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にっちもさっちもいかないnitchimosatchimoikanai《にっちもさっちも行かない・二進も三進もいかない・二進も三進も行かない》 Inflection

expression / adjective:

being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

壷洗い【つぼあらいtsuboarai】壺洗い

noun:

individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland) - slang ➜ ソープランド

銭^★【せんsen】錢^old

noun:

hundredth of a yen
coin made of non-precious materials ➜ 銭【ぜに】
one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency) - obsolete term ➜ 貫
one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass) - archaism

銭sen厘rin をwo 大切にtaisetsuni すればsureba 大金taikin はha おのずとonozuto たまるtamaru。 Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.

彼のkareno ビジネスプランBIJINESUPURAN はha 立派rippa だda けどkedo、勘定kanjou あってatte銭sen足らずtarazu、と,toいうiu 気ki もmo するsuru けどkedo ねne。 His business plan looks good on paper but I get the feeling it would never work in practice.

二百十日^☆【にひゃくとおかnihyakutooka】

noun:

210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day - four character idiom

下町人情【したまちにんじょうshitamachininjou】

noun:

the milk of human kindness of the people of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods - four character idiom

十悪【じゅうあくjuuaku】

noun:

the ten abominations (the ten most grievous offenses under traditional Chinese law) ➜ 八虐
the ten evil deeds - Buddhism term ➜ 十善

気持ちをリセットする【きもちをリセットするkimochiwoRISETTOsuru】 Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

to sweep away the stresses of the day; to unwind; to refresh the mind

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記念^★【きねんkinen】紀念 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

今年kotoshi タイTAI 航空koukuu はha５０周年shuunen記念kinenをwo 祝いますiwaimasu。 Thai Air celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

切り崩す^☆【きりくずすkirikuzusu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain)
to split (the opposition); to break (strike)

まじまじと見る【まじまじとみるmajimajitomiru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

侍講【じこうjikou】

noun:

tutor to a daimyo, etc.
tutor to the emperor or crown prince (Meiji period)

あしたばashitaba《明日葉・鹹草》あしたぐさashitagusa《鹹草》アシタバASHITABA

noun:

Angelica keiskei (species of angelica, a herb of the parsley family)

連れしょん【つれしょんtsureshon】連れション【つれションtsureSHON】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together - vulgar - abbreviation ➜ 連れ小便

肩上げ【かたあげkataage】肩揚げ・肩あげ・肩揚 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck ➜ 肩揚げを下ろす【かたあげをおろす】・肩揚げが取れる【かたあげがとれる】

はぐらかすhagurakasu《逸らかす》 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep
to give (someone) the slip

固有射【こゆうしゃkoyuusha】

noun:

proper map; map such that the inverse image of a compact set is compact - Mathematics term

舵を切る【かじをきるkajiwokiru】かじを切る Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

ぼんじりbonjiri・ぽんじりponjiri

noun:

pope's nose; parson's nose; meat from around the coccyx of a chicken

掻き撫でる【かきなでるkakinaderu】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down)
to pluck a stringed instrument

駒形【こまがたkomagata】

noun / ~の noun:

koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece) ➜ 駒【こま】

風声鶴唳【ふうせいかくれいfuuseikakurei】

noun:

getting frightened even by a slight noise; hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles; being afraid of one's own shadow - four character idiom

監【げんgen】

noun / suffix noun:

special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi) - archaism

noun:

secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu - archaism ➜ 大宰府

南京玉すだれ【ナンキンたますだれNANKINtamasudare】南京玉簾

noun:

street performance in which the performer transforms a specially-made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem ➜ 南京【ナンキン】・簾【すだれ】

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考える^★【かんがえるkangaeru】勘える・稽える Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to think about; to take into consideration
to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
to intend; to decide (to do); to plan
to come up with; to devise; to scheme
to predict; to anticipate; to expect
to suspect; to doubt
to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

あなたanata はha 家族kazoku のno 事koto をwo考えるkangaeruべきbeki ですdesu。 You must think of your family.

最近saikin考えるkangaeruことkoto がga 多oo 過ぎるsugiru。 I have too many things on my mind these days.

批判hihan するsuru 者mono のno 中naka にはniha、欧州中央銀行oushuuchuuouginkou にni 課せられたkaserareta 目標mokuhyou がga 不適切futekisetsu であるdearu とto考えるkangaeru者mono がga いますimasu。 Among the critics are those who think that the objective set for the European Central Bank is not appropriate.

遺品^☆【いひんihin】

noun:

articles of the deceased; article left by the deceased; things that belonged to the deceased

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