My words

手土産

てみやげ

present (brought by a visitor)

やさぐれる

to sulk, to be peevish, to run away from home

至高

しこう

supreme, supremacy

絶賛

ぜっさん

high praise, great admiration, rave reviews

試食

ししょく

sampling food

正午

しょうご

noon, mid-day

界隈

かいわい

neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity

合図

あいず

sign, signal

瓦礫

がれき がりゃく

rubble, debris, wreckage

周知

しゅうち

common knowledge, (something) well-known

決済

けっさい

settlement, payment of account

疑問

ぎもん

question, problem, doubt, guess

屈む

かがむ こごむ

to stoop, to lean over, to bend down, to crouch

包括

ほうかつ

inclusion, complete coverage, comprehensiveness

云々

うんぬん

and so on, and so forth, et cetera, and such, and the like, comment, criticism

巣

す

nest, rookery, breeding place, hive, den, haunt, (spiders) web

天邪鬼

あまのじゃく

perversity, perverse person, contrary person, contrarian, antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore, demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

討論

とうろん

debate, discussion

秘密主義

ひみつしゅぎ

secretiveness

葡萄

ぶどう ブドウ えび

grape, grapevine

手っ取り早い

てっとりばやい

quick, prompt, without delay, simple, easy, effortless

飛散

ひさん

scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault), dispersal, flying off (in all directions), flying apart

発揮

はっき

exhibition, demonstration, show, display, manifestation

一振り

ひとふり

one swing, one shake (e.g. of pepper), one sword

此処ぞ

ここぞ

at the critical moment, when it counts

器用

きよう

skillful, skilful, handy

混合

こんごう

mixing, mixture, meld, miscegenation

特化

とっか

specialization, specialisation

天然

てんねん

nature, spontaneity, natural airhead

乏しい

とぼしい ともしい

meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor