川上弘美 Flashcards
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Chionarctia nivea (species of ermine moth)
うろ
hollow, cavity, hole
じめじめ
damp and humid, sodden, wet, clammy
支障
ししょう
obstacle, hindrance, impediment, difficulty
きたす
to cause, to induce, to bring about a result or state, to produce
在宅勤務
ざいたくきんむ
working at home, telecommuting
鬱蒼
うっそう
thick, dense, luxuriant
木の実
このみ
nut, fruit, berry
汲む
くむ to draw (water), to fetch (water), to ladle, to dip, to scoop, to pump
蒸留
じょうりゅう
distillation
平然
へいぜん
calm, composed, cool, quiet
馘首
かくしゅ
beheading, dismissal
楠、樟 くすのき
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora), camphorwood, camphor laurel
幹
みき、かん
(tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
水掻き
みずかき
swimfin, swim fin, (diving) fin, (diving) flipper, web, webfoot, paddle
鰓
えら
gills, branchia
雫
しずく
drop (of water), drip
滴る
したたる
to drip, to drop, to trickle
疎む
うとむ
to shun, to ostracize, to alienate, to neglect
こぼす
To complain
尖る
とがる
to taper to a point, to become sharp
梟
ふくろう
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
かきわける
to push one’s way through
帰路
きろ
one’s way back
子孫
しそん
descendants, posterity, offspring
供える
そなえる
to offer, to sacrifice, to dedicate
うとうと
falling in a doze, dozing
白む
しらむ
to grow light, to become white, to turn grey (gray)
羽
はね
feather, plume, wing
くすぐる
to tickle
翻す
ひるがえす
to turn over, to turn around
精悍
せいかん
virile, tough, masculine, intense
手狭
てぜま
narrow, small, cramped
末永く
すえながく
forever
笊
ざる draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo), colander, strainer, sieve
耳たぶ
みみたぶ
earlobe
おぼつかない
uncertain, doubtful
ちゃぶ台
low dining table, tea table
お膳立て
おぜんたて
setting the table
もたもた
inefficient, slow
出奔
しゅっぽん
flight, elopement, running away, absconding
当座
とうざ
for the time being, for the present, temporarily, for a time
指摘
してき
pointing out, identification
競う
きそう
to compete with
汗ばむ
あせばむ
to be sweaty
食べ尽くす
たべつくす
to eat up
擡げる
もたげる
to lift, to raise
がやがや
noisily, in a crowd of people talking, clamorously, in a hubbub
知らんふり
pretending not to know, feigning ignorance
ろくろ首
rokurokubi, long-neck woman, monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
影も形もない
disappear without a trace, nowhere to be seen
算盤
そろばん
abacus
目がない
extremely fond of, having a weakness for
せっせと
diligently, assiduously, industriously, beavering away
虫歯
むしば
cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, caries
括れる
くびれる
to be constricted
株
かぶ
stock, share
ちょぼちょぼ
sparsely, drop-by-drop
儲ける
もうける
to profit, to get, to earn, to gain
やり手
skilled person, capable person, shrewd person, go-getter, hotshot
願い下げる
ねがいさげる
to withdraw a request
擦った揉んだ
すったもんだ
confused (situation), great fuss, much wrangling
むきだし
nakedness, frankness
ふともも
thigh
あらためて
another time, again, over again, once again, anew
瞼
まぶた
eyelid, eyelids
正真正銘
しょうしんしょうめい
genuine, authentic
しっぽ
tail (animal)
おまけに
to make matters worse, besides, what’s more, in addition, on top of that
乏しい
とぼしい
meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
色白
いろじろ
fair-skinned, light-complexioned
りりしい
gallant, brave, imposing, awe-inspiring, severe, biting, chivalrous, manly, dignified
密か
ひそか
secret, private, surreptitious
大暴れ
おおあばれ
rampaging, raging violently, going berserk
素振り
そぶり
behavior, behaviour, manner, attitude, bearing
微塵
みじん
particle, atom, little piece, tiny amount
平らげる
たいらげる
to subjugate, to put down (trouble), to consume (food), to eat up
誇らしい
ほこらしい
proud, haughty, arrogant, splendid, magnificent
執行猶予
しっこうゆうよ
stay of execution, suspended sentence
下らない
くだらない
good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless
雑魚寝
ざこね
sleeping together in a huddle
もぐら
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
背丈
せたけ
stature, height
染みる
じみる
to have a touch of, to look like
鉤
かぎ
hook
唯物史観
ゆいぶつしかん
historical materialism
石鹸
せっけん
soap
破片
はへん
fragment, splinter, broken piece
嗅ぐ
かぐ
to sniff, to smell
身振り
みぶり
gesture, gesticulation, motion
立ち入る
たちいる
to interfere, to meddle, to pry into
にこやか
smiling
原っぱ
はらっぱ
open field, empty lot, plain
凧を揚げる
たこをあげる
to fly a kite
初詣
はつもうで
first shrine visit of New Year
びっしり
closely packed, crowded close
茎
くき
stalk, stem
みるみる
very fast, in a twinkle, before one’s eyes
空洞
くうどう
caverne, cavité, grotte
往生
おうじょう
giving up a struggle, submission
萎む
しぼむ to wither (e.g. flowers, dreams), to sag (e.g. balloon, grapes), to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt, to deflate
邪険に
じゃけんに
cruelty, hard-heartedness
隠微
いんび
obscurity, mystery, abstruseness
悦楽
えつらく
enjoyment, pleasure
蛇足
だそく
redundancy, superfluity, useless addition
汽笛
きてき
steam whistle
雀荘
じゃんそう mahjong parlour (parlor)
入り浸る
いりびたる
to stay long, to hang around, to hang out, to frequent
ちょいちょい
often, frequently, now and then, occasionally
案の定
あんのじょう
just as one thought, as usual, sure enough
脱兎のごとく
だっと
(at) high speed, as fast as one can, with lightning speed
呆然
ぼうぜん
dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement, in a daze
まさかり
broadaxe
刹那
せつな
moment, instant, juncture
路地
ろじ
alley, alleyway, lane
沢庵
たくわん
pickled daikon radish
担ぐ
かつぐ
to shoulder, to carry on one’s shoulder
食卓
しょくたく
dining table
つがい
(one) pair (e.g. of birds), brace, couple
野鳥
やちょう
wild bird
風邪を移される
かぜをうつされる
to infect
枕元
まくらもと
near one’s pillow, at one’s bedside
水槽
すいそう
water tank, cistern, fish tank
紙づまり
paper jam
内気
うちき
bashfulness, shyness, reserve, timidity
黙認
もくにん
connivance, tacit consent, toleration
人事異動
じんじいどう
personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
融通がきく
ゆうずうがきく
to be flexible, to be accommodating
業を煮やす
ごうをにやす
to lose one’s temper, to be exasperated, to become irritated
見据える
みすえる
to gaze at, to stare at, to focus on, to make sure of
貸切り
かしきり
reserving, chartering, engaging, reservation
窓越し
まどごし
viewing through a window, passing through a window, going through a window, doing through a window
行儀よくする
ぎょうぎ
to behave well, to mind one’s manners
風土病
ふうどびょう
endemic disease, local disease
ほっておく
to leave alone, to leave as is, to ignore, to neglect
種を蒔く
たねをまく
to sow seeds
雨乞い
あまごい
praying for rain
はみ出す
はみだす
to protrude, to stick out, to hang out, to jut out, to bulge out, to overflow, to be forced out, to be crowded out, to be pushed out, to exceed, to go over, to go beyond
通過
つうか passage through (e.g. train skipping a station), transit
詰襟
つめえり
stand-up collar
そびれる
to miss a chance, to fail to do
放尿
ほうにょう
urination
ぼる
to ask a high price, to overcharge
猪口
ちょこ
small cup, sake cup
公衆便所
こうしゅうべんじょ
public lavatory
呷る
あおる
to gulp down (a drink), to slurp
ぬっと
suddenly, abruptly
履物
はきもの
footwear, clogs
お祓い
おはらい
exorcism rite, purification
ななふし
walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea), walkingstick, stick insect, leaf insect
疎ら
まばら
sparse, thin, scattered, straggling, sporadic
通信販売
つうしんはんばい
mail order, mail-order sales, shop-by-mail service, on-line shopping service (with delivery by mail)
殺到
さっとう
rush, flood
初歩
しょほ
basics, rudiments, elements, ABCs of …
か細い
かぼそい
thin, skinny
咄嗟に
とっさに
at once, right away, promptly, on the spur of the moment
けたたましい
piercing, shrill, noisy, loud, clamorous, wild
垢抜ける
あかぬける
to refine
前もって
in advance, beforehand, previously
几帳面
きちょうめん
methodical, punctual, steady
冥福を祈る
めいふくをいのる
To pray for happiness in the next world
忌々しい
いまいましい
annoying, provoking
鏡台
きょうだい
dresser
黄楊
つげ
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica), Japanese boxwood
表
おもて
surface
書き足す
かきたす
to add to, to insert
素っ気ない
そっけない
cold, short, curt, blunt
脚立
きゃたつ
stepladder, steps
ぶっきらぼう
curt, blunt, brusque
ぞくぞく
shiver, feel chilly, shudder, thrill
空耳
そらみみ
mishearing
ほとばしる
to surge, to well up, to gush out
屈む
かがむ
to stoop, to lean over, to bend down, to crouch
凹む
へこむ
to be dented, to be indented, to yield to, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in
佇む
たたずむ to stand (still) a while, to loiter, to stop
先だって
せんだって
recently, the other day
なめらか
smooth (e.g. skin or ground), glassy, velvety
しょってる
自惚れ
成就
じょうじゅ
fulfillment, fulfilment, realization, realisation, completion
譲り受ける
ゆずりうける
to inherit, to receive, to take over by transfer
手ごたえ
response, resistance, reaction, feedback
係累
けいるい
dependents, family members that one has to support
贔屓にする
ひいき
to favor, to favour, to show favor to, to show favour to, to be partial to, to be a regular customer of
洟をかむ
はなをかむ to blow (one's nose)snivel, nasal mucus, snot
相合傘
あいあいがさ
sharing an umbrella, under one umbrella
咳払い
せきばらい
clearing one’s throat, cough
小賢しい
こざかしい
clever, shrewd, crafty, cunning, pretentious, impertinent, insolent
癪
しゃく
cause of offense, cause of offence, annoyance, peeve