Results, one-upmanship

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きがかわるkigakawaru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to change one's mind
てんざtenzaてんぞtenzo

noun:

  • one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters) - Buddhism term 六知事
さいしをたずさえるsaishiwotazusaeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to be accompanied by one's family
こえをはりあげるkoewohariageru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to raise one's voice; to shout
なみだばしnamidabashi

noun:

  • dripping liquid (soup, sauce, etc.) from the tips of one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
なまえだしnamaedashi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
いっかいikkai

adverbial noun:

  • once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat; one inning
やきがまわるyakigamawaru Inflection

godan ~る verb:

  • to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile; to lose one's edge; to go downhill
とりみだすtorimidasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to go to pieces; to be shaken up; to break down; to be flustered; to blow one's cool

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb; to scatter about
ごりむちゅうgorimuchuuirr.

~の noun / noun:

  • totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air; mystified; bewildered - four character idiom

これからkorekaraどうdou会社kaishawo経営keieiしてshiteいったらittaraいいiinoka五里霧中gorimuchuuda We're all at sea about where to take our company from here.

くれるkureru

ichidan ~くれる verb (spec.) / transitive / auxiliary verb:

  • to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given - くれ is an irregular alternative imperative form

watashiha彼らkareraniチケットCHIKETTOwoもうmou一枚送ってokutteくれるkureruようにyouni頼んだtanonda I told them to send me another ticket.

なんでもnandemo

expression / adverb:

  • any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything

expression:

  • I am told; I understand; they say; I hear - at start of sentence

冷蔵庫reizoukononakanomonoha何でもnandemogo自由jiyuuni召し上がってmeshiagatteくださいkudasai Please feel free to help yourself to anything in the fridge.

わきwaki

noun:

  • armpit; under one's arm; side; flank
  • beside; close to; near; by - also written as 傍, 側
  • aside; to the side; away; out of the way
  • off-track; off-topic
  • deuteragonist; supporting role - usu. written ワキ in Noh
  • second verse (in a linked series of poems) - abbreviation 脇句

wakihe寄ってyotteくださいませんkudasaimasenka Would you mind standing aside?

karegaブリーフケースBURIIFUKEESUwowakini抱えてkakaeteやってくるyattekurunoga見えたmieta I saw him coming with his briefcase under his arm.

道路dourowakinihaimaha刈らkararetehadakaniなっnata田畑tahataga広がっhirogateいるiru The number of empty harvested fields along the roads is increasing right now.

いばるibaruえばるebaruirr.いばるibaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag

あの人anohitohaあまりamari威張るibaruからkara好きsukiになれないninarenai That man is too boastful for my liking.

しょざいshozai Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

そのsono書類shoruiha何年mo所在shozaiga分からなくwakaranakuなっていたnatteitaga不思議fushigiにもnimo先日senjitsu出てdeteきたkita Missing for years, the document miraculously came to light the other day.

どうにかdounika Inflection

adverb / ~する noun:

  • in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
はんめんhanmen

noun / ~の noun:

  • half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
とまどいtomadoi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • being at sea; losing one's bearings; confusion; wonderment
へいごうheigou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • merger; joining into one; melding; merging; annexation; absorption

そのsono帝国teikokuhaすべてのsubeteno小国shoukokuwo併合heigouしたshita The empire absorbed all the small states.

ふりかえるfurikaeru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)

karehawatashini後ろushirowo振り返るfurikaerunato言ったitta He told me not to look behind.

じすいjisui Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; making food oneself; self-catering
  • scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself

watashiha自炊jisuini慣れているnareteiru I'm used to cooking for myself.

きんしんkinshin

noun:

  • self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; discipline
  • confinement to one's home; house arrest
ままmamaまんまmanmaママMAMA

noun / adverbial noun:

  • as it is; as one likes; because; as

noun:

  • condition; state
  • sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text ママ - abbreviation 原文ママ【げんぶんママ】

ヒーターHIITAAwoつけたtsuketaままmama外出gaishutsuしたshita I went out with the heater on.

そのsono古城kojouha荒れ果てたarehatetaままmamaになっていたninatteita The old castle lay in ruins.

うちわuchiwa Inflection

noun / ~の noun:

  • family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); one's fellows; in-group
  • private matters; internal affairs

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

  • conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

adjectival noun / noun:

  • pigeon-toed

そのsono浮気uwakiha内輪のuchiwano秘密himitsuda That love affair is a family secret.

それsoreha内輪uchiwaネタNETAda It's an inside joke.

マイMAI

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