#Back Issues [Series Vocabulary! Part 22]

[Coffee Companion Trivia vol.136]

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Well then! It has begun!
"Three-character idioms"!

They should all be things you'll likely say, "Ah, I know this one."

You actually use them in daily life too!
Now, let's start with the customary test!

Question 1
"A state of being damaged, missing, or lacking something that should be there."

Question 2
"The state of being young and adorable, like a child."

Question 3
"Feeling lonely and unfulfilled. A state of being wistful."

Question 4
"Being noble and tasteful. That state."

Question 5
"Stealing and using someone else's writing or ideas."

Question 6
"Using a spell to seal movement. Psychologically depriving someone of their freedom."

・Aotenjo (Blue Ceiling)

A term likening the blue sky to a ceiling.
Having no upper limit.

Example)
Gambling losses are limitless...

・Detarame (Nonsense/Random)

Being irresponsible and illogical.
Such words or actions.

Example)
Nonsensical evidence

・Ohako (One's specialty)

Something that a person is best at.

Example:
One's karaoke specialty

・Oujougiwa (The moment of death/Attitude at the end)

The moment of death. One's attitude or decisiveness when cornered.

Example:
Being stubborn at this late stage

・Kijoubu (Strong-minded)

Having a firm spirit.
Having a reliable foundation and feeling secure.

Example:
The wife's strength of mind is immense

・Shinkirou (Mirage)

A phenomenon where light in the atmosphere refracts,
making it appear as if an object exists on the ground.

Example:
Seeing a mirage of an oasis in the desert

・Sappuukei (Dreary/Bleak)

Lacking charm or interest, being boring.
The state of being so.

Example:
A minimalist's dreary room

・Danmatsuma (Death throes)

The suffering at the moment of death. The verge of death.

Ex)
I can hear death throes coming from the dentist's office

・Shonenba (Crucial moment)

A critical situation where one's true value or ability is tested.
An extremely important scene.

Ex)
This year's exam is a crucial moment

・Iromegane (Colored glasses/Prejudice)

A term metaphorically describing a way of viewing things through prejudice or preconceptions.

Ex)
Viewing foreigners through colored glasses

・Senrigan (Clairvoyance)

The ability to foresee or perceive distant events or the future.

Ex)
Himiko possessed clairvoyance

・Shuraba (Scene of carnage/Climax)

A place or situation where a tragic battle unfolds.

Ex)
To go through many scenes of carnage

Well then!
Here are the answers to the questions!
Question 1 => [Kashi] (Defect)
Question 2 => [Itaike] (Innocent/Adorable)
Question 3 => [Sekiryo] (Loneliness/Desolation)
Question 4 => [Fuga] (Elegance/Refinement)
Question 5 => [Hyosetsu] (Plagiarism)
Question 6 => [Jubaku] (Spell/Curse/Constraint)

So, how did you do?
Since it's the first time, this is a special issue!

You knew all of them, right?
There are many two-character compound words!

Therefore, there are many words you don't know.
On the other hand, there are few three-character compound words.

So, there are many you already know.
Let's study quietly and steadily!

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