第120回 Flashcards
意気揚々と
いきようようと
triumphantly, elatedly, in high spirits
**(1st) idea: sound…heart….
The idea of a heart stopping and making the flat-line noise is scary. 654
**(3rd) hoist: fingers….piggy bank….
The classic image of hoisting a grad piano into an apartment, except it is a giant piggy bank. If the hoister’s fingers slip the money will go all over the street…. 717
**ALL: idea…feeling….hoist….
Hoisting up my spirits
(first two) spirit/disposition: idea…feeling…
I am in good spirits because I had a good idea and it made me feel good.
triumphantly, elatedly, in high spirits
意気揚々と
いきようようと
**(1st) idea: sound…heart….
The idea of a heart stopping and making the flat-line noise is scary. 654
**(3rd) hoist: fingers….piggy bank….
The classic image of hoisting a grad piano into an apartment, except it is a giant piggy bank. If the hoister’s fingers slip the money will go all over the street…. 717
**ALL: idea…feeling….hoist….
Hoisting up my spirits
(first two) spirit/disposition: idea…feeling…
I am in good spirits because I had a good idea and it made me feel good.
揚げる
あげる
(deep) fry, hoist (sails, a flag)
**hoist: fingers….piggy bank….
The classic image of hoisting a grad piano into an apartment, except it is a giant piggy bank. If the hoister’s fingers slip the money will go all over the street…. 717
(deep) fry, hoist (sails, a flag)
揚げる
あげる
**hoist: fingers….piggy bank….
The classic image of hoisting a grad piano into an apartment, except it is a giant piggy bank. If the hoister’s fingers slip the money will go all over the street…. 717
摂取
せっしゅ
ingest, take in/adopt (foreign customs, etc)
**(1st) vicarious: fingers…ear…sparkler….
People live vicariously through porn. Their fingers mimic a partner, they listen to the sounds they make, and then go off like a sparkler. 1876
**ALL: vicarious….take….
Take something from outside of yourself and bring it in.
(pronunciation) I adopted the gay customs of X（背）and しゅ choices.
ingest, take in/adopt (foreign customs, etc)
摂取
せっしゅ
**(1st) vicarious: fingers…ear…sparkler….
People live vicariously through porn. Their fingers mimic a partner, they listen to the sounds they make, and then go off like a sparkler. 1876
**ALL: vicarious….take….
Take something from outside of yourself and bring it in.
(pronunciation) I adopted the gay customs of X（背）and しゅ choices.
搭乗券
とうじょうけん
boarding pass
**(1st) board: finger….flowers….fit together…
In order to board a plane I need to pop (fingers) some “fun flowers”, otherwise my mental space and the confined space of the plane won’t fit together. 698
**ALL (pronunciation): I have a boarding pass to go とうthe place where I am じょう（ず）at things.
boarding pass
搭乗券
とうじょうけん
**(1st) board: finger….flowers….fit together…
In order to board a plane I need to pop (fingers) some “fun flowers”, otherwise my mental space and the confined space of the plane won’t fit together. 698
**ALL (pronunciation): I have a boarding pass to go とうthe place where I am じょう（ず）at things.
搾取
さくしゅ
exploit, squeeze (money out of a person)
**(1st) squeeze: fingers…hole….saw…
Sometimes squeezing (fingers) a pimple (hole) is not enough, and you have to go at it with tools like a saw. 1422
**ALL: squeeze…take…
Exploiting is when you squeeze as much as you can out of something and take it all.
(pronunciation) exploiting the gay community and さくing up all their cool しゅs.
exploit, squeeze (money out of a person)
搾取
さくしゅ
**(1st) squeeze: fingers…hole….saw…
Sometimes squeezing (fingers) a pimple (hole) is not enough, and you have to go at it with tools like a saw. 1422
**ALL: squeeze…take…
Exploiting is when you squeeze as much as you can out of something and take it all.
(pronunciation) exploiting the gay community and さくing up all their cool しゅs.
搾る
しぼる
squeeze (a lemon), milk (a cow)
**squeeze: fingers…hole….saw…
Sometimes squeezing (fingers) a pimple (hole) is not enough, and you have to go at it with tools like a saw. 1422
squeeze (a lemon), milk (a cow)
搾る
しぼる
**squeeze: fingers…hole….saw…
Sometimes squeezing (fingers) a pimple (hole) is not enough, and you have to go at it with tools like a saw. 1422
操作
そうさ
operate (a machine, vehicle, etc.), manipulate, handle
**(1st) maneuver: fingers…goods….tree…
(semi-pictograph) the “my berries” guy hung by his fingers from a tree branch and did a strange maneuver to ward off other people and protect his “goods” (berries) that were hidden further up in the tree. 724
**ALL: maneuver…make…
When you are operating or manipulating something, you maneuver it in order to make something else.
(pronunciation) it is そうさd that I can’t operate a gas pump properly.
operate (a machine, vehicle, etc.), manipulate, handle
操作
そうさ
**(1st) maneuver: fingers…goods….tree…
(semi-pictograph) the “my berries” guy hung by his fingers from a tree branch and did a strange maneuver to ward off other people and protect his “goods” (berries) that were hidden further up in the tree. 724
**ALL: maneuver…make…
When you are operating or manipulating something, you maneuver it in order to make something else.
(pronunciation) it is そうさd that I can’t operate a gas pump properly.
操る
あやつる
work (puppets), handle
**maneuver: fingers…goods….tree…
(semi-pictograph) the “my berries” guy hung by his fingers from a tree branch and did a strange maneuver to ward off other people and protect his “goods” (berries) that were hidden further up in the tree. 724
**ALL (pronunciation): working a cash register makes me want to yell あああああ（この）やつ
work (puppets), handle
操る
あやつる
**maneuver: fingers…goods….tree…
(semi-pictograph) the “my berries” guy hung by his fingers from a tree branch and did a strange maneuver to ward off other people and protect his “goods” (berries) that were hidden further up in the tree. 724
**ALL (pronunciation): working a cash register makes me want to yell あああああ（この）やつ
携帯電話
けいたいでんわ
mobile phone, cellular phone
**(1st) portable: fingers…turkey…fist…
I remember during the year we had class in portables we traced our hands to make turkey decorations, but I was clenching my little fist because I knew the truth about Thanks Giving. 742
**(2nd) sash: buckle…apron…
The sash of an apron is basically like the buckle for pants. 444
**ALL: portable…sash…(phone)….
You can hang it from a sash on your wrist.
mobile phone, cellular phone
携帯電話
けいたいでんわ
**(1st) portable: fingers…turkey…fist…
I remember during the year we had class in portables we traced our hands to make turkey decorations, but I was clenching my little fist because I knew the truth about Thanks Giving. 742
**(2nd) sash: buckle…apron…
The sash of an apron is basically like the buckle for pants. 444
**ALL: portable…sash…(phone)….
You can hang it from a sash on your wrist.
携える
たずさえる
bring/take/carry (something) with (someone)
**portable: fingers…turkey…fist…
I remember during the year we had class in portables we traced our hands to make turkey decorations, but I was clenching my little fist because I knew the truth about Thanks Giving. 742
**ALL (pronunciation): at least (さえ) bring a taser (たず)
bring/take/carry (something) with (someone)
携える
たずさえる
**portable: fingers…turkey…fist…
I remember during the year we had class in portables we traced our hands to make turkey decorations, but I was clenching my little fist because I knew the truth about Thanks Giving. 742
**ALL (pronunciation): at least (さえ) bring a taser (たず)
運搬
うんぱん
transport
**(1st) carry: chariot…road…
The car/chariot that was coming down the road was carrying royalty (Mrs. Obama), so it was heavily guarded. 325
**(2nd) conveyor: fingers…carrier….
Hundreds of hands work to put together products on conveyor belts, and then the carriers deliver them. 2018
(right side) carrier: boat…missile…
Something that is cryptically just called a carrier is probably a military boat carrying missiles for war. 2016
**ALL: carry….conveyor….
transport
運搬
うんぱん
**(1st) carry: chariot…road…
The car/chariot that was coming down the road was carrying royalty (Mrs. Obama), so it was heavily guarded. 325
**(2nd) conveyor: fingers…carrier….
Hundreds of hands work to put together products on conveyor belts, and then the carriers deliver them. 2018
(right side) carrier: boat…missile…
Something that is cryptically just called a carrier is probably a military boat carrying missiles for war. 2016
**ALL: carry….conveyor….
撤回
てっかい
withdraw, take back, retract (a statement)
**(1st) remove: fingers…bring up…taskmaster…
When a kid is removed from class the taskmaster (teacher), shakes their finger at them, says “your parents brought you up better than that”, and then remove them. 822
**ALL (pronunciation): they get slapped on the back of the て with a ruler.
withdraw, take back, retract (a statement)
撤回
てっかい
**(1st) remove: fingers…bring up…taskmaster…
When a kid is removed from class the taskmaster (teacher), shakes their finger at them, says “your parents brought you up better than that”, and then remove them. 822
**ALL (pronunciation): they get slapped on the back of the て with a ruler.
相撲
すもう
sumo (Japanese wrestling)
**(2nd) slap: fingers…upside down in a row…husbands…
The wife felt fingers going into the wrong whole while she was upside down. She turned around and slapped her husband. 1932
**ALL: inter….slap….
sumo (Japanese wrestling)
相撲
すもう
**(2nd) slap: fingers…upside down in a row…husbands…
The wife felt fingers going into the wrong whole while she was upside down. She turned around and slapped her husband. 1932
**ALL: inter….slap….
打撲傷
だぼくしょう
bruise, contusion
**(1st) strike: finger…spike…
She held the spike steady with her hand as she struck it with the hammer. Hopefully she didn’t miss. 705
**(2nd) slap: fingers…upside down in a row…husbands…
The wife felt fingers going into the wrong whole while she was upside down. She turned around and slapped her husband. 1932
**(3rd) wound: person…reclining…piggy bank…
If you want to wound someone while they are laying down resting, don’t stab them, steal their piggy bank. 1071
**ALL: strike….slap….wound….
When you are struck and slapped the wound that is left behind is a bruise.
Bruises = The Manliness Show = だぼくしょう
bruise, contusion
打撲傷
だぼくしょう
**(1st) strike: finger…spike…
She held the spike steady with her hand as she struck it with the hammer. Hopefully she didn’t miss. 705
**(2nd) slap: fingers…upside down in a row…husbands…
The wife felt fingers going into the wrong whole while she was upside down. She turned around and slapped her husband. 1932
**(3rd) wound: person…reclining…piggy bank…
If you want to wound someone while they are laying down resting, don’t stab them, steal their piggy bank. 1071
**ALL: strike….slap….wound….
When you are struck and slapped the wound that is left behind is a bruise.
Bruises = The Manliness Show = だぼくしょう
擁護
ようご
protect, defend
**(1st) hug: fingers…mysterious…turkey…
The feeling of someone’s hand on you back during a hug has a mysterious power. That’s why they whole family hugs on holidays like Turkey Day. 1488
**(2nd) safeguard: words….flowers…vessels…
To safeguard against being haunted by our loved ones after they die we say nice words at their funeral, offer them flowers, and put them inside a vessel that is then lowered into the ground. 756
**ALL: hug…safeguard….
protect, defend
擁護
ようご
**(1st) hug: fingers…mysterious…turkey…
The feeling of someone’s hand on you back during a hug has a mysterious power. That’s why they whole family hugs on holidays like Turkey Day. 1488
**(2nd) safeguard: words….flowers…vessels…
To safeguard against being haunted by our loved ones after they die we say nice words at their funeral, offer them flowers, and put them inside a vessel that is then lowered into the ground. 756
**ALL: hug…safeguard….
汽船
きせん
steamship
**(1st) vapor: water…(top of spirit)….
When a spirit is super strong it can appear as a vapor-like shape. 2031
**(2nd) ship: boat…gully….
This is a bigger boat, so much so that it creates a small valley in the water as it cuts through. Big ship. 2019
**ALL: vapor…ship…
steamship
汽船
きせん
**(1st) vapor: water…(top of spirit)….
When a spirit is super strong it can appear as a vapor-like shape. 2031
**(2nd) ship: boat…gully….
This is a bigger boat, so much so that it creates a small valley in the water as it cuts through. Big ship. 2019
**ALL: vapor…ship…
分泌
ぶんぴつ／ぶんぴ
secrete
**(2nd) ooze: water….invariably/always….
When you have been emotionally stabbed in the heart water invariably/always oozes from your eyes. 686
**ALL: part…ooze….
(pronunciation) something is oozing from the bumpy（ぶんぴ）
secrete
分泌
ぶんぴつ／ぶんぴ
**(2nd) ooze: water….invariably/always….
When you have been emotionally stabbed in the heart water invariably/always oozes from your eyes. 686
**ALL: part…ooze….
(pronunciation) something is oozing from the bumpy（ぶんぴ）
泥
どろ
mud
**mud: water…nun…
If you poured water on a nun it would turn into mud because they are so dirty. 1135
mud
泥
どろ
**mud: water…nun…
If you poured water on a nun it would turn into mud because they are so dirty. 1135
雲泥の差
うんでいのさ
a great/marked difference (in quality)
**(1st) cloud: rain…rising cloud…
Clouds rise up from the earth through evaporation, only to then dump rain back down. 452
**(2nd) mud: water…nun…
If you poured water on a nun it would turn into mud because they are so dirty. 1135
**(3rd) distinction: will…craft…
The distinction between the craft of sheering a sheep’s wool and killing an animal for its pelt is that sheering does not hurt or kill the sheep. 593
**ALL (first two) great difference: cloud….mud….
(pronunciation) the undies (うんでい) that you wear make a big difference in the kind of day you have.
a great/marked difference (in quality)
雲泥の差
うんでいのさ
**(1st) cloud: rain…rising cloud…
Clouds rise up from the earth through evaporation, only to then dump rain back down. 452
**(2nd) mud: water…nun…
If you poured water on a nun it would turn into mud because they are so dirty. 1135
**(3rd) distinction: will…craft…
The distinction between the craft of sheering a sheep’s wool and killing an animal for its pelt is that sheering does not hurt or kill the sheep. 593
**ALL (first two) great difference: cloud….mud….
(pronunciation) the undies (うんでい) that you wear make a big difference in the kind of day you have.
沸く
わく
boil, be ready (as in bath water)
**seethe: water…dollar sign…
People should be seething mad about Flint not having clean water, but instead they are seething about wanting more money. 1325
boil, be ready (as in bath water)
沸く
わく
**seethe: water…dollar sign…
People should be seething mad about Flint not having clean water, but instead they are seething about wanting more money. 1325
沸点
ふってん
boiling point
**(1st) seethe: water…dollar sign…
People should be seething mad about Flint not having clean water, but instead they are seething about wanting more money. 1325
boiling point
沸点
ふってん
**(1st) seethe: water…dollar sign…
People should be seething mad about Flint not having clean water, but instead they are seething about wanting more money. 1325
浄化
じょうか
purify, clean up
**(1st) clean: water…contend….
Plain old (soap and) water is a strong contender for the best way to keep your house clean during the pandemic. 1239
**ALL: clean…change…
(pronunciation) some joker (じょうか) up in heaven thought it would be funny to have a pandemic and make an ocd person purify everything.
purify, clean up
浄化
じょうか
**(1st) clean: water…contend….
Plain old (soap and) water is a strong contender for the best way to keep your house clean during the pandemic. 1239
**ALL: clean…change…
(pronunciation) some joker (じょうか) up in heaven thought it would be funny to have a pandemic and make an ocd person purify everything.
水浸しになる
みずびたしになる
be inundated with water
**(2nd) immersed: water…(broom…crown…crotch…)
Legend has it that the queen of the witches (broom…crown..), who was known for being promiscuous, would get so wet that she and her lover would be totally immersed. 1232
be inundated with water
水浸しになる
みずびたしになる
**(2nd) immersed: water…(broom…crown…crotch…)
Legend has it that the queen of the witches (broom…crown..), who was known for being promiscuous, would get so wet that she and her lover would be totally immersed. 1232
浸水
しんすい
be flooded, inundated
**(1st) immersed: water…(broom…crown…crotch…)
Legend has it that the queen of the witches (broom…crown..), who was known for being promiscuous, would get so wet that she and her lover would be totally immersed. 1232
be flooded, inundated
浸水
しんすい
**(1st) immersed: water…(broom…crown…crotch…)
Legend has it that the queen of the witches (broom…crown..), who was known for being promiscuous, would get so wet that she and her lover would be totally immersed. 1232
生涯
しょうがい
one’s life/lifetime
**(2nd) horizon: water…cliff…ivy/squared jewel…..
What does every pirate want to see on the horizon? The ivy covered cliffs of the island where the giant squared jewel is hidden. 169
**ALL: life…horizon…
Your しょうがい (disability) is for life, so you may as well learn to live with it.
one’s life/lifetime
生涯
しょうがい
**(2nd) horizon: water…cliff…ivy/squared jewel…..
What does every pirate want to see on the horizon? The ivy covered cliffs of the island where the giant squared jewel is hidden. 169
**ALL: life…horizon…
Your しょうがい (disability) is for life, so you may as well learn to live with it.
渦巻（き）
うずまき
eddy, whirlpool, vortex
**(1st) whirlpool: water…jawbone…
You are stuck in the waters of a whirlpool, working your jawbone overtime yelling for help. 1387
**(2nd) scroll: quarter…snake…
There is an ancient scroll that tells how to summon the old snake demon. But it is too dangerous so it was split in quarters and hidden. 1292
**ALL: whirlpool…scroll….
eddy, whirlpool, vortex
渦巻（き）
うずまき
**(1st) whirlpool: water…jawbone…
You are stuck in the waters of a whirlpool, working your jawbone overtime yelling for help. 1387
**(2nd) scroll: quarter…snake…
There is an ancient scroll that tells how to summon the old snake demon. But it is too dangerous so it was split in quarters and hidden. 1292
**ALL: whirlpool…scroll….
渦中の人
かちゅうのひと
the person involved in (a scandal, etc.)
**(1st) whirlpool: water…jawbone…
You are stuck in the waters of a whirlpool, working your jawbone overtime yelling for help. 1387
the person involved in (a scandal, etc.)
渦中の人
かちゅうのひと
**(1st) whirlpool: water…jawbone…
You are stuck in the waters of a whirlpool, working your jawbone overtime yelling for help. 1387
溝
みぞ
drain, ditch, gutter
**gutter: words…funnel…
A gutter is a big water funnel. 1960
drain, ditch, gutter
溝
みぞ
**gutter: words…funnel…
A gutter is a big water funnel. 1960
下水溝
げすいこう
sewer
**(3rd) lecture: words…funnel…
A gutter is a big water funnel. 1960
sewer
下水溝
げすいこう
**(3rd) lecture: words…funnel…
A gutter is a big water funnel. 1960
絶滅
ぜつめつ
become extinct, exterminate
**(1st) discontinue: thread…color….
In a misguided attempt to stop the gendering of colors , they discontinued the thread color red in clothing. 1891
**(2nd) destroy: water…march…flames…
“Picture a march of flames demonstrating against the Fire Department for their right to destroy, but being doused with water by the police riot squads.”
**ALL: discontinue…destroy…
become extinct, exterminate
絶滅
ぜつめつ
**(1st) discontinue: thread…color….
In a misguided attempt to stop the gendering of colors , they discontinued the thread color red in clothing. 1891
**(2nd) destroy: water…march…flames…
“Picture a march of flames demonstrating against the Fire Department for their right to destroy, but being doused with water by the police riot squads.”
**ALL: discontinue…destroy…
滅ぼす
ほろぼす
ruin, destroy, overthrow
**destroy: water…march…flames…
“Picture a march of flames demonstrating against the Fire Department for their right to destroy, but being doused with water by the police riot squads.”
ruin, destroy, overthrow
滅ぼす
ほろぼす
**destroy: water…march…flames…
“Picture a march of flames demonstrating against the Fire Department for their right to destroy, but being doused with water by the police riot squads.”
