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買いだめ【かいだめkaidame】買い溜め・買溜めirr.・買だめirr.・買い駄目irr. Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • stocking up on; hoarding

いくらikura安いyasuiからkaraってtte、こんなにkonnaniトイレットペーパーTOIRETTOPEEPAAをwo買いだめkaidameしshiてteどうdouするsuruのno？置くoku場所bashoないnaiでしょdesho。 Even though it's cheap, why are you buying so much toilet paper? We don't have anywhere to put it all.

若湯【わかゆwakayu】

noun:

  • first hot bath on New Year's Day
向こう傷【むこうきずmukoukizu】向こう疵

noun:

  • scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
詰め切る【つめきるtsumekiru】詰切る Inflection

godan ~る verb:

  • to be or remain always on hand
期待薄【きたいうすkitaiusu】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • not to be depended on; of little hope

だからdakara今imaはha降参kousanねne。他にtaniもmoまだmada調べてshirabeteはhaみるmiruけどkedo・・・期待薄kitaiusuだdaとto思うomou。 Therefore I'm giving up for now. I'll still try to check out other possibilities but ... I think hopes are slim.

金融活動作業部会【きんゆうかつどうさぎょうぶかいkin'yuukatsudousagyoubukai】

noun:

  • Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering; FATF
かんぬきkannuki《閂・貫木》

noun:

  • bar; bolt (e.g. on door); latch

ドアDOAにniかんぬきkannukiをwoしshi、錠jouをwoかけたkaketa。 We barred the door and locked it.

不足分【ふそくぶんfusokubun】

noun:

  • shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
意見具申【いけんぐしんikengushin】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • offering one's opinion (to someone on something) - four character idiom
雲水行脚【うんすいあんぎゃunsuiangya】

noun:

  • itinerant monk being on pilgrimages to many lands - four character idiom
対等関係【たいとうかんけいtaitoukankei】

noun:

  • relationship of equality; (being) on an equal footing - four character idiom
反省材料【はんせいざいりょうhanseizairyou】

noun:

  • matters (issues) that need be reconsidered (reflected on) - four character idiom
頑張り屋【がんばりやganbariya】がんばり屋

noun:

  • someone who battles on in difficult circumstances

これkoreはha、どんなdonnaがんばり屋ganbariyaでもdemoやる気yarukiをwoなくすnakusuほどhodo忍耐nintaiのnoいるiruことkotoだda。 This is so enduring as to make even the most diligent worker give up.

てばteba・ってばtteba

particle:

  • speaking of - indicates emotional closeness or annoyance with someone - colloquialism
  • (I told you) already; come on - indicates annoyance (in sentence-final position) - colloquialism
鉛粉【なまりふんnamarifun】

noun:

  • fine lead powder used for writing on lacquerware - obscure term
尻餅をつく【しりもちをつくshirimochiwotsuku】尻餅を付く・尻餅を着く Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to fall on one's backside ➜ 尻餅
足継ぎ【あしつぎashitsugi】

noun:

  • stool (stood on to reach high objects); stepladder - archaism ➜ 踏み台
踏み継ぎ【ふみつぎfumitsugi】踏継ぎ

noun:

  • stool (stood on to reach high objects) - archaism ➜ 踏み台
思案顔【しあんがおshiangao】

noun:

  • pensive (or worried) look on one's face
ＧＡＴＴ【ガットGATTO】

noun:

ガットGATTOのno新shin決議案ketsugianはhaかなりkanariのno衝撃shougekiをwo与えるataeru可能性kanouseiがgaありますarimasu。 New GATT resolutions could create a real shake-up.

金ドラ【きんドラkinDORA】

noun:

  • television drama aired on Friday nights - abbreviation
蓑亀【みのがめminogame】

noun:

  • old turtle with seaweed growing on its back
承知の上で【しょうちのうえでshouchinouede】

expression:

  • intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
初烏【はつがらすhatsugarasu】初鴉

noun:

  • crow cawing on New Year's Day
発炎筒【はつえんとうhatsuentou】

noun:

  • (warning) flare (esp. used on roads and railways)
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