Ascendance of a Bookworm - Volume 31 – Vocabulary list

明あけ方がた

dawn

1

仮か眠みんを取とる

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

2

夕ゆう刻こく

evening; evening hour

1

指し揮き

command; direction

4

恥はじ

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

雪すすぐ

to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

1

重ちょう畳じょう

placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition

1

顔かおを上あげる

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

1

手てをつける

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

揶や揄ゆ

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

散さん々ざん

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

一ひと晩ばん

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

少しょう数すう

small number; few; minority

1

前ぜん例れい

precedent

1

数すう日じつ

few days

2

最さい悪あくの事じ態たい

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

半はん

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

3

問とい合あわせ

enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ

6

水みず鏡かがみ

reflective water surface; reflecting water

2

応おう答とう

reply; answer; response

1

城じょう

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

1

転てん送そう

transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)

1

文ぶん面めん

content of a letter

4

昇のぼる

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

安あん否ぴ

safety; welfare; well-being

1

手てに取とる

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

7

腰こしの重おもい

slow in start work

1

意い図と

intention; aim; design

4

神しん妙みょう

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

1

戯おどける

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

釈しゃく然ぜんとする

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

1

それとわかる

detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable

1

ぼそぼそ

whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

1

迷まよい込こむ

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

2

切きり捨すてる

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

3

通つう達たつ

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

5

情じょう報ほう収しゅう集しゅう

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

基き本ほん的てき

fundamental; basic

3

連れん絡らくを取とり合あう

to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

1

固かためる

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

4

邪じゃ魔ま者もの

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

7

徹てっ底てい的てき

thorough; exhaustive; complete

1

心こころ積づもり

anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation

1

手しゅ中ちゅう

in one's hands; in one's control

1

助たすけ出だす

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

1

持もっていく

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

心こころ意い気き

spirit; disposition

1

好このましい

nice; likeable; desirable

1

卑ひ怯きょう

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

4

ともかく

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

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Vocabulary list: Ascendance of a Bookworm - Volume 31