edo period, in which the government took 70 percent of the year's crop and the farmers kept 30 percent - four character idiom
ねのひのあそびnenohinoasobi

expression / noun:

  • collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year)
ふきあげるfukiageru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
てんかだいいちtenkadaiichi

noun / ~の noun:

  • the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country - four character idiom
もずかんじょうmozukanjou

noun:

  • splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount; wheedling the others into paying the whole bill - four character idiom
しはんshihan Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available

~の noun:

  • commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf; store-bought

これらkoreraha市販shihanされているsareteiru最もmottomo上等のjoutounoかばんkabanda These are the best bags on the market.

ねいみneimi

noun:

  • collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year) - obscure term 子の日の遊び
みやつぐちmiyatsuguchi

noun:

  • small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
きゅうすればつうずkyuusurebatsuuzu

expression:

  • necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one - proverb
きょうかくさつぎゅうkyoukakusatsugyuu

expression:

  • trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease - four character idiom
かんけいしょうちょうkankeishouchou

noun:

  • the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities - four character idiom
にまいかんばんnimaikanban

noun:

  • the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions) - four character idiom
えどじょうedojou

noun:

  • Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

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