Results, one-upmanship
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- 飲み口【のみくち・のみぐち】呑み口・呑口・飲口
noun:
- taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages) - usu. のみくち
- someone who enjoys alcohol
- place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup
- shape of one's mouth when drinking
- tap; faucet; spigot - usu. のみぐち
- 分☆【ぶん】
noun / suffix noun:
- part; segment; share; ration ➜ 分の
- rate
- degree; one's lot; one's status; relation; duty; kind; lot ➜ 身分
suffix noun:
- relationship; connection; correspondence
noun / suffix noun:
- in proportion to; just as much as
あなたは家賃の三ヶ月分を資金として払わなければならない。 You have to give three months' rent as a deposit.
- 生地★【きじ】素地
noun:
- cloth; fabric; material; texture
- dough; batter
- inherent quality; one's true character; one's true colours
- unglazed pottery
- skin with no make-up
生地を預ければドレスを仕立ててくれますか。 Will you make me up a dress if I give you the material?
- しゃんしゃん・シャンシャン Inflection
adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:
- jingling - onomatopoeia
- (sound of) many people clapping together - onomatopoeia ➜ 手締め
- healthy; robust; active; hale and hearty; handling one's work well - onomatopoeia
- concluding successfully - onomatopoeia
- boiling (of water) - archaism - onomatopoeia
- 春★【はる】
adverbial noun / temporal noun:
- spring; springtime
- New Year
- prime (of one's life, etc.)
- adolescence; puberty
- sexuality
多くの植物は春に花をつける。 Many plants bloom in the spring.
幼なじみが春から大阪の大学に行くらしい。 Apparently an old friend of mine is going to a university in Osaka in Spring.
- 入れる☆【いれる】容れる・函れる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo)
- to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
- to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to - esp. 容れる
- to include
- to pay (one's rent, etc.)
- to cast (a vote)
- to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ➜ 淹れる
- to turn on (a switch, etc.)
- to send (a fax); to call
留学生も入れるのかしら。 I wonder if exchange students can join this club.
彼女はお茶を入れる前にお湯が沸くまで待った。 She waited until the water boiled before making the tea with it.
- 開ける☆【あける】空ける☆・明ける☆ Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock [開ける]
- to open (for business, etc.) [開ける]
- to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room - esp. 空ける
- to move out; to clear out - esp. 空ける
- to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily) - esp. 空ける
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to dawn; to grow light - esp. 明ける
- to end (of a period, season) - esp. 明ける
- to begin (of the New Year) - esp. 明ける
- to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for) - esp. 明ける
- to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)
3人の少年達はその建物の扉を開けました。 The three boys opened the doors of the building.
そうすればやがて運が開けるでしょう。 And soon your luck will turn for the better.
- 置く☆【おく】 Inflection
godan ~く verb / transitive:
- to put; to place
- to leave (behind)
- to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
- to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
- to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc); to bear (in mind etc)
- to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
- to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
- to separate spatially or temporally
godan ~く verb / auxiliary verb:
- to do something in advance - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone
- to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone
薬は子供の手の届かないところに置くべきだ。 Medicine should be out of the way of children.
机の上に寝かせて置くと転がって落ちることがあるので、試験管立てに立てておく。 If you leave them lying on the desk they may roll off, so stand them in the test-tube rack.
- 案内★【あんない・あないobs.】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- guidance; leading (the way); showing around
- information; notice; notification
- announcement (of one's arrival)
- invitation
- acquaintance; knowledge
ガイドは観光客に博物館の案内をした。 A guide conducted the visitors round the museum.
1人の年老いた女性が私たちに城の中を案内してくれた。 An old lady guided us through the castle.
- 外す☆【はずす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo
- to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude; to expel
- to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to step out; to slip away
- to dodge (a question, blow, etc.); to evade; to sidestep; to avoid (e.g. peak season)
- to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.) Antonym: 当たる
彼らは彼を仲間からはずすことに決めた。 They decided to exclude him from their circle.
- 伏せる☆【ふせる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to lay upside down
- to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes)
ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:
- to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to conceal; to hide; to keep secret; to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush)
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness) - usu. 臥せる ➜ 臥せる【ふせる】
- 草紙☆【そうし】草子・双紙・冊子
noun:
- written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll)
- a text written entirely in kana
- graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries)
- notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.)
- rough draft
- 両【りょう】
noun / prefix:
- both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.)
noun:
- ryo (obsolete unit of currency)
- 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin) ➜ 斤
- 2 tan (measure of fabric size) ➜ 反【たん】
counter:
- counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles - also written 輛 and 輌
両地域は宗教と文化が違っている。 The two regions differ in religion and culture.
- いただく☆《頂く・戴く》 Inflection
godan ~く verb / transitive:
- to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy - humble language ➜ 貰う
- to eat; to drink - humble language - polite language
- to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) - orig. meaning
- to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president)
auxiliary verb / godan ~く verb:
- to get somebody to do something - follows a verb in "-te" form - humble language ➜ 貰う【もらう】
Kさんの内緒にしていただくとの約束のもとに前回「左右」後日談なる駄文をお送りしましたが、今回はその後日談です。 Last time I sent out my humble work, the afterword to "left-right", written on the promise that you'd keep it secret from him, this time it's the afterword to that afterword.
本気で似合うと思っていたらしいシャツは辞退し、淡いブルーのポロシャツをいただくことにした。 The shirt she apparently seriously thought suited me I turned down and decided to accept a light blue polo shirt.
- 立てる☆【たてる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise - also written as 起てる
- to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
- to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
- to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
- to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
- to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
- to sharpen; to make clear
- to shut; to close ➜ 閉てる
- to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony ➜ 点てる
- to divide by
suffix / ichidan verb:
- to do ... vigorously - after the -masu stem of a verb
彼は怒るとよく大声をたてる。 He is liable to shout when angry.
失敗した!もっと、余裕をもって計画たてるべきだった。 I choked! I should have come up with a proper plan first.
人生とは、他の予定を立てることに忙しくしている時に起こる現象のことだ。 Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
- 台★【だい】
noun / suffix noun:
- stand; rack; table; bench; podium; pedestal; platform; stage
- support; holder; rack
counter:
- counter for machines, incl. vehicles
noun:
- setting (e.g. in jewellery)
noun / suffix noun / counter:
- level (e.g. price level); range (e.g. after physical units); period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life) ➜ 代【だい】・代【だい】
noun:
この台の上に花瓶を置いてはいけません。 Please don't place a vase on this stand.
2台のオートバイを比較するべきだ。 You should compare the two motorcycles.
父の工場は毎月3万台の車を生産している。 My father's factory turns out 30,000 cars each month.
- 乗り換える☆【のりかえる】乗り替える・乗りかえる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
- to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking
- 身★【み】
noun:
- body
- oneself
- one's place; one's position
- main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
もし、あなたが税金を払う身であれば、そんなことは言わないはずですよ。 If you were footing the bill, you wouldn't say that.
保憲は脇息に身を預け、目前に出された朝餉に当惑の目を当てていた。 Yasunori leaned into the armrest and looked in bemusement at the breakfast laid before him.
- 失業★【しつぎょう】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- unemployment
- losing one's job; becoming unemployed
この地域の失業はほぼないに等しい。 Unemployment in this part of the country is virtually nonexistent.
失業した後、彼は大変苦労した。 After losing his job, he went through a very difficult time.
- 宅★【たく】
noun / suffix noun:
- house; home
noun:
- one's husband
ワシントン市の友人宅に泊まります。 I'm staying at my friend's house in Washington City.
- 得意★【とくい】 Inflection
noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:
- triumph; prosperity
- pride
- one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty
- frequent customer (client, etc.)
彼は彼の洞察力を得意に思っている。 He congratulates himself on his foresight.
- くださる☆《下さる》
godan ある verb (spec.):
- to give; to confer; to bestow - honorific language
- to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor - honorific language
- 注ぐ☆【そそぐ】灌ぐ・潅ぐ・濺ぐ・漑ぐ Inflection
godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:
- to pour (into) ➜ 注ぐ【つぐ】
- to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to pour onto; to spray
- to shed (tears)
- to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to fix (one's eyes) on
godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:
- to flow into (e.g. of a river); to run into; to drain into
- to fall (of rain, snow); to pour down
私はビニール袋にワインを注ぎ、それからそれを氷水に付けた。 I poured the wine in a plastic bag and then dipped it in ice water.
彼女は自分のエネルギーを、その地域の貧しい人々を助けるのに注いできた。 She has been investing her energy in helping the poor in that area.
彼は友人を助けることに全力を注いだ。 He concentrated his energies on helping his friend.
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