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ああ言えばこう言う【ああいえばこういうaaiebakouiu】

expression:

to have a comeback (i.e. a reason, or rationalization) for every remark - idiom

バチ環【バチかんBACHIkan】バチカンBACHIKAN

noun:

clasp or ring for attaching a pendant to a chain

てなtena

particle:

a sort of thing like; used after a phrase to modify the following noun

三十六計逃げるに如かず【さんじゅうろっけいにげるにしかずsanjuurokkeinigerunishikazu】三十六計逃げるにしかず

expression:

the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat - proverb ➜ 三十六計

檀越【だんおつdan'otsu】

noun:

alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati

寄せ箸【よせばしyosebashi】

noun:

drawing a dish towards oneself using one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

罪体【ざいたいzaitai】

noun:

corpus delicti (concrete evidence of a crime, e.g. a bullet-riddled body)

口細【くちぼそkuchiboso】

noun:

having a small mouth; eating only a little - female language
topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) ➜ 持子
barracuda ➜ 梭魚

磐座【いわくらiwakura】岩座

noun:

dwelling place of a god (usu. in reference to a large rock) - archaism

職【しきshiki】

noun:

agency (government department between a ministry and a bureau under the ritsuryo system) ➜ 律令制

名詞法【めいしほうmeishihou】

noun:

use of a verb or adjective conjugation (esp. ren'yōkei) as a noun ➜ 連用形

多宝塔【たほうとうtahoutou】

noun:

two-storied pagoda (with a square base, pent roof and a round top) ➜ 裳階

たすき掛け【たすきがけtasukigake】襷がけ・襷掛け・襷掛 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki ➜ 繦

移封【いほうihou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

目結【めゆいmeyui】

noun:

tie-dyeing - archaism - obscure term
heraldic design of a square with a hole in the center - obscure term

どっこいしょdokkoisho

interjection:

heigh-hoh; heave-ho ➜ どっこい
used as a meaningless word in a song for rhythm ➜ どっこい

嶺上開花【リンシャンカイホウRINSHANKAIHOU】

noun:

winning hand formed by drawing a replacement tile after declaring a kong - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 嶺上牌

ドラマ化【ドラマかDORAMAka】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization

泥沼化【どろぬまかdoronumaka】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

持ち戻り【もちもどりmochimodori】持戻り・持戻

noun:

returning of a package to depot after a failed delivery attempt

下す^☆【くだすkudasu】降す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion
to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to pass a sentence; to give an order
to let go down; to lower
to do oneself; to do by oneself ➜ 手を下す
to beat; to defeat
to have loose bowels; to have diarrhea
to pass (in stool); to discharge from the body

auxiliary verb / godan ~す verb:

to do in one go; to do to the end without stopping

問題mondai はha 誰dare がga 決定kettei をwo下すkudasuかkaとtoいうiu ことkoto だda。 The question is who will make the decision.

これらのkorerano 議論giron でde 問題mondai になっているninatteiru 評決hyouketsu はha、１９９４年nen のnoランダーRANDAA裁判saiban でde下されたkudasaretaものであるmonodearu。 The verdict at issue in these discussions is the one brought in the Lander's trial in 1994.

次にni あげるageru「ブラック・ユーモアburakkuyuumoa」のno 例rei をwo 見れmire ばba、自分jibun でde 判断handan をwo下すkudasuことkoto がga できるdekiru だろdaro うu。 The following example of sick humor will enable you to judge for yourself.

お田植え祭【おたうえまつりotauematsuri】お田植え祭り・御田植え祭り・御田植え祭

noun:

shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest
seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

JLPTN2

刺す^☆【さすsasu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
to sting; to bite ➜ 螫す
to sew; to stitch; to embroider
to pole (a boat) ➜ 差す
to catch (with a limed pole)
to put (a runner) out; to pick off - Baseball term

人hito をwo ナイフNAIFU でde刺すsasuのno はha やめましょうyamemashou。 Let's refrain from stabbing people with knives.

身mi をwoさすsasuようなyouna 寒samu さsa だda。 It is freezing cold.

JLPTN2

押さえる^★【おさえるosaeru】押える Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to pin down; to hold down; to press down - also written as 圧さえる
to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part)
to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest
to grasp (a point); to comprehend
to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain ➜ 抑える【おさえる】

野茂nomo がga 打者dasha をwoおさえるosaeruとto 観客kankyaku がga わきあがりますwakiagarimasu。 It causes quite a sensation when Nomo pitches a no-hitter.

低tei 血糖kettou 症shou のno 人hito はha、感情kanjou をwo押さえるosaeru力chikara がga ないnai のでnode、すぐsugu にni 怖がっkowaga たりtari 怒っoko たりtari するsuru。 People suffering from low level of blood sugar disorder, because they lack the power to suppress their emotions, get easily frightened and angry.

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺せ【だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころせdainomushiwoikashiteshounomushiwokorose】

expression:

sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; let a large bug live and kill a small one [literal] - proverb

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