My words

控える

ひかえる

to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain, to hold back, to restrain oneself from excessive ..., to make notes, to jot down (e.g. phone number), to be in preparation for, to be in waiting for, to be soon, to be in the offing, to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)

把握

はあく

grasp, catch, understanding

励む

はげむ

to strive, to endeavour, to endeavor, to make an effort, to be zealous

判事

はんじ

judge, judiciary

深夜

しんや

late at night

宣伝

せんでん

publicity, advertisement, advertising, propaganda

冥利に尽きる

みょうりにつきる

to get more blessing than one deserves

支度

したく

preparation, arrangements

胡座をかく

あぐらをかく

to sit cross-legged, to rest on one's laurels

法書制度

legal system

沈む

しずむ

to sink, to go under, to submerge, to go down (e.g. sun), to set, to descend, to feel depressed

流す

ながす

to drain, to pour, to spill, to shed (blood, tears), to wash away, to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.), to circulate, to broadcast, to beam, to cruise (e.g. taxi), to float, to set adrift, to call off (a meeting, etc.)

荷作り

にづくり

packing, baling, crating

兼ねない

かねない

quite capable of..., might happen, not unlikely to

係る

かかる

to be the work of, to be the result of, to be done by, to concern, to affect, to involve, to relate to

に沿って

にそって

along, parallel to, in accordance with

万里の長城

ばんりのちょうじょう はおんりのちょうじょう

Great Wall of China

出演

しゅつえん

performance, stage appearance, to act (in a play)

平社員

ひらしゃいん

rank and file member of staff, ordinary employee, low-grade employee

凶暴

きょうぼう

brutal, atrocious, ferocious

断固

だんこ

firm, determined, resolute, conclusive

としたら

としたら

if it happens that, if we make..., if we take..., if we assume..., what if...?

となったら

where... is concerned, when it becomes, if it becomes

見栄を張る

みえをはる

to be pretentious, to put on airs

埋まる

うまる うずまる

to be buried, to be covered, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be crowded, to be filled, to be repaid (e.g. debt), to be replenished

防ぐ

ふせぐ

to defend (against), to protect, to prevent

低迷

ていめい

hanging low (over), hovering around (price level), low hanging (e.g. clouds), sluggish (e.g. economy), slump, recession

晴天

せいてん せいでん

fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds), fair weather, clear weather, clear sky, fair skies

蝸牛

かたつむり かぎゅう でんでんむし カタツムリ かぎゅう、かたつむり

snail, cochlea

落第

らくだい

failure, dropping out of a class