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Japanese Language Reading
1846

Dec 18, Sun of Week 12 of Fall 2022 :maple_leaf:

  • 史記 (first half of Ch.2)

Farmer’s revolt.

A little of うたわれるもの, and also vocabularies also from Tate-Yuusha anime sub.

Interesting words
  • おとしめる = to look down on. The Kanji form is 貶(おとし)める, although this probably matters more for Kanji meaning.
  • とりわけ = especially. Kanji form is 取(と)り分(わ)け.
  • さながら = just like. Kanji form is 宛(さなが)ら.
  • ひるがえる = to flutter in the wind; to have the mind changed. Kanji form is 翻(ひるがえ)る.
  • あいついで = one after another. Kanji form is 相次(あいつ)いで.
  • あわよくば = if chance favors. Probably 会(あ)う + 良(よ)く.
  • 一介(いっかい) = merely a …
  • 林立(りんりつ) = standing close together
  • 首謀者(しゅぼうしゃ) = ringleader
  • 暴君(ぼうくん) = despot; tyrant
  • 蜂起(ほうき) = uprising. First Kanji is bee, from 蜜蜂(みつばち) or スズメ蜂(ばち).
  • 乱世(らんせ) = turbulent times. Short 世(せ) in context, although official version is probably 乱世(らんせい).
  • 勃発(ぼっぱつ) = sudden outbreak
  • 反乱(はんらん) = rebellion
  • 要衝(ようしょう) = strategic position. The second Kanji is from 衝突(しょうとつ) or 衝撃(しょうげき).
  • 閣下(かっか) = Your Excellency
  • 近衛(このえ) = Imperial Guards
  • 武勇(ぶゆう) = bravery
  • 義挙(ぎきょ) = heroic deed
  • 魂胆(こんたん) = ulterior motives. Daring of the spirits?
  • 野望(やぼう) = ambition
  • 出来(でか)した = Well done! The base vocabulary is 出来(でか)す.
  • ～の威光(いこう) = through power/influence of (a big person)
  • 不服(ふふく) = disapproval; dissatisfaction
  • 血祭(ちまつ)り = blood offering (before the battle starts)
  • 即刻(そっこく) = immediately; instantly
  • 比例(ひれい) = proportional
  • 分際(ぶんざい) = social position; one’s place. Similarly to 身分(みぶん) or perhaps 立場(たちば).
  • 相殺(そうさい) = cancelling out
  • 采配(さいはい) = commands; directions
  • 無官(むかん) = lacking a title. See also 無位無官(むいむかん).
  • 俊敏(しゅんびん) = quick-witted
  • 発注(はっちゅう) = placing an order
  • 武士(もののふ) = warrior
  • 驕(おご)らず = not haughty. The verb is 驕(おご)る (proud) / 傲(おご)る (conceited), where JJ makes different entry from 奢(おご)る (luxurious).
  • 刻(きざ)む = to engrave; to carve / to chop up; to mince
  • 動勢(どうせい) = movements; states. A similar one is 動静(どうせい), but the first one is probably more about armies. (I am not exactly sure about JMdict for this one.)
    • 必要に応じて助勢に向かうために、軍隊の後方に控えている武士たち。
  • 食(く)い止(と)める = to hold (enemy) at bay
  • 消(き)え失(う)せろ = Get out of sight!
  • 積年(せきねん)の怨(うら)み = long standing grudges
  • 水(みず)をさす = to estrange; to hamper. Can be 水(みず)を差(さ)す or 水(みず)を注(さ)す. (I think more of latter, but JJ likes the first.)
  • 罪(つみ)を着(き)せる = to pin a crime on. Probably similar to 冤罪(えんざい).
  • 先(さき)んずれば人(ひと)を制(せい)す = early bird gets the worm. There also appears to be an opposite 急いては事を仕損じる, and so I noticed I forgot 仕損(しそん)じる from yesterday.
  • 波紋(はもん)を投(な)げかける = to cause a stir. 波紋(はもん) is also Hamon from JoJo. I also saw another 波紋(はもん) today – 波紋(はもん)を呼(よ)ぶ.
  • 農民一揆(のうみんいっき) = farmer’s uprising. An equivalent is 百姓一揆(ひゃくしょういっき).
  • 猫(ねこ)も杓子(しゃくし)も = anyone without distinction. The phrase refers to cats and ladles, though.
  • 我(わ)が物(もの)にする = to appropriate for oneself
  • 並々(なみなみ)ならぬ = uncommon. 並(なみ) is just an ordinary thing.
  • 感慨深(かんがいぶか)い = deeply emotive; moving
  • 勝(まさ)るとも劣(おと)らない = not inferior to; equal or better
  • 公明正大(こうめいせいだい) = fair and upright

SFX

  • がりがり = skinny / scratchy, crunchy / desperately, wholeheartedly

Kanji

  • 驕
    • 驕(おご)る
    • 驕奢(きょうしゃ),     驕慢(きょうまん)
  • 傲
    • 傲慢(ごうまん)