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こうかいかぶkoukaikabu

noun:

  • publicly-traded stock; stock listed on the stock exchange
ペーパードライバーPEEPAADORAIBAAペーパードライバPEEPAADORAIBAペーパー・ドライバーPEEPAA/DORAIBAAペーパー・ドライバPEEPAA/DORAIBA

noun:

  • person who has a driving licence but little or no experience actually driving (license) - From English "paper driver"
せきしゅくうけんsekishukuuken

noun:

  • barehanded; having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something) - four character idiom
とつきとおかtotsukitooka

noun:

  • babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day
  • normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
もくさつmokusatsu Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

女性joseinokoega黙殺mokusatsusare女性joseino希望kibouha却下kyakkasareteitaそのsono当時touji彼女kanojoha女性joseiga立ち上がりtachiagarikoewo上げage選挙senkyokenwo獲得kakutokuするsurunowomiながらnagara生きikitekita At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach out for the ballot.

ぼひょうbohyouはかじるしhakajirushiぼひょうbohyou

noun:

  • grave marker; gravestone; headstone
  • writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.) ぼひょう
おやこどんoyakodonおやこどんぶりoyakodonburi

noun:

  • oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice
  • sexual relationship with both a mother and daughter - vulgar - slang
あなねらいananerai

noun:

  • aiming for a lucky break (e.g. in horse racing, betting on an unlikely horse)
しゅうこつshuukotsu

noun:

  • collecting bones and remains (e.g. on a battlefield)
  • putting cremated remains in an urn
どろえdoroeでいえdeie

noun:

  • distemper painting - esp. どろえ 泥絵の具
  • painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background) - esp. でいえ 金銀泥絵
バリさんBARIsan

noun:

  • full signal strength (on a cellphone); good cellphone reception; three bars [literal] - from バリバリ三本 - colloquialism
ひくhiku Inflection

godan ~く verb / transitive:

  • to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
  • to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest) 惹く【ひく】注意を引く
  • to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
  • to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  • to draw (a line, plan, etc.) 図面を引く
  • to catch (a cold) 風邪を引く
  • to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) 弾く【ひく】
  • to look up (e.g. a dictionary); to consult 辞書を引く
  • to haul; to pull (vehicles) - esp. 牽く
  • to subtract; to deduct
  • to recede; to ebb; to fade
  • to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
  • to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
  • to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
  • to hold (e.g. a note)
  • to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

あんなannahonみたらmitaraフツーのFUTSUUnoonnaha引くhikuもんmonna Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!

定規jougiha直線chokusenwo引くhikuのにnoni役立つyakudatsu A ruler helps one to draw a straight line.

ジョンJONhaギターGITAAwo引くhikuことができませんkotogadekimasen John can't play the guitar.

初めてhajimeteno単語tangowo辞書jishodeひくhikunohaよいyoi習慣shuukanであるdearu It is a good habit to look up new words in a dictionary.

10からkarawo引くhikuto、8残るnokoru Two from ten leaves eight.

はれharega引くhikuまでmade何日くらいkuraiかかりますkakarimasuka How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?

こびるkobiruirr. Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to fawn on; to butter up to
  • to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
あいてにするaitenisuru Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

  • to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to take notice of; to deal with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival) 相手にしない相手をする
しゅうじょうこつshuujoukotsu

noun:

  • navicular bone (largest wrist bone on the thumb side); scaphoid (bone)
とまるtomaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to stop (moving); to come to a stop
  • to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
  • to alight; to perch on

そしてsoshite電車denshahaキーッKIIというtoiu音を立ててotowotatete止まったtomatta Then, the train screeched to a halt.

十分なjuubunna情報jouhouwo受け取るuketoruことができなかったkotogadekinakattaというtoiu理由riyuumo一部ichibuにはnihaあってatteハーHAAパーPAAno描写byoushaha不完全なfukanzennaものmononiとどまっているtodomatteiru Partly because he could not receive enough information, Harper's description remains imperfect.

あのanokinoedaniwanotorigaとまっているtomatteiru Some birds are sitting on the branch of that tree.

ダフるDAFUru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to duff (golf); to sclaff; to hit the ground behind the ball during a stroke - Sports term ダフ
こころをうごかすkokorowougokasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
ボスBOSU

noun:

  • boss; leader; head
  • difficult enemy in a video game, usu. found at the end of a level or game
いちばんだいこichibandaiko

noun:

  • beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)
せんりもいちりsenrimoichiri

expression:

  • a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love) - proverb
れんざrenza Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • implication (in a crime); involvement
  • sitting in a row (in the same seat) - archaism
いっぱつippatsu

noun:

  • shot; charge; explosion
  • blow; punch
  • home run - Baseball term

noun / adverbial noun:

  • try; attempt

noun:

  • win on the first go-around after calling riichi - Mahjong term
よつみyotsumi

noun:

  • cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other) - Sumo term
  • kimono made for young children
とくてんえいぞうtokuten'eizou

noun:

  • bonus footage (e.g. behind-the-scenes interviews), such as that included on DVDs of movies, television programs, etc.

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