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隙☆【すきsuki・げきgeki・ひまhima・すきけsukike】透き【すきsuki】

noun:

  • gap; space
  • break; interlude; interval ［すき］
  • chink (in one's armor, armour); chance; opportunity; weak spot ［すき・げき・ひま］
  • breach (of a relationship between people) ［げき・ひま］

目の前menomaeでde繰り広げられるkurihirogerareruやり取りyaritoriはha、俺oreがga入り込むhairikomu隙himaなんてnante一ミリMIRIもmoないnai。 The exchange unfolding in front of my eyes had not a single millimetre of a gap in which for me to slip.

すきsukiをwo与えるataeruとto魔がさすmagasasuものmono。 Opportunity makes a thief.

託す☆【たくすtakusu】托す Inflection

godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / transitive:

  • to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care ➜ 託する
  • to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to leave (a message) with someone
  • to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
  • to use as a pretext

彼kareはha弁護士bengoshiにniそのsono書類shoruiをwo託すtakusuことにしたkotonishita。 He decided to trust the lawyer with the document.

大義名分☆【たいぎめいぶんtaigimeibun】

noun:

  • just cause; good reason; pretext; justification - four character idiom
  • duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.) - four character idiom

ロブソンROBUSONのno提案teianはha、大義名分taigimeibunがgaあるaruからといってkaratoitteテロリストTERORISUTOをwo擁護yougoするsuruようなyounaものであるmonodearu。 Robson's proposal is tantamount to defending terrorists because they have a cause.

揺さぶり☆【ゆさぶりyusaburi】揺さ振り

noun:

  • shaking; jolting
  • shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
わきまえるwakimaeru☆《弁える・辨えるold》 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish
  • to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

私たちwatashitachiがga意識ishikiしてshiteほかのhokano礼儀正しreigitadashiさsaのno形katachiをwoわきまえるwakimaeruことkotoがga大切taisetsuであるdearu。 Therefore it is important for us to be aware of other forms of politeness.

がぶがぶgabugabu☆・ガブガブGABUGABU Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

  • sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach) - onomatopoeia
心☆【しんshin】

noun:

  • heart; mind

noun / suffix:

私watashiはha好奇kouki心shinがga強いtsuyoiですdesu。 I'm curious.

彼女kanojoはha頭が良くてatamagayokute、最もmottomoいいiiとto子koはha大変taihen心shinがga優しいyasashii。 She is beautiful, intelligent and, what is best of all, very kind-hearted.

去就☆【きょしゅうkyoshuu】

noun:

  • leaving or staying
  • (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
打ち込み☆【うちこみuchikomi】

noun:

  • driving; pounding in; shooting into; implantation; invasion
  • falling badly in love
  • putting (one's heart) into
  • step recording (in electronic or computer music) - IT term
頭文字☆【かしらもじkashiramoji】

noun:

  • first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence)
  • initials (of one's name)

頭文字kashiramojiのnoＮＴＴＮＴＴはha何naniをwo表していますarawashiteimasuかka。 What do the initials NTT stand for?

「あなたanataはhaたしかtashika・・・えーとeeto、えーとeeto・・・もmo」「頭文字kashiramojiからkara間違っとるmachigattoruわいwai！！」 "Let's see, you're ... er, um ... M-" "You're wrong from the first letter!!"

間口☆【まぐちmaguchi】

noun:

  • frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.)
  • breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range

間口maguchiもmo広いhiroiがga奥行きokuyukiもmo同様にdouyouni深いfukai。 It's as deep as it is wide.

山々☆【やまやまyamayama】山山

noun:

  • (many) mountains

adverb:

  • very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; really - often as 〜のはやまやまである, etc. - usually written using kana alone

行きikiたいtaiことkotoはhaやまやまyamayamaですdesuがga、あいにくainiku忙しisogashi過ぎるsugiruのnoではないdehanaiかkaとto思いますomoimasu。 Much as I'd like to come, I'm afraid I'll be too busy.

この辺konoatariのno山々yamayamaはha変化henkaにni富んでいるtondeiru。 The mountains in this part of the country are full of variety.

先立つ☆【さきだつsakidatsu】先だつ Inflection

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

  • to lead; to take the lead (in doing something)
  • to precede; to go before; to take precedence
  • to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.)
  • to be a prerequisite

おごりogoriはha破滅hametsuにni先立つsakidatsu。 Pride cometh before a fall.

私watashiだってdatte是非zehiともtomo君達kimitachi皆minaとto一緒isshoにni行きikiたいtaiんnだdaがga、先立つsakidatsu物monoがga無いnaiんnだdaよyo。 I would love to come with you all, but I don't have any money.

引き落とし☆【ひきおとしhikiotoshi】引落とし

noun:

  • debit; withdrawal
  • pulling (one's opponent) down; frontal pull-down; hiki-otoshi - Sumo term
榊☆【さかきsakaki】賢木

noun:

  • sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
  • evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)

榊sakakiさんsanとかtokaいうiu方houがgaお見えomieになりましたninarimashita。 A Mr. Sakaki has come to see you.

辞世☆【じせいjisei】

noun:

  • passing away; death
  • death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
地金☆【じがねjigane・じきんjikin】

noun:

  • ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal
  • (one's) true character

だんだんdandan地金jiganeがga出てdeteきたkita。 His true colors are coming out.

小論☆【しょうろんshouron】

noun:

  • short article; short essay
  • (one's own) article or essay - humble language

ジュディーJUDEIIはha小論shouronをwo何時間もmo続けてtsuzukete書いたりkaitari書き直したりkakinaoshitariしたshita。 Judy spent hours on end writing and rewriting her essay.

孟子☆【もうしmoushi】

noun:

  • Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi
  • Mencius (one of the Four Books) ➜ 四書
愛欲☆【あいよくaiyoku】愛慾

noun:

  • passion; sexual desire; lust
  • attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex) - Buddhism term

大学生daigakuseiのno時toki、有理子yurikoがga愛欲aiyokuにni身を委ねたmiwoyudaneta。 When she was at university, Yuriko abandoned herself to sexual passion.

手放す☆【てばなすtebanasu】手離す・手ばなす Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to let go of; to release; to drop
  • to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to spare; to sell
  • to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go; to part with
  • to temporarily stop working

そのsono指輪yubiwaをwo手放すtebanasuなna。 You must not part with the ring.

母hahaはhaダイヤDAIYAのno指輪yubiwaをwo手放すtebanasu他hokaなかったnakatta。 My mother had no choice but to part with her diamond ring.

袈裟☆【けさkesa】

noun:

  • kasaya; monk's stole - Buddhism term
  • wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder) - abbreviation ➜ 袈裟懸け
俯す【うつぶすutsubusu】うつ伏す・俯伏すirr. Inflection

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

  • to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone
  • to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.) - archaism
坎【かんkan】

noun:

  • pit; hole - archaism
  • kan (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: water, north)
すぽりsupori

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly - onomatopoeia ➜ すぽっと

adverb:

  • (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight - onomatopoeia ➜ すぽっと
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