第95回 Flashcards

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戻る

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もどる
return, go back
**re-: door….St. Bernard dog…
As his family carried the poor St. Bernard dog through the door of their home, he was happy to be re(turning). 1162

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おか
hill
**hill: axe…floor/ground (one stroke)…
The hill was a memorial to fallen soldiers, and their axes were driven into the ground to mark their graves. 1427

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砂丘

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さきゅう
sand hill, dune
**(1st) sand: stone…few….
Good beach sand has few to no stones in it. 122
**(2nd) hill: axe…floor/ground (one stroke)…
The hill was a memorial to fallen soldiers, and their axes were driven into the ground to mark their graves. 1427
**ALL: sand…hill….
pronunciation: a sand dune might just “suck you” down under

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〜匹

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〜ひき/びき/ぴき
counter for animals
**equal: box…human legs…
For everyone to be equal they would all need to start with the same box of resources and a pair of working human legs. 1830

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匹敵

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ひってき
be a match for
**(1st) equal: box…human legs…
For everyone to be equal they would all need to start with the same box of resources and a pair of working human legs. 1830
**(2nd) enemy: antique…taskmaster…
Math teacher (taskmaster) destroying Towey would make him my enemy for real. 475
(left side) vase…glass hood…old…
A very old antique vase in a protective glass hood. (My antique is Towey) pg.167
**ALL: equal….enemy….
Only “he” is worthy of being my enemy.

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司会

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しかい
emcee, chairperson
**(1st) director: clothes hanger…one….mouth…
The director was the one mouth she really wanted to kiss, but he was restricted, as his assistant she just hung up his clothes, etc. 2007
**ALL: director….meeting….
The director of the meeting.

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歌詞

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かし
lyrics, words to a song
**(1st) song: can-can…yawning…
The can-can is so old and boring, it has me yawning. Unless the girls are cute of course. 508
**(2nd) parts of speech: words…directors….
The different parts of speech words (noun, verb, adjective, etc.) are the directors of how the sentence will go. 2009
**ALL: song…parts of speech….
The lyrics of a song are made up of different parts of speech.

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訂正

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ていせい
correct
**(1st) revise: words…nail…
When you revise, you go through and nail down your words for the final version. 362
**ALL: revise…correct…
Once you revise it, it is correct.
(pronunciation) You have to keep rewriting it by hand (てい) until it is せい(かい)

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訴える

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うったえる
sue, appeal
**accusation: words…reject…
When you accuse someone of something, you reject their words and say that they did something bad. 1221
(right side) reject: ax…a drop of…
I reject the idea of killing ever being okay. Represented by a bloody axe. 1220

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訴訟

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そしょう
lawsuit
**(1st) accusation: words…reject…
When you accuse someone of something, you reject their words and say that they did something bad. 1221
(right side) reject: ax…a drop of…
I reject the idea of killing ever being okay. Represented by a bloody axe. 1220
**(2nd) sue: words…public…
You have to be careful what words you say in public. Someone might try to sue you over it. 850
**ALL: accusation…sue….
A lawsuit is when you make an accusation and then follow it up by suing.
(pronunciation) you are そ going to しょう them when you hit them with a lawsuit.

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告訴

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こくそ
accuse, sue, lodge a complaint, charge
**(1st) revelation: cow…mouth…
Had a revelation that cows are more than just something to eat (mouth) after listening to Aria for a Cow. 262
**(2nd) accusation: words…reject…
When you accuse someone of something, you reject their words and say that they did something bad. 1221
(right side) reject: ax…a drop of…
I reject the idea of killing ever being okay. Represented by a bloody axe. 1220
**ALL: revelation…accusation…
You sue someone after you have a revelation that they did something and then you accuse them of it.
(pronunciation) I am going to cook (こく) your ass そ good when I sue you.

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譲る

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ゆずる
transfer, yield, sell
**defer: words…grass skirt…
People were offended by this horrible mockery of Hawaiian culture. When asked about it, the grass skirt person would say that they would defer all such questions to their lawyer. 1648
(Right half) grass skirt: top hat…eight…celery….scarf….
This is the worst attempt at re-creating a hula outfit, which is known for the iconic grass skirt. A top hat instead of a flower crown, a scarf instead of a flower necklace, and eight shredded celery sticks for a grass skirt. pg.346

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譲渡

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じょうと
transfer, assign, convey, cede
**(1st) defer: words…grass skirt…
People were offended by this horrible mockery of Hawaiian culture. When asked about it, the grass skirt person would say that they would defer all such questions to their lawyer. 1648
(Right half) grass skirt: top hat…eight…celery….scarf….
This is the worst attempt at re-creating a hula outfit, which is known for the iconic grass skirt. A top hat instead of a flower crown, a scarf instead of a flower necklace, and eight shredded celery sticks for a grass skirt. pg.346
**(2nd) transit: water…degrees….
A weird form of transit. Water raised to the degree of boiling and letting the bubbles push you forward. 1279
**ALL: defer…transit…
When you transfer to something else you defer to and then “transit” to that other thing.
(pronunciation) just going to jot (じょうと) down what I am going to transfer to you.

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購読

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こうどく
subscribe (to a newspaper, etc.)
**(1st) subscription: shells…funnel…
You hand over some money and you get consistently funneled the product of your subscription (book box!) 1958
(right side) funnel: celery…again…
Celery with dinner…again…which means she would be funneling it to the dog under the table, again. pg. 390
**(2nd) read: words…sell….
Most of the words we read nowadays are just trying to sell us something. 372
**ALL: subscription…read…
(pronunciation) this is (こう) how I become addicted (どく) to reading.

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