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- さしあたって《差し当たって・さし当たって・差しあたって・さし当って・差当って・差当たって》
adverb:
- for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime ➜ 差し当たり
- 結果的【けっかてき】 Inflection
adjectival noun:
- concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
- 本門【ほんもん】
noun:
- main gate; front gate - obscure term
- latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha - Buddhism term ➜ 迹門
- 脇へそれる【わきへそれる】脇へ逸れる Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to digress; to stray from the subject
- to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark
- 名義書換【めいぎかきかえ】名義書き換え
noun:
- registration of transfer of shares; entry of a change of holders in the register of shareholders
- 重陽【ちょうよう】
noun:
- Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals) ➜ 五節句
- 二十四節気【にじゅうしせっき】
noun:
- 24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
- 一点一画【いってんいっかく】
noun:
- the dots of i's and the crosses of t's; (not neglecting) the slightest details - four character idiom ➜ 一点一画もおろそかにしない
- 金波銀波【きんぱぎんぱ】
noun:
- sparkling waves; waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun - four character idiom
- 現状否定【げんじょうひてい】
noun:
- refusal to accept the present situation; denial of the existing situation; negation of the status quo - four character idiom
- ぎりぎりまで・ギリギリまで
expression:
- until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
- その一方【そのいっぽう】
expression:
- meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; likewise; equally; at the same time - usu. その一方で
- in contrast
- 神武以来【じんむいらい・じんむこのかた】
~の noun / adverbial noun / temporal noun:
- since the era of the Emperor Jinmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented - four character idiom
- 劈頭第一【へきとうだいいち】
noun:
- at the outset; at the very beginning; in the first place; to begin (start) with; first and foremost - four character idiom
- 時雨忌【しぐれき】
noun:
- Matsuo Basho remembrance day (12th day of the 10th lunar month, associated with the change of the seasons)
- 一点一画もおろそかにしない【いってんいっかくもおろそかにしない】
expression:
- always dot the i's and cross the t's; don't neglect the slightest detail; be punctilious - proverb
- 鍬初め【くわはじめ】
noun:
- New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction ➜ 鍬入れ
- 地★【ち】
noun / suffix noun:
雨降って地固まる。 Adversity strengthens the foundations.
どっちが最終的な安息の地となるんだろう。 Which one will be our final resting place?
これらの国々はヨーロッパ文明発祥の地である。 European civilization had its birth in these lands.
彼女のドレスは青い地に白の水玉模様がある。 Her dress is blue with white polka dots.
- ハイカラ Inflection
adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:
- stylish; smart; fashionable
- high collar ➜ ハイカラー
- hair dressed in a western style
~する noun:
- to dress in the latest Western fashion
- 興国【こうこく】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- making a country prosperous; prosperous country
- Kōkoku era (of the Southern Court) (1340.4.28-1346.12.8)
- 櫛の歯が欠けたよう【くしのはがかけたよう】
expression:
- missing important things here and there; full of gaps; as if the teeth of a comb were missing [literal]
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