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51 Cards in this Set
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さじをなげる 匙を投げる |
to throw in the towel, to give up (esp. doctors giving up on patients)
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なげだす 投げ出す |
途中で諦める, give up in the middle of something
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閉口する へいこうする |
be stumped, be at one's wits' end
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日が浅い ひがあさい |
it hasn't been long since _______
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ずけずけいう ずけずけ言う |
flat out, speak bluntly, speak one's mind
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年がら年中 ねんがらねんじゅう |
constantly, always
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責任転嫁 せきにんてんか |
shift responsibility to someone else
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打ち明ける うちあける |
be frank, speak one's mind
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ぼさぼさする
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idle away time
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気が置けない きがおけない |
easy to get on with, not needing reserve or formality, personable, affable, approachable
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胸が詰まった むねがつまった |
brought a lump to my throat (because it was sad)
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足が出る あしがでる |
to exceed the budget, to overrun the budget
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引き受ける ひきうける |
to guarantee something for someone else, bear, accept, take over, assume a position/role, to undertake a task/role
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虫がいい むしがいい |
pushing one's luck, asking too much, taking too much for granted, selfish
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猫を被る ねこをかぶる |
feign innocence, put on an act (contrary to true nature) in front of someone else
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見合う みあう |
proportional to, according to, meet, 合わせる、相当 |
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引き下がる ひきさがる |
back down, back off, quit, retreat from, withdraw from
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言い返す いいかえす |
talk back to someone, retort
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愛想が良い あいそうがよい |
friendly
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待ち遠しい まちどおしい |
much looking forward to, long awaited
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口ずさむ くちずさむ |
hum, sing to oneself
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奪い合う うばいあう |
scramble for, struggle over
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不意に ふいに |
suddenly, unexpectedly
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ばかにならない 馬鹿にならない |
not something to be taken lightly, not insignificant (usually used to talk about money?)
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実を結ぶ みをむすぶ |
to bear fruit, to produce results
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根に持つ ねにもつ |
恨む、hold a grudge against someone/something
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音信不通 おんしんふつう |
to ghost (on someone)
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事故につながる じこにつながる |
leads to an accident
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見送る みおくる |
[JLPT 1 meaning] to pass on something, to skip something, to pass over (someone) for something, to decide not to do a plan/initiative/etc. common meaning: to see someone off |
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万人向けである まんにんむけである |
to suit all tastes
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後回しにする あとまわしにする |
to postpone, to put off
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飢えをしのぐ うえをしのぐ |
to stave off hunger
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秘密を明かす ひみつをあかす |
to reveal (a secret), to divulge (a secret)
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ずったもんだ
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after much fuss, after much hassle
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なんだかんだ
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for this and that (reason), something or other, this or that
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ひょっとしたら
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by some possibility
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儚くなる はかなくなる |
to pass away, to die, to be no more
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お手上げ おてあげ |
it's over, that's it, [we can't do anything more]
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決まり悪い きまりわるい |
feeling awkward, being ashamed
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一人の人間 ひとりのにんげん |
just a human being, just 1 man/woman
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ここぞ
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the critical moment, "now's the time!", "now's the chance" |
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ぐずぐずする
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be indecisive, dick around due to not knowing the answer
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言い切る
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to say with certainty, to affirm that 言い切れる: to be able to said with certainty, [frequently used to mean "to be sure of X"] |
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すべもない
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there's [nothing] to be [done, said, asked, etc.] もはやなすすべもない (←common) There's nothing to be done. [lit. There is no longer anything that can be done.] 彼女は、もはや誰に訴えるすべもなかった。 |
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夜を徹する よるをてっする |
to stay up all night, to do something all night
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会話が弾む かいわがはずむ |
have a lively conversation
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[adjective]思いをする
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to feel ______, to experience feelings of ______ とても楽しい思いをする→ to have tons of fun 惨めな思いをする→to feel miserable |
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思える おもえる |
to seem, to look, to appear
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(~を)犠牲にする
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to sacrifice X (for something else), to make a victim of X
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至らない点
至らぬ点 |
[formal] 不満点、complaints, unsatisfactory points |
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身をもって
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to personally do something to see/do for [yourself] |