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Japanese Language Reading
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Dec 19, Mon of Week 13 of Fall 2022 :maple_leaf:

  • うたわれるもの (1 hour)

MC has money? Anyway, he spent.

Also, vocabularies from Tate-Yuusha anime with JP sub, 1.5 episodes.

Interesting words
  • つつく = to poke. It can be remembered as 突付(つつ)く and can be written 突(つつ)く.
  • かげろう = a haze of hot air. Can be written 陽炎(かげろう). Also, 蜉蝣(かげろう) is mayfly / Ephemeropteran.
  • どよめき = commotion. Kanji form is 響(どよ)めき. Compare with 騒(ざわ)めき? (And IME doesn’t let me type either.)
  • はしゃぐ = to make merry; to be in high spirits. Kanji form is 燥(はしゃ)ぐ.
  • へそくり = secret saving. Kanji form is 臍繰(へそく)り.
  • すずり = inkstone. Kanji form is 硯(すずり).
  • 速(すみ)やか = quick
  • 口出(くちだ)し = interference; meddling
  • 腹(はら)いせ = revenge; retaliation
  • 唱(とな)える = to advocate
  • 紡(つむ)ぐ = to spin yarn
  • 見(み)せびらかす = to show off; to flaunt
  • ほっつき歩(ある)く = to loiter
  • 請(う)け合(あ)う = to undertake
  • 立(た)て替(か)える = to pay for someone else
  • ～暁(あかつき)に = in occasion of
  • 安直(あんちょく) = cheap; simple; simplistic
  • 任命(にんめい) = appointing
  • 指名(しめい) = nominating
  • 容認(ようにん) = approval
  • 専念(せんねん) = devoting oneself to; focusing on
  • 復興(ふっこう) = restoration
  • 手形(てがた) = a handprint; bill
  • 刮目(かつもく) = close attention. This word is from Recent Japanese Word thread.
  • 出費(しゅっぴ) = expenses
  • 種族(しゅぞく) = tribe; race
  • 洋裁(ようさい) = (western) dressmaking. Japanese style is 和裁(わさい).
  • 所望(しょもう) = desired; requested
  • 奇襲(きしゅう) = surprise attack
  • 勇姿(ゆうし) = heroic figure
  • 一様(いちよう) = identical
  • 工面(くめん) = one’s (poor) financial condition. I realize that today’s font for 工 is atrocious…
  • 痛(いた)ましい = heartrending
  • 修繕(しゅうぜん) = mending
  • 気(き)っ風(ぷ) = temperament. Also, 気風(きふう).
  • 酒盛(さけも)り = merrymaking; drinking bout
  • 属性(ぞくせい) = an attribute. 風属性(かぜぞくせい) in context.
  • 手綱(たづな) = reins (of horse riding). No Furigana, but 手(た) + Rendaku’d.
  • 水晶玉(すいしょうだま) = crystal ball
  • 不如意(ふにょい) = contrary to one’s wishes. I have never thought this one is in Japanese, but there is 新正如意 in Chinese.
  • 悪逆非道(あくぎゃくひどう) = atrocious; heinous; inhuman. Also, 悪逆無道(あくぎゃくむどう)
  • 無理(むり)ない = understandable. Also, 無理のない / 無理はない.
  • 心(こころ)ない = inconsiderate; thoughtless
  • 気前(きまえ)よく = generously. Also, 気前(きまえ)のいい.
  • シラを切(き)る = to play innocent. Can also be written 白(しら)を切(き)る.
  • 巷(ちまた)のうわさ = rumors on the streets. 巷(ちまた) can mean road / public / scene.
  • 成(な)り上(あ)がり者(もの) = upstart
  • 陰口(かげぐち)をたたく = to backbite. Full Kanji form is 陰口を叩く.
  • 禄(ろく)を食(は)む = to get salary from
  • 箔(はく)が付(つ)く = to earn value. Also, 箔(はく)付(つ)け.
  • 口(くち)をつぐむ = to shut up. I have seen 口を噤(つぐ)む before, though.
  • 口火(くちび)を切(き)る = to fire the first shot
  • ゴチになります. Probably from ご馳走(ちそう)さま.

SFX

  • ゾロゾロ = in a crowd; swarming
  • ボソリ = whispering

Kanji

  • 刮
    • chipping off
    • 根刮(ねこそ)ぎ,     刮(こそ)げる
    • 刮目(かつもく)
  • 裁
    • judging; ruling
      • 独裁(どくさい),     裁判(さいばん),     裁(さば)く
    • sewing
      • 裁縫(さいほう),     洋裁(ようさい),     和裁(わさい)
  • 望
    • wish; outlook
    • もう
      • 所望(しょもう),     本望(ほんもう),     懇望(こんもう)