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JLPTN2
こらえるkoraeru《堪える・怺える》こたえるkotaeru《堪える》 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with ➜ 耐える【たえる】
  • to restrain; to control; to keep a check on
  • to forgive; to put up with; to pardon

彼kareはha十分そのsono職shokuにni堪えるkotaeru。 He's quite able at his job.

彼女kanojoはha涙namidaをwoこらえるkoraeruことが出来なかったkotogadekinakatta。 She couldn't stop the tears.

七つ星【ななつぼしnanatsuboshi】

noun:

  • the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow - Astronomy term ➜ 北斗七星
  • family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles) ➜ 七曜
  • Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine ➜ 真鰯
汲み上げる【くみあげるkumiageru】くみ上げる・汲上げる Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to dip up
  • to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
公方【くぼうkubou】

noun:

  • public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
北斗七星【ほくとしちせいhokutoshichisei】

noun:

  • the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow - Astronomy term ➜ 北斗星

北斗七星hokutoshichiseiはha簡単kantanにni見つかるmitsukaru。 You can find the Big Dipper easily.

北斗星【ほくとせいhokutosei】

noun:

  • the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow - Astronomy term ➜ 北斗七星
真先【まさきmasaki】

noun:

  • the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
北斗【ほくとhokuto】

noun:

  • the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow - abbreviation - Astronomy term ➜ 北斗七星

北斗hokutoのno拳kobushiがga大好きdaisukiだdaよyo！ I love Fist of the North Star!

四三の星【しそうのほしshisounohoshi】

noun:

  • the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow - archaism - Astronomy term ➜ 北斗七星
形声【けいせいkeisei】

noun:

  • kanji in which one element suggests the meaning, the other the pronunciation
JLPTN3
抜ける☆【ぬけるnukeru】脱ける Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose
  • to fade; to discolour
  • to wear a hole (e.g. clothes)
  • to leave (e.g. a meeting)
  • to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky)
  • to be stupid; to be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive - usu. as 抜けた or 抜けている
  • to exit (a program loop) - IT term

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to go through; to pass through

人混みhitogomiをwo抜けるnukeruまでmade私watashiにniくっついていkuttsuiteiなさいnasai。 Stick with me until we get out of the crowd.

国境kokkyouのno長いnagaiトンネルTONNERUをwo抜けるnukeruとto雪国yukiguniでdeあっaたta。 The train came out of the long tunnel forming the border, and there was the snow country.

JLPTN5
遊ぶ☆【あそぶasobu・あすぶasubuobs.】 Inflection

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

  • to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
  • to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
  • to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
  • to go to (for pleasure or for study) - as 〜に遊ぶ
  • to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration - Baseball term

２人のno子供kodomoがga通りtooriでde遊んでいたasondeita。 There were two children playing on the street.

そのsono機械kikaiはha今ima遊んでいるasondeiru。 The machine is lying idle.

JLPTN1
抜け出す☆【ぬけだすnukedasu】抜けだす・脱け出す Inflection

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

  • to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation)
  • to break into the lead; to get ahead
  • to begin to fall out (e.g. hair)
  • to break out (of a loop) - IT term

あa、みんなminnaにはniha内緒naishoだdaよyo？寮ryouをwo夜中yachuuにni抜け出すnukedasuのnoはha厳罰genbatsuだdaからkaraねne？ Oh, that's a secret, OK? Because slipping out of the dorm in the night is severely punished.

トムTOMUはha誰dareにniもmo見miられrareずzuにni寮ryouをwo抜け出すnukedasuことkotoはhaできdekiなかっnakaたta。 Tom couldn't sneak out of the dorm without being seen.

網呑舟の魚を漏らす【あみどんしゅうのうおをもらすamidonshuunouowomorasu】網吞舟の魚を漏らす

expression:

  • the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through; the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere; fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the net [literal] - proverb
JLPTN1
掲げる★【かかげるkakageru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to publish; to print; to carry (an article)
  • to put up; to hang out; to hoist; to fly (a sail); to float (a flag, kite, etc.)
  • to tuck up (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
  • to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to adopt (a slogan)
  • to stoke a fire; to fan a flame

以下ikaにni掲げるkakageru人hitoがga合格goukakuですdesu。 The following persons passed the examination.

安全anzenのnoためにtameni機械kikaiのno前maeにni掲示keijiをwo掲げるkakageruつもりtsumoriだda。 We will set up a notice in front of the machine for safety's sake.

JLPTN3
身体☆【しんたいshintai・しんだいshindaiobs.・しんていshintei】

noun:

これkoreはha私のwatashino血chiではないdehanai。すべてsubete相手aiteのno返り血kaerichiだda。私のwatashino身体shintaiにはniha傷kizuひとつhitotsuないnai。 This isn't my blood. It's all splash-back from my opponent. There isn't a single scratch on me.

JLPTN2
欲張り☆【よくばりyokubari】欲ばり Inflection

noun / adjectival noun:

  • greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

持てばmoteba持つmotsuほどhodo、欲張りyokubariになるninaru。 The more you have, the more you want.

JLPTN1
無能☆【むのうmunou】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incapacity Antonym: 有能

noun:

  • incompetent person

あらゆるarayuru芸術geijutsu評論家hyouronka達tachiはha無能munouでありdeari危険なkikenna存在sonzaiであるdearu。 Regard all art critics as useless and dangerous.

JLPTN1
丈夫【じょうふjoufu・ますらおmasurao】益荒男【ますらおmasurao】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun:

  • hero; manly person; warrior - sometimes じょうぶ
社団法人★【しゃだんほうじんshadanhoujin】

noun:

  • corporate juridical person; incorporated body; corporation - Law term ➜ 財団法人
下請け☆【したうけshitauke】下請 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • subcontract

noun:

  • subcontractor (person or company)
何者☆【なにものnanimono】何もの

noun:

  • who; what kind of person

何ものnanimonoにもnimoましてmashite私watashiはha健康kenkouになりninariたいtai。 Above all, I want to be healthy.

石頭☆【いしあたまishiatama】

noun:

  • hard-headed person; stubbornness; obstinacy; pigheadedness
年取った☆【としとったtoshitotta】年とった・歳とった・歳取った

noun or verb acting prenominally:

  • old (person); aged

彼らkareraはha年取ったtoshitotta人hitoにni大変taihen親切shinsetsuですdesu。 They are kind to old people.

人☆【にんnin・たりtari・りri】

counter:

  • counter for people

noun:

  • person ［にん］ - usu. in compound words

２００人ninのno人hitoがga昨年sakunenコレラKORERAでde死んだshinda。 Two hundred people died of cholera last year.

アメリカAMERIKAでdeはha、犯罪hanzai人jinをwo収容shuuyouするsuru刑務所keimushoのnoためtameのno場所basho以上ijouにni犯罪hanzai人jinがgaいるiruのでnodeいつもitsumo刑務所keimushoはha定員teiinオーバーOOBAAのno状態joutaiであるdearu。 In the U.S., there are more prisoners than there is jail space for them. So the prisons are overcrowded.

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