My words

引っ張る

ひっぱる

to string (lines), to run (cable), to stretch, to pull towards oneself (e.g. someones sleeve), to drag, to haul, to tow, to lead (e.g. ones followers), to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police), to tempt into joining, to strongly invite to join, to delay, to prolong, to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word), to quote, to cite, to reference, to pull the ball, to wear, to put on, to draw, to pull, to pull tight

貧しい

まずしい

poor, needy, lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate

付け加える

つけくわえる

to add one thing to another

詰め込む

つめこむ

to cram, to stuff, to jam, to squeeze, to compress, to pack, to crowd

創造力

そうぞうりょく

creative power, creativity

演歌

えんか

enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour

中年

ちゅうねん

middle-age, middle age, midlife, ones middle years, Middle Aged

引きつける

Hikitsukeru

attract

個性

こせい

individuality, personality, idiosyncrasy

個性的

こせいてき

personal, individual

勝手

かって

ones own convenience, ones way, convenience or ease of use, knowledge of how to use, circumstances, situation (e.g. financial), environment, kitchen, arbitrary, unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site), unofficial

甘やかす

あまやかす

to pamper, to spoil

どうか

please, somehow or other

一応

いちおう

more or less, though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion, pretty much, roughly, so far as it goes, tentatively, for the time being, just in case, once

休館日

きゅうかんび

day on which a museum, etc. is regularly closed, closed day

祝日

しゅくじつ

national holiday, public holiday

買い上げる

かいあげる

to buy, to buy up, to bid up

一度

いちど ひとたび

once, one time, on one occasion, temporarily, for a moment, one degree, one tone, one musical interval

最低限

さいていげん

minimum

味方

みかた

friend, ally, supporter

目が回る

めがまわる

to be dizzy, to feel faint, to feel giddy

抑える

Osaeru

suppress, restrain

乱暴

らんぼう

rude, violent, rough, lawless, unreasonable, reckless

一言

ひとこと いちげん いちごん

single word, a few words, brief comment

ほこり

dust

しわ

しわ

wrinkle, rhytide

凹む

へこむ

to be dented, to be indented, to yield to, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in, to be overwhelmed, to feel down, to be forced to yield, to be daunted, to be snubbed

愛着

あいちゃく あいじゃく

attachment, love, covetous affection

能力

のうりき

low-ranking priest who does manual labour at a temple, male temple employee

案

あん

idea, plan, thought, draft plan, motion, rough copy, expectation