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渋皮がむける【しぶかわがむけるshibukawagamukeru】渋皮が剥ける Inflection

expression / ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

(a woman) to lose her roughness and become urbane and good-looking; to become experienced in worldly affairs

帰臥【きがkiga】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

quitting one's job as a government official to return to live quietly in one's own native region

指をくわえる【ゆびをくわえるyubiwokuwaeru】指を咥える・指を銜える Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

to look on enviously while doing nothing; to look on with a finger in one's mouth [literal] - often 〜て見る

合間を縫う【あいまをぬうaimawonuu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

to make good use of one's spare moments
to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

ちょいchoi

adverb:

a little; a bit; slightly ➜ ちょっと
just a minute; for a moment; briefly ➜ ちょっと
somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ➜ ちょっと

かこつけるkakotsukeru《託つける・託ける》 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

春秋に富む【しゅんじゅうにとむshunjuunitomu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~む verb:

to be young; to be young and have a promising future

応急手当を施す【おうきゅうてあてをほどこすoukyuuteatewohodokosu】応急手当てを施す Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

to give (a person) first-aid; to administer first aid

描き下ろす【かきおろすkakiorosu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb:

to draw for a specific purpose; to draw for the occasion

気脈を通じる【きみゃくをつうじるkimyakuwotsuujiru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with

気脈を通ずる【きみゃくをつうずるkimyakuwotsuuzuru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs):

to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with

決め手に欠ける【きめてにかけるkimetenikakeru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence

決め手を欠く【きめてをかくkimetewokaku】 Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence ➜ 決め手に欠ける

束になって掛かる【たばになってかかるtabaninattekakaru】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once

JLPTN1

覆す^☆【くつがえすkutsugaesu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

to overturn; to capsize; to upset
to overthrow (government etc.)
to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.); to overrule

従来のjuuraino 常識joushiki をwo覆すkutsugaesu発明hatsumei というのはtoiunoha、普通futsuu とはtoha 違うchigau 現象genshou にni 気づくkizuku 能力nouryoku とto 関係kankei がga あるaru。 Innovation has something to do with the faculty to notice unusual phenomena.

JLPTN3

飛び出す^★【とびだすtobidasu】飛びだす・飛出す・跳び出す・跳びだす Inflection

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

to jump out; to rush out; to fly out
to appear (suddenly)
to protrude; to project
to butt in

彼女kanojo はha 子供kodomo がga 道路douro にni飛び出すtobidasuのno をwo 見てmite 強くtsuyoku ブレーキをかけたBUREEKIwokaketa。 She braked hard when she saw a child run out into the road.

椎間板ヘルニアtsuikanbanHERUNIA はha 背骨sebone のno 間ma にni あるaru 椎間板tsuikanban というtoiu 軟骨nankotsu がga飛び出すtobidasuものmono ですdesu。 Disk herniation is when cartilage, called 'intervertebral disk' and found between each vertebra, slips out.

JLPTN2

流行る^☆【はやるhayaru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to be popular; to come into fashion
to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic
to flourish; to thrive

イタリアITARIA のno ファッションFUASSHON・デザイナーDEZAINAA はha、今年kotoshi はha 白shiro のno 水着mizugi がga流行るhayaruだろうdarou とto 言っているitteiru。 Some Italian fashion designers are saying that white bathing suits will catch on this year.

探し出す【さがしだすsagashidasu】捜し出す・探しだす・捜しだす・さがし出す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up; to discover

彼kare をwo探し出すsagashidasu可能性kanousei はha ないnai。 There is no possibility of our finding him.

というところtoiutokoro・とゆうところtoyuutokoro《と言うところ・と言う所》

expression:

a state called; a position described as; can sum up as; approximates to
places known as; that called
the place named

割符【わりふwarifu・わっぷwappu】割り符【わりふwarifu】

noun:

tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)

粘りつく【ねばりつくnebaritsuku】粘り着く・粘り付く Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to

JLPTN1

手がける^☆【てがけるtegakeru】手掛ける^☆・手懸ける Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to handle; to manage; to deal with; to work with; to have experience with
to rear; to look after

なんでもnandemo 自分jibun でde手がけるtegakeruとto、いとおしくitooshiku なるnaru ものmono ですdesu。 Whatever it is, you become fonder of it if you work on it yourself.

糸引き【いとひきitohiki】

noun:

stretching out a string; stretching out like a string
silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner ➜ 糸取り
pulling someone's strings
appearance of strings from a Buddha's fingertips when being prayed to (folk belief)
menstruation - euphemism

借りてきた猫【かりてきたねこkaritekitaneko】

expression / noun:

being quiet and meek (in contrast to normal behaviour); being as meek as a lamb; a borrowed cat [literal] - idiom

立件【りっけんrikken】 Inflection

noun / ~の noun:

assembling a case (for prosecution)
precondition or prerequisite for prosecution

~する noun:

to build a criminal case against someone

警察keisatsu がga 医療iryou 事故jiko のno立件rikkenにni 消極的shoukyokuteki だda。 The police are reluctant to pursue criminal charges in medical cases.

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