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並べ立てる【ならべたてるnarabetateru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to place in a row; to line up
  • to list; to enumerate
  • to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
目の敵にする【めのかたきにするmenokatakinisuru】目の仇にする・目のかたきにする Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

  • to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
季節の移り変わり【きせつのうつりかわりkisetsunoutsurikawari】

expression / noun:

お山の大将【おやまのたいしょうoyamanotaishou】御山の大将

noun:

  • king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
皇御孫【すめみまsumemima】皇孫・天孫

noun:

  • grandchild of Amaterasu (i.e. Ninigi no Mikoto) - archaism
  • descendant of Amaterasu; person of imperial lineage; emperor
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休む☆【やすむyasumu】 Inflection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be absent; to take a day off
  • to rest; to have a break
  • to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire
  • to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

彼kareはhaよくyoku会合kaigouをwo休むyasumu。 He often absents himself from meetings.

老人roujinはha休むyasumuためにtameni少しsukoshiのno間ma立ち止まったtachidomatta。 The old man stopped for a moment to rest.

我々warewareはha、昼hiruはha働きhataraki夜yoruはha休むyasumu。 We work by day, and rest by night.

警察keisatsuがga墜落事故tsuirakujikoのno原因gen'inをwo昼夜chuuya休むyasumuことなくkotonaku調査chousaしているshiteiru。 The police are investigating the cause of the crash around the clock.

難物☆【なんぶつnanbutsu】

noun:

  • hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
寺務【じむjimu】

noun:

  • temple affairs
  • temple administrator; person in charge of temple affairs - archaism
地肌☆【じはだjihada】地膚

noun:

  • texture; grain
  • one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; bare skin; scalp
  • surface of the earth; bare ground
  • surface of a sword blade
JLPTN1
未☆【ひつじhitsuji】

noun:

  • eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Ram, 1pm-3pm, south-southwest, June)
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卯☆【うu・ぼうbou】

noun:

  • fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Hare, 5am-7am, east, February)

来年rainenはha卯u年nenですdesu。 Next year is the year of the rabbit.

辰★【たつtatsu】

noun:

  • fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Dragon, 7am-9am, east-southeast, March)
寅☆【とらtora】

noun:

  • third sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Tiger, 3am-5am, east-northeast, January)
丑☆【うしushi】

noun:

  • second sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Ox, 1am-3am, north-northeast, December)
巳☆【みmi】

noun:

  • sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)
天の川☆【あまのがわamanogawa・あまのかわamanokawaobs.】天の河☆

noun:

  • Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy - Astronomy term

初めてhajimete天の川amanogawaをwo見たmita夜yoruのnoことkotoをwo私watashiはha覚えているoboeteiru。 I remember the night when I first saw the Milky Way.

申☆【さるsaru】

noun:

  • ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Monkey, 3pm-5pm, west-southwest, July)
戌☆【いぬinu】

noun:

  • eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Dog, 7pm-9pm, west-northwest, September)
亥☆【いi】

noun:

  • twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Boar, 9pm-11pm, north-northwest, October)
衆人環視【しゅうじんかんしshuujinkanshi】

expression:

  • (in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one) - four character idiom
南十字星【みなみじゅうじせいminamijuujisei】

noun:

  • Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux) - Astronomy term

南十字星minamijuujiseiはha日本nipponでdeはha見るmiruことができないkotogadekinai。 The Southern Cross is not to be seen in Japan.

一人天下【ひとりてんかhitoritenka・ひとりでんかhitoridenka】独り天下

noun:

  • being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged - four character idiom
征夷大将軍【せいいたいしょうぐんseiitaishougun】

noun:

  • commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
棒倒し【ぼうたおしboutaoshi】

noun:

  • game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
追い羽根【おいばねoibane】追羽根・追羽子

noun:

  • battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)
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