Results, tedious work
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- ドロン・どろん Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
- 有終の美【ゆうしゅうのび】
expression / noun:
- crowning glory (e.g. winning the last game of the season, creating a final spectacular art work)
- 不調★【ふちょう】 Inflection
adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:
- bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump; out of form
- 持ち味★【もちあじ】持味
noun:
- inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste
- distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
当たって砕けよが俺の持ち味だからね。 My strong point is my philosophy - nothing ventured nothing gained.
- 隠居仕事【いんきょしごと】
noun:
- post-retirement job; work done by a retired person where earning an income is not a primary concern - four character idiom
- 若い時の苦労は買うてもせよ【わかいときのくろうはこうてもせよ】若いときの苦労は買うてもせよ
expression:
- spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age - proverb
- 若い時の苦労は買ってもせよ【わかいときのくろうはかってもせよ】若いときの苦労は買ってもせよ
expression:
- spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age - proverb
- ガチガチ・がちがち Inflection
~と adverb:
- chattering (teeth) - onomatopoeia
adjectival noun:
- (frozen, worried) stiff - onomatopoeia
adjectival noun / ~の noun:
- rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; overly serious - onomatopoeia
adverb / ~の noun:
- voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause - onomatopoeia
- 持ち越し【もちこし】持越し・持越irr. Inflection
noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:
- work, items, etc. carried over from earlier - colloquialism ➜ 持ち越す
noun / ~する noun:
- hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
ドタキャンくらったの。来週に持ち越しだって。 Got cancelled at the last minute. 'Deferred to next week'.
- 日課☆【にっか】
noun:
- daily lesson; daily work; daily routine
朝食前に新聞を読むのが私の日課です。 My routine is to read the newspaper before breakfast.
- 登庁☆【とうちょう】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- attending a government office; going to work (for a government official)
- いそしむ《勤しむ》 Inflection
godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:
- to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
- モーションをかける《モーションを掛ける》 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to make advances (to); to woo; to work on someone
- クラシック☆・クラッシック☆・クラッシク Inflection
noun:
- classical music - abbreviation ➜ クラシック音楽
adjectival noun:
- classic; classical
noun:
- classic (work); the classics ➜ 古典
- 手間を掛ける【てまをかける】手間をかける Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to take up someone's time; to make work for someone
- こき使う【こきつかう】扱き使う・扱使う Inflection
godan ~う verb / transitive:
- to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
- 忙殺される【ぼうさつされる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to be very busily occupied; to be swamped with work
- 退社☆【たいしゃ】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- resignation; leaving office
- leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day) Antonym: 出社
彼は怠惰で無責任だった。結局、彼は退社を命じられた。 He was lazy and irresponsible. Thus, he was told to leave the company.
- 馬車馬【ばしゃうま】
noun:
- cart-horse; work-horse
- doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention - usu. as 馬車馬のように
- 突貫作業【とっかんさぎょう】
noun:
- rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed - four character idiom
突貫作業だったから、サイズが合わないかもしれません。 It was a rush job so it might not be a good fit.
- 掛け持つ【かけもつ】掛持つ Inflection
godan ~つ verb / transitive:
- to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently
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