Mrs. GREEN APPLE · Japanese · 24 words
Twelve, Part 2
Twelve's second half. Misukasazu is built on things that have no outlet and no name - やり場, 綻び, 見透かす, 闇雲 - Simple argues with impermanence (無常, 偽り, 囚われる, 娯楽), and Shokinouta turns being an ingredient in someone else's life into a compliment: 素材, 彩る, 甘やかす.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| やり場 | an outlet, somewhere to direct a feeling (やりば) | やり場のない怒りを抱えている。He carries anger with nowhere to put it. |
| 綻び | a tear at a seam, a first crack (ほころび) | 袖に小さな綻びがある。There's a small tear at the sleeve. |
| 見透かす | to see through someone (みすかす) | 嘘はすぐ見透かされた。The lie was seen through at once. |
| 誇り | pride (ほこり) | 自分の仕事に誇りを持っている。I take pride in my work. |
| 闇雲 | blindly, recklessly (やみくも) | 闇雲に走っても仕方がない。Running about blindly gets you nowhere. |
| 我儘 | selfishness, having one's own way (わがまま) | 我儘を言って困らせてしまった。I was selfish and caused trouble. |
| 平然 | calm, unruffled (へいぜん) | 彼は平然と嘘をついた。He lied without batting an eyelid. |
| 無常 | impermanence, the transience of things (むじょう) | 世の無常を感じる年になった。I've reached an age that feels life's impermanence. |
| 娯楽 | entertainment, amusement (ごらく) | 娯楽にも時間を使いたい。I want to spend time on entertainment too. |
| 偽り | a falsehood, a lie (いつわり) | 偽りのない気持ちを伝えた。I conveyed my feelings without falsehood. |
| 囚われる | to be captive to, to be bound by (とらわれる) | 先入観に囚われないでほしい。I'd like you not to be bound by preconceptions. |
| 塵 | dust, specks (ちり) | 棚の上に塵が積もっている。Dust has settled on the shelf. |
| 辛抱 | patience, endurance (しんぼう) | もう少しの辛抱だ。Just a little more patience. |
| 潤す | to moisten, to refresh (うるおす) | 冷たい水が喉を潤した。The cold water refreshed my throat. |
| 慰める | to console, to comfort (なぐさめる) | 落ち込む友人を慰めた。I comforted my downhearted friend. |
| 一等賞 | first prize (いっとうしょう) | 運動会で一等賞をとった。I took first prize at sports day. |
| 置き去り | abandoning, leaving behind (おきざり) | 議論から置き去りにされた。I was left out of the discussion. |
| 課題 | a task, an issue to address (かだい) | 次の課題は資金集めだ。The next task is raising funds. |
| 思い描く | to picture, to envisage (おもいえがく) | 思い描いた通りにはいかない。It doesn't go the way you picture it. |
| 飽きる | to tire of, to have had enough (あきる) | 同じ景色に飽きてきた。I'm growing tired of the same view. |
| 素材 | raw material, an ingredient (そざい) | 素材の味を活かした料理だ。It's cooking that brings out the ingredients. |
| 恥じらい | bashfulness, shyness (はじらい) | 恥じらいながら手を挙げた。She raised her hand bashfully. |
| 甘やかす | to spoil, to indulge (あまやかす) | 甘やかしすぎたかもしれない。I may have indulged them too much. |
| 妖精 | a fairy, a sprite (ようせい) | 森の妖精の話を聞かせてくれた。She told me a tale of forest sprites. |
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