第96回 Flashcards
法廷
ほうてい
court of law, tribunal
**(1st) method: water…gone….
A popular method for making sure the evidence of a crime is gone is to dump it in a body of water. 813
**(2nd) courts: stretch…porters…
The samurai was surprised to find out that his porter was a woman and that she had worn such elaborate lingerie that stretched over her whole torso. She would have to face the courts for her deception. 547
**ALL: method…courts….
A court of law is the method by which the courts keep order and justice.
(pronunciation) ほう、put your てい on the bible and swear to tell the truth.
処理
しょり
deal with, manage, treat, dispose of
**(1st) dispose: walking legs…wind…
The deed was done, he was dead. Now she just had to dispose of the body. Cyra kicked her brother’s body into the garbage shoot and let his body get sucked (wind) out into space. 318
**(2nd) logic: jewel…computer….
The all-knowing logic jewel at the center of a computer. 283
**ALL: dispose…logic…
When you are dealing with/managing/disposing of a problem, you have to do it properly, so you dispose of it logically.
(pronunciation) surely you can しょり that somehow.
証拠
しょうこ
evidence, proof
**(1st) evidence: words….correctness…
Words that prove something is true are considered evidence. Often, the best evidence against a criminal is something incriminating that they said themselves. 406
**(2nd) foothold: fingers….dispose….
Surprise! Cyra’s brother isn’t totally dead yet. His fingers search for a foothold on the inside of the garbage shoot, but to no avail. He is sucked out into space. 722
**ALL: evidence….foothold….
Evidence is a foothold for proving the truth.
(pronunciation) evidence is something you しょう in こurt (court).
根拠
こんきょ
basis, grounds
**(1st) root: tree…silver….
The silver mine cut right through the tree’s roots. Ever since then it has been plagued with misfortune. 1571
**(2nd) foothold: fingers….dispose….
Surprise! Cyra’s brother isn’t totally dead yet. His fingers search for a foothold on the inside of the garbage shoot, but to no avail. He is sucked out into space. 722
**ALL: root…foothold…
A tree sends a root into the ground to get a foothold, and that is the basis for the rest of the tree.
派遣
はけん
dispatch, send
**(1st) faction: water…drag…rag (garment without the top hat)…
There is a faction of drag queens that dress in barely rags of clothes (revealing) and always drench themselves with water. The wet rag queens faction. 1999
**(2nd) dispatch: purse…maestro (without baton)…road…
The maestro is carrying his purse (with his baton inside) because he has been dispatched somewhere that is in desperate need of an expert musician. 1910
**ALL: faction…dispatch…
When someone (or multiple people) are dispatched, they break off from the group, creating a faction.
(pronunciation) you know where needs more forces to be dispatched to? Hawkins (はけん)
小遣い
こづかい
pocket money
**(2nd) dispatch: purse…maestro (without baton)…road…
The maestro is carrying his purse (with his baton inside) because he has been dispatched somewhere that is in desperate need of an expert musician. 1910
返還
へんかん
return, restore
**(1st) return: anti…road…
The “anti-road” or opposite direction for something you have borrowed is to return it. 782
**(2nd) send back: road…(eye…ceiling….mouth….scarf….)
As I lay there still staring up at the ceiling, mouth open in shock, his scarf in one hand still, I realized I had to send it all back (scarf, ring). The road forward for me did not include him. 900
**ALL: return…send back…
(pronunciation) you came across a へん (strange) かん(can) of food as you were stocking the grocery store shelves. You would have to return it.
逐語訳
ちくごやく
translate word for word
**(1st) pursue: sows…road…
Society thinks women should only pursue the road of becoming a sow (giving birth). 578
**(3rd) translate: words…shakuhachi…
When you translate, it is not just the literally words, but also the culture (shakuhachi) that you have to make understandable. 1154
**ALL: pursue…word…translate….
Pursuing every single word.
Only a chick (ちく) would take the time to translate word for word.
遂行
すいこう accomplish, execute, perform **(1st) consummate: "the horns on top of the sow suggest a boar at work in the background." What is even worse than having a regular pig in the middle of the road? A pair consummating in the middle of the road. **ALL: consummate...going.... It is さいこう when you すいこう something.
やり遂げる
やりとげる
carry out, accomplish, complete
**consummate: “the horns on top of the sow suggest a boar at work in the background.” What is even worse than having a regular pig in the middle of the road? A pair consummating in the middle of the road.
墜落
ついらく
fall, crash (used for aircraft)
**(1st) crash: regiment…ground…
This shows a tragic crash. A plane carrying the highest regiment of fighters crashed into the ground. 1404
(top half) regiment: pinnacle…animal horns….sow…
To be able to be in the highest regiment, the one that stands at the pinnacle, and wears the animal horn helmet, you have to be able to kill a sow. 1403
**(2nd) fall: flower…water…each…
Flower petals flutter, water splashes, everything has its own way of falling. 320
**ALL: crash…fall…
(pronunciation) soon (つい) they will hit らくbottom
後悔
こうかい
regret, repent
**(1st) behind: line…cocoon…walking legs…
Marathon runners always looks so invincible, but later, behind closed doors, after they have crossed the finish line, they are all cocooning their poor tired legs in warm blankets. 1479
**(2nd) repent: state of mind…every…
Repenting all of my sins really eases my state of mind every Christmas. 672
**ALL: behind…repent…
Regretting things is wanting to repent for them later, after the fact.
悔しい
くやしい
mortifying, vexing, regrettable
**repent: state of mind…every…
Repenting all of my sins really eases my state of mind every Christmas. 672
悔やむ
くやむ
regret, repent, lament
**repent: state of mind…every…
Repenting all of my sins really eases my state of mind every Christmas. 672
慎重な
しんちょうな
prudent, careful, cautious
**(1st) humility: state of mind…truth…
A true man (the one that can use both the eye of a needle and his tools), also always has a state of mind that encourages humility. 677
**ALL: humility…heavy…
Someone who is careful has a heavy sense of humility. They know they could easily do something wrong.
