My words

拘り

こだわり

obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing

立場

たちば

standpoint, position, situation

秘伝

ひでん

secret, mystery, secret formula

実践

じっせん

practice, practising, putting into practice, implementation

家電

かでん

consumer electronics, consumer electrical appliances

家具

かぐ

furniture

ときめき

palpitation, throbbing

南米

なんべい

South America

振り付ける

ふりつける

to choreograph

現実

げんじつ

reality, actuality, hard fact

頻尿

ひんにょう

pollakiuria, frequent urination

格好

かっこう かっこ カッコ

shape, form, figure, posture, pose, appearance, state, situation, suitable, fit, reasonable, about

再確認

さいかくにん

reaffirmation, reconfirmation, revalidation

押さえる

おさえる

to pin something down, to hold something down, to hold something back, to stop, to restrain, to curb, to seize, to grasp, to arrest, to gain control of something, to govern, to keep down (e.g. information), to suppress, to catch happening, to determine (important points), to find (proof), to understand

礼服

れいふく

ceremonial dress, evening dress, dress suit, morning suit

折れる

おれる

to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture, to be folded, to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit, to turn (a corner)

探偵

たんてい

detective, sleuth, investigator

確実

かくじつ

certainty, reliability, soundness

母子家庭

ぼしかてい

fatherless family

暴力

ぼうりょく

violence, mayhem, violence

体験

たいけん

personal experience, physical experience, ones own experience

防空壕

ぼうくうごう

air-raid shelter, bomb shelter

感動

かんどう

being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, deep emotion, impression

勤める

つとめる

to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service

大工

だいく

carpenter

検索

けんさく

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary), retrieval (e.g. data), searching for, referring to

一見さん

いちげんさん

first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant), chance customer, customer without an introduction from a regular customer

連発

れんぱつ

running continuously, firing in rapid succession

単語

たんご

word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word

無口

むくち

reticence, taciturnity