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6. Uchū-setsu - Takei Takeo (1942) Flashcards

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豐葦原瑞穗國

とよあしはらのみずほのくに

A

“country of bountiful reed planes and lush ears of rice”

Toyoashihara = “Abundant reed plains”
Mizuho-no-kuni = “Country of Lush Ears (of Rice)”

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三脚の靈鳥

さんきゃくのれいちょう

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sacred three-legged bird

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八咫烏

やたがらす

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Yatagarasu; the mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition

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以て

もって

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  • with; by; by means of​ [usu. をもって]
  • because of; on account of; for; due to [usu. をもって]
  • on (a day, date); at (a time); as of (e.g. today)​ [usu. をもって]
  • emphasises previous word
  • in addition (to being); moreover; as well as; and​ [usu. でもって]
  • therefore; and so; hence​
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太陽

たいよう

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the sun

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象徴

しょうちょう

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symbol; emblem

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由

よし

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  • reason; significance; cause
  • piece of information that one has heard; I hear that …; it is said that …​
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傳へる

つたえる

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath​

伝える

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太古

たいこ

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primeval; primitive; ancient

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天を仰ぐ

てんをあおぐ

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to look up at the heavens

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黑點

こくてん

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sunspot; dark spot (on the sun)

黒点

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測る

はかる

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  • to measure; to survey
  • to surmise; to conjecture
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異名

いみょう

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another name; nickname; alias

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太陰

たいいん

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the Moon; the greater yin (yin-yang); lunar

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兎

うさぎ

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rabbit

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天地

てんち・あめつち

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the heavens and earth; Heaven and earth

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創業の神話

そうぎょうのしんわ

A

foundation myths

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構造

こうぞう

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structure

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説をなす

せつをなす

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to explain

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甚だ乏しい

はなはだ とぼしい

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incredibly poor; very few; scant

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纔かに

わずかに

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  • slightly; a little​
  • barely; narrowly​
  • only; just; merely​

僅かに

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天文

てんもん

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Astronomy

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望見〈する〉

ぼうけん

A

watching from afar

[transitive]

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先哲

せんてつ

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ancient wise men

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驚異

きょうい

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wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy

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埃及

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Egypt

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紀元前

きげんぜん

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pre-era; BC; BCE

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蓋

ふた

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lid; cover; cap

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内側

うちがわ・ないそく

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interior; insides; inner part

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外側

そとがわ・がいそく

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exterior; outside; external

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灯（し）

ひ・ともし・あかし

A

light; lamp

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鏤める

ちりばめる

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to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)​

散りばめる

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紐

ひも

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string; cord

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吊す

つるす

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to hang; to hang up

[transitive]

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大河

たいが

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great river

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貫く

つらぬく

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to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through​

[transitive]

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支流

しりゅう

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tributary; branch

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晝

ひる

A

noon

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39
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次第に

しだいに

A

gradually; bit by bit; by degrees

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潜る

くぐる

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  • to pass under; to go through
  • to evade capture
  • to dive under water

[intransitive]

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航行〈する〉

こうこう

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cruise; navigation; sailing

[intransitive]

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青白い

あおじろい

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pale; pallid; bluish white

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痩せ細る

やせほそる

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to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away​

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月食

げっしょく

A

lunar eclipse

月蝕

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日食

にっしょく

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solar eclipse

日蝕

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お椀

おわん

A

bowl

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お蔭

おかげ

A
  • thanks to
  • assistance; aid
  • divine grace; benevolence; blessing
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蒙る

こうむる

A

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)​

被る

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隆起〈する〉

りゅうき

A
  • a protuberance; an upheaval; bulge; protrusion; projection; swell
  • rise; uplift; upheaval; elevation

[intransitive]

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高峰

こうほう

A

high peak

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内部

ないぶ

A

internal; inside

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外部

がいぶ

A

outside; external

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空虚

くうきょ

A
  • emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; void​
  • inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
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天翔る

あまがける

A

to soar (esp. of spirits and gods), across the sky etc.​

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印度

A

India

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槪ね

おおむね

A
  • in general; generally; mostly; roughly; largely; mainly; on the whole; by and large
  • the gist; the main point

概ね

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短見

たんけん

A

narrow view

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我等

われら

A

we; us

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大地

だいち

A

the ground; the earth

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円形

えんけい

A

circular; a round shape

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古代

こだい

A

ancient times; antiquity

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星辰

せいしん

A

celestial bodies; the moon and stars

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祈︀禱〈する〉

きとう

A

prayers; hymns; (a) grace

祈祷

[intransitive]

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繙く

ひもとく

A
  • to read (a book); to open (a book) to read​
  • to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)​

紐解く

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曙光

しょこう

A
  • dawn; daybreak; first light of day​
  • first indication; first glimpse
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暗黒

あんこく

A

darkness

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打ち勝つ

うちかつ

A

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to out-hit; to overcome a difficulty

[intransitive]

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原始民族

げんしみんぞく

A

early peoples; primitive peoples

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一様

いちよう

A

uniform; equal; even; the same; identical; common; ordinary; usual​

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遁れる

のがれる

A

to escape

[intransitive]

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待ち侘びる

まちわびる

A

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently​

[transitive]

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大いなる

おおいなる

A

big; great; grand

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希臘

A

Greece

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天体

てんたい

A

heavenly bodies; celestial bodies; astronomical objects

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天文家

てんもんか

A

astronomer

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操作〈する〉

そうさ

A

operation; management; handling

[transitive]

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諸々

もろもろ

A

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

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日月星辰

じつげつせいしん

A

the sun the moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies

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運轉〈する〉

うんてん

A
  • operation of a machine; running; working
  • driving a vehicle

運転

[transitive]

80
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丸天井

まるてんじょう

A

arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling

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突破〈する〉

とっぱ

A
  • breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
  • exceeding; passing; rising above
  • overcoming; reaching (a goal); surmounting (a difficulty)

[intransitive]

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一寸

ちょっと

A

a little; a bit; slightly

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驚天動地

きょうてんどうち

A

astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering

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光景

こうけい

A

scene; spectacle; sight; view

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球形

きゅうけい

A

globular/spherical shape

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唱える

となえる

A

to yell; to cry out; to proclaim; to preach; to shout about

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温床

おんしょう

A

hotbed; breeding ground

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甲論乙駁

こうろんおつばく

A

arguments pro and con

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極りない

きわまらない

A
  • extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness)
  • unparalleled; boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
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繙く

ひもとく

A

to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

紐解く

91
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孔

あな

A

hole; opening; orifice; perforation; pit; hollow; cavity; gap

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ちらちら

A

catching glimpses intermittently; appearing and disappearing; falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; twinkling

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漏れる

もれる

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  • to leak out; to escape; to come through; to shine through; to filter out
  • to find expression
  • to be omitted; to be left out
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空虚

くうきょ

A

emptiness; void

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一面

いちめん

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  • one side; one aspect
  • the whole surface
  • on the other hand
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不断

ふだん

A
  • constant; persistent; unremitting; ceaseless
  • indecisiveness
  • usual; normal; everyday; habitual; ordinary
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同大

どうだい

A

something of the same size

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煌めく

きらめく

A

to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint

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稍

やや

A

a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the … side; a short time; a while

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直径

ちょっけい

A

diametre

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凡そ

およそ

A

about; roughly; approximately; generally; on the whole; as a rule; completely; quite; entirely; altogether

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當たる

あたる

A

to be equivalent to; to equate to; to apply to

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往々にして

おうおうにして

A

sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

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塞がる

ふさがる

A

to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up; to be clogged; to be occupied

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規則正しい

きそくただしい

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regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

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詰まる（つまる）

A

to be plugged up; to be stuffed; to be full up; to shorten; to narrow; to end up; to be settled

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現象

げんしょう

A

phenomena

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天上

てんじょう

A

heaven

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既存〈する〉

きそん

A

existing

[intransitive]

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地上

ちじょう

A
  • above ground; on the ground; earth’s surface
  • this world
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打ち上げる

うちあげる

A

to launch; to shoot up

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円盤

えんばん

A

disk; discus

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