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- 割れ窓理論【われまどりろん】
noun:
- broken windows theory; criminological theory stating that serious crime can be prevented by maintaining the good physical condition of an urban environment
- 美質【びしつ】
noun:
- virtue; good qualities
雑草とはなんだろう。その美質をいまだ見出されていない植物である。 What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
- 宝の山に入りながら手を空しくして帰る【たからのやまにいりながらてをむなしくしてかえる】
expression:
- though sitting on a pile of riches, one comes back empty handed; to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp - proverb
- 役者子供【やくしゃこども】
noun:
- skilled actor who is like a child offstage; good actor who knows but little of the ways of the world - four character idiom
- child kabuki actor - orig. meaning - archaism
- 喉越しの良い【のどごしのよい】喉越しのよい Inflection
expression / adjective:
- going down smoothly; tasting good going down - esp. of beer
- 桃李もの言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す【とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす】桃李物言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す・桃李物言わざれども下自ずから蹊を成す
expression:
- a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself - proverb
- 好きこそものの上手なれ【すきこそもののじょうずなれ】好きこそ物の上手なれ
expression:
- what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing - proverb
- 良禽は木を択んで棲む【りょうきんはきをえらんですむ】
expression:
- a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve; a wise bird chooses a good tree in which to roost [literal] - proverb
- 夜目が利く【よめがきく】夜目がきく Inflection
expression / godan ~く verb:
- to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
- ごまをする《胡麻をする・胡麻を擂る》ゴマをする《ゴマを擂る》 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
- 沽券に関わる【こけんにかかわる】沽券にかかわる Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
- 笑う門には福来る【わらうかどにはふくきたる】
expression:
- "laugh and grow fat" [figurative]; good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile [literal] - from Chi: 打開笑門福自來 - proverb
- 楽しませる【たのしませる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to amuse; to delight; to entertain; to please; to regale; to give someone a good time; to impart delight; to give pleasure to
彼らは先生を楽しませるために劇をした。 They gave a play to entertain their teachers.
- 遊ぶ☆【あそぶ・あすぶobs.】 Inflection
godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:
- to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
- to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
- to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
- to go to (for pleasure or for study) - as 〜に遊ぶ
- to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration - Baseball term
2人の子供が通りで遊んでいた。 There were two children playing on the street.
- 苦手★【にがて】 Inflection
adjectival noun / noun:
- poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
- dislike (of); difficult to deal with
Kanji
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