Vocabulary

任せる まかせる (任せる)
[3] 中高
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone), to entrust (to someone), to entrust (someone) with
to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.), to let (take its own course), to let (happen), to give (oneself to something)
to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full, to use freely, to use without reserve
言えます。 掃除は、誰かに任せるのではなく、自分たちで責任
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行う おこなう (行う)
[0] 平板
to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out
おじいちゃん、おばあちゃん、みんなで行う。 みんなで助け合って掃除
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施設 しせつ (施設)
[1] 頭高
facility, facilities, institution, establishment
home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
よっては、いつも利用している施設を掃除したり、学校で
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町内会 ちょうない (町内)
ちょ [1] 頭高
neighborhood, neighbourhood, street, block, town
来の伝統です。町内会によっては、いつも利用してい
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より より (より)
[0] 平板
than
rather than, instead of, over, above
from, out of, since, at, on (and after)
except, but, other than
more
せいとが協力し、いつもより時間をかけて掃除をし
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hoary /hɔː.ɹi/ (hoary)
White, whitish, or greyish-white., White or grey with age., Of a pale silvery grey., Covered with short, dense, greyish white hairs; canescent., Remote in time past., Moldy; mossy; musty., Old or old-fashioned.
of my first divorce. I roll the loss around my mind until it’s purple and hoary. Candy hard. I meet a bald-headed man in a suit who offers to stow
EN adjective How to Live Free in a Dangerous World
迎える むかえる (迎える)
[0] 平板
to go out to meet, to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail
to call for, to summon, to invite
to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family), to take (e.g. a wife)
to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.), to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.), to approach (e.g. death)
気持ち良い環境で迎える。 これには、その年の汚れだけでな
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込める こめる (込める)
[2] 中高
to load (a gun, etc.), to charge
to put into (e.g. emotion, effort)
to include (e.g. tax in a sales price)
to hang over, to shroud, to enshroud, to envelop, to screen
厄を落とすという意味が込める。「その年の汚れはその年
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非常 ひじょう (非常)
じょ [0] 平板
emergency
extreme, great, extraordinary, remarkable, unusual, terrible, severe
落とす)」という考え方は、非常日本的と言えます。 掃除
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汚れ よごれ (汚れ)
[0] 平板
dirt, filth, stain, blot, spot
うで迎えます。 これには、その年の汚れだけでなく、厄を落とすという
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若者 わかもの (若者)
[0] 平板
young person, youngster, young people, (the) youth
もって行います。子供や若者、大人、おじいちゃん、おばあちゃ
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生徒 せいと (生徒)
[1] 頭高
pupil, student, schoolchild
り、学校でも先生と生徒が協力し、いつもより時
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近所 きんじょ (近所)
じょ [1] 頭高
neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
をかけて掃除をしたりします。近所の人たちと協力し
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整える ととのえる (整える)
[4] 中高
to put in order, to arrange, to tidy up, to fix, to straighten
to get ready, to prepare, to arrange, to supply, to assemble, to buy
to adjust, to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to work out (e.g. business deal), to arrange (e.g. marriage), to settle
くして住まいの環境を整えることは、とても大事なことです
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協力 きょうりょく (協力)
きょりょ [0] 平板
cooperation, collaboration, help, support
します。 近所の人たちと協力して住まいの環境を整
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やく (厄)
[2] 尾高
misfortune, bad luck, evil, disaster
unlucky year, critical year, year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
new year 迎える – mukaeru: to welcome 汚れ – yogore: dust厄 – yaku: bad luck 落とす – otosu: to remove 意味 – imi: a
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環境 かんきょう (環境)
きょ [0] 平板
environment, surroundings, circumstances
て、新年を気持ち良い環境で迎えます。 これには
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ephemeral /əˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl/ (ephemeral)
Something which lasts for a short period of time.
Lasting for a short period of time., Existing for only one day, as with some flowers, insects, and diseases., (of a body of water) Usually dry, but filling with water for brief periods during and after precipitation.
The beauty of cherry blossoms is ephemeral, lasting only a few days.
EN noun Test English Book
大人 おとな (大人)
[0] 平板
adult, grown-up
ないます。子供や若者、大人、おじいちゃん、おばあちゃん、みんなで
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pablum /ˈpæbləm/ (pablum)
Anything overly bland or simplistic, especially speech or writing., Nourishment.
it is that reporters can be killed for simply doing their jobs. It is, of course, pablum, utterly meaningless and of a particularly amoral quality given the U.S. government’s unwavering support
EN noun One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
vacuous /ˈvækju.əs/ (vacuous)
Empty; void; lacking meaningful content., Showing a lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
others, travel within the protective cocoon of people like the very concerned secretary and measure his vacuous declarations of solidarity with their craft as just another part of the horse race, just another
EN adjective One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
mendacity /mɛnˈdæsəti/ (mendacity)
The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty., A deceit, falsehood, or lie.
of annihilation intensifies, an opposite presupposition becomes necessary, one that imposes onto the dead the appropriate mendacity to justify their killing. A few weeks in, the notion that Palestinians deserve to die because
EN noun One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
pernicious /pəˈnɪʃəs/ (pernicious)
Causing much harm in a subtle way., Causing death or injury; deadly.
by the U.S. military as a terrorist until proven otherwise is one of the most pernicious policies to come of the post-9/11 years, and for good reason. It
EN adjective One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
intransigent /ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/ (intransigent)
A person who is intransigent.
Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable
to keep everyone safe. One in which every failed peace agreement is the fault of these intransigent, unreasonable people and not the state whose officials to this day gloat openly about never allowing
EN noun One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
perfunctory /pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ/ (perfunctory)
Done only to fulfil a duty, or in a careless or indifferent manner; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote.
politics have come to understand that the veneer of liberalism is a deeply vulnerable thing. Its perfunctory concern with rhetorical evenhandedness gives even the most obviously bad-faith allegation influence. The result
EN adjective One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
invective /ɪnˈvɛktɪv/ (invective)
An expression which inveighs or rails against a person., A severe or violent censure or reproach., Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another., A harsh or reproachful accusation.
Characterized by invection or railing.
or anyone who might be mistaken for these is to have to accept Friedman’s trite invective or else be accused of hysteria. After all, the argument goes, what he is doing is
EN noun One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
proselyte /ˈpɹɒs.ɪlˌaɪt/ (proselyte)
One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.
To proselytize.
vegetarianism — just because conversations about meat tend to make people feel cornered, not all vegetarians are proselyte — but being a teenager, she lacked whatever restraint it is that so often prevents a full
EN noun Eating Animals
ablution /əˈbluː.ʃn̩/ (ablution)
The act of washing something., The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution., The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion., The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
be sure, but only because that belief, too, is transactional, the reward being a superficial moral ablution. But to see someone—a soldier in the world’s most powerful military—do this outside
EN noun One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
arrear /əˈɹɪə/ (arrear)
Work to be done, obligation., Unpaid debt., That which is in the rear or behind.
Towards the rear, backwards., Behind time; overdue.
coming. The land acknowledgments are coming. The very sorry descendants are coming. After all, grief in arrear is grief just the same. Entire departments of postcolonial studies will churn out papers interrogating the
EN noun One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
dissimulate /-jə-/ (dissimulate)
To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance., To disguise or hide by adopting a false appearance., To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice.
Feigning; simulating; pretending.
can deny seriously, or for very long, that men do all they can in order to dissimulate this cruelty or to hide it from themselves, in order to organize on a global scale
EN verb Eating Animals
dissemble [dɪˈsɛmbəɫ] (dissemble)
To disguise or conceal something., To feign., To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice., To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.
can deny seriously, or for very long, that men do all they can in order to dissemble this cruelty or to hide it from themselves, in order to organize on a global scale
EN verb Eating Animals
abattoir /ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/ (abattoir)
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc., A place likened to a slaughterhouse.
the beef industry won’t let even an enthusiastic carnivore near its slaughter facilities. Even in abattoir where most cattle die quickly, it’s hard to imagine that any day passes in which
EN noun Eating Animals
effusive /ɪˈfjuːsɪv/ (effusive)
Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression)., Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing., (of igneous rock) Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.
for?” Dex said. Mosscap looked up at the banner as it walked below. “It’s very … effusive.” “They’re excited,” Dex said. “They’ve never seen one of you before. They want to
EN adjective A Prayer for the Crown-Shy--A Monk and Robot Book
littoral /ˈlɪtəɹəl/ (littoral)
A shore., The zone of a coast between high tide and low tide levels.
Of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.
to going to the beach, Sibling Dex,” Mosscap continued. “I haven’t spent much time around littoral ecosystems, and it’s been years since I did so.” Dex sighed as they found themself
EN noun A Prayer for the Crown-Shy--A Monk and Robot Book
大掃除 だい (大)
[1] 頭高
large, big, great, major, important, serious, heavy, loud
older, senior
final, ultimate
rough, broad, general
large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe
CHAPTER 1 大掃除 – END-OF-YEAR CLEANING大掃除は日本特有の慣習
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慣習 かんしゅう (慣習)
しゅ [0] 平板
custom, convention, common practice
becoming accustomed (to)
そうじは日本特有の慣習です。一年の終わりに家族
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隅々 すみずみ (隅々)
[2] 中高
every corner, every nook and cranny, all the ins and outs
わりに家族みんなで家の隅々まで掃除して、新年を
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落とす おとす (落とす)
[2] 中高
to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind
to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape
to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election)
to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with
の年の汚れだけでなく、厄を落とすという意味が込められていま
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