第120回 Flashcards

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意気揚々と

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いきようようと
triumphantly, elatedly, in high spirits
**(1st) idea: sound…heart….
The idea of a heart stopping and making the flat-line noise is scary. 654
**(3rd) hoist: fingers….piggy bank….
The classic image of hoisting a grad piano into an apartment, except it is a giant piggy bank. If the hoister’s fingers slip the money will go all over the street…. 717
**ALL: idea…feeling….hoist….
Hoisting up my spirits
(first two) spirit/disposition: idea…feeling…
I am in good spirits because I had a good idea and it made me feel good.

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triumphantly, elatedly, in high spirits

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意気揚々と
いきようようと
**(1st) idea: sound…heart….
The idea of a heart stopping and making the flat-line noise is scary. 654
**(3rd) hoist: fingers….piggy bank….
The classic image of hoisting a grad piano into an apartment, except it is a giant piggy bank. If the hoister’s fingers slip the money will go all over the street…. 717
**ALL: idea…feeling….hoist….
Hoisting up my spirits
(first two) spirit/disposition: idea…feeling…
I am in good spirits because I had a good idea and it made me feel good.

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揚げる

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あげる
(deep) fry, hoist (sails, a flag)
**hoist: fingers….piggy bank….
The classic image of hoisting a grad piano into an apartment, except it is a giant piggy bank. If the hoister’s fingers slip the money will go all over the street…. 717

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(deep) fry, hoist (sails, a flag)

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揚げる
あげる
**hoist: fingers….piggy bank….
The classic image of hoisting a grad piano into an apartment, except it is a giant piggy bank. If the hoister’s fingers slip the money will go all over the street…. 717

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摂取

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せっしゅ
ingest, take in/adopt (foreign customs, etc)
**(1st) vicarious: fingers…ear…sparkler….
People live vicariously through porn. Their fingers mimic a partner, they listen to the sounds they make, and then go off like a sparkler. 1876
**ALL: vicarious….take….
Take something from outside of yourself and bring it in.
(pronunciation) I adopted the gay customs of X(背)and しゅ choices.

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ingest, take in/adopt (foreign customs, etc)

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摂取
せっしゅ
**(1st) vicarious: fingers…ear…sparkler….
People live vicariously through porn. Their fingers mimic a partner, they listen to the sounds they make, and then go off like a sparkler. 1876
**ALL: vicarious….take….
Take something from outside of yourself and bring it in.
(pronunciation) I adopted the gay customs of X(背)and しゅ choices.

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搭乗券

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とうじょうけん
boarding pass
**(1st) board: finger….flowers….fit together…
In order to board a plane I need to pop (fingers) some “fun flowers”, otherwise my mental space and the confined space of the plane won’t fit together. 698
**ALL (pronunciation): I have a boarding pass to go とうthe place where I am じょう(ず)at things.

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boarding pass

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搭乗券
とうじょうけん
**(1st) board: finger….flowers….fit together…
In order to board a plane I need to pop (fingers) some “fun flowers”, otherwise my mental space and the confined space of the plane won’t fit together. 698
**ALL (pronunciation): I have a boarding pass to go とうthe place where I am じょう(ず)at things.

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搾取

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さくしゅ
exploit, squeeze (money out of a person)
**(1st) squeeze: fingers…hole….saw…
Sometimes squeezing (fingers) a pimple (hole) is not enough, and you have to go at it with tools like a saw. 1422
**ALL: squeeze…take…
Exploiting is when you squeeze as much as you can out of something and take it all.
(pronunciation) exploiting the gay community and さくing up all their cool しゅs.

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exploit, squeeze (money out of a person)

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搾取
さくしゅ
**(1st) squeeze: fingers…hole….saw…
Sometimes squeezing (fingers) a pimple (hole) is not enough, and you have to go at it with tools like a saw. 1422
**ALL: squeeze…take…
Exploiting is when you squeeze as much as you can out of something and take it all.
(pronunciation) exploiting the gay community and さくing up all their cool しゅs.

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搾る

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しぼる
squeeze (a lemon), milk (a cow)
**squeeze: fingers…hole….saw…
Sometimes squeezing (fingers) a pimple (hole) is not enough, and you have to go at it with tools like a saw. 1422

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squeeze (a lemon), milk (a cow)

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搾る
しぼる
**squeeze: fingers…hole….saw…
Sometimes squeezing (fingers) a pimple (hole) is not enough, and you have to go at it with tools like a saw. 1422

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操作

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そうさ
operate (a machine, vehicle, etc.), manipulate, handle
**(1st) maneuver: fingers…goods….tree…
(semi-pictograph) the “my berries” guy hung by his fingers from a tree branch and did a strange maneuver to ward off other people and protect his “goods” (berries) that were hidden further up in the tree. 724
**ALL: maneuver…make…
When you are operating or manipulating something, you maneuver it in order to make something else.
(pronunciation) it is そうさd that I can’t operate a gas pump properly.

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operate (a machine, vehicle, etc.), manipulate, handle

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操作
そうさ
**(1st) maneuver: fingers…goods….tree…
(semi-pictograph) the “my berries” guy hung by his fingers from a tree branch and did a strange maneuver to ward off other people and protect his “goods” (berries) that were hidden further up in the tree. 724
**ALL: maneuver…make…
When you are operating or manipulating something, you maneuver it in order to make something else.
(pronunciation) it is そうさd that I can’t operate a gas pump properly.

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操る

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あやつる
work (puppets), handle
**maneuver: fingers…goods….tree…
(semi-pictograph) the “my berries” guy hung by his fingers from a tree branch and did a strange maneuver to ward off other people and protect his “goods” (berries) that were hidden further up in the tree. 724
**ALL (pronunciation): working a cash register makes me want to yell あああああ(この)やつ

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work (puppets), handle

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操る
あやつる
**maneuver: fingers…goods….tree…
(semi-pictograph) the “my berries” guy hung by his fingers from a tree branch and did a strange maneuver to ward off other people and protect his “goods” (berries) that were hidden further up in the tree. 724
**ALL (pronunciation): working a cash register makes me want to yell あああああ(この)やつ

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携帯電話

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けいたいでんわ
mobile phone, cellular phone
**(1st) portable: fingers…turkey…fist…
I remember during the year we had class in portables we traced our hands to make turkey decorations, but I was clenching my little fist because I knew the truth about Thanks Giving. 742
**(2nd) sash: buckle…apron…
The sash of an apron is basically like the buckle for pants. 444
**ALL: portable…sash…(phone)….
You can hang it from a sash on your wrist.

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mobile phone, cellular phone

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携帯電話
けいたいでんわ
**(1st) portable: fingers…turkey…fist…
I remember during the year we had class in portables we traced our hands to make turkey decorations, but I was clenching my little fist because I knew the truth about Thanks Giving. 742
**(2nd) sash: buckle…apron…
The sash of an apron is basically like the buckle for pants. 444
**ALL: portable…sash…(phone)….
You can hang it from a sash on your wrist.

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携える

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たずさえる
bring/take/carry (something) with (someone)
**portable: fingers…turkey…fist…
I remember during the year we had class in portables we traced our hands to make turkey decorations, but I was clenching my little fist because I knew the truth about Thanks Giving. 742
**ALL (pronunciation): at least (さえ) bring a taser (たず)

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bring/take/carry (something) with (someone)

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携える
たずさえる
**portable: fingers…turkey…fist…
I remember during the year we had class in portables we traced our hands to make turkey decorations, but I was clenching my little fist because I knew the truth about Thanks Giving. 742
**ALL (pronunciation): at least (さえ) bring a taser (たず)

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運搬

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うんぱん
transport
**(1st) carry: chariot…road…
The car/chariot that was coming down the road was carrying royalty (Mrs. Obama), so it was heavily guarded. 325
**(2nd) conveyor: fingers…carrier….
Hundreds of hands work to put together products on conveyor belts, and then the carriers deliver them. 2018
(right side) carrier: boat…missile…
Something that is cryptically just called a carrier is probably a military boat carrying missiles for war. 2016
**ALL: carry….conveyor….

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transport

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運搬
うんぱん
**(1st) carry: chariot…road…
The car/chariot that was coming down the road was carrying royalty (Mrs. Obama), so it was heavily guarded. 325
**(2nd) conveyor: fingers…carrier….
Hundreds of hands work to put together products on conveyor belts, and then the carriers deliver them. 2018
(right side) carrier: boat…missile…
Something that is cryptically just called a carrier is probably a military boat carrying missiles for war. 2016
**ALL: carry….conveyor….

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撤回

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てっかい
withdraw, take back, retract (a statement)
**(1st) remove: fingers…bring up…taskmaster…
When a kid is removed from class the taskmaster (teacher), shakes their finger at them, says “your parents brought you up better than that”, and then remove them. 822
**ALL (pronunciation): they get slapped on the back of the て with a ruler.

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withdraw, take back, retract (a statement)

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撤回
てっかい
**(1st) remove: fingers…bring up…taskmaster…
When a kid is removed from class the taskmaster (teacher), shakes their finger at them, says “your parents brought you up better than that”, and then remove them. 822
**ALL (pronunciation): they get slapped on the back of the て with a ruler.

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相撲

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すもう
sumo (Japanese wrestling)
**(2nd) slap: fingers…upside down in a row…husbands…
The wife felt fingers going into the wrong whole while she was upside down. She turned around and slapped her husband. 1932
**ALL: inter….slap….

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sumo (Japanese wrestling)

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相撲
すもう
**(2nd) slap: fingers…upside down in a row…husbands…
The wife felt fingers going into the wrong whole while she was upside down. She turned around and slapped her husband. 1932
**ALL: inter….slap….

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打撲傷

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だぼくしょう
bruise, contusion
**(1st) strike: finger…spike…
She held the spike steady with her hand as she struck it with the hammer. Hopefully she didn’t miss. 705
**(2nd) slap: fingers…upside down in a row…husbands…
The wife felt fingers going into the wrong whole while she was upside down. She turned around and slapped her husband. 1932
**(3rd) wound: person…reclining…piggy bank…
If you want to wound someone while they are laying down resting, don’t stab them, steal their piggy bank. 1071
**ALL: strike….slap….wound….
When you are struck and slapped the wound that is left behind is a bruise.
Bruises = The Manliness Show = だぼくしょう

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bruise, contusion

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打撲傷
だぼくしょう
**(1st) strike: finger…spike…
She held the spike steady with her hand as she struck it with the hammer. Hopefully she didn’t miss. 705
**(2nd) slap: fingers…upside down in a row…husbands…
The wife felt fingers going into the wrong whole while she was upside down. She turned around and slapped her husband. 1932
**(3rd) wound: person…reclining…piggy bank…
If you want to wound someone while they are laying down resting, don’t stab them, steal their piggy bank. 1071
**ALL: strike….slap….wound….
When you are struck and slapped the wound that is left behind is a bruise.
Bruises = The Manliness Show = だぼくしょう

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擁護

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ようご
protect, defend
**(1st) hug: fingers…mysterious…turkey…
The feeling of someone’s hand on you back during a hug has a mysterious power. That’s why they whole family hugs on holidays like Turkey Day. 1488
**(2nd) safeguard: words….flowers…vessels…
To safeguard against being haunted by our loved ones after they die we say nice words at their funeral, offer them flowers, and put them inside a vessel that is then lowered into the ground. 756
**ALL: hug…safeguard….

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protect, defend

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擁護
ようご
**(1st) hug: fingers…mysterious…turkey…
The feeling of someone’s hand on you back during a hug has a mysterious power. That’s why they whole family hugs on holidays like Turkey Day. 1488
**(2nd) safeguard: words….flowers…vessels…
To safeguard against being haunted by our loved ones after they die we say nice words at their funeral, offer them flowers, and put them inside a vessel that is then lowered into the ground. 756
**ALL: hug…safeguard….

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汽船

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きせん
steamship
**(1st) vapor: water…(top of spirit)….
When a spirit is super strong it can appear as a vapor-like shape. 2031
**(2nd) ship: boat…gully….
This is a bigger boat, so much so that it creates a small valley in the water as it cuts through. Big ship. 2019
**ALL: vapor…ship…

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steamship

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汽船
きせん
**(1st) vapor: water…(top of spirit)….
When a spirit is super strong it can appear as a vapor-like shape. 2031
**(2nd) ship: boat…gully….
This is a bigger boat, so much so that it creates a small valley in the water as it cuts through. Big ship. 2019
**ALL: vapor…ship…

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分泌

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ぶんぴつ/ぶんぴ
secrete
**(2nd) ooze: water….invariably/always….
When you have been emotionally stabbed in the heart water invariably/always oozes from your eyes. 686
**ALL: part…ooze….
(pronunciation) something is oozing from the bumpy(ぶんぴ)

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secrete

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分泌
ぶんぴつ/ぶんぴ
**(2nd) ooze: water….invariably/always….
When you have been emotionally stabbed in the heart water invariably/always oozes from your eyes. 686
**ALL: part…ooze….
(pronunciation) something is oozing from the bumpy(ぶんぴ)

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どろ
mud
**mud: water…nun…
If you poured water on a nun it would turn into mud because they are so dirty. 1135

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mud

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どろ
**mud: water…nun…
If you poured water on a nun it would turn into mud because they are so dirty. 1135

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雲泥の差

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うんでいのさ
a great/marked difference (in quality)
**(1st) cloud: rain…rising cloud…
Clouds rise up from the earth through evaporation, only to then dump rain back down. 452
**(2nd) mud: water…nun…
If you poured water on a nun it would turn into mud because they are so dirty. 1135
**(3rd) distinction: will…craft…
The distinction between the craft of sheering a sheep’s wool and killing an animal for its pelt is that sheering does not hurt or kill the sheep. 593
**ALL (first two) great difference: cloud….mud….
(pronunciation) the undies (うんでい) that you wear make a big difference in the kind of day you have.

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a great/marked difference (in quality)

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雲泥の差
うんでいのさ
**(1st) cloud: rain…rising cloud…
Clouds rise up from the earth through evaporation, only to then dump rain back down. 452
**(2nd) mud: water…nun…
If you poured water on a nun it would turn into mud because they are so dirty. 1135
**(3rd) distinction: will…craft…
The distinction between the craft of sheering a sheep’s wool and killing an animal for its pelt is that sheering does not hurt or kill the sheep. 593
**ALL (first two) great difference: cloud….mud….
(pronunciation) the undies (うんでい) that you wear make a big difference in the kind of day you have.

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沸く

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わく
boil, be ready (as in bath water)
**seethe: water…dollar sign…
People should be seething mad about Flint not having clean water, but instead they are seething about wanting more money. 1325

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boil, be ready (as in bath water)

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沸く
わく
**seethe: water…dollar sign…
People should be seething mad about Flint not having clean water, but instead they are seething about wanting more money. 1325

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沸点

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ふってん
boiling point
**(1st) seethe: water…dollar sign…
People should be seething mad about Flint not having clean water, but instead they are seething about wanting more money. 1325

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boiling point

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沸点
ふってん
**(1st) seethe: water…dollar sign…
People should be seething mad about Flint not having clean water, but instead they are seething about wanting more money. 1325

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浄化

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じょうか
purify, clean up
**(1st) clean: water…contend….
Plain old (soap and) water is a strong contender for the best way to keep your house clean during the pandemic. 1239
**ALL: clean…change…
(pronunciation) some joker (じょうか) up in heaven thought it would be funny to have a pandemic and make an ocd person purify everything.

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purify, clean up

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浄化
じょうか
**(1st) clean: water…contend….
Plain old (soap and) water is a strong contender for the best way to keep your house clean during the pandemic. 1239
**ALL: clean…change…
(pronunciation) some joker (じょうか) up in heaven thought it would be funny to have a pandemic and make an ocd person purify everything.

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水浸しになる

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みずびたしになる
be inundated with water
**(2nd) immersed: water…(broom…crown…crotch…)
Legend has it that the queen of the witches (broom…crown..), who was known for being promiscuous, would get so wet that she and her lover would be totally immersed. 1232

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be inundated with water

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水浸しになる
みずびたしになる
**(2nd) immersed: water…(broom…crown…crotch…)
Legend has it that the queen of the witches (broom…crown..), who was known for being promiscuous, would get so wet that she and her lover would be totally immersed. 1232

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浸水

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しんすい
be flooded, inundated
**(1st) immersed: water…(broom…crown…crotch…)
Legend has it that the queen of the witches (broom…crown..), who was known for being promiscuous, would get so wet that she and her lover would be totally immersed. 1232

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be flooded, inundated

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浸水
しんすい
**(1st) immersed: water…(broom…crown…crotch…)
Legend has it that the queen of the witches (broom…crown..), who was known for being promiscuous, would get so wet that she and her lover would be totally immersed. 1232

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生涯

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しょうがい
one’s life/lifetime
**(2nd) horizon: water…cliff…ivy/squared jewel…..
What does every pirate want to see on the horizon? The ivy covered cliffs of the island where the giant squared jewel is hidden. 169
**ALL: life…horizon…
Your しょうがい (disability) is for life, so you may as well learn to live with it.

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one’s life/lifetime

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生涯
しょうがい
**(2nd) horizon: water…cliff…ivy/squared jewel…..
What does every pirate want to see on the horizon? The ivy covered cliffs of the island where the giant squared jewel is hidden. 169
**ALL: life…horizon…
Your しょうがい (disability) is for life, so you may as well learn to live with it.

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渦巻(き)

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うずまき
eddy, whirlpool, vortex
**(1st) whirlpool: water…jawbone…
You are stuck in the waters of a whirlpool, working your jawbone overtime yelling for help. 1387
**(2nd) scroll: quarter…snake…
There is an ancient scroll that tells how to summon the old snake demon. But it is too dangerous so it was split in quarters and hidden. 1292
**ALL: whirlpool…scroll….

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eddy, whirlpool, vortex

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渦巻(き)
うずまき
**(1st) whirlpool: water…jawbone…
You are stuck in the waters of a whirlpool, working your jawbone overtime yelling for help. 1387
**(2nd) scroll: quarter…snake…
There is an ancient scroll that tells how to summon the old snake demon. But it is too dangerous so it was split in quarters and hidden. 1292
**ALL: whirlpool…scroll….

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渦中の人

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かちゅうのひと
the person involved in (a scandal, etc.)
**(1st) whirlpool: water…jawbone…
You are stuck in the waters of a whirlpool, working your jawbone overtime yelling for help. 1387

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Q

the person involved in (a scandal, etc.)

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渦中の人
かちゅうのひと
**(1st) whirlpool: water…jawbone…
You are stuck in the waters of a whirlpool, working your jawbone overtime yelling for help. 1387

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Q

A

みぞ
drain, ditch, gutter
**gutter: words…funnel…
A gutter is a big water funnel. 1960

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Q

drain, ditch, gutter

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みぞ
**gutter: words…funnel…
A gutter is a big water funnel. 1960

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Q

下水溝

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げすいこう
sewer
**(3rd) lecture: words…funnel…
A gutter is a big water funnel. 1960

58
Q

sewer

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下水溝
げすいこう
**(3rd) lecture: words…funnel…
A gutter is a big water funnel. 1960

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Q

絶滅

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ぜつめつ
become extinct, exterminate
**(1st) discontinue: thread…color….
In a misguided attempt to stop the gendering of colors , they discontinued the thread color red in clothing. 1891
**(2nd) destroy: water…march…flames…
“Picture a march of flames demonstrating against the Fire Department for their right to destroy, but being doused with water by the police riot squads.”
**ALL: discontinue…destroy…

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Q

become extinct, exterminate

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絶滅
ぜつめつ
**(1st) discontinue: thread…color….
In a misguided attempt to stop the gendering of colors , they discontinued the thread color red in clothing. 1891
**(2nd) destroy: water…march…flames…
“Picture a march of flames demonstrating against the Fire Department for their right to destroy, but being doused with water by the police riot squads.”
**ALL: discontinue…destroy…

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滅ぼす

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ほろぼす
ruin, destroy, overthrow
**destroy: water…march…flames…
“Picture a march of flames demonstrating against the Fire Department for their right to destroy, but being doused with water by the police riot squads.”

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Q

ruin, destroy, overthrow

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滅ぼす
ほろぼす
**destroy: water…march…flames…
“Picture a march of flames demonstrating against the Fire Department for their right to destroy, but being doused with water by the police riot squads.”