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つづけざまtsuzukezamaつづけざまtsuzukezamaつづけさまtsuzukesamaつづけさまtsuzukesama Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

  • successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another - usu. as 続けざまに

kareha続けざまtsuzukezamani時間jikan以上ijou働かされたhatarakasareta He was forced to work more than five hours on end.

まえほどmaehodo

expression:

  • to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to - sometines written 前程
きんじつちゅうにkinjitsuchuuni

expression:

  • in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
もうひとがんばりmouhitoganbari Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
へいしんていとうheishinteitou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees - four character idiom
はらをかかえるharawokakaeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
わかれじwakareji

noun:

  • parting of the ways; the way to hades; one's way after the parting
めがてんになるmegatenninaru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to be stunned; to be surprised; one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character) [literal]
どんとdonto

adverb:

  • powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength - onomatopoeia
  • lots of; heaps of; plenty - onomatopoeia
めにつくmenitsuku Inflection

godan ~く verb:

  • to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
使あごでひとをつかうagodehitowotsukau使 Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; to indicate someone by pointing one's chin [literal] あごで使う
へそがちゃをわかすhesogachawowakasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

ほうそうがみhousougamiほうそうしんhousoushin

noun:

  • smallpox demon; smallpox devil; deity to whom one prays for immunity to smallpox
あいづちをうつaizuchiwoutsu Inflection

expression / godan ~つ verb:

  • to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention 相槌【あいづち】
そうぞくけんsouzokuken

noun:

  • heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights

彼女kanojoha死んだshindaottono財産zaisanno相続権souzokukenwoもっているmotteiru She has a claim on her deceased husband's estate.

たいじんかんかくtaijinkankaku

noun:

  • feelings toward other people; sensitivity to other people's feelings; feelings one gives to other people through interpersonal relationships - four character idiom
きんたまがあがったりさがったりkintamagaagattarisagattari Inflection

expression / noun / ~する noun:

こころならずもkokoronarazumo

adverb:

  • unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will

ついにtsuiniwatashiha心ならずもkokoronarazumokareno提案teianwo受け入れたukeireta At last I accepted his proposal against my will.

きをいれるkiwoireru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
がぶりつくgaburitsuku Inflection

godan ~く verb:

  • to bite at; to snap at; to sink one's teeth into
あなのあくほどananoakuhodo

expression / adverbial noun:

  • looking hard at; staring at; drilling with one's gaze
せなかでおしえるsenakadeoshieru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to teach by example; to teach by showing; to teach with one's back [literal]
てんびんにかけるtenbinnikakeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options
  • to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools 両天秤を掛ける
すんぜんしゃくまsunzenshakuma

expression:

  • in evil, there is odds; there is more evil than good in this world; one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen - four character idiom
あっけらかんakkerakan

~と adverb:

  • quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

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