King Gnu · Japanese · 24 words
Sympa
Sympa (2019) is the album that made King Gnu a national band. Slumberland goes after television and supplies its vocabulary - 騒ぎ立てる, 結託, 私腹を肥やす, 披露 - Prayer X works in birth and grief (泣き喚く, 飛沫, 屈託のない, 飲み干す), and The hole is unusually tender: 取り乱す, 踏み外す, 包帯.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 騒ぎ立てる | to make a fuss, to kick up a row (さわぎたてる) | 些細なことで騒ぎ立てないで。Don't kick up a fuss over trifles. |
| 耳障り | grating on the ear (みみざわり) | 耳障りな金属音が続いた。A grating metallic noise went on. |
| 結託 | collusion, being in league (けったく) | 業者と結託していたらしい。They were apparently in league with the contractor. |
| 私腹を肥やす | to line one's own pockets (しふくをこやす) | 私腹を肥やす行為が暴かれた。The pocket-lining was exposed. |
| 披露 | unveiling, showing to others (ひろう) | 新作を披露する機会を得た。I got a chance to unveil the new work. |
| 振り払う | to shake off, to brush aside (ふりはらう) | 迷いを振り払って前へ進んだ。I shook off my doubts and pressed on. |
| やるせない | disconsolate, wretched | やるせない気分で帰宅した。I went home in a wretched mood. |
| 逆らう | to defy, to go against (さからう) | 流れに逆らうのは骨が折れる。Going against the current is hard work. |
| 翻弄 | being toyed with, being tossed about (ほんろう) | 運命に翻弄された一生だった。It was a life tossed about by fate. |
| 歯止め | a brake, a check on something (はどめ) | 価格上昇に歯止めがかからない。There's no checking the price rises. |
| 覆い尽くす | to cover completely (おおいつくす) | 雪が野原を覆い尽くした。Snow covered the field completely. |
| 土砂降り | a downpour (どしゃぶり) | 土砂降りの中を走って帰った。I ran home in a downpour. |
| 巡る | to come around, to circulate (めぐる) | 季節が巡って一年が経った。The seasons came round and a year passed. |
| 泣き喚く | to wail, to cry out (なきわめく) | 子供が泣き喚いて手がつけられない。The child is wailing and unmanageable. |
| 飛沫 | a splash, spray (しぶき) | 波の飛沫が顔にかかった。Spray from the waves hit my face. |
| 屈託のない | carefree, unclouded (くったくのない) | 屈託のない笑顔が印象的だ。That carefree smile is striking. |
| 飲み干す | to drink down, to drain (のみほす) | 一気に水を飲み干した。I drained the water in one go. |
| 身も蓋もない | blunt to the point of rudeness (みもふたもない) | 身も蓋もない言い方で恐縮です。Forgive me for putting it so bluntly. |
| 歩幅 | stride, the length of one's step (ほはば) | 自分の歩幅で進めばいい。Go at your own stride. |
| 鳩尾 | the solar plexus, the pit of the stomach (みぞおち) | 鳩尾のあたりが重苦しい。There's a heaviness around my solar plexus. |
| 募る | to grow stronger, to intensify (つのる) | 不安が日に日に募る。The anxiety grows by the day. |
| 取り乱す | to lose one's composure (とりみだす) | 知らせに取り乱してしまった。I lost my composure at the news. |
| 踏み外す | to miss one's footing, to go astray (ふみはずす) | 階段を踏み外しそうになった。I nearly missed my footing on the stairs. |
| 包帯 | a bandage (ほうたい) | 傷口に包帯を巻いた。I wrapped a bandage round the wound. |
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