My words

浜辺

はまべ

beach, foreshore

付近

ふきん

neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, environs approaching

貿易

ぼうえき

trade (foreign)

がっかり

feel disappointed, dejected, lose heart, feel emotionally drained, feel let down

根本

ねほん こんげん ねもと こんぽん こん ぽん

root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle

人質

ひとじち

hostage

大げさ

おおげさ

grandiose, exaggerated

襲撃

しゅうげき

attack, charge, raid

潜在

せんざい

potentiality, dormancy, latency

執拗い

しつこい

insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy

呪文

じゅもん

spell, charm, incantation, magic word

極端

きょくたん

extreme, extremity

うかうか

carelessly, inattentively

舐める

なめる

to lick to taste to experience (esp a hardship) to make fun of to make light of to put down to treat with contempt to underestimate

封印

ふういん

seal, stamp to stamp, to affix a seal, to seal up, to seal off

変遷

へんせん

change, transition, vicissitudes

義母

ぎぼ

mother-in-law foster mother step mother

滑らか

なめらか すべらか

smooth (e.g. skin or ground), glassy, velvety fluent, smooth (speaking), without a hitch

操縦

そうじゅう

steering, piloting, flying, control, operation, handling management, handling, control, manipulation This word can have multiple meanings depending on the context, but in the construction industry, it can refer to the operation or control of heavy machinery or equipment.

主催

しゅさい

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under ones auspices), promotion, organizing, organising, hosting, staging

丸ごと

まるごと

in its entirety, whole, wholly

合図

あいず

sign, signal

感激

かんげき

deep emotion, impression, inspiration

栽培

さいばい

cultivation

拘束

こうそく

restriction restraint binding constraint

杖

つえ じょう

severe caning (60-100 times) cane

切断

せつだん さいだん せつだん さいだん

cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection Cutting

荒れる

あれる

to be stormy, to be rough to be ruined, to fall into ruin to be in a bad temper, to lose ones temper

貯金

ちょきん

accumulated surplus of wins, wins in the bank the number of wins (by team this season) minus the number of games lost

惜しい

おしい

regrettable, disappointing precious, dear, valuable too good for, deserving better almost but not quite