Ascendance of a Bookworm - (15) Part 4, Vol.3 – Vocabulary list

光ひかりを放はなつ

to shed light; to cast light

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下か部ぶ

lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant

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木この実み

fruit of a tree; nut; berry

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香こう炉ろ

censer; incense burner

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拍はく手しゅ

clapping hands; applause

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敬けい虔けん

pious; devout

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胸きょう中ちゅう

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

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占しめる

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

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晴はれがましい

grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed

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足あしを踏ふみ出だす

to step forward; to take a step forward

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前まえ触ぶれ

advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

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抱だき寄よせる

to embrace

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壁へき面めん

surface of a wall

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歓かん声せい

cheer; shout of joy

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止やむ

to cease; to stop; to be over

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し始はじめる

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

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観かん覧らん席せき

seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers

2

訝いぶかしい

suspicious; doubtful

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険けわしい目め

grim stare; stern look

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おもむろに

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

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重おも々おもしい

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

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響ひびき渡わたる

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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堂どう々どう

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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王おう位い

the throne; the crown

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無む責せき任にん

irresponsibility

2

抱だき込こむ

to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve

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耳みみ元もと

close to the ear

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拍ひょう子し

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

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申しん告こく

report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing

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信しん憑ぴょう性せい

authenticity; credibility

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膨ぼう大だい

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

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数かず少すくない

few in number

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神しん事じ

Shinto ritual

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比ひ喩ゆ

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

わけのわからない

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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慣かん習しゅう

custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)

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古ふるくから

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

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目めに付つく

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

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守まもり切きる

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

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誇ほこりに思おもう

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

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お酒さけ

alcohol; sake

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偏かたよる

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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頭あたまから

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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被ひ

indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

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たよう

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

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譲ゆずる

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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翻ひるがえす

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

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独どく断だん

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

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反はん感かんを買かう

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

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国くに

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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Vocabulary list: Ascendance of a Bookworm - (15) Part 4, Vol.3