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撃壌【げきじょうgekijou】

noun:

  • to stamp on the ground rhythmically while singing ➜ 鼓腹撃壌
  • ancient Chinese game of wooden clog throwing
年取り【としとりtoshitori】

noun:

  • growing older
  • aging ceremony (on New Year's Eve or the last night of winter)
出オチ【でオチdeOCHI】出落ち【でおちdeochi】

noun:

  • getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.) ➜ 落ち
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デートDEETO☆ Inflection

noun / ~の noun / ~する noun:

  • date; go on a date
三十六計【さんじゅうろっけいsanjuurokkei】

noun:

  • the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat) - four character idiom
櫓【ろro】艪

noun:

  • Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
涼み台【すずみだいsuzumidai】涼台irr.

noun:

  • outdoor bench (placed under the eaves of a house and used for cooling off during the summer)
マスククリアMASUKUKURIA・マスク・クリアMASUKU/KURIA Inflection

~する noun:

  • blowing air into a dive mask through the nose to clear out the water - From English "mask clear" ➜ マスクブロー
過ぎたるは及ばざるがごとし【すぎたるはおよばざるがごとしsugitaruhaoyobazarugagotoshi】過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し

expression:

  • the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more - proverb
警鐘を鳴らす【けいしょうをならすkeishouwonarasu】警鐘をならす Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to ring an alarm bell
  • to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn; to raise the alarm; to send a wake-up call - idiom
ピチャリPICHARI

adverb:

  • sound of a small wave hitting the shore; sound of a whip; sound of a slap - onomatopoeia
進士【しんしshinshi・しんじshinji・しじshijiobs.】

noun:

  • palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination ➜ 科挙
  • examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination ➜ 式部省
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先☆【さきsaki】前・先きirr.

noun / ~の noun / suffix noun / prefix:

  • previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
  • point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
  • head (of a line); front
  • ahead; the other side
  • the future; hereafter
  • destination
  • the other party

「私のwatashino後nochiからkara来るkuru方houはha私watashiにni優るmasaru方houであるdearu。私watashiよりyori先sakiにniおられたoraretaからkaraであるdearu。」とtoいったittaのnoはhaこの方konohouのno事kotoですdesu。 This was he of whom I said, "He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me."

このkono先のsakino丸くmarukuなったnatta鉛筆enpitsuでdeはha書けないkakenai。 I can't write with this dull pencil.

ここkokoからkara先sakiにはniha行けませんikemasen。 You cannot go any farther.

２０マイルMAIRU先sakiにni山yamaのno頂上choujouがga見えたmieta。 We could see the summit of a mountain twenty miles away.

でde、電話denwaしてshiteみたmitaらしいrashiiんnだけどdakedo、そのsono電話denwa先のsakino相手aiteってtteのnoがga問題mondaiだったdattaのnoよyo。 And so it seems she tried phoning but it's who was on the other end of that phone that was the problem.

同田貫【どうたぬきdoutanuki】胴田貫

noun:

  • Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province
  • sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords
  • in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword
風力☆【ふうりょくfuuryoku】

noun:

  • wind power

prefix:

  • force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)

風力fuuryokuはha安価ankaでdeクリーンKURIINなnaエネルギーENERUGII源genですdesu。 Wind is a cheap and clean source of energy.

不知火☆ateji【しらぬいshiranui・しらぬひshiranuhi】

noun:

  • phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire
合わせ行なう【あわせおこなうawaseokonau】 Inflection

godan ~う verb:

  • to carry on together; to do at the same time
南船北馬【なんせんほくばnansenhokuba】

noun:

  • constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; restless wandering - four character idiom
旦夕【たんせきtanseki】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • on the brink of
  • morning and evening; day and night
帰りがけ【かえりがけkaerigake】帰り掛け

temporal noun:

  • on the way back
  • when about to go back

帰りがけkaerigakeにni郵便局yuubinkyokuにni寄りましょうyorimashou。 I'll stop by the post office on the way home.

劇場版【げきじょうばんgekijouban】

noun:

  • movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
餓死寸前【がしすんぜんgashisunzen】

noun:

  • being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve - four character idiom

かわいそうにkawaisouniそのsono猫nekoはha餓死寸前gashisunzenだったdatta。 The poor cat was on the verge of starvation.

金を無心する【かねをむしんするkanewomushinsuru】 Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

  • to ask for money; to put the touch on someone
既往は咎めず【きおうはとがめずkiouhatogamezu】

expression:

  • don't dwell on the past; let bygones be bygones - proverb
半べそ【はんべそhanbeso】半ベソ【はんベソhanBESO】

noun:

  • half-crying; being on the verge of crying
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