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星【せいsei】

noun:

noun / suffix noun / prefix noun:

  • Singapore
菊の節句【きくのせっくkikunosekku】

noun:

角宿【すぼしsuboshi】

noun:

出世頭【しゅっせがしらshussegashira】

noun:

  • most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
髪を梳かす【かみをとかすkamiwotokasu】髪をとかす Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to comb (one's hair)
似【にni】

suffix:

  • takes after (either of one's parents)
愚才【ぐさいgusai】

noun:

  • (one's own) abilities and intelligence - humble language
寺男【てらおとこteraotoko】

noun:

  • male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)
衆院予算委【しゅういんよさんいshuuin'yosan'i】

noun:

  • Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet (one half of the yosaniinkai) - abbreviation ➜ 衆院予算委員会
打ち所が悪い【うちどころがわるいuchidokorogawarui】打ちどころが悪い Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
あーんa-n・ああんaan・アーンAAN Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / noun / ~する noun:

  • opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah" - onomatopoeia ➜ アーンして

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • crying loudly; wailing; bawling - onomatopoeia
人日【じんじつjinjitsu】

noun:

  • seventh of January (lunar calendar) (one of the five annual festivals) ➜ 五節句
サミングSAMINGU

noun:

  • thumbing (in boxing, poking a thumb in one's opponent's eye)
ちりこ星【ちりこぼしchirikoboshi】張星・張宿

noun:

  • Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - Astronomy term ➜ 張
荷【かka】

suffix / counter:

  • counter for loads (that can be carried on one's shoulders)
生井【いくいikui】

noun:

  • eternal well (i.e. one that never runs dry) - archaism
胴掛け【どうかけdoukake・どうがけdougake】胴掛

noun:

  • slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
拾い読み【ひろいよみhiroiyomi】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; browsing
  • reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
相する【そうするsousuru】 Inflection

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

  • to assess (often one's fate)
食★【しょくshoku】蝕

noun:

  • meal; (one's) diet; food; foodstuff; foodstuffs ［食］
  • eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.) - Astronomy term ➜ 星食

あのanoレストランRESUTORANはha毎日mainichi二千食shoku準備junbiしているshiteiru。 That restaurant prepares two thousand meals every day.

差し伸べる☆【さしのべるsashinoberu】差し延べる・差伸べる・差延べる Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to stretch; to reach out for
  • to thrust (javelin)
  • to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.) ➜ 手を差し伸べる

私watashiがga出来る限りdekirukagiriのno援助enjoをwo彼kareにni差しのべるsashinoberuつもりtsumoriですdesu。 I'll offer him what help I can.

自由裁量【じゆうさいりょうjiyuusairyou】

noun / ~の noun:

  • latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand - four character idiom
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生活★【せいかつseikatsu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

エジプトEJIPUTOでdeはha何naniをwo食べてtabete生活seikatsuしていますshiteimasuかka。 What do people eat in Egypt?

JLPTN1
つまむtsumamu☆《摘む・摘まむ・撮む・抓む》 Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)
  • to pick up and eat; to snack on
  • to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up
  • to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate - usu. as つままれる

息ikiをwo止めてtomete鼻hanaをwoつまみtsumamiなさいnasai。 Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.

彼女kanojoはha雛菊hinagikuをwo摘むtsumamuのnoをwoやめたyameta。 She stopped picking daisies.

埋める☆【うずめるuzumeru】填める Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge
  • to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack; to cram; to fill up

けいこkeikoはha枕makuraにni顔kaoをwoうずめてuzumete泣いたnaita。 Keiko buried her head in the pillow and cried.

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