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のどもとすぎればあつさをわすれるnodomotosugirebaatsusawowasureru

expression:

  • danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object) [literal] - proverb
しりがおもいshirigaomoi Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • lazy; indolent; reluctant to get up off one's backside
  • clumsy
ものもうmonomou

expression:

  • hallo!; excuse me!; announcing one's presence when calling at someone's house - abbreviation - archaism 物申す
むんずmunzu

~と adverb:

  • strongly; violently; with all one's strength
じせつjisetsu

noun:

  • autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator
みぬふりminufuri

expression:

  • pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand 見て見ぬ振り
なぎたおすnagitaosu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to mow down; to beat; to cut a swath; to sweep off one's feet
じっぱひとからげjippahitokarageじゅっぱひとからげjuppahitokarage

noun / ~の noun:

  • lumping together all sorts of things; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with various things under one head
とくいきゃくtokuikyaku

noun:

  • customer; client; one's customers
しゃくぜんshakuzenせきぜんsekizen Inflection

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • fully satisfied; well satisfied (e.g. with an explanation or apology); to have one's heart completely cleared of doubt or grudge
ちちくりあうchichikuriau Inflection

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

  • to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another 密会
めをかがやかすmewokagayakasu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam - usu. 目を輝かせる, etc.
いいつくろうiitsukurou Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
しきそそうshikisosou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • demoralization; collapse of morale; one's morale being shaken - four character idiom
めをかけるmewokakeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
  • to favor; to favour; to be partial to
おやのいけんとなすびのはなはせんにひとつもむだはないoyanoikentonasubinohanahasennihitotsumomudahanai

expression:

  • always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain [literal] - proverb
鹿やくしゃばかyakushabaka

noun:

  • good actor who is inept in all other matters; demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns; skilled actor who knows little of life; person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense - four character idiom
おんにかけるonnikakeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done 恩に着せる
ちちくるchichikuru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another 密会乳繰り合う
たちうちできるtachiuchidekiru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own - often in neg.
shi

noun:

  • teacher; master; one's mentor

noun / suffix:

  • religious leader

suffix:

  • specialist

noun:

  • five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army) - archaism

kareha彼らのkareranoshito仰がれたaogareta He was respected as their teacher.

中学校chuugakkou時代jidaini入院nyuuinchuuno祖父sofuga病院byouinno看護kangoshiに対してnitaishiteありがとうarigatou助かるtasukaruyotoよくyokukoewoかけkaketeitaことkotogaとてもtotemo印象inshoutekiでしdeshita In my secondary school days, I was much impressed by how my hospitalised grandfather would often tell the nurses there, "Thank you, I appreciate your help."

あいこうしゃaikousha

noun:

  • enthusiast; fan; devotee; one who loves something

kareha世間sekendeいうiu音楽ongakuno真のshinno愛好者aikoushada He's what society calls a real lover of music.

いもるimoruイモるIMOru Inflection

godan ~る verb:

  • to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve - slang
  • (in an online multiplayer game) to camp - slang
あたまをひねるatamawohineru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
たんぽうらくだtanpourakuda

noun:

  • Arabian camel; dromedary; one-hump camel

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