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とくていアジアtokuteiAJIA

noun:

  • Asian countries with strong anti-Japanese sentiment (i.e. China, South Korea, and North Korea) - colloquialism
あいえaie

noun:

  • ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow) 藍摺り
ほんじょうぞうしゅhonjouzoushu

noun:

ろせんかrosenka

noun:

  • roadside land prices; price of land adjoining a major road, used to calculate inheritance and gift taxes
モンペMONPEモンペアMONPEA

noun:

  • over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child - abbreviation - From English "monster parent" モンスターペアレント
イーペーコーIIPEEKOO

noun:

  • pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit) - Mahjong term
イーペーIIPEE

noun:

いっしょくリャンじゅんisshokuRYANjun

noun:

はしあらいhashiarai

noun:

  • simple and light soup taken between courses in a kaiseki meal, or during a formal tea ceremony - Food term 懐石
きまわしkimawashi Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
かぎるkagiru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to restrict; to limit; to confine

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
  • to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to) - as ...は...に限る

karehaそうsouするsuruni限るkagiruto考えたkangaetagaそれsorehaまことにmakotoni賢明kenmeiであったdeatta He thought, and very wisely, that it was best to do so.

くびをかしげるkubiwokashigeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
西さいごくsaigokuさいこくsaikoku

noun:

  • the western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki) - abbreviation
  • western nations (esp. India or Europe)
  • 33 temples in the Kinki area containing a statue of Avalokitesvara 西国三十三所
  • a pilgrimage of these temples 西国巡礼
はなざかりhanazakari

noun / ~の noun:

  • flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom
  • the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty
  • booming or peaking (in popularity)

niwanoバラBARAhakon花盛りhanazakariですdesu The roses in the garden are in full bloom.

詩人shijinとしてtoshitenokareha20daiga花盛りhanazakariだったdatta As a poet, he flowered in his twenties.

めのとどくかぎりmenotodokukagiri

expression:

  • as far as the eye can reach; as far as the eye can see
うちこむuchikomu Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in
  • to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash
  • to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades) 撃ち込む
  • to input (data); to enter
  • to devote oneself to; to go heart and soul into; to throw oneself into; to go head over heels for
  • to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.) - Sports term
  • to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.); to get a blow in - Martial Arts term
  • to invade one's opponent's territory (in the game of go); to place a stone in an opponent's formation
  • to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form

ノートパソコンNOOTOPASOKONno電源を入れdengenwoireブラウザBURAUZAwo立ち上げてtachiageteもうmou覚えてoboeteしまったshimattaアドレスADORESUwo打ち込むuchikomu I switch on my laptop, start up the browser, and type in the address I've already learnt by heart.

基礎kisonikuiwo打ち込むuchikomunowo忘れてwasurete空中kuuchuuni楼閣roukakuwo建てるtateruとはtohaあなたanatamo愚かなorokanahitoda It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.

宿いっしゅくいっぱんisshukuippan

noun:

  • (being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal - four character idiom

kareからkarano思いがけないomoigakenaiプレゼントPUREZENTOga届いたtodoitayo少々shoushouha一宿一飯isshukuippanno恩義ongiでもdemo感じてkanjiteくれたkuretanoかなkana We got an unexpected present from him. I guess he felt a little obligated after what we did for him.

からめとるkarametoru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to catch (and tie up); to apprehend; to arrest
きょしんへいきkyoshinheiki Inflection

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • with an open and calm mind; without reserve; with utmost candor; with no preconceived notions - four character idiom
ないえんかんけいnaienkankei

noun / ~の noun:

  • de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage - four character idiom
せつぶんsetsubunせちぶんsechibunobs.せちぶsechibuobs.

noun:

  • last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usually February 3 or 4); holiday for end of winter (accompanied by a bean scattering ceremony)
  • last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar) - original meaning

節分setsubunniha二つfutatsuno季節kisetsuwo分けるwakeruというtoiu意味imigaありariますmasu Setsubun means "the day between two seasons."

はだいhadai

noun:

  • opening section of a Chinese poem or essay (in which the topic is broached); broaching the topic of a poem or essay in its opening lines
ぼつぼつbotsubotsu

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • gradually; little by little; in a breezy manner - onomatopoeia

adverb:

  • soon; before long - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • here and there; scattered - onomatopoeia

noun:

  • spots; dots; pimples; rash - onomatopoeia
ジンギスかんJINGISUkanatejiジンギスカンJINGISUKAN

noun:

  • Japanese mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing this dish - named after Genghis Khan
αプラスアルファPURASUARUFUAα

noun:

  • a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some - From English "plus alpha"

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