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無駄足を踏む【むだあしをふむmudaashiwofumu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~む verb:

  • to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
輪行袋【りんこうぶくろrinkoubukuro】

noun:

  • bicycle bag; bag used for taking a bicycle on public transport
一杯食わせる【いっぱいくわせるippaikuwaseru】いっぱい食わせる Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
屍蝋【しろうshirou】死蝋・屍蠟・死蠟

noun:

  • adipocere; grave wax; greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place (graying)
横流し☆【よこながしyokonagashi】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
絶対数【ぜったいすうzettaisuu】

noun:

  • number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
特定秘密保護法【とくていひみつほごほうtokuteihimitsuhogohou】

noun:

  • Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets (2013); Secret Information Protection Act
帰り際【かえりぎわkaerigiwa】

noun:

  • time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
街頭インタビュー【がいとうインタビューgaitouINTABYUU】

noun:

  • man-on-the-street interview; vox populi; vox pop; curbside interview
度肝を抜く・度胆を抜く【どぎもをぬくdogimowonuku】ド肝を抜く【ドぎもをぬくDOgimowonuku】 Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback
大当たり☆【おおあたりooatari】大当り Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza; bull's eye; bullseye

そのsono映画eigaはha大当たりooatariしたshita。 The movie was a big draw at the box office.

先負【せんぶsenbu・せんぷsenpu・せんまけsenmake・さきまけsakimake】

noun:

  • lucky day but not in the morning; day on which judgment and haste are avoided (judgement) ➜ 六曜
自宅待機【じたくたいきjitakutaiki】

noun:

  • standing by at home (e.g. to prevent the spread of illness)
  • being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
出戻り【でもどりdemodori】

noun:

  • (of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents - sensitive
  • (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later
  • (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
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着る☆【きるkiru】著る Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
  • to bear (guilt, etc.)

「あのano赤いakai服fukuをwo着るkiruのnoはhaよしyoshiなさいnasai」「なぜnazeいけないikenaiのno」 "You had better not wear the red dress." "Why not?"

盛り付け☆【もりつけmoritsuke】盛りつけ・盛付け

noun:

  • arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food

盛りつけmoritsukeがga美しいutsukushiiですdesuねne。 I love this arrangement.

ＲＯＭ【ロムROMU】

noun:

  • read-only memory; ROM - IT term
  • lurker (on a forum); read-only member ➜ ロムる
差し歯【さしばsashiba】差歯

noun:

  • post crown; dowel crown; false tooth
  • "tooth" on a geta clog
取り付け【とりつけtoritsuke】取付け・取付

noun:

  • installation; mounting; furnishing; fitting
  • run (on a bank); bank run

米国beikoku連邦renpou準備銀行junbiginkouはha銀行ginkouのno取り付けtoritsuke騒ぎsawagiをwo食い止めようkuitomeyouとしていますtoshiteimasu。 The Fed is trying to stave off a run on the banks.

雪踏み【ゆきふみyukifumi】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • trampling down snow on a path

noun:

  • foot-worn instrument for trampling snow
隅柱【すみばしらsumibashira】角柱

noun:

  • corner post; corner pillar
  • downstage right pillar (on a noh stage) ［角柱］ ➜ 角【すみ】
飲み歩く【のみあるくnomiaruku】呑み歩く・飲歩く Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

受け皿となる【うけざらとなるukezaratonaru】受皿となる Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host ➜ 受け皿
とのことtonokoto《との事》

expression:

  • I'm told; I'm passing on a message; he was informed - used to indicate that one has heard the preceding information from somebody
休日手当【きゅうじつてあてkyuujitsuteate】休日手当て

noun:

  • holiday allowance; allowance for working at weekends or on a holiday
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