第114回 Flashcards
滑る
すべる
slide, slip, skate
**slippery: water….skeleton….
The floor was slippery with water, and the skeleton slipped and fell, scattering his bones everywhere. 1384
滑らかな
なめらかな smooth (can use for non-physical things too) **slippery: water....skeleton.... The floor was slippery with water, and the skeleton slipped and fell, scattering his bones everywhere. 1384
円滑な
えんかつな
smooth
(something went smoothly, no problems, A&B have a good relationship)
**(2nd) slippery: water….skeleton….
The floor was slippery with water, and the skeleton slipped and fell, scattering his bones everywhere. 1384
潜在的な
せんざいてきな
latent, potential, hidden
**(1st) submerge: water….exchange….
When you submerge something, the air that was in the object is exchanged for water. 907
**(2nd) exist: genie in the bottle….soil….
Do you think a real genie in a bottle exists somewhere buried in the ground? 740
**ALL: submerge….exist…(bull’s eye)….
When someone has latent or hidden potential it exists submerged below the surface.
潜る
もぐる dive into (the ocean) **submerge: water....exchange.... When you submerge something, the air that was in the object is exchanged for water. 907
潜む
ひそむ
lurk, be in hiding
**submerge: water….exchange….
When you submerge something, the air that was in the object is exchanged for water. 907
渇く
かわく
be thirsty, get dry
**thirst: water…siesta….
The guy taking the siesta wakes up super thirsty because he has been sitting in the sun. 488
(right side) siesta/short nap: sun….aroma….
It is noon/lunchtime, so the sun is directly overhead, the aroma of the lunch you just ate is in the air, and you are drifting off to sleep in the warm sun. pg.171
渇水
かっすい
drought, water shortage
**(1st) thirst: water…siesta….
The guy taking the siesta wakes up super thirsty because he has been sitting in the sun. 488
(right side) siesta/short nap: sun….aroma….
It is noon/lunchtime, so the sun is directly overhead, the aroma of the lunch you just ate is in the air, and you are drifting off to sleep in the warm sun. pg.171
**ALL: thirst…water….
金沢
かなざわ
Kanazawa (the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture)
**(2nd) swamp: water…shakuhachi….
The swamp monster lured children into its waters by playing the shakuhachi. 1153
沢
さわ
mountain stream, swamp
**swamp: water…shakuhachi….
The swamp monster lured children into its waters by playing the shakuhachi. 1153
光沢
こうたく
luster, gloss
**(1st) ray: little….(extra stroke)….human legs….
Rays of sunlight are like little legs of sun. 125
**(2nd) swamp: water…shakuhachi….
The swamp monster lured children into its waters by playing the shakuhachi. 1153
**ALL: ray….swamp….
When you add a gloss to something, it is a ray of sun to cover up the swampiness beneath.
洪水
こうずい
flood
**(1st) deluge: water…together….
A lot of water together at the same time is a deluge. 1939
津波
つなみ
tsunami, tidal wave
**(1st) haven: water….brush….
“Seeing the tiny boats of poor mortals tossed about in a stormy sea, God took his brush and drew little inlets of water where the hapless creatures might seek shelter. And so it is that we have havens.” 350
**(2nd) waves: water….pelt…
Waves look like bits of water peeling off like the skin of an orange or a pelt of an animal. 866
**ALL: haven…waves….
There is no haven safe from the waves of a tsunami.
浪費
ろうひ
waste, squander
**(1st) wandering: water…halo (drop of silver)…
A girl was wandering by the water’s edge when she spotted a woman in all white with a halo. An angle? 1580
**ALL: wandering…expense…
みそ汁
みそしる
miso soup
**soup: water/liquid….needle….
I like most soups, except pea soup. I would rather drink needles. 150
