My words

書斎

しょさい

study, library, den, home office, reading room

英国風書斎

Igirisu-fū shosai

Englisches Herrenzimmer

肘掛け椅子

ひじかけいす

armchair, chair with arm rests, senior staff

座る

すわる

to sit, to squat, to assume (a position), to hold steady, to hold still

役

やく

use, service, role, post, position, scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), hand

渋谷

Shibuya

Shibuya

特別区

とくべつく

special ward (esp. of Tokyo), special economic zone (China), special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)

上がる

あがる

to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, (of rain) to stop, to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in ones masters home), to go north, indicates completion

本場

ほんば

home, habitat, center, centre, best place, authentic, genuine, original aus der Region

持ち帰る

もちかえる

to bring back, to carry home, to take out (e.g. food)

名乗り

なのり

giving ones name (or rank, etc.), self-introduction, name readings of kanji

体裁

ていさい たいさい

(outward) appearance, (proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style, appearances, decency, show, display, lip-service, insincere words, glib talk

勿体ぶる

もったいぶる

to put on airs, to assume importance

気立て

きだて

disposition, nature

趣向

しゅこう

plan, idea, design, plot

工夫

くふう

scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

事件

じけん

event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal

注文

ちゅうもん

order, request, bestellen

条件

じょうけん

condition, conditions, term, terms, requirement, requirements

中中

なかなか

very, considerably, easily, fairly, quite, highly, rather, by no means (with neg. verb), ziemlich

甘い話

うまいはなし

too good to be true stories (offers) (e.g. scams and frauds)

利益

りえき りやく

りやく profit, gains, benefit, advantage, interest (of the public, etc.), grace (of God, Buddha, etc.)

内容

ないよう

subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import

頻繁

ひんぱん

frequent, incessant,öfters

口性無い

くちさがない

gossipy, abusive, critical, jabbering, böse Zungen

連中

れんちゅう れんじゅう れんぢゅう

colleagues, company, a lot, those guys, group (of people), troupe, company (of musicians)

どうせ

anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what, at best, at most

暇

ひま いとま ヒマ

or 閑 spare time, free time, leisure, time off, day off, vacati

噂

うわさ

rumour, rumor, report, hearsay, gossip, common talk

自身

じしん

by oneself, personally, selbst