My words

節句

せっく

seasonal festival

ご自愛ください

ごじあいください

please take care of yourself, please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)

捕まる

つかまる

to be caught, to be arrested, to hold on to, to grasp, to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi), to be detained by

植民地主義

しょくみんちしゅぎ

colonialism, colonialism

語らう

かたらう

to talk, to tell, to recite, to pledge, to conspire with

半数

はんすう

half the number, haploid

団結

だんけつ

unity, union, combination

着用

ちゃくよう

wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt), having on

終結

しゅうけつ

end, close

殆ど

ほとんど

mostly, nearly, practically, well-nigh, almost invariably, all but, just about, almost

付き合い

つきあい

association, socializing, socialising, fellowship

送別会

そうべつかい

farewell party

自身

じしん

by oneself, personally

閉じている

とじている

closure

命

いのち

life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma

落とす

おとす

to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape, to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election), to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances, to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with, to download, to copy from a computer to another medium, to make someone swoon (judo), to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line), to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting), to drop, to leave behind, to pour in (liquid), to shed (light), to let fall, to lose, to cast (one's gaze)

異常気象

いじょうきしょう

abnormal weather

季節

きせつ

season, seasons

奨学金

しょうがくきん

scholarship, stipend, bursary, student loan, fellowships and schol-arships

直近

ちょっきん

latest, most recent, nearest (in time)

実技

じつぎ

practical skill

初心者

しょしんしゃ

beginner

素人

しろうと しろと しらびと

amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice, respectable woman (not a prostitute, hostess, geisha, etc.), unlicensed prostitute

爪

つめ

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp, nails

踏ん張る

ふんばる

to brace one's legs, to straddle, to stand firm, to plant oneself (somewhere), to hold out, to persist

希有

けう

rare, uncommon

地獄

じごく

hell

最悪

さいあく

the worst

最悪時

さいあくじ

at the worst time, at worst, at the worst level

最悪の場合

さいあくのばあい

worst case