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- 穿つ【うがつ】 Inflection
godan ~つ verb / transitive:
- to drill; to bore; to pierce; to pass through
godan ~つ verb / transitive / intransitive verb:
- to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); to be true to (nature)
godan ~つ verb / transitive:
- to put on; to wear - archaism
- 仏前☆【ぶつぜん】
noun:
- (before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha
- offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering - oft. as 御~
- 割り込む☆【わりこむ】割込む・割りこむ・わり込む Inflection
godan ~む verb / transitive:
- to cut in; to thrust oneself into; to wedge oneself in; to muscle in on; to interrupt; to disturb
- 月桂【げっけい】
noun:
- bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree - abbreviation ➜ 月桂樹
- moon; moonlight
- katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends) - orig. meaning
- 眉に唾をつける【まゆにつばをつける】眉につばをつける・眉に唾を付ける Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery - idiom ➜ 眉唾物【まゆつばもの】
- 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.
- 十年一日【じゅうねんいちじつ・じゅうねんいちにち】
noun:
- without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end - four character idiom
- 現役★【げんえき】
noun / ~の noun:
- active duty; active service
- student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try - often as 現役で ➜ 浪人【ろうにん】
現役から引退した人は足が遠のくものだ。 People rarely come to see you once you are retired.
- 番に当たる【ばんにあたる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to have one's turn; to be on duty; to have one's inning
- 要点に触れる【ようてんにふれる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to come to the point; to touch on the point; to address the main points
- 行き止まり☆【いきどまり・ゆきどまり】行止まり・行き止り・行止り
noun:
- dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage)
- end; end of the road; end point; as far as one can go
- 良いとこ取り【よいとこどり】良いとこどり・良い所取り・よいとこ取り・好いとこ取り Inflection
expression / noun / ~する noun:
- focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information) ➜ いいとこ取り【いいとこどり】
- 尻尾を掴む【しっぽをつかむ】尻尾をつかむ・しっぽを掴む Inflection
expression / godan ~む verb:
- to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead - idiom
- to grab by the tail [literal]
- 王座を占める【おうざをしめる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- 頭が切れる【あたまがきれる】頭がきれる Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever - idiom
- 手放し☆【てばなし】手離し
noun:
- not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold
- lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
- 町並み☆【まちなみ】町並☆・街並み・街並
noun:
- townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
異国情緒あふれる街並みが続く。 The streets are filled with an air of exoticism.
- 通信販売☆【つうしんはんばい】
noun / ~の noun:
- mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service; on-line shopping service (with delivery by mail)
通信販売がダイレクト・マーケティングの主な形態である。 Mail order is the main form of direct marketing.
- 貝寄せ【かいよせ】貝寄・貝寄風
noun:
- west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); wind that blows seashells ashore [literal]
- 方☆【かた】
noun:
- direction; way - also ほう
- person; lady; gentleman - honorific language
noun / suffix noun:
- method of; manner of; way of
suffix noun:
- care of ...
- person in charge of ... - also がた
- side (e.g. "on my mother's side") - also がた
審判の方をちらりと睨むが、審判は涼しい顔して鼻クソをほじっていやがった。「ちくしょう、八百長かよ・・・」 I glared briefly in the referee's direction but he was putting on a calm face while picking his nose. "Dammit, the fight's a fixup!?"
グリーン夫人は、私の子供たちが歌を習っている方ですが、今度の日曜に独唱会を開く予定です。 Mrs. Green, from whom my children have lessons in singing, is to have a recital next Sunday.
- さくさく・サクサク Inflection
adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:
- crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; flaky (as in pastry) - onomatopoeia
- crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.) - onomatopoeia
- doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; proceeding smoothly - onomatopoeia
- sound of pouring liquid - onomatopoeia - archaism
- speaking clearly - onomatopoeia - archaism
- 月見団子【つきみだんご】
noun:
- dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)
- 弾む☆【はずむ】勢む Inflection
godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:
- to spring; to bound; to bounce
- to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively
godan ~む verb / transitive:
- to treat oneself to; to splurge on
godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:
- to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath ➜ 息が弾む【いきがはずむ】
私の胸は期待にはずむ。 My heart bounds with expectation.
ゴムのボールは弾力性があるから弾む。 A rubber ball bounces because it is elastic.
- 読み漁る【よみあさる】読みあさる Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
Kanji
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