My words

使い古す

つかいふるす

to wear out (something)

錆つく

さびつく

to rust together, to be rust-covered, to be rust-eaten, to lose ones skill

付いてくる

ついてくる

to follow, to come along with one, to accompany

乾麺

かんめん

dried noodles

通じて

つうじて

through, via, throughout, all through, all over

取り戻す

とりもどす

to take back, to regain, to get back, to recover

解く

とく

to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack, to unsew, to unstitch, to solve, to work out, to answer, to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.), to clear up, to remove (suspicion), to appease, to dissolve (a contract), to cancel, to remove (a prohibition), to lift (a ban), to raise (a siege), to release (from duty), to relieve, to dismiss, to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair), solve

延長線上

えんちょうせんじょう

extension of a straight line, (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)

専門書

せんもんしょ

technical book, specialized book, treatise

吸収

きゅうしゅう

absorption, suction, attraction, absorption

博識

はくしき

extensive knowledge

漠然

ばくぜん

obscure, vague, equivocal

所属

しょぞく

attached to, belong to, member, affiliation

先人

せんじん

predecessor, pioneer, ancestor

稼ぐ

かせぐ

to earn income, to labor, to labour

刺さる

ささる

to stick into (something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)

感慨

かんがい

strong feelings, deep emotion

真理

しんり

truth

接近

せっきん

getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching, being not much different, being near (age, skill, etc.), becoming close (i.e. friendly), becoming intimate

謎

なぞ

riddle, puzzle, enigma, mystery, enigmatic, mysterious

相対性理論

そうたいせいりろん

The Theory of Relativity

零す

こぼす

to spill, to drop, to shed (tears), to grumble, to complain, to let ones feelings show

調整

ちょうせい

adjustment, regulation, coordination, reconciliation, tuning, fixing, tailoring, adjustment

凡人

ぼんじん ぼんにん

ordinary person, average person, mediocre

探る

さぐる

to feel around for, to fumble for, to grope for, to search for, to look for, to investigate, to probe into, to spy on, to sound out, to explore (parts unknown), to enjoy (natural beauty)

最前線

さいぜんせん

front line, forefront

身につける

みにつける

to learn, to acquire knowledge, to carry, to wear (clothes, etc.), to put on

議論

ぎろん

argument, discussion, dispute, controversy

屡々

しばしば

often, again and again, frequently

反発

はんぱつ

opposition, rebellion, revolt, resistance, backlash, refusal, rebounding, recoiling, repulsion, rally (e.g. in stock prices), recovery, rebound