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ホシザメ属【ホシザメぞくHOSHIZAMEzoku】

noun:

  • Mustelus (genus of smooth-hound sharks in the family Triakidae); from the Latin mustela meaning weasel
ニザダイ亜目【ニザダイあもくNIZADAIamoku】

noun:

  • Acanthuroidei (suborder of the order Perciformes, containing the families Acanthuridae, Ephippidae, Luvaridae, Scatophagidae, Siganidae, and Zanclidae)
アマシイラ属【アマシイラぞくAMASHIIRAzoku】

noun:

  • Luvarus (sole genus of perciform fish in the family Luvaridae whose only member is the luvar)
駅使【えきしekishi・うまやづかいumayazukai・はゆまづかいhayumazukai】

noun:

  • official during the ritsuryo period who was allowed to use the state-provided stables and horses - archaism
直衣【のうしnoushi・なおしnaoshi・ちょくいchokui】

noun:

  • everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)
橋掛かり【はしがかりhashigakari】橋掛り・橋掛irr.・橋がかり・橋懸かり・橋懸り・橋懸irr.

noun:

  • covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage
粥杖【かゆづえkayuzue】

noun:

  • wand used when preparing gruel for the 15th of the first month (said to cure sterility in women)
在国衆【ざいこくしゅうzaikokushuu】

noun:

  • feudal lord who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
吹っ切れる☆【ふっきれるfukkireru】吹っきれる Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger)
  • to burst (e.g. a boil)
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軽快☆【けいかいkeikai】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • light (of movements); nimble; sprightly; springy
  • light-hearted; cheerful; buoyant; jaunty; casual (e.g. clothing); rhythmical (e.g. melody)

noun / ~する noun:

  • taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms; recovery; convalescence

リズムRIZUMUはha軽快keikaiでdeテンポTENPOはha速くhayaku、そのsono曲kyokuはha若者wakamonoにni好まれているkonomareteiru。 The rhythm is light, and the tempo fast - that song is liked by young people.

身につく【みにつくminitsuku】身に付く Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit)
  • to retain ➜ 悪銭身に付かず
先立つ☆【さきだつsakidatsu】先だつ Inflection

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

  • to lead; to take the lead (in doing something)
  • to precede; to go before; to take precedence
  • to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.)
  • to be a prerequisite

おごりogoriはha破滅hametsuにni先立つsakidatsu。 Pride cometh before a fall.

私watashiだってdatte是非zehiともtomo君達kimitachi皆minaとto一緒isshoにni行きikiたいtaiんnだdaがga、先立つsakidatsu物monoがga無いnaiんnだdaよyo。 I would love to come with you all, but I don't have any money.

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練る☆【ねるneru】煉る Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
  • to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out
  • to train; to drill; to exercise
  • to gloss (silk); to soften; to degum ［練る］
  • to tan (leather)
  • to temper (steel) - also written as 錬る

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to walk in procession; to parade; to march - also written as 邌る

君kimiはha胆力tanryokuをwo練るneru必要hitsuyouがgaあるaru。 You must build up your courage.

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ほころびるhokorobiru☆《綻びる》 Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

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地方★【ちほうchihou】

noun / ~の noun:

彼kareはha今年kotoshiのno夏natsu、東北touhoku地方chihouをwo旅行ryokouしたshita。 He traveled through the Tohoku district this summer.

そのsono地方chihouはha大規模にdaikiboni開発kaihatsuされるsareruだろうdarou。 It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.

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土台★【どだいdodai】

noun:

  • foundation; base; basis

adverb:

  • from the beginning; from the outset; by nature - often in negative contexts ➜ 元々

このkono家ieはha土台dodaiがgaしっかりshikkariしているshiteiru。 This house has a solid foundation.

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乾【けんken】

noun:

  • qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
避暑☆【ひしょhisho】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering

パリPARIなどnadoでdeはha、夏natsuにniなるnaruとto、細君saikunやya子供kodomoをwo避暑hisho地chiにniやつyatsuてte置いoiてte、夫ottoはha、土曜日doyoubiのno晩banからkara日曜nichiyouへheかけkakeてteそこsokoへhe出掛けdekakeてte行くiku風習fuushuuがgaありariますmasu。 In Paris and elsewhere, in the summer, husbands send their wives and children somewhere to escape the heat and they customarily leave to visit them on Saturday evening until Sunday.

のでnode☆・んでnde

particle:

  • that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
背筋☆【せすじsesuji】

noun:

  • spine; line of the backbone
  • seam down the back (of clothing)

それsoreをwo見てmiteうれしくてureshikute背筋sesujiがgaぞくぞくzokuzokuしたshita。 The sight sent chills of delight up my spine.

巽☆【そんson】

noun:

  • xun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: wind, southeast)
コツを覚える【コツをおぼえるKOTSUwooboeru】こつを覚える・骨を覚える【こつをおぼえるkotsuwooboeru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to learn the ropes; to get the knack
敵前逃亡【てきぜんとうぼうtekizentoubou】

noun:

  • desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
年忘れ【としわすれtoshiwasure】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • forgetting the hardships of the old year
  • year-end drinking party ➜ 忘年会
兌【だda】

noun:

  • dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: swamp, west)
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