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五線記譜法【ごせんきふほうgosenkifuhou】

noun:

  • five-line musical notation; Western musical notation based on the five-line staff
板につく【いたにつくitanitsuku】板に付く・板に着くirr. Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to get used to one's work; to become accustomed to one's position
  • to be at home (on the stage)
東海★【とうかいtoukai】

noun:

  • region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea
  • East Sea (controversial name for the Sea of Japan proposed by Korea)

日本海nihonkai呼称koshou問題mondaiとtoはha、世界中sekaijuuのno地図chizuからkara「日本海nihonkai」というtoiu呼称koshouをwo消しkeshi、「東海toukai」にni書き換えよkakikaeyoうuとtoするsuru問題mondaiでdeあるaru。 The Sea of Japan naming dispute revolves around efforts to remove 'Sea of Japan' from the world's maps and replace it with 'East Sea'.

片方☆【かたほうkatahou】

noun / ~の noun:

  • one side; one party; counterpart; the other side; the other party ➜ 両方
  • one of a pair; fellow; mate

このkono靴下kutsushitaのno片方katahouはhaどこdokoだda。 Where is the mate to this sock?

出しっ放す【だしっぱなすdashippanasu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to leave on; to leave running; to leave lying around; to leave (a faucet) open
出し放す【だしはなすdashihanasu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to leave on; to leave running; to leave lying around; to leave (a faucet) open
押しかける【おしかけるoshikakeru】押し掛ける☆・押掛ける Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to gatecrash
  • to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon; to pile in

多くookuのno観光kankou者shaがgaナポリNAPORIにniおしかけるoshikakeru。 Naples gathers many tourists.

申し伝える【もうしつたえるmoushitsutaeru】申伝える Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to convey a message (e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass; to pass along; to put across - humble language ➜ 言い伝える
麹☆【こうじkouji・かむだちkamudachiobs.】糀【こうじkouji】

noun:

  • kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
JLPTN1
建て前☆・建前★・立て前・立前・点て前【たてまえtatemae】点前【たてまえtatemae・てまえtemae】

noun:

  • face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) ［建て前・建前・立て前・立前］ Antonym: 本音
  • ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house ［建て前・建前］
  • tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette ［立て前・立前・点て前・点前］

少数民族shousuuminzokuやya女性joseiのno雇用koyou促進sokushin政策seisakuとtoはhaいってitteもmo、建前tatemaeにniすぎずsugizu、現状genjouはhaマイノリティーMAINORITEIIがga職shokuにni就けるtsukeruチャンスCHANSUなどnadoほとんどないhotondonai。 Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.

内地☆【ないちnaichi】

noun:

  • within the borders of a country; domestic soil
  • inland area
  • Japan proper, as opposed to its overseas colonies; interior of country; homeland - used during the WWII era
  • (in Hokkaido and Okinawa) the "mainland" parts of Japan (Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu)
歌い上げる☆【うたいあげるutaiageru】歌いあげる Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song
  • to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
使い回す【つかいまわすtsukaimawasu】使いまわす Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions
  • to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
リードRIIDO☆ Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • lead; leading; taking the lead

noun:

  • lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede
  • lead (wire)
  • lead (e.g. dog); leash
  • reed (of a woodwind, etc.)
  • lied; German song, usu. for solo voice & piano - From German "Lied" ➜ リート

noun / ~する noun:

  • read; reading
繰る☆【くるkuru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to reel; to wind; to spin (thread)
  • to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia)
  • to count (e.g. the days)
  • to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)
四公六民【しこうろくみんshikourokumin】

noun:

  • land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took 40% of the year's crop and the farmers kept 60% - archaism - four character idiom
力餅【ちからもちchikaramochi】

noun:

  • fortifying mochi; mochi that improves one's strength
  • mochi received from one's parents after giving birth ➜ 汁の餅
  • mochi given to a toddler on its first birthday
JLPTN3
基づく☆【もとづくmotozuku】基付く・基くirr. Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

遅延chien便binについてnitsuiteはha、オリジナルのORIJINARUno出発日shuppatsubiにni基づくmotozukuシーズナリティSHIIZUNARITEIをwo適用tekiyouするsuruためtame、マイルMAIRU差額sagakuのno払い戻しharaimodoshiはhaいたしませんitashimasen。 For delayed flights, seasonal adjustments are made on the basis of the original flight date and so refunds of air-mile difference will not be made.

獺魚を祭る【かわうそうおをまつるkawausouowomatsuru】

expression:

  • one of the 72 climates (from the 16th to the 20th of the first lunar month) ➜ 七十二候
その罪を憎んでその人を憎まず【そのつみをにくんでそのひとをにくまずsonotsumiwonikundesonohitowonikumazu】其の罪を憎んで其の人を憎まず

expression:

こんkon《此》 Inflection

pronoun / pre-noun adjectival:

  • this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) ➜ 此れ・此の
用を足す【ようをたすyouwotasu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to take care of some business; to go on an errand
  • to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
即興☆【そっきょうsokkyou】

noun / ~の noun:

  • improvisation; impromptu; off the cuff; without a score

結婚式kekkonshikiのnoスピーチSUPIICHIでdeくよくよkuyokuyoするsuruことkotoはhaないnai。いざとなったらizatonattara即興sokkyouでもdemoうまくいくumakuikuもんmonだdaよyo。 Don't worry about giving a speech at the wedding; you can just wing it when you get there.

暗転☆【あんてんanten】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • theatrical blackout
  • taking a turn for the worse
瀬踏み☆【せぶみsebumi】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • sounding out; measuring the depths (of a river)
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