Results, to be prepared for the worst
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- 努める★【つとめる】勉める・力める Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)
親は子供のことを考えないでいれば恐ろしい内容の電話や電報は絶対に来ないと望みつつ、子供のことを考えないように努めるのである。 Parents try not to think about it, hoping that if they blot the children out, the fateful call or cable will never come.
- 働く☆【はたらく】 Inflection
godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:
- to work; to labor; to labour
- to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
- to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
- to be conjugated - Linguistics term
彼女たちは、健一のはからいで、町の様々な場所で働くことになった。 Thanks to the arrangements made by Ken'ichi, the women found various places to work around town.
おもちゃコンサルタントの方々が甲斐甲斐しく働く姿がとても印象的でした。 Seeing the briskly working toy consultants also left a strong impression.
- 基づく☆【もとづく】基付く・基くirr. Inflection
godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:
- to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
遅延便については、オリジナルの出発日に基づくシーズナリティを適用するため、マイル差額の払い戻しはいたしません。 For delayed flights, seasonal adjustments are made on the basis of the original flight date and so refunds of air-mile difference will not be made.
- 怖がる☆【こわがる】恐がる Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be afraid of; to fear; to dread; to be nervous (about); to be shy (of)
- 接する★【せっする】 Inflection
~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:
- to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close
- to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to deal with; to see
- to receive (news); to get; to hear
- to encounter; to come across
- to be tangent to - Mathematics term
~する verb (spec.) / transitive:
- to make touch; to bring into contact with; to bring adjacent to; to bring close; to connect
アブミ骨は内耳の前庭窓に接している。 The stirrup rests on the oval window of the inner ear.
メキシコは、アメリカ合衆国と国境を接する国だ。 Mexico is a country whose borders adjoin with those of the United States.
- 気が転倒する【きがてんとうする】 Inflection
expression / ~する verb (irregular):
- to be upset; to be flurried; to be frightened (out of one's wits)
- 生かる【いかる】活かる・埋かる Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display - esp. 生かる, 活かる
- to be buried - esp. 埋かる
- カチンとくる《カチンと来る》かちんとくる《かちんと来る》 Inflection
expression / ~くる verb (spec.):
- to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
- 焼きあがる【やきあがる】焼き上がる・焼き上る Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
- くしゃくしゃ☆・クシャクシャ Inflection
~の noun / adjectival noun / adverb / ~と adverb:
- crumpled; rumpled; wrinkled; creased; tousled; disheveled; dishevelled - onomatopoeia
~する noun / adverb:
- to be annoyed; to be irritated; to be upset - onomatopoeia
adverb / ~と adverb:
- noisily (chewing) - onomatopoeia
- 灯る【ともる・とぼる】点る・燈るold Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
- 見とれる☆【みとれる】見惚れる☆【みとれる・みほれる】見ほれる【みほれる】見蕩れる【みとれる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
ポニーテールが翻って思わず見とれる仕草だ。 The way she flips her ponytail will charm you before you realise it.
- カキストクラシー
noun:
- kakistocracy; government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens
- 開く☆【ひらく】 Inflection
godan ~く verb / intransitive verb / transitive:
- to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
- to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
- to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
- to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
godan ~く verb / transitive:
- to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open
- to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start
- to open (ports, borders, etc.)
- to open (an account)
- to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop ➜ 拓く
- to open (a file, etc.) - IT term
- to extract (root); to reduce (equation) - Mathematics term
- to cut open (fish) - as 魚を開く - Food term
- to change (kanji into hiragana)
godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:
- to flare (e.g. skirt)
- to slacken (into a poor posture) - as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc. - Sports term
先週、私達は舞踏会を開きました。 We gave a ball last week.
庭のバラの木のつぼみが少しずつ開き始める。 Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open.
私達はその店が開くまでしばらく待つより仕方がなかった。 We had no choice but to wait for a while until the store opened.
- 味が出る【あじがでる】味がでる Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- (for the taste of something) to become apparent
- (for someone's character) to come out
- くれる☆《呉れる》
ichidan ~くれる verb (spec.) / transitive / auxiliary verb:
- to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given - くれ is an irregular alternative imperative form
私は彼らにチケットをもう一枚送ってくれるように頼んだ。 I told them to send me another ticket.
- 粘る☆【ねばる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be sticky; to be adhesive
- to persevere; to persist; to stick to; to hold out; to linger
- 六道銭【ろくどうせん】
noun:
- six coins placed in a casket (said to be to pay the fare to cross the River Sanzu) ➜ 三途の川
- 菩提を弔う【ぼだいをとむらう】 Inflection
expression / godan ~う verb:
- to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras - Buddhism term
- 領収書☆【りょうしゅうしょ】
noun:
- simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses)
- 領収証【りょうしゅうしょう】
noun:
- simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses)
- 人口に膾炙する【じんこうにかいしゃする】 Inflection
expression / ~する verb (irregular):
- to be on everyone's lips; to be well-known; to be famous
- 有り余る【ありあまる】有余る Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
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