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Variations:
付き添い役
付き添役
付添役

 tsukisoiyaku
    つきそいやく
attendant; best man (at a wedding); groomsman; maid of honor; bridesmaid

Variations:
匂い
臭い
匂(io)

 nioi
    におい
(1) (臭い usu. has a negative connotation) odour; odor; scent; smell; stench; (2) aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor

Variations:
学者バカ
学者馬鹿
学者ばか

 gakushabaka(学者baka); gakushabaka(学者馬鹿, 学者baka)
    がくしゃバカ(学者バカ); がくしゃばか(学者馬鹿, 学者ばか)
(noun or adjectival noun) person who is book smart but lacking in common sense; person who is book smart but street dumb

Variations:
沽券に関わる
沽券にかかわる

 kokennikakawaru
    こけんにかかわる
(exp,v5r) to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name

Variations:
無残
無惨
無慚
無慙

 muzan
    むざん
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) cruel; merciless; atrocious; ruthless; cold-blooded; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) pitiful; tragic; horrible; miserable; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) (無慚, 無慙 only) {Buddh} breaking a precept without shame

Variations:
神降ろし
神おろし
神下ろし

 kamioroshi; kamioroshi
    かみおろし; カミオロシ
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Shinto} invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Shinto} (See 巫女・みこ・2) medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)

Variations:
義理堅い
義理がたい(sK)

 girigatai
    ぎりがたい
(adjective) possessed of a strong sense of duty

Variations:
自棄のやん八
焼けのやんぱち

 yakenoyanpachi; yakenoyanpachi
    やけのやんぱち; ヤケのやんぱち
(exp,n) (kana only) (sense of) desperation

Variations:
身に余る光栄
身にあまる光栄

 miniamarukouei / miniamarukoe
    みにあまるこうえい
(expression) undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour

Variations:
辱める
恥ずかしめる(iK)

 hazukashimeru
    はずかしめる
(transitive verb) (1) to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to insult; (transitive verb) (2) to rape; to assault; to violate

Variations:
違和感
異和感(sK)

 iwakan
    いわかん
(1) uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; (2) malaise; physical unease

鐃循ワ申曠鐃?鐃循わ申曚鐃?

 鐃循wa申曠鐃?鐃循wa申曚鐃?
    鐃循ワ申曠鐃?鐃循わ申曚鐃?
(n,vs,adj-no) (slang) (derogatory term) (orig. used specifically to make fun of Koreans, now broader) self-satisfaction (esp. in a nationalistic sense) (kor: heolheol); smugness

Variations:
恥さらし
恥曝し
恥晒し

 hajisarashi
    はじさらし
(noun or adjectival noun) disgrace; shame

Variations:
感づく
感付く
勘付く
勘づく

 kanzuku
    かんづく
(v5k,vi) to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

Variations:
慙愧に堪えない
慚愧に堪えない

 zankinitaenai
    ざんきにたえない
(expression) feeling deeply ashamed of oneself; overwhelmed with shame

Variations:
気がつく
気が付く

 kigatsuku
    きがつく
(exp,v5k) (1) to notice; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of); to perceive; to sense; to suspect; (exp,v5k) (2) to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be observant; (exp,v5k) (3) to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

Variations:
碌な(ateji)
陸な

 rokuna
    ろくな
(pre-noun adjective) (kana only) (usually used in the negative sense) satisfactory; decent

Variations:
キャリアセンス
キャリア・センス

 kyariasensu; kyaria sensu
    キャリアセンス; キャリア・センス
{telec} carrier sense

Variations:
会稽の恥を雪ぐ
会稽の恥をすすぐ

 kaikeinohajiosusugu / kaikenohajiosusugu
    かいけいのはじをすすぐ
(expression) (idiom) to avenge a defeat; to regain one's honor

Variations:
侘び寂び
侘寂
詫び寂び(iK)

 wabisabi; wabisabi
    わびさび; ワビサビ
(kana only) wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection

Variations:
浮世離れ
浮き世離れ
浮世ばなれ

 ukiyobanare
    うきよばなれ
(n,vs,vi) (usu. used adjectivally as 浮世離れした) otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

Variations:
物の哀れ
物のあはれ
物のあわれ

 mononoaware(物no哀re, 物noaware); mononoahare(物no哀re, 物noahare)(ok)
    もののあわれ(物の哀れ, 物のあわれ); もののあはれ(物の哀れ, 物のあはれ)(ok)
(exp,n) (kana only) mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense

Variations:
理性のタガ
理性の箍
理性のたが

 riseinotaga(理性no箍, 理性notaga); riseinotaga(理性notaga) / risenotaga(理性no箍, 理性notaga); risenotaga(理性notaga)
    りせいのたが(理性の箍, 理性のたが); りせいのタガ(理性のタガ)
(expression) the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense

Variations:
笑いのツボ
笑いのつぼ
笑いの壺

 warainotsubo(笑inotsubo); warainotsubo(笑inotsubo, 笑ino壺)
    わらいのツボ(笑いのツボ); わらいのつぼ(笑いのつぼ, 笑いの壺)
(exp,n) sense of humour (humor); funny bone

好學近乎知,力行近乎仁,知恥近乎勇


好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇

hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng
    hao4 xue2 jin4 hu1 zhi1 , li4 xing2 jin4 hu1 ren2 , zhi1 chi3 jin4 hu1 yong3
hao hsüeh chin hu chih , li hsing chin hu jen , chih ch`ih chin hu yung
    hao hsüeh chin hu chih , li hsing chin hu jen , chih chih chin hu yung
to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)

Variations:




恥じ(io)

 haji(p); joku(辱)(ok)
    はじ(P); じょく(辱)(ok)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace

Variations:
断ヤオ
断公(sK)
断幺(sK)

 tanyao
    タンヤオ
(abbreviation) (kana only) {mahj} (See 断ヤオ九) tanyao (winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles) (chi:); all simples

Variations:
旅の恥は掻き捨て
旅の恥はかき捨て

 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:
よく言う
良く言う
善く言う(sK)

 yokuiu
    よくいう
(exp,v5u) (1) to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; (exp,v5u) (2) to say well; to say cleverly; to say elegantly; (exp,v5u) (3) to say often; to say frequently; (exp,v5u) (4) (oft. as an admonition in the form of よく言うよ) to say without shame; to say impudently

Variations:
右に出る者はない
右に出るものはない

 miginiderumonohanai
    みぎにでるものはない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) (from the Chinese custom where the rightmost seat was the seat of honor) being second to none; being in a league of one's own

Variations:
尊ぶ
貴ぶ
尚ぶ(rK)

 toutobu(p); tattobu(p) / totobu(p); tattobu(p)
    とうとぶ(P); たっとぶ(P)
(transitive verb) (1) to value; to prize; to esteem; (transitive verb) (2) to respect; to honour; to honor; to revere; to look up to

Variations:
玄人はだし
玄人裸足
玄人跣(rK)

 kuroutohadashi / kurotohadashi
    くろうとはだし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) outdoing a professional; putting an expert to shame

Variations:
恥さらし
恥晒し
恥曝し(rK)

 hajisarashi
    はじさらし
(noun or adjectival noun) disgrace; shame

老吾老,以及人之老,幼吾幼,以及人之幼

lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu
    lao3 wu2 lao3 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 lao3 , you4 wu2 you4 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 you4
lao wu lao , i chi jen chih lao , yu wu yu , i chi jen chih yu
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own

Variations:
通る
透る(rK)
徹る(rK)

 tooru
    とおる
(v5r,vi) (1) to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; (v5r,vi) (2) to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect; (v5r,vi) (3) to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; (v5r,vi) (4) to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; (v5r,vi) (5) to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; (v5r,vi) (6) to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; (v5r,vi) (7) to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; (v5r,vi) (8) to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; (v5r,vi) (9) to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; (v5r,vi) (10) to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; (v5r,vi) (11) to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; (v5r,vi) (12) to pass for; to come across as; to seem like; (v5r,vi) (13) to be straight (e.g. wood grain); (v5r,vi) (14) (archaism) to be well-informed; to be wise; (suf,v5r) (15) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly

Variations:
アメリカンジョーク
アメリカン・ジョーク

 amerikanjooku; amerikan jooku
    アメリカンジョーク; アメリカン・ジョーク
American joke; American sense of humor

Variations:
インテグリティ
インテグリティー

 integuriti; integuritii(sk) / integuriti; integuriti(sk)
    インテグリティ; インテグリティー(sk)
(1) integrity; honesty; (2) {comp} integrity; consistency; completeness

Variations:
えびす講
恵比寿講
恵比須講
夷講
戎講

 ebisukou / ebisuko
    えびすこう
fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)

Variations:
ファッションセンス
ファッション・センス

 fasshonsensu; fasshon sensu
    ファッションセンス; ファッション・センス
fashion sense; sense of fashion

Variations:
浮世離れ
浮き世離れ
浮世ばなれ(sK)

 ukiyobanare
    うきよばなれ
(n,vs,vi) (usu. used adjectivally as 浮世離れした) otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

Variations:
センスオブワンダー
センス・オブ・ワンダー

 sensuobuwandaa; sensu obu wandaa / sensuobuwanda; sensu obu wanda
    センスオブワンダー; センス・オブ・ワンダー
sense of wonder

Variations:
儀仗兵
儀杖兵(iK)
儀じょう兵(sK)

 gijouhei / gijohe
    ぎじょうへい
guard of honour; honor guard; ceremonial guard

Variations:
儀仗隊
儀杖隊(iK)
儀じょう隊(sK)

 gijoutai / gijotai
    ぎじょうたい
guard of honour; honor guard

Variations:
分かる
解る
判る
分る

 wakaru
    わかる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense; (interjection) (3) I know!; I think so too!

Variations:
十日戎
十日えびす
十日恵比寿
十日恵比須

 tookaebisu
    とおかえびす
(See 恵比寿) Tōka Ebisu; festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce

Variations:
気づく
気付く
気ずく(sK)

 kizuku(p); kizuku(sk)
    きづく(P); きずく(sk)
(v5k,vi) (1) to notice; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of); to perceive; to sense; to suspect; (v5k,vi) (2) (See 気がつく・3) to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

Variations:
気を利かす
気をきかす
気を効かす(sK)

 kiokikasu
    きをきかす
(exp,v5s) (See 気を利かせる) to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

キャリア検知多重アクセス衝突回避ネットワーク

see styles
 kyariakenchitajuuakusesushoutotsukaihinettowaaku / kyariakenchitajuakusesushototsukaihinettowaku
    キャリアけんちたじゅうアクセスしょうとつかいひネットワーク
{comp} carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance network; CSMA; CA network

キャリア検知多重アクセス衝突検出ネットワーク

see styles
 kyariakenchitajuuakusesushoutotsukenshutsunettowaaku / kyariakenchitajuakusesushototsukenshutsunettowaku
    キャリアけんちたじゅうアクセスしょうとつけんしゅつネットワーク
{comp} carrier sense multiple access with collision detection network; CSMA; CD network

Variations:
つかみ所
掴み所
掴みどころ
摑み所(oK)

 tsukamidokoro
    つかみどころ
(1) (kana only) point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; (2) hold; grip

Variations:
ほうほうの体
這々の体
這う這うの体
這這の体

 houhounotei / hohonote
    ほうほうのてい
(exp,n) scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

Variations:
辱める
辱しめる(io)
恥ずかしめる(iK)

 hazukashimeru
    はずかしめる
(transitive verb) (1) to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to insult; (transitive verb) (2) to rape; to assault; to violate

Variations:
辱める
辱しめる(sK)
恥ずかしめる(sK)

 hazukashimeru
    はずかしめる
(transitive verb) (1) to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to insult; (transitive verb) (2) to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape

Variations:
慎み
謹み
慎しみ(io)
虔み
虔しみ(io)

 tsutsushimi
    つつしみ
modesty; self-control; discretion

Variations:
気を利かせる
気をきかせる
気を効かせる(sK)

 kiokikaseru
    きをきかせる
(exp,v1) to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

Variations:
猫かぶり
猫被り
ネコ被り(sK)
猫被(sK)

 nekokaburi
    ねこかぶり
(1) feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; put-on; wolf in sheep's clothing; (2) feigned ignorance; playing dumb

Variations:
ユーモアのセンス
ユーモアセンス
ユーモア・センス

 yuumoanosensu; yuumoasensu; yuumoa sensu / yumoanosensu; yumoasensu; yumoa sensu
    ユーモアのセンス; ユーモアセンス; ユーモア・センス
(exp,n) sense of humor; sense of humour

Variations:
据え膳食わぬは男の恥
据え膳喰わぬは男の恥(sK)

 suezenkuwanuhaotokonohaji
    すえぜんくわぬはおとこのはじ
(expression) (proverb) (See 据え膳・すえぜん・2) it is shameful to reject the advances of a woman; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame

Variations:
ストーリー性
ストーリ性(sK)
ストリー性(sK)

 sutooriisei / sutoorise
    ストーリーせい
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline

Variations:
ふわっと
フワッと
ふわーっと
フワーっと
フワーと

 fuwatto; fuwatto; fuwaatto; fuwaatto; fuwaato / fuwatto; fuwatto; fuwatto; fuwatto; fuwato
    ふわっと; フワッと; ふわーっと; フワーっと; フワーと
(adv,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) floatingly; driftingly; with a sense of weightlessness; (adv,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) softly; gently; lightly

Variations:
三尺下がって師の影を踏まず
三尺さがって師の影を踏まず

 sanjakusagatteshinokageofumazu
    さんじゃくさがってしのかげをふまず
(expression) (proverb) (See 三尺去って師の影を踏まず) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

Variations:
三歩下がって師の影を踏まず
三歩さがって師の影を踏まず

 sanposagatteshinokageofumazu
    さんぽさがってしのかげをふまず
(expression) (proverb) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

Variations:
裸足で逃げる
跣で逃げる(rK)
はだしで逃げる(sK)

 hadashidenigeru
    はだしでにげる
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 裸足で逃げ出す) to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); to run away barefoot

Variations:
分かる
解る
判る
分る
理解る(sK)

 wakaru
    わかる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense; (interjection) (3) I know!; I think so too!

Variations:
自棄のやんぱち
自棄のやん八(rK)
焼けのやんぱち(sK)

 yakenoyanpachi; yakenoyanpachi(sk)
    やけのやんぱち; ヤケのやんぱち(sk)
(exp,n) (kana only) (colloquialism) (sense of) desperation

Variations:
慚愧にたえない
慙愧にたえない
慙愧に堪えない
慚愧に堪えない

 zankinitaenai
    ざんきにたえない
(exp,adj-i) deeply ashamed (of oneself); overwhelmed with shame

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deOK, 日本語deokkee); nihongodeookee(日本語deOK, 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:
ウイニングラン
ウィニングラン
ウイニング・ラン
ウィニング・ラン

 uininguran; ininguran; uiningu ran; iningu ran
    ウイニングラン; ウィニングラン; ウイニング・ラン; ウィニング・ラン
(1) {baseb} winning run; (2) {sports} victory lap; lap of honor

Variations:
神降ろし
神降
神おろし(sK)
神降し(sK)
神下ろし(sK)

 kamioroshi
    かみおろし
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Shinto} invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Shinto} (See 巫女・みこ・2) medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)

Variations:
ジャメヴュ
ジャメビュ
ジャメブ
ジャメ・ヴュ
ジャメ・ビュ
ジャメ・ブ

 jameeu; jamebyu; jamebu; jame vuu; jame byu; jame bu / jameeu; jamebyu; jamebu; jame vu; jame byu; jame bu
    ジャメヴュ; ジャメビュ; ジャメブ; ジャメ・ヴュ; ジャメ・ビュ; ジャメ・ブ
(See デジャブ) jamais vu (sense of unfamiliarity with something that should be familiar) (fre:)

Variations:
ふわっと
フワッと
ふわーっと
フワーっと
フワーと

 fuwatto; fuwatto; fuwaatto(sk); fuwaatto(sk); fuwaato(sk) / fuwatto; fuwatto; fuwatto(sk); fuwatto(sk); fuwato(sk)
    ふわっと; フワッと; ふわーっと(sk); フワーっと(sk); フワーと(sk)
(adv,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) floatingly; driftingly; with a sense of weightlessness; (adv,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) softly; gently; lightly; (adv,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) restlessly; uncertainly; unconfidently; nervously

Variations:
幺九牌
公九牌
ヤオ九牌(sK)
ヤオチュウ牌(sK)
ヤオチュー牌(sK)

 yaochuuhai; yaochuupai; yaochuuhai(sk); yaochuupai(sk) / yaochuhai; yaochupai; yaochuhai(sk); yaochupai(sk)
    ヤオチュウハイ; ヤオチュウパイ; ヤオチューハイ(sk); ヤオチューパイ(sk)
{mahj} terminal and honor tiles (i.e. 1, 9, and non-numbered tiles)

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

 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:
右に出るものはない
右に出る者はない
右に出るものは無い
右に出る物はない(sK)

 miginiderumonohanai
    みぎにでるものはない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) (from the Chinese custom where the rightmost seat was the seat of honor) (See 右に出る者はいない) being second to none; being in a league of one's own

Variations:
裸足で逃げ出す
はだしで逃げ出す
裸足で逃げだす(sK)
はだしで逃げだす(sK)

 hadashidenigedasu
    はだしでにげだす
(exp,v5s) (idiom) to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); to run away barefoot

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:
辱めを受ける
辱しめを受ける(sK)
恥ずかしめを受ける(sK)
辱しめをうける(sK)

 hazukashimeoukeru / hazukashimeokeru
    はずかしめをうける
(exp,v1) (1) to be humiliated; to be disgraced; to be put to shame; to suffer an insult; (exp,v1) (2) to be violated; to be (sexually) assaulted; to be raped

Variations:
右に出る者はいない
右に出るものはいない(sK)
右に出る者は居ない(sK)
右に出るものは居ない(sK)

 miginiderumonohainai
    みぎにでるものはいない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) (from the Chinese custom where the rightmost seat was the seat of honor) being second to none; being in a league of one's own

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)
旅の恥は掻捨て(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

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

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