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ほうみょうhoumyou

noun:

  • Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood) - Buddhism term
  • posthumous Buddhist name - Buddhism term
べそをつくるbesowotsukuru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

そろばんをはじくsorobanwohajiku Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to count on the abacus
  • to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability
ひさしぶりhisashiburi Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

  • a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

やあyaaビルBIRU随分zuibun久しぶりhisashiburidane I haven't seen you for a long time, Bill.

さおさすsaosasu Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with the tide
かしはがしkashihagashi

noun:

  • withdrawal of loan credit (e.g. by a bank); retraction of credit; insistence on repayment
mo

particle:

  • too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  • both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) - as AもBも
  • even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than - used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.
  • even if; even though; although; in spite of - often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.

adverb:

  • further; more; again; another; the other - colloquialism - abbreviation もう
ちゃくしゅchakushu Inflection

~する noun:

  • to start work (on); to undertake
  • to start committing a crime - also 著手 - Law term

noun:

  • embarkation; launch

karehaたくさんtakusanno仕事shigotoni着手chakushuしたshita He undertook a great deal of work.

いづつizutsu

noun:

  • well curb; well kerb
  • family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
かたをならべるkatawonaraberu Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder
  • to be on a par with
むすびつけるmusubitsukeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

理論rironwo実践jissento結び付けるmusubitsukeruことkotoga重要juuyouであるdearu It is important to combine theory with practice.

のぞむnozomu Inflection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to look out on; to overlook; to front onto
  • to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to be confronted by
  • to deal with (an issue)
  • to attend (e.g. a function); to appear (e.g. in court); to be present at; to take part in
もうmouもーmo-irr.

adverb:

  • now; soon; shortly; before long; presently
  • already; yet; by now; (not) anymore すでに
  • further; more; again; another; the other

interjection:

  • tsk; dammit; jeez; come on - used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)
はかりにかけるhakarinikakeruirr. Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to weigh on a scale
  • to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
はっかいhakkaiはちかいhachikai

noun:

  • the eight precepts (in addition to the five precepts, prohibitions against: lying in a luxurious bed; self-decoration, song & dance; and eating after noon) - Buddhism term 五戒
てかげんtekagen Inflection

noun:

  • making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel; skill; knack

noun / ~する noun:

  • going easy on someone; making allowances; using discretion; taking various circumstances into account

kareha手加減tekagenwoしないshinaihitoですdesu He likes to play hardball with people.

しせいshisei

noun:

  • the four great families of the age (esp. the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan, the Fujiwara clan and the Tachibana clan)
  • varna (each of the four Hindu castes) ヴァルナ
こんkon

noun:

  • stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence
  • radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily) 基【き】
  • root - Mathematics term
  • indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs) - Buddhism term
はんにゃhannya

noun:

  • prajna; wisdom required to attain enlightenment - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit "prajñā"
  • noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy) 般若面【はんにゃめん】
  • family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask
  • dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression - abbreviation 般若面【はんにゃづら】
とうないtounai

noun / ~の noun:

  • on an island; on-island 島外
べそをかくbesowokaku Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
とっかんtokkan Inflection

noun:

  • battlecry; cheer; cry where one breathes in a large volume of air and then releases it suddenly in a loud cry 鬨の声

noun / ~する noun:

  • rushing at the enemy 突貫
こしくだけkoshikudake

noun:

  • collapsing in the middle of a bout - Sumo term
  • breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
はなをもたせるhanawomotaseru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to let someone have the credit for (a success); to let someone else carry the flowers [literal]
びしょくbishoku Inflection

noun:

  • gourmet food; delicious food

noun / ~する noun:

  • dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

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