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津々浦々☆【つつうらうらtsutsuuraura・つづうらうらtsuzuuraura】津津浦浦

adverbial noun / noun:

  • all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land - four character idiom
二十二社【にじゅうにしゃnijuunisha】

noun:

  • the Twenty-Two Shrines; the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian period - Shintō term
ありんすarinsu

expression:

  • variation of "arimasu" used by the prostitutes of the Yoshiwara red light district in the Edo period
亡者船【もうじゃぶねmoujabune】

noun:

  • ship of the dead which appears if you go fishing the night of the Bon festival ➜ お盆
なごり雪【なごりゆきnagoriyuki】名残り雪・名残雪

noun:

  • lingering snow ➜ 残雪
  • snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring
名残りの雪【なごりのゆきnagorinoyuki】なごりの雪・名残の雪

noun:

  • lingering snow
  • snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring
大服茶【おおぶくちゃoobukucha・だいぶくちゃdaibukucha・だいふくちゃdaifukucha】大福茶

noun:

  • tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
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明るい★【あかるいakarui】明いirr. Inflection

adjective:

  • light; well-lit; well-lighted
  • bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; brightly-colored
  • cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)
  • encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects
  • familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in) - as 〜に明るい
  • fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial

彼等kareraはha自宅jitakuをwo明るいakarui黄色kiiroにni塗ったnutta。 They painted their house bright yellow.

明るいakarui色iroがga私たちwatashitachiのno目を引いたmewohiita。 The bright colors arrested our eyes.

あのano子供kodomoはha明るいakarui微笑bishouでdeみんなminnaをwoひきつけるhikitsukeru。 The child captivates everyone with his sunny smile.

君kimiはhaなかなかnakanaka地理chiriにni明るいakaruiなna。 You're pretty good with the lay of the land.

間を取る【あいだをとるaidawotoru】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
人心安定【じんしんあんていjinshin'antei】

noun:

  • stabilizing the feelings of the people; inspiring confidence among the people - four character idiom
天孫降臨【てんそんこうりんtensonkourin】

noun:

  • the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess - four character idiom
天下の台所【てんかのだいどころtenkanodaidokoro】

noun:

  • The Nonpareil Kitchen; The Kitchen of the Nation (nickname for Osaka)
手根骨【しゅこんこつshukonkotsu】

noun:

  • carpal (any of the bones of the carpus in the wrist)
成劫【じょうこうjoukou・じょうごうjougou】

noun:

  • the kalpa of formation (the first aeon of the universe) - Buddhism term ➜ 四劫
空劫【くうこうkuukou・くうごうkuugou】

noun:

  • the kalpa of nothingness (the final aeon of the universe) - Buddhism term ➜ 四劫
後半国会【こうはんこっかいkouhankokkai】

noun:

  • remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget
蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる【へびにかまれてくちなわにおじるhebinikamaretekuchinawaniojiru】蛇に咬まれて朽ち縄に怖じる・蛇に噛まれて朽縄に怖じる・蛇に噛まれて朽縄におじる・蛇にかまれて朽縄におじる

expression:

  • once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake) [literal]
周天【しゅうてんshuuten】

noun:

  • the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of the earth
  • twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
文中☆【ぶんちゅうbunchuu】

noun:

  • in the sentence; in the text
  • Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
開口一番【かいこういちばんkaikouichiban】

adverbial noun:

  • at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth - four character idiom

会議kaigiのno席sekiでde常務joumuはha、開口一番kaikouichiban何naniをwo言ったittaとto思うomou。大規模なdaikibonaリストラRISUTORA計画keikakuをwo発表happyouしたshitaんnだdaよyoなna。 Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.

七曜【しちようshichiyou】

noun:

  • the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) - Astronomy term
  • the seven days of the week
夙【しゅくshuku】宿・守公・守宮

noun:

  • outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
約因【やくいんyakuin】

noun:

  • consideration (in contract law, the thing given or done by the promisee in exchange for the promise)
でありんすdearinsu

expression:

  • variant of "de arimasu" used by the prostitutes of the Yoshiwara red light district in the Edo period ➜ ありんす
一組・１組【ひとくみhitokumi・いちくみichikumi】ひと組【ひとくみhitokumi】

noun:

  • one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
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