Silverstar93's Language Blog

雨乞い　「あまごい」　praying for rain

曲馬団　「きょくばだん」　circus trope

桑畑　「くわばた」　mulberry field

思案投首　「しあんなげくび」　being at ones wits end

煎餅布団　「せんべいぶとん」　bedding worn flat by usage

団栗眼　「どんぐりまなこ」　goggle-eyes

蠱毒　「こどく」　poisoning someone

蠱る　「まじこる」　to be drawn in by something wicked

孤塁　「こるい」　isolated stronghold

傀儡　「かいらい」　puppet, marionette

囂々　「ごうごう」　noise, boisterousness

鼯鼠　「もみ」 or 「ももんが」　flying squirrel

官営 (かんえい) - government management; run by the government; government-run

県営 (けんえい) - prefectural management; run by the prefecture; prefecture-run

市営 (しえい) - municipal management; run by the city; city-run

公営 (こうえい) - public management; public; government-run

民営 (みんえい) - private management; private

必ずしも:  not always; not necessarily, not all, not entirely

～とは限らない: not necessarily so

必ず: certainly, always, invariably

いつの間にか: before one knows

確か: maybe, if I remember right; sure; certain

確かに: definitely, indeed, undoubtedly

いつか: sometime, someday

いつまでも: forever

つい: unintentionally, on accident, carelessly

ついに: finally, eventually

どうしても: no matter what

どうも: thanks; quite; somehow

なんとか: somehow

どうにか: in some way or another

なんとなく: somehow or other, for some reason or other

なんとも: not a bit, not at all

もし: if, in case

もしかしたら: possibly, perhaps, by any chance

もしかすると: perhaps, maybe

なるべく: as much as possible

なるほど: I see

近々: soon, before long

絶えず: continuously, steadily, without interruption

前もって: in advance, beforehand

少なくとも: at least

まもなく: soon, shortly

そのうち: sooner or later, eventually

やがて: soon, before long

ようやく: finally, at last

いずれ: anyhow, at any rate, sooner or later, eventually

たちまち: in a moment, instantly, immediately

ただちに: immediately, without delay, at once

にわかに: suddenly

つねに: always, habitually

しきりに: frequently, constantly, repeatedly

しょっちゅう: very often, constantly

すでに: already

とっくに: a long time ago

ほぼ: about, roughly

およそ: about, approximately

ほんの: mere; only; just

たった: only; merely; but; no more than

せいぜい: at the very most

Masculine endings :-

-ant der Konsonant — consonant

-ast der Palast — palace

-ich der Teppich — carpet

-ig der Honig — honey

-ling der Liebling — darling

-or der Motor — engine

-us der Materialismus — materialism

Feminine endings :-

-a die Pizza — pizza

-anz die Toleranz — tolerance

-ei die Wäscherei — laundry

-enz die Intelligenz — intelligance

-heit die Merheit — majority

-ie die Astrologie — astrology

-ik die Musik — music

-ion die Kommunikation — communication

-keit die Müdigkeit — tiredness

-tät die Kreativität — creativity

-schaft die Erbschaft — inheritance

-ung die Bedeutung — meaning

-ur die Frisur — hairstylist

Neuter endings :-

-chen das Mädchen — girl

-il das Ventil — valve

-lein das Männlein — little man

-ma das Drama — drama

-ment das Instrument — instrument

-o das Auto — car

there are so many instances when dar pops up, so here are a few of the common expressions as listed by @spanishskulduggery in this post. i picked out just a few for now but will definitely be coming back for more (pdf)