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思いきや【おもいきやomoikiya】

expression:

  • contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
ずんぐりむっくりzungurimukkuri Inflection

adverb / ~する noun:

  • very short and stout; small but quite wide around - onomatopoeia ➜ ずんぐり
ざる得ない【ざるえないzaruenai】

expression:

迷コンビ【めいコンビmeiKONBI】

noun:

  • odd but funny two-man team - pun on 名コンビ - humorous term ➜ 名コンビ
春炬燵【はるごたつharugotatsu】

noun:

  • kotatsu not put away but used in spring - obscure term
黙聴【だまテンdamaTEN】

noun:

  • being in tenpai but not calling riichi - Mahjong term
闇聴【やみテンyamiTEN】

noun:

  • being in tenpai but not calling riichi - Mahjong term
新大陸【しんたいりくshintairiku】

noun:

  • New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia) ➜ 旧大陸
見よう見まね【みようみまねmiyoumimane】見よう見真似・見様見真似・見ようみまね・みよう見真似

expression:

  • learning by watching others; learning by imitation
二人ずつ【ふたりずつfutarizutsu】二人づつ【ふたりづつfutarizutsu】二人宛【ふたりずつfutarizutsu・ふたりづつfutarizutsu】

~の noun / adverb:

  • two by two; by twos; as a couple
他損【たそんtason】

noun:

  • injury caused by a second party; damage caused by another person ➜ 自損
JLPTN3
万一☆【まんいちman'ichi・ばんいちban'ichiobs.・まんいつman'itsuobs.・ばんいつban'itsuobs.】

noun:

  • emergency; unlikely event - lit. 1 in 10,000

adverb:

  • by some chance; by some possibility

万一man'ichi彼kareがga忙しいisogashiiのnoならnara、手伝いtetsudaiなさいnasai。 If he's busy, help him.

四面楚歌【しめんそかshimensoka】

noun / ~の noun:

  • being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody - four character idiom

あんなanna四面楚歌shimensokaのno状態joutaiでde、彼kareよくyoku仕事shigotoしてられるshiterareruよyoなna。 He's completely shunned. I'm surprised he's still working here.

に影響されて【にえいきょうされてnieikyousarete】

expression:

  • influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
JLPTN1
もってmotte☆《以て・以ってirr.》

conjunction / expression:

  • with; by
  • by means of; because; in view of
あの手この手【あのてこのてanotekonote】

expression:

  • this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
心惹かれる【こころひかれるkokorohikareru】心引かれる・心魅かれる Inflection

ichidan verb:

  • to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
ギリギリアウトGIRIGIRIAUTO・ぎりぎりアウトgirigiriAUTO

expression:

チーCHII《吃》

noun:

  • forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 碰【ポン】
ポンPON《碰》 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • forming a pung by picking up a tile discarded by another player - Mahjong term
景気浮揚【けいきふようkeikifuyou】

noun:

  • reflation; stimulating the economy by increasing the money supply or by reducing taxes ➜ リフレーション
和光同塵【わこうどうじんwakoudoujin】

noun:

  • mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge; living a quiet life by effacing oneself - four character idiom
脚下照顧【きゃっかしょうこkyakkashouko】

expression:

  • look carefully where your own footsteps fall; seek enlightenment by knowing yourself and not by watching others; know thyself
JLPTN2
もしかしたらmoshikashitara☆《若しかしたら》

expression / adverb:

  • perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

このkono空模様soramoyouだdaとto、もしかしたらmoshikashitara午後gogoにはnihaひと雨hitoame降るfuruかもしれませんkamoshiremasen。 From the look of the sky, it may rain in the afternoon.

ひょっとしてhyottoshite☆

expression:

  • by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
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