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Zettai Zetsumei, Part 2
The close of 絶体絶命 is its bleakest and its warmest at once. DUGOUT maps being lost onto a city - 袋小路, 諍い, 歳月 - Monomorai takes an eyelid stye as a lesson in what you only notice once it's gone, and Okumanshoja lays out the whole vocabulary of price and compensation: 対価, 手放す, 割に合わない.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ありったけ | all one has, every last bit | ありったけの力で押した。I pushed with all my strength. |
| 脱ぎ捨てる | to throw off (clothing) (ぬぎすてる) | 上着を脱ぎ捨ててソファに座った。He threw off his jacket and sat on the sofa. |
| 煩わしい | troublesome, irksome (わずらわしい) | 手続きが煩わしくて気が進まない。The procedure is irksome and I'm reluctant. |
| 這い上がる | to crawl up, to claw one's way back (はいあがる) | どん底から這い上がってきた。He clawed his way back from rock bottom. |
| 蓄える | to store up, to save (たくわえる) | 冬に備えて薪を蓄えた。We stored up firewood for the winter. |
| 見くびる | to underestimate, to belittle (みくびる) | 相手を見くびると痛い目に遭う。Underestimate your opponent and you'll regret it. |
| 見積もる | to estimate, to quote (みつもる) | 修理費を低めに見積もっていた。I had estimated the repair cost on the low side. |
| 下積み | paying one's dues, obscure early years (したづみ) | 長い下積みを経て世に出た。He emerged after long years of paying his dues. |
| 娑婆 | the everyday world, life outside (しゃば) | 娑婆の空気は久しぶりだ。It's been a while since I breathed the outside air. |
| 凧 | a kite (たこ) | 河原で凧を揚げている子がいる。There's a child flying a kite by the riverbed. |
| 広大 | vast, immense (こうだい) | 広大な農地が広がっている。Vast farmland stretches out. |
| 術 | a means, a way (すべ) | もはや連絡する術がない。There is no longer any way to contact them. |
| 袋小路 | a dead end, a cul-de-sac (ふくろこうじ) | 議論は袋小路に入ってしまった。The discussion has run into a dead end. |
| 諍い | a quarrel, a dispute (いさかい) | 些細な諍いが絶えない。Petty quarrels never stop. |
| 手探り | groping in the dark, feeling one's way (てさぐり) | 手探りで電気のスイッチを探した。I felt around in the dark for the light switch. |
| 弱音 | complaints, whining (よわね) | 彼は決して弱音を吐かない。He never complains. |
| 愚痴 | grumbling, griping (ぐち) | 同僚の愚痴を聞いてあげた。I listened to my colleague grumble. |
| 見せびらかす | to show off, to flaunt (みせびらかす) | 新しい時計を見せびらかしている。He's showing off his new watch. |
| 覆い隠す | to cover up, to conceal (おおいかくす) | 雲が山頂を覆い隠している。Cloud is concealing the summit. |
| 待てど暮らせど | no matter how long one waits (まてどくらせど) | 待てど暮らせど返事は来なかった。No matter how long I waited, no reply came. |
| 電話帳 | a phone book, a contact list (でんわちょう) | 電話帳から古い番号を消した。I deleted the old number from my contacts. |
| 電源 | the power, a power supply (でんげん) | 会議中は電源を切っておく。I turn the power off during meetings. |
| 思い知る | to realise keenly, to learn the hard way (おもいしる) | 自分の未熟さを思い知った。I came to realise how inexperienced I was. |
| 名誉 | honour, prestige (めいよ) | 彼は名誉を重んじる人だ。He is a man who values honour. |
| 負傷 | an injury, a wound (ふしょう) | 選手が試合中に負傷した。A player was injured during the match. |
| 忠告 | advice, a word of warning (ちゅうこく) | 友人の忠告を聞いておけばよかった。I should have listened to my friend's advice. |
| 対価 | compensation, the price paid for something (たいか) | 労働に見合う対価を求めた。They demanded pay to match the work. |
| 芽生える | to sprout, to bud, to begin to stir (めばえる) | 二人の間に友情が芽生えた。A friendship began to stir between them. |
| 手放す | to let go of, to part with (てばなす) | 愛着のある車を手放した。I parted with a car I was attached to. |
| 廻る | to turn, to revolve (まわる) | 風車がゆっくり廻っている。The windmill is turning slowly. |
| 寝返り | turning over in one's sleep (ねがえり) | 夜中に何度も寝返りを打った。I turned over many times in the night. |
| 押し潰す | to crush, to squash (おしつぶす) | 荷物の下敷きで箱が押し潰された。The box was crushed under the luggage. |
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