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夜更け

夜更け よふけ late at night; small hours of the morning

馬鹿馬鹿しい

馬鹿馬鹿しい ばかばかしい absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine; foolish

先先週

先先週 せんせんしゅう week before last

延いては

延いては ひいては not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

噛み切る

噛み切る かみきる to bite off; to gnaw through

お目出度う

お目出度う おめでとう congratulations!; an auspicious occasion!

懐く

懐く なつく to become emotionally attached

愈々

愈々 いよいよ more and more; all the more; increasingly; at last; finally; beyond doubt; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

緩める

緩める ゆるめる to loosen; to slow down

詰らない

詰らない つまらない dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious; insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless; absurd; foolish; silly; stupid; useless; pointless; disappointing

殊に

殊に ことに especially; particularly; unusually; above all; additionally

俄か

俄か にわか sudden; abrupt; unexpected; improvised; hasty; offhand; impromptu skit

無闇に

無闇に むやみに thoughtlessly; recklessly; rashly; indiscriminately; indiscreetly; at random; excessively; unreasonably; immoderately; absurdly

どうぞ宜しく

どうぞ宜しく どうぞよろしく pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes; remember me to

洒落る

洒落る しゃれる to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

書き取る

書き取る かきとる to write down; to take dictation; to take notes

廃れる

廃れる すたれる to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

饂飩

饂飩 うどん udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

眩しい

眩しい まぶしい dazzling; radiant

骨董品

骨董品 こっとうひん curio; antique

お祖父さん

お祖父さん おじいさん grandfather; male senior-citizen

寄こす

寄こす よこす to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

報ずる

報ずる ほうずる to inform; to report

添う

添う そう to meet (one's expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with; to accompany; to stay by one's side; to marry; to wed; to be added

目眩

目眩 めまい dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

裂ける

裂ける さける to split; to tear; to burst

敬具

敬具 けいぐ Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours

左様なら

左様なら さようなら good-bye

奉る

奉る たてまつる to offer; to present; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

空ろ

空ろ うつろ cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice); empty (heart); blank (eyes, face, etc.); vacant (stare)

備え付ける

備え付ける そなえつける to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

臆病

臆病 おくびょう cowardice; timidity

助動詞

助動詞 じょどうし auxiliary verb

仰っしゃる

仰っしゃる おっしゃる to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

鬱陶しい

鬱陶しい うっとうしい gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

慎む

慎む つつしむ to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain; to be reverent; to be purified; to be chaste

呉れ呉れも

呉れ呉れも くれぐれも repeatedly; sincerely; earnestly

恐れ入る

恐れ入る おそれいる to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be much obliged; to feel small; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be surprised; to be disconcerted; to be embarrassed

黴菌

黴菌 ばいきん germ; germs; bacteria; mold; mould; something harmful; vermin

召す

召す めす to call; to invite; to send for; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one's fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku)

情け深い

情け深い なさけぶかい tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted

接続詞

接続詞 せつぞくし conjunction

擦る

擦る かする to graze; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

斑

斑 ぶち spots; speckles; mottles

凝る

凝る こごる to congeal; to freeze

灰汁

灰汁 あく lye; harsh taste; astringency; scum (formed when cooking some foods); (excessive) strength of will

嗚呼

嗚呼 ああ Ah!; Oh!; Alas!; Yes; Indeed; That is correct; Hey!; Yo!; Uh huh; Yeah yeah; Right; Gotcha

団扇

団扇 うちわ uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

真ん丸い

真ん丸い まんまるい perfectly round; perfectly circular

浅ましい

浅ましい あさましい wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

纏め

纏め まとめ settlement; conclusion; summary

気障

気障 きざ affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

傑

傑 けつ excellence

取り混ぜる

取り混ぜる とりまぜる to mix; to put together

怯える

怯える おびえる to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

吊るす

吊るす つるす to hang; to hang up

接ぐ

接ぐ つぐ to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (trees)

やり遂げる

やり遂げる やりとげる to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

余所見

余所見 よそみ looking away; looking aside

疎か

疎か おろそか neglect; negligence; carelessness; not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; not only...

貴い

貴い たっとい precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

其れ故

其れ故 それゆえ therefore; for that reason; so

布巾

布巾 ふきん tea-towel; dish cloth

捗る

捗る はかどる to make progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

給う

給う たまう semi-polite or endearing auxiliary verb indicating reception by the speaker

弄る

弄る いじる to touch; to tamper with; to grope about; to feel for something

垢

垢 あか dirt; filth; grime; account (e.g. online service)

汚らわしい

汚らわしい けがらわしい filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty; foul; odious; repulsive

赴く

赴く おもむく to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to; to betake oneself to; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); to abide by; to agree to; to consent to; to obey

ご馳走さま

ご馳走さま ごちそうさま word used after one has been treated (esp. used after a meal); used after hearing something lovey-dovey

辿る

辿る たどる to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

賑わう

賑わう にぎわう to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

微塵

微塵 びじん particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

苛々

苛々 いらいら getting nervous; irritation

揉める

揉める もめる to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

逸らす

逸らす そらす to turn away; to avert

遅らす

遅らす おくらす to retard; to delay

痒い

痒い かゆい itchy; itching

煙る

煙る けむる to smoke (e.g. fire); to be hazy

騙す

騙す だます to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

成る丈

成る丈 なるたけ as much as possible; if possible

夜具

夜具 やぐ bedding; bedclothes

歪む

歪む ゆがむ to warp; to swerve; to deflect; to be crooked; to be distorted; to be bent; to incline; to slant; to be perverted; to be gross-grained; to get bent; to be strained

卑しい

卑しい いやしい lowborn; humble; lowly; vulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile; shabby; greedy; gluttonous; avaricious

他動詞

他動詞 たどうし transitive verb (direct obj.)

箇条書き

箇条書き かじょうがき itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation

而も

而も しかも moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

契る

契る ちぎる to pledge; to vow; to promise; to swear; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed

腫れる

腫れる はれる to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen

茹でる

茹でる ゆでる to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

丁々

丁々 とうとう clashing of swords; felling of trees; ringing of an ax

鋏

鋏 はさみ scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

馴れ馴れしい

馴れ馴れしい なれなれしい over-familiar

凌ぐ

凌ぐ しのぐ to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation); to pull through; to get over; to survive; to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to eclipse; to defy; to slight

擦れる

擦れる すれる to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

吝嗇

吝嗇 りんしょく stinginess; miser; miserliness; selfishness

辿り着く

辿り着く たどりつく to struggle on to; to arrive somewhere after a struggle; to grope along to; to barely manage to reach; to finally arrive at; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

詫び

詫び わび apology; excuse

稲光

稲光 いなびかり (flash of) lightning