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- 連れしょん【つれしょん】連れション【つれション】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together - vulgar - abbreviation ➜ 連れ小便
- 縁を切る【えんをきる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
- 食い繋ぐ【くいつなぐ】食いつなぐ Inflection
godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:
- to ration out and survive on (some food)
- to eke out a living
- 割を食う【わりをくう】 Inflection
expression / godan ~う verb:
- to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
- ぬめぬめ《滑々・滑滑》ヌメヌメ Inflection
~と adverb / adverb:
- wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
~する noun:
- to have a sheen; to be slimy
- 舵を切る【かじをきる】かじを切る Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
- 例えて言うと【たとえていうと】たとえて言うと
expression:
- figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak; to use a figure of speech
- 捧げる☆【ささげる】献げる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to lift up; to hold up; to hold above eye level
- to give; to offer; to consecrate
- to devote; to sacrifice; to dedicate
彼らは12月24日の晩、熱心に祈りを捧げる。 They offer an earnest prayer on the evening of December 24.
- 自然消滅【しぜんしょうめつ】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
- 別火【べっか・べつび】
noun:
- cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from one's everyday fire for performing Shinto rites; cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from mourning people, menstruating women, etc.
- 努める★【つとめる】勉める・力める Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)
親は子供のことを考えないでいれば恐ろしい内容の電話や電報は絶対に来ないと望みつつ、子供のことを考えないように努めるのである。 Parents try not to think about it, hoping that if they blot the children out, the fateful call or cable will never come.
- うろつく☆《彷徨く》ウロつく Inflection
godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:
- to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander aimlessly; to knock around; to hang around
- to be confused from not knowing what to do
真夜中は幽霊がうろつく時刻だと考えられている。 Midnight is when ghosts are thought to walk the earth.
- かぶりつく《かぶり付く・噛り付く・齧り付く・齧りつく・噛りつく》かじりつく《噛り付く・齧り付く・齧りつく・かじり付く・噛りつく》 Inflection
godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:
- to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
- to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to [かじりつく]
- 覗き【のぞき】覘き
noun / ~の noun:
- peep; peeping
noun:
- peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures - abbreviation ➜ 覗き機関
カーテンを閉めて! 向かいの家の人は、覗き魔なんだから。 Close the curtains! It's because the person living in the house across the street is a voyeur.
- 恵方参り【えほうまいり】恵方詣り・恵方詣irr.
noun:
- New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
- 自切【じせつ】
noun:
- autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator
- 企てる☆【くわだてる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to plan; to plot; to propose; to design; to intend; to contemplate
- to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business)
- to stand on tip-toes - archaism
きょうこそは彼らが脱走を企てる運命の日だ。 Today is the fatal day that they will attempt their escape.
- 回向文【えこうもん】
noun:
- closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead - Buddhism term
- 打ち上げ会【うちあげかい】
noun:
- closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party; party to celebrate successful completion of a project
- 渦巻く☆【うずまく】うず巻く Inflection
godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:
- to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to curl (smoke)
- to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
- to surge; to sweep
まぁ実際問題、そんな噂が渦巻く中でよく部活が存続してると思うぜ。 Well, for the practical problem, in the midst of those rumours flying around I'm surprised they've been able to keep that club running.
- 恐れ入る【おそれいる】畏れ入る Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be much obliged; to feel small
- to be grateful
- to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be surprised
- to be disconcerted; to be embarrassed
- ビビる・びびる Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to feel self-conscious; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet; to get the jitters
- to be startled; to be surprised; to be shocked; to feel frightened; to be spooked - colloquialism
- to be shy; to be bashful - archaism
Kanji
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