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月と鼈【つきとすっぽんtsukitosuppon】月とすっぽん

expression:

  • like chalk and cheese (superficially similar, but completely different) (the moon and a turtle shell are both round, but they are otherwise completely different); like day and night; like the difference between heaven and hell
あの世千日この世一日【あのよせんにちこのよいちにちanoyosennichikonoyoichinichi】彼の世千日此の世一日

expression:

  • a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next - proverb
一条☆【いちじょうichijou】

noun / ~の noun:

  • a line; a streak; a stripe; a ray (of light); a wisp (of smoke)

noun:

  • one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one passage (in a book)
  • one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
  • the same logic; the same reason - archaism
灯台下暗し【とうだいもとくらしtoudaimotokurashi】灯台もと暗し

expression:

  • it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London - proverb
JLPTN3
限る★【かぎるkagiru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to restrict; to limit; to confine

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
  • to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to) - as ...は...に限る

彼kareはhaそうsouするsuruにni限るkagiruとto考えたkangaetaがga、それsoreはhaまことにmakotoni賢明kenmeiであったdeatta。 He thought, and very wisely, that it was best to do so.

首をかしげる【くびをかしげるkubiwokashigeru】首を傾げる Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
つまるところtsumarutokoro《詰まるところ・詰まる所・つまる所・詰まる処・つまる処》

adverb:

  • in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it ➜ 詰まり【つまり】
西国【さいごくsaigoku・さいこくsaikoku】

noun:

  • the western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki) - abbreviation
  • western nations (esp. India or Europe)
  • 33 temples in the Kinki area containing a statue of Avalokitesvara ➜ 西国三十三所
  • a pilgrimage of these temples ➜ 西国巡礼
花盛り☆【はなざかりhanazakari】花ざかり

noun / ~の noun:

  • flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom
  • the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty
  • booming or peaking (in popularity)

庭niwaのnoバラBARAはha今kon花盛りhanazakariですdesu。 The roses in the garden are in full bloom.

詩人shijinとしてtoshiteのno彼kareはha２０代daiがga花盛りhanazakariだったdatta。 As a poet, he flowered in his twenties.

目の届く限り【めのとどくかぎりmenotodokukagiri】

expression:

  • as far as the eye can reach; as far as the eye can see
節分☆【せつぶんsetsubun・せちぶんsechibunobs.・せちぶsechibuobs.】

noun:

  • last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usually February 3 or 4); holiday for end of winter (accompanied by a bean scattering ceremony)
  • last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar) - original meaning

節分setsubunにniはha、二つfutatsuのno季節kisetsuをwo分けるwakeruというtoiu意味imiがgaありariますmasu。 Setsubun means "the day between two seasons."

破題【はだいhadai】

noun:

  • opening section of a Chinese poem or essay (in which the topic is broached); broaching the topic of a poem or essay in its opening lines
夷☆【えびすebisu】戎

noun:

  • peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu) - archaism ➜ 蝦夷
  • provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city)
  • brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)
  • foreigner; barbarian - derogatory term
JLPTN1
当たり★【あたりatari】当り☆・中り・中たり

noun:

  • hit
  • success
  • guess; prediction
  • affability; friendliness
  • sensation; touch
  • bruise (on fruit)
  • situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go)
  • bite (of a fish on a hook); strike - also written as 魚信 ➜ 魚信

suffix:

  • per; each

そのsono現在genzai建設中kensetsuchuuのno工場koujouはha、一日当たりatari3000台daiのnoビデオデッキBIDEODEKKIをwo組み立てられるkumitaterareru。 The factory now under construction will assemble 3,000 VCR units per day.

何回か何kaika当たりatariはhaあったattaがga針hariにはnihaかからなかったkakaranakatta。 I got several bites, but could not hook a fish.

赤道sekidouにおけるniokeru経度keido1度当たりatariのno長さnagasa。 Distance per degree of longitude at equator.

真魚箸【まなばしmanabashi】

noun:

  • type of long chopsticks used in the preparation of fish; type of long chopsticks used to hold the fish in carving knife ceremony
相店【あいだなaidana】

noun:

相借家【あいじゃくやaijakuya】

noun:

JLPTN5
出る★【でるderu】 Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out Antonym: 入る【はいる】
  • to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
  • to move forward
  • to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
  • to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
  • to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
  • to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
  • to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
  • to sell
  • to exceed; to go over
  • to stick out; to protrude
  • to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
  • to be produced
  • to come from; to be derived from
  • to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
  • to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
  • to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
  • to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
  • to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
  • to graduate

女性joseiがga働きhatarakiにni出るderu事kotoはhaごくgoku普通futsuuのnoことkotoだda。 It is quite common for women to go out to work.

アメリカAMERIKAのno学生gakuseiのno中nakaにはniha苦労kurouしてshite働きhatarakiながらnagara大学daigakuをwo出るderu者monoがga多いooi。 Many American students work their way through the university.

電話denwaがga鳴っていたnatteitaがga、それsoreにni出るderu人hitoはhaいなかったinakatta。 The phone was ringing, but there was no one to answer it.

落とし【おとしotoshi】落し

noun:

  • dropping; losing - abbreviation
  • missing item; something one forgot to write down
  • trap
  • wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed
  • conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
  • metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi ➜ 落とし掛け

マニキュアMANIKYUA落としotoshiはha臭いkusaiがgaきついkitsui。 Nail polish remover stinks a lot.

厨子【ずしzushi】廚子old

noun:

  • miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.)
  • cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.) ➜ 厨子棚
  • (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors ➜ 厨子甕
四神【しじんshijin】

noun:

  • four gods said to rule over the four directions
  • (in China) four gods said to rule over the four seasons
ワン切り【ワンぎりWANgiri】ワンギリWANGIRI

noun:

  • one mobile telephone ring (used by companies, usually sex-related, to register a phone number on a mobile in the hope people will return the call. Also used between acquaintances when swapping telephone numbers, or to get another person to call oneself)
出ず【いずizu】出づ【いづizu】

lower nidan verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

  • to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out - archaism Antonym: 入る【はいる】
  • to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out - archaism
  • to move forward - archaism
  • to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach - archaism
  • to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display - archaism
  • to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out - archaism
  • to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform - archaism
  • to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised - archaism
  • to sell - archaism
  • to exceed; to go over - archaism
  • to stick out; to protrude - archaism
  • to break out; to occur; to start; to originate - archaism
  • to be produced - archaism
  • to come from; to be derived from - archaism
  • to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid - archaism
  • to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get - archaism
  • to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave - archaism
  • to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain - archaism
  • to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed - archaism
  • to graduate - archaism
流れを汲む【ながれをくむnagarewokumu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~む verb:

  • to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
JLPTN3
どうしてもdoushitemo☆《如何しても》

expression / adverb:

  • by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely
  • whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly
  • on no account; by no means - with. neg. verb
  • in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually

彼女kanojoはhaどうしてもdoushitemo自分jibunのno思い通りomoidooriにniしようとするshiyoutosuru。 She will have her own way.

残念zannenですがdesuga、あなたanataのno名前namaeをwoどうしてもdoushitemo覚えられないoboerarenai。 I'm sorry to say I don't remember your name.

そのsono計画keikakuをwo成功seikouさせるsaseruためにtameniはha君のkimino援助enjoがgaどうしてもdoushitemo必要hitsuyouだda。 Your help is indispensable for the success of the scheme.

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