Random Vocab Cram

靡く (なびく)

to bend, to flutter, to wave; to yield to, to be swayed by, to bow to, to obey

カマをかける (かまをかける)

{id} to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth), to ask a leading question

食えない (くえない)

shrewd, smart (and wide-awake), cunning, crafty; inedible, uneatable; unable to support oneself, unable to keep body and soul together

お局 (おつぼね)

{col} {abbr} senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion

協定 (きょうてい)

arrangement, pact, agreement

特許 (とっきょ)

patent; special permission, license, licence, concession, charter

惚気る (のろける)

to go on about (one's love affairs), to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.), to speak fondly of

自称 (じしょう)

self-proclaimed, self-professed, self-styled, would-be; {n} {vs} professing oneself to be, calling oneself, describing oneself as; {n} {gramm} first person

ケチ付ける (ケチつける)

to find fault (with), to cavil (at), to carp (about), to complain, to pick holes (in); to throw a wet blanket (on), to throw cold water (on), to jinx, to cast a bad omen (on)

俯瞰 (ふかん)

overlooking, looking down at, having an overhead view, having a bird's-eye view, having a high-angle view

身内 (みうち)

relatives, one's family; friends, members of the same organization; followers, henchmen; one's whole body

(ちくり)

{on-mim} prickling, stinging, biting; {on-mim} tale-telling, tattling

過保護 (かほご)

overprotective, excessive care, overprotection, overprotectiveness

上映 (じょうえい)

screening (a movie), showing

中間地点 (ちゅうかんちてん)

halfway point

人質 (ひとじち)

hostage

時間軸 (じかんじく)

time axis, time basis, timeline

半熟 (はんじゅく)

half-cooked, half-done, soft-boiled; half-ripe, unripe

難易度 (なんいど)

degree of difficulty, difficulty level

極道 (ごくどう)

wicked, evil, profligate, immoral; {n} wastrel, scoundrel, villain; {n} organized crime, yakuza, underworld

出張サービス (しゅっちょうサービス)

housecall (doctor, nurse), outcall (prostitute)

気品 (きひん)

elegance, refinement, grace, dignity; aroma

低俗 (ていぞく)

vulgar, lowbrow, coarse

的を得る (まとをえる)

{col} to be to the point, to be pertinent

年末年始 (ねんまつねんし)

year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)

提携 (ていけい)

cooperation, tie-up, joint business, partnership, alliance, sponsorship

油を売る (あぶらをうる)

to loaf (particularly on the job), to idle one's time away, to dawdle

無鉄砲 (むてっぽう)

rash, reckless, headlong, foolhardy

観覧車 (かんらんしゃ)

Ferris wheel

盗聴 (とうちょう)

interception (email), wiretap, bug

押し付けがましい (おしつけがましい)

pushy, pushing, self-assertive

掘り下げる (ほりさげる)

to dig down; to dig into (a matter), to delve into, to probe into, to investigate, to get to the bottom of

口の端 (くちのは)

gossip; corner of the mouth

意味合い (いみあい)

implication, nuance, shade of meaning, connotation

取り柄 (とりえ)

worth, merit, value, good point, strong point, redeeming feature, saving grace

眉を寄せる (まゆをよせる)

to frown, to scowl

発作 (ほっさ)

{med} fit, attack, spasm, ictus, paroxysm, seizure, stroke

拍子抜け (ひょうしぬけ)

anticlimax, let-down, disappointment, loss of interest

引っ張り上げる (ひっぱりあげる)

to pull up, to haul up

案の定 (あんのじょう)

as expected, just as one thought, as feared, sure enough (usu. in ref. to an undesirable outcome)

横たわる (よこたわる)

to lie down, to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.), to lie in wait

途轍もない (とてつもない)

extravagant, absurd, unbelievable, preposterous, unreasonable; enormous, tremendous, extraordinary, monumental

口を尖らせる (くちをとがらせる)

to pout

背もたれ (せもたれ)

back (of a chair), backrest

焼死 (しょうし)

death by fire

(がかる)

to appear …, to look like …, to seem … (after a noun); to have a trace of, to be tinged with

芝居がかる (しばいがかる)

to be affected, to be theatrical, to be pompous

敬具 (けいぐ)

yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly

座右の銘 (ざゆうのめい)

favourite motto, pet saying

澄ました顔 (すましたかお)

composed expression, clear face

通称 (つうしょう)

popular name, common name, nickname, alias

色目を使う (いろめをつかう)

to make eyes at, to leer, to ogle; to ingratiate oneself, to toady, to flatter

取っておく (とっておく)

to set aside, to keep in reserve, to hold

絶交

breaking off a relationship

後付け

appendix, postscript, back matter

うぬぼれる

to be conceited

会釈

slight bow (as a greeting)

遠恋

long distance relationship