Results, lit: if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper

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ねじきnejiki《捩木》ネジキNEJIKI

noun:

  • Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family)
かしおしみkashioshimi《貸し惜しみ》カシオシミKASHIOSHIMI

noun:

  • Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family) ➜ 捩木
楊心流【ようしんりゅうyoushinryuu】

noun:

  • Yoshin-ryu; martial art tradition founded in the Edo period
ハンガーノックHANGAANOKKU・ハンガー・ノックHANGAA/NOKKU

noun:

  • hunger knock; hitting the wall; bonk - Sports term
施浴【せよくseyoku】

noun:

  • bath at a temple for the poor, sick and prisoners
薬食同源【やくしょくどうげんyakushokudougen】

noun:

  • proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles - four character idiom ➜ 医食同源
副葬【ふくそうfukusou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • burying a dead person's personal belongings with the body
身動きが取れない【みうごきがとれないmiugokigatorenai】身動きがとれない Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
手酢【てずtezu】

noun:

  • vinegared water, used for dampening the hands when making sushi - Food term ➜ 酢水
同ポジ【どうポジdouPOJI】

noun:

  • shots taken with camera in the same position - from 同一ポジション - abbreviation
河底撈魚【ホーテイラオユイHOOTEIRAOYUI・ホウテイラオユイHOUTEIRAOYUI】

noun:

  • win on the last discard of a round - Mahjong term
袖枕【そでまくらsodemakura】

noun:

  • using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow - archaism
積み棒【つみぼうtsumibou】

noun:

  • 100-point sticks deposited on the table after dealer win - Mahjong term
団練【だんれんdanren】

noun:

  • type of local militia most active during the Qing dynasty
部分浴【ぶんぶよくbunbuyoku】

noun:

  • partial bath; submerging only part of the body in water
クリルタイKURIRUTAI

noun:

  • kurultai; quriltai; political and military council in the Mongol Empire - From Mongolian "khuruldai"
波動拳【はどうけんhadouken】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • hadouken (fireball attack from the fighting game "Street Fighter II")
心字池【しんじいけshinjiike】

noun:

  • lake shaped like the kanji "heart" character (traditional Japanese gardens)
五十日の祝【いかのいわいikanoiwai】

noun:

五十日【いかika】

noun:

  • fiftieth day after the birth of a child
  • fifty days
仏ほっとけ神構うな【ほとけほっとけかみかまうなhotokehottokekamikamauna】

expression:

  • don't bother the Buddha, give no heed to God - humorous term
なじみ客【なじみきゃくnajimikyaku】馴染み客

noun:

  • regular (customer)
  • client who frequently visits the same prostitute
JLPTN2
巻く☆【まくmaku】捲く Inflection

godan ~く verb / transitive:

  • to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
  • to envelope; to shroud - usu. 巻かれる
  • to outflank; to skirt
  • to link (verse) ➜ 付合【つけあい】

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up

時計tokeiのnoネジNEJIをwoまくmakuのnoをwo忘れたwasuretaのでnode、とまってtomatteしまったshimatta。 I forgot to wind my watch up, so it stopped.

ヘビHEBIがgaとぐろtoguroをwo巻くmaku。 The snake coils itself up.

指汚しとて、切られもせず【ゆびきたなしとてきられもせずyubikitanashitotekiraremosezu】指汚しとて切られもせず

expression:

  • it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty [literal] - proverb
JLPTN1
開催★【かいさいkaisai】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

彼らkareraはha一連ichirenのno音楽会ongakukaiをwo開催kaisaiしたshita。 They gave a series of concerts.

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