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

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あくまでakumade

adverb:

  • to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently; consistently; to the utmost
  • after all; it must be remembered; only; purely; simply

kimihaあくまでakumade意地を張るijiwoharuのだnodane You're never going to give in, are you?

ときtoki

noun:

  • time; hour; moment - 刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time
  • occasion; case
  • chance; opportunity; season
  • the times; the age; the day
  • tense - Linguistics term

12sainotokikareha声変わりkoegawariしたshita His voice broke when he was twelve.

kurumawo運転untenするsurutokihaいくらikura注意chuuiしてshitemoしすぎるshisugiruことkotohaないnai You cannot be too careful when you drive a car.

おくりあしokuriashi

noun:

  • stepping out of the ring while carrying the opponent over the edge, not considered as a loss - Sumo term
たいぐうひょうげんtaiguuhyougen

noun:

  • attitudinal expression (indicating the speaker's respect, contempt, etc. for the listener or the person being discussed)
かみむかえkamimukae

noun:

  • rite welcoming back the gods from Izumo Shrine (on the last day of the tenth lunar month) 神送り
はちしょうじんhachishoujinはちしょうしんhachishoushin

noun:

  • the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the koyomi for each year
りついたいぜんくつritsuitaizenkutsu

expression / noun:

  • bending from the hips with the legs straight and head nearly to the ground; deep forward bow
かどびkadobi

noun:

  • fire lit at a gate for funerals, weddings and Obon
ごぎょうgogyou

noun:

  • the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing 五大【ごだい】
  • five practices of the Bodhisattvas - Buddhism term
  • the five pillars of Islam 六信五行
てんとうtentouてんどうtendouあまじamajiあまじamaji

noun:

  • the sun てんとう・てんどう
  • god of heaven and the earth てんとう・てんどう
  • laws governing the heavens てんとう・てんどう
  • celestial path; celestial motion てんとう・てんどう - Astronomy term
  • deva realm (svarga) - Buddhism term 六道
  • path in the heavens あまじ
とりなきさとのこうもりtorinakisatonokoumori

expression / noun:

  • a man among the geese when the gander is away; a one-eyed king in the land of the blind; a bat in a village without birds [literal] - idiom
せかいかくちsekaikakuchi

noun:

  • every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
ろっきrokkiりっきrikkiりくきrikuki

noun:

  • yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, light
  • cold, heat, dryness, dampness, wind, fire
  • six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate)
よいとこどりyoitokodori Inflection

expression / noun / ~する noun:

  • focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information) いいとこ取り【いいとこどり】
よしんばyoshinba

adverb:

  • even if; even though; if
がんいそしgan'isoshi

noun:

  • IF-THEN gate; IF THEN element - IT term
おうざをしめるouzawoshimeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne 座を占める
  • to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship 座を占める
ねのひnenohiねのびnenobi

expression / noun:

  • Day of the Rat (esp. the first Day of the Rat in the New Year)
  • collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots - abbreviation 子の日の遊び
  • pine shoot pulled out in such a manner 子の日の松
かたすかしkatasukashi

noun:

  • under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down - Sumo term
  • dodging; parrying (questions) 肩透かしを食わせる【かたすかしをくわせる】
  • disappointment; letdown
かたつじょうつうkatatsujoutsuu Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers; rulers apprehending the views of those they govern - archaism
みそかそばmisokasoba

noun:

  • soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
さんだいせつsandaisetsu

noun:

  • the three grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday; pre-1927) 紀元節四方拝天長節
せっしやくわんsesshiyakuwan Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret) - four character idiom
しょうぶはときのうんshoubuhatokinoun

expression:

  • victory depends on the luck of the day (i.e. it isn't always the strongest who wins)
くいこみkuikomi

noun:

  • wedgie (to a girl) i.e. pulling up the underwear from the back, driving it into the vulva - vulgar

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