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こてんkoten

noun:

  • solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
たいとうtaitou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power; gathering strength

ロシアROSHIAhaもう1つmouhitotsuno超大国choutaikokuとしてtoshite台頭taitouしていたshiteita Russia had emerged as a second superpower.

ほんどhondo

noun:

  • mainland; one's home country; the country proper

英国eikoku本土hondohaウェールズUEERUZUwo含まないfukumanai England proper does not include Wales.

かおいろkaoiroがんしょくganshokuかおいろkaoiro

noun:

  • complexion; one's colour; one's color
  • countenance; expression; one's face

久夫hisaoha死人shininのようにnoyouni青ざめたaozameta顔色kaoirowoしていたshiteita Hisao's face was as pale as that of a corpse.

かくいkakui

noun:

  • everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
みかぎるmikagiru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to give up on; to turn one's back; to abandon
まんぷくmanpuku Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill Antonym: 空腹

~の noun:

  • complete; total; full; heartfelt; sincere

満腹manpukuなのでnanodeもうmouこれkore以上ijou食べられないtaberarenai I am full, and I can eat no more.

こうせいkousei Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • rehabilitation; remaking one's life; starting life anew
  • rebirth; regeneration; reorganization; rebuilding; recovery; restoration; remaking
  • coming back to life; revival; resuscitation
うなずくunazukuうなづくunazuku Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

うなずくunazukuことkotoha承知shouchino合図aizuda A nod is a sign of agreement.

さとがえりsatogaeri Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
りしょくrishoku Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • employment separation; leaving one's job; losing one's job
いくどうおんikudouonirr.

noun:

  • in concert; with one voice; unanimously - four character idiom
ためにtameniold

conjunction:

  • for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  • because of; as a result of
こどものころkodomonokoro

expression / ~の noun:

  • as a child; when one was a child; childhood

彼女kanojoga子供の頃kodomonokoronoことkotowo言うiunowoよくyoku耳にするmiminisuru I often hear her refer to her childhood.

ぶんしんbunshin Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • parturition; delivery; one's child; branch; offshoot; one's other self
ついてくるtsuitekuru Inflection

~くる verb (spec.):

  • to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

hahahaついてくるtsuitekuruようにyouniアリスARISUni合図aizuしたshita My mother signaled for Alice to follow her.

ずじょうzujou

noun / ~の noun:

  • overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

飛行機hikoukiga頭上zujouwo飛んでいるtondeiru An airplane is flying overhead.

といってもtoittemo

conjunction:

  • although I say; although one might say; although called
かってきままkattekimama Inflection

noun / adjectival noun:

  • self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
いっしんisshin

noun:

  • oneself; one's own interests; throughout the body

目が見えないmegamienai看護婦kangofuha年寄りtoshiyorino世話をするsewawosuruことkotoni一身isshinwo捧げたsasageta The blind nurse devoted herself to caring for the elderly.

めんめんmenmen

noun:

  • every person; each one; everybody
このんでkononde

adverb:

  • by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately; intentionally 好む

凍っkooteiないnaimizunonakadeあるいはaruiha産卵sanrankichuunisakanawo釣りtsuri好んでkononde死んshindeいるirusakanawo拾うhirou It catches fish in ice-holes or during spawning time and readily picks up dead fish.

ふしんfushin Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • taking pains to; racking one's brains; doing everything one can
ちくじchikuji

adverb / ~の noun:

  • successively; one after another; sequentially
ちえぶくろchiebukuro

noun:

  • fount of knowledge; the smart one (of a group of people); brains - idiom
  • bag full of wisdom; bag containing all the world's wisdom

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