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- 官物【かんぶつ・かんもつ】
noun:
- government property
- taxes and other fees paid by the provinces to the governement (ritsuryo system) [かんもつ]
- オーナー企業【オーナーきぎょう】
noun:
- owner-operator company; corporation in which the business manager is also the major stockholder
- ぶり☆《振り》
suffix:
- style; manner
- after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time) ➜ 久しぶり【ひさしぶり】
- アダルトチルドレン・アダルト・チルドレン
noun:
- adult child; adult children; adult person psychologically traumatized from being raised in an abusive or dysfunctional family (e.g. by alcoholic parents)
- 手も足も出ない【てもあしもでない】
expression:
- cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
- からり☆
~と adverb / adverb:
- with a clatter - onomatopoeia
- with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.) - onomatopoeia
- bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather) - onomatopoeia
- nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.) - onomatopoeia
- cheerfully; frankly; open-heartedly - onomatopoeia
- completely (forget, change, etc.); totally - onomatopoeia
- 大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す【だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころす】
expression:
- sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; to let a large bug live and kill a small one [literal] - proverb
- 京畿【けいき】
noun:
- territories in the vicinity of Kyoto ➜ 畿内
- territories in the vicinity of the imperial palace
- 観☆【かん】
noun / suffix noun:
- look; appearance
- spectacle; sight
- observation meditation - Buddhism term
suffix noun:
- outlook on ...; view of ...
映画を観に行かない? Would you like to take in a movie?
僕が君と一緒に住んだことは君の人生観に影響を与えたと思う。 I think my living with you has influenced your way of living.
- 故意☆【こい】
noun / ~の noun:
- intent; intention; (on) purpose; bad faith
noun:
- mens rea (guilty mind) ➜ 構成要件
偶然であれ故意であれ、彼がそれをしたのは本当だ。 It is true that he did it, whether by accident or by design.
- 容赦☆【ようしゃ】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; overlooking
- leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
今言ったことをどうかご容赦ください。 Please accept my apologies for what I said just now.
- 平手☆【ひらて】
noun:
- palm; open hand
- playing on equal terms; lack of handicap - Shōgi term
昔は、悪いことをすると、学校の先生から平手をくらったり拳固をもらうことが当たり前だった。 In the past it was perfectly normal to get the back of a teacher's hand or fist as punishment.
- 座視☆【ざし】坐視 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
- 妄執【もうしゅう】盲執irr.
noun:
- deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs) - Buddhism term
- 縦長【たてなが】 Inflection
adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:
- oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
- 着眼【ちゃくがん】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- focusing on; paying attention to
- observation; perception; taking notice of
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