Results, lit: if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper

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県紙【けんしkenshi】

noun:

  • dominant local newspaper in the prefecture
大悪人【だいあくにんdaiakunin】

noun:

  • scum of the earth; monster; fiend
大罪人【だいざいにんdaizainin】

noun:

  • scum of the earth; monster; fiend
魔の２歳児【まのにさいじmanonisaiji】魔の二歳児

expression / noun:

  • (child in the) terrible twos
悪魔の３歳児【あくまのさんさいじakumanosansaiji】悪魔の三歳児

expression / noun:

  • (child in the) terrifying threes
コモンズの悲劇【コモンズのひげきKOMONZUnohigeki】

expression / noun:

望観【ぼうかんboukan】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • observation; looking out (into the distance)
誤送【ごそうgosou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • misdelivery; sending to the wrong place
日払い【ひばらいhibarai】

noun:

  • daily wages; payment by the day
親分肌【おやぶんはだoyabunhada】

~の noun / noun:

  • having the qualities of a leader
涅槃像【ねはんぞうnehanzou】

noun:

  • image of the Buddha entering nirvana
寝仏【ねぼとけnebotoke】

noun:

  • image of the Buddha entering nirvana ➜ 涅槃像
寝釈迦【ねしゃかneshaka・ねじゃかnejaka】

noun:

黒字化【くろじかkurojika】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • moving into the black; becoming profitable
口端【くちはkuchiha・こうたんkoutan】

noun:

ばかりbakari☆・ばっかりbakkari《許り・許》ばっかbakka《許》

particle:

  • only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  • approximately; about
  • just (finished, etc.) - after the -ta form of a verb
  • as if to; (as though) about to - after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に) ➜ 言わんばかり【いわんばかり】
  • indicates emphasis - in the form …とばかり or …とばかりに
  • always; constantly

５０００円enばかりbakariもっているmotteiru。 I have about 5,000 yen.

あなたanataのno妹imoutoはhaいつもitsumo自分jibunのno夫ottoのnoことkotoでde文句monkuばかりbakari言っているitteiru。 That sister of yours is always complaining of her husband.

「君kimiはhaそれsoreをwo終えたoetaかka」「とんでもないtondemonai、始めたhajimetaばかりbakariだda」 "Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I've just begun."

おけばよかったokebayokatta《置けばよかった・置けば良かった》

expression:

  • I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ... - usu. verb-て...
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
公請【くじょうkujou】

noun:

  • being called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court; monk called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court - archaism
しつつ行う【しつつおこなうshitsutsuokonau】しつつ行なう Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to be carrying out; to be in the process of carrying out
  • to be performing; to be in the process of performing
巻きつける【まきつけるmakitsukeru】巻き付ける Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
聞き逃す【ききのがすkikinogasu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to fail to hear something; to miss
  • to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

彼女kanojoはha生徒seitoたちtachiがga彼女のkanojono言葉kotobaをwo聞き逃すkikinogasuとtoいけないikenaiからkaraゆっくりyukkuri話しましたhanashimashita。 She spoke slowly in case the students should miss her words.

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社会★【しゃかいshakai】

noun:

彼kareのnoいっしょうisshouはha社会shakaiのno下積みshitazumiでde終わったowatta。 He lived and died in obscurity.

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とうとうtoutou☆《到頭》

adverb:

  • finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

とうとうtoutou、良いyoi考えkangaeがga浮かんだukanda。 At last a good idea struck me.

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先日★【せんじつsenjitsu】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • the other day; a few days ago

先日senjitsu小学校shougakkouのnoクラス会KURASUkaiにni出席したshussekishita。 The other day I attended a class reunion of my elementary school.

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