• 直感(ちょっかん)- intuition; hunch
  • 一目(いちもく)- a glance; a look
  • 常々(つねづね)- always; usually
  • 五十音(ごじゅうおん: japanese syllabary
  • 四捨五入: rounding up
  • ハンデ - handicap
  • あなたはまだ小さいからハンデをあげるね。 We’ll give you a handicap since you’re small.
  • 無名戦士(むめいせんし)-unknown soldier
  • 記念碑(きねんひ)- monument
  • 献花(けんか)- flower offering
  • びしょ濡れ(びしょぬれ)- sopping wet; wet to the skin; sodden
  • 墓所(ぼしょ、はかしょ、はかどころ)- graveyard
feb 26 2015 ∞
apr 3 2021 +
  • 罵声(ばせい)-boos; jeers
  • 掛け替えのない - money can't buy
  • ず isn't like ~ない, it's like ~ないで. It means "without doing x".
  • 食べずに学校へ行く/食べないで学校へ行く = I go to school without eating.
  • されど~ is like "Even so..."Very similar to しかし
  • 励まし(はげまし)-encouragement
  • 励ます(はげます)-to cheer someone on
  • 一挙手一投足(いっきょしゅいっとうそく)-with the slightest amount of effort; small amount of work
  • 企画(きかく)-planning; design
  • 取りも直さず(とりもなおさず)-namely; which is to say
  • 精神(せいしん)-mind; soul; intention
aug 27 2012 ∞
aug 23 2013 +
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  • だらだら-pouring liquid; prevaricating; long; gentle slope; sluggishly; endlessly
  • 結局(けっきょく)-eventually; in the end
  • 本社(ほんしゃ)-head office; main office; headquarters
  • 総本山(そうほんぞん)-head temple of a sect; organizational headquarters
  • そほん-crude
  • そうほん-herbs
  • そうほ-complement
  • 明治神宮(めいじじんぐう)-Meiji Shrine
  • 交流(こうりゅう)-cultural exchange; intermingling; alternating current; AC
  • 似非(えせ)-false; would-be; sham; pretended
  • 苦戦(くせん)-close game; hard game...
may 24 2012 ∞
jun 20 2012 +
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  • 留守(るすばん)-house sitter; house keeping; care-taking; house sitting
  • 撮影(さつえい)-photographing
  • ますます-increasingly
  • 負傷(ふしょう)-injury; wound
  • 不詳(ふしょう)-unknown;unsuspected
  • 不浄(ふじょう)-uncleanliness; dirtiness; bathroom
  • 不定(ふじょう)-uncertainty; undecided
  • 浮上(ふじょう)-surfacing; rising to the surface
  • 年齢(ねんれい)-age; years
  • マス- mass; masturbation
  • かわゆい-cute; adorable; charming; dear
  • 感触(かんしょく)-sense of touch; feeling; sensation; texture of food (while chewing)
  • 間食(かんしょく)-eating betwee...
may 21 2012 ∞
jun 23 2012 +
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  • ついつい - unintentionally; against one's better judgment; unconsciously, by mistake;
  • 旅する(たびする)-to take a trip
  • 鍛える(きたえる)ーto forge; to drill; to temper; to train; to discipline
  • 睨みつける(にらみつける)ーto glare at; to scowl at
  • 防御(ぼうぎょ)ーdefense; defence; safeguard; protection
  • 積もり(つもり)ーintention; plan; conviction; belief
  • 連れ戻す (つれもどす)ーto bring back
  • 光線(こうせん)-beam; light ray
  • 素早い(すばやい)ーfast; quick; prompt; nimble; agile; quick (to understand); sharp (judgement)
  • 体力(たいりょく)ーphysical st...
aug 15 2011 ∞
jun 18 2012 +
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  • okage sama de: thanks for asking
  • ohisashiburi desu ne: i haven't seen you in ages
  • enpitsu: pencil
  • kaban: bag
  • minasan: everyone
  • seito: student
  • sumimasen ga: sorry, but...
  • hito: person
  • 人: hito
  • 方: kata
  • は: wa
  • 私: watashi
  • 名前: namae
  • doumo: very much
  • Ryo: Honoku san no neko no namae wa Fluffy desu.
  • Haruko: Watashi no inu no namae wa Killer desu.
  • Sakura san no desu ka: is it Sakura's?
  • Watashi no desu: it's mine.
mar 5 2010 ∞
jun 18 2012 +
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  • haitteimasu: to have
  • haiteimasu: to wear
  • tabete: eating (nani o tabete imasu ka = what are you eating)
  • kiite: asking (nani o kiite-iru imasu ka = what are you asking)
  • mite: watching (bideo o mite imasu = i am watching a video)
  • nonde: drinking (nani o nonde-iru ka = what are you drinking)
  • yonde: calling (dare o yonde imasu ka = who are you calling)
  • matte: wait
  • taberu: to eat
  • iku: to go
  • suru: to do
  • au: to meet
  • tabemasu, ikimasu, shimasu, aimasu
  • masu
  • tabe, iki, shi, ai
  • + tai
feb 21 2010 ∞
jun 18 2012 +
  • 七転八倒(しってんばっとう)- tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
  • 力む(りきむ)- to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to try (too) hard; to draw one's body taut / to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger; to bluff; to boast
  • どさくさ紛れに(どさくさまぎれに)- in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
  • 公務執行妨害 (こうむしっこうぼうがい) - interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
  • 付きっきり(つきっきり)- constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision
  • 重症(じゅうしょう) - serious illness
feb 23 2019 ∞
nov 14 2023 +
  • 医食同源 (いしょくどうげん)- medicine and one's daily diet are equally important for a healthy body
  • あいなめ - fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
  • 一夜干し (いちやぼし)- fish salted and dried overnight
  • トイレットペーパーの芯(トイレットペーパーのしん)- inside of toilet paper roll [cardboard part]
  • みつゆび - bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on the floor
  • 日光浴(にっこうよく)- sunbathing
  • 果報は寝て待てって (かほうはねてまて)- All things come to those who wait
  • 一期一会(いちごいちえ)- once in a lifetime encounter
  • 炒り卵(いりたまご)- scrambled eggs
jul 25 2017 ∞
sep 7 2017 +
  • こっちの台詞(こっちのせりふ)- those are my words
  • 制度(せいど)-precision; accuracy
  • 改良型(かいりょうがた)-improvement; variant (of a pathogen)
  • パネェ - a lot; to a great extent
  • ほっつき歩く(ほっつきあるく)- to loiter around; to wander about
  • 暇をつぶす - kill time/waste time
  • ひたすら - nothing but; earnest; determined; the only thing needed
  • おつまみ - snacks to go with alcohol
  • 納得(なっとく)- understanding
  • メじゃない- it doesn't matter
  • 賛否両論(さんぴりょうろん)- pros and cons
  • 叱咤激励(しったげきれい) - giving a loud pep talk; encouraging somebody in a loud voice
  • 音漏れ(おともれ)- sound leakin...
mar 8 2013 ∞
aug 7 2015 +
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  • 長生(ちょうせい)-longevity
  • 若作り(わかづくり)-made up to look young
  • 若返る(わかがえる)-to feel rejuvenated; to feel young again
  • 笑顔(えがお)-smiling face
  • 相性(あいしょう)-compatibility; affinity
  • 相変わらず(あいかわらず)-as usual; as ever the same
  • 従順(じゅうじゅん)-obedient; docile
  • オシャレ-smartly dressed
  • 悪念(あくねん)-evil thought
  • 運動不足(うんどうぶそく)-insufficient exercise
  • どちらかというと-if i was pushed to say; if i had to say
  • あひる-duck
  • かも-brown duck
  • ストライク-strike (baseball)
jun 20 2012 ∞
jul 9 2012 +
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  • ぺこぺこ- fawning, being very obsequious, cringing, being hungry, giving in, being dented
  • ここで-ie, in other words
  • 以上(いじょう)-not less than; and more; and upwards; beyond (one's means); further (nothing further to say) more than (cannot pay more than that
  • 旧型(きゅうがた/きゅうけい)-old type
  • 記事(きじ)-article; news story; report; account
  • 生地(きじ)-cloth; material; texture; one's true character; unglazed pottery; uncooked dough batter
  • 希少価値(きしょうかち)-very precious
  • 一昔前(ひとむかしまえ)-long ago; previous; of a former age
  • 厚ぼったい(あつぽったい)-very thick; heavy
may 21 2012 ∞
jun 18 2012 +
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  • めんご- sorry (not very sincere)
  • 砂(すな)-sand
  • むにゃむにゃ-incomprehensible muttering; talking in one's sleep; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
  • カボチャ- japanese squash; pumpkin
  • 解明(かいめい)-name change
  • さいげつひとをまたず。-time waits for no man
  • ところがどっこい -funny you should mention that
  • 親ばか(おやばか)-overfond parents/over-doting parents
  • 気長(きなが)-patient, leisurely
  • うまくいきました -to turn out well/to go smoothly
  • こりゃ -hey there; i say; see here
  • ふむ - to step on; i see, hmmm, hrm
  • カキコ -reply to a BBS on a thread
  • 同化(どうか) -assimilation/absorption
mar 14 2012 ∞
jun 18 2012 +
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  • 花粉症 (かふんしょう)- hay fever
  • 厭世観 (えんせいかん)ーpessimistic view of life
  • マジレス- serious reply [e.g. in 2chan threads]
  • 人生相談 (じんせいそうだん)- life advice; life matters service
  • 自殺 (じさつ) - suicide
  • とりあえず ー first of all; at the time being; now
  • 旦那 (だんな)- (informal) husband
  • ドンマイ - don't mind
  • 恥ずかしい (はずかしい)ー shy, nervous, embarrassed
  • すっぴん - face without makeup
  • あわ - bubbles, froth, head on beer
  • めざせ - to aim for, goal
  • はずかしい ー embarrassing
  • 心の友 (こころのとも)- best fr...
mar 29 2011 ∞
sep 3 2017 +
  • さらけ出せる / sarakedaseru = to lay bare/to expose
  • *EX sentence: 自分をさらけ出せる場所 = a place where I can lay myself bare/be my authentic self. (Source: ANN News)
  • 唐辛子(とうがらし)/ tougarashi = chili pepper
  • *Source: Stardew Valley
  • かけがえ / kakegae = replacement
  • 掛け替えのない / kakegae no nai = irreplaceable
  • * 子供にとって、かけがえのない場所だ。/ According to the children, this place is irreplaceable.
  • * Source: ANN News
  • ふらふら / furafura = unsteadily
  • * その子は広場でも電車の中でも薬を飲んで常にふらふら = That kid would drink medicine on the bus and in the public square and would usually ...
sep 28 2023 ∞
sep 28 2023 +
  • 急膨張(きゅうぼうちょう)- inflation; rapid expansion
  • 1億(いちおく)100,000,000 / one hundred million
  • 初頭(しょとう)beginning (of a century, etc)
  • 初期(しょき)early days; initial stage
  • 絶する(ぜっする)to be unspeakable; to be unimaginable
  • 何十(なんじゅう)several tens
  • 桁(けた)order of magnitude
  • 膨張(ぼうちょう)expansion
  • 予言(かねごと;よげん)prediction
  • にわかに suddenly
  • 支持(しじ)support/maintenance
  • 観測(かんそく)observation
  • つつある to be in the process of doing
  • 得る(える)to be able to obtain
feb 27 2015 ∞
feb 27 2015 +
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  • えいようまんてん - highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
  • うまい - 1: skillful; clever; expert; wise; successful; 2: delicious; appetizing; appetising; 3: fortunate; splendid; promising
  • おどるかす - frighten; stir
  • えもの - gains, spoils, trophy
  • ぴちぴち - lively; energetic
  • ばしゃばしゃ ー splash splash
  • はねる - to hit someone
  • 藍褸 (ぼろ) - rag; scrap; tattered clothes; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down or junky
  • もえつきた - to burn out
  • どうくつ-cave
  • 容赦 ようしゃ - 1: pardon; forgiveness; mercy; 2: leniency; going easy (on someone)
  • 中中 なかなか 1: (Usually written u...
jul 24 2011 ∞
jun 18 2012 +
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  • taiyou: sun
  • futteimasu: used in reference to weather (ima wa yuki ga futteimasu)
  • kara: because
  • kimasu: to wear clothing that hangs from shoulders
  • hakimasu: to wear waist down clothing
  • kaburimasu: to wear hats
  • shimasu: to wear accessories
  • kakemasu: to wear earrings (to hang)
  • zubon: trousers
  • mochiron!: of course :3
  • seifuku: school uniform
  • yuki ga futteiru: it is snowing
  • naze: why
mar 5 2010 ∞
jun 18 2012 +