My words

値下げ

ねさげ

cut in price

曲げる

まげる

to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn

景観

けいかん

scenery

赤字

あかじ

deficit, (being in or going into) the red, red text, red letters, corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

吹き替え

ふきかえ

dubbing, stand-in, dummy

著作権

ちょさくけん

copyright

感想文

かんそうぶん

written description of one's thoughts

意匠

いしょう

design

瘡蓋

かさぶた

crust, scab

黒子

ほくろ こくし ははくそ ははくろ ほくそ くろご くろこ

stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki), stagehand, prompter, behind-the-scenes supporter, string-puller

雀の涙

すずめのなみだ

drop in the bucket, very small quantity, chicken feed, insignificant amount, sparrow tears

雀

すずめ スズメ

tree sparrow (Passer montanus), talkative person, knowledgeable person

直行

ちょっこう

through, non-stop, direct

正確

せいかく

accurate, punctual, exact, authentic, veracious

水産物

すいさんぶつ

marine products

海豹

あざらし かいひょう アザラシ

true seal (animal), earless seal

餌

えさ え

(animal) feed, fodder, bait, lure, enticement

上映

じょうえい

screening (a movie), showing, to screen a movie

目が回る

めがまわる

to be dizzy, to feel faint, to feel giddy

援助

えんじょ

assistance, aid, support

現在地

げんざいち

present location, current location, "you are here" (on map)

初期

しょき

initial, initial stage

悪阻

つわり おそ

morning sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum, hyperemesis

様子

ようす

state, state of affairs, situation, circumstances, appearance, look, aspect, sign, indication

血圧

けつあつ

blood pressure

中国系

ちゅうごくけい

Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.), Sino-

後回し

あとまわし

putting off, postponing

定年

ていねん

retirement age, years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

座椅子

ざいす

tatami chair, legless chair, small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami

採集

さいしゅう

collecting, gathering