第122回 Flashcards
陛下
へいか
His/Her Majesty
**(1st) highness: pinnacle…compare….ground….
You look at Their Highness from your place groveling on the ground and compare yourself to them. 1407
His/Her Majesty
陛下
へいか
**(1st) highness: pinnacle…compare….ground….
You look at Their Highness from your place groveling on the ground and compare yourself to them. 1407
欠陥
けっかん
defect, flaw, fault
**(2nd) collapse: pinnacle…bound up…olden times…
If you bind up all the olden time values (so they don’t get swept away with the times) and say they are the pinnacle of what is considered correct, then the system is bound to collapse. 1412
**ALL: lack…collapse…
The machine was defective, it was lacking something, so it collapsed.
(pronunciation) けっかんの結果でこわれた
defect, flaw, fault
欠陥
けっかん
**(2nd) collapse: pinnacle…bound up…olden times…
If you bind up all the olden time values (so they don’t get swept away with the times) and say they are the pinnacle of what is considered correct, then the system is bound to collapse. 1412
**ALL: lack…collapse…
The machine was defective, it was lacking something, so it collapsed.
(pronunciation) けっかんの結果でこわれた
陥る
おちいる
fall into (a trap, difficulties, etc.)
**collapse: pinnacle…bound up…olden times…
If you bind up all the olden time values (so they don’t get swept away with the times) and say they are the pinnacle of what is considered correct, then the system is bound to collapse. 1412
fall into (a trap, difficulties, etc.)
陥る
おちいる
**collapse: pinnacle…bound up…olden times…
If you bind up all the olden time values (so they don’t get swept away with the times) and say they are the pinnacle of what is considered correct, then the system is bound to collapse. 1412
陥れる
おとしいれる
entrap (a person), ensnare
**collapse: pinnacle…bound up…olden times…
If you bind up all the olden time values (so they don’t get swept away with the times) and say they are the pinnacle of what is considered correct, then the system is bound to collapse. 1412
entrap (a person), ensnare
陥れる
おとしいれる
**collapse: pinnacle…bound up…olden times…
If you bind up all the olden time values (so they don’t get swept away with the times) and say they are the pinnacle of what is considered correct, then the system is bound to collapse. 1412
報道陣
ほうどうじん
group of reporters, press
**(1st) report: happiness…stamp…crotch…
I read a scandalous report that the celebrity was happy after having her 又 stamped with the mark of a man. 1625
**(3rd) camp: pinnacle….car….
I will have reached the pinnacle of camping when I finally get that car that you can camp in. 1402
**ALL: report…road…camp….
When reporters are reporting on something they will follow the road of the story as far as it takes them, and they will camp out for as long is necessary.
group of reporters, press
報道陣
ほうどうじん
**(1st) report: happiness…stamp…crotch…
I read a scandalous report that the celebrity was happy after having her 又 stamped with the mark of a man. 1625
**(3rd) camp: pinnacle….car….
I will have reached the pinnacle of camping when I finally get that car that you can camp in. 1402
**ALL: report…road…camp….
When reporters are reporting on something they will follow the road of the story as far as it takes them, and they will camp out for as long is necessary.
陳列
ちんれつ
exhibit, display
**(1st) line up: pinnacle….east….
The pinnacle of Eastern cooperation is when they line up on escalators. 1398
**(2nd) file: bones…saber….
Soldiers in a single file line are just a bunch of bone bags with sabers in a line. 875
**ALL: line up….file….
exhibit, display
陳列
ちんれつ
**(1st) line up: pinnacle….east….
The pinnacle of Eastern cooperation is when they line up on escalators. 1398
**(2nd) file: bones…saber….
Soldiers in a single file line are just a bunch of bone bags with sabers in a line. 875
**ALL: line up….file….
陰気な
いんきな
gloomy, melancholic
**(1st) shade: pinnacle….now….rising cloud…
You are at the pinnacle of shade throwing. If you look above your head right now you will see a cloud rising out of you, literally creating your own shade. 1718
**ALL (pronunciation): when you are feeling gloomy everything seems dark, almost inky（いんき）
gloomy, melancholic
陰気な
いんきな
**(1st) shade: pinnacle….now….rising cloud…
That guy is throwing so much shade you can now see a cloud rising out of him. 1718
**ALL (pronunciation): when you are feeling gloomy everything seems dark, almost inky（いんき）
陰る
かげる
be shaded (by a cloud)
**shade: pinnacle….now….rising cloud…
That guy is throwing so much shade you can now see a cloud rising out of him. 1718
be shaded (by a cloud)
陰る
かげる
**shade: pinnacle….now….rising cloud…
That guy is throwing so much shade you can now see a cloud rising out of him. 1718
陶器
とうき
pottery, earthenware, ceramics
**(1st) pottery: pinnacle….bound up…tin can….
A fancy looking pot won the pinnacle pottery award, but it was actually just a tin can bound up in clay to look like real pottery. 2117
**ALL: pottery….utensil…
とうき often reveals the secrets of time (とき)
pottery, earthenware, ceramics
陶器
とうき
**(1st) pottery: pinnacle….bound up…tin can….
A fancy looking pot won the pinnacle pottery award, but it was actually just a tin can bound up in clay to look like real pottery. 2117
**ALL: pottery….utensil…
とうき often reveals the secrets of time (とき)
旋律
せんりつ
melody
**(1st) rotation: a banner….a zoo….
It has a banner on top and a zoo of animals that rotate?A merry-go-round! 1125
**(2nd) rhythm: a column….brush….
“This character depicts a calligrapher’s brush and its rhythmic sway as it flows down a column writing kanji on the way.” 939
**ALL: rotation…rhythm….
The record rotates and produces a nice rhythm
Pronunciation: The percentage（りつ）of せん（そう）s that could be stopped by a good melody is too many to count.
melody
旋律
せんりつ
**(1st) rotation: a banner….a zoo….
It has a banner on top and a zoo of animals that rotate?A merry-go-round! 1125
**(2nd) rhythm: a column….brush….
“This character depicts a calligrapher’s brush and its rhythmic sway as it flows down a column writing kanji on the way.” 939
**ALL: rotation…rhythm….
The percentage（りつ）of せん（そう）s that could be stopped by a good melody is too many to count.
国旗
こっき
national flag
**(2nd) national flag: banner….bushel basket…
A national flag is a banner that shows what your country has in its bushel basket to offer. 1901
national flag
国旗
こっき
**(2nd) national flag: banner….bushel basket…
A national flag is a banner that shows what your country has in its bushel basket to offer. 1901
旗
はた
flag, banner, pennant
**national flag: banner….bushel basket…
A national flag is a banner that shows what your country has in its bushel basket to offer. 1901
flag, banner, pennant
旗
はた
**national flag: banner….bushel basket…
A national flag is a banner that shows what your country has in its bushel basket to offer. 1901
素朴な
そぼくな
simple, artless
**(1st) elementary: grow up….thread….
It is apparently considered an elementary skill, but I have grown up without learning how to sew (thread). 1652
**(2nd) crude: wood…wand….
A wooden wand must be kept in its crude natural state to effectively conduct the magic. 220
**ALL: elementary…crude…
(pronunciation) it is そ simple even ぼく could do it.
simple, artless
素朴な
そぼくな
**(1st) elementary: grow up….thread….
It is apparently considered an elementary skill, but I have grown up without learning how to sew (thread). 1652
**(2nd) crude: wood…wand….
A wooden wand must be kept in its crude natural state to effectively conduct the magic. 220
**ALL: elementary…crude…
(pronunciation) it is そ simple even ぼく could do it.
中枢
ちゅうすう
center, pivot, nucleus, backbone, mainstay
**(2nd) hinge: tree….ward….
Semi-pictograph: the tree is the wooden door and ward is the hinge it swings on. 1832
center, pivot, nucleus, backbone, mainstay
中枢
ちゅうすう
**(2nd) hinge: tree….ward….
Semi-pictograph: the tree is the wooden door and ward is the hinge it swings on. 1832
栓抜き
せんぬき
bottle opener, corkscrew
**(1st) plug: tree….umbrella….king…
A sweet liquid (syrup) was gushing from a hole in a tree. The king was informed. He rushed over to plug the hole with his umbrella to save this new resource. 282
**ALL: plug…slip out….
bottle opener, corkscrew
栓抜き
せんぬき
**(1st) plug: tree….umbrella….king…
A sweet liquid (syrup) was gushing from a hole in a tree. The king was informed. He rushed over to plug the hole with his umbrella to save this new resource. 282
**ALL: plug…slip out….
桟橋
さんばし
pier, jetty, wharf
**(1st) scaffold: tree/wood…float….
Scaffolding made of wood was made for the construction of the float that would carry the portable shrine. 393
(right side) float: two…fiesta (arrow)….
Two archers stood on the float and fired off decorated fiesta arrows into the crowd. pg.148
**(2nd) bridge: tree…angel…
What is the first bridge you think of? Bridge to Terebithia! And what happens? She swings from a tree and becomes an angel. 460
(right side) angel: witch (heavens)….tall (minus the top hat)…
Angels stand taller than the witches that wish to be them. pg.165
**ALL: scaffold….bridge….
A pier is a partial bridge that has scaffolding holding it up.
pier, jetty, wharf
桟橋
さんばし
**(1st) scaffold: tree/wood…float….
Scaffolding made of wood was made for the construction of the float that would carry the portable shrine. 393
(right side) float: two…fiesta (arrow)….
Two archers stood on the float and fired off decorated fiesta arrows into the crowd. pg.148
**(2nd) bridge: tree…angel…
What is the first bridge you think of? Bridge to Terebithia! And what happens? She swings from a tree and becomes an angel. 460
(right side) angel: witch (heavens)….tall (minus the top hat)…
Angels stand taller than the witches that wish to be them. pg.165
**ALL: scaffold….bridge….
A pier is a partial bridge that has scaffolding holding it up.
病棟
びょうとう
hospital ward
**(1st) ill: sickness….third class…
Why did Dulce have to fly back home (on a third class flight) early from Korea? Because she was ill. 1813
**(2nd) ridgepole: tree…East…
The wooden pole that makes the top most ridge of the roof is called the ridgepole. In the East it is often caped with dragon heads or other ornaments. 544
**ALL: ill…ridgepole…
hospital ward
病棟
びょうとう
**(1st) ill: sickness….third class…
Why did Dulce have to fly back home (on a third class flight) early from Korea? Because she was ill. 1813
**(2nd) ridgepole: tree…East…
The wooden pole that makes the top most ridge of the roof is called the ridgepole. In the East it is often caped with dragon heads or other ornaments. 544
**ALL: ill…ridgepole…
〜棟
〜むね
(counter for houses)
**ridgepole: tree…East…
The wooden pole that makes the top most ridge of the roof is called the ridgepole. In the East it is often caped with dragon heads or other ornaments. 544
ALL: my childhood house will always be in my むね
(counter for houses)
〜棟
〜むね
**ridgepole: tree…East…
The wooden pole that makes the top most ridge of the roof is called the ridgepole. In the East it is often caped with dragon heads or other ornaments. 544
ALL: my childhood house will always be in my むね
出棺
しゅっかん
carry out a coffin from a house
**(2nd) coffin: wood…bureaucrat….
There are so many bureaucrats that I wouldn’t mind seeing carried away in a wood coffin.
(right side) bureaucrat: maestro (minus the drop)….house/roof…
He is still dressed fancy, but he is stuck inside an office building aka a bureaucrat. 1363
ALL: it is しゅうかん to carry out a しゅっかん
carry out a coffin from a house
出棺
しゅっかん
**(2nd) coffin: wood…bureaucrat….
There are so many bureaucrats that I wouldn’t mind seeing carried away in a wood coffin.
(right side) bureaucrat: maestro (minus the drop)….house/roof…
He is still dressed fancy, but he is stuck inside an office building aka a bureaucrat. 1363
ALL: it is しゅうかん to carry out a しゅっかん
将棋
しょうぎ
shogi
**(1st) leader: turtle…vulture…glue….
The turtle on the road kept causing accidents, so the vultures stuck with it like glue. It became their leader. 789
**(2nd) chess piece: tree…bushel basket…
How Harry, Hermione and Ron should have beaten the chess pieces. They should have taken part of the whomping willow tree to destroy them and get to the bushel basket of treasure they were after. 1900
**ALL: leader…chess piece…
shogi
将棋
しょうぎ
**(1st) leader: turtle…vulture…glue….
The turtle on the road kept causing accidents, so the vultures stuck with it like glue. It became their leader. 789
**(2nd) chess piece: tree…bushel basket…
How Harry, Hermione and Ron should have beaten the chess pieces. They should have taken part of the whomping willow tree to destroy them and get to the bushel basket of treasure they were after. 1900
**ALL: leader…chess piece…
棚
たな
shelf, rack
**shelf: tree…companion….
The shelf held my most reliable companions (made from trees), books. 214
shelf, rack
棚
たな
**shelf: tree…companion….
The shelf held my most reliable companions (made from trees), books. 214
浴槽
よくそう
bathtub
**(1st) bathe: water…valley…
Where would be the most picturesque place to bathe? In the crystal clear water of the valley. 852
**(2nd) vat: tree….cadet…
There is a giant vat made out of wood, it is for all the weary cadets to pile into and relax in. 1260
(right side) cadet: one…bend….sun….
Cadet Kelly was the one girl that bent the school rules and was her commander’s sun. 1257
**ALL: bathe…cadet…
bathtub
浴槽
よくそう
**(1st) bathe: water…valley…
Where would be the most picturesque place to bathe? In the crystal clear water of the valley. 852
**(2nd) vat: tree….cadet…
There is a giant vat made out of wood, it is for all the weary cadets to pile into and relax in. 1260
(right side) cadet: one…bend….sun….
Cadet Kelly was the one girl that bent the school rules and was her commander’s sun. 1257
**ALL: bathe…cadet…
投書欄
とうしょらん
letter-to-the-editor column
**(1st) throw: fingers….missile…
If you were going to launch a missile with your hands I guess you would have to throw it. 762
**(3rd) column: tree…gates…east….
The columns you see in the East aren’t the stone ones we are used to. They are wooden and often found at the entrance gates of temples. 1756
**ALL: throw…write…column….
You thrown something you wrote at the newspaper hoping you will get published.
(pronunciation) you are trying to（とう）show（しょ）them all something.
letter-to-the-editor column
投書欄
とうしょらん
**(1st) throw: fingers….missile…
If you were going to launch a missile with your hands I guess you would have to throw it. 762
**(3rd) column: tree…gates…east….
The columns you see in the East are the stone ones we are used to. They are wooden and often found at the entrance gates of temples. 1756
**ALL: throw…write…column….
You thrown something you wrote at the newspaper hoping you will get published.
(pronunciation) you are trying to（とう）show（しょ）them all something.
殉職
じゅんしょく
die on duty
**(1st) martyrdom: bones….decameron (10days)…
After a person dies it takes 10 days for them to become eligible for martyrdom. The number of days it take for only bones to be left. 872
**(2nd) post: ear….kazoo….
The man had a very good musical ear, so he was assigned to the post of kazoo musical director for the festival. 887
(right side) kazoo: sound….fiesta…
The sound fo the fiesta is the kazoo! pg.179
**ALL: martyrdom….post….
die on duty
殉職
じゅんしょく
**(1st) martyrdom: bones….decameron (10days)…
After a person dies it takes 10 days for them to become eligible for martyrdom. The number of days it take for only bones to be left. 872
**(2nd) post: ear….kazoo….
The man had a very good musical ear, so he was assigned to the post of kazoo musical director for the festival. 887
(right side) kazoo: sound….fiesta…
The sound fo the fiesta is the kazoo! pg.179
**ALL: martyrdom….post….
養殖
ようしょく
cultivate (fish, marine life)
**(1st) foster: sheep….food…
In Babe the sheep fostered him as he tried to avoid becoming food. 1591
**(2nd) augment: bones…straightaway….
When doctors fix (straightaway) bones that have been severely broken, they sometimes have to augment them with metal. 874
**ALL: foster….augment….
When you are cultivating something you are foster its growth, but also augmenting it to fit you needs.
cultivate (fish, marine life)
養殖
ようしょく
**(1st) foster: sheep….food…
In Babe the sheep fostered him as he tried to avoid becoming food. 1591
**(2nd) augment: bones…straightaway….
When doctors fix (straightaway) bones that have been severely broken, they sometimes have to augment them with metal. 874
**ALL: foster….augment….
When you are cultivating something you are foster its growth, but also augmenting it to fit you needs.
Pronunciation: when you cultivate your own food you end up with よ（う）い、good, しょく（じ）
殖やす
ふやす
increase (transitive)
**augment: bones…straightaway….
When doctors fix (straightaway) bones that have been severely broken, they sometimes have to augment them with metal. 874
increase (transitive)
殖やす
ふやす
**augment: bones…straightaway….
When doctors fix (straightaway) bones that have been severely broken, they sometimes have to augment them with metal. 874
