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年占【としうらtoshiura】

noun:

  • divination that predicts the events of the whole year (esp. concerning crops) ➜ 年見
内官【ないかんnaikan】

noun:

ダチョウ目【ダチョウもくDACHOUmoku】

noun:

  • Struthioniformes; order comprising the ratites (sometimes spec. only the ostriches)
再注目【さいちゅうもくsaichuumoku】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • being in the center of attention again; coming back into the limelight
銘旗【めいきmeiki】

noun:

  • flag used at funerals showing the name and rank of the deceased
猿尾【さるおsaruo】

noun:

  • backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body
更科粉【さらしなこsarashinako】

noun:

  • high-quality buckwheat flour (made only using the center of the grain)
力役【りきやくrikiyaku】

noun:

  • forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryo system)
関特演【かんとくえんkantokuen】

noun:

  • plan for the invasion of the Soviet Far East in July 1941 - abbreviation
叩きつける【たたきつけるtatakitsukeru】叩き付ける・たたき付ける Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to strike; to throw; to slap something onto; to dash (e.g. to the floor)
  • to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
一門会【いちもんかいichimonkai】

noun:

  • meeting or association of stable masters belonging to the same grouping - Sumo term
  • meeting or association of followers of a famous performer (in rakugo, etc.)
人格者☆【じんかくしゃjinkakusha】

noun:

  • person of character; man of character

私watashiはha彼kareのnoことkotoをwo人格者jinkakushaとtoみなしているminashiteiru。 I regard him as a man of character.

字源【じげんjigen】

noun:

  • origin of a character
  • composition of a Chinese character
  • Chinese character from which a kana character is derived
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多少★【たしょうtashou】

adverb / ~の noun:

  • more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some

noun:

  • amount; quantity

若いwakai棋士kishiがga多少tashou、尊大なsondaina感じkanjiになるninaruのnoはhaよくあるyokuaruことkotoでde、 そういうsouiuことkotoはha将棋shougi界kaiにni限ったkagitta話hanashiではないdehanaiでしょうdeshou。 It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.

JLPTN2
乗車☆【じょうしゃjousha】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)

列車resshaにni乗車joushaしたshita後nochiでde、私watashiはha財布saifuをwo家ieにni置き忘れてokiwasureteきたkitaことkotoにni気が付いたkigatsuita。 After I got on board a train, I found I had left my wallet behind at home.

JLPTN1
番目☆【ばんめbanme】番め

counter:

noun:

  • divisions of a kabuki performance

３番目banmeのno星hoshiはhaあるaru王様ousamaのno物monoでしたdeshita。 The third star belonged to a certain king.

慈眼☆【じげんjigen・じがんjigan】

noun:

  • merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity) - Buddhism term
接岸☆【せつがんsetsugan】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
レオポンREOPON

noun:

  • leopon (offspring born of a male leopard and a female lion)
車中談【しゃちゅうだんshachuudan】

noun:

  • informal talk given (as by a politician, etc.) aboard a train
馬返し【うまがえしumagaeshi】

noun:

  • point along a (mountain) pass beyond which a horse cannot travel
弾着距離【だんちゃくきょりdanchakukyori】

noun:

  • range (of a gun)
  • distance travelled by a bullet (shell, etc.)
口述権【こうじゅつけんkoujutsuken】

noun:

  • public recitation right (e.g. reciting a poem in a bookstore)
うんとこさuntokosa・うんとこuntoko・うんとこしょuntokosho

interjection:

  • oof (i.e. a grunt of effort)

adverb:

政治決着【せいじけっちゃくseijiketchaku】

noun:

  • a political settlement; settling (a dispute) politically (without resorting to force) - four character idiom
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