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- 簀巻き【すまき】簀巻・す巻
noun:
- wrapping something in a bamboo mat
- wrapping somebody in a bamboo mat and throwing him in a river (Edo period unofficial punishment)
- 割れる☆【われる】破れる Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to break; to be smashed
- to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn
- to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party)
- to come to light; to become clear; to be identified; to be revealed
- to be distorted (of a sound)
- to be divisible (without a remainder)
- to go below a minimum
頭が割れるように痛かったので、私はいつもより早く寝た。 Having a cracking headache, I went to bed earlier than usual.
通りでガラスが粉々に割れるのが聞こえたわ。 We heard glass shattering in our street.
- 一言半句【いちげんはんく・いちごんはんく】
noun:
- a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable - four character idiom
- サルバトールモニター・サルバトール・モニター
noun:
- water monitor (Varanus salvator, species of carnivorous monitor lizard common from Sri Lanka in the west to the Philippines in the east); common water monitor
- つまみ出す【つまみだす】摘み出す・摘まみ出す・撮み出す Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out
- to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
- 進出★【しんしゅつ】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
うちの会社がアメリカに進出するなんて夢にも思わなかった。 I never dreamed that our company would expand its business to the U.S.
- 場繋ぎ【ばつなぎ】場つなぎ
noun:
- filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
- 落花枝に帰らず破鏡再び照らさず【らっかえだにかえらずはきょうふたたびてらさず】
expression:
- fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk - proverb
- 盛り花【もりばな】盛花【もりばな・せいか】
noun:
- flower arrangement in a built-up style
- placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt [もりばな] ➜ 盛り塩
- seasonal peak of flowers [せいか]
- 言い出す☆【いいだす】言いだす・言出す Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with
- to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
そんな事君が言い出すとはおもわなかったよ。 I didn't expect that to come from you.
- 取り【とり】取
noun / suffix noun:
- taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal
noun:
- last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day
- active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration)
prefix:
- emphatic or formal prefix - before a verb
小学校の時、よく椅子取りゲームをして遊びました。 We used to play musical chairs in elementary school.
- 制する☆【せいする】 Inflection
~する verb (spec.) / transitive:
- to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to bridle
- to get the better of
- to control; to command
彼は理性で情欲を制することが出来る。 He is able to subordinate passion to reason.
- コンプリートガチャ
noun:
- method of awarding rare in-game items in mobile games only when the player has bought a full set of other in-game items ➜ ガチャ
- コンプガチャ
noun:
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