忘れ残りの記 ――四半自叙伝―― – Vocabulary list

研とぐ

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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青あお金きん

green gold

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メッキ

plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

1

毛け彫ぼり

hairlines (on an engraving)

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駒こま井い

Komai

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独どく得とく

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic; understood only by oneself

1

近きん代だい化か

modernization; modernisation

1

量りょう産さん

mass production

1

金きん属ぞく製せい

made of metal; metallic

1

腕うで輪わ

bracelet; bangle

1

ネクタイピン

necktie pin

1

莨タバコ

tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

耳みみ飾かざり

earring

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ナプキン

(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad

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環たまき

(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)

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装そう身しん具ぐ

personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)

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重じゅう

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

1

位い

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

1

仲なか買がい人にん

broker; jobber

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下した職しょく

subcontractor

3

督とく促そく

urge; demand; importunity

1

ささやか

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

水みず仕し事ごと

scrubbing and washing; kitchen work

1

味み噌そ

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

2

任にん

obligation; duty; charge; responsibility

1

塩しお鮭ざけ

salted salmon

1

切きり身み

cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet

1

さしず

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

才さい覚かく

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

1

ゆるがせ

negligent; careless; (arch.) easygoing; (arch.) relaxed

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思おもいきや

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

磨とぐ

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

2

灯とう下か

place by the lamp; area under the lamp

1

むし

unselfish; selfless; disinterested

1

通つう信しん簿ぼ

report card

2

お上じょう手ず

skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

1

琳りん派ぱ

Rimpa school (of painting, 17th-early 20th century)

1

土と佐さ

Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

1

画え

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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模も写しゃ

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

1

下した地じ

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

2

妨さまたげる

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

1

荒あら物もの屋や

variety store

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蛞蝓なめくじ

slug

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痕あと

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

2

戸と袋ぶくろ

box (built-in) for containing shutters; shutter case; door pocket

1

ガタピシ

noisily; with a rattle; with a creak; with a squeak; with a rumble

1

小こ庭にわ

small garden; small place

2

目め隠かくし

something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

1

楓かえで

maple (Acer spp.); maple tree

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Vocabulary list: 忘れ残りの記 ――四半自叙伝――