03-2013 Flashcards
礼儀正しい
[れいぎただしい]
polite (person)
呆れる; 惘れる
[あきれる]
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted
騒ぎ
[さわぎ]
uproar; disturbance
三度目の正直
[さんどめのしょうじき]
third time lucky; third time’s the charm
第三者
[だいさんしゃ]
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
石の上にも三年
[いしのうえにもさんねん]
perseverance prevails; three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
三人寄れば文殊の知恵
[さんにんよればもんじゅのちえ]
two heads are better than one
三日坊主
[みっかぼうず]
one who can stick to nothing; unsteady worker
大家族
[だいかぞく]
extended family; large family
感想
[かんそう]
impressions; thoughts
詩集
[ししゅう]
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
一人暮らし; 一人暮し; 独り暮らし; ひとり暮し
[ひとりぐらし]
a single life; a solitary life; living alone
裕福
[ゆうふく]
affluence; prosperity
商家
[しょうか]
mercantile house; store; merchant
傾く
[かたむく; かたぶく]
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward
自費出版
[じひしゅっぱん]
self-publishing; publishing at one’s own expense
出版
[しゅっぱん]
publication
老衰
[ろうすい]
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
詩人
[しじん]
poet
転換点
[てんかんてん]
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
節目; フシ目
[ふしめ; フシめ]
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree; etc.)
罪悪感
[ざいあくかん]
feelings of guilt
味な
[あじな]
smart; clever; witty; strange
口ずさむ; 口遊む; 口吟む; 口号む
[くちずさむ]
to hum; to sing to oneself; to compose impromptu (poems)
果たす; 果す
[はたす]
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do
成し遂げる; 為し遂げる
[なしとげる]
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
再考
[さいこう]
reconsideration
現代
[げんだい]
nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day
口を尖らす; 口をとがらす
[くちをとがらす]
to pout
相応しい
[ふさわしい]
appropriate; adequate; suitable
立場
[たちば]
standpoint; position; situation
存外
[ぞんがい]
beyond or contrary to expectations
要件
[ようけん]
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition; sine qua non
区別; 區別
[くべつ]
distinction; differentiation; classification
育児休暇
[いくじきゅうか]
childcare leave; maternity leave
育児
[いくじ]
childcare; nursing; upbringing
完全
[かんぜん]
perfection; completeness
迫る; 逼る
[せまる; せる]
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
有言実行
[ゆうげんじっこう]
carrying out one’s words; being as good as one’s word; making good on one’s promise
中途半端
[ちゅうとはんぱ]
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked
放置
[ほうち]
leave as is; leave to chance; leave alone; neglect
暖簾に腕押し; のれんに腕押し
[のれんにうでおし]
not worth doing; waste of effort
張り合い; 張合い
[はりあい]
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
柏手; 拍手
[かしわで; はくしゅ]
clapping one’s hands in prayer (at a shrine)
家庭環境
[かていかんきょう]
one’s family (home) background (environment)
保護者
[ほごしゃ]
guardian; protector; patron
手本
[てほん]
copybook; model; pattern
親御
[おやご]
another’s parent; another’s parents
受けて立つ
[うけてたつ]
to accept somebody’s challenge; to take up the gauntlet
怖気づく; 怖じ気づく; 怖気付く; 怖じ気付く
[おじけづく; おじけつく]
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one’s nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to have the wind up
余興
[よきょう]
side show; entertainment
止す
[よす]
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign; to give up
真似
[まね]
mimicry; imitation; behavior; behavior; pretense
分裂
[ぶんれつ]
split; division; break up
否定的
[ひていてき]
negative; contradictory
妬み
[ねたみ]
jealousy; envy
予想外
[よそうがい]
unexpected; unforeseen; strange