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毒を以て毒を制す【どくをもってどくをせいすdokuwomottedokuwoseisu】

expression:

  • fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another - idiom
俄然【がぜんgazen】

adverb:

  • suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

ウオーッ、UOO,みんなminnaのno励ましhagemashiをwoもらってmoratte俄然gazenやる気yarukiがga出てdeteきたkitaぞzo！ All right! Everybody around me is so encouraging I'm getting a rush of motivation.

門跡【もんぜきmonzeki】

noun:

  • (head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
一日千秋【いちじつせんしゅうichijitsusenshuu・いちにちせんしゅうichinichisenshuu】

noun:

  • (waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity - four character idiom

あなたanataのnoお帰りokaeriをwo一日千秋ichijitsusenshuuのno思いomoiでdeお待ちomachiしていますshiteimasu。 I can hardly wait till I see you.

骨噛み【ほねかみhonekami】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • eating bones; gnawing on a bone; osteophagy
やっていくyatteiku《やって行く・遣って行く》 Inflection

godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

  • to live; to make a living; to get on with

彼女kanojoはha私のwatashino祖母soboとto仲良くnakayokuやっていくyatteikuでしょうdeshou。 She will get along with my grandmother.

鉄槌を下す【てっついをくだすtettsuiwokudasu】鉄ついを下す・鉄鎚を下す Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on ➜ 鉄槌【てっつい】
異国趣味【いこくしゅみikokushumi】

noun:

  • taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism - four character idiom
なんてこったnantekotta《何てこった》

interjection:

  • what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!; damn!
点出【てんしゅつtenshutsu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • depiction; including in a picture; delineation
ぷいとpuito・ぷいっとpuitto

adverb:

  • abruptly; suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff - onomatopoeia
ちょっとそこまでchottosokomade

expression:

  • nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
風の便りに【かぜのたよりにkazenotayorini】

expression:

  • through the grapevine; from a little bird; from tidings on the wind [literal]
ただしイケメンに限る【ただしイケメンにかぎるtadashiIKEMENnikagiru】

expression:

  • but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker; phrase poking fun at people describing their ideal male partner, as a postscript - humorous term
重大問題【じゅうだいもんだいjuudaimondai】

noun:

  • serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
たった今【たったいまtattaima】

adverb:

  • just now; a moment ago; this very minute

時計tokeiがgaたった今tattaima十時jiをwo打ったutta。 The clock has just struck ten.

とうにtouni《疾うに》

adverb:

もしmoshi酸素sansoがgaなかったらnakattara、すべてのsubeteno動物doubutsuはhaとうにtouni消滅shoumetsuしていたshiteitaだろうdarou。 Without oxygen, all animals would have disappeared long ago.

法に触れる【ほうにふれるhounifureru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
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]
懐が暖かい【ふところがあったかいfutokorogaattakai・ふところがあたたかいfutokorogaatatakai】 Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • flush with money; have a full purse; have a full handbag
米百俵【こめひゃっぴょうkomehyappyou】

expression:

  • kome hyappyo; (ideal of) enduring pain today for the sake of a better tomorrow; hundred sacks of rice [literal] - idiom
仕事人【しごとにんshigotonin】

noun:

  • professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
パーティー会場【パーティーかいじょうPAATEIIkaijou】パーティ会場【パーティかいじょうPAATEIkaijou】

noun:

  • party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
照らし出す【てらしだすterashidasu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
御花料【おはなりょうohanaryou】

noun:

  • condolence gift; gift brought to a (Christian) funeral; flower money ➜ 香典
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