My words

言い聞かせる

いいきかせる

to tell someone to do something, to warn, to persuade, to instruct

抉る

えぐる くる

to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out, to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain, to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light

舌打ち

したうち

smacking lips, clicking tongue, tut-tut

誓う

ちかう

to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge

叩き込む

たたきこむ

to drive into, to throw into, to hit into

雇用主

こようぬし

employer

請け負う

うけおう

to contract, to undertake, to take over, to take responsibility for

よそ行き

よそゆき よそいき

going out, one's best (clothes, looks, manners, behaviour, etc.), formal behaviour (manners, speech, etc.)

もじゃもじゃ

tousled, shaggy (hair), scraggly (beard), dishevelled, disheveled, unkempt

罰一

ばついち バツいち バツイチ

being once divorced, one-time divorcee, one x mark, i.e. one name struck from the koseki

相応しい

ふさわしい

appropriate, adequate, suitable, fitting, worthy

気品

きひん

elegance, refinement, grace, dignity, aroma

選り好み

よりごのみ えりごのみ

being particular about, fastidious

可哀相

かわいそう

poor, pitiable, pathetic, pitiful

子連れ

こづれ

taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.)

善くも

よくも

How dare ..., How could ...

狩り

かり

hunting, harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit), picking, gathering

大分

だいぶ だいぶん

considerably, greatly, a lot

適任

てきにん

competent, suitable, qualified

密告

みっこく

secret information, betrayal, inform on

人手

ひとで

someone else's hands, other hands, hand (worker), aide, labor, work, manpower, effort, help, assistance

どんだけ

what a(word used to show strong emotion emphasis punchlines etc)

ブラック会社

ブラックがいしゃ

company that exploits its employees (eg through unpaid overtime etc)

ちゃっちゃと

ちゃっちゃっと ちゃちゃっと ちゃちゃと

licketysplit quickly

手っ取り早い

てっとりばやい

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

利害

りがい

advantages and disadvantages, interest

一致

いっち

coincidence, agreement, union, match, conformity, consistency, cooperation

訳あり

わけあり

(having) special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.)

弱み

よわみ

(a) weakness shortcoming failing sore point

捏造

ねつぞう

fabrication forgery falsehood hoax