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その間【そのあいだsonoaida・そのかんsonokan】其の間

temporal noun / adverbial noun:

  • in the meanwhile; during the time

その間sonokanずっとzutto、じいさんjiisanのno言ったittaことkotoがga、メロンMERONのno周りmawariをwo飛び回るtobimawaru蠅haeのno羽音haotoのようにnoyouni、頭atamaのno中nakaでdeぶんぶんとbunbunto鳴っていましたnatteimashita。 All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head.

閣外協力【かくがいきょうりょくkakugaikyouryoku】

noun:

  • cooperation with the government from outside the cabinet
星宿【せいしゅくseishuku・ほとおりぼしhotooriboshi・ほとほりぼしhotohoriboshi】ほとおり星【ほとおりぼしhotooriboshi】

noun:

  • constellation - Astronomy term
  • mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions) - archaism - Astronomy term ➜ 二十八宿
  • Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - Astronomy term ➜ 星【せい】
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伺う☆【うかがうukagau】 Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told - humble language
  • to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

  • to visit - humble language
  • to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.) - from 御機嫌を伺う

病気のbyoukinoためtame本日honjitsuはhaうかがうukagauことができませんでしたkotogadekimasendeshita。 On account of illness, I couldn't call on you today.

伏せる☆【ふせるfuseru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to lay upside down
  • to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes)

ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

  • to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to conceal; to hide; to keep secret; to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

国勢☆【こくせいkokusei】

noun:

  • state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country
寝る子は育つ【ねるこはそだつnerukohasodatsu】

expression:

  • sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child - proverb
虚実皮膜【きょじつひまくkyojitsuhimaku】

expression:

  • the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction - four character idiom
安全牌【あんぜんパイanzenPAI】安全パイ

noun:

  • safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent - Mahjong term
  • no-risk choice; easily handled person - idiom

下手にhetani独自のdokujino方向houkou性seiをwo出すdasuとto、攻撃kougekiされてsareteしまうshimauからkara、安全パイanzenPAIのno報道houdouしかshikaしないshinai。 They'll be attacked if they carelessly express an original viewpoint, so they only report on the safe options.

安牌【あんパイanPAI】安パイ

noun:

  • safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ 安全牌
  • no-risk choice; easily handled person - abbreviation - idiom ➜ 安全牌
引き金を引く【ひきがねをひくhikiganewohiku】 Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to pull the trigger; to pull a trigger
記録を破る【きろくをやぶるkirokuwoyaburu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to break the record; to break a record
びっくり箱【びっくりばこbikkuribako】

noun:

  • jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
出ず【いずizu】出づ【いづizu】

lower nidan verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

  • to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out - archaism Antonym: 入る【はいる】
  • to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out - archaism
  • to move forward - archaism
  • to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach - archaism
  • to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display - archaism
  • to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out - archaism
  • to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform - archaism
  • to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised - archaism
  • to sell - archaism
  • to exceed; to go over - archaism
  • to stick out; to protrude - archaism
  • to break out; to occur; to start; to originate - archaism
  • to be produced - archaism
  • to come from; to be derived from - archaism
  • to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid - archaism
  • to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get - archaism
  • to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave - archaism
  • to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain - archaism
  • to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed - archaism
  • to graduate - archaism
ぶっ放す【ぶっぱなすbuppanasu】ブッ放す【ブッぱなすBUppanasu】打っ放す【ぶっぱなすbuppanasu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
円高★【えんだかendaka】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)

このkono円高endakaのnoうちuchiにni、海外旅行kaigairyokouをwoしたいshitaiものmonoですdesu。 I would like to travel in foreign countries while the yen is strong.

掛の人【かかりのひとkakarinohito】係の人

noun:

  • official in charge; person in charge
常識人【じょうしきじんjoushikijin】

noun:

  • person of common sense; common sense man
有道【ゆうどうyuudou・ゆうとうyuutou】

noun:

  • being good; being virtuous; virtuous person
手拍子☆【てびょうしtebyoushi】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat

noun:

  • making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

聴衆choushuuはha音楽ongakuにni合わせてawasete手拍子tebyoushiをwo打ったutta。 The audience kept time to the music.

ぶち当たる【ぶちあたるbuchiataru】打ち当たる Inflection

godan ~る verb:

  • to slam into (e.g. a wall, a limit) (figuratively); to hit
  • to face (e.g. trouble, a problem); to confront
単立【たんりつtanritsu】

noun:

  • establishing something (e.g. a company or a religious order) by oneself; company or religious order founded in such a way - obscure term
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十日☆【とおかtooka】１０日☆

noun:

  • the tenth day of the month
  • ten days
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五日☆【いつかitsuka】５日

noun:

  • the fifth day of the month
  • five days
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三日☆【みっかmikka】３日

noun:

  • the third day of the month
  • three days
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