Japanese DictionaryDefinition of いまのいままで/meaning-of-きりふだ
- (n) negative (static) charge; negative electric charge; (sometimes called "negative electricity")
- (v5r, vt) to wave; to shake; to swing
私は頭を数回振った。
I shook my head a few times. - to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
- to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
- to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump
- to abandon; to give up; to ruin
- to add kana indicating a reading of a word
- to slightly change headings; to change directions
- to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
- to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
- to bring up the main topic
- to replace; to substitute
- to set up a joke for somebody else
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n) end; finish; stop
彼の好奇心には限りがなかった。
His curiosity knew no bounds. - bounds; limits
あなたは可能な限り早く、あなたのお母さんに電話をするべきである。
You should call your mother as soon as possible. - delivery date (of a futures contract)
彼は声の限りに叫んだ。
He shouted at the top of his voice. - finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
もっと勉強しない限り落第しますよ。
You will fail unless you work harder. - (suf, ctr) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
- (prt) only; just
- since
- remaining (in a particular state)
- (prt) indicates possessive
- nominalizes verbs and adjectives
- substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
- (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
- (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
- (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
- (prt) until (a time); till; to; up to
１０時までに夕食の準備をしておくように取り計らいなさい。
See that dinner is ready by ten. - to (a place); as far as
- to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
- only; merely
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n) Halla okadai (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- red mite (i.e. a chigger)
- (n) locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; (feeling of hopelessness); being in a bind
- (n) miniature Chusan palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus); (poss. Trachycarpus fortunei)
- (n) Gokturks; Sky Turks; Tujue; (powerful Turkic confederation from medieval Inner Asia)