第104回 Flashcards

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叫ぶ

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さけぶ
shout, cry out, scream
**shout: mouth…cornucopia….
All the participants in the Hunger Games shouted as they rushed to the cornucopia to get the best weapons. 1626

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絶叫

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ぜっきょう
cry out loudly (even louder than さけぶ)
**(1st) discontinue: thread…color….
In a misguided attempt to stop the gendering of colors, they discontinued the thread color red in clothing. 1891
**(2nd) shout: mouth…cornucopia….
All the participants in the Hunger Games shouted as they rushed to the cornucopia to get the best weapons. 1626
**ALL: discontinue….shout….
If they discontinued Stranger Things I would shout so loud.
(pronunciation) I will fall into despair, ぜ(つぼう)today, きょう

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奇妙な

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きみょうな
strange, curious, odd
**(1st) strange: dog/St. Bernard…nails…mouth…
A St. Bernard tried to spoil End Game, so Dr. Strange nailed his mouth shut. 133
**(2nd) exquisite: woman…few…
There are only a few truly exquisite women in the world. 130
**ALL: strange…exquisite….

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長崎

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ながさき
Nagasaki (a city on the western coast of Kyushu)
**(2nd) promontory (like a cape, but highland): mountain….strange…..
The castle sat at the very top edge of a promontory called Mt. Strange. 840
(right side) strange: dog/St. Bernard…nails…mouth…
A St. Bernard tried to spoil End Game, so Dr. Strange nailed his mouth shut. 133
**ALL: long…promontory (like a cape, but highland)…

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海峡

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かいきょう
strait, channel
**(2nd) gorge: mountain....scissors....
Gorges look like God gauged through a mountain with a pair of cosmic scissors. 1355
**ALL: ocean....gorge....
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紅茶

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こうちゃ
black tea
**(1st) crimson: thread…craft….
My favorite wool (thread) hand crafted sweaters are the dark red/crimson ones. 1455
**(2nd) tea: flower…umbrella….wooden pole…
The flowering tea plants were covered by colorful umbrellas, held up by poles. 267
**ALL: crimson…tea…

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紅葉 (two pronunciations and meanings)

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こうよう
colored leaves/turn red
もみじ
maple tree (tree type)/colored leaves
**(1st) crimson: thread…craft….
My favorite wool (thread) hand crafted sweaters are the dark red/crimson ones. 1455
**(2nd) leaf: flower….generation….tree….
Flowers are what bring the next generation of trees, turning a new leaf in tree history. 243
**ALL: crimson…leaf….

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真紅の

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しんくの
deep crimson
**(2nd) crimson: thread...craft....
My favorite wool (thread) hand crafted sweaters are the dark red/crimson ones. 1455
**ALL: true...crimson....
(pronunciation) くrimson
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口紅

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くちべに
lipstick
**(2nd) crimson: thread…craft….
My favorite wool (thread) hand crafted sweaters are the dark red/crimson ones. 1455

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繊維

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せんい
fiber, textiles
**(1st) slender: thread…Thanksgiving…row….
Slender Man stole the life (thread) of a child on Thanksgiving Day. The family was all lined up in a row to take a picture outside, and he just reached out of the forest and snatched her away. 1929
(right top) thanksgiving: land….fiesta….
A fiesta of having found this land. pg. 145
**(2nd) fiber: thread…turkey….
There are two kinds of fiber, the one that involves thread, and the one that is always served alongside turkey during Thanksgiving (grains, vegis). 1441
**ALL: slender….fiber….
(pronunciation) you know it is a good textile if the せんsation you get while wearing it is い(い)

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維持

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いじ
maintain, sustain (used with じょうたい、not objects - たもつ)
**(1st) fiber: thread…turkey….
There are two kinds of fiber, the one that involves thread, and the one that is always served alongside turkey during Thanksgiving (grains, vegis). 1441
**ALL: fiber…hold….
If you want to maintain your clothing, you want their fibers to hold together.

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国境紛争

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こっきょうふんそう
border dispute
**(2nd) boundary: land….mirrors….
If you cross the line, a mirror pops up to make you reflect on what you have done. 523
(right side) mirror: standing…tongue wagging in mouth….human legs…
The witch stood before the mirror, wagging her tongue at it, asking who was the fairest of them all. 180
**(3rd) distract: thread…part…
It is easy to use a thread to distract a cat from the part of something else you don’t want them messing with. 1458
**(4th) contend: bound up…rake….
All the contenders for the broom race had to wrap up their own and use a rake. 1238
**ALL: country…boundary….distract…contend….
(last two) dispute: distract…contend…
When you are having a dispute with someone, you try to distract them so that you can contend to be the winner.
(pronunciation) having a border dispute just “seems like a poopy”(ふんそう)situation.

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紛らわしい

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まぎらわしい
confusing, easily confused, hard to distinguish
**distract: thread…part…
It is easy to use a thread to distract a cat from the part of something else you don’t want them messing with. 1458
**ALL: when someone is distracted they are often also confused.

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紳士

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しんし
gentleman
**(1st) sire: thread...speaketh....
Sires are very high class people. They wear expensive threads, and they don't just talk, they speaketh. 1461
**ALL: sire...samurai...
Gentlemen are the new(しん)samurai.
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縦の

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たての
vertical, longitudinal
**vertical: thread…accompany….
If you have a leash (thread) to accompany your comfort animal, they can help pull you up into a vertical position. 1436
(right side) accompany: going…animal horns…mending….
When you go to the hospital make sure you have a comfort animal accompany you, it will help you heal faster. 942

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縦断

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じゅうだん
travel down/up through
**(1st) vertical: thread…accompany….
If you have a leash (thread) to accompany your comfort animal, they can help pull you up into a vertical position. 1436
(right side) accompany: going…animal horns…mending….
When you go to the hospital make sure you have a comfort animal accompany you, it will help you heal faster. 942
**(2nd) severance: fishhook…rice….ax….
Severance packages usually contain money, but this one is full of fishhooks and rice, so that even though he has been axed, the man can still feed his family. 1218
**ALL: vertical…severance…
You are traveling vertically so your trip is severed (ends) at the opposite end of where you started.