Results, lit: if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper

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まするmasuru

auxiliary verb:

  • used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader) - polite language ➜ ます
眴せ【めくわせmekuwase・めぐわせmeguwase】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking - archaism ➜ 目配せ
新大陸【しんたいりくshintairiku】

noun:

  • New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia) ➜ 旧大陸
向岸流【こうがんりゅうkouganryuu】

noun:

したっけshitakke

interjection:

  • good-bye; see you later; bye-bye - Hokkaidō dialect

conjunction:

  • then; and then; and; if so; because then - Hokkaidō dialect ➜ そうしたら
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ガスGASU☆《瓦斯ateji》

noun:

  • gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas) - From Dutch or English
  • gasoline; gas; petrol
  • dense fog; thick fog
  • gas stove; gas cooker; gas range - abbreviation ➜ ガス焜炉
  • flatulence; gas; wind; fart - colloquialism

もうmouガスGASUはha消したkeshita。 Have you turned off the gas yet?

毎月maitsukiのnoガスGASU代daiはhaいくらikuraですかdesuka。 How much is your monthly gas bill?

知らず【しらずshirazu】不知

suffix noun:

  • not having; unaffected by

conjunction:

  • aside; I don't know about ... - often as ～は知らず
  • I know not whether; I know not if - at the beginning of a sentence - archaism

親oyaのno心子子知らずshirazu。 It is a wise father that knows his own child.

決め込む☆【きめこむkimekomu】決込む・極め込む・決めこむ Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to take for granted; to assume
  • to pretend (to be); to act as if one were ...; to fancy oneself as being
  • to do intentionally; to persist in doing
荒れ狂う【あれくるうarekuruu】 Inflection

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

  • to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to run amok
  • to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough

我らwareraのno頭上zujouにni荒れ狂うarekuruu砂sunaとto剣kenのno煌きkiはha、まるでmarude夜空yozoraにni降り注ぐfurisosogu流星ryuuseiのno如しgotoshi。 The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.

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二十日☆【はつかhatsuka】２０日・廿日

noun:

  • twentieth day of the month
  • twenty days
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家内☆【かないkanai・やうちyauchiobs.】

noun:

  • (my) wife ［かない］ - humble language
  • inside the home; one's family

家内kanaiはha海外旅行kaigairyokou中chuuでde、よくyoku電話をかけてdenwawokaketeくるkuru。 My wife often telephones me when I'm traveling in another country.

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向い★【むかいmukai】向かい☆・対い

noun / ~の noun:

  • facing; opposite; across the street; other side

そのsono店miseはha通りtooriのno向かいmukaiにniありますarimasu。 The store is across the street.

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日☆【にちnichi】

noun:

  • Sunday - abbreviation ➜ 日曜

suffix:

  • day (of the month) - also んち or ち

suffix / counter:

  • counter for days - also んち or ち

noun / suffix noun / prefix noun:

  • Japan - abbreviation ➜ 日本

郵便配達yuubinhaitatsuはha２日nichiおきにokiniやって来ますyattekimasu。 The mailman comes around every three days.

１３日nichiのno金曜日kin'youbiはha不吉なfukitsuna日hiだdaと言われているtoiwareteiru。 It is said that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

そのsono知らせshiraseがga届いたtodoitaのnoはha２・３日nichiたってtatteからkaraだdaったta。 It was not until few days later that the news arrived.

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要領★【ようりょうyouryou】

noun:

  • point; gist; essentials; tenets; outline ➜ 要領を得る
  • knack; trick; the ropes

このkono報告書houkokushoはha要領youryouをwoえていないeteinai。 This report isn't to the point.

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日差し☆【ひざしhizashi】日射し・陽射・陽射し・日ざし

noun:

  • sunlight; rays of the sun

太陽taiyouのno日差しhizashiにni誘われてsasowarete人々hitobitoがga外出gaishutsuしたshita。 The sunshine tempted people out.

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もともとmotomoto☆《元々・本々・元元・本本》

adverb / ~の noun:

  • originally; by nature; from the start

彼らkareraはha元々motomotoあったatta文明bunmeiをwo破壊hakaiしたshita。 They destroyed the native civilization.

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ひとまずhitomazu☆《一まず・一先ず・一先・ひと先ず》

adverb:

  • for the present; once; in outline

彼kareはha打ち切ってuchikitte、ひとまずhitomazu休息kyuusokuしようshiyouというtoiu動議dougiをwo出したdashita。 He made a motion that we stop and rest awhile.

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革命★【かくめいkakumei】

noun / ~の noun:

  • revolution
  • 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō) ➜ 三革・辛酉

鉄道tetsudouはhaある種のarutaneno革命kakumeiをwo引き起こしたhikiokoshita。 The railroad provoked a kind of revolution.

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事前★【じぜんjizen】

noun / ~の noun:

  • prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante ➜ 事後

事前jizenにni予約yoyakuをwo取ってtotteおくokuべきbekiだda。 We'd better make a reservation beforehand.

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拡散★【かくさんkakusan】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

科学者kagakushaたちtachiはhaエイズEIZU・ウイルスUIRUSUのno拡散kakusanをwoくい止めようkuitomeyouとto戦っていますtatakatteimasu。 Scientists are fighting to stem the spread of the AIDS virus.

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一様☆【いちようichiyou】 Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

  • uniform; equal; even; the same; identical Antonym: 多様
  • common; ordinary; usual
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真ん前【まんまえmanmae】まん前

~の noun / adverb:

  • right in front; just opposite; under the nose

そのsono店miseはhaちょうどchoudo駅ekiのno真ん前manmaeにniありますarimasu。 The shop is just in front of the station.

有権者★【ゆうけんしゃyuukensha】

noun:

  • voter; constituent; (electoral) franchise-holder; (the) electorate; eligible voters

そのsono有権者yuukenshaはhaメアリーMEARII・ジョンソンJONSONさんsanでde、民主党minshutou員inであるdearuことkotoがga後goになってninatteわかりましたwakarimashita。 That voter, Mary Johnson, turned out to be a Democrat.

画面★【がめんgamen】

noun:

  • terminal screen; scene; picture; the field (in TV); photo

液晶ekishou画面gamenはha、見にくいminikuiなぁnaa。 You can't see too well with these LCD displays.

三十日★【みそかmisoka】晦日【みそかmisoka・つごもりtsugomori】晦【みそかmisoka・つごもりtsugomori・みそmiso】

noun:

  • last day of the month ➜ 月末
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