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わかづくりwakazukuri Inflection

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age

kareha年の割にtoshinowariniha若作りwakazukurida He looks young for his age.

やりだまにあげるyaridamaniageruirr.irr. Inflection

expression / ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to single out someone for criticism - idiom
  • to pierce with a spear
まくmaku Inflection

godan ~く verb / transitive:

  • to sow; to plant; to seed
  • to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware) 蒔絵
しやshiya

noun:

  • field of vision; view
  • one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

彼らkarerahaついにtsuini視野shiyaからkara消えたkieta They went out of sight at last.

いつもitsumoワイドなWAIDOna視野shiyawo持ってmotte仕事shigotowoshiなさいnasai You should always keep a broad perspective on the work you do.

ぶんごbungo

noun:

  • written language; literary language
  • formal (or archaic) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
へんちょうhenchouへんじゅうhenjuuobs. Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of

インフレINFUREwo抑制yokuseiしようshiyouとしてtoshite金融kin'yuu政策seisakuni偏重henchouするsuruto金融kin'yuuしたがってshitagatte景気keikiwo必要hitsuyou以上ijouni締め付けるshimetsukeruことkotoになりninariかねないkanenai Excessive reliance on monetary policy an attempt to curb inflation could unnecessarily constrain credit and hence business.

もちこみmochikomi

noun:

  • bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

イギリスIGIRISUに加えてnikuwaeteフランスFURANSUmoドイツDOITSUからkarano廃棄物haikibutsuno持ち込みmochikomiwo禁止kinshishiそうsouda Together with Britain, France may ban imports of waste from Germany.

のみまわるnomimawaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to go on a pub-crawl; to drink at a round of places
おやのななひかりoyanonanahikari

expression:

  • capitalizing on the fame of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
ぜんぽうふちゅういzenpoufuchuui

noun:

  • not watching where one is driving; not keeping one's eyes on the road
りゅうこうごryuukougo

noun:

  • buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase; word (phrase) in fashion or on everybody's lips

コンピューターKONPYUUTAAwo使うtsukauhitoha多くookuno流行語ryuukougowo用いるmochiiruga他のtanohitoga理解rikaiできるdekiruかどうかkadoukaha怪しいayashiiものmonoda Computer users have so many buzzwords, it's a wonder if anyone else can understand them.

おんこちしんonkochishin

noun:

  • developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past - four character idiom

温故知新onkochishintoいうiuからkaraねえnee歴史rekishino勉強benkyouha大切taisetsudayo They say you should consult the past if you want to learn about the future. History has a lot to teach us.

けしかけるkeshikakeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
がてらgatera

particle:

  • on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
ばらつくbaratsukuバラつくBARAtsuku Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart ばらばら
くいつなぐkuitsunagu Inflection

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

  • to ration out and survive on (some food)
  • to eke out a living
おいえりゅうoieryuu

noun:

  • Japanese style of calligraphy based on the gyousho style popular in the Edo period 青蓮院流
いちねんのけいはがんたんにありichinennokeihagantanniari

expression:

  • the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
かっぽうりょかんkappouryokan

noun:

  • Japanese inn priding itself on its cuisine; Japanese-style restaurant with an attached inn
たれこむtarekomu Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
こうみんかせいさくkouminkaseisaku

noun:

  • imperialisation policy (esp. on Korea during Japan's colonial rule) (imperialization); policy of imperialisation
つくえにむかうtsukuenimukau Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
さんどsando

noun:

  • batten door; battened door; ledged door; strong door with crosspieces placed on the reverse side
しょうきさんshoukisan

noun:

  • small statue of Shoki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses) 鍾馗
うんせいりゅうりゅうunseiryuuryuu Inflection

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • one's prosperity being on the rise; one's fortune reaching its culmination - four character idiom

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