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もらすmorasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to let leak; to reveal
  • to wet one's pants
  • to give utterance; to vent; to express
  • to omit; to leave out

彼女kanojoga絶えずtaezu不満fumanwoもらすmorasuことkotonikarehaがっかりgakkariしたshita Her constant complaints frustrated him deeply.

kareha秘密himitsuwoもらすmorasuようなyounahitoではないdehanai He is the last person to give away the secret.

しゅじんshujin

noun / ~の noun:

  • head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady ご主人
  • one's husband
  • (one's) employer; (one's) master
  • host; hostess

主人shujinha料理ryourigaとてもtotemo上手jouzuですdesu My husband is a very good cook.

来る日も来る日もkitaruhimokuruhimoそのsonoinuha主人shujinwo迎えmukaeniekihe行ったitta Day in, day out the dog went to the station to wait for its master.

ないしょnaishoないしょnaishoないしょうnaishouないしょnaisho

noun / ~の noun:

  • secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret
  • one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
  • inner realization; personal enlightenment ないしょう - Buddhism term
  • kitchen 内所

彼女kanojoha内緒naishodewatashiniそのsonohanashiwoしたshita She told me the story in confidence.

aみんなminnaにはniha内緒naishodayoryouwo夜中yachuuni抜け出すnukedasunoha厳罰genbatsudaからkarane Oh, that's a secret, OK? Because slipping out of the dorm in the night is severely punished.

いちじょうichijou

noun / ~の noun:

  • a line; a streak; a stripe; a ray (of light); a wisp (of smoke)

noun:

  • one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one passage (in a book)
  • one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
  • the same logic; the same reason - archaism
ちょうじゃchoujaちょうしゃchoushaちょうざchouza

noun:

  • millionaire ちょうじゃ
  • one's superior; one's elder; one's senior
  • virtuous and gentle person - archaism
  • female owner of a whorehouse in a post town ちょうじゃ - archaism
  • chief of a post town ちょうじゃ - archaism 宿駅

トムTOMUha億万長者choujada Tom is a billionaire.

じはだjihada

noun:

  • texture; grain
  • one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; bare skin; scalp
  • surface of the earth; bare ground
  • surface of a sword blade
けしきだつkeshikidatsu Inflection

godan ~つ verb:

  • to show signs of
  • to show one's feelings or emotions in one's facial expression or behavior
  • to put on airs
  • to be become animated with voices and noise
くいつくkuitsuku Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to bite at; to snap at; to nibble 食らいつく
  • to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into 食らいつく
  • to hold on to; to cling to; to stick to
  • to complain; to bicker
からめてkarameteからめでkaramedeirr.irr.

noun:

エムEMU

noun:

  • M; m
  • masochist; masochistic - abbreviation Antonym:
  • one thousand (Roman numeral)
  • metre; meter - abbreviation
  • magnitude - abbreviation
  • mass - abbreviation
  • Mach - abbreviation
  • milli-; m - abbreviation
  • mega-; M - abbreviation
  • money - slang - archaism - abbreviation
おしてoshiteおしでoshide

noun:

  • seal; stamp - archaism
  • depressing the string of a zither with one's left hand
  • (in archery) left hand 引き手【ひきで】
  • obstinacy; stubbornness
そうsou

noun:

  • appearance; look; countenance
  • a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune 女難の相
  • aspect - Linguistics term
  • phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous) - Physics term
くずれるkuzureru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to collapse; to crumble
  • to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy
  • to break down; to be thrown into disarray
  • to crash (stock market); to slump; to decline
  • to break money into small change
  • to turn bad (e.g. weather); to change for the worse; to deteriorate

来週raishuu天気tenkigaくずれるkuzureruことkotohaないnaiでしょうdeshou I do not believe the weather will change for the worse next week.

彼女kanojohayukani崩れるkuzureruようにしてyounishite倒れたtaoreta She fell in a heap to the floor.

kareha彼女のkanojono足元ashimotoni崩れるkuzureruようにyouni倒れたtaoreta He collapsed at her feet.

ぽかりpokari

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • with a whack; with a thump - onomatopoeia ぽかん
  • openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; gaping; flabbergasted - onomatopoeia ぽかん
  • vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly - onomatopoeia ぽかん
  • gaping (of a hole, etc.); suddenly opening - onomatopoeia
さすsasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

  • to shine 射す
  • to be visible
  • to be tinged with
  • to rise (of water levels); to flow in
  • to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one 気が差す魔が差す

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise
  • to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance) 指す
  • to insert; to put in 挿す
  • to wear (a sword) in one's belt; to wear at one's side; to carry under one's arm 挿す
  • to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm - Sumo term
  • to pole (a boat) 刺す
  • to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks) 注す
  • to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye
  • to light (a fire); to burn
  • to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten 鎖す【さす】

suffix / godan ~す verb:

  • to stop in the midst of; to leave undone - after the -masu stem of a verb 止す【さす】

ほお紅hoobeniya口紅kuchibeniwo差すsasuだけdakede表情hyoujouya笑顔egaogaどんどんdondon変わってkawatteくるkuruんですndesu Expressions and smiles change like that just from applying rouge and lipstick.

uwasawoすればsurebakagegaさすsasu Talk of the devil and he's sure to appear.

かこkako

noun / ~の noun:

  • the past; bygone days; the previous
  • a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past
  • past (tense); preterit; preterite - Linguistics term
  • previous life - Buddhism term

watashihaいつまでもitsumademo過去kakoniこだわらないkodawaranaiようにyounito心がけているkokorogaketeiru I try not to dwell on the past.

過去kakoha知らshirareteいるiruga変えkaeられrareないnai未来miraiha未知michidaga変えるkaeruことkotogaできるdekiru The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known.

ふくめるfukumeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to include (in a group or scope)
  • to instruct; to make one understand
  • to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication)
  • to put in (someone's) mouth
  • to permeate with flavor

少しsukoshikiになるninaruまでmade含めるfukumeruto70wo越えるkoeruhouga毛穴keanaya肌理kimenoarasawo気にしていますkinishiteimasu Including responses up to 'It bothers me a bit', over 70% of respondents said that they were concerned about their pores and skin texture.

そのsono伝達dentatsuno方法houhouにはnihaカタログKATAROGUhaもちろんmochironであるdearuga手紙tegami雑誌zasshiya新聞shinbunによるniyoru広告koukokuラジオRAJIOyaテレビTEREBInoコマーシャルKOMAASHARU電話denwaによるniyoru買い物kaimonoなどnadomo含めるfukumeruことが出来るkotogadekiru The means of communication can include letters, magazine and newspaper advertisements, radio and television commercials, and telephone marketing, as well as catalogs.

からくちkarakuchi

noun / ~の noun:

  • dry taste (e.g. sake, wine)
  • a liking for sake; one who likes sake
  • salty (taste)
  • harsh; scathing

辛口karakuchigaほしいhoshiiのですnodesuga I want something dry.

カッとKAttoかっとkatto Inflection

adverb / ~する noun:

  • flaring up; burning hotly; suddenly becoming bright - onomatopoeia
  • flying into a rage; losing one's cool - onomatopoeia
  • opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth) - onomatopoeia
  • acting resolutely - onomatopoeia - archaism
もちだしmochidashiirr.

noun:

  • taking something out; carrying out
  • providing money oneself; paying with one's own money
  • corbel - Architecture term
  • strengthening under a seam (clothing)
あしがためashigatame

noun:

  • groundwork; preparation
  • walking practice; strengthening one's legs
  • leg hold (wrestling, judo, etc.)
  • wooden beam that joins underfloor pillars
ようたしyoutashiようたしyoutashiようたつyoutatsuirr.irr.ようたしyoutashi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • running errands; going on errands
  • (transaction of) business; going about one's business
  • doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
  • purveying; purveyor - esp. 用達 御用達
おとしotoshi

noun:

  • dropping; losing - abbreviation
  • missing item; something one forgot to write down
  • trap
  • wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed
  • conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
  • metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi 落とし掛け

マニキュアMANIKYUA落としotoshiha臭いkusaigaきついkitsui Nail polish remover stinks a lot.

タイプTAIPU Inflection

noun:

  • type; kind; sort; style
  • type (of person); (ideal) type; one's type
  • typewriter - abbreviation タイプライター

noun / ~する noun:

  • typing
ゆるむyurumu Inflection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
  • to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down
  • to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax
  • to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt
  • to decrease (e.g. speed)
  • (of a market price) to go down slightly

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