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へたるhetaru Inflection

godan ~る verb:

  • to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities ➜ へたばる・尻餅
乗り出す☆【のりだすnoridasu・のりいだすnoriidasu】乗出す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to set out; to set sail
  • to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something)
  • to begin to ride
  • to lean forward

人類jinruiはha宇宙uchuuにni乗り出すnoridasuことkotoにni成功seikouしたshita。 Human beings succeeded in flying into space.

役員yakuin達tachiはhaそんなsonna危険なkikenna事業jigyouにni乗り出すnoridasuのnoをwoしぶったshibutta。 The directors were reluctant to undertake so risky a venture.

のろけるnorokeru《惚気る》ノロケるNOROKEru・ノロけるNOROkeru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
期待を寄せる【きたいをよせるkitaiwoyoseru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up - often ...に期待を...
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限る★【かぎるkagiru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to restrict; to limit; to confine

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
  • to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to) - as ...は...に限る

彼kareはhaそうsouするsuruにni限るkagiruとto考えたkangaetaがga、それsoreはhaまことにmakotoni賢明kenmeiであったdeatta。 He thought, and very wisely, that it was best to do so.

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冷ます☆【さますsamasu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool
  • to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
湯水のように使う【ゆみずのようにつかうyumizunoyounitsukau】 Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
首をかしげる【くびをかしげるkubiwokashigeru】首を傾げる Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
つまるところtsumarutokoro《詰まるところ・詰まる所・つまる所・詰まる処・つまる処》

adverb:

  • in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it ➜ 詰まり【つまり】
西国【さいごくsaigoku・さいこくsaikoku】

noun:

  • the western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki) - abbreviation
  • western nations (esp. India or Europe)
  • 33 temples in the Kinki area containing a statue of Avalokitesvara ➜ 西国三十三所
  • a pilgrimage of these temples ➜ 西国巡礼
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帯びる☆【おびるobiru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

すくむsukumu《竦む》 Inflection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.)
  • to cower; to shrink in on oneself

私watashiはhaそのsonoことkotoをwo考えたkangaetaだけdakeでde心kokoroがgaすくむsukumu。 I was scared at the mere thought of it.

花盛り☆【はなざかりhanazakari】花ざかり

noun / ~の noun:

  • flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom
  • the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty
  • booming or peaking (in popularity)

庭niwaのnoバラBARAはha今kon花盛りhanazakariですdesu。 The roses in the garden are in full bloom.

詩人shijinとしてtoshiteのno彼kareはha２０代daiがga花盛りhanazakariだったdatta。 As a poet, he flowered in his twenties.

目の届く限り【めのとどくかぎりmenotodokukagiri】

expression:

  • as far as the eye can reach; as far as the eye can see
取っ組む【とっくむtokkumu】 Inflection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against
  • to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
目が出る【めがでるmegaderu】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

節分☆【せつぶんsetsubun・せちぶんsechibunobs.・せちぶsechibuobs.】

noun:

  • last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usually February 3 or 4); holiday for end of winter (accompanied by a bean scattering ceremony)
  • last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar) - original meaning

節分setsubunにniはha、二つfutatsuのno季節kisetsuをwo分けるwakeruというtoiu意味imiがgaありariますmasu。 Setsubun means "the day between two seasons."

通行止め☆【つうこうどめtsuukoudome】通行止

expression / noun:

  • closure (of a road); suspension of traffic

expression:

  • Road closed (on a sign); Closed to traffic; No through road

このkono道路douroはha工事中koujichuuのnoためtame通行止めtsuukoudomeだda。 This road is closed to traffic for construction work.

尽かす【つかすtsukasu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to use completely; to use up; to exhaust
  • to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone) ➜ 愛想を尽かす
破題【はだいhadai】

noun:

  • opening section of a Chinese poem or essay (in which the topic is broached); broaching the topic of a poem or essay in its opening lines
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偏る☆【かたよるkatayoru】片寄る☆ Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to lean (to one side); to incline
  • to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be concentrated on
  • to be partial; to be biased; to be prejudiced

ハンバーガーHANBAAGAAばかりbakari食べているtabeteiruとto、栄養eiyouがga偏るkatayoruよyo。 Your diet is going to be really unbalanced if all you eat is hamburgers.

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取り組む☆【とりくむtorikumu】取組む Inflection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against
  • to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

そろそろsorosoro本気honkiでde仕事shigotoにni取り組むtorikumuころkoroだdaよyo。 It is time you get down to work.

夷☆【えびすebisu】戎

noun:

  • peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu) - archaism ➜ 蝦夷
  • provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city)
  • brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)
  • foreigner; barbarian - derogatory term
真魚箸【まなばしmanabashi】

noun:

  • type of long chopsticks used in the preparation of fish; type of long chopsticks used to hold the fish in carving knife ceremony
言いやがって【いいやがってiiyagatte】

expression:

  • don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me ➜ やがる
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