Momi no Ki wa Nokotta – Vocabulary list

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

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おちあう

to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

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南なん岸がん

south coast; south bank

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沿そう

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

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うだる

to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat

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悪あく評ひょうが立たつ

to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute

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上うわ背ぜい

stature; height

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かっちり

tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean

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魅み惑わく的てき

charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating

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溢あふれる

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

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たとえる

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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小こ道みち

path; lane

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一いち里り

2.44 miles

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小こ高だかい丘おか

small hill; low hill; hillock

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草そう原げん

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

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小お川がわ

stream; brook; creek

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蛙かえる

frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

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没ぼっする

to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

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夕ゆう霧ぎり

evening mist

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昼ひる顔がお

Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica)

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点てん々てん

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

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歩ほ

step; stride; counter for steps

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あの世よ

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

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幽ゆう鬼き

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

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まくれあがる

to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)

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上うわ唇くちびる

upper lip; labrum

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下しもに

down; below; downward

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乱らん杭ぐい歯ば

uneven teeth

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歩あゆみ寄よる

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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骸がい骨こつ

skeleton

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野の晒ざらし

weather-beaten

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心こころある

thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning

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手てをくだす

to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

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獄ごく

jail; gaol; prison

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繋つなぐ

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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繩なわ目め

knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)

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非ひ道どう

unjust; inhuman

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酷こく薄はく

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

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気きが済すむ

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

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殊しゅ勝しょう

admirable; laudable

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籠ろう絡らく

inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling

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瞞まん着ちゃく

deception; cheating; trickery; fraud

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音おん声せい

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

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虫むしの声こえ

singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects

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独どく白はく

monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

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立たて直なおす

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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由ゆい緒しょ

history; pedigree; lineage

2

考かんがえてみれば

if you think about it; come to think of it

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Vocabulary list: Momi no Ki wa Nokotta