Friday 22 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - Celebrate

Japanese phrase of the day


The priest celebrated the mass. 
 
司祭はミサを挙げた.


司祭 【しさい】 (n,adj-no) priest; minister; pastor

挙げる : 上げる 【あげる】


Thursday 21 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - Take a person to task

Japanese phrase of the day


He took me to task for being late.

彼は遅れたことで私を責めた.


  • 遅れる : 【おくれる】 (v1,vi)  to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue;
  • 責める 【せめる】 (v1,vt) (1) to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse; (2) to urge; to press; to pester; (3) to torture; to torment; to persecute; (4) to break in (a horse);

Wednesday 20 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - Serene

Japanese phrase of the day

a serene summer day

晴朗な夏の日

晴朗な from 晴朗 【せいろう】 (adj-na,n) clear; fair; fine; serene

Tuesday 19 February 2013

Monday 18 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - To predicate

Japanese phrase of the day


Can we predicate that a dog has a soul? 
 
犬に魂があると断言できるか.
 
  • 魂 【たましい】 (n) soul; spirit;
  • 断言 【だんげん】 (n,vs) assertion; declaration; affirmation
 

Sunday 17 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - Celestial beauty

Japanese phrase of the day

celestial beauty 
 
絶妙の美.
 
絶妙 【ぜつみょう】 (adj-na,n,adj-no) exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous


Saturday 16 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - Tramp

Japanese phrase of the day 

We tramped the hills. 
 
山の中をあちこち歩き回った.

歩き回る 【あるきまわる】 (v5r) to walk about; to walk to and fro; to pace around



Friday 15 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - All the same

Japanese phrase of the day

You can pay now or later; it is all the same to me. 
 
 
 今払ってもらっても後からでもけっこう, 私はどちらでもかまいません.


Thursday 14 February 2013

Wednesday 13 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - At a guess

Japanese phrase of the day 


She was, at a guess, thirty. 
彼女はざっと見て30歳といったところだった.


Tuesday 12 February 2013

Monday 11 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - Subjoin

Japanese phrase of the day

subjoin a postscript to a letter 
 
手紙に追伸を書き加える.


  • 手紙 【てがみ】 (n,adj-no) letter;
  • 追伸 : 追伸(P); 追申 【ついしん】 (n) postscript;
  • 書き加える 【かきくわえる】 (v1,vt) to add (e.g. a postscript);

Sunday 10 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - Transact

Japanese phrase of the day

He transacts business with a large number of stores. 
 
 彼は多くの店と取引をしている.

  • 多く 【おおく】 (adv) many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly;
  • 店 【 みせ】 (n,n-suf) store; shop; establishment;
  • 取引 : 取り引き; 取引き 【とりひき】 (n,vs) transactions; dealings; business;

Saturday 9 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - Astringent

Japanese phrase of the day

an astringent wit 
わさびのきいたしゃれ.

Japanese phrase of the day - Astonishing

Japanese phrase of the day

 
それはまったく私には驚くべきことだった.

 
It was really astonishing to me.
 

Wednesday 6 February 2013

Japanese phrase o the day - What on earth

Japanese phrase of the day 



 一体、彼女は何が欲しいんだ???

What on earth does she want?

  • 一体 【いったい】 (adv) (1) (before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question) ...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"); (n) (2) one object; one body; unity; (3) one form; one style; (4) one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.); (n-adv) (5) (See 一体に) generally; in general; (P); ED
  • 彼女 【かのじょ】 (pn) (1) she; her; (adj-no) (2) her; (3) girl friend; girlfriend; sweetheart;
  • 欲しい 【ほしい】 (adj-i) (1) wanted; wished for; in need of; desired

Monday 4 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - Out of the box

Japanese phrase of the day


従業員たちは新しい方法を見つけ、創造的な解決を生み出すことを奨励される.

  • 従業員 【じゅうぎょういん】 (n) employee; worker;
  • 方法 【ほうほう】 (n) method; process; manner; way; means; technique;
  • 見つけ 《verb stem》 見つける :【みつける】 (v1,vt) (1) to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; (2) to locate; to find (e.g. something missing);
  • 創造的 【そうぞうてき】 (adj-na) creative;
  • 解決 【かいけつ】 (n,vs) settlement; solution; resolution;
  • 奨励 【しょうれい】 (n,vs) encouragement; promotion; message; address; inducement; incitement; stimulation

Translation - Employees are encouraged to think outside the box and develop creative solutions.

Sunday 3 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - In the soup

Japanese phrase of the day


私たちが証人を連れてきたら、君は窮地に陥るだろう。

  • 証人 【しょうにん】 (n) witness;
  • 連れる 【つれる】 (v1) to lead; to take (a person);
  • 窮地 【きゅうち】 (n) dilemma; predicament;
  • 陥る : 陥る(P); 落ち入る 【おちいる】 (v5r,vi) (1) to fall into (e.g. a hole); (2) to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); (3) to fall into (a trap, etc.); (4) to fall; to surrender; to capitulate;
 You will be in the soup when we bring in the witness


Saturday 2 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - よみがえる

Japanese phrase of the day


1) (人)の希望が新たによみがえる 
  • 希望 : 希望(P); 冀望 【きぼう】 (n,vs) hope; wish; aspiration;
  • 新たに from 新た 【あらた】 (adj-na,n) (1) new; fresh; novel
 Translation - give new life to someone's hope

 
 2) つらい記憶がよみがえる 
  • つらい (adj) painful; heart-breaking;
  • 記憶 【きおく】 (n,vs) (1) memory; recollection; remembrance
Translation - raise painful memories
  

3) 死からよみがえる
  • 死 【し】 (n,n-suf) (1) death; decease  
Translation - wake from death


4) ~の姿がよみがえる
  • 姿 【すがた】 (n) (1) figure; form; shape; (2) appearance; dress; guise; (3) state; condition; picture; image
Translation - recollect the image of  
 
 
 
5) ~の感じがよみがえる 
  • 感じ 【かんじ】 (n) feeling; sense; impression; 
Translation - bring back a sense of


 
  • よみがえる
    • come back from the dead
    • come back into existence
    • come through(感覚などが)
    • rise from the dead

    【自動】
    1. arise(死から)
    2. quicken
    3. recur
    4. rise(死んだ状態から)

Friday 1 February 2013

Japanese phrase of the day - Lock horns

Japanese phrase of the day 


彼と反対派は、その決定をめぐって意見が対立しそうだ。

  • 反対派 【はんたいは】 (n) opposition faction;
  • 決定 【けってい】 (n,vs) decision; determination;
  • をめぐって (exp) in confrontation over; in dispute over
  • 意見 【いけん】 (n,vs,adj-no) opinion; view; comment;
  • 対立 【たいりつ】 (n,vs,adj-no) confrontation; opposition; antagonism
 
 Translation - He and his opponents will be likely to lock horns over the decision.
 
 
  • lock horns on
~をめぐって意見が衝突する、~をめぐって争う、~について口論する
  • lock horns with
~と角を交えて戦う、~と意見を戦わせる