Results, lit: if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper

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いこみきikomiki

expression:

  • all the same - from the similarity of the characters
うんちゅうunchuu

noun:

  • in the clouds
りるいrirui Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • leaving the base - Baseball term
いちばくじっかんichibakujikkan

expression:

  • bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness - four character idiom
  • strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail (Mencius)
うねるuneruirr. Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist
  • to undulate; to surge; to swell; to roll; to billow

kawahaうねるuneruようにyouni平野heiyawo流れているnagareteiru The river meanders across the plain.

そういえばsouieba

expression:

  • which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
までもmademo

expression:

  • to (an extent); up to; so far as; even - more emphatic than まで 迄【まで】
  • doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ... - usu. as 〜までもない
  • even if ... - usu. as 〜ないまでも
そういやsouiyaそういやあsouiyaa

expression:

かざばなkazabanaかざはなkazahana

noun:

  • flurry of snow in a clear sky
  • winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops
  • skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever 風ほろし
おわりowariirr.

noun:

  • the end

えーとeeto時間jikangaきましたkimashitaレッスンRESSUNwo終りowariniしましょうshimashou Well, time is up. Let's finish the lesson now.

西せいようseiyou

noun / ~の noun:

  • the west; Western countries

それらsoreraha西洋seiyouno風呂furoよりyoriずっとzuttoいいiiですdesu They are much better than Western baths.

ろうじんroujin

noun / ~の noun:

  • the aged; old person

あのano老人roujinha食べ物tabemononi難しいmuzukashii That old man is a fussy eater.

ようびyoubi

noun:

  • day of the week

今日kyounani曜日youbi What day is it today?

そっとsotto

noun:

  • face of the earth
ほっきょくhokkyoku

noun / ~の noun:

  • North Pole
  • the Arctic - abbreviation 北極圏

北極圏hokkyokukenとはtoha北極hokkyoku周辺shuuhenno地域chiikinokotoであるdearu The Arctic is the area round the North Pole.

シロクマSHIROKUMAha北極hokkyoku地方chihouni住んでいるsundeiru Polar bears live in the Arctic.

たいしゅうtaishuu

noun / ~の noun:

  • general public; the masses

そのsono問題mondaiha大衆taishuuwo当惑touwakuさせたsaseta The problem puzzled the public.

だかいdakai Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • break in the deadlock

われわれwarewareha局面kyokumenno打開dakaiwo図らhakaraなくてはならないnakutehanaranai We must try to break the deadlock.

さいぜんsaizen

noun / ~の noun:

  • the very best; utmost

それsorega私たちwatashitachigaimaできるdekiru最善saizenno方法houhouda That's the best way we can do now.

いせいisei

noun / ~の noun:

  • the opposite sex 同性
  • isomerism - Chemistry term

彼女kanojoha異性iseinomaedeha非常にhijouni恥ずかしがるhazukashigaru She feels very shy in the presence of the opposite sex.

ちょうかくchoukaku

noun / ~の noun:

  • the sense of hearing

そのsonokono聴覚choukakuha鋭いsurudoi The kid has a keen sense of hearing.

ちゅうがえりchuugaeri Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • somersault; looping-the-loop

宙返りchuugaeriするsuruジェットコースターJETTOKOOSUTAAni乗ったらnottara気持ちkimochi悪くwarukuなっnaちゃったchatta I got sick riding the roller coaster with the loop-the-loop.

ちかchika

noun:

  • the price of land

日本nipponno地価chikaha法外hougaida Land prices are sky-high in Japan.

どうとうdoutou

noun:

  • the same political party
はんすうhansuu

noun / ~の noun:

  • half the number
  • haploid - Biology term

学生gakuseino半数hansuuga休んでいたyasundeita Half the students were absent.

しつないshitsunai

noun / ~の noun:

  • indoor; inside the room

たとえtatoesotohaどんなにdonnani寒くsamukuともtomo室内shitsunaiha気持ちよくkimochiyoku暖められているatatamerareteiru No matter how cold it is outside, the rooms are comfortably heated.

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