My words

設ける

もうける

to prepare ahead of time, to create, to establish

調査

ちょうさ

investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey

定例会

ていれいかい

regular meeting

基盤

きばん

foundation, basis, base, footing, infrastructure, bedrock, substrate (circuit board)

静音

せいおん

low volume, silent

抉る

えぐる くる

to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out, to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain, to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light

推理

すいり

reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.)

冴える

さえる

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp, to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake, to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful, to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute, to be satisfying, to become frigid, to become intensely cold

核兵器

かくへいき

nuclear weapons

拗ねる

すねる

to be peevish, to sulk, to pout

直近

ちょっきん

latest, most recent, nearest (in time)

野心家

やしんか

ambitious person

結露

けつろ

dew, condensation

斬新

ざんしん

novel, original, newness

山椒

さんしょう さんしょ サンショウ

Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum), Japanese prickly ash

制限

せいげん

restriction, restraint, limitation, limit

私利私欲

しりしよく

desire to act only in ones self-interest, selfish desires

恋文

こいぶみ

love letter

反抗期

はんこうき

rebellious age

大地

だいち

ground, earth, the solid earth, the (vast) land

破廉恥

はれんち

infamy, shameless

音沙汰

おとさた

news, letter

花鳥風月

かちょうふうげつ

beauties of nature, the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics, artistic pursuits involving nature themes

試行錯誤

しこうさくご

trial and error

心機一転

しんきいってん

changing ones attitude, turning over a new leaf, getting a fresh start

白髪

しらが はくはつ しろかみ しらかみ

white hair, grey hair, gray hair

勘考

かんこう

consideration

率直

そっちょく

frankness, candour, candor, openheartedness, directness

忌まわしい

いまわしい

unpleasant, disagreeable, abominable, disgusting, unsavory, unlucky, inauspicious

花嫁

はなよめ

bride