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Odd Taxi · ep 09
The Hero's Melancholy
ヒーローの憂鬱
Odokawa keeps working the city, even though car chases are not his strength.
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JLPT
01
苦し紛れ
くるしまぎれ
noun
desperate excuse; act of desperation
N2
02
企てる
くわだてる
v1
to plot; to plan; to scheme
N2
03
泳がせる
およがせる
v1
to let run loose; to keep under surveillance
N2
04
管轄外
かんかつがい
noun
outside jurisdiction; not one's turf
N2
05
根絶やし
ねだやし
noun
eradication; rooting out completely
N1
06
葬り去る
ほうむりさる
v5r
to bury; to eliminate completely; to do away with
N1
07
歯がゆい
はがゆい
i-adj
frustrating; maddening (because one can't act)
N2
08
蹂躙する
じゅうりんする
suru-verb
to trample; to violate; to run roughshod over
N1
09
承認欲求
しょうにんよっきゅう
noun
need for approval; desire to be recognized
N1
10
矢面に立つ
やおもてにたつ
expression
to be on the firing line; to bear the brunt of criticism
N1
11
神格化
しんかくか
noun
deification; placing someone on a pedestal
N1
12
重圧
じゅうあつ
noun
heavy pressure; crushing burden
N2
13
五分の関係
ごぶのかんけい
expression
equal footing; relationship between equals
N1
14
シノギ
しのぎ
noun
racket; illegal livelihood; turf
N1
15
是非
ぜひ
noun
right or wrong; pros and cons; merits
N3
16
五分の杯
ごぶのさかずき
noun
sworn brotherhood cup; equal-standing oath
N1
17
暗黙のルール
あんもくのルール
expression
unspoken rule; implicit rule
N2
18
上納金
じょうのうきん
noun
tribute money; payment to one's superior
N1
19
揚げ足取り
あげあしとり
noun
nitpicking; catching someone in a slip; fault-finding
N1
20
千載一遇
せんざいいちぐう
expression
once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity; rare chance
N1
21
頻尿
ひんにょう
noun
frequent urination; overactive bladder
N2
22
前世
ぜんせ
noun
previous life; past life
N2
23
恐怖症
きょうふしょう
noun
phobia; irrational fear
N2
24
拉致する
らちする
suru-verb
to abduct; to kidnap
N2
25
救出する
きゅうしゅつする
suru-verb
to rescue; to save
N2
26
カタギ
かたぎ
noun
straight person; civilian; law-abiding person
N1
27
落ちぶれる
おちぶれる
v1
to fall from grace; to come down in the world; to sink low
N2
28
具現化する
ぐげんかする
suru-verb
to give concrete form to; to embody; to manifest
N1
29
大義名分
たいぎめいぶん
noun
justification; pretext; righteous cause
N1
30
義理と人情
ぎりとにんじょう
expression
duty and compassion; obligation and humanity
N2
31
試行錯誤
しこうさくご
noun
trial and error
N2
32
安全圏
あんぜんけん
noun
safe zone; comfort zone; safe distance
N2
33
ヤジを飛ばす
ヤジをとばす
expression
to heckle; to jeer; to throw insults
N2
34
降参
こうさん
noun
surrender; giving up
N3
35
覚悟
かくご
noun
resolve; determination; readiness to face consequences
N2
36
息巻く
いきまく
v5k
to be fired up; to huff and puff; to bluster
N1
37
行動原理
こうどうげんり
noun
driving principle; motivation; underlying logic of behavior
N1
38
内省する
ないせいする
suru-verb
to introspect; to look inward; to self-reflect
N1
39
自己肯定感
じここうていかん
noun
self-esteem; sense of self-worth
N2
40
自己愛
じこあい
noun
self-love; narcissism
N2
41
自己嫌悪
じこけんお
noun
self-loathing; self-disgust
N2
42
メンター
メンター
noun
mentor
N2
43
自己承認
じこしょうにん
noun
self-acceptance; self-validation
N2
44
地道に
じみちに
adverb
steadily; diligently; step by step
N2
45
自己啓発セミナー
じこけいはつセミナー
noun
self-improvement seminar; personal development seminar
N2
46
落とし前
おとしまえ
noun
making amends; settling accounts; paying the price
N1
47
一網打尽
いちもうだじん
expression
to catch all at once; to round up everyone in one go
N1
48
分別
ふんべつ
noun
good judgment; common sense; discernment
N2
49
自業自得
じごうじとく
expression
you reap what you sow; serves you right
N2
50
ストックホルム症候群
ストックホルムしょうこうぐん
noun
Stockholm syndrome
N1
51
生存戦略
せいぞんせんりゃく
noun
survival strategy
N2
52
危ない橋を渡る
あぶないはしをわたる
expression
to take dangerous risks; to walk a risky tightrope
N2
53
立て続けに
たてつづけに
adverb
one after another; in rapid succession
N2
54
後見人
こうけんにん
noun
guardian; custodian
N2
55
財団法人
ざいだんほうじん
noun
foundation; incorporated foundation
N2
56
素性
すじょう
noun
identity; background; origins
N2
57
思い込む
おもいこむ
v5m
to be convinced; to be under the impression; to assume wrongly
N3
58
録音
ろくおん
suru-verb
recording
N3
59
決定的
けっていてき
na-adj
decisive; conclusive
N2
60
兄弟愛
きょうだいあい
noun
brotherly love
N2
61
出番
でばん
noun
one's turn; cue
N3
62
管轄外執行権
かんかつがいしっこうけん
noun
out-of-jurisdiction enforcement authority
N1
63
侮辱
ぶじょく
suru-verb
insult
N2
64
目をつむる
めをつむる
expression
to turn a blind eye
N2
65
アンチ
アンチ
noun
hater; anti-fan
N2
66
お布施
おふせ
noun
offering; donation
N1
67
ご神体
ごしんたい
noun
sacred object
N1
68
メッキが剥がれる
メッキがはがれる
expression
to be exposed as fake
N1
69
１発屋
いっぱつや
noun
one-hit wonder
N1