Definition of しょってくる
- (v5r, vt) to reel; to wind; to spin (thread)
それがいつだったか日を繰って確かめた。
I counted the days to see when it had happened. - to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia)
- to count (e.g. the days)
- to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)
- (n) hand; arm
こちらに来るように手で合図した。
I made motions at him to come here with my hand. - forepaw; foreleg
- handle
- hand; worker; help
- trouble; care; effort
- means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
いい手を思いついた。
I hit upon a good idea. - hand; handwriting
- kind; type; sort
- one's hands; one's possession
本は現在誰の手にも入る。
Books are now within the reach of everybody. - ability to cope
あいつらには手が負えない。
They are out of hand. - hand (of cards)
いい手が配られた。
I was dealt a good hand. - direction
- (n, n-suf, ctr) move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- (n) chapter; section
教科書の各章に約12もの練習問題がついている。
Each chapter in the textbook is followed by about a dozen comprehension questions. - medal
彼らは賞を取ろうとして互いに競い合った。
They competed with each other for the prize.
- (n) surname; family name
あなたの姓はどう発音するのですか。
How do you pronounce your last name? - hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
- (vk, vi, aux-v) to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
10時までに来ます。
I'll come by 10. - to come back; to do ... and come back
私の父は私に、ぜひそこを見てくるようにといった。
My father insisted that I should go to see the place. - to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
- (vk, vi) to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
- to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
- (n) gong; handbell
鉦や太鼓で探しあてた割には、あいつ期待はずれだったよな。
He turned out to be a real disappointment after we went through hell and high water to find him.
- (n) commander; general; leader
将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ。
He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.
- (n) traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
- (n) pivot hinge (using extensions on the top & bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame)
- sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)