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出勤時間【しゅっきんじかんshukkinjikan】

noun:

  • time for reporting to work
  • time one leaves home to go to work
  • working hours; number of hours worked
神鬼【しんきshinki】

noun:

  • gods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead
  • one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans
  • fierce god ➜ 鬼神【きしん】
思し召す【おぼしめすoboshimesu】思召す・思しめす・思し食すold・思食すold Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to think (only used to speak of others) - honorific language
  • to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others)
  • to honour the target of one's emotions
ぽかんpokan☆・ポカンPOKAN・ぱかんpakan・パカンPAKAN

~と adverb:

  • vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly - onomatopoeia
  • openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; gaping; flabbergasted - onomatopoeia
  • with a whack; with a thump - onomatopoeia
JLPTN2
もったいないmottainai☆《勿体ない・勿体無い・物体ない・物体無い》 Inflection

adjective:

  • impious; profane; sacrilegious
  • too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of
  • wasteful

とてもtotemoいいii天気tenkiだからdakara家ieのno中nakaにniいるiruのnoがgaもったいないmottainai。 It's too sunny to stay inside.

こいつkoitsu☆・こやつkoyatsu《此奴》

pronoun:

  • he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person - colloquialism - derogatory term - familiar language ➜ 其奴【そいつ】
  • this; this one; this thing - colloquialism - derogatory term - familiar language ➜ 其奴【そいつ】

interjection:

  • Hey, you!; You bastard!; Damn you! - colloquialism - derogatory term - familiar language
決め込む☆【きめこむkimekomu】決込む・極め込む・決めこむ Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to take for granted; to assume
  • to pretend (to be); to act as if one were ...; to fancy oneself as being
  • to do intentionally; to persist in doing
JLPTN5
上☆【うえue】

noun / ~の noun / adverbial noun / suffix noun:

  • above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
  • top; summit
  • surface; on
  • before; previous
  • superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder)
  • on top of that; besides; what's more
  • upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after)
  • matters concerning...; as concerns ...
  • since (i.e. "for that reason") - as ...上は

suffix noun:

  • suffix indicating higher social standing - honorific language ➜ 父上
  • place of one's superior (i.e. the throne) - archaism
  • emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo - archaism
  • noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman) - archaism

おo席sekiのno上のueno棚tanaのno中nakaにni入ってhaitteおりますorimasu。 It's in the overhead compartment.

このkono踏台fumidaiをwo使えばtsukaebaクローゼットKUROOZETTOのno上ueにni手が届くtegatodokuよyo。 If you stand on this stool, you can reach the top of the closet.

机tsukueのno上ueにniペンPENがga何本honありますarimasuかka。 Are there any pens on the desk?

寒かったsamukattaうえueにni、風kazeがga強かったtsuyokatta。 It was cold, and, in addition, it was windy.

彼らkareraはha合意gouiのno上ueでde敏速なbinsokuna行動koudouをwoとったtotta。 They acted immediately by agreement.

JLPTN3
盛り★【さかりsakari】

noun / suffix noun:

  • peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); height (e.g. of summer) - ざかり when used as a suffix
  • prime (of one's life); one's best days

noun:

  • rutting; being in heat

彼kareはha今男男盛りzakariだda。 He is now in the prime of manhood.

JLPTN2
冷やす☆【ひやすhiyasu】冷す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to refrigerate
  • to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax
  • to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

白いshiroiワインWAINはha出すdasu前maeにni冷やすhiyasu方がよいhougayoi。 It's better to chill white wine before you serve it.

限り★【かぎりkagiri】

adverbial noun / noun:

  • limit; limits; bounds
  • degree; extent; scope
  • as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much
  • unless (after neg. verb)
  • the end; the last

suffix:

  • as long as; only

彼のkareno好奇心koukishinにはniha限りkagiriがgaなかったnakatta。 His curiosity knew no bounds.

あなたanataはha可能なkanouna限りkagiri早くhayaku、あなたanataのnoお母さんokaasanにni電話denwaをwoするべきsurubekiであるdearu。 You should call your mother as soon as possible.

彼kareはha声koeのno限りkagiriにni叫んだsakenda。 He shouted at the top of his voice.

もっとmotto勉強benkyouしないshinai限りkagiri落第rakudaiしますshimasuよyo。 You will fail unless you work harder.

授業料jugyouryouはha本月hontsuki２５日nichi限りkagiri納付noufuのno事koto。 Tuition fees must be paid not later than the 25th of this month.

軌跡☆【きせきkiseki】

noun:

  • tire track
  • traces of a person or thing; path one has taken
  • locus - Mathematics term
立ち往生☆【たちおうじょうtachioujou】立往生 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck; stalling; deadlock
  • being stumped; being in a dilemma; stopping in one's tracks; standing speechless
  • dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

私watashiはha病院byouinへhe行くiku途中tochuu、交通渋滞koutsuujuutaiにniあってatte立ち往生tachioujouしてshiteしまったshimatta。 I was held up on my way to the hospital in a traffic jam.

フランス語furansugoのno先生senseiはha生徒seitoのno質問shitsumonにni立ち往生tachioujouしたshita。 The French teacher was stumped by her student's question.

ストリップSUTORIPPU☆

noun:

精進☆【しょうじんshoujin・そうじんsoujinobs.・しょうじshoujiobs.・そうじsoujiobs.】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • concentration; diligence; devotion
  • asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment ➜ 六波羅蜜
  • adherence to a vegetarian diet

天才tensaiはha１パーセントPAASENTOがga霊感reikanでありdeari、９９パーセントPAASENTOはha精進shoujinであるdearu。 Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.

持ち合わせ☆【もちあわせmochiawase】持ちあわせ・持ち合せ・持合せ・持合わせ

noun:

  • things on hand; things in stock
  • money on hand; money in one's wallet

~の noun:

  • on hand; in stock

私watashiはha少しsukoshiはhaお金okaneのno持ち合わせmochiawaseがgaあるaru。 I have a little money with me.

突っ立つ☆【つったつtsuttatsu】つっ立つ Inflection

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

  • to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight
  • to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet
  • to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around; to stand flat-footed
まほろばmahoroba《真秀呂場ateji》

noun:

  • great and splendid land (of Yamato)
  • spiritual center of the land; one's spiritual home
  • excellent location; splendid place
尖らせる【とがらせるtogaraseru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

素っ裸・すっ裸【すっぱだかsuppadaka】素裸【すっぱだかsuppadaka・すはだかsuhadaka】 Inflection

noun:

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • stark naked; in one's bare skin
  • penniless

乱交パーティーran交PAATEIIのno中nakaでde、めぐみmegumiはhaすっぱだかsuppadakaでde芝生shibafuをwo走り回ったhashirimawatta。 During the orgy Megumi ran naked round the lawn.

作り字【つくりじtsukuriji】作字

noun:

  • native Japanese kanji (esp. used during the Edo period) - archaism ➜ 国字
  • made-up kanji; Chinese character of one's own creation
  • creating a character with a group of people ➜ 人文字
尖らす【とがらすtogarasu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

内股【うちまたuchimata・うちももuchimomo】内腿【うちももuchimomo】 Inflection

noun:

  • inner thigh

noun / ~する noun:

  • (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward ［うちまた］
  • uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs ［うちまた］

あのano男の人otokonohito内股uchimataでde歩いているaruiteiruよyo。 That guy is walking pigeon-toed.

白【はくhaku】

noun:

  • white
  • striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus) ➜ 鯔【ぼら】
  • speech; one's lines ➜ せりふ
  • white dragon tile - Mahjong term
  • winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles - Mahjong term
  • white person; Caucasian - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 白人

prefix noun / suffix noun / noun:

来者【らいしゃraisha】

noun:

  • visitor
  • person born later than oneself; one's junior
  • future ➜ 往者
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