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- 幌【ほろ】母衣
noun:
- canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
- helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
- 水を向ける【みずをむける】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to take a stab at arousing someone's interest - idiom
- (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them
- to offer water before a grave
- こんな☆ Inflection
pre-noun adjectival:
- 鶴亀算【つるかめざん】
noun:
- obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs; calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes
- 辛酸甘苦【しんさんかんく】
noun:
- hardships and joys; tasting the sweets and bitters of life; (having seen much of life) being well-versed in the ways of the world - four character idiom
- ころっと
adverb:
- sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole) - onomatopoeia
- easily
- suddenly
- completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly
- disappointing
- curling up into the fetal position; going to sleep suddenly
- つる《蔓》
noun:
- vine; bine; tendril; runner
- bow; temple arm; sidepiece; lug arm; earpiece; part of a pair of glasses that goes over the ear
- connections; contacts; influence; financial supporter
- 切り返す☆【きりかえす】切返す・斬り返す Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to slash back
- to strike back; to counterattack; to retort
- to cut the wheel
- to perform a twisting backward knee trip - Sumo term ➜ 切り返し
- 首都直下型地震【しゅとちょっかがたじしん】
noun:
- Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
- 首都直下地震【しゅとちょっかじしん】
noun:
- Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
- タイプ☆ Inflection
noun:
- type; kind; sort; style
- type (of person); (ideal) type; one's type
- typewriter - abbreviation ➜ タイプライター
noun / ~する noun:
- typing
- 間の子【あいのこ】合いの子・あいの子・合の子
noun:
- person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; mulatto; hybrid - derogatory term
- hybrid; crossbreed - Biology term
- ガチホモ
noun / ~の noun:
- あほだら経【あほだらきょう】阿呆陀羅経
noun:
- mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō - pun on あほだら and 陀羅尼経 ➜ あほだら
- 予備軍【よびぐん】
noun:
- reserves (esp. troops); reserve army
- potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
営業マンだって、リストラ予備軍に配属されないように必死な訳です。 After all, even salesmen are desperate to avoid being targeted for downsizing.
- 一通☆【いっつう】
noun:
- one copy (of a document); one letter
- one-way traffic - abbreviation ➜ 一方通行
- pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) - sometimes written イッツー - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ 一気通貫【いっきつうかん】
- 割り切る☆【わりきる】割切る Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation
- to divide
- 働き手☆【はたらきて】
noun:
- worker; breadwinner; supporter
- able person; able man; productive worker
企業は率先して事にあたる働き手を歓迎する。 Companies welcome workers who take initiative.
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