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守備範囲【しゅびはんいshubihan'i】

noun:

  • area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend - Sports term
  • (one's) field; (one's) scope; area of expertise; range of topics one can converse about; breadth of one's interests and knowledge
  • one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
襟付き【えりつきeritsuki】襟付・襟つき

~の noun:

  • collared; having a collar

noun:

  • lifestyle; circumstances; what can be observed about one's wealth by looking at one's collar - archaism
  • one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos - obscure term ➜ 襟元
きな臭い【きなくさいkinakusai】焦臭い Inflection

adjective:

  • smelling burnt; smelling scorched
  • smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if military action seems about to happen); war is looming
  • suspicious; dubious; questionable
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雰囲気★【ふんいきfun'iki・ふいんきfuinkiirr.】ふんい気・ふん囲気【ふんいきfun'iki】

noun:

  • mood; ambience; ambiance; aura; feel
  • a certain air; presence; special aura; something (about someone)
  • air; atmosphere

そのsonoホテルHOTERUはha贅沢なzeitakuna雰囲気fun'ikiがgaあるaru。 The hotel has an air of luxury.

取り付く【とりつくtoritsuku】取りつく・取付く Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
  • to grapple
  • to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
  • to take hold of; to possess; to haunt - of a demon, thought, emotion, etc. ➜ 取り憑く【とりつく】
  • to obtain a clue; to get a lead
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出かける☆【でかけるdekakeru】出掛ける☆ Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out
  • to be about to leave; to be just going out

妻tsumaはha魚sakanaのnoオードブルOODOBURUがga好きsukiだdaからkaraねne、釣りtsuriにni出掛けるdekakeruときtokiはhaおo許し許shiがga出やすいdeyasuiんnだdaよyoねne。 My wife loves fish hors d'oeuvre, so it's easier for me to get a kitchen pass for my fishing.

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広げる★【ひろげるhirogeru】拡げる・展げる Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden ［広げる・拡げる］
  • to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap
  • to scatter about; to spread around ［広げる・拡げる］
  • to make flourish; to cause to prosper ［広げる・拡げる］

鷲washiのno羽haneはha広げるhirogeruとto１メーターMEETAAにもnimoなるnaru。 An eagle's wings are more than one meter across.

大学教育daigakukyouikuはha知識chishikiをwo広げるhirogeruためtameのnoものmonoだda。 University education is designed to expand your knowledge.

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突っ込む☆【つっこむtsukkomu】突っこむ・突込む Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to plunge into; to charge into; to rush into; to ram into; to crash into
  • to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to get to the heart (of something)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to press (someone) about; to point out (e.g. an inconsistency); to question sharply; to grill
  • to get involved with; to meddle in; to poke one's nose into ➜ 首を突っ込む

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to riposte; to retort; to quip

人hitoのno問題mondaiにni鼻hanaをwo突っ込むtsukkomuのnoはhaよしてyoshiteくれkureよyo。 Stop sticking your nose into other people's business.

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転がる☆【ころがるkorogaru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to roll; to tumble
  • to fall over; to roll over
  • to lie down
  • to be scattered about; to be lying around
  • (of a situation or outcome) to change; to turn out
  • to come easily; to be common; to fall into one's hands; to grow on trees

「転がるkorogaru石ishiはha苔kokeをwoもmoつけtsukeずzu」はhaことわざkotowazaでdeあるaru。 "A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.

転がるkorogaru石ishiにはniha苔kokeがga生えぬhaenu。 A rolling stone gathers no moss.

転がるkorogaru石ishiにはniha苔kokeがgaつかないtsukanai。 A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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転々☆【てんてんtenten】転転 Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / noun / ~する noun:

  • moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly
  • rolling about

トムTOMUはhaこのkono二ヶ月kagetsu間kan、各地kakuchiをwo転々tentenとtoしshiながらnagara暮らしkurashiてteいるiru。 Tom has been living out of a suitcase for the past two months.

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問う★【とうtou】訪う Inflection

godan ~う verb (spec.) / transitive:

  • to ask; to inquire
  • to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with
  • to care about; to regard as important - used in neg. form ➜ 問わず
  • to call into question; to doubt; to question - usu. in passive form

彼kareにniもうmou一杯ippaiいかがikagaかkaとto問うtou。 I'll ask him whether he wants another drink.

政府seifuがga住民juuminにni問うtou一般投票ippantouhyouをwo実施jisshiしましたshimashita。 The government put the question to the people in a referendum.

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舞う☆【まうmau】 Inflection

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

  • to dance (orig. a whirling dance) ➜ 踊る
  • to flutter about; to revolve

秋風akikazeにni舞うmau木の葉konohaのnoようだyouda。 Like a leaf in the autumn breeze.

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よほどyohodo☆《余程》

adverb / noun / ~の noun:

adverb:

彼kareはhaそのsono話hanashiがgaよほどyohodo面白かったomoshirokattaようだyouda。 It seems that he was very much amused by the story.

百合★【ゆりyuri・ゆるyuruobs.】ユリYURI

noun:

  • lily (Lilium spp.)
  • comics and novels about female homosexuality ［ゆり・ユリ］ - slang

ユリYURIのno香りkaoriがga部屋heyaにni満ちていたmichiteita。 A smell of lilies filled the room.

風物詩☆【ふうぶつしfuubutsushi】風物誌irr.

noun:

  • thing that reminds one of a particular season
  • poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season

風鈴fuurinがga奏でるkanaderu涼やかsuzuyakaなna音otoはha日本nipponのno夏natsuのno風物詩fuubutsushiのno一つhitotsuだdaがga、近年kinnenでdeはhaただtadaのno騒音souonとto捉えるtoraeru人hitoもmo増えfueてteいるiru。 The clear and refreshing sound of the wind chimes is one of the characteristics of summers in Japan, but in recent years the number of people who perceive it merely as noise has been increasing.

よっぽどyoppodo☆《余っ程》

adverb / noun / ~の noun:

adverb:

あいつaitsuがgaガッツポーズGATTSUPOOZUするsuruなんてnante、よっぽどyoppodo嬉しかったureshikattaんnだろうdarouなna。 It must have been something really big for him to strike a triumphant pose like that.

翻弄☆【ほんろうhonrou】飜弄 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • trifling with; toying with; playing with; making sport of; making fun of; leading around by the nose
  • tossing about (a ship)

そのsono船funeはha波namiにniほんろうhonrouされたsareta。 The ship was at the mercy of the waves.

手向ける【たむけるtamukeru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit
  • to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
招来【しょうらいshourai】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • invitation; bringing over
  • bringing about; giving rise to; causing; incurring
東瀛【とうえいtouei】

noun:

  • the pacific side of Japan; eastern sea
  • of or about Japan
粗大ごみ【そだいごみsodaigomi】粗大ゴミ【そだいゴミsodaiGOMI】粗大塵【そだいごみsodaigomi】

noun:

  • large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish
  • useless man about the house; husband that is retired and considered a nuisance - colloquialism - derogatory term

誰dareですかdesuka、「粗大ゴミsodaiGOMI」なんてnanteいうiu人hitoはha？ Who calls me "good for nothing"?

馳走【ちそうchisou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • treat; banquet; feast; entertainment; goodies ➜ 御馳走
  • running about - orig. meaning - archaism
手がない【てがないteganai】手が無い Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned - idiom
  • having nothing one can do about something; having no options - idiom
女自慢【おんなじまんonnajiman】

noun:

  • female bragging; female conceit
  • a man bragging about his wife or mistress ➜ 男自慢
繽紛【ひんぷんhinpun】 Inflection

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • jumbled; in disarray
  • scattered randomly about (small items)
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