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しびれをきらす

to lose one's patience; to get tired of waiting

She lost her patience with him, as he was late for their meeting.

Literally 'to have one's legs go numb' (from sitting too long), idiomatically meaning to run out of patience after a long wait.

ぼく

I; me (male, informal or polite)

I plan to go to the sea with my friends this weekend.

Mainly used by males. It is softer and more polite than '俺' (ore) but less formal than '私' (watakushi).

topic marker particle

This year, the cherry blossoms bloomed early.

Marks the topic of a sentence - what the sentence is about. Often implies contrast with other possible topics. Written as は but pronounced 'wa'. Differs from が which marks the grammatical subject.

masochist

He says he is a masochist.

A slangy abbreviation of 'masochist' (マゾヒスト). Used to describe someone who enjoys pain or being treated harshly.

possessive particle indicating belonging, attribution, or relationship

Mother's cooking is the most delicious.

Connects two nouns to show possession or attribution. The modifying noun comes before の, and the modified noun comes after. Can also connect clauses when nominalizing.

ち

blood; lineage

I scraped my knee and it bled.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins.

direct object marker particle

I solved a difficult problem.

Marks the direct object of a verb - what the action is done to. Written を but pronounced 'o'. Essential for transitive verbs. Also marks the space through which movement occurs.

ひく

to pull; to draw; to subtract; to look up (in a dictionary); to catch (a cold)

I looked up the word in the dictionary to check its meaning.

A versatile verb with meanings ranging from physical pulling to abstract concepts like subtraction or searching for information.