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いちじはんくichijihanku

noun:

  • a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable - four character idiom
いたるitaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain
  • to lead to (a place); to get to
  • in the extreme case of - as ~に至っては
  • to come; to arrive; to result in - archaism

重要なjuuyounanohaゴールGOORUではなくdehanakuそこsokoni至るitaru道程douteiであるdearu What's important is not the goal, but the journey.

このkonomichiha公園kouenni至るitaru This road goes to the park.

もとmoto

noun:

  • origin; source - usu. 元
  • base; basis; foundation; root - esp. 基
  • cause - also 因, 原
  • ingredient; material - esp. 素
  • (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location
  • original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
  • (plant) root; (tree) trunk
  • first section of a waka 和歌

counter:

  • counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)

noun:

  • handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip

憲政kenseino危機kikiga始まったhajimattanohaこのようなkonoyouna状況joukyounoもとmotoであったdeatta It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.

このkonoシステムSHISUTEMUnoもとmotodeha生徒seitoha交替koutaide教えoshieあいaiお互いにotagaini助け合わtasukeawaなければなりませんnakerebanarimasen The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other.

そのsono事務員jimuinha過労karougaもとmotode死んだshinda The clerk died from overwork.

karehaなぜnazetsumaga彼のkarenoもとmotowo去ったsattanokaわからなかったwakaranakatta He had no idea why his wife left him.

こやがけkoyagake Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent)

noun:

  • (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
まくをきるmakuwokiru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)
  • to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
たんぴんtanpin

noun:

  • individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article
  • single item out of a set; one item from a set

こちらkochirano飲み物nomimonoha単品tanpinとなりますtonarimasu These drinks are a la carte.

しゃメshaME Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone - abbreviation - colloquialism 写メール
  • email from mobile phones with attached photos - abbreviation 写メール
あおるaoru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to fan (oneself, flames, etc.)
  • to flap (in the wind)
  • to instigate; to stir up; to incite; to agitate
  • to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something)
  • to take a photo from a low angle 煽り【あおり】
  • to tailgate 煽り【あおり】

アメリカAMERIKAほどhodo愛国心aikokushinwo煽るaorukunihaあるaruでしょうかdeshouka Does any other country fan the flames of patriotism as much as America?

どうしてdoushite英語eigogaできないdekinaito生き残れないikinokorenaiなんてnanteあおるaorunda Why do they say you have to learn English to survive?

俺達oretachiniaiwo説いたtoitaってtte無駄mudasaよけいyokei憎しみnikushimiwoあおるaoruだけdakeなのだnanodaからkara Don't fall in love because we hate you still.

しめんshimen

noun:

  • space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper)
  • surface of paper
  • letter; writings; document

そのsono事件jikenno説明setsumeiha紙面shimenga足りないtarinaiためtame割愛katsuaiされたsareta The explanation of the event was omitted for lack of space.

はくねつhakunetsu Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • white heat; incandescence
  • becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

それsoreha白熱hakunetsuしたshita試合shiaiだったdatta誰もdaremoga興奮koufunしていたshiteita That was an exciting game. Everybody was excited.

いぶんibun

noun:

  • variant (in a manuscript or book); part of a text that differs from other versions
おうせんousen Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • accepting a challenge; returning fire; fighting back; putting up a fight; responding to an attack
こうひょうkouhyou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique

kareha厳しくkibishiku市長shichouwo講評kouhyoushita He severely criticized the mayor.

ひぶたhibuta

noun:

  • apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock 火蓋を切る
あてみatemiirr.

noun:

  • blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo) - Martial Arts term
あいえんきえんaienkien

noun:

  • a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate - four character idiom
ていけteike

expression:

  • doing one's own flower arranging
  • marrying or making a mistress of a geisha
えいたいくようeitaikuyou

noun:

  • services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul - four character idiom
メットインMETTOINメット・インMETTO/IN

noun:

  • scooter with a compartment under the seat to hold a helmet - From English "(hel)met in" メット
ざがしらけるzagashirakeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to put a damper on proceedings (e.g. at a meeting or party, etc.)
ひだりはらいhidariharai

noun:

  • in calligraphy, a stroke going from upper right to lower left with a pointed tail
ちゃくもじchakumoji

noun:

  • text message or symbol on a busy mobile phone indicating a call arrival (DoCoMo feature)
ミンネMINNE

noun:

  • love of a knight for a courtly lady (upon which he is unable to act) - From German "Minne"
へんにゅうがくhennyuugaku

noun:

  • skipping grades; the act of entering a new school as a non-first-year student
したパイshitaPAI

noun:

  • underboob; bottom of a woman's breasts (visible when wearing a short top) - slang オッパイ

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