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すぐとsuguto《直ぐと》

adverb:

  • immediately; at once; right away
  • directly; in person; first hand
むずかし屋【むずかしやmuzukashiya】難し屋

noun:

  • person who is hard to please; grouch; complainer; whiner ➜ 気難し屋
雇われ【やとわれyatoware】

prefix noun / ~の noun:

  • person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
持つべきものは友【もつべきものはともmotsubekimonohatomo】持つべき物は友

expression:

  • a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
持つべきものは友人【もつべきものはゆうじんmotsubekimonohayuujin】持つべき物は友人

expression:

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表★【おもてomote】

noun:

  • surface Antonym: 裏
  • face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
  • front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin
  • outside; exterior
  • appearance
  • public
  • first half (of an inning); top (of an inning) - Baseball term Antonym: 裏【うら】
  • cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
  • foreground - IT term

このkono紙kamiはhaどちらdochiraがga表hyouだdaかka見分けがつかないmiwakegatsukanai。 I cannot tell which is the right side of this paper.

私watashiはhaそのsono問題mondaiがgaわかっていないwakatteinai。裏uraとto表hyouのno区別kubetsuもmoついていないtsuiteinai。 I don't understand the problem; I could make neither head nor tail of it.

一体ittai何naniがga今晩konban表hyouでdeあんなannaひどいhidoi音をたてているotowotateteiruのnoかka見当もつきませんkentoumotsukimasen。 I don't know what kind of creature is making such a terrible noise outside tonight.

内面naimenのno欠点kettenはha必ずkanarazu表hyouにni現れるarawareru。 An inner defect never fails to express itself outwardly.

東方☆【とうほうtouhou・ひがしかたhigashikata・ひがしがたhigashigata】

noun / ~の noun:

  • eastern direction
  • the Orient

noun:

  • eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling) ［ひがしかた・ひがしがた］ - Martial Arts term

日本nipponはha中国chuugokuのno東方touhouにniあるaru。 Japan is to the east of China.

中☆【じゅうjuu・ぢゅうjuu】

suffix:

  • through; throughout; in the course of
  • all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
凝り性☆【こりしょうkorishou】 Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

  • fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; monomania; obsession
  • susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
一刀両断☆【いっとうりょうだんittouryoudan】

noun:

  • cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive (drastic) measure; cutting the (Gordian) knot - four character idiom

もう少しmousukoshiやさしくyasashiku意見ikenしてshiteあげたらagetaraどうdouなnaのno。一刀両断ittouryoudanのnoもmoとto切り捨てられたkirisuterareta彼kareのno立場tachibaもmo考えてkangaeteよyo。 Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.

クッションボールKUSSHONBOORU・クッション・ボールKUSSHON/BOORU

noun:

  • cushion ball; carom off the outfield wall by a batted ball - Baseball term
亡羊の嘆【ぼうようのたんbouyounotan】

noun:

  • bemoaning the frustration of reaching truth (for surplus of academic paths); being at a loss
馬頭観音【ばとうかんのんbatoukannon】

noun:

  • Hayagriva (manifestation of Avalokitesvara with an ornament in the shape of a horse's head) - Buddhism term ➜ 観世音
見晴るかす【みはるかすmiharukasu】見晴かす・見霽かす Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of
相方【あいかたaikata】敵娼

noun:

  • partner (esp. in manzai); companion ［相方］ ➜ 漫才
  • partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
庇い手【かばいてkabaite】

noun:

  • rule allowing the clear winner of a bout to touch down first to avoid injury - Sumo term
好評嘖々【こうひょうさくさくkouhyousakusaku】好評嘖嘖 Inflection

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • enjoying great popularity; receiving widespread high praise; being a great success with the public - four character idiom
中高型【なかだかがたnakadakagata】

noun:

  • one of the accent patterns of Japanese words, with a rising and then falling pitch
ゴチGOCHI・ごちgochi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • treat; banquet; feast; entertainment; goodies - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ごちそう

interjection:

  • thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ごちそうさま
グランドメニューGURANDOMENYUU・グランド・メニューGURANDO/MENYUU

noun:

  • main menu in a restaurant, as opposed to the lunchtime menu
黄犬契約【おうけんけいやくoukenkeiyaku・こうけんけいやくkoukenkeiyaku】

noun:

  • yellow dog contract (employment contract which forbids the employee to join a labor union)
県【あがたagata】縣old

noun:

  • territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)
  • countryside - archaism
後座【ござgoza】

noun:

  • headliner
  • latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed) ➜ 初座
ホーンシャークHOONSHAAKU・ホーン・シャークHOON/SHAAKU

noun:

  • horn shark (Heterodontus francisci, a bullhead shark from the Eastern Pacific)
オオテンジクザメ属【オオテンジクザメぞくOOTENJIKUZAMEzoku】

noun:

  • Nebrius; genus of a single species of nurse shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae
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