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ほるhoru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to dig; to excavate; to hollow
  • to delve into
  • to dig up (e.g. vegetables)
  • (for two men) to have anal sex - slang - vulgar

日本nipponからkara中国chuugokuheトンネルTONNERUwo掘るhoruなどnadoというtoiuことkotohao話にならない話ninaranai Building a tunnel from Japan to China is out of the question.

直径chokkeiメートルMEETORUfukasaメートルMEETORUnoanawo掘るhoruのにnoniyaku時間jikanhanかかりましたkakarimashita It took me about two and a half hours to dig a hole one meter in diameter and two meters in depth.

ねじをまくnejiwomakuネジをまくNEJIwomaku Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to wind (e.g. a watch)
  • to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up - idiom
ぼっとうbottou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

karehaわれを忘れてwarewowasurete研究kenkyuuni没頭bottouしたshita He lost himself in his studies.

てんぐになるtenguninaru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

きずぐちをぬうkizuguchiwonuu Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to suture a wound; to sew up a wound
ろうにのぼるrouninoboru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to go up a tower; to climb a tower 登楼
けいじをだすkeijiwodasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to post a notice; to put up a notice
ピーピーPIIPIIぴーぴーpi-pi-ぴいぴいpiipiiピイピイPIIPII Inflection

noun / adverb:

  • peep; chirp; beep; whistling, chirping, piping, etc. sound made by birds, insects, pipes, children, etc. - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

  • poor; hard up; pinched

noun:

  • the runs; diarrhea; diarrhoea
  • flute; pipe
  • beginner; novice
かもねぎkamonegiかもネギkamoNEGI

expression:

  • along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money - slang - abbreviation 鴨がねぎを背負って来る
  • double stroke of good luck; Perfect timing!; How convenient (for you to show up)!
きげんをとるkigenwotoru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

こびへつらうkobihetsurauウェイターUEITAAha最上saijounoテーブルTEEBURUwoあてがわれるategawareruなぜならnazenaraそうしたsoushitaウェイターUEITAAhaいつもitsumoマネージャーMANEEJAAya上役uwayakunoきげんをとるkigenwotoruからkara The obsequious waiter is usually assigned the best table because he always curries favor with his manager and superiors.

ころっとkorotto

adverb:

  • sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole) - onomatopoeia
  • easily
  • suddenly
  • completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly
  • disappointing
  • curling up into the fetal position; going to sleep suddenly
ごんべえがたねまきゃからすがほじくるgonbeegatanemakyakarasugahojikuruごんべえがたねまきゃカラスがほじくるgonbeegatanemakyaKARASUgahojikuru

expression:

  • spoiling someone's work; useless effort; laboring in vain; labouring in vain; if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up [literal]
ようとうをかかげてくにくをうるyoutouwokakagetekunikuwouru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to cry wine and sell vinegar; to do deceptive advertisement; to put up a sheep's head and sell dog meat [literal] - idiom
じょうとうjoutou Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

  • superior; first-class; excellent; top quality

interjection:

  • (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

どうしてdoushiteこんなkonna上等joutounoぶどう酒budoushuwo今までimamade取って置いたtotteoitanoka Why have you kept such an excellent wine back till now?

ひもhimoヒモHIMO

noun:

  • string; cord
  • man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp - oft. as ヒモ - usually written using kana alone

何かnanikawo記録kirokuするsuruためにtameni彼らkarerahaラマRAMAkaアルパカARUPAKAno毛糸keitodeできたdekita結び目musubimenoついたtsuitaひもhimowo使ったtsukatta To record something, they used knotted cords made of the wool of the llama or alpaca.

りょうかいryoukai Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • comprehension; consent; understanding; agreement

interjection:

  • OK; roger (on two-way radio)

karehaゆっくりyukkuriうなずいてunazuite了解ryoukainoiwo示したshimeshita He nodded slowly in comprehension.

とりあえずtoriaezumisenomae掃除soujishiといてtoiteくれkure」「了解ryoukai!」「打ち水uchimizumo頼むtanomu "Clean up in front of the shop first." "OK!" "Sprinkle some water out there too."

むようmuyou Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • useless; futile
  • unnecessary; needless
  • not on business; unrelated; unauthorised; unauthorized
  • prohibited; banned; forbidden

電気denkinoためにtameniろうそくrousokuha我々warewareno生活seikatsuniほとんどhotondo無用muyouになったninatta Electricity made candles of little use in our life.

他言tagon無用muyoudeお願いonegaishiますmasu Not a word to anyone, please.

かっそうkassou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); glide; slide
  • taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run

torihatsubasawo動かさずugokasazu空中kuuchuuwo滑走kassouできるdekiru A bird can glide through the air without moving its wings.

やりきれないyarikirenai Inflection

adjective:

  • unable to finish (on time, etc.)
  • unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance; too much
なおかつnaokatsu

adverb:

  • besides; furthermore; on top of that
  • and yet; nevertheless; even so

彼女kanojoha快活kaikatsude愛想aisogaよくyoku親切shinsetsudeなおかつnaokatsu思いやりomoiyarigaあるaru。要する.要suruni立派なrippanahitoですdesu She is bright, friendly, kind, and considerate. In brief, she is a good person.

たべのこしtabenokoshi

noun:

  • leftover food (esp. on one's plate at the end of a meal)
よこいとyokoitoよこいとyokoitoぬきいとnukiitoよこいとyokoitoぬきnukiiよこいとyokoito

noun:

  • weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
ふみだいfumidai

noun:

  • stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder
  • (figurative) stepping stone

このkono踏台fumidaiwo使えばtsukaebaクローゼットKUROOZETTOnoueni手が届くtegatodokuyo If you stand on this stool, you can reach the top of the closet.

アイスバーンAISUBAAN

noun:

  • icy road - From German "Eisbahn"
  • frozen snow surface (e.g. on a ski slope)
  • skating rink - orig. meaning
あっこうぞうごんakkouzougon

noun:

  • all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words) - four character idiom

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