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心情★【しんじょうshinjou】

noun:

  • sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

嫉妬心shittoshinくらいkurai強くtsuyoku人間ningenのno心情shinjouにni巣食うsukuu情熱jounetsuはhaないnai。 There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

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負う☆【おうou】 Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to bear; to carry on one's back ➜ 背負う
  • to take responsibility for; to accept a duty
  • to be injured
  • to owe

両親ryoushinはha子供達kodomotachiのno教育kyouikuにni責任sekininをwo負うou。 Parents are responsible for their children's education.

彼のkarenoおじojiがga彼のkareno責任sekininをwo負うouだろうdarou。 His uncle will undertake the responsibility for him.

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閉口☆【へいこうheikou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • dumbfounded; stumped; at one's wits' end; nonplussed
  • annoyed

彼kareはhaそのsono問題mondaiでde閉口heikouしていたshiteita。 He was stumped by the problem.

君のkiminoわがままwagamamaにはniha閉口heikouするsuru。 I'm annoyed at your selfishness.

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手遅れ☆【ておくれteokure】手後れ・手おくれ

noun:

  • being too late; losing one's final chance

手後れteokureにならninaraないうちにnaiuchini、必要なhitsuyouna措置sochiをwo取るtoruべきbekiですdesu。 We should take the necessary steps before it's too late.

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前☆【ぜんzen】

prefix noun:

  • the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former
  • pre- (e.g. "premodern") - before the name of an era

~の noun / noun:

前zen学期gakkiはha成績seisekiがgaよかったyokatta。 I had a good report last term.

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努めて☆【つとめてtsutomete】勉めて・力めて

adverb:

  • as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently
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たどり着く☆【たどりつくtadoritsuku】辿り着く☆・辿りつく Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

しかしshikashi城shiroにniたどりつくtadoritsukuなりnari、近衛兵konoeheiをwo率いたhikiita人hitoによってniyotte、わたしwatashiはhaこのkono牢獄rougokuにni勾引kouinされてsareteしまったshimatta。 However, when I finally reached the castle I was thrown into this prison by the commander of the imperial guard.

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含嗽【がんそうgansou・うがいugaigikun】含漱【がんそうgansou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • gargling; rinsing one's mouth
一億★【いちおくichioku】１億

noun:

  • 100,000,000; one hundred million
打席★【だせきdaseki】

noun:

  • batter's box; one's turn at bat - Baseball term
日本一★【にほんいちnihon'ichi・にっぽんいちnippon'ichi】

noun / ~の noun:

  • Japan's best; number one in Japan

いくらikura器kiだけdakeをwo日本一nippon'ichiにしてもnishitemo、中身nakamiがga三流sanryuuやったらyattaraな～んna～nのno意味imiもmoないnaiんnちゃうchauのno？ The container may be the best in Japan, but if the contents are third class, then isn't it completely meaningless?

相次ぐ★【あいつぐaitsugu】相継ぐ Inflection

godan ~ぐ verb:

  • to follow in succession; to happen one after another

相次ぐaitsugu不祥事fushoujiにも関わらずnimokakawarazu、警察keisatsuはhaオメオメOMEOME違反ihan切符kippuをwo切っているkitteiru。 Despite their own scandals, the police continue to make arrests as though nothing had happened at all.

生前★【せいぜんseizen】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • while alive; during one's lifetime

彼kareはha生前seizenはha偉大なidaina政治家seijikaであったdeatta。 He was a great statesman in life.

身内★【みうちmiuchi】身うち

noun:

  • relatives; one's family
  • friends; members of the same organization
  • followers; henchmen
  • one's whole body

いつくしみitsukushimiはha、身内miuchiからkara始めようhajimeyou。 Charity begins at home.

できちゃった婚dekichattakonのnoためtame身内miuchiとto大学daigakuのno友人yuujin2人しかshikaよばないyobanai地味婚jimikonにniするsuruそうsouですdesu。 It seems as it was a shot-gun wedding so they're having a quiet wedding with only family and a couple of friends from university invited.

辞す★【じすjisu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to excuse oneself; to take one's leave ➜ 辞する
  • to quit; to resign; to retire; to leave post
  • to decline; to turn down
  • to not hesitate - adjectivally as 〜を辞さず, etc.
意思表示☆【いしひょうじishihyouji】意志表示 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • declaration of intent; declaration of intention; expression of one's intention; manifestation of intention
持ち株☆【もちかぶmochikabu】持株

noun:

  • stock holdings; one's shares

理事会rijikaiはha海外kaigaiのno持ち株mochikabuをwo放棄houkiするsuruことkotoをwo議決giketsuしましたshimashita。 The Board of Trustees voted to divest the organization's overseas holdings.

一段落☆【いちだんらくichidanraku・ひとだんらくhitodanraku】ひと段落【ひとだんらくhitodanraku】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; completing the first stage (of the work)

noun:

  • one paragraph

今回konkaiのnoプロジェクトPUROJEKUTOがga終わってowatte、やっとyatto一段落ichidanrakuしたshitaってtte感じkanjiだdaねne。 Now that the project has come to an end, I feel like I've finally come to a resting-place.

無理やり☆【むりやりmuriyari】無理矢理☆ateji・無理遣り

adverb / noun:

  • forcibly; against one's will - 矢理 is ateji - four character idiom

彼kareはha無理やりmuriyari残業zangyouさせられたsaserareta。 He was forced to work overtime.

第一声☆【だいいっせいdaiissei】

noun:

  • first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth
  • first speech; inaugural address

しかしshikashi、私たちwatashitachiがga口にするkuchinisuru第一声daiisseiはha「こんにちはkonnichiha」だda。 But the first thing we say is "hello."

見届ける☆【みとどけるmitodokeru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
受け持ち☆【うけもちukemochi】受持ち・受持irr.

noun:

  • charge (of something); matter in one's charge ➜ 担当

受け持ちukemochiのno患者kanjaにni客観的kyakkantekiになるninaru事kotoはha看護婦kangofuにとってnitotte困難konnanだda。 It's hard for nurses to be objective about their patients.

個室☆【こしつkoshitsu】

noun:

  • private room; single (room); room for one; one's own room
  • (toilet) stall

個室koshitsuをwo予約yoyakuしたいshitaiのですnodesuがga？ I'd like to reserve a private compartment.

引け目☆【ひけめhikeme】ひけ目

noun:

  • sense of inferiority; one's weak point

私watashiなんかnanka、親戚shinsekiにni会うauとto引け目hikemeをwo感じてkanjiteしまうshimauわwa。 I feel not quite up to snuff when I meet my relatives.

見上げる☆【みあげるmiageru】見あげる Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to look up at; to raise one's eyes
  • to look up to; to admire; to respect

見上げるmiageruとto彼kareがga入ってhaitte来たkita。 Looking up, I saw him come in.

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