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JLPTN1
留める☆【とどめるtodomeru】止める・停める Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
  • to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
  • to record (e.g. a fact); to retain ➜ 記憶にとどめる

我々warewareはhaあらゆるarayuru学校gakkouをwo運営un'eiさせsase続けtsuzuke、あらゆるarayuru教師kyoushiをwo職shokuにniとどめてtodometeおくokuべきbekiですdesu。 We should keep every school open and every teacher in his job.

彼のkareno勇気yuukiはha歴史rekishiにni名naをwoとどめたtodometa。 His courage went down in history.

舎人【しゃじんshajin・とねりtonerigikun】舍人old

noun:

  • servant; valet; footman
  • someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family - archaism
  • low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system) - archaism
  • ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy - archaism
  • honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies ➜ 宮内省
JLPTN3
上等☆【じょうとうjoutou】 Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

  • superior; first-class; excellent; top quality

interjection:

  • (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

どうしてdoushiteこんなkonna上等joutouのnoぶどう酒budoushuをwo今までimamade取って置いたtotteoitaのnoかka。 Why have you kept such an excellent wine back till now?

JLPTN1
了解★【りょうかいryoukai】諒解・領解・領会 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • comprehension; consent; understanding; agreement

interjection:

  • OK; roger (on two-way radio)

彼kareはhaゆっくりyukkuriうなずいてunazuite了解ryoukaiのno意iをwo示したshimeshita。 He nodded slowly in comprehension.

「とりあえずtoriaezu店miseのno前mae、掃除soujiしshiといてtoiteくれkure」「了解ryoukai！」「打ち水uchimizuもmo頼むtanomu」 "Clean up in front of the shop first." "OK!" "Sprinkle some water out there too."

やりきれないyarikirenai☆《やり切れない・遣り切れない》 Inflection

adjective:

  • unable to finish (on time, etc.)
  • unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance; too much
なおかつnaokatsu☆《尚且つ・尚かつ・なお且つ》

adverb:

  • besides; furthermore; on top of that
  • and yet; nevertheless; even so

彼女kanojoはha快活kaikatsuでde愛想aisoがgaよくyoku、親切shinsetsuでdeなおかつnaokatsu思いやりomoiyariがgaあるaru。要する.要suruにni立派なrippana人hitoですdesu。 She is bright, friendly, kind, and considerate. In brief, she is a good person.

踏み台☆【ふみだいfumidai】踏台

noun:

  • stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder
  • (figurative) stepping stone

このkono踏台fumidaiをwo使えばtsukaebaクローゼットKUROOZETTOのno上ueにni手が届くtegatodokuよyo。 If you stand on this stool, you can reach the top of the closet.

悪口雑言【あっこうぞうごんakkouzougon】

noun:

  • all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words) - four character idiom
語呂合わせ【ごろあわせgoroawase】ゴロ合わせ【ゴロあわせGOROawase】語呂合せ・ごろ合わせ・語呂あわせ・語路合せ・語路合わせ【ごろあわせgoroawase】

noun:

  • rhyming game; play on words; pun
継ぎ台【つぎだいtsugidai】継台・接ぎ台・接台

noun:

  • stool (stood on to reach high objects)
  • stock (in grafting)
綿帽子【わたぼうしwataboushi】

noun:

  • bride's silk floss headdress
  • clumps of snow (on tree branches, stones, etc.)
萌え【もえmoe】

noun:

  • sprouting; budding

noun / interjection:

  • crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation - also written 萌ゑ - slang
専断横行【せんだんおうこうsendan'oukou】

noun:

  • prevalence of arbitrariness; rife with arbitrary decisions (acting on one's own authority) - four character idiom
気が置けない【きがおけないkigaokenai】 Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable ➜ 気の置けない
ムフティーMUFUTEII

noun:

  • mufti; Muslim legal expert entitled to make decisions on points of Islamic law - From Arabic "mufti"
にぶちんnibuchin《鈍ちん》にぶチンnibuCHIN《鈍チン》

noun:

指事【しじshiji】

noun:

  • indicative (kanji whose shape is based on logical representation of an abstract idea)
そぞろsozoro・すずろsuzuroobs.・すぞろsuzoroobs.《漫ろ》 Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted

adverb:

  • for some reason - of an emotional or psychological state ➜ そぞろに
バードウィークBAADOUIIKU・バード・ウィークBAADO/UIIKU

noun:

  • Bird Week (starting on May 10th of each year) ➜ 愛鳥週間
上頸【あげくびagekubi】上頚・盤領・上げ頸・上げ頚

noun:

  • neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
定時上がり【ていじあがりteijiagari】定時あがり

noun:

  • leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)

「お先に失礼しま～すosakinishitsureishima～su」「おo、なんだnanda、またmata定時上がりteijiagariかkaよyo」 "Bye, see you tomorrow." "Oh, what's this? Leaving on the dot again?"

古医方【こいほうkoihou】

noun:

  • Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on pre-Jin and Yuan teachings ➜ 後世方
段級制【だんきゅうせいdankyuusei】

noun:

  • ranking system based on dan and kyū (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.) ➜ 級・段
段級位制【だんきゅういせいdankyuuisei】

noun:

  • ranking system based on dan and kyū (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.) ➜ 級・段
雑著【ざっちょzatcho】

noun:

  • writings on many different topics ➜ 雑書
  • book that cannot be classified in any category
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