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あんずるanzuru Inflection

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:

  • to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear 案ずる 案じる
  • to investigate; to consider; to plan 案じる
  • to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one's hand 按ずる

いつまでもitsumademo思い悩まないでomoinayamanaideとりあえずtoriaezu動いてugoiteみたらmitara案ずるanzuruよりyori産むumuga易しyasushidayo I'd stop worrying about it and take some action. The anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face.

だいがくdaigakuold

noun:

  • university; college 総合大学
  • former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators) - abbreviation 大学寮国学【こくがく】
  • the Great Learning (one of the Four Books) 四書

あなたanataha理科系rikakeino大学daigakuni進んだsusundaほうがいいhougaiiyo You should go on to a technical college.

合格者goukakushano過半数kahansuuha大学daigaku出身者shusshinshaであったdeatta The majority of the successful candidates were university graduates.

やまyama

noun / counter:

  • mountain; hill
  • mine (e.g. coal mine)
  • heap; pile

noun:

  • crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object
  • climax; peak; critical point
  • guess; speculation
  • criminal case; crime - used by policemen, crime reporters, etc.
  • mountain climbing; mountaineering
  • festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd) 山鉾
  • wall; wall tile - Mahjong term
  • temple; temple grounds - archaism

prefix noun:

  • wild

わたしwatashihamorinonakani入ってhaitteyamani駆け上がったkakeagattaことkotowo後悔koukaiしていないshiteinai。」tootoutoha答えたkotaeta "I do not regret having gone into the forest and up the mountain," replied the younger brother.

それsorehaお金okanenoyamawoかき集めるkakiatsumeruためにtameni用いられたmochiirareta It was used for raking together heaps of money.

watashihayamaniいましたimashita I was in the mountains.

かべkabeへきheki

noun:

そのsonootokohaビンBINwokabeni叩きつけたtatakitsuketa The man dashed the bottle against the wall.

るすrusu Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • absence; being away from home

noun / ~する noun:

  • house-sitting; house-sitter

noun:

  • being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting - usu. as お留守になる

彼女kanojoni留守rusuwo頼んでtanonde外出gaishutsuしましたshimashita I went on the trip, leaving the house in her care.

とおるtooru Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
  • to run (between); to operate (between); to connect - of public transport
  • to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
  • to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
  • to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
  • to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
  • to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
  • to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
  • to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
  • to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
  • to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood
  • to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
  • to be well-informed; to be wise - archaism

suffix / godan ~る verb:

  • to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly - after the -masu stem of a verb

容易youini試験shikenni通るtooruto思うomou I expect her to pass the examination easily.

法案houanha間違いなくmachigainaku通るtooruyo This bill is safe to pass.

富んでいるtondeiruものmonogakaminokunini入るhairuよりyorihaらくだrakudagaharinoanawo通るtooruhougaもっとmotto易しいyasashii It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

たすtasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to add (numbers)
  • to add (something); to top up (with something)
  • to take care of (e.g. one's business) 用を足す

伯父ojiさんsanha言ったitta。「3足すtasuha幾つikutsu?」 Uncle asked: "What is three plus four?"

わかれるwakareru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from
  • to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce
  • to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

あなたanataga彼女kanojoto別れるwakarerunoha賢明kenmeiであるdearu You will do well to leave her.

おたくotaku

noun:

  • your house; your home; your family - honorific language
  • your husband - honorific language
  • your organization - honorific language

pronoun:

  • you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close) - honorific language

明日ashitaお宅otakuni伺いますukagaimasu I'll come to visit you at your house tomorrow.

りえきriekiりやくriyaku Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • profit; gains
  • benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.)
  • grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle りやく

一郎ichirouha利益riekiよりもyorimo友情yuujouwo大切にするtaisetsunisuru Ichiro puts friendship above profit.

利益riekiになるninaruようなyounahonwo読みyomiなさいnasai Read books that are worthwhile.

しはいshihai Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • domination; rule; control
  • direction; management; guidance
  • control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate); governing; influence; holding sway over

静けさshizukesagamoriwo支配shihaiしていたshiteita Silence reigned in the forest.

うしushiぎゅうgyuuウシUSHI

noun:

  • cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf
  • beef - usu. ぎゅう 牛肉
  • Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ぎゅう - Astronomy term 二十八宿玄武【げんぶ】

chichiha牧場bokujouwo持っていてmotteiteushiyaumawo飼育shiikuしているshiteiru My father has a ranch and breeds cattle and horses.

日本nipponnoushiha広範囲にkouhan'ini霜降りshimofurigaあるaru In Japan beef has a high degree of marbled fat.

かわkawa

noun:

あのanoサッカーSAKKAAボールBOORUha本物honmononokawadeできているdekiteiru That football is made of genuine leather.

watashiha林檎ringonokawawoむくmukuことができるkotogadekiru I can peel an apple.

ぎょうざgyouzanogunoあまりamariha餃子gyouzawoiede作りましたtsukurimashitagakawaga少なかったsukunakattaせいかseikaguga少しsukoshi余ってamatteしまいましたshimaimashita Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.

おにoniki

noun:

prefix:

  • very; extremely; super- おに - slang

来年rainennoことkotowo言えばiebaoniga笑うwarau Speak of the next year, and the devil will laugh.

同じonajikoro事務員jimuin有村arimuranatsumegumiha今月kongetsuを限りにwokagirini退職taishokuするsurumunewoonijouni申し入れたmoushiireta At the same time, the clerk Natsue Arimura told Gokijo of his intent to resign after this month.

kareha仕事のshigotonoonida He is an eager beaver.

かせぐkasegu Inflection

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

  • to earn (income); to make (money)
  • to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to play (for time)

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

  • to work hard (at one's job); to labor; to labour; to toil

競馬keibade稼ぐkaseguありえないほどarienaihodo儲かるmoukaru競馬keibaノウハウNOUHAUshuu Earn money on the races! Know-how collection on horse racing will have you raking it in!

ちゅうchuu

noun / prefix / suffix:

  • medium; average; middle

noun:

  • moderation
  • middle school - abbreviation 中一中学校
  • China - abbreviation 中国
  • volume two (of three) - abbreviation 中巻

suffix noun:

  • during (a certain time when one did or is doing something); under (construction, etc.); while 話し中
  • in; out of (e.g. three out of ten people) 中【じゅう】

いとこitokoたちtachiha2、3日chuuniくるkuruでしょうdeshou My cousins are coming in a few days.

うわさuwasano正体shoutaiwoつきとめるtsukitomeruためにtameni会社kaishachuuwo調べshirabe回っているmawatteiruんだnda I've been nosing around the office trying to find out the news.

そのsono学校gakkouhanakakou一貫ikkankoudatoいうiuことkotowoatamano片隅katasuminiでもdemo入れてireteおいてoite下さいkudasai Bear in mind that that school is an integrated junior high and high school.

これらのkorerano数字suujiga示すshimesunoha大学daigaku年生nenseinoninchuu3人ga政治seijini無関心mukanshindatoいうiuことkotoda These figures indicate three in five college first-year students are indifferent to politics.

10ninchuu3人haビデオBIDEOwo持っているmotteiru Three out of ten persons have a video.

そのsonoピアニストPIANISUTOno演奏ensouchuu彼らkareraha一心にisshinnimimiwo傾けたkatamuketa They were all ears while the pianist was playing.

すきまsukimairr.

noun:

  • crevice; crack; gap; opening; clearance
  • spare moment; interval; break; pause; spare time
  • chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness; carelessness

haga抜けてnukete隙間sukimaga空いていたaiteita His teeth had gaps.

ちぢめるchijimeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrink
  • to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle
  • to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs); to duck (one's head)
かくkaku

noun / suffix noun:

watashihakakuniあるaru劇場gekijouni行くikuところtokoroですdesu I'm going to the theater on the corner.

カタツムリKATATSUMURIgaすっとsuttokakuwo出したdashita The snail shot out its horns.

水牛suigyuuha大きなookinakakuwoもっているmotteiru Buffaloes have big horns.

しつshitsu

noun / suffix noun:

  • room
  • wife (of someone of high rank) - obscure term
  • scabbard - obscure term
  • Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - Astronomy term 二十八宿玄武【げんぶ】

先生senseiha生徒seitotachini講義kougishitsuwo退出taishutsuさせなかったsasenakatta The teacher did not permit the students to leave the lecture hall.

来週raishuu商品shouhin開発kaihatsuno打ち合わせuchiawasewoshiたいtaiからkaraどこdokoka会議kaigishitsu押さえosaeといtoiteくれるkureru I want to schedule next week's product development meeting. Could you pin down a meeting room for me?

とがめるtogameru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to blame; to reproach; to censure; to rebuke; to reprove; to find fault; to take to task; to criticize; to criticise
  • to question (a suspect); to challenge

ichidan verb:

  • to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated; to get inflamed

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

karehaとがめるtogameruようにyouni振り返ったfurikaetta He looked back reproachfully.

そのsonoガイドGAIDOwo咎めるtogameruna Don't blame the guide.

ゆさぶるyusaburu Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing; to sway
  • to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to shock; to upset
  • to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch) - Baseball term

ラブソングRABUSONGUhawatashinokokorowo揺さぶるyusaburu Love songs move me.

すますsumasu Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to clear; to make clear
  • to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference
  • to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs
  • to strain (one's ears); to listen carefully 耳を澄ます【みみをすます】
たばねるtabaneruつかねるtsukaneru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe
  • to govern; to manage; to control; to administer
  • to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands) つかねる
じゅうしんjuushin

noun:

  • centre of gravity (center)
  • centroid; barycenter
  • (one's) balance

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