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そうはイカのキンタマ

see styles
 souhaikanokintama / sohaikanokintama
    そうはイカのキンタマ
(expression) (joc) you wish!; that's not going to happen; not a chance

Variations:
一人焼肉
ひとり焼肉

 hitoriyakiniku
    ひとりやきにく
(See 焼肉・1) going to a yakiniku place by oneself

Variations:
一番手
1番手

 ichibante
    いちばんて
(1) first person (to do); person going first; (2) first place; top position; person in the top position; person in the lead

上がったり下がったり

see styles
 agattarisagattari
    あがったりさがったり
(exp,n,vs) going up and down; rising and falling

Variations:
二度寝
2度寝

 nidone
    にどね
(n,vs,vi) going back to sleep; sleeping in

Variations:
勢い余る
勢いあまる

 ikioiamaru
    いきおいあまる
(exp,v5r) (1) (usu. as 勢い余って) to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); (exp,v5r) (2) (usu. as 勢い余って) to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)

Variations:
外湯めぐり
外湯巡り

 sotoyumeguri
    そとゆめぐり
going from bathhouse to bathhouse (in a hot spring resort)

Variations:
居抜き
居抜(io)

 inuki
    いぬき
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included

Variations:
梯子
階子

 hashigo(p); teishi(梯子); hashigo / hashigo(p); teshi(梯子); hashigo
    はしご(P); ていし(梯子); ハシゴ
(1) (kana only) ladder; (2) (kana only) stairs; (noun/participle) (3) (はしご, ハシゴ only) (kana only) going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

Variations:
無造作
無雑作

 muzousa / muzosa
    むぞうさ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) easy; simple; ready; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) casual; off-hand; easy-going; careless; artless

物も言い様で角が立つ

see styles
 monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu
    ものもいいようでかどがたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) Harsh words make the going rough; People may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

Variations:
胎内くぐり
胎内潜り

 tainaikuguri
    たいないくぐり
(1) going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth); (2) narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit)

Variations:
道行き
道行(io)

 michiyuki
    みちゆき
(1) going down the road; travelling; traveling; (2) lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); (3) eloping; (4) coat worn over a woman's kimono

骨折り損の草臥れ儲け

see styles
 honeorizonnokutabiremouke / honeorizonnokutabiremoke
    ほねおりぞんのくたびれもうけ
(expression) (idiom) going through great pains in vain

Variations:
いい気
好い気
良い気

 iiki / iki
    いいき
(noun or adjectival noun) easygoing; optimistic; conceited

Variations:
お出で
御出で(sK)

 oide
    おいで
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (kana only) coming; going; being (somewhere); (expression) (2) (familiar language) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See おいでなさい・1) (please) come; go; stay

Variations:
お揃い
御揃い(sK)

 osoroi
    おそろい
(1) being together; going together; (can be adjective with の) (2) matching (clothing); going together

Variations:
お迎え
御迎え(sK)

 omukae
    おむかえ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (polite language) (See 迎え・1) receiving; welcoming; going to meet; person sent to meet or pick up someone; (2) final call; call of fate; approach of death

ゴーイング・コンサーン

 gooingu konsaan / gooingu konsan
    ゴーイング・コンサーン
going concern

Variations:
のんびり屋
ノンビリ屋

 nonbiriya(nonbiri屋); nonbiriya(nonbiri屋)
    のんびりや(のんびり屋); ノンビリや(ノンビリ屋)
(See のんびり・1) easygoing person

Variations:
ライン越え
ライン超え

 raingoe
    ラインごえ
(net-sl) (See 一線を越える) crossing the line; going too far

Variations:
上がり下り
上がり降り

 agariori
    あがりおり
(noun/participle) going up and down; ascent and descent

丸い卵も切りようで四角

see styles
 maruitamagomokiriyoudeshikaku / maruitamagomokiriyodeshikaku
    まるいたまごもきりようでしかく
(expression) (proverb) harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square

Variations:
付属
附属

 fuzoku
    ふぞく
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) (1) being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); going with; (2) (abbreviation) (See 付属学校) attached school; affiliated school

Variations:
使いで
使い出
遣い出

 tsukaide
    つかいで
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way

Variations:
儘ならない
侭ならない

 mamanaranai
    ままならない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See ままならぬ) unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

Variations:
出入り
出這入り

 deiri(出入ri)(p); dehairi / deri(出入ri)(p); dehairi
    でいり(出入り)(P); ではいり
(n,vs,vi) (1) going in and out; entering and exiting; (n,vs,vi) (2) visiting regularly; frequenting; having regular dealings with; (3) income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; (4) increase and decrease; surplus and deficit; fluctuation; (5) fight; trouble; quarrel; dispute; (6) indentations (e.g. of a coastline)

Variations:
悪乗り
悪のり
悪ノリ

 warunori(悪乗ri, 悪nori); warunori(悪nori)
    わるのり(悪乗り, 悪のり); わるノリ(悪ノリ)
(n,vs,vi) getting carried away; going too far; overdoing

Variations:
成り立つ
成立つ

 naritatsu
    なりたつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of; (v5t,vi) (2) to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be valid; (v5t,vi) (3) to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on; to keep going

Variations:
折り返し
折返し

 orikaeshi
    おりかえし
(adverb) (1) by return; (call or write back) without delay; (2) lapel; cuff; turn-up; flap; (3) going back; returning; turn (marathon, swimming, etc.); (4) chorus; refrain; (5) shuttle service; (6) aliasing (in imaging); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (7) {comp} back-to-back; BTB; (8) {comp} wrapping (text on computer screen); wrap

Variations:
正に
将に
当に

 masani
    まさに
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (esp. 正に when in kanji) exactly; surely; certainly; just; (adverb) (2) (kana only) right then; just then; at that moment; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (esp. 将に when in kanji) just about to; just going to; on the verge (of doing or happening); (adverb) (4) (kana only) (esp. 当に when in kanji) duly; naturally

物も言いようで角が立つ

see styles
 monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu
    ものもいいようでかどがたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) Harsh words make the going rough; People may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

Variations:
物心が付く
物心がつく

 monogokorogatsuku
    ものごころがつく
(exp,v5k) to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)

秀才不出門,全知天下事


秀才不出门,全知天下事

xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì
    xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , quan2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4
hsiu ts`ai pu ch`u men , ch`üan chih t`ien hsia shih
    hsiu tsai pu chu men , chüan chih tien hsia shih
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

秀才不出門,能知天下事


秀才不出门,能知天下事

xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì
    xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , neng2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4
hsiu ts`ai pu ch`u men , neng chih t`ien hsia shih
    hsiu tsai pu chu men , neng chih tien hsia shih
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

Variations:
立ち消え
立消え

 tachigie
    たちぎえ
(1) going out (before burning completely); dying out; (2) fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing; dying away (e.g. of a rumour)

Variations:
行き違い
行違い

 ikichigai(p); yukichigai
    いきちがい(P); ゆきちがい
(1) crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; (2) difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement

Variations:
行って来い
往って来い

 ittekoi
    いってこい
(exp,n) going back and forth; changing scenery (theatre); fluctuation (e.g. in a market)

Variations:
買い出し
買出し

 kaidashi
    かいだし
(1) going out to shop; going shopping; (2) buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

Variations:
返り忠
帰り忠(sK)

 kaerichuu / kaerichu
    かえりちゅう
(n,vs,vi) (hist) betraying one's lord (and going over to the enemy)

Variations:
連れしょん
連れション

 tsureshon(連reshon); tsureshon(連reshon)
    つれしょん(連れしょん); つれション(連れション)
(noun/participle) (vulgar) (abbreviation) (See 連れ小便) going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together

Variations:
オールイン
オール・イン

 ooruin; ooru in
    オールイン; オール・イン
(n,vs,vi) {cards} (going) all in (in poker)

Variations:
カップイン
カップ・イン

 kappuin; kappu in
    カップイン; カップ・イン
(n,vs,vi) {golf} holing (wasei: cup in); going in the hole

Variations:
ぐるっと
ぐるりと

 gurutto(p); gururito
    ぐるっと(P); ぐるりと
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) turning round; going around; turning about; rotating; (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) surrounding; encircling

ゴーイング・マイ・ウエー

 gooingu mai uee
    ゴーイング・マイ・ウエー
(expression) going my way

ゴーイング・マイ・ウェイ

 gooingu mai wei / gooingu mai we
    ゴーイング・マイ・ウェイ
(expression) going my way

Variations:
そもそも論
抑論(rK)

 somosomoron
    そもそもろん
(See そもそも・1) going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)

Variations:
ベッドイン
ベッド・イン

 beddoin; beddo in
    ベッドイン; ベッド・イン
(noun/participle) going to bed (usu. with someone) (wasei: bed in)

ミイラ取りがミイラになる

see styles
 miiratorigamiiraninaru / miratorigamiraninaru
    ミイラとりがミイラになる
(expression) (idiom) intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

Variations:
ワイワイ
わいわい

 waiwai; waiwai(p)
    ワイワイ; わいわい(P)
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) noisily; clamorously; boisterously; (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; making a fuss (of something); playing up; (adverb) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) loudly (crying); wailing; bawling; howling

Variations:
一巡り
ひと巡り
一周り

 hitomeguri
    ひとめぐり
(noun/participle) (1) (See 一回り・ひとまわり・1) a round; a turn; going around; making a round; (2) (See 一周忌・いっしゅうき) first anniversary of a person's death

Variations:
一途をたどる
一途を辿る

 ittootadoru
    いっとをたどる
(exp,v5r) (usu. 〜の一途をたどる) to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)

Variations:
以上
已上(rK)

 ijou / ijo
    いじょう
(suffix noun) (1) (ant: 以下・1) not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more; (suffix noun) (2) beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than; (adj-no,n) (3) the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing; (n,conj) (4) (after a verb) since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...; (expression) (5) that's all; that is the end; the end

Variations:
低回
低徊
彽徊(rK)

 teikai / tekai
    ていかい
(n,vs,vi) pacing back and forth meditatively; going about deep in thought; thinking about many things; pondering deeply

Variations:
先回り
先まわり(sK)

 sakimawari
    さきまわり
(n,vs,vi) going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

Variations:
動き出す
動きだす

 ugokidasu
    うごきだす
(v5s,vi) to start to move; to get going; to come alive

Variations:
参勤
参覲(ateji)

 sankin
    さんきん
(noun/participle) (1) going to serve one's lord; (2) (abbreviation) (See 参勤交代) daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo era)

Variations:
喉越し
のど越し
喉ごし

 nodogoshi
    のどごし
feeling of food or drink going down the throat

Variations:
回りまわって
回り回って

 mawarimawatte
    まわりまわって
(adverb) after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually

Variations:
巡回
巡廻(rK)

 junkai
    じゅんかい
(n,vs,vi) going around; patrol; round; tour

Variations:

徒士
徒歩

歩行

 kachi
    かち
(1) foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (2) (徒, 徒歩, 歩, 歩行 only) (archaism) (See 徒歩) going on foot; walking

Variations:
手加減
手かげん(sK)

 tekagen
    てかげん
(1) measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; knack; skill; (noun/participle) (2) adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion; going easy (on someone)

Variations:
行き過ぎ
行きすぎ

 ikisugi(p); yukisugi
    いきすぎ(P); ゆきすぎ
going too far; going to extremes

Variations:
許り(rK)
許(rK)

 bakari(p); bakkari
    ばかり(P); ばっかり
(particle) (1) (kana only) only; merely; nothing but; no more than; (particle) (2) (kana only) approximately; about; (particle) (3) (kana only) (after the -ta form of a verb) just (finished, etc.); (particle) (4) (kana only) (after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に)) (See 言わんばかり・いわんばかり) as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute; (particle) (5) (kana only) (often …とばかり(に)) indicates emphasis; (particle) (6) (kana only) always; constantly

Variations:
雪支度
雪仕度
雪じたく

 yukijitaku
    ゆきじたく
(rare) getting ready to go out in the snow; clothing for going out in the snow; snow gear

Variations:
カチャカチャ
かちゃかちゃ

 gachagacha; gachagacha
    ガチャガチャ; がちゃがちゃ
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a clatter; with a rattle; with a clank; (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; (going) on and on; (adjectival noun) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) messy; cluttered; untidy; (4) {tradem} (See カプセルトイ) capsule-toy vending machine; capsule toy; (5) (See クツワムシ) Mecopoda nipponensis (species of katydid)

Variations:
のろけ話
惚気話
ノロケ話

 norokebanashi(noroke話, 惚気話); norokebanashi(noroke話)
    のろけばなし(のろけ話, 惚気話); ノロケばなし(ノロケ話)
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs

Variations:
やり過ぎ
遣り過ぎ(rK)

 yarisugi
    やりすぎ
(kana only) overdoing (something); doing too much; going too far; overkill

Variations:
出鼻
出端
出ばな
出はな

 debana(出鼻, 出端, 出bana); dehana(出鼻, 出端, 出hana)
    でばな(出鼻, 出端, 出ばな); ではな(出鼻, 出端, 出はな)
(1) (出鼻, でばな only) projecting part (of a headland, etc.); (2) moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; (3) outset; start; beginning

Variations:
喉越しの良い
喉越しのよい

 nodogoshinoyoi
    のどごしのよい
(exp,adj-i) (esp. of beer) going down smoothly; tasting good going down

Variations:
失踪
失そう(sK)

 shissou / shisso
    しっそう
(n,vs,vi) disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

Variations:
寝白粉
寝おしろい(sK)

 neoshiroi
    ねおしろい
(See 寝化粧) cosmetics put on before going to bed

Variations:
態々(rK)
態態(rK)

 wazawaza
    わざわざ
(adverb) (1) (kana only) expressly; especially; specially; taking the trouble (to do); going to the trouble of (doing); going out of one's way (to do); (adverb) (2) (kana only) intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

Variations:
止まり
止り
留まり
留り

 domari
    どまり
(suffix noun) (See 止まり・とまり) stopping at; going no further than

Variations:
花金
華金
ハナ金
花キン

 hanakin(花金, 華金); hanakin(hana金); hanakin(花kin)
    はなきん(花金, 華金); ハナきん(ハナ金); はなキン(花キン)
(from 花の金曜日) thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)

Variations:
行かなくては
行かなくちゃ

 ikanakuteha(行kanakuteha); ikanakucha(行kanakucha)
    いかなくては(行かなくては); いかなくちゃ(行かなくちゃ)
(expression) (See 無くては・なくては・2) I've got to be going; I must go

Variations:
行き交い
行交い
往き交い

 yukikai; ikikai
    ゆきかい; いきかい
coming and going; traffic

Variations:
行き来
往き来
行来

 yukiki(p); ikiki(p)
    ゆきき(P); いきき(P)
(n,vs,vi) (1) coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; (n,vs,vi) (2) street traffic; highway

Variations:
行き道
行道
行き路
行路

 yukimichi
    ゆきみち
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)

Variations:
起き伏し
起伏し
起き臥し

 okifushi
    おきふし
(n,vs,vi) (1) rising and going to bed; daily life; (adverb) (2) all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep

金玉が上がったり下がったり

see styles
 kintamagaagattarisagattari / kintamagagattarisagattari
    きんたまがあがったりさがったり
(exp,n,vs) (idiom) (masculine speech) (See 上がったり下がったり・あがったりさがったり) being held in suspense; being on edge; scared stiff; one's testicles going up and down

Variations:
オーバー
オーバ

 oobaa(p); ooba(p) / ooba(p); ooba(p)
    オーバー(P); オーバ(P)
(1) (abbreviation) (See オーバーコート) overcoat; (n,vs,adj-f) (2) exceeding; going over; going beyond; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) exaggerated; over the top; overdrawn; overreaction; (4) (abbreviation) {golf} (See オーバーパー) over par; (5) {photo} (ant: アンダー・2) overexposure

Variations:
ゲットアウト
ゲット・アウト

 gettoauto; getto auto
    ゲットアウト; ゲット・アウト
(noun/participle) departure (eng: get out); getting out; going away; getting away; leaving

Variations:
コースアウト
コース・アウト

 koosuauto; koosu auto
    コースアウト; コース・アウト
(noun/participle) going off course (wasei: course out); going out of bounds

Variations:
サイドアウト
サイド・アウト

 saidoauto; saido auto
    サイドアウト; サイド・アウト
(1) {sports} side out (e.g. volleyball); side-out; gaining the right to serve; (2) {sports} ball going over the sideline (tennis)

Variations:
ソロキャンプ
ソロ・キャンプ

 sorokyanpu; soro kyanpu
    ソロキャンプ; ソロ・キャンプ
solo camping (eng: solo camp); (going) camping by oneself

Variations:
ノーチェック
ノー・チェック

 noochekku; noo chekku
    ノーチェック; ノー・チェック
(noun - becomes adjective with の) not checking (wasei: no check); undergoing no checks; leaving unchecked

Variations:
もうひと頑張り
もう一頑張り

 mouhitoganbari / mohitoganbari
    もうひとがんばり
(noun/participle) an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push

Variations:
中二病
厨二病(ateji)

 chuunibyou / chunibyo
    ちゅうにびょう
(slang) (joc) behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; 2nd year of junior high sickness

Variations:
出掛け
出がけ
出掛(io)

 degake; dekake(出掛ke, 出掛)
    でがけ; でかけ(出掛け, 出掛)
(1) (usu. 〜に) (See お出掛け・1) (on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; (2) (usu. 〜に) just after leaving; while on the way

Variations:
切りがない
切りが無い

 kiriganai(p); kiriganai
    きりがない(P); キリがない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) (See 切りのない) endless; boundless; innumerable; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) endless; never-ending; going on forever

Variations:
梯子

階子(rK)

 hashigo(p); teishi(梯子); hashigo / hashigo(p); teshi(梯子); hashigo
    はしご(P); ていし(梯子); ハシゴ
(1) (kana only) ladder; (2) (kana only) stairs; (n,vs,vt,vi) (3) (はしご, ハシゴ only) (kana only) going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

Variations:
無造作
無雑作(rK)

 muzousa / muzosa
    むぞうさ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) easy; simple; ready; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) casual; off-hand; easy-going; careless; artless

Variations:
立ち入り
立入り
立入

 tachiiri / tachiri
    たちいり
(noun/participle) entering; going into

Variations:
オーバー
オーバ

 oobaa(p); ooba(sk) / ooba(p); ooba(sk)
    オーバー(P); オーバ(sk)
(1) (abbreviation) (See オーバーコート) overcoat; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) exceeding; going over; going beyond; (adjectival noun) (3) exaggerated; overdone; over the top; (4) (abbreviation) {golf} (See オーバーパー) over par; (5) {photo} (ant: アンダー・2) overexposure

Variations:
何を隠そう
何をかくそう

 naniokakusou / naniokakuso
    なにをかくそう
(expression) to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

Variations:
出かける
出掛ける

 dekakeru
    でかける
(v1,vi) (1) to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out; (v1,vi) (2) to be about to leave; to be just going out

Variations:
喉越し
のど越し
喉越(io)

 nodogoshi
    のどごし
(often of beer) feeling of food or drink going down one's throat

Variations:
悪乗り
悪ノリ
悪のり(sK)

 warunori
    わるのり
(n,vs,vi) getting carried away; going too far; overdoing

Variations:
落ち鮎
落鮎
落ちあゆ(sK)

 ochiayu
    おちあゆ
sweetfish going downstream to spawn (in autumn)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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