Mrs. GREEN APPLE · Japanese · 33 words
Attitude
Attitude (2019). The title track is Ohmori writing about writing - 綴る, 偶像, 報われる, 削る - Inferno, the Fire Force opening, works in fire and impermanence (淘汰, 安泰, 業火, 萎む), and Kudari is the album's quietest and most useful song: 気遣い, 朝飯前, 背伸び.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 満悦 | great satisfaction, being well pleased (まんえつ) | 祖父は釣果に満悦の様子だった。My grandfather looked well pleased with his catch. |
| 偶像 | an idol, a graven image (ぐうぞう) | 彼は世代の偶像となった。He became an idol of his generation. |
| 報われる | to be rewarded, to pay off (むくわれる) | 地道な努力が報われた。Steady effort was rewarded. |
| 削る | to shave down, to cut back (けずる) | 睡眠時間を削って作業した。I cut into my sleep to work. |
| 跨る | to straddle, to sit astride (またがる) | 彼は自転車に跨って走り出した。He got astride his bike and rode off. |
| 歯を食いしばる | to grit one's teeth (はをくいしばる) | 歯を食いしばって耐えた。I gritted my teeth and endured it. |
| 淘汰 | weeding out, natural selection (とうた) | 競争で多くの店が淘汰された。Competition weeded out many shops. |
| 安泰 | secure, settled (あんたい) | 老後の安泰を願っている。They hope for a secure old age. |
| 刺激 | stimulation, a thrill (しげき) | 刺激の少ない毎日に飽きた。I'm bored of days with so little stimulation. |
| 業火 | hellfire (ごうか) | 業火に焼かれる絵が描かれている。It depicts being burned in hellfire. |
| 水面 | the surface of the water (みなも) | 水面が朝日で光っている。The water's surface glints in the morning sun. |
| 遮る | to block, to interrupt (さえぎる) | 話を遮って申し訳ない。Sorry to interrupt you. |
| 萎む | to wilt, to deflate (しぼむ) | 風船が一晩で萎んだ。The balloon deflated overnight. |
| 気遣い | consideration, thoughtfulness (きづかい) | 細やかな気遣いに感謝した。I was grateful for the fine consideration. |
| 朝飯前 | a piece of cake, easy as anything (あさめしまえ) | そんな作業は朝飯前だ。That job is a piece of cake. |
| 背伸び | stretching up, overreaching (せのび) | 背伸びせず身の丈で行こう。Let's go at our own level rather than overreaching. |
| 疲労困憊 | utter exhaustion (ひろうこんぱい) | 遠征から帰って疲労困憊だ。I'm utterly exhausted after the trip. |
| 穏やか | calm, gentle (おだやか) | 今日は穏やかな天気だ。The weather is calm today. |
| 四季折々 | the changing seasons, each in turn (しきおりおり) | 四季折々の花が咲く庭だ。It's a garden where flowers bloom in every season. |
| 篤と | closely, attentively (とくと) | 篤と考えてから返事します。I'll answer after thinking it over carefully. |
| 飛礫 | a thrown stone, a pelting (つぶて) | 小石が飛礫のように降ってきた。Pebbles came down like thrown stones. |
| 鮮やか | vivid, brilliant (あざやか) | 鮮やかな紅葉に見とれた。I was captivated by the vivid autumn leaves. |
| 熱意 | enthusiasm, zeal (ねつい) | 彼の熱意に押された。I was carried along by his enthusiasm. |
| 高ぶる | to be excited, to run high (たかぶる) | 気持ちが高ぶって眠れない。My feelings are running too high to sleep. |
| 流石に | as you'd expect, admittedly (さすがに) | 流石に今日は疲れた。Admittedly I'm tired today. |
| 悪戯 | mischief, a prank (いたずら) | 悪戯が過ぎると叱られるよ。Too much mischief and you'll be told off. |
| 容易い | easy, effortless (たやすい) | 口で言うのは容易い。It's easy enough to say. |
| 力む | to tense up, to strain (りきむ) | 力みすぎて失敗した。I tensed up too much and failed. |
| 果実 | fruit (かじつ) | 南国の果実は甘みが強い。Tropical fruit has a strong sweetness. |
| 割り切る | to accept pragmatically (わりきる) | 仕事と割り切って引き受けた。I took it on, treating it purely as work. |
| 人肌 | human warmth, body temperature (ひとはだ) | 人肌に温めた牛乳を飲む。I drink milk warmed to body temperature. |
| 空しさ | emptiness, futility (むなしさ) | 勝っても空しさが残った。Even winning left an emptiness. |
| 宝の地図 | a treasure map (たからのちず) | 子供と宝の地図を描いた。I drew a treasure map with the children. |
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