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かべドンkabeDON Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic) - slang
  • banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour) - colloquialism
くいつくkuitsuku Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to bite at; to snap at; to nibble 食らいつく
  • to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into 食らいつく
  • to hold on to; to cling to; to stick to
  • to complain; to bicker
かたひざをたてるkatahizawotateru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
ぼけるbokeruほうけるhoukeruボケるBOKEru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to grow senile; to be childish with age
  • to be mentally slow; to be befuddled
  • to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
  • to become engrossed (in something) ほうける
ゆばはじめyubahajime

noun:

  • ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods)
  • first firing of the bow (after the New Year or the reconstruction of the archery range (in military families))
もとをとるmotowotoru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
いんin

noun:

suffix:

noun:

  • imperial palace - honorific language
  • title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc. - honorific language - archaism 女院【にょういん】

suffix:

  • former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.); late

原子力genshiryoku安全anzen保安hoaninga東京電力toukyoudenryoku福島fukushimadai原子力genshiryoku発電hatsudenshono事故jikono評価hyoukawoレベルREBERUからkara最もmottomo深刻shinkokunahe引き上げhikiageta The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency upped the level of the incident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from level 5 to level 7.

トムTOMUha美容biyouinni行っitaけれどkeredo早くhayaku帰っkaetaほうhouga良かっyokatanじゃjaないnainokana Though Tom went to the salon, it would have been better if he'd hurried back.

いかすikasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
  • to let live; to keep alive
  • to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life
  • to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

自分jibunno才能sainouwo思う思u存分存分生かすikasuにはniha自分jibunniもっとmottoふさわしいfusawashii職業shokugyou新しいatarashii職場shokubawo見つけるmitsukeruことkotoですdesu In order to bring out your talents to the full you need to a profession more suited to you, to find a new work place.

kimiwo生かすikasumo殺すkorosumoboku次第shidaida It's up to me whether I kill you or let you live!

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
みわけるmiwakeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate (both figuratively and visually)
  • to identify (whether an object is positive or negative in some aspect); to know the difference between something of superior and inferior quality (on sight or figuratively)

kareto彼のkarenoaniwo見分けるmiwakerunoha簡単kantanda It is easy to tell him from his brother.

ケリーKERIIha良質なryoushitsuna英語eigowo見分けるmiwakerumegaあるaru Kelly has an eye for good English.

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.

にらむniramu Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
  • to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
  • to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge
  • to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch - often as 睨まれる 睨まれる
  • to take account of; to take into consideration

審判shinpannohouwoちらりとchirarito睨むniramuga審判shinpanha涼しいsuzushiikaoしてshite鼻クソhanaKUSOwoほじっていhojitteiやがったyagatta。「ちくしょうchikushou八百長yaochoukayo・・・」 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!?"

吸血鬼kyuuketsukiha睨むniramuだけdakedehitowo金縛りkanashibariniするsuru A vampire can paralyze people just by looking at them.

ぶつねはんbutsunehan

noun:

  • the death of Shakyamuni Buddha - Buddhism term
  • Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month) - abbreviation - Buddhism term 仏涅槃忌
ずっこけるzukkokeru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to slide down
  • to make a fool of oneself
  • to whoop it up; to be on the spree; to cut loose; to mess around
しのぶshinobuシノブSHINOBU

noun:

  • squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii)
  • Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern) 軒忍
  • color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue) 襲の色目
  • ancient women's hairstyle - abbreviation 忍髷
  • clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern - abbreviation 忍摺
たらいまわしtaraimawashi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back)
  • handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order)
  • handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

政権seikennoたらい回しtaraimawashiha反対hantaida I'm opposed to political power being monopolized within a clique.

けいさいkeisai

noun:

  • publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

教育産業kyouikusangyouni関する関suru情報jouhouwo掲載keisaiしたshitaインターネットサイトINTAANETTOSAITOにはniha以下ikanoようなyounaものmonogaありますarimasu Among the Internet sites that publish information on education related businesses are those given below.

ちゅうぐうchuuguu

noun:

  • the empress, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowager 三后
  • emperor's second consort
  • empress; palace of the empress
  • building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground
  • demesne of the imperial palace 皇居
atejiがんばるganbaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
  • to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
  • to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

やり残すyarinokosuことkotogaないnaiようにyouni頑張るganbaruzo I'll do my best to have nothing left to do!

たまぐしりょうtamagushiryou

noun:

  • cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods
のみこむnomikomu Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to gulp down; to swallow deeply
  • to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest
  • to engulf; to swallow up
  • to be filled with (people); to be crowded
  • to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words)

歯を食い縛るhawokuishibaru喉元nodomotoまでmadeせりあがったseriagatta感情kanjouwo強引にgouinni飲み込むnomikomu He grits his teeth and forces back his growing fear.

このkonoミシンMISHINnoこつkotsuwoのみ込むnomikomuのにnoniどのくらいdonokurai時間がかかるjikangakakarunoka How long does it take to get the hang of this sewing machine?

ちゃせんchasen

noun:

  • tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea
  • hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
つきあうtsukiau Inflection

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

  • to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with
  • to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise

お前omaeni付き合うtsukiauほどhodohimaじゃないjanai」「なんかnankaしょぼんshobondaよぉyoo "I haven't got the time to keep up with you." "That's rather depressing."

はらをわってはなすharawowattehanasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut; to have a heart-to-heart talk

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