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- 基ずく【もとずくirr.】 Inflection
godan ~く verb:
- to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from ➜ 基づく
- 手放し☆【てばなし】手離し
noun:
- not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold
- lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
- 曲げる☆【まげる】枉げる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl [曲げる]
- to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant [曲げる]
- to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
- to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
- to pawn
- ずっと☆・ずーっと☆・ずうっと
adverb:
- continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way - ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic
- much (better, etc.); by far; far and away
- far away; long ago
- direct; straight
- もぎる《捥るold》 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to pluck (e.g. a fruit, a leaf); to pick; to tear off (e.g. a ticket stub, a branch from a tree)
- 当座☆【とうざ】
noun / ~の noun:
- for the time being; for the present; temporarily; for a time
- immediate; present; current
- for some time (after)
- current account ➜ 当座預金
この小切手を銀行の当座に入れなさい。 Deposit this check in my checking account.
- 脇☆【わき】腋・掖
noun:
- armpit; under one's arm; side; flank
- beside; close to; near; by - also written as 傍, 側
- aside; to the side; away; out of the way
- off-track; off-topic
- deuteragonist; supporting role - usu. written ワキ in Noh
- second verse (in a linked series of poems) - abbreviation ➜ 脇句
脇へ寄ってくださいませんか。 Would you mind standing aside?
彼がブリーフケースを脇に抱えてやってくるのが見えた。 I saw him coming with his briefcase under his arm.
道路脇には今は刈られて裸になった田畑が広がっている。 The number of empty harvested fields along the roads is increasing right now.
- 当世気質【とうせいかたぎ】
noun:
- the way of the world in our time; the frame of mind of the people nowadays - four character idiom
- 今を生きる【いまをいきる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
- いじめる☆《苛める・虐める》 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to pick on; to tease; to be cruel to; to persecute
- to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
基本はアスカがシンジをいじめる。で、たまにキレたシンジがアスカを襲う。その時のアスカはやけにしおらしい。 The key is that Asuka abuses Shinji. So, rarely, Shinji flips and assaults Asuka. Then Asuka is surprisingly meek.
- 湯の盤銘【とうのばんめい】
noun:
- inscription on the bathtub of King Tang ("If you can renovate yourself one day, then you can do so every day, and keep doing so day after day.")
- 地【じ】
noun:
- ground; land; earth; soil - abbreviation
- the region in question; the local area
- skin
- texture; fabric; material; weave
- base; background
- one's true nature
- narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story)
- real life; actuality
- captured territory (in the game of go)
- noh chorus ➜ 地謡
- accompaniment music (in Japanese dance)
- basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive)
- base part (of multiple shamisens)
雨降って地固まる。 Adversity strengthens the foundations.
彼女のドレスは青い地に白の水玉模様がある。 Her dress is blue with white polka dots.
その推理小説は地の文よりも会話の部分の方が多い。 The mystery contains more dialogue than narrative.
- はまる☆《嵌まる・填まる・嵌るirr.・填るirr.》ハマる☆ Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to fit; to get into; to go into
- to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions)
- to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught
- to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap
- to be addicted to; to be deep into; to be crazy about; to be stuck on
- 無常迅速【むじょうじんそく】
noun:
- the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times - four character idiom
- 読み漁る【よみあさる】読みあさる Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
- 四方★【しほう・よも・よほう】
noun:
- the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions
- surroundings [しほう・よほう]
- many countries; the whole world [しほう]
- all around; here and there [よも]
- square; quadrilateral; four-sided figure [しほう・よほう]
- four sides (of a square)
その木は広く枝を四方に張り出している。 The tree thrusts its branches far and wide.
兵隊は暗闇で四方に目を配った。 The soldier kept a sharp lookout in the darkness.
- 六公四民【ろくこうよんみん】
noun:
- land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent) - four character idiom
- 青少年★【せいしょうねん】
noun:
- youth; young person
私には青少年の心理がわからない。 I can not understand the psychology of adolescents.
- 富豪☆【ふごう】
noun:
- wealthy person; millionaire
その大富豪は貧しい少年として生涯を始めた。 The millionaire began life as a poor boy.
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