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Variations:
旅の恥はかき捨て
旅の恥は掻き捨て
旅の恥は、かき捨て(sK)
旅の恥は搔き捨て(sK)

 tabinohajihakakisute
    たびのはじはかきすて
(expression) (proverb) once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away

Variations:
旅は情け、人は心
旅は情け人は心(sK)

 tabihanasake、hitohakokoro
    たびはなさけ、ひとはこころ
(expression) (proverb) (See 旅は道連れ世は情け・たびはみちづれよはなさけ) in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy

Variations:
旅は道連れ世は情け
旅は道づれ世は情け(sK)

 tabihamichizureyohanasake
    たびはみちづれよはなさけ
(expression) (proverb) in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy

Variations:
旋風
つむじ風
辻風
つじ風(sK)

 senpuu(旋風)(p); tsumujikaze(旋風, tsumuji風); tsujikaze(旋風, 辻風) / senpu(旋風)(p); tsumujikaze(旋風, tsumuji風); tsujikaze(旋風, 辻風)
    せんぷう(旋風)(P); つむじかぜ(旋風, つむじ風); つじかぜ(旋風, 辻風)
(1) whirlwind; (2) (せんぷう only) sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

Variations:
旋風
つむじ風
辻風(rK)
つじ風(sK)

 senpuu(旋風)(p); tsumujikaze(旋風, tsumuji風); tsujikaze(旋風, 辻風) / senpu(旋風)(p); tsumujikaze(旋風, tsumuji風); tsujikaze(旋風, 辻風)
    せんぷう(旋風)(P); つむじかぜ(旋風, つむじ風); つじかぜ(旋風, 辻風)
(1) whirlwind; (2) (せんぷう only) sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

Variations:
旗揚げ
旗揚
旗挙げ(rK)
旗挙(rK)

 hataage / hatage
    はたあげ
(n,vs,vi) (1) raising an army; raising a banner; (n,vs,vi) (2) launching a new group; launching a business; launching a new party

Variations:
日々是好日
日日是好日
日々これ好日(sK)
日日これ好日(sK)

 nichinichikorekoujitsu; hibikorekoujitsu; nichinichikorekounichi(ik); hibikorekounichi(ik) / nichinichikorekojitsu; hibikorekojitsu; nichinichikorekonichi(ik); hibikorekonichi(ik)
    にちにちこれこうじつ; ひびこれこうじつ; にちにちこれこうにち(ik); ひびこれこうにち(ik)
(expression) (proverb) every day is a good day; enjoy every day

Variations:
日付
日付け(io)
日附(rK)

 hizuke
    ひづけ
date; dating

Variations:
日付
日付け(io)
日附(rK)

 hizuke
    ひづけ
date; dating

Variations:
日向
日南(rK)
日なた(sK)

 hinata
    ひなた
sunny place; in the sun

Variations:
日嗣の皇子
日嗣の御子
日嗣ぎの皇子(sK)
日嗣ぎの御子(sK)

 hitsuginomiko
    ひつぎのみこ
(exp,n) (honorific or respectful language) Crown Prince (of Japan)

Variations:
日差し
陽射し
日射し
陽差し(rK)
日ざし(sK)
陽ざし(sK)
日差(sK)
陽射(sK)

 hizashi
    ひざし
sunlight; rays of the Sun

Variations:
日干し
日干
日乾し(rK)
日乾(sK)

 hiboshi
    ひぼし
(adj-no,n) sun-dried

Variations:
日当たり
日当り
陽当り
陽当たり
陽あたり(sK)
日当(sK)
日あたり(sK)

 hiatari
    ひあたり
(1) exposure to the sun; sunny place; (2) (日当たり, 日当り, 日当 only) per day

Variations:
日本語でおk
日本語でOK
日本語でオッケー
日本語でオーケー

 nihongodeoke(日本語deok); nihongodeokkee(日本語deO, 日本語deokkee); nihongodeookee(日本語deO, 日本語deookee)
    にほんごでおけ(日本語でおk); にほんごでオッケー(日本語でOK, 日本語でオッケー); にほんごでオーケー(日本語でOK, 日本語でオーケー)
(expression) (slang) you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?

Variations:
日焼け
日やけ
日焼(io)
陽焼け(rK)

 hiyake
    ひやけ
(n,vs,vi) (1) sunburn; suntan; tan; (n,vs,vi) (2) becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; (n,vs,vi) (3) drying up (of a river, field, etc.)

Variations:
日焼け止め
日やけ止め(sK)
日焼止め(sK)
日焼けどめ(sK)

 hiyakedome
    ひやけどめ
sunscreen; sunblock; sun cream; suntan lotion

Variations:
日覆い
日覆(io)
日おおい(sK)
日おい(sK)

 hioi; hiooi
    ひおい; ひおおい
sunshade; sunscreen; window shade; blinds

Variations:
日雇い
日雇
日傭い(rK)
日傭(rK)

 hiyatoi
    ひやとい
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer

Variations:
旧仮名遣い
旧仮名遣
旧仮名使い(iK)

 kyuukanazukai / kyukanazukai
    きゅうかなづかい
(See 歴史的仮名遣い,新仮名遣い) old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography

Variations:
旨タレ(sK)
旨ダレ(sK)
旨垂れ(sK)

 umatare; umadare; umatare(sk); umadare(sk)
    うまたれ; うまだれ; うまタレ(sk); うまダレ(sk)
(kana only) tasty sauce; tasty dressing; umami sauce

Variations:
早い
速い
疾い(oK)
捷い(oK)

 hayai
    はやい
(adjective) (1) (esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い) fast; quick; hasty; brisk; (adjective) (2) (esp. 早い) early (in the day, etc.); premature; (adjective) (3) (esp. 早い) (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; (adjective) (4) (esp. 早い) (See 手っ取り早い・1) easy; simple; quick

Variations:
早い
速い
疾い(rK)
捷い(rK)

 hayai(p); haee(sk); hayyai(sk); hayyaai(sk); hayaai(sk) / hayai(p); haee(sk); hayyai(sk); hayyai(sk); hayai(sk)
    はやい(P); はえー(sk); はっやい(sk); はっやーい(sk); はやーい(sk)
(adjective) (1) (esp. 速い) fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt; (adjective) (2) (早い only) early; soon; earlier than usual; (adjective) (3) (早い only) premature; too soon; too early; (adjective) (4) (esp. 早い) easy; simple; quick; fast; (adjective) (5) (as ...するが早いか or ...するより早く) as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...

Variations:
早い者勝ち
早いもの勝ち
早いもん勝ち(sK)

 hayaimonogachi
    はやいものがち
(expression) (proverb) first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

Variations:
早ければ早いほど良い
早ければ早いほどいい(sK)
早ければ早いほどよい(sK)
速ければ速いほど良い(sK)
速ければ速いほどいい(sK)
早ければ早い程良い(sK)
早ければ早い程いい(sK)

 hayakerebahayaihodoii; hayakerebahayaihodoyoi / hayakerebahayaihodoi; hayakerebahayaihodoyoi
    はやければはやいほどいい; はやければはやいほどよい
(expression) the sooner, the better

Variations:
早呑み込み
早飲み込み
早のみこみ
早のみ込み(sK)

 hayanomikomi
    はやのみこみ
(n,vs,vi) (1) hasty conclusion; rash conclusion; (n,vs,vi) (2) quick understanding; catching on quickly

Variations:
早牛も淀、遅牛も淀
早牛も淀遅牛も淀(sK)

 hayaushimoyodo、osoushimoyodo / hayaushimoyodo、ososhimoyodo
    はやうしもよど、おそうしもよど
(expression) (proverb) there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle; fast oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), slow oxen also end up in Yodo

Variations:
明かり
明り
灯り

灯かり
灯火(iK)

 akari
    あかり
(1) (明かり, 明り only) light; illumination; glow; gleam; (2) (See 明かりを消す) lamp; light

Variations:
明かり
灯り
灯火(sK)
灯(sK)
灯かり(sK)
明り(sK)

 akari
    あかり
(1) (明かり only) light; glow; gleam; (2) (also written as 灯火) (a) light; lights; lamp; (3) (明かり only) (dated) proof (of innocence)

Variations:
明かり取り
明り取り
明りとり(sK)
明かり採り(sK)
明り採り(sK)

 akaritori
    あかりとり
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window

Variations:
明けの明星
明の明星(io)
暁の明星(iK)

 akenomyoujou / akenomyojo
    あけのみょうじょう
(exp,n) (See 宵の明星) morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky

Variations:
明けましておめでとうございます
明けましておめでとう御座います(rK)
明けまして御目出度う御座います(rK)
明けましてお目出度うございます(sK)

 akemashiteomedetougozaimasu / akemashiteomedetogozaimasu
    あけましておめでとうございます
(expression) (polite language) (kana only) Happy New Year

Variations:
明け方
明方(io)
明けがた(sK)

 akegata
    あけがた
(n,adv) (usu. from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.) (See 暮れ方,未明) dawn; daybreak

Variations:
明け渡す
明渡す(sK)
開け渡す(sK)
あけ渡す(sK)

 akewatasu
    あけわたす
(transitive verb) to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)

Variations:
明白(ateji)(rK)
偸閑(ateji)(rK)
白地(ateji)(rK)

 akarasama
    あからさま
(adj-na,adj-no) (kana only) plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant

Variations:
明瞭
明亮(rK)
明了(rK)
明りょう(sK)

 meiryou / meryo
    めいりょう
(noun or adjectival noun) clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

Variations:
昔話
昔ばなし(sK)
むかし話(sK)

 mukashibanashi
    むかしばなし
(1) old tale; folk tale; legend; (2) reminiscence

Variations:
昔語り
昔語(io)
昔がたり(sK)
むかし語り(sK)

 mukashigatari
    むかしがたり
old story; reminiscence

Variations:
映し出す
写し出す
映しだす(sK)
写しだす(sK)
うつし出す(sK)

 utsushidasu
    うつしだす
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 映し出す) to project; to show (on a screen); to reflect (of a mirror, lake, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 写し出す) to portray; to depict; to describe; (transitive verb) (3) (esp. 映し出す) to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

Variations:
昼なお暗い
昼尚暗い
昼猶暗い(oK)

 hirunaokurai
    ひるなおくらい
(exp,adj-i) dark even in the daytime

Variations:
昼過ぎ
昼すぎ
午過ぎ(sK)
午すぎ(sK)

 hirusugi
    ひるすぎ
(n,adv) just past noon; afternoon

Variations:
時は金なり
時は金也
時は金成り(iK)

 tokihakanenari
    ときはかねなり
(expression) (proverb) time is money

Variations:
時は金なり
時は金也(sK)
時は金成り(sK)

 tokihakanenari
    ときはかねなり
(expression) (proverb) time is money

Variations:
時を越えて
時を超えて
時をこえて(sK)

 tokiokoete
    ときをこえて
(expression) (surviving until the present day) through time

Variations:
時代物
時代もの(sK)
時代モノ(sK)

 jidaimono
    じだいもの
(1) antique; historical object; (2) pre-Meiji period drama; period piece

Variations:
時計(ateji)
土圭(rK)
自鳴鐘(sK)

 tokei / toke
    とけい
clock; watch; timepiece

Variations:
時鳥
子規
不如帰
杜鵑
郭公
霍公鳥(sK)
蜀魂(sK)
蜀魄(sK)
沓手鳥(sK)
沓直鳥(sK)
杜宇(sK)
田鵑(sK)

 hototogisu; hototogisu(gikun)
    ホトトギス; ほととぎす(gikun)
(kana only) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

Variations:
晒し者
さらし者
晒しもの
晒者(io)
曝し者(oK)

 sarashimono
    さらしもの
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

Variations:
晩節を汚す
晩節を穢す(sK)
晩節をけがす(sK)

 bansetsuokegasu
    ばんせつをけがす
(exp,v5s) to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years

Variations:
晩香波(ateji)(rK)
晩香坡(ateji)(rK)

 bankuubaa / bankuba
    バンクーバー
(kana only) Vancouver

Variations:
普段使い
不断使い(rK)
ふだん使い(sK)
普段づかい(sK)

 fudanzukai
    ふだんづかい
everyday use

Variations:
普段着
ふだん着
不断着(rK)

 fudangi
    ふだんぎ
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress

Variations:
普段通り
普段どおり
ふだん通り(sK)

 fudandoori
    ふだんどおり
(adv,adj-no) as usual; as per normal

Variations:
普遍
普偏(iK)
普辺(iK)

 fuhen
    ふへん
(adj-no,n,vs) (ant: 特殊) universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent

Variations:
普遍
普偏(sK)
普辺(sK)

 fuhen
    ふへん
(adj-no,n) (ant: 特殊) universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent

Variations:
普遍性
普偏性(iK)
普辺性(iK)

 fuhensei / fuhense
    ふへんせい
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity

Variations:
晴れ晴れ
晴ればれ
晴々
晴晴
晴れ晴(sK)

 harebare
    はればれ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) bright; cheerful; in high spirits; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) clear (sky); cloudless; sunny

Variations:
暇乞い
暇乞(io)
いとま乞い(sK)

 itomagoi
    いとまごい
(n,vs,vi) (1) leave-taking; (saying) goodbye; (n,vs,vi) (2) requesting leave (from work)

Variations:
暇人
閑人
ひま人(sK)
隙人(sK)

 himajin; kanjin(閑人)
    ひまじん; かんじん(閑人)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

Variations:
暇取る
隙取る(rK)
暇どる(sK)

 himadoru
    ひまどる
(v5r,vi) (dated) to take (much) time; to be delayed

Variations:
暑さあたり
暑さ中り
暑さ当たり(iK)

 atsusaatari / atsusatari
    あつさあたり
(rare) (See 暑気中り) suffering from the heat; heatstroke; heat prostration

Variations:
暑さあたり
暑さ中り
暑さ当たり(sK)

 atsusaatari / atsusatari
    あつさあたり
(rare) (See 暑気中り) suffering from the heat; heatstroke; heat prostration

Variations:
暑気あたり
暑気中り
暑気当たり(iK)
暑気当り(iK)

 shokiatari
    しょきあたり
suffering from the heat; heatstroke; heat prostration

Variations:
暖かい
温かい
暖い(sK)

 atatakai(p); attakai; attakee(sk)
    あたたかい(P); あったかい; あったけー(sk)
(adjective) (1) (暖かい usu. refers to air temperature) warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; (adjective) (2) (温かい only) considerate; kind; genial; (adjective) (3) (暖かい only) warm (of a colour); mellow; (adjective) (4) (暖かい only) having enough money

Variations:
暫く
暫らく(io)
姑く(rK)
須臾(rK)

 shibaraku
    しばらく
(adv,vs) (1) (kana only) for a moment; for a minute; (adverb) (2) (kana only) for a while; for some time; (adverb) (3) (kana only) for the time being; for now; (interjection) (4) (kana only) it's been a long time; long time no see

Variations:
暮れかかる
暮れ掛かる(rK)
暮れ懸る(rK)

 kurekakaru
    くれかかる
(v5r,vi) to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)

Variations:
暮利比亜(ateji)(rK)
玻里非(ateji)(rK)

 boribia; boriria
    ボリビア; ボリヴィア
(kana only) Bolivia

Variations:
暴く
発く(rK)
曝く(sK)
訐く(sK)

 abaku
    あばく
(transitive verb) (1) to disclose; to divulge; to expose; (transitive verb) (2) to open (a grave); to dig out

Variations:
暴れまわる
暴れ回る
暴れ廻る(rK)

 abaremawaru
    あばれまわる
(v5r,vi) to rampage; to run riot

Variations:
暴れまわる
暴れ回る
暴れ廻る(sK)
あばれ回る(sK)

 abaremawaru
    あばれまわる
(v5r,vi) to rampage; to run riot

Variations:
曲がりなりにも
曲り形にも(rK)
曲りなりにも(sK)

 magarinarinimo
    まがりなりにも
(adverb) though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

Variations:
曲がり屋
曲がり家
曲り屋
曲り家
曲屋(sK)
曲家(sK)
曲がりや(sK)

 magariya
    まがりや
(1) L-shaped house (with attached stable); (2) pawnshop; (3) {stockm} stale bull; weak bull

Variations:
曲がり角
曲り角
曲がりかど(sK)

 magarikado
    まがりかど
(1) (street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; (2) turning point; watershed

Variations:
曲者
くせ者
癖者(rK)
曲物(rK)

 kusemono
    くせもの
(1) ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow; (2) peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow; (3) tricky thing; something that is more than it seems; (4) expert; master; highly skilled person; (5) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

Variations:
曲者
くせ者
癖者(rK)
曲物(sK)

 kusemono; kusemono
    くせもの; クセモノ
(1) ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow; (2) peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow; (3) tricky thing; something that is more than it seems; (4) expert; master; highly skilled person; (5) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

Variations:
曳網
曳き網
引き網
引網
ひき網(sK)

 hikiami
    ひきあみ
{fish} dragnet; seine

Variations:
書きなぐる
書き殴る
描き殴る(sK)
描きなぐる(sK)
書き擲る(sK)
書殴る(sK)

 kakinaguru
    かきなぐる
(transitive verb) to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off

Variations:
書き下ろし
書下ろし
書きおろし(sK)

 kakioroshi
    かきおろし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)

Variations:
書き入れ時
かきいれ時
書入れ時
掻き入れ時(iK)

 kakiiredoki / kakiredoki
    かきいれどき
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season

Variations:
書き入れ時
かき入れ時
かきいれ時
書入れ時
掻き入れ時(iK)

 kakiiredoki / kakiredoki
    かきいれどき
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season

Variations:
書き入れ時
かき入れ時
かきいれ時(sK)
書入れ時(sK)
掻き入れ時(iK)

 kakiiredoki / kakiredoki
    かきいれどき
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season

Variations:
書き写す
書写す
描き写す(sK)
描写す(sK)
書きうつす(sK)

 kakiutsusu
    かきうつす
(transitive verb) to copy (down); to transcribe

Variations:
書き換え
書換え
書き替え
書替え
書き変え
書きかえ(sK)

 kakikae
    かきかえ
(1) rewriting (e.g. of a book); (2) renewal (of a license, bond, etc.); (3) transfer (of ownership); putting (something) in another's name

Variations:
書き留める
書きとめる
書留める
書き止める(iK)

 kakitomeru; kakitodomeru(書ki留meru)
    かきとめる; かきとどめる(書き留める)
(transitive verb) to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

Variations:
書き綴る
書きつづる
かき綴る(sK)
書綴る(sK)

 kakitsuzuru
    かきつづる
(transitive verb) to put into writing; to write

Variations:
書き落とす
書き落す
かき落とす(sK)
かき落す(sK)
書落とす(sK)
書きおとす(sK)

 kakiotosu
    かきおとす
(transitive verb) to forget to write; to leave out (by mistake); to omit

Variations:
最先端を行く
最先端をいく
最先端をゆく(sK)

 saisentanoiku
    さいせんたんをいく
(exp,v5k-s) to be on the cutting edge

Variations:
月とスッポン
月とすっぽん
月と鼈(rK)

 tsukitosuppon
    つきとすっぽん
(exp,n) (idiom) two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; the Moon and a turtle

Variations:
月初め
月始め(iK)
月初(sK)
月始(sK)

 tsukihajime
    つきはじめ
beginning of the month

Variations:
月明かり
月あかり
月明り(rK)
月灯かり(sK)

 tsukiakari
    つきあかり
moonlight

Variations:
月読
月夜見
月読み
月讀(oK)
月夜霊(rK)

 tsukuyomi; tsukiyomi
    つくよみ; つきよみ
(1) (poetic term) moon; (2) {jpmyth} Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)

Variations:
有りのまま(rK)
有りの儘(rK)
在りのまま(sK)
在りの儘(sK)

 arinomama
    ありのまま
(adj-no,adv,n) (kana only) as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated; honest; true; frank; candid

Variations:
有りのまま(rK)
有りの儘(rK)
在りのまま(sK)
有りの侭(sK)
在りの儘(sK)

 arinomama
    ありのまま
(adj-no,adv,n) (kana only) as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated; honest; true; frank; candid

Variations:
有り触れた(rK)
有りふれた(sK)
あり触れた(sK)

 arifureta
    ありふれた
(can act as adjective) (kana only) common; commonplace; ordinary; familiar; everyday; garden-variety; trite; stale; hackneyed; stereotyped

Variations:
有り触れる(rK)
あり触れる(sK)
有触れる(sK)

 arifureru
    ありふれる
(v1,vi) (kana only) to be common

Variations:
有り難がる
有難がる
有りがたがる(sK)
あり難がる(sK)

 arigatagaru
    ありがたがる
(transitive verb) (kana only) to be thankful; to feel grateful; to show one's gratitude

Variations:
有り難し
有難し
有りがたし(sK)
あり難し(sK)

 arigatashi
    ありがたし
(interjection) (kana only) what a blessing; how fortunate

Variations:
有ろう事か(rK)
有ろうことか(sK)

 aroukotoka / arokotoka
    あろうことか
(expression) (kana only) of all things

Variations:
有人オペレーター
有人オペレータ(sK)

 yuujinopereetaa / yujinopereeta
    ゆうじんオペレーター
human operator (as opposed to an automated or AI system); live agent; real human

Variations:
有頂天
有頂点(sK)
宇頂天(sK)

 uchouten / uchoten
    うちょうてん
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) ecstasy; (2) {Buddh} (orig. meaning) highest heaven

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