Results, self-poised

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JLPTN3
わがままwagamama☆《我が儘・我儘・我がまま・我侭・我が侭》 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • selfish; egoist
  • self-indulgent; wilful; willful - archaism

あのano子koをwo甘やかしてamayakashiteはhaいけませんikemasen。とてもtotemoわがままwagamamaになりますninarimasuよyo。 You shouldn't indulge that child. It will make him very selfish.

自ら★【みずからmizukara】

noun:

  • oneself

adverb:

  • for one's self; personally

われわれwarewareはhaみずからmizukaraのno権利kenriをwo擁護yougoしshiなければならないnakerebanaranai。 We must stand up for our rights.

抑え★【おさえosae】押さえ・押え

noun:

  • weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down
  • keeping control; exercising authority
  • having self-control; exercising self-discipline
  • defense; guard; deterrence
自力★【じりきjiriki・じりょくjiryoku】

noun / ~の noun:

  • one's own strength; one's own efforts

noun:

  • self-salvation - Buddhism term

アメリカAMERIKAはha自国jikokuのno問題mondaiをwo自力jirikiでde解決kaiketsuするsuruであろうdearou。 America will solve her problems for herself.

自律☆【じりつjiritsu】

noun / ~の noun:

  • autonomy (philosophy) ➜ 他律
  • self-control

これkoreはha自律jiritsu的tekiなna機械kikaiですdesu。 This is an autonomous machine.

自壊☆【じかいjikai】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • disintegration
  • self-destruction
迂拙【うせつusetsu】

noun:

  • poor and careless way of living - archaism - male language
  • self deprecating first person pronoun
ツモるTSUMOru Inflection

godan ~る verb:

  • to draw a tile from the wall - Mahjong term ➜ 自摸
  • to win on a self-drawn tile - Mahjong term ➜ 自摸
叩き上げ【たたきあげtatakiage】たたき上げ

noun:

  • working one's way up

noun / ~の noun:

  • self-made person; veteran
ハウツー本【ハウツーぼんHAUTSUUbon】ハウトゥー本【ハウトゥーぼんHAUTOUUbon】

noun:

  • how-to (book)
  • self-help book
ウタリUTARI

noun:

  • human (in Ainu); one's fellow man; kin; comrade - From Ainu
  • self-referential term used by the Ainu about their people ➜ アイヌ
自愛【じあいjiai】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative)
  • self-love

自愛jiaiはha我が家wagayaからkaraはじまるhajimaru。 Charity begins at home.

JLPTN3
現金★【げんきんgenkin】 Inflection

noun:

  • cash; ready money; money on hand; currency

adjectival noun:

  • mercenary; self-interested; calculating

現金genkinでde払うharau必要hitsuyouはhaありませんarimasen。 You don't have to pay in cash.

我【がga】

noun:

  • obstinacy - Buddhism term
  • atman; the self; the ego
歯止め★【はどめhadome】 Inflection

noun:

  • brake; drag; skid; pawl

noun / ~する noun:

  • restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit; check

下院議員kaingiinはha支出shishutsuにni歯止めhadomeをwoかけるkakeruとto言いましたiimashita。 The Representative said he will put a brake on spending.

見識☆【けんしきkenshiki】

noun:

  • views; opinion; discernment
  • pride; self-respect

我々warewareはha時代jidaiにni一歩先んじたsakinjita見識kenshikiをwo持たmotaねばならないnebanaranai。 We must be a step ahead of the times in our outlook.

ぶるburu《振る》 Inflection

suffix / godan ~る verb:

  • to assume the air of ...; to behave like ... - after noun, adjectival noun or adj-stem

godan ~る verb:

  • to put on airs; to be self-important - colloquialism

建築家kenchikukaはha芸術家geijutsukaぶってbutteはhaならないnaranai。 An architect should not pretend to be an artist.

羈縻【きびkibi】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • tying down; fastening; binding

noun:

  • jimi system; ancient Chinese self-rule administrative system
がりがりgarigari《我利我利ateji》ガリガリGARIGARI Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • focussing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

  • selfish; self-serving - onomatopoeia

犬inuがga骨honeをwoがりがりgarigariかじっているkajitteiru。 The dog is crunching a bone.

フリードリンクFURIIDORINKU・フリー・ドリンクFURII/DORINKU

noun:

  • free drink; free drinks
  • free refills; bottomless cup; all-you-can-drink; self-service soda fountain - From English "free drink"
用心棒☆【ようじんぼうyoujinbou】

noun:

  • bodyguard; bouncer; guard
  • bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
  • stick or pole used for self-defence - orig. meaning
出自☆【しゅつじshutsuji】

noun:

  • birthplace
  • descent; blood-lines; origins
  • one's outward self
JLPTN3
影★【かげkage】景

noun:

  • shadow; silhouette; figure; shape
  • reflection; image
  • ominous sign
  • light (stars, moon)
  • trace; shadow (of one's former self)

そのsono少女shoujoはha自分jibunのno影kageにniおびえていたobieteita。 The girl was afraid of her own shadow.

水たまりmizutamariにni映ったutsutta影kageがga見えたmieta。 Reflections could be seen in the puddles.

月tsukiがga湖mizuumiにni影kageをwo落としていたotoshiteita。 The moonlight reflected on the lake.

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