► 代名詞
わし [(2)わし] [coll] [peer] [男] meaning: I rank: 2
☆ わしは知らん ⇨ I don’t know (☛ Used by old men, especially in dramatic/comedic ways. However used by males of all ages in some dialects, most notable in Hiroshima)
► 名詞
鷲 [(2)わし] meaning: bird rank: 3
☆ ハゲワシは米国の国鳥だ ⇨ The bald eagle is the national bird of US (☛ Eagle)
More examples:
- このジャケットはごわごわして着にくい ⇨ This jacket is stiff and uncomfortable to wear
- 彼は他の走者の追撃をかわして優勝した ⇨ He evaded other runners trying to catch him and won the race
- 誤解を招くような紛らわしいことを言うな ⇨ Don’t say ambiguous things that invite misunderstanding
- 社会が本当に進歩しているのかは疑わしい ⇨ It is doubtful that the society has really been progressing
- 彼等は契約を交わした ⇨ They agreed to a contract
- 汚らわしい獣 ⇨ You filthy animal
- 彼は父親と十年以上一言も交わしていない ⇨ He hasn’t exchanged even a word with his father for more than a decade
- 教室はざわざわしていた ⇨ The classroom was noisy (with the students randomly talking)
- 審判の笛と紛らわしい笛を吹くことは禁止されている ⇨ It is prohibited to blow a whistle that can be confused with the referee’s whistle
- 二人は結婚の約束を交わした ⇨ They exchanged a promise of marriage
- 最近の日本人は正しい日本語が使えず嘆かわしい ⇨ It is deplorable that today’s Japanese cannot speak and write proper Japanese
- それがこの地方の習わしだ ⇨ That’s the custom of this region
- いかがわしい写真 ⇨ Obscene pictures
- 彼は相手のパンチをかわした ⇨ He dodged an opponent’s punch
- 彼は記者の質問をかわした ⇨ He dodged the reporter’s question