宮本武蔵 08 円明の巻 – Vocabulary list

早そう春しゅん

early spring

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決けっ戦せん

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

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孤こ剣けん

sole sword; unarmed but for a sword

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ああした

that sort of; like that

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よだつ

to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps

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悲ひ壮そう

tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

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感かん傷しょう

sentiment; sentimentality

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強きょう敵てき

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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烏う合ごう

disorderly gathering

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大おお事ごと

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

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次つぐ

to rank next to; to come after

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過すぎ来こし方かた

the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.); the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from

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一ひとつ一ひとつ

one-by-one; separately; in detail

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たわし

scrubbing brush; scourer

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過あやまち

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

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手てを取とる

to take someone's hand

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わなわな

trembling from fear; trembling all over

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吉きち日じつ

lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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惑まどい

delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity

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仰おおせられる

to say; to state

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さかのぼる

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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もう一ひと人り

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

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うずくまる

to crouch; to squat; to cower

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露つゆ草くさ

Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)

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つゆ

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

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もしかし

perhaps; maybe; by some chance

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真まっ先さきに

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

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凝ぎょう然ぜん

stock-still; motionless; frozen in place

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ものにする

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

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精せいいっぱい

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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すらも

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

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くない

in the ward or borough

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生せい別べつ

lifelong separation

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死し別べつ

bereavement

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取とり乱みだす

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

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孤こ児じ

orphan; person without friends

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何なによりも

more than anything; above all else

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幸しあわせ

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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安やすんじる

to be contented; to be at ease

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居きょ

residence

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掻かき抱いだく

to hug; to clasp to one's breast

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つれる

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

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死しんでも

at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live

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出しゅつ陣じん

going into battle; departure for the front

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めめしい

effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

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おっと

uh-oh; oops; sorry

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十じゅう一いち

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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大おお股また

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

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鬢びん

sidelocks; hair at the temples

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棹さお

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

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Vocabulary list: 宮本武蔵 08 円明の巻