My words

一朝一夕

いっちょういっせき

in a day, in a brief space of time

言い草

いいぐさ

remarks, comments, way of talking, speaking style, excuse, topic (of conversation)

俄然

がぜん

suddenly, all of a sudden, abruptly

海草

かいそう うみくさ うみぐさ

marine plant, seagrass, seaweed

物言い

ものいい

manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour

切実

せつじつ

compelling, serious, severe, acute, earnest, sincere, pressing, urgent, keen, fervent, poignant

感慨

かんがい

strong feelings, deep emotion

耽る

ふける

to indulge in, to give oneself up to, to be obsessed by, to be engrossed in, to be lost in, to be absorbed in

誓いを立てる

ちかいをたてる

to make a vow, to take an oath

読破

どくは

finish reading a book

背筋

せすじ はいきん

the muscles along the spine, dorsal muscles, spinal column, seam in the back, back seam

ざわつく

ザワつく

to be noisy (e.g. from people talking), to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

披露目

ひろめ

making something widely known, introduction, debut, announcement, unveiling

黙りこくる

だまりこくる

to keep silent

甲斐

かい

effect, result, worth, use, avail

散在

さんざい

to be scattered, to straggle, to be found here and there

伝承

でんしょう

transmission, hand down (information), legend, tradition, folklore

遭遇

そうぐう

encounter, being confronted with (e.g. difficulty), meeting with (e.g. accident)

そこそこ

reasonably, fairly well, or so, about

斥候

せっこう

scout, patrol, spy

無粋

ぶすい

boorish, inelegant, unpolished, unromantic

引き払う

ひきはらう

to vacate, to move out

付け

つけ ツケ

bill, bill of sale, payment invoice, tab (for later payment), credit, contact move (in go), direct attack to an enemy stone, sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki, letter, reason, motive, pretext, ones fortune, ones luck

規範意識

きはんいしき

normative consciousness

指揮官

しきかん

commander

配属

はいぞく

assignment (of a person to somewhere), attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

快挙

かいきょ

brilliant achievement, spectacular feat, splendid accomplishment, remarkable deed

阻む

はばむ

to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart

やっかむ

to be jealous, to be envious

嫌気が差す

いやけがさす

to be tired of, to be sick of