Results, one-upmanship

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JLPTN3
元【もとmoto】旧・故

noun / ~の noun / adverbial noun / prefix noun:

  • former; ex-; past; one-time

やってyatteしまったshimattaことkotoはha元motoにni戻らないmodoranai。 What is done cannot be undone.

JLPTN2
中年★【ちゅうねんchuunen】

noun / ~の noun:

  • middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

彼女kanojoはha中年chuunenデブDEBUだda。 She's a middle-aged fat woman.

JLPTN2
怠る☆【おこたるokotaru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard ➜ 怠ける

毎日mainichiのno務めtsutomeをwo怠るokotaruなna。 Don't fail in your daily duties.

JLPTN2
拝む☆【おがむogamu】 Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one's respects
  • to beg; to make a supplication
  • to see (something or someone of high status) - sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese - humble language
JLPTN2
すっきりsukkiri☆・スッキリSUKKIRI Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulder - onomatopoeia ➜ さっぱり
  • shapely; neatly; refinedly
  • cleanly; without trouble
  • clearly; plainly; distinctly ➜ はっきり
  • completely; thoroughly ➜ すっかり
  • not at all (with negative sentence); not even slightly ➜ さっぱり
JLPTN2
第一☆【だいいちdaiichi】第１

adverb / noun:

  • first; foremost; number one

このようなkonoyounaポスターPOSUTAAをwo貼るharuにはniha許可kyokaがga必要hitsuyouですdesuしshi、だいいちdaiichi街machiのno美観bikanをwo損ないますsokonaimasu！ You need permission to put up that sort of poster, and, most of all, you're ruining the looks of the street!

JLPTN1
体験★【たいけんtaiken】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • personal experience; physical experience; one's own experience

彼kareはha自分jibunのno体験taikenをwo述べたnobeta。 He described his own experience.

JLPTN1
本音★【ほんねhonne】

noun:

  • real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks Antonym: 建前

世界sekaiからkaraはha【麻疹hashika輸出国yushutsukoku】とto嫌味iyamiとtoもmo本音honneとtoもmoとれるtoreruことkotoをwoいわれているiwareteiru始末shimatsu。 Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth.

JLPTN1
取り寄せる☆【とりよせるtoriyoseru】取寄せる Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one
  • to pull (something) closer

インターネットINTAANETTOでde願書ganshoをwo取り寄せるtoriyoseruとtoいいiiよyo。 Have them send you an application form over the Internet.

JLPTN1
お手上げ☆【おてあげoteage】お手あげ・御手上げ

noun:

  • being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; throwing up (one's) hands [literal]

火災kasaiでde全てのsubetenoコンピューターKONPYUUTAAディスクDEISUKUがga駄目dameになってninatteしまったshimatta時toki、会社kaishaはhaもうmouお手上げoteageのno状況joukyouだったdatta。 The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical discs.

JLPTN1
盛装【せいそうseisou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes

彼女kanojoはha盛装seisouしてshiteパーティーPAATEIIにni出かけてdekakete行ったitta。 She dressed up and left for the party.

我が国★【わがくにwagakuni】我国・わが国

expression / noun:

  • our country; our land; one's own country

こういうkouiu人たちhitotachiがga我が国wagakuniをwo動かしているugokashiteiru。 These persons run this country.

余儀ない★【よぎないyoginai】余儀無い Inflection

adjective:

  • unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
自主的★【じしゅてきjishuteki】 Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
我が★【わがwaga】我・吾が Inflection

pre-noun adjectival:

  • my; our; one's own
郷土★【きょうどkyoudo】

noun:

  • native place; birth-place; one's old home
  • province; region; locality
出現★【しゅつげんshutsugen】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

そうしたsoushita高層ビルkousouBIRUがga出現shutsugenするsuru前maeはha、町machiのno全てのsubeteno建物tatemonoがga相互にsougoni特別なtokubetsuna関係kankeiをwo持ってmotte建っていたtatteitaのnoであるdearu。 Before the arrival of this skyscraper, all the buildings in the city stood in special relationship to each other.

一個★【いっこikko】１個・一箇・一ヶ

noun:

  • piece; fragment; one (object)
一時金☆【いちじきんichijikin】

noun:

  • lump sum; bonus; one-off payment
決起☆【けっきkekki】蹶起 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
留任☆【りゅうにんryuunin】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • remaining in office; staying in office; remaining at one's post
内心☆【ないしんnaishin】

noun / ~の noun:

  • inner thoughts; real intention; inmost heart; one's mind

adverbial noun:

  • at heart; deep down; on the inside

noun:

政治家seijikaはha決してkesshite内心naishinをwo見せないmisenai。 Politicians never tell us their inner thoughts.

相槌☆【あいづちaizuchi・あいずちaizuchiirr.】相づち☆【あいづちaizuchi】相鎚・合槌【あいづちaizuchi・あいずちaizuchiirr.】合づち【あいづちaizuchi】合鎚【あいづちaizuchi・あいずちaizuchiirr.】

noun:

  • aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention
  • two smiths hammering at an object in turn ➜ 向こう鎚

かくかくしかじかkakukakushikajikaでde、とto事情jijouをwo説明setsumeiしたshitaのだnodaがga、あんまりanmari興味kyoumiなさそうnasasouなna相槌aizuchiしかshika返ってkaetteこなかったkonakatta。 I explained the situation, as this, that and such and such, but they just nodded along without showing much interest.

思い直す☆【おもいなおすomoinaosu】思いなおす Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
力む☆【りきむrikimu】 Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to strain (oneself); to bear up; to exert one's strength
  • to swagger; to bluff; to boast
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