村上龍・ピアッシング
all vocabulary, misc grammar
p6
交錯 - mixing, intermingling
脱力感 - lethargy
粒子 - particle
p8
身をかがめる - stoop / bend over
鎮まる - to quiet / calm / die down
p10
占領 - occupy space
貯金をはたく - use up money
地味 - plain, simple
抽象 - abstract
p16
代理店 - agency
競合 - contention, rivalry
p18
暗証番号 - PIN, personal identification number
つっかえる - get stuck, jammed
胎教 - prenatal influence / teaching one’s unborn baby (by playing music, etc.)
p20
中和 - neutralization, counteract
ギクリ - with a start, fright, alarm
p22
四方八方 - in all directions
鋪道 - paved street
p24
沸騰 - boiling, seething
這いつくばう - to grovel, on one’s hands and knees
種火 - pilot light, spark, live coals for fire lighting
うなされる - to cry out in one’s sleep from a bad dream
p28
啓示 - (divine) revelation
大手企業 - big company, major firm
代理店 - agency
p30
制度 - institution
積み立て - savings, accumulation
中堅 - center
生態 - lifestyle, way of living, habits
切実 - pressing, urgent
外資 - foreign capital / investment
(計画を)練る - to polish (a plan)
泊まりがけ - staying over
p32
占領 - occupation
アキレス腱 - achilles tendon
涎・よだれ - drool
p34
指紋 - fingerprint
通り魔 - random attacker / slasher, demon who brings misfortune to people / houses he passes by
p36
封じる - seal, block, prevent
除いて - except for, save
保留 - defer, put on hold
p38
いけにえ - sacrifice
嵩張る - to be bulky, unwieldy, voluminous
p40
さるぐつわ - mouth gag
洩れる - 漏れる
布製 - made of cloth
厚手 - thick, heavy (paper, cloth)
p42
擬装 - camouflage, disguise
競馬 - horse racing
競輪 - cycling race
競艇 - boat racing
下見 - preliminary inspection
p44
依然として - still, as of yet
高揚 - elevation of spirits, boost morale
p46
症候群 - syndrome
情景 - sight, spectacle, scene
p48
殉教者 - martyr
p54
紳士 - gentleman
p56
突起 - protrusion, bump
p58
絨毯 - carpet, rug
p60
飛沫 - splash, spray
ヤスリ - file, rasp
p66
爪先立ち - standing on tiptoes
p68
うるむ - get moist with tears, dim, blurred, cloudy
p72
くるぶし - ankle
p74
かかと - heel
けいれん - convulsion, spasm
p80
猛 - greatly ferocious, extremely
えぐれる - gouged, hollowed out
p84
おねしょ - bed wetting
牙を剥く - bare one’s fangs, snarl at
p88
すね - shin
p94
重労働 - heavy / hard labor
即席 - impromptu, improvised
歯茎 - gums
p99
ふくらはぎ - calf of leg
p104
くるぶし - ankle
p106
仕切り - partition, divider
p110
機関車 - locomotive, engine
p112
経理 - accounting
扁桃腺 - tonsil
だらしない - slob, sloven, sloppy
p114
髑髏 - skull
p116
観葉植物 - houseplant
溝 - ditch, drain, gutter
p120
癒着 - adhesion
p122
中和 - neutralization, neutralize
p124
摂氏 - ℃
斑点 - scattered spots, speckles
p128
匂わす - to give off (a smell), hint at, allude to
付属 - affiliation
p132
手をわずらわせる - cause a person trouble
p134
精神分裂病 - schizophrenia
p138
耳掻き - ear pick
p140
欲情 - passion, sexual desires
p142
丘陵 - hill
p144
せり上がる - to ride gradually / slowly
p146
制御 - control over (opponent, emotions)
侮辱 - insult, slight, contempt
ひくひく - twitching
p148
ナマケモノ - sloth
臙脂 - dark / deep red
飽和 - saturation
p152
もつれる - get entangled, lose control over
p154
よろける - to stagger, stumble
ピント - focus point
p156
よだれ - drool
p158
幻滅 - disillusionment
p160
桶 - bucket, pail, tub
脱脂綿 - absorbent cotton
p162
軟膏 - ointment, salve
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村上龍・イン ザ・ミソスープ
all vocabulary, misc grammar maybe
p6
敬遠 - keeping at arm’s length
治安 - public safety
こぎれい - neat, trim, tidy
予備校 - prep / cram school
p8
目撃 - eye-witness
難航 - proceeding with difficulty
気の毒 - pitiful, unfortunate
援助交際 - paid dating
売春 - prostitution
割高 - fairly expensive
大晦日 - new year’s eve
手の負えない - too much to handle
口実 - excuse
p10
軍人 - soldier
証券会社 - brokerage firm
つかみどころのない - vague, elusive
紳士服 - menswear, suits for gentlemen
二着 - second, runner-up
替わりばんこ - take turns
p12
ケチ - cheapskate, bad omen
仰々しい - exaggerated, bombastic
保護 - preservation
契約 - contract
納めに - closing / finishing up
p14
気さく - friendly, openhearted
無邪気 - innocent, simple-minded
タチが悪い - malicious, ill-natured
名著 - famous book, masterpiece
出張 - business trip
発行 - publication
網羅 - encompassing, covering all of
p16
儲かる - be profitable
国際性 - internationality
資金繰り - fundraising, cash flow
スケベ - lewd
区役所 - ward office
房 - bunch / cluster of
p18
客引き - barker, soliciting, luring
p20
抜群 - excellent, outstanding
連勝 - consecutive victories
儲け - profits
p22
せっぱ詰まる - be at wit’s end, cornered
p24
積み木 - toy wooden blocks
p26
あげつらう - find fault with, criticize
谷間 - cleavage, ravine
陰毛 - pubic hair
マイコン - personal computer
制御 - control of / over
熱帯魚 - tropical fish
ついばむ - pick / peck at
p28
つるつる - slick, smooth
希薄 - thin, sparse, weak, diluted
水割り - diluted alcoholic beverage
銘柄 - brand
p30
毛細血管 - capillary
不穏 - disquieting, threatening, unsettling
p32
運輸省 - ministry of transport
ギャラ - fee paid to performing artists, appearance fee
手の打ちようがない - can’t to anything about it, don’t know where to begin with
神殿 - temple, shrine
聖火 - olympic flame, sacred fire
団体 - group, party, organization
武家 - samurai
p34
のけぞる - be taken aback
男根 / だんこん- penis, phallic
童貞 / どうてい- male virgin
こわもて - fierce / frightening / tough look
性病 / せいびょう - STI
センズリ - male masturbation
しゃくはち - blowjob
p36
射精 / しゃせい - ejaculation
シゴく - masturbate, stroke
伴奏 - musical accompaniment
鉄則 - ironclad / inviolable rule
勘定 - bill, check, receipt
p38
蔦 - ivy
手軽 - easy, cheap
物色 - looking / shopping around for
素焼き - unglazed pottery
陶器 - pottery
p40
旗 - flag, banner
プレハブ - prefabricated building
p42
移民 - immigrant, emigration
子孫 - descendant
p44
おじや - rice gruel with veggies and fish
p46
のれん - short curtain hung at shop entrances
取り巻く - enclose, surround
p48
強引 - coercive, pushy
ノルマ - quota, assignment
名誉 - honor, prestige
殺伐 - brutal, savage
司会者 - TV host, chairman
直筆 - one’s own handwriting
p50
商談 - business discussion, negotiation
p52
グラビア - gravure
守備 - defense
p54
石灰 - lime mineral
満塁 - bases loaded
言い回し - expression, phrasing
p56
釈然 - fully satisfied
係 - person in charge
p58
暴行 - assault (+sexual)
気を回す - read too much into things
p60
悩ましい - enchanting, seductive
滑稽 - funny ridiculous, comical
まちまち - various, diverse, conflicting
p62
真珠 - pearl
利益 - profits, benefits
過労死 - death from overworking
p64
単身赴任 - intra-company job transfer away from one’s family
打席 - batter’s box
空振り - swing and a miss, vain attempt
やかん - tea kettle
稼働 - operating, running (machine)
点滅 - flickering
収縮 - deflating
拡声器 - megaphone
p70
博打 - gambling, risky venture
覚醒剤 - stimulants
p74
ずるがしこい - devious, cunning
景品 - gift, prize
p76
楕円形 - elliptical shape
設計 - plan, design, layout
p88
本格的 - genuine, full-blown
胴体 - torso
枠組み - framework, outline
p90
でたらめ - nonsense, haphazard
p92
淫行 - obscenity
条例 - regulations, rules
施行 - enforce rules
敗北 - defeat, loss, setback
前頭葉 - frontal lobe
抽選 - lottery, raffle
p94
吹きさらし - wind-swept, exposed to the wind
かじかむ - grow numb with cold
p96
さかりのついた - estrous, in heat
まるっきり - completely (not) at all
注目 - attention, observe, notice
鋭利 - sharp, keen, acute
p98
洗い出し - exposure by washing away, finding out
懸命 - earnest
討論 - debate, discussion
むち打つ - whip, lash, spur on, encourage
野放し - letting someone do as they please / uncontrolled
p100
ぞうきん / 雑巾 - dust cloth
切れ端 - fragment
p104
偏差値 - deviation value, standard score
極致 - culmination, peak
p106
突き当たり - end of a hallway / road
気さく - friendly, open hearted
素朴 - naive, simple unsophisticated
p108
切手 - stamp, postage
糊 / のり - paste, glue
指紋 - fingerprint
p110
警告 - warning
移す - change, swap
関知 - one’s concern, having something to do with
p112
自粛 - self-restraint
見せしめ - making a lesson / example of
宣伝 - promotion, publicity, marketing, advertisement
動悸 - palpitation, pounding (of the heart)
非常識 - lack of common sense
p114
ぐずぐず - slowly, dawdling, complaining
ウマが合う - get along well with someone
p116
モヒカン - mohawk
放心状態 - state of absentmindedness / dazed
白状 - confession
p122
~ようがない - no way / means to, impossible to
p130
疑心暗鬼 - once you suspect something then everything starts looking suspicious
誘惑 - temptation, allure
屈託 - worry, care, concern
p132
お辞儀 - bowing, to bow
昏倒 - swoon, fainting
街娼 - prostitute
p134
お見合い - formal meeting with a prospective spouse
p136
鑑別所 - juvenile detention facility
少年刑務所 - juvenile correction institution
筋金入り - staunch, hardcore
点滅 - switching on and off, flickering
一瞥 - a glance, glimpse
p138
端正 - clean cut, handsome
p140
崇拝 - worship, cult
騎士団 - chivalric order, fellowships of knights and stuff
接吻 - kissing
奏法 - (musical instrument) playing style
p142
収拾がつかない - out of control
はがき - postcard (size)
師走 - twelfth month of the lunar calendar, december
素人 - amateur, unlicensed prostitute
p144
宮殿 - palace
予算 - budget
あしらう - decorate, treat, handle
項目 - item, category
p146
入れ墨 - tattoo
p148
催眠術 - hypnosis
p150
コンパ - party, get-together
p152
気が紛れる - be distracted from tough feelings
p154
合板 - plywood
独特 - characteristic
じゃれある - be playful
p156
常軌を逸する - go off course / aberrant / erratic, defy norms
p158
道徳 - morals, morality
でたらめ - rubbish, nonsense
白ける - be dampened / turn sour (mood), become bored
p160
癇 - temper, nerves
癇に障る - get on one’s nerves, offend
p162
窮屈 - narrow, constrained, formal, uncomfortable
役作り - preparation / study for a role
p164
(顔を)そむける - turn (face) away, avert gaze
水商売 - night entertainment business
p166
電卓 - calculator
しのぐ - endure, pull through
ヒモ - man financially dependent on a woman, gigolo, pimp
すり減る - worn down, reduced to
のっぺり - expressionless / flat / featureless (face)
飢え - hunger, starvation
p168
交渉 - negotiations, bargaining
常連 - regular customer
p170
無縁 - unrelated
p172
さとす - to make someone understand a fault, reason with, advise, warn
p174
ため込む - save up, stockpile
p176
溝 - ditch, drain, gutter
勇者 - hero
瞳孔 - pupil (eye)
弛む - loosen, slacken
p178
前屈みになる - slouch, lean forward
嵌める/填める - to fit (a pane into a frame)
脹ら脛 - calf leg
伝う - go along, follow
p180
コールタール - coal tar
寸断 - cutting to pieces
失禁 - urinate involuntarily
p182
ふやける - swell up, soggy, sodden, lazy
眼窩 - eye socket
斑点 - speck, fleck
増幅 - amplification
態勢 - readiness, preparedness, attitude
くり広げる - unfold
めり込む - sink / cave into
p184
紛らわす - divert, distract with, change the subject, conceal
なめす - to tan (leather, hide)
p186
炙り出す - expose, reveal, bring out into the open
有線 - wired, cabled
ばたつく - to flap noisily, walk around being unable to settle down
蝋/蠟 - wax
脂肪 - fat, grease
p188
のけぞる - bend backwards
大股 - wide steps / stride
付け根 - root, base, crotch
歯茎 - gums
抽象 - abstract
p190
連携 - cooperation, coordination, link
p192
卑屈 - servile, subservient, obedient
棒読み - reading in a monotone, stiff / wooden delivery
p202
図々しい - cheeky, impudent
相場 - market price
p204
安らぎ - peace of mind, tranquility
ゆだねる - entrust something to someone, abandon oneself to
斡旋 - goods, services
莫大 - vast, immense
p206
誘拐犯 - kidnapper
保証 / 保障 - guarantee
p212
おがくず - sawdust
p220
木霊 - echo, reverberate
p222
門松 - new year’s pine decoration
注連飾り - decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for new year’s
行き違い - crossing without meeting
p226
殺戮 - massacre, slaughter
不服 - dissatisfaction
抑揚 - intonation
p230
見通し - unobstructed view
屈める - bend, stoop
玉砂利 - gravel
水槽 - water tank, cistern, aquarium
p232
副都心 - urban subcentre
占領 - military occupation
空襲 - air-raid, air strike
排他 - exclusion
侵略 - invasion, raid
固有 - characteristic, peculiar
領土 - dominion, possession
廟 - mausoleum
除夜の鐘 - bell rung 108 times on new year’s eve
p234
地上げ屋 - landshark
漆喰 - mortar, plaster
p236
見張る - stand watch
p238
占拠 - occupation of territory
鉄砲 - gun
p242
滝 - waterfall
p252
断念 - abandon, give up
気が進まない - reluctant to
p256
起点 - origin, starting point
喘息 - asthma
気管支 - bronchial tube
p260
慢性 - chronic
過程 - process, course, mechanism
p262
昆虫 - insect, bug
p264
全貌 - full story / view
ひざまずく - to kneel
露天掘り - open-pit mining
坑道 - tunnel
葦 - common reed
p266
調和 - harmony, accord, agree
担ぐ - carry on one’s shoulder
廃坑 - abandoned mine
p268
副作用 - side effects
おがくず - sawdust
弁解 - explanation, justification
p272
官僚 - bureaucrat
批判 - criticism
糾弾 - censure, denounce
優良 - superior, elegant
惑星 - planet
p274
屈する - yield, kneel
権威 - authority
p276
流動食 - liquid die
活性化 - rejuvenation, revitalization
狩猟 - hunting
p280
ごわごわ - stiff, starchy
p284
横断歩道橋 - pedestrian footbridge
p286
噴水 - fountain
欄干 - railing, handrail
更ける - to get late, advance
帰省 - returning home
p288
年配 - elderly, senior
置き引き - walking off with someone’s bag, luggage theft
p290
退化 - degeneration, regression
隔たり - distance, interval, gap
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