Higurashi no Naku Koro ni – Vocabulary list

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

2

(already) sold

2

menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards

1

久ひさし振ぶり

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

8

男おとこ社しゃ会かい

male-dominated society; patriarchal society

1

四し角かくい

square; rectangular

2

ジャングル

jungle

2

青せい龍りょう

blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

1

白びゃっ虎こ

White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

1

朱す雀ざく

Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

1

玄げん武ぶ

Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens

1

上じょう下げ関かん係けい

pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

1

いさかい

quarrel; dispute; argument

3

古こ代だいオリンピック

ancient Olympics

1

史し上じょう

in history; ever; historical

1

鍔つば

guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)

1

中ちゅう国ごく拳けん法ぽう

Chinese martial art

1

使つかい手て

user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

1

宮みや本もと武む蔵さし

Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

1

いたいけ

young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic

1

アニメーション

animation; animated film; animated cartoon

1

中ちゅう継けい

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

2

補ほ完かん

complementation; supplementation; completion

2

カメラ目め線せん

looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera

1

白はく鳥ちょう

swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

1

湖こ面めん

lake surface

1

舞まい降おりる

to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

2

向むこう側がわ

other side; opposite side; other party

1

下げ段だん

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

3

挟はさみ込こむ

to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

2

塩あん梅ばい

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

するっと

smoothly; glidingly

3

放ほう出しゅつ

release; emission; ejection

1

満まん期き

expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time

1

大だい吉きち

excellent luck

1

聞きき届とどける

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

2

ぷるぷる

trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

1

使つかい物もの

useful thing; usable article

2

公こう僕ぼく

public servant

2

遊ゆう技ぎ場じょう

amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall

1

それはさておき

apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

1

闘とう場ば

arena for fighting; battlefield

2

競けい輪りん

keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish

1

競きょう艇てい

kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan

1

書しょ道どう

calligraphy

1

生いけ花ばな

ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement

1

ゲートボール

gate ball (game similar to croquet)

1

溶よう岩がん

lava

1

濃のう硫りゅう酸さん

concentrated sulfuric acid; concentrated sulphuric acid

1

ぜひとも

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

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Vocabulary list: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni