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ころがりこむkorogarikomu Inflection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to come to live with
  • to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
ことばをつくすkotobawotsukusu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
マンバMANBA

noun:

  • mamba (snake of the genus Dendroaspis)
  • yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue - abbreviation ヤマンバ
くらいつくkuraitsuku Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

しかしshikashiimaha一目hitome見てmiteサメSAMEgaそのsonohitoniくらいつくkuraitsukunoha避けられないsakerarenaiようだyoudatoいうiuことkotoni気づかkizukaずにはいられないzunihairarenai However, I can't help noticing, at this moment, that at first glance it seems inevitable that the shark will devour the man.

つきるtsukiruold Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

遅かれ早かれosokarehayakare彼のkarenounha尽きるtsukiruだろうdarou Sooner or later, his luck will run out.

サボるSABOruさぼるsaboru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be truant; to play hooky; to skip school; to skip out; to be idle; to sabotage by slowness - from サボタージュ サボタージュ
したがえるshitagaeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone)
  • to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
なきだすnakidasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

  • to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

彼女kanojohaもう少しでmousukoshideなきだすnakidasuところtokoroだったdatta She was close to breaking into tears.

ひきいれるhikiireru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to drag into; to pull into; to draw into
  • to lure inside
  • to win over; to entice into

karewo説得settokuしてshite私達watashitachino見解kenkaini引き入れるhikiireruにはniha相当なsoutouna時間jikangaかかったkakatta It took a long time to bring him around to our point of view.

ちぢみあがるchijimiagaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch
  • to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
ききにくいkikinikui Inflection

adjective:

  • difficult to hear; indistinct
  • hesitating to ask; awkward to ask
  • unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
もどるmodoru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to turn back (e.g. half-way)
  • to return; to go back
  • to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned
  • to rebound; to spring back

買い物kaimononi行かikaなけれnakerebaならnaraないnai。一時間jikande戻るmodoruyo I have to go shopping. I'll be back in an hour.

私達watashitachino時代jidaini戻るmodoruにはnihaどうやったらいいdouyattaraiino In order to return to our era, what should we do?

ひたるhitaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged
  • to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
むりmuri Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
  • impossible

adjectival noun / noun / ~する noun:

  • forcible; forced; compulsory - often as 無理に

adjectival noun:

  • excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

~する noun:

  • to work too hard; to try too hard

interjection:

  • no way; not a chance; never; dream on - colloquialism

~の noun:

  • irrational - Mathematics term

いつitsuまでmadeかかっkakatemo全部zenbuwo説明setsumeiするsurunoha無理murida It would take forever for me to explain everything.

それsorewoあなたanatani説明setsumeiするsuruことkotohawatashiniha無理muriですdesu It's impossible for me to explain it to you.

彼女kanojoha無理murinaお願いonegaiwoshiteいるiru She's asking for the impossible.

そなえあればうれえなしsonaearebaureenashi

expression:

  • if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm; when one is prepared, difficulties do not come - proverb
おぼれるoboreru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to drown; to nearly drown; to sink below the surface (of water)
  • to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to wallow in

彼女kanojoha自分jibunno子供達kodomotachiga溺れるoborerunowo救ったsukutta She saved her children from drowning.

sakeniおぼれるoboreruna Don't indulge yourself too much in drinking.

うまるumaruうずまるuzumaru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded
  • to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled
  • to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished うまる
  • to be filled (e.g. vacancy, schedule) うまる
ゆめはんだんyumehandan

noun:

  • interpretation of dreams; dream reading; oneirocriticism; oneiroscopy
  • The Interpretation of Dreams (book by Sigmund Freud, 1900)
くみあげるkumiageru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to dip up
  • to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
みおくりにんmiokurinin

noun:

  • someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off
しるひとぞしるshiruhitozoshiru

expression:

  • well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
むくれるmukureru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed
  • to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
ぶさたbusata Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
はやめるhayameru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to expedite; to precipitate - usu. 早める
  • to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate - usu. 速める

予鈴da校門koumonno辺りatariniいたita生徒seitoたちtachiga一斉にisseiniashiwo速めるhayameru It's the class bell. The pupils that had been around the school gate quickened their steps as one.

みずをかけるmizuwokakeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to squirt water on
  • to hinder; to hamper; to stifle; to throw cold water on 水をさす

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