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だいdai

noun / suffix noun:

  • charge; cost; price
  • generation; age; reign
  • era - Geology term
  • a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone) - after someone's name or title
  • used after a phone number to indicate that it is a switchboard number 代表電話番号

counter:

  • counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.
  • counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.)
  • proxy application company - abbreviation 代理申請会社

noun:

  • pronoun - used in dictionaries, etc. - abbreviation 代名詞

うちのuchino会社kaishahaいればirebaいるiru長いnagai時間jikanいるiruだけdake残業zangyoudaigaもらえるmoraeruからkara The longer you stay, the more overtime pay you'll get.

あのano会社kaishatono取り引きtorihikihachichinodaiからkara糸を引くitowohikuようにyouni切れないkirenai Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.

20daino若いwakai女性joseinonakaにはniha夏休みnatsuyasumini海外旅行kaigairyokounideたいtaito思うomouhitomo多いooi Many young women in their 20s plan to go abroad during their summer holidays.

安倍内閣abenaikakuhadai90daino内閣総理大臣naikakusouridaijinni指名shimeiされたsareta安倍abesusumuga2006nen9月kugatsu26nichini発足hossokusaseta内閣naikakudeあるaru The Abe Cabinet is the Cabinet inaugurated on September 26, 2006 by Shinzo Abe, who was appointed as Japan's 90th Prime Minister.

あずかるazukaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody
  • to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to be entrusted with
  • to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment); to leave undecided
  • to take upon oneself (to do); to settle (a matter) oneself

地価chikaga上がりagari続ければtsuzukerebawatashihaかなりkanarino利益riekiniあずかるazukaruことkotoになろうninarou I'll come in for a nice profit if land values continue to rise.

銀行ginkouhahitonokinwo預かるazukaru The bank keeps money for people.

まかせるmakaseruold Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to
  • to passively leave to someone else's facilities 想像に任せる
  • to leave to take its natural course 成り行きに任せる
  • to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)
  • to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done 力任せ

よかれあしかれyokareashikareこのkono問題mondaihakareni委せるmakaseruほかhokahaないnai For better or worse, we can't do anything but leave this matter up to him.

musumega卒業sotsugyouしたshitanochiha自分jibunno好きsukini任せるmakaseruことkotoniきめたkimeta We have decided to leave our daughter to herself after she left school.

はさむhasamuold Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to hold between; to grip with (from both sides); to nip; to catch (e.g. one's finger in a door)
  • to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose; to interject
  • to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to be across (a street, river, etc.); to have between each other

ドアDOAniyubiwoはさみましたhasamimashita I caught my finger in the door.

karehamimini鉛筆enpitsuwo挟んだhasanda He stuck his pencil behind his ear.

彼らkarerahaテーブルTEEBURUwoはさんでhasande向かい合ったmukaiatta They confronted each other across the table.

さえるsaeru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp
  • to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake
  • to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful - often as 冴えない
  • to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute
  • to be satisfying - often as 冴えない 冴えない
  • to become frigid; to become intensely cold - original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned

コーヒーKOOHIIwo一杯ippai飲むnomutoatamaga冴えるsaeru I feel more alert after drinking a cup of coffee.

ドライブDORAIBU Inflection

noun:

  • drive; trip by car; driving

~する noun / intransitive verb:

  • to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car

~する noun / transitive:

  • to drive (e.g. a car)
  • to drive (innovation, change, etc.); to propel

noun:

  • drive - IT term
きになるkininaru Inflection

expression / intransitive verb / godan ~る verb:

  • to be on one's mind; to worry one; to care about; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy; to be anxious; to be curious about
  • to feel like; to feel inclined to
  • to fancy; to like; to catch one's eye
じんずいjinzuiしんすいshinsuiしんずいshinzuiじんすいjinsui

noun:

  • water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow
  • miracle-working water
  • water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
やまごしyamagoshi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • wind blowing down, coming over a mountain

noun:

  • immediately after one's draw - Mahjong term
  • winning off a discarded tile from the player to one's right or across the table on the turn after letting one's winning tile go by from the player to one's left - Mahjong term
ふりfuri

noun / counter:

  • swing; shake; wave; swinging

noun:

  • appearance; behaviour - usually written using kana alone
  • pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to) - oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form - usually written using kana alone 振りをする

noun / ~の noun:

  • going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction - usually written using kana alone

noun:

  • move (dance); postures
  • lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up - oft. as フリ - usually written using kana alone 前振り
  • unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

suffix / counter:

  • counter for swords, blades, etc.

noun:

  • not wearing underwear or pants - archaism

kareha彼女のkanojono話しhanashi振りfuriga気に入らなかったkiniiranakatta He did not like her manner of speech.

hitonoふりfuri見てmite我がwagaふりfuri直せnaose Learn wisdom from the faults of others.

watashihakareno言っているitteirukotogaわからないwakaranaiふりfuriwoしたshita I pretended not to understand what he was saying.

ふたをあけるfutawoakeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to open the lid; to lift a lid Antonym: 蓋を閉める
  • to open the lid (on); to make public - idiom
  • to start (something) - idiom
  • to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect); to look at the condition of something - idiom
  • to open (of a theatre) - idiom
とめるtomeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to stop; to turn off - esp. 止める, 停める
  • to park - esp. 止める, 停める
  • to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain) - esp. 止める, 停める
  • to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
  • to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind 目を留める気に留める
  • to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple - esp. 留める
  • to detain; to keep in custody - esp. 留める

そのsono新聞shinbunha政府seifuniインフレINFUREwo止めるtomeruようにyouni求めたmotometa The newspaper called for the government to stop inflation.

このkono文書bunshohaあなたanatanoomeniだけdake留めてtometeいただきitadakiたいtai This document is for your eyes only.

watashiga言ったittaことkotowo留めてtometeおいてoite下さいkudasai Please bear in mind what I said.

木片mokuhenhahonno留め木tomekide留めてあるtometearu The wooden pieces are fastened with a peg.

ここkokonikurumawo停めるtomerunoha違法ihouですdesu It's illegal to park your car here.

ふせるfuseru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to lay upside down
  • to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes)

ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

  • to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to conceal; to hide; to keep secret; to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

というとtoiuto

conjunction:

  • if one were to speak of ..., then certainly; if it were the case that ..., then certainly; if it were a ..., then certainly; phrase used to indicate the inevitability of what follows it (based on what precedes it) 言う言う
  • so that means (when used in sentence-initial position)
えんぴぎょやくenpigyoyaku

noun:

  • all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely; the kites fly and the fish leap [literal] - four character idiom - obscure term
  • Heaven's will that all of creation shall follow their original natures and live freely - four character idiom - obscure term
  • as a ruler's benevolence spreads, the people will find their places in the land based on their abilities - four character idiom - obscure term
はずhazu

noun:

  • expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be
  • nock (of a bow)
  • nock (of an arrow)
  • nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) - Sumo term はず押し【はずおし】
  • wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

そのsono飛行機hikoukiha今ごろimagoroha関西kansai空港kuukouni当然touzen着いているtsuiteiruはずhazuda The plane should have arrived at Kansai Airport by now.

hanashiwo聞いたkiitanodaからkara興味kyoumigaあるaruhazuda He listened to my pitch, so he must be interested.

じっしゃjissha Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • on-the-spot filming or photography

noun:

  • live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); photographic image (as opposed to a drawing, computer-generated image, etc.)
  • real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.); documentary (film)
とりおいtorioi

noun:

  • driving off birds
  • procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house
  • female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen
  • street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
せっしるsesshiru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close - archaism 接する【せっする】
  • to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to deal with; to see - archaism
  • to receive (news); to get; to hear - archaism
  • to encounter; to come across - archaism

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to make touch; to bring into contact with; to bring adjacent to; to bring close; to connect - archaism
たほうtahou

noun / ~の noun:

  • one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party

conjunction:

どちらかdochirakaga他方tahouよりyoriいいii、と,toいうiunoではないdehanai One way is not better than the other.

そのsono仕事shigotohaあまりamariおもしろくomoshirokuなかったnakattaga他方tahoude報酬houshuuga良かったyokatta That job was not very interesting, but on the other hand it was well paid.

くうkuuold Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to eat - male language
  • to live; to make a living; to survive
  • to bite; to sting (as insects do)
  • to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
  • to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
  • to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
  • to consume time and-or resources
  • to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) - colloquialism
  • to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time - male language - vulgar

tade食うkuumushimo好き好きsukisuki There is no accounting for tastes.

このkono事業jigyouhakinwo食うkuu This job eats money.

今時imadoki年功序列nenkoujoretsudaなんてnante言ってittemo若いwakaiyatsuno反発hanpatsuwo食うkuuだけdakeですdesuyo If you try to defend the seniority-based corporate escalator these days all you'll get is flak from younger employees.

もろかざりmorokazari

noun:

  • decorating the alcove of a tea room with a hanging scroll and flowers (in more formal tea ceremonies, during only the first and second half respectively)
  • style of decorating a traditional Japanese room (esp. a study) in which incense, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks are placed on a table in front of a trio of hanging scrolls - orig. meaning
せっするsessuru Inflection

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

  • to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close
  • to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to deal with; to see
  • to receive (news); to get; to hear
  • to encounter; to come across
  • to be tangent to - Mathematics term

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

  • to make touch; to bring into contact with; to bring adjacent to; to bring close; to connect

アブミ骨ABUMIboneha内耳naijino前庭窓zenteimadoni接しているsesshiteiru The stirrup rests on the oval window of the inner ear.

メキシコMEKISHIKOhaアメリカ合衆国amerikagasshuukokuto国境kokkyouwo接するsessurukunida Mexico is a country whose borders adjoin with those of the United States.

フランスFURANSUhaイタリアITARIAto国境kokkyouwo接するsessuru France has a common border with Italy.

はまるhamaruirr.irr.ハマるHAMAru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to fit; to get into; to go into
  • to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions)
  • to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught
  • to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap
  • to be addicted to; to be deep into; to be crazy about; to be stuck on

彼女kanojoha編み物amimononiはまっているhamatteiru She is really into knitting.

はめるhameruoldoldold Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to button; to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)
  • to have sex; to fuck - colloquialism
  • to pigeonhole (into a particular category)
  • to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
  • to entrap; to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)

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