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嵌張待ち【カンチャンまちKANCHANmachi】

noun:

  • wait for the middle tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand - Mahjong term
というとtoiuto《と言うと》

conjunction:

  • if one were to speak of ..., then certainly; if it were the case that ..., then certainly; if it were a ..., then certainly; phrase used to indicate the inevitability of what follows it (based on what precedes it) ➜ 言う・言う
  • so that means (when used in sentence-initial position)
時とともに【ときとともにtokitotomoni】時と共に

expression / adverb:

  • as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
空写し【からうつしkarautsushi】

noun:

  • clicking the shutter of a camera without taking a picture (because no film is loaded, or in order to advance the film)
フリュートアベックFURYUUTOABEKKU・フリュート・ア・ベックFURYUUTO/A/BEKKU

noun:

  • recorder; flûte à bec - From French
一期一会【いちごいちえichigoichie】

noun:

  • once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such) - four character idiom

あの人anohitoとto巡り会えたmeguriaetaのnoはha、一期一会ichigoichieなnaのnoでしょうかdeshouka。 Our meeting like that is probably the kind of thing that only happens once.

渡る世間に鬼はない【わたるせけんにおにはないwatarusekennionihanai】渡る世間に鬼は無い

expression:

  • all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere - proverb
浦島花子【うらしまはなこurashimahanako】

noun:

  • Rip van Winkle effect (for a woman); feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to Japan (for a woman)
タイムセールTAIMUSEERU☆・タイム・セールTAIMU/SEERU

noun:

  • special offers available for a limited time of the day; limited-time sale - From English "time sale"
嘘つきは泥棒の始まり【うそつきはどろぼうのはじまりusotsukihadorobounohajimari】嘘吐きは泥棒の始まり・うそつきは泥棒の始まり・嘘つきは泥棒のはじまり

expression:

  • show me a liar, and I will show you a thief - proverb
兎の毛【うのけunoke】

noun:

  • just a hair
待ち時間【まちじかんmachijikan】

noun:

  • waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

待ち時間machijikanはhaどのくらいdonokuraiですかdesuka。 How long do you think we'll have to wait?

アディショナルタイムADEISHONARUTAIMU・アディショナル・タイムADEISHONARU/TAIMU

noun:

  • additional time (soccer); stoppage time; injury time - Sports term ➜ ロスタイム
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初めて☆【はじめてhajimete】始めて・甫めて

adverb / ~の noun:

adverb:

  • only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ... - after the -te form of a verb

１６歳saiのno時toki、初めてhajimeteテニスTENISUをwoしたshita。 When I was sixteen, I played tennis for the first time.

２、３日たってtatte初めてhajimete彼kareがga到着touchakuしたshita。 It was not until a few days later that he arrived.

相席【あいせきaiseki】合席・合い席 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)

相席aisekiさせていただいてsaseteitadaiteよろしいyoroshiiですかdesuka。 May I share this table with you?

破鏡再び照らさず【はきょうふたたびてらさずhakyoufutatabiterasazu】

expression:

  • a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; a broken mirror will never shine again [literal] - proverb
古来☆【こらいkorai】

~の noun / adverb / noun:

  • from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

彼kareはha古来koraiまれなmarena芸術家geijutsukaだda。 He is as great an artist as lived.

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今度★【こんどkondo】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • this time; now
  • next time; another time; shortly; soon
  • recently; previous; last

今度kondoだけdakeはha許してyurushiteやろうyarou。 I will give him another chance.

適期【てっきtekki・てききtekiki】

noun:

  • proper time (e.g. for harvesting rice); appropriate time; right time
だめもとdamemoto《駄目元》ダメもとDAMEmoto《ダメ元》

noun:

  • giving something a try because one has nothing to lose - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 駄目で元々
当座☆【とうざtouza】

noun / ~の noun:

  • for the time being; for the present; temporarily; for a time
  • immediate; present; current
  • for some time (after)
  • current account ➜ 当座預金

このkono小切手kogitteをwo銀行ginkouのno当座touzaにni入れireなさいnasai。 Deposit this check in my checking account.

言々句々【げんげんくくgengenkuku】言言句句

noun:

  • every single word and phrase; each and every word - four character idiom
一言隻句【いちごんせきくichigonsekiku・いちごんせっくichigonsekku】

noun:

  • every single word and phrase; each and every word - four character idiom
千金の裘は一狐の腋に非ず【せんきんのきゅうはいっこのえきにあらずsenkinnokyuuhaikkonoekiniarazu】

expression:

  • to rule a country requires many great men; an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox [literal] - proverb
鴨がねぎを背負って来る【かもがねぎをしょってくるkamoganegiwoshottekuru】鴨が葱を背負って来る・鴨がねぎを背負ってくる・鴨が葱をしょって来る・鴨がねぎをしょって来る・鴨がねぎをしょってくる Inflection

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

  • along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back [literal] ➜ 鴨鍋
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