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- 反閇【へんばい】返閉・反陪
noun:
- ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip ➜ 禹歩
- dance steps inspired by this ceremony
- 温め酒【あたためざけ・ぬくめざけ】暖め酒【あたためざけ】
noun:
- warm sake (formerly drunk on the 9th day of the 9th month of the lunar calendar to ward off illness)
- ダブルリーチ《ダブル立直・二重立直・Ｗ立直・両立直》
noun:
- declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared - Mahjong term ➜ 立直【リーチ】
- 凹き所に水溜まる【くぼきところにみずたまる】
expression:
- when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own; a sunken place will collect water [literal] - proverb - obscure term
- someone in bad circumstances will continue to accumulate difficulties - proverb - obscure term
- たどり着く☆【たどりつく】辿り着く☆・辿りつく Inflection
godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:
- to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
しかし城にたどりつくなり、近衛兵を率いた人によって、わたしはこの牢獄に勾引されてしまった。 However, when I finally reached the castle I was thrown into this prison by the commander of the imperial guard.
- 映る☆【うつる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
日本人の中には自分達の国が外国人の眼にどう映るのか気にする者がいる。 Some Japanese are concerned about how their country looks in the eyes of foreigners.
- 肩肘張る【かたひじはる】肩肘はる・肩ひじ張る Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding
- to act formally; to act stiffly
- 緩める☆【ゆるめる】弛める Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to loosen; to slacken Antonym: 締める
- to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)
- to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)
- to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up
- to make more gradual (of a slope)
- はだける《開ける・肌蹴るirr.》 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to expose
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to open up (of clothing); to be exposed
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); to stretch - archaism
和子が胸をはだけて赤ん坊に乳をふくませた。 Kazuko bared her breast and fed the baby.
- かかずりあう《拘り合う》 Inflection
godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:
- to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter) - colloquialism ➜ 係う【かかずらう】
- to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality)
- to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone)
- 浮き足【うきあし】浮足
noun:
- standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step
- being unsettled; being restless; being ready to flee
- high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation - Finance term
- 見つめる☆【みつめる】見詰める☆・凝めるold Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
アルフォンスが空を見上げたまま、速く流れる雲を見つめていた。 Alphonse looked at the racing clouds, his eyes turned to the sky.
- かかずらう《係う・拘う・拘らう》 Inflection
godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:
- to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter)
- to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality)
- to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone)
- 市販★【しはん】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available
~の noun:
- commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf; store-bought
これらは市販されている最も上等のかばんだ。 These are the best bags on the market.
- 肉薄☆【にくはく】肉迫 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard
- pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
- ムーンフェース・ムーンフェイス・ムーン・フェース・ムーン・フェイス
noun:
- swollen face; puffy face - From English "moon face"
- moon display on a watch indicating am or pm (usually analogue)
- 子忌み【ねいみ】子忌
noun:
- collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year) - obscure term ➜ 子の日の遊び
- 固肥える【かたごえる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to put on a moderate amount of lean or firm weight; to gain healthy weight (e.g. from muscle); to become overweight as opposed to obese
- ぶら下がり取材【ぶらさがりしゅざい】
noun:
- doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response
- ソフト化【ソフトか】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- shift away from manufacturing to an information and service-based economy - Economics term
- softening
- release (e.g. of a movie) on home video (e.g. DVD, BD, VHS)
- 尻叩き【しりたたき】尻たたき Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- spanking
noun:
- traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, was hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
- 冬至南瓜【とうじかぼちゃ】冬至カボチャ【とうじカボチャ】
noun:
- custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice
- 頭☆【あたま・かしら】
noun:
- head
- hair (on one's head)
- mind; brains; intellect ［あたま］
- leader; chief; boss; captain
- top; tip
- beginning; start
- head; person ［あたま］
- top structural component of a kanji ［かしら］
- pair ［あたま］ - colloquialism - Mahjong term ➜ 雀頭【ジャントー】
アリスは頭に花をさしています。 Alice has a flower in her hair.
私、ケンと付き合ってるの。彼って、カッコ良くて優しくて、頭もいいの。おまけに、独身よ！ I'm going with Ken. He is cool, gentle and smart. What's more, he is single!
その間ずっと、じいさんの言ったことが、メロンの周りを飛び回る蠅の羽音のように、頭の中でぶんぶんと鳴っていました。 All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head.
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